Treasury<p>We are determined to tackle air pollution and reduce its impact on public health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £3.5bn to improve air quality for the entire population.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of toxic Nitrogen Oxides have fallen by almost 29% since 2010 and are at their lowest level since records began, but there remains more to do.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-05-21false2019-05-21T13:48:00.747Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-21Economic Situation: Air Pollution1House of CommonsWhat assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on vulnerable people of air pollution.falseBathWera Hobhouse911016Treasury<p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-05-21false2019-05-21T13:43:49.577Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-21Renewable Energy: Finance1House of CommonsWhat recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson911018Treasury<p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service. Therefore, responsibility for setting their pay and terms and conditions lies with the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p>South West NorfolkElizabeth Truss2019-05-21false2019-05-21T13:17:05.177Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-21Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay1House of CommonsWhat discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the pay settlement for staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard911019Treasury<p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-05-21false2019-05-21T13:46:00.197Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-21Productivity1House of CommonsWhat fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.falseKingston upon Hull NorthDiana Johnson911025Treasury<p>Members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), including the United Kingdom, are prevented from taxing international aviation fuel, or any proxies for fuel, under the Chicago Convention. However, Air Passenger Duty – which raised £3.4 billion in 2017-18 – ensures that the air travel sector contributes to the cost of public services.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-05-21false2019-05-21T13:38:20.273Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-16Aviation: Fuels1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of introducing fuel duty or VAT on aviation fuel.falseNewcastle-under-LymePaul Farrelly255293Treasury<p>The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The tapered annual allowance is focussed on the highest earning pension savers, to ensure that the tax relief they receive is not disproportionate to that of other savers. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by some high-earning NHS doctors impacted by annual allowance tax charges. As the Chancellor said at the Treasury Select Committee, we are currently in discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care about providing additional pension flexibility for NHS doctors affected by annual allowance tax charges.</p>South West NorfolkElizabeth Truss2019-05-21false2019-05-21T11:47:15.157Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-16Doctors: Pensions1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the annual tapered allowance on the retention of doctors in NHS hospitals.falseCoventry SouthMr Jim Cunningham255267Treasury<p>The scope of the legislation “Offshore Receipts in respect of Intangible Property” is limited to territories with which the UK does not have a full tax treaty. A “full treaty territory” is defined in the legislation as a treaty containing a non-discrimination provision. A non-discrimination provision is defined by reference to nationals of a state. Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are not “states”, they are territories for which the UK is responsible and so cannot meet that condition.</p><p> </p><p>It follows that the Crown Dependencies are within scope of the legislation. The government has committed to respecting its international obligations in respect of this measure. As such the provisions of the relevant treaties will apply to any arrangements involving the Crown Dependencies that are subject to the legislation, and the UK will provide for treaty relief where applicable.</p>Central DevonMel Stride2019-05-20false2019-05-20T14:38:35.673Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-15Multinational Companies: Taxation1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 247155 on Multinational Companies: Taxation; for what reason Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man were not included in the list of countries with a full tax treaty with the UK; and whether these jurisdictions will be covered by the offshore receipts in respect of intangible property rule.falseOxford EastAnneliese Dodds254875Treasury<p>Local authorities have access to over £200bn to deliver services, including children’s services, between 2015 and 2020. Local government Core Spending Power will increase in real terms next year.</p><p>At Budget 2018 the Government announced an additional £410m in 2019-20 for adults and children’s social care, and £84m to support local authorities to expand programmes for children and families.</p><p>Day-to-day departmental budgets for 2020-21 onwards have not yet been set. These are a matter for the Spending Review this year, where the Government will set out our priorities for public spending.</p>South West NorfolkElizabeth Truss2019-05-20254749false2019-05-20T13:56:27.697Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-15Social Services: Children1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating additional resources to local authorities to provide high quality support for children and families through the forthcoming Spending Review.falseStockton NorthAlex Cunningham254819TreasuryHMRC is unable to provide information on specific taxpayers due to its legal obligation to uphold taxpayer confidentiality. HMRC is committed to tackling tax avoidance at all levels across all organisations, including public bodies. It works closely with public bodies to support them with their tax affairs and ensure they pay the right amount.<p> </p><p>It is possible for individuals to use disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes without the participation or knowledge of the entity that engages them. Individuals, working for public bodies, identified in the course of HMRC’s compliance work as using a tax avoidance scheme would be investigated in the same way as any other scheme user.</p>Central DevonMel Stride2019-05-20false2019-05-20T14:43:04.767Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-15Public Sector: Tax Avoidance1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which public sector organisations HMRC have identified as engaging in paying workers through disguised renumeration schemes.falseOxford EastAnneliese Dodds254876Treasury<p>This Government has a strong record of supporting parents and has introduced a number of measures to support parents of young children in the workplace and to encourage employers to be flexible.</p><p> </p><p>Specific measures include; spending almost £6 billion on childcare support in 2019/20 – more than ever before, extending the right to request flexible working to all, introducing a system of shared parental leave and becoming one of the first countries in the world to introduce gender pay gap reporting.</p><p> </p><p>The female employment rate is at a joint record high of 71.8% and the gender pay gap is at a record low.</p>South West NorfolkElizabeth Truss2019-05-20false2019-05-20T14:07:31.12Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-05-15Flexible Working: Mothers1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to be flexible and accommodating to mothers of young children in their employment.falseCoventry SouthMr Jim Cunningham25473610013488