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registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he holds on the amount of trade originating in the Irish Republic which transited the UK en route to overseas destinations in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	124830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>As the UK and Ireland are currently both members of the EU Customs Union, it is not possible to provide data specifically on the volume of trade that moves through the UK from Ireland en route to overseas destinations. This is because there are no customs formalities required between the two countries which would allow the Government to quantify such movement.</p><p> </p><p>There is broader information available on trade between the UK and Ireland. HMRC publishes the Overseas Trade Statistics at uktradeinfo.com, which indicate that £30bn of goods were traded between the UK and Ireland in 2016 (£16.9bn exported from the UK, £13.1bn imported).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 02/02/2018 11:53:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

790885

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Save as You Earn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Save as You Earn contribution holiday period from six to 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	113448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>The Save As You Earn employee share scheme is a savings-related share scheme where employees can buy shares with savings for a fixed price. The contributions holiday was designed to offer employees flexibility in saving. The Chancellor announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that employees on maternity and parental leave will be able to take a pause of up to 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 113320 question first answered 24/11/2017 11:52:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

789988

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Horizon 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the UK's total receipts from the EU Horizon 2020 programme were in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	113161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>Between 2014-16, the UK received around €3.3bn or 11.9% of total Horizon 2020 funding. Details of individual years are shown in the table below, which can be found at the following link: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Total 2014-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Horizon 2020 funding, €m nominal</p></td><td><p>748</p></td><td><p>1210</p></td><td><p>1318</p></td><td><p>3276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Horizon 2020 funding as a share of total Horizon 2020 expenditure</p></td><td><p>10.1%</p></td><td><p>12.6%</p></td><td><p>12.4%</p></td><td><p>11.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/11/2017 11:58:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

648661

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the current value of the UK's share in the capital of the European Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	55569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The total value of the European Investment Bank’s subscribed capital is €243.3bn. Of this just under €21.7bn is paid in capital and €221.6bn is callable capital. The breakdown of capital shares by country is set out in the EIB statutes and the EIB publishes annual financial reports.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/12/2016 11:19:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

514359

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the value for money of the UK's financial contribution to the EU.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	34880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s analysis into the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives clearly shows that because of the benefits to the economy, membership of the EU is a good deal for the British taxpayer. These benefits include access to the EU Single Market, including the ability of the EU to negotiate access to global markets.</p><p> </p><p>For every £1 paid in tax a little over 1p goes to the EU<strong>.</strong> As the Chancellor has said, the impact on tax receipts of leaving the EU would be significant; to offset the economic loss, this could mean an increase in taxes equivalent to an additional 8p on the basic rate of income tax. The UK’s financial contribution therefore offers value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Further explanation of these figures and the impact of leaving the EU on public finances can be found in HM Treasury’s analysis into the economic impact of EU membership, available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517415/treasury_analysis_economic_impact_of_eu_membership_web.pdf</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 28/04/2016 14:15:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

428757

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on tax credits since 25 October.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	16663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have regular discussions with Ministers of the devolved administrations and with politicians of all parties on a range of topics.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/11/2015 14:27:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

428759

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of revenue lost to the Exchequer through fuel laundering in Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	16637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of total revenue losses associated with fuel fraud in Northern Ireland are published in chapter 5 of ‘Measuring Tax Gaps 2015'. These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud such as smuggling or laundering.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><p><br></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/11/2015 14:28:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

428834

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of cross border co-operation in reducing the level of fuel laundering.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	16636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the effectiveness of cross border co-operation in reducing the level of fuel laundering. However, tax gap figures published on 22 October 2015 in the document at the link below estimates the market share for all illicit diesel in GB mainland as or just under 1%, and 8% in NI for 2013/14. This amounts to about £100m for UK as a whole. Petrol fraud is negligible.</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a> <br> <br></p><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. Additionally, the UK has recently implemented an improved marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit. Ireland has also introduced the same new marker as the UK.</p><br /><p>HMRC works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland to fight fuel fraud, including regular exchange of information and joint operational activity.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2015 15:09:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

425622

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in devolved administrations on the merger of income tax and national insurance.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	14542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Scotland Bill introduces significant new powers for the Scottish Government to set income tax rates and thresholds. As recommended by the Smith Commission, National Insurance remains a UK wide contributory system.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to simplifying the tax system. We have asked the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to look at alignment of income tax and National Insurance. The terms of reference for the OTS review can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ots-review-of-income-tax-and-national-insurance-tor" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ots-review-of-income-tax-and-national-insurance-tor</a>. The focus is on looking to simplifying the underlying rules in the way the two charges operate which remain a reserved matter.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 10/11/2015 16:51:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

424486

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Action Task Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implementation of the recommendations on money laundering and terrorism financing of the G7 Financial Action Task Force.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	13835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The international standards for anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing are set by the Financial Action Task Force of which the UK is a leading member. The UK has a comprehensive anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime, and we are committed to ensuring our financial system is a hostile environment for criminal finances. The UK was last assessed by the FATF in 2007 and our high level of compliance with the standards exempted us from the detailed follow-up most countries must complete. The UK will next be evaluated beginning in 2017 and the Treasury and Home Office are already making the necessary preparations for this assessment.</p><br /><p>To this end, the Government recently published the UK’s first National Risk Assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing which is a requirement of the FATF standards. We are now preparing an Action Plan to address the findings of the NRA. The Action Plan will be a core component of our preparations for our FATF evaluation.</p><br /><p>The FATF has now completed fourth round evaluations of Spain, Belgium, Norway, Australia, and Malaysia to assess both technical compliance and effectiveness. These reports, and those of the previous rounds, are publicly available on the FATF website (www.fatf-gafi.org).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/11/2015 15:26:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn