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date	03/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the loss of (1) tax revenue, and (2) Horse Racing Levy income, due to illegal online gambling.
tabling member printed	Viscount Astor
uin	HL6588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>(1) The information requested is not available: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not make an estimate of the amount of revenue lost through illegal online gambling.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimates the tax gap[1], the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. For the tax year 2019 to 2020, the other excise duties tax gap, which includes betting and gaming, cider and perry, spirits-based ready-to-drink beverages and wine duties was £610 million.</p><p> </p><p>(2) The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB)[2] is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; and is required to collect a statutory levy, the Horserace Betting Levy. The information requested is not available from HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Tax gap statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">Measuring tax gaps - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>[2] Horserace Betting Levy Board has a separate website: <a href="https://www.hblb.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.hblb.org.uk/</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 10/03/2022 16:16:10 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3429 label Biography information for Viscount Astor

1438000

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date	03/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Penn on 2 March (HL Deb col 812) about cooperating with the government of China on a green taxonomy, what fora are these discussions are being conducted in; how any (1) progress, and (2) agreement, will be reported; and what assessment they have made of the timetable for an outcome from the process.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>My comments referred to the Government’s membership of the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF). The IPSF is a multilateral forum between policymakers on sustainable finance regulatory measures, particularly focussed on green taxonomies. Members include authorities from 18 different jurisdictions globally, including China and the European Union. The UK became a member in February 2021. In June 2020, the EU and China initiated a Working Group on taxonomies with the objective to undertake a assessment of existing taxonomies for environmentally sustainable investments, including identifying the commonalities and differences in their respective approaches and outcomes. This resulted in the publication of a report on a common ground taxonomy in November 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 17/03/2022 13:19:24 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1438018

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Deposit Return Schemes: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that VAT laws would have on the rollout of a Deposit Return Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text It is a fundamental principle of VAT that all amounts paid for the purchase of goods are subject to VAT, including amounts under drinks deposit return schemes (DRS). The Government is committed to making DRS work effectively and is exploring how the VAT regulations may be amended to support the schemes. HMRC will issue guidance on the application of VAT to deposit refunds in advance of the introduction of any scheme. answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL6618 question first answered 16/03/2022 13:19:47 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1438019

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Deposit Return Schemes: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce regulations to amend VAT law to accommodate the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text To ensure that new drinks deposit return schemes (DRS) being introduced across the UK operate effectively, the Government is exploring how VAT regulations may be amended to support the operation of new DRS and will continue to work closely with stakeholders. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 16/03/2022 14:08:14 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1438020

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Deposit Return Schemes: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include clarifications for drinks producers on the application of VAT on deposits in their response to the consultation on introducing a Deposit Return Scheme, which closed on 4 June 2021.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text It is a fundamental principle of VAT that all amounts paid for the purchase of goods are subject to VAT, including amounts under drinks deposit return schemes (DRS). The Government is committed to making DRS work effectively and is exploring how the VAT regulations may be amended to support the schemes. HMRC will issue guidance on the application of VAT to deposit refunds in advance of the introduction of any scheme. answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL6616 question first answered 16/03/2022 13:19:47 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch