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1173821

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on NHS funding after the UK leaves the EU; and what his policy is on levels of pay for frontline staff in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>NHS funding has been set out in the published Long Term Plan which commits to grow NHS revenue funding by an average of 3.4% in real terms over the next 5 years – a real terms increase of 20.5 billion by 2023/24. The Barnett formula will be applied in the usual way to determine funding for the devolved administrations. It is for devolved administrations to allocate this funding across their devolved responsibilities, including to their health services if they so choose.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting frontline staff in the NHS who make a valuable contribution to patient care. More than one million NHS staff in England are currently benefitting from the three-year Agenda for Change pay deal, which came into force in 2018/19 and will see the starting salary for a newly qualified NHS nurse rise to £24,907 by 2020/21, an increase of 12.6% since 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes a flexible approach to public sector pay, taking into account each workforce’s circumstances so that public sector employers can address skill shortages, incentivise improvements to public sector productivity, and recruit to meet demand for services. This approach means that public servants, including NHS frontline staff, are rewarded fairly while making sure that public services remain affordable and sustainable in the long-term.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/02/2020 15:31:55 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173840

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of the replacement of unsafe cladding following the Grenfell Tower fire have not had VAT applied to the cost of the works.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	8957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The details that HM Revenue and Customs collect from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to identify costs relating to cladding. The cost of replacing cladding would be zero rated if it was tied to the initial construction and shown to be defective.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 May 2019, the Government announced that it would fully fund the removal and replacement of certain types of unsafe cladding on private sector residential buildings 18 metres or taller. Where a zero rate does not apply, the cost of the VAT charge would be covered by that fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/02/2020 13:35:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1173863

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a distinct classification in the taxation system for alcoholic drinks created by fermenting honey with water.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	9124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to review our alcohol duty structures. Further announcements about the review will be made in due course. Any changes will be considered by the Chancellor and announced at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 9125 question first answered 03/02/2020 14:47:53 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1173864

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the tax classification of mead as made-wine on makers of alcoholic drinks from fermented honey.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	9125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to review our alcohol duty structures. Further announcements about the review will be made in due course. Any changes will be considered by the Chancellor and announced at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 9124 question first answered 03/02/2020 14:47:53 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1173875

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Midlands and North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to stop downwards phasing of transitional relief in the business rates system to support high streets in Telford constituency, the north of England and the Midlands and (b) if he will include this in the next Budget.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	9054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The current transitional relief scheme runs until the next business rates revaluation. Details of the scheme for the next revaluation will be confirmed before that revaluation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to conducting a fundamental review of business rates. Further information will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/02/2020 10:46:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

1173886

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Houses: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pubs have a rateable value of under £100,000.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2019, there were 38,790 non-domestic properties in the Rating List in England and Wales with a Rateable Value of under £100,000 that are classified as public houses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/02/2020 13:32:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1173890

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC has been required to refund tax paid by former employees as a function of termination payments as a result of an incorrect decision in relation to injury to feelings being classified as connected to the termination in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Payments made to an individual as compensation for injury to feelings can be paid tax free where they are not connected with the termination of an employment. HM Revenue and Customs have recently updated guidance that sets out the circumstances in which compensation payments are, or are not, connected with the termination of an employment.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not available as HMRC do not hold data relating to tax refunds for incorrect decisions regarding payments made for injury to feelings connected to the termination of employment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/02/2020 13:37:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1174030

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Servcies: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy for all consumer deferred payment programmes to come under the regulatory oversight of the Financial Conduct Authority, whether or not an interest charge is payable.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	8997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2014, the Government transferred regulatory responsibility for the consumer credit market to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In November 2019, the FCA published rules to address consumer harm in the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market. However, not all BNPL products fall under the FCA’s regulatory oversight. Exempt agreements include those where no interest or charges are payable, and where credit is repaid in fewer than 12 months and no more than 12 payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government carefully considered this exemption at the time of transfer and decided this exemption achieved the right balance between ensuring that burdens on firms are proportionate whilst maintaining the appropriate level of consumer protection.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/02/2020 12:24:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1174031

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to use revenue from the new digital services tax to fund independent research into the effect of social media on children and young people’s mental health.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	9076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to introducing the Digital Services Tax from April 2020. This is expected to raise around £1.5bn over four years. These funds will not be directly hypothecated to any particular spending area.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises the impact that harmful online content and activity can have on users, and that there are growing concerns about the potential impact on users’ mental health and wellbeing. The Online Harms White Paper, published in April 2019, set out plans for world-leading legislation to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/02/2020 11:56:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1174074

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have undertaken with (1) central clearing parties, (2) asset managers, (3) investment banks, and (4) insurance firms, about regulations for future market access to the EU; whether they intend to undertake a public consultation on future EU market access for financial services; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Falkner of Margravine
uin	HL845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is in regular contact with the financial services industry on a range of EU issues, including the future relationship. This has included ministerial and official meetings with a wide range of central clearing parties, asset managers, investment banks, and insurance firms, among others, in order to inform our negotiations with the EU.</p><p>HM Treasury will continue to engage with the financial services sector as negotiations with the EU progress.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 11/02/2020 12:12:41 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	3670 label Biography information for Baroness Falkner of Margravine