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757546

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what potential effect treating payments to employees derived from image rights as earnings subject to taxation would have on the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Payments made by an employer for an employee’s image rights are taxable and the appropriate treatment has been set out in guidelines by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The guidance is clear that payments that are, in reality, earnings cannot be treated as image rights payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC enforces the image rights rules and has a project looking specifically at compliance risks in football to ensure that football clubs, players, managers and agents pay the correct amount of tax. Since 2014-15 HMRC has brought in over £260m by tackling non-compliance in football.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2017 16:31:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757547

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Fuels
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 potential effect on the economy of a reduction in UK fuel duty to (a) the EU average, (b) an equivalent rate to that used in France and (c) an equivalent rate to that used in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The government has made no assessment of the impact of reducing fuel duty rates to these levels.</p><p> </p><p>At current exchange rates, the UK fuel duty rate on petrol is already lower than that applied in France.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/09/2017 15:30:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757548

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the fuel duty differential between the UK and each of the other 27 member states of the EU has been for each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The European Commission collates figures for fuel duty from each of the Member States once a year. Information on fuel duty rates over the past 5 years can be found at the following links. While fuel duty is levied in local currency, the EC figures convert these into euros, using the prevailing exchange rates at the date of publication.</p><p> </p><p>2017: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/sites/taxation/files/resources/documents/taxation/excise_duties/energy_products/rates/excise_duties-part_ii_energy_products_en.pdf</p><p> </p><p>2016: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/58bf9e30-7bdd-4a29-9bb2-4a62c542f1d1/EDT-Ref%201045%20(II-Energy)%20-%20January%202016.pdf</p><p>2015: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/bba65b10-5803-41f6-abd5-9be8490d36b6/EDT-Ref%201042%20(II-Energy)%20-%20January%202015</p><p> </p><p>2014: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/f52da286-1c43-401e-bbb8-11132b349880/II-Energy_July2014%20final.pdf</p><p> </p><p>2013: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/ee2fb487-3c8c-468e-80f7-e89393a4477a/II-Energy_January2013_final.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/09/2017 13:52:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757809

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on businesses using the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel of the reintroduction of customs procedures between the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government aims to ensure that trade will continue to be as frictionless as possible, so that the effects on businesses using the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel are minimised. The Department for Transport is working closely with the Treasury, HMRC and other Departments towards that end.</p><p> </p><p>The discussion paper on <em>Future customs arrangements, </em>published in August, set out our positive commitment to trade with the EU and options for ensuring that the customs system is as facilitative as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 12/09/2017 12:04:38 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757810

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M20: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the implementation of Operation Stack on the (a) UK economy and (b) Kent economy and (c) logistics industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Operation Stack is a multi-agency approach designed to reduce traffic disruption resulting from issues affecting the cross-Channel crossings. The effects of its implementation are unique to the individual circumstances and duration of its deployment, and so no reliable assessment of the general effects of Operation Stack can be undertaken in advance.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 11:34:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757812

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to invest in road networks around UK ports in the next two years to prepare for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Highways England recently published their 2017/18 Delivery Plan which provides updates on schemes from 2015 to 2020. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642750/Highways_England_Delivery_Plan_Update_2017-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642750/Highways_England_Delivery_Plan_Update_2017-2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 09:01:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757813

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Customs: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that fluidity of movement through ports and across borders is maintained when the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is working closely with other Departments and in consultation with the ports and logistics industry, in order to help ensure that movement through ports and across borders is as frictionless as possible, whatever the outcome of negotiations on future arrangements for trade with the EU.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 12/09/2017 10:24:50 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757814

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Logistics: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of possible reductions in skilled immigration from the EU into the road-based logistics sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken a formal assessment. While the Government acknowledges that any changes to arrangements for EU workers will be a factor in the availability of skilled staff for road haulage, it is not the only factor. As noted in the Government’s response to the Transport Committee’s report on skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector, there are encouraging signs. For example there were about 10,000 more HGV driving test passes in 2015/16 compared to two years before, in response to the higher demand for HGV drivers and the shortages. In addition the industry has developed a new Trailblazer Apprenticeship standard for HGV drivers to be funded through the Apprenticeship Levy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 15:01:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

722951

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	North Sea Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a Norwegian-style oil exploration tax rebate system for encouraging further oil exploration in the UK sector of the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	71501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of exploration and appraisal activity to the future of the oil and gas industry. The best way to support this is through a competitive tax regime, rewarding exploration by improving the economics of new discoveries.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the Government has significantly cut tax rates for the oil and gas sector and introduced a new Investment Allowance, reducing the effective tax rate paid by producers at the exploration stage. The UK now has one of the most competitive tax regimes for oil and gas in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also funded two £20m programmes of seismic surveys, across 2015 and 2016. The data and analysis from these surveys will help to support activity in under-explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/04/2017 10:44:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

711726

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations have been launched into EU hauliers paying below the minimum wage to their drivers in each of the last five years for which data is available; and how many of those investigations resulted in successful prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	68278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives them. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to the department. HMRC do not collect information on employer nationality as part of minimum wage investigations.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68279 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:47:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke