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1126840

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of R&D tax credits in (a) the Humber, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	254794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The value of Research and Development (R&amp;D) tax credits and the number of businesses taking those up for the years 2000-01 to 2016-17 are published in the relevant National Statistics:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742661/Research_and_Development_Tax_Credits_Statistics_September_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742661/Research_and_Development_Tax_Credits_Statistics_September_2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The same publication contains the number and value of claims for Yorkshire and the Humber for 2015-16 and 2016-17. The number and values for earlier years are published in previous publications:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577859/160914_R_D_publication_commentary_v1-1.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577859/160914_R_D_publication_commentary_v1-1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552382/R_D_Tax_Credits_Statistics_September_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552382/R_D_Tax_Credits_Statistics_September_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150507075637/https:/www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/356389/RD5.pdf" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150507075637/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/356389/RD5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The value of tax credits and the number of businesses taking up tax credits by county or unitary authority for 2015-16 and 2016-17 are published in the supplementary tables. Data for other years and geographies would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/798060/RD_2016-17_tables_by_region_sector_Apr19.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/798060/RD_2016-17_tables_by_region_sector_Apr19.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/798063/RD_2015-16_tables_by_county_ua_Apr19.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/798063/RD_2015-16_tables_by_county_ua_Apr19.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>All these tables are based on registered office location, which may not be where the actual R&amp;D activity is carried out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 254795 question first answered 24/05/2019 12:56:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1126841

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have taken up R&D tax credits in (a) the Humber, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	254795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The value of Research and Development (R&amp;D) tax credits and the number of businesses taking those up for the years 2000-01 to 2016-17 are published in the relevant National Statistics:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742661/Research_and_Development_Tax_Credits_Statistics_September_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742661/Research_and_Development_Tax_Credits_Statistics_September_2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The same publication contains the number and value of claims for Yorkshire and the Humber for 2015-16 and 2016-17. The number and values for earlier years are published in previous publications:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577859/160914_R_D_publication_commentary_v1-1.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577859/160914_R_D_publication_commentary_v1-1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552382/R_D_Tax_Credits_Statistics_September_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552382/R_D_Tax_Credits_Statistics_September_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150507075637/https:/www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/356389/RD5.pdf" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150507075637/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/356389/RD5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The value of tax credits and the number of businesses taking up tax credits by county or unitary authority for 2015-16 and 2016-17 are published in the supplementary tables. Data for other years and geographies would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/798060/RD_2016-17_tables_by_region_sector_Apr19.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/798060/RD_2016-17_tables_by_region_sector_Apr19.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/798063/RD_2015-16_tables_by_county_ua_Apr19.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/798063/RD_2015-16_tables_by_county_ua_Apr19.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>All these tables are based on registered office location, which may not be where the actual R&amp;D activity is carried out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 254794 question first answered 24/05/2019 12:56:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1126920

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure the accuracy of information provided to his Department by HMRC on the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
uin	254809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has worked very closely with HMRC throughout the development of the policy. Officials in both departments work within the framework of the Civil Service Code, which sets out the standards of behaviour, including objectivity and honesty, by which Civil Servants must abide. The code is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code</a>.</p><p> </p><p>More details on the tax policy making process are available here: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102201052/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/junebudget_tax_policy_making.pdf" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102201052/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/junebudget_tax_policy_making.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/05/2019 12:59:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1126972

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Batteries: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to lower VAT on battery storage systems to five per cent.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	254709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>Under UK law, battery storage systems are standard rated; there are no current plans to allow a reduced rate of VAT on battery storage systems.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/05/2019 13:03:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1127096

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Press and Publications: VAT Zero Rating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons VAT on (a) books, (b) newspapers and (c) magazines is zero-rated.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	255251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>A zero rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) has applied to supplies of books, newspapers and magazines in the UK since the adoption of VAT in 1973.</p><p> </p><p>This served as a continuation of the exemption of those supplies from purchase tax, applied from its inception in 1940.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/05/2019 13:01:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1127664

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC takes into account whether people who receive universal credit have been sanctioned when calculating their annual income.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	256406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit is not a taxable benefit, therefore Universal Credit is not included when calculating an individual’s annual taxable income.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/05/2019 13:20:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1127871

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Historic Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendation by Historic Houses to reduce the income tax rate on heritage maintenance funds from 45 per cent to 20 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	256952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text The Government already supports historic buildings through a number of favourable tax reliefs for Heritage Maintenance Funds. The Government received representations from Historic Houses as part of a recent consultation on the taxation of trusts. The Government is considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course. The Government makes tax announcements at fiscal events. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/05/2019 13:17:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1127954

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the system of business rates.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	257140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government concluded the last fundamental review of business rates in 2016. Respondents to the review agreed that property based taxes are easy to collect, difficult to avoid, relatively stable compared to other taxes, and that they have a clear link with local authority spending.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken repeated action to reduce the burden of business rates for all ratepayers. Reforms and reliefs announced since Budget 2016 will reduce rates by more than £13 billion over the next five years. This includes switching from RPI to CPI indexation, increasing the frequency of revaluations, increasing the threshold for the standard multiplier to £51,000, and doubling the threshold for Small Business Rate Relief from April 2017, which means 655,000 of the smallest businesses now pay no business rates at all.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/06/2019 10:06:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1128288

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment Agencies: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the schemes that have been disclosed under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme involve the activities of recruitment agencies.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	257549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme (DOTAS) regime does not expressly require disclosers to tell HMRC whether a scheme involves a recruitment agency. HMRC reviews all disclosures under DOTAS and challenges schemes as appropriate as part of its risk based compliance strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/06/2019 15:55:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1128506

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HMRC has to establish additional customs inspection facilities in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	257623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is focused on ensuring a smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible. In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, HMRC’s plans allow for the border to operate without significant new infrastructure on Day One.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for over two years. HMRC has engaged with ports and operators on how to meet the demands for increased border checks and processes following the UK’s exit from the EU. The Government will work with partners to ensure additional infrastructure is provided where needed to accommodate demand.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/06/2019 15:57:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green