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789981

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	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reform the duty regime for super strength alcohol to incentivise a reduction in the strength of those products.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	113325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2017 11:18:56 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

789989

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	Sparkling Wines: Excise Duties
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 merits of regularising the rate of duty between sparkling wine produced in the UK and such wine produced in France.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	113167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The government keeps all taxes under review. Any changes to wine duty rates would need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses, public health and the distributional impact of reform.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2017 11:28:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

789990

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	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to update the Exchequer Impact data on the Tax Impact Information Note relating to alcohol duty rate changes; and if he will halt planned increases in wine duty.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	113168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Tax Impact and Information Notes (TIINS) are published alongside new tax measures and represent the estimated impact of a measure at that time. TIINs published for previous measures are not retrospectively edited.</p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2017 10:57:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

789222

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gambling: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what income the Exchequer has received from duty on (a) online gambling and (b) betting shop income in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	113121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Total receipts from Betting and Gaming duties are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of revenue for General Betting Duty, Machine Games Duty and Remote Gaming Duty is included in this publication.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2017 11:15:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

789224

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to delay UK implementation of the EU Commission's proposals for a European track and trace scheme for the tobacco market.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	113135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The government has been working on the draft implementing legislation for Articles 15 and 16 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive with the Commission and other Member States. We are aware of concerns raised by businesses affected and have been working to try to ensure that the system adopted is effective, efficient and proportionate in tackling the trade in illicit tobacco products which puts public health at risk and avoids the payment of duty. A number of amendments have been made to the proposed regulations in line with meeting these objectives.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to assess the impact and merits of the legislation and to work with businesses affected towards a successful implementation, given the timescales already set out in the Directive itself.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system to be introduced is separate from the existing retailer registration scheme in Northern Ireland. It will provide identification codes for retailers to be used when purchasing legitimate tobacco products. These codes can be obtained by suppliers on their behalf of retailers, if desired. The Directive also provides for the costs of the scheme, including the equipment needed to scan products through the supply chain, to be met by the tobacco industry.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 113136 113137 113138 question first answered 20/11/2017 11:45:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

789225

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Northern Ireland
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 inter-operability of the EU Commission's proposals for a pan-European track and trace scheme for the tobacco market and the existing tobacco retail registration scheme in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	113136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The government has been working on the draft implementing legislation for Articles 15 and 16 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive with the Commission and other Member States. We are aware of concerns raised by businesses affected and have been working to try to ensure that the system adopted is effective, efficient and proportionate in tackling the trade in illicit tobacco products which puts public health at risk and avoids the payment of duty. A number of amendments have been made to the proposed regulations in line with meeting these objectives.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to assess the impact and merits of the legislation and to work with businesses affected towards a successful implementation, given the timescales already set out in the Directive itself.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system to be introduced is separate from the existing retailer registration scheme in Northern Ireland. It will provide identification codes for retailers to be used when purchasing legitimate tobacco products. These codes can be obtained by suppliers on their behalf of retailers, if desired. The Directive also provides for the costs of the scheme, including the equipment needed to scan products through the supply chain, to be met by the tobacco industry.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 113135 113137 113138 question first answered 20/11/2017 11:45:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

789226

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Northern Ireland
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 small businesses in Northern Ireland of the proposal from the EU Commission for a European track and trace scheme for the tobacco market.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	113137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The government has been working on the draft implementing legislation for Articles 15 and 16 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive with the Commission and other Member States. We are aware of concerns raised by businesses affected and have been working to try to ensure that the system adopted is effective, efficient and proportionate in tackling the trade in illicit tobacco products which puts public health at risk and avoids the payment of duty. A number of amendments have been made to the proposed regulations in line with meeting these objectives.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to assess the impact and merits of the legislation and to work with businesses affected towards a successful implementation, given the timescales already set out in the Directive itself.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system to be introduced is separate from the existing retailer registration scheme in Northern Ireland. It will provide identification codes for retailers to be used when purchasing legitimate tobacco products. These codes can be obtained by suppliers on their behalf of retailers, if desired. The Directive also provides for the costs of the scheme, including the equipment needed to scan products through the supply chain, to be met by the tobacco industry.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 113135 113136 113138 question first answered 20/11/2017 11:45:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

789227

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Northern Ireland
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 merits of the EU Commission's proposal for a pan-European track and trace scheme for the tobacco market in tackling the illicit tobacco trade in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	113138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The government has been working on the draft implementing legislation for Articles 15 and 16 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive with the Commission and other Member States. We are aware of concerns raised by businesses affected and have been working to try to ensure that the system adopted is effective, efficient and proportionate in tackling the trade in illicit tobacco products which puts public health at risk and avoids the payment of duty. A number of amendments have been made to the proposed regulations in line with meeting these objectives.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to assess the impact and merits of the legislation and to work with businesses affected towards a successful implementation, given the timescales already set out in the Directive itself.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system to be introduced is separate from the existing retailer registration scheme in Northern Ireland. It will provide identification codes for retailers to be used when purchasing legitimate tobacco products. These codes can be obtained by suppliers on their behalf of retailers, if desired. The Directive also provides for the costs of the scheme, including the equipment needed to scan products through the supply chain, to be met by the tobacco industry.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 113135 113136 113137 question first answered 20/11/2017 11:45:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

786875

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Spirits: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the elasticities used to model the UK spirits market for the purposes of spirits revenue projection were last updated; and when his Department next plans to review those elasticities.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	112266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The elasticities used to model changes in revenue in the UK spirits market were last updated in December 2014. Full details of the elasticities and the methodology used to calculate them are included in the published working paper, which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimation-of-price-elasticities-of-demand-for-alcohol-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimation-of-price-elasticities-of-demand-for-alcohol-in-the-uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility do not publish the elasticities used within the alcohol duty forecasting models. However, these elasticities were last updated ahead of the March 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The OBR state in paragraph 4.76 on page 121 that they “have updated the econometric models of alcohol clearances that underpin the forecast” and therefore the elasticities behind the alcohol duty forecasting models. Full details of the March 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook can be found here: <a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2017/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2017/</a></p><p> </p><p>All assumptions used for modelling are kept under review in consultation with the OBR.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2017 11:14:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

786935

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Working Conditions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	112418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Service has set out five priorities for the physical and mental health and wellbeing of its employees. The Civil Service has committed to being a leading employer on mental health support, in line with in the recently published independent review <em>Thriving At Work</em>.</p><p> </p><p>In HM Treasury we are taking the following steps:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>Physical Wellbeing</p><p>Employees are encouraged to</p></li></ol><ul><li><p>take their statutory 28 days per year annual leave, including at least one period of two weeks leave in order to have an extended period for rest and relaxation.</p></li><li><p>take part in regular daily activity including active travel, make use of the Cycle to Work Scheme, to move regularly throughout the day especially when using display screen equipment for long periods; to get involved in national wellbeing campaigns i.e. Civil Service Walking Challenges and other promotions</p></li><li><p>use the on-site gym and fitness classes, take part in sports activities run by the Treasury’s Sports and Social Club including Sports Day;</p></li><li><p>eat healthily. The Treasury works with the onsite caterers to encourage and provide healthy food options.</p></li><li><p>specialists within Human Resources ensure workplace adjustments are implemented.</p><p> </p></li></ul><ol><li><p>Mental Wellbeing</p><p>The Treasury signed the Time to Change Pledge in February 2014 to help rid the stigma associated with poor mental health. Activities include:</p></li></ol><ul><li><p>promoting and delivering ‘Time to Talk Workshops’ that offer tips and information about how to manage mental health;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>ensuring all new staff complete the eLearning ‘Stress Essentials’ and promoting the Civil Service eLearning ‘Mental Health Awareness’;</p></li><li><p>the Mental Wellbeing Network co-ordinates events during Mental Health Awareness Weeks, World Mental Health Day and Time to Talk Day to encourage open dialogue;</p></li><li><p>Treasury teams complete pulse checks and heatmaps to assess progress against wellbeing criteria from the annual People Survey;</p></li><li><p>Support for senior managers to deal with mental wellbeing issues;</p></li><li><p>10 trained Mental Health First Aiders support the mental wellbeing of employees;</p></li></ul><p>Use of the Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Service to help improve both mental and physical wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2017 10:47:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane