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1186660

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date	19/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to defer the payment of (a) National Insurance, (b) PAYE and (c) VAT for 12 months for charities, such as The Deep, that rely on visitor income to fund their costs and activities.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	32287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced an unprecedented package of support for businesses and individuals affected by Covid-19, and remains committed to doing whatever it takes to support the economy as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>UK VAT registered businesses, including charities, can defer VAT payments due with their VAT returns between now and the end of June. No UK VAT registered business will have to make a VAT payment alongside their VAT return to HMRC in that period. They will have until the end of the financial year to repay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also give all eligible retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England a 100% business rates holiday for the next 12 months. The Government also extended the support available to individuals and businesses, including a package of government-backed and guaranteed loans, which make available an initial £330 billion of guarantees – equivalent to 15% of GDP.</p><p> </p><p>For Income Tax Self-Assessment, payments due on the 31st of July 2020 will be deferred until the 31st of January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, employers (including charities) can put workers on temporary leave and the government will pay them cash grants of 80% of their wages up to a cap of £2,500 a month, providing they keep the worker employed. They will receive the grant from HMRC, covering the cost of wages backdated to 1 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be available for those unable to work because they are self-isolating in line with government advice; this is on top of the Prime Minister’s announcement that SSP will be payable from day 1 instead of day 4 for affected individuals. Support will be available through Universal Credit and Contributory Employment and Support Allowance for those not eligible for SSP.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have scaled up their Time to Pay offer to all taxpayers, including charities, who are in temporary financial distress as a result of Covid-19 and have outstanding tax liabilities. Taxpayers can contact HMRC’s dedicated Covid-19 helpline to get practical help and advice on 0800 0159 559.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor will continue to review and make further announcements as events unfold if required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 30678 30719 30744 30831 30891 31652 question first answered 23/03/2020 17:28:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1174919

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to sixth form colleges of VAT in the last five financial years; and whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to change the VAT status of sixth form colleges in line with the primary and secondary education sectors.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	10455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>The details that HM Revenue and Customs collect from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to identify costs for sixth form colleges relating to VAT.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to change the VAT treatment of sixth form colleges. However, the Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/02/2020 10:09:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1142678

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motorhomes: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the effect on the motorhome industry of reclassifying motorhomes as cars for tax purposes.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	284157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO<sub>2</sub> emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.</p><p> </p><p>To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO<sub>2</sub> emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 284165 284169 284580 284746 284867 question first answered 09/09/2019 10:00:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1142679

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motorhomes: Excise Duties
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 effect of the increase in vehicle excise duty for motorhomes on the sustainability of the industry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	284169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO<sub>2</sub> emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.</p><p> </p><p>To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO<sub>2</sub> emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 284157 284165 284580 284746 284867 question first answered 09/09/2019 10:00:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1142680

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Caravans: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of reclassifying motor caravans (M1SP SA) as light goods vehicles for the purposes of vehicle excise duty.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	284165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO<sub>2</sub> emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.</p><p> </p><p>To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO<sub>2</sub> emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 284157 284169 284580 284746 284867 question first answered 09/09/2019 10:00:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1143269

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motorhomes: Excise Duties
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 effect on the motorhome industry of the reclassification of the majority of motorhomes as cars for Vehicle Excise Duty.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	284580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO<sub>2</sub> emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.</p><p> </p><p>To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO<sub>2</sub> emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 284157 284165 284169 284746 284867 question first answered 09/09/2019 10:00:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1143270

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Caravans: Excise Duties
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 reclassifying motor caravan M1SP (special category) as light commercial vehicles for the purpose of Vehicle Excise Duty.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	284746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO<sub>2</sub> emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.</p><p> </p><p>To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO<sub>2</sub> emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 284157 284165 284169 284580 284867 question first answered 09/09/2019 10:00:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1133875

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Share Fishermen: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the HMRC criteria for determinations to continue or discontinue the pursuit of tax debts by share fishermen are.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	267780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>All taxpayers should pay what they owe in order to fund public services. Therefore HMRC will seek to pursue tax that is rightly owed wherever that is possible. There are, however, situations where it is not possible to make recoveries, for example, where the customer is unable to pay, has no assets, and has ceased trading, or where HMRC is not able to locate the customer (for example, they have no fixed address or where HMRC is not able to trace their location).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/07/2019 16:16:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1133876

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Share Fishermen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion and number of share fishermen participated in the share fisherman scheme in each year from 2007 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	267781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions between HM Treasury and HM Revenue &amp; Customs to date.</p><p> </p><p>The information regarding what proportion and number of share fishermen participated in the share fisherman scheme in each year from 2007 to 2017 is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, HMRC are able to report that as of October 2018, there were 964 fishermen registered for the National scheme and 242 fishermen registered for the Scottish scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 267782 question first answered 01/07/2019 16:13:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1133921

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Share Fishermen: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with HMRC on the development of an alternative tax budgeting scheme for share fishermen.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	267782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions between HM Treasury and HM Revenue &amp; Customs to date.</p><p> </p><p>The information regarding what proportion and number of share fishermen participated in the share fisherman scheme in each year from 2007 to 2017 is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, HMRC are able to report that as of October 2018, there were 964 fishermen registered for the National scheme and 242 fishermen registered for the Scottish scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 267781 question first answered 01/07/2019 16:13:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy