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1041230

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit uncertainty on (1) specialist mortgage lenders, and (2) mortgage prices for homeowners.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL12812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, the best way forward is for the UK to leave the EU in an orderly way with a good deal and the Government is working to deliver legal certainty on the UK’s future relationship with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the process to ensure our orderly exit, we continue to monitor the effects of Brexit uncertainty on financial markets, including the mortgage market.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 14:15:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1041287

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Music Venues: Non-domestic Rates
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 trends in the level of business rates on the financial viability of small music venues.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	208216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury Ministers and officials are in regular contact with their counterparts in other government departments on a range of issues, including business rates.</p><p> </p><p>Since Budget 2016, we have announced cuts worth more than £13bn to businesses over the next five years, including switching to CPI indexation, and making Small Business Rate Relief more generous so that 655,000 of the smallest businesses pay no rates at all. The government also introduced a £3.6bn transitional relief scheme to support ratepayers facing bill increases as a result of the 2017 property revaluation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 announced a new business rates retail discount, cutting bills by a third for eligible businesses. As is set out in guidance, music venues may be eligible for the discount where they are broadly similar in nature to those properties listed as eligible. It is for local authorities to make that judgement.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 208217 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:24:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1041293

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Music Venues: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) he has and (b) officials of his Department have met with (i) his and (ii) their counterparts in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to discuss extending business rates relief to small music venues.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	208217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury Ministers and officials are in regular contact with their counterparts in other government departments on a range of issues, including business rates.</p><p> </p><p>Since Budget 2016, we have announced cuts worth more than £13bn to businesses over the next five years, including switching to CPI indexation, and making Small Business Rate Relief more generous so that 655,000 of the smallest businesses pay no rates at all. The government also introduced a £3.6bn transitional relief scheme to support ratepayers facing bill increases as a result of the 2017 property revaluation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 announced a new business rates retail discount, cutting bills by a third for eligible businesses. As is set out in guidance, music venues may be eligible for the discount where they are broadly similar in nature to those properties listed as eligible. It is for local authorities to make that judgement.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 208216 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:24:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1041317

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2018 to Question 203920 on Customs, what completion dates have been set for the contracts for the (a) development and (b) upgrade of IT systems in relation to customs declarations at British ports.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	208243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The primary customs declaration platforms in place when the UK leaves the EU will be a combination of CHIEF, which is the existing declaration system; and the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS). The development of the new CDS service, and the upgrade of the existing CHIEF service, are being delivered through a combination of in-house technical expertise within HMRC and contracts with commercial partners. The changes required for a no deal scenario will be delivered in March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/01/2019 15:28:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1041319

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Blockchain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2018 to Question 185078 on Revenue and Customs: Blockchain, what assessment he has made of the (a) time and (b) cost resources required to be allocated by HMRC to produce blockchain solutions to facilitate (a) Authorised Economic Operator status, (b) Rules of Origin certification, (c) the Single Administrative Document and (d) standard import and export declarations.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	208245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Further work on the application of Blockchain to ‘Authorised Economic Operator’ status is deferred until after the UK leaves the EU when timescales and cost will be revisited.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific assessment of Rules of Origin certification, Single Administrative Documents or standard Import and Export Declarations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/01/2019 15:26:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1041320

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Controls: Northern Ireland
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 use of Blockchain technology on tackling the illegal traffic of goods across the border between (a) Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and (b) Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	208246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been resolute in its commitments to Northern Ireland. This includes protecting the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in all its parts and ensuring there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, or between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider the potential applications of technology, including Distributed Ledger (Blockchain), and other emerging technologies, to streamline customs processes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/01/2019 15:28:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1041334

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution on the motion on Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on 10 January 2019, Official Report, Column 574, what technology proposals the Government has received on establishing a frictionless border between the UK and the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	208348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Government Departments are working together across a range of complex issues regarding the UK’s border when we leave the EU; these include the use of technology based solutions, where they support the administration of the customs systems or traders to meet their obligations.</p><p>The Government will continue to consider potential applications of Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain and other emerging technologies for both tax and the customs and excise systems.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2019 16:28:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1041335

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution on the motion on Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on 10th January 2019, Official Report, Column 574, whether he has received expert advice on the feasibility of technology solutions to create a frictionless border in Northern Ireland whilst facilitating a different customs arrangement between the UK and the EU than exists at present.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	208349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been resolute in its commitments to Northern Ireland. This includes a commitment to maintaining the integrity of the UK and ensuring Northern Ireland and Great Britain are in the same customs territory.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider the potential applications of technology, including Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain, and other emerging technologies, to streamline customs processes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2019 16:26:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1041345

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Office of Tax Simplification: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many candidates in addition to Bill Dodwell were interviewed for the role of Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	208201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>A number of strong applications were received for the position of Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) and four candidates were interviewed.</p><p> </p><p>The appointment was made on merit.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2019 16:22:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1041346

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bill Dodwell
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press release entitled The Chancellor and the Office of Tax Simplification announce Bill Dodwell as new Tax Director, published on gov.uk on 10 January 2019, whether the newly appointed Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification was approached about the role while he was still under contract with Deloitte.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	208202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer was pleased to appoint Bill Dodwell as Tax Director of the OTS, with effect from 14<sup>th</sup> January 2019. The OTS will continue to offer valuable advice on simplifying the tax system under his leadership.</p><p> </p><p>The contract in question was a short-term consultancy agreement which was terminated on Monday 7<sup>th</sup> January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/01/2019 15:34:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett