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1700182

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of seeking views on the potential impact of different VAT rates for private hire vehicle operators on market competition as part of its planned consultation on the impacts of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	21224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has published a consultation on the potential impacts of this court judgment on the PHV sector and its passengers. This consultation explores range of potential options to help mitigate any potential adverse effects that the court judgment could have on PHVOs, drivers, and passengers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 21225 question first answered 22/04/2024 08:55:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1700184

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a 20% rate of VAT on private hire vehicle journeys on revenue generated for HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	21225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has published a consultation on the potential impacts of this court judgment on the PHV sector and its passengers. This consultation explores range of potential options to help mitigate any potential adverse effects that the court judgment could have on PHVOs, drivers, and passengers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 21224 question first answered 22/04/2024 08:55:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1700214

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on the proposed consultation into the impact of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	21188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Transport and HM Treasury have worked closely on the consultation, which was launched on 18 April, on the impacts that recent High Court rulings on private hire vehicle legislation may have on the sector and its passengers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 10:24:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1694981

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.81 of the Autumn Statement 2023, published in November 2023, what his planned timetable is to open the consultation on the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced at Spring Budget, the Government will launch the consultation on the impacts of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC in April.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/03/2024 15:39:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1685599

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to start a consultation on the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	11796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government understands that, following the <em>Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC</em> High Court ruling, the private hire vehicle sector are seeking clarity on the VAT implications of this ruling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to consulting on the impacts of this ruling, and will publish a consultation in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 05/02/2024 11:00:36 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1685604

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles and (b) the potential impact of changes in VAT rates for those vehicles on the viability of that sector.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	11797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to consult on the potential impacts of the Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC High Court ruling, and will publish a consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/02/2024 17:36:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1683702

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
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 potential impact of changes in VAT rates on private hire vehicles and minicab journeys on (a) driver earnings and (b) jobs in the industry.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	10587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The VAT treatment of private hire vehicle services has not changed. The Government will consult on the potential impacts of the <em>Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC</em> High Court ruling, and will publish a consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/01/2024 15:47:41 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1683564

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when in early 2024 they intend to consult on the impacts of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC on the VAT treatment of Private Hire Vehicles, as undertaken in paragraph 5.81 of the Autumn Statement 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL1750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to consulting on the impacts of this ruling, and will publish a consultation in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/01/2024 14:32:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1663035

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the judgment in the case of Uber Britannia Limited v Sefton Borough Council [2023] EWHC 1975 (KB), what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of that judgment on the application of VAT on taxi fares.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	200889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p><strong>The Uber Britannia Limited v Sefton Borough Council [2023] EWHC 1975 judgment does not apply to taxis, it only applies to Private Hire Vehicle Operator (PHVO) services.</strong></p><p><strong>The VAT rules remain unchanged for PHVO fares. Fares have always been subject to VAT when provided by a VAT registered business who is providing those services as principal. The Government is carefully considering the impact this will have on the sector and passengers. </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/10/2023 13:59:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1663036

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying a 0% VAT rate for licensed minicab operator journeys.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	200890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to many goods and services. VAT at the standard rate has always applied to the provision of licensed minicab services when supplied by VAT registered businesses.</p><p> </p><p>While there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/10/2023 13:05:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner