Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in excise duties on tobacco products in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The requested information is not available. However, an estimate of insurance premium tax, tobacco and fuel duty receipts attributed to Scotland is published in HMRC’s ‘Disaggregated HMRC Tax Receipts’ publication:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in VAT refunds to Scottish taxpayers in each of the last five years.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The requested information is not available. However, an estimate of insurance premium tax, tobacco and fuel duty receipts attributed to Scotland is published in HMRC’s ‘Disaggregated HMRC Tax Receipts’ publication:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was collected in insurance premium tax in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The requested information is not available. However, an estimate of insurance premium tax, tobacco and fuel duty receipts attributed to Scotland is published in HMRC’s ‘Disaggregated HMRC Tax Receipts’ publication:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was collected in corporation tax from companies in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Estimates of the amount of corporation tax collected from companies in Scotland in each of the last five years are published at the following link;
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in fuel duties in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The requested information is not available. However, an estimate of insurance premium tax, tobacco and fuel duty receipts attributed to Scotland is published in HMRC’s ‘Disaggregated HMRC Tax Receipts’ publication:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the value of the assets of the Crown Estate.
Answered by Andrew Jones
In accordance with The Crown Estate Act 1961, The Crown Estate is a body independent of government and the Monarch. The Crown Estate operates commercially at arm’s length from the Treasury. The Chancellor has therefore not made an estimate of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the value of The Crown Estate’s assets.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Any costs or losses arising from theft or fraud against HM Treasury’s core department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies are reported each financial year in the department’s Annual Report and Accounts under Losses and Special Payments, which fall within the department’s Parliamentary Accountability Disclosures.
For further reference, the Cabinet Office Centre of Expertise on Counter Fraud publishes the Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report, which consolidates quarterly returns by departments on fraud and error. The NAO also published a Fraud Landscape Review in 2016, since when annual reporting by the Cabinet Office has been enhanced.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many trainee clinical psychologists have been in receipt of an income tax and national insurance refund through the NHS Widening Access Training scheme; and how many of those claims for such a refund are outstanding.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
HM Revenue and Customs does not hold this information, as it does not record the specific role of those receiving a refund through the NHS Widening Access Training scheme.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in his Department with responsibility for social media are employed on an (a) full and (b) part-time basis.
Answered by Andrew Jones
4 full-time members of staff are employed by HM Treasury to work on digital communications, including social media.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether trainee clinical psychologists are eligible for tax and national insurance relief under the NHS Widening Access Training scheme.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The tax treatment of trainee clinical psychologists will depend on the circumstances of their contract and the type of studies they undertake.