Asked by: Gregor Poynton (Labour - Livingston)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to introduce e-invoicing in the UK.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Many businesses and public bodies already use e-invoicing in the UK. As announced at Budget 24, HMRC and DBT have run a joint consultation on promoting e-invoicing among UK businesses and the private sector. This consultation closed on 7 May and the government will publish a summary of responses and update on the next steps following this consultation in due course.
Asked by: Gregor Poynton (Labour - Livingston)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of e-invoicing for improving tax administration and collection.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Following the Chancellor’s announcement at Budget 24, HMRC and DBT have run a joint consultation on promoting e-invoicing among UK businesses and the private sector. This consultation closed on 7 May and the government will publish a summary of responses and update on the next steps following this consultation in due course. As part of HMRC’s work on e-invoicing the department will consider the potential merits of e-invoicing for improving tax administration and collection.
Asked by: Gregor Poynton (Labour - Livingston)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much consequential funding the Scottish Government receives for Home Building Funds and the Land and Infrastructure Funds, broken down by spending type.
Answered by Darren Jones - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The Barnett formula applies to all increases or decreases to Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL). Whenever UK Government departmental budgets change, the Barnett formula is applied in the usual way, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.
It is for the devolved governments to allocate their Barnett-based funding as they see fit, and they are accountable to the devolved legislatures for those decisions.
The published Block Grant Transparency document provides a detailed breakdown of how the block grants are calculated. The most recent report was published in July 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-july-2023