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Written Question
Robert McCoy
Wednesday 5th September 2018

Asked by: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he holds on the current status of the EU's review of compensation due to Robert McCoy; what official UK involvement there has been in investigating the criminal allegations originally made by him; what legal support has been provided to him; if he will ensure that all outstanding anti-fraud cases relating to EU institutions and involving UK nationals as eye-witnesses are resolved as part of negotiations on the UK leaving the EU; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Elizabeth Truss

The UK Government does not monitor official investigations or legal cases that the EU has initiated against its own staff, irrespective of nationality. The conduct of these investigations and cases is a matter for the EU.


Written Question
EU Budget: Contributions
Thursday 30th November 2017

Asked by: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table C5 of the 2017 Autumn Budget 2017 and Table B.4 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic Economic and Fiscal Outlook November 2017, when the forecast own resources contribution to the EU of £3.5bn in 2019-20 and subsequent years will be reallocated to domestic UK spending, what plans he has for these monies; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Elizabeth Truss

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s independent forecast has maintained EU contributions past the point of exit in order to produce a fiscally neutral forecast; they have made no assumptions on the outcome of future policy decisions. The funding choices we take after exiting the EU will be based on the UK’s domestic priorities and will also be affected by the then economic environment and the fiscal position. We are determined to secure the very best deal we can for households and businesses in these negotiations and to seize the opportunities ahead by laying the foundations of a stronger, fairer Britain outside the EU.


Written Question
Treasury: Brexit
Friday 10th November 2017

Asked by: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU with (a) an agreement on future partnership and (b) no agreement with the EU; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

HM Treasury keeps its work in this area under review, and will continue to ensure it is well placed to make the preparations necessary to deliver UK’s exit from the EU, alongside its other commitments.


Written Question
European System of Financial Supervisors
Wednesday 8th November 2017

Asked by: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provisions have been made to replace the role of the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Banking Authority and the European Insurance Occupational Pension Authority in the UK.

Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert all directly applicable European Union financial services legislation into British law. The powers under that Bill will be used to transfer functions currently undertaken by EU institutions to an appropriate UK body.

The future of our relationship with the European Supervisory Authorities is subject to the outcome of the withdrawal negotiations. The UK and the EU will start from the unique position of regulatory alignment. We will look to create a new framework that allows for continued trust in one another’s institutions and a close partnership.


Written Question
Taxation: EEA Nationals
Tuesday 7th November 2017

Asked by: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many EU-EEA citizens are currently recorded within HM Revenue and Customs' tax and tax credit system.

Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The number of EU and EEA citizens that interact with HMRC through payment of Income Tax or National Insurance Contributions, or receipt of tax credits or Child Benefit, is available in the publication “Income Tax, NICs, Tax Credits and Child Benefit Statistics for EEA Nationals, 2014 to 2015”. The statistics are available on gov.uk at the following location:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/639819/Income_Tax_NICs_Tax_Credits_and_Child_Benefit_Statistics_for_EEA_Nationals_2014_to_2015.pdf

Table B1 (page 10) provides information on Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions, tax credits and Child Benefit with a breakdown by EU country, and aggregates for EEA and EU. Table D1 (page 14) shows the total number of non-UK EEA nationals with a tax record.

These tables show that in 2014-15, 580,000 EEA nationals were claiming tax credits and there were 2,870,000 EEA nationals with an Income Tax record.


Written Question
Import Duties
Monday 3rd April 2017

Asked by: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a full list of tariffed commodities with their identifying codes and their annual revenues for 2015.

Answered by Jane Ellison

The full list of tariffs is contained in the Integrated Tariff of the United Kingdom, which publishes the schedule of duty rates for over 16,600 commodities. This information is available online here:

www.gov.uk/trade-tariff/sections

Specific information relating to the revenue yield for each commodity code is not collated in a readily available format by HM Revenue and Customs.


Written Question
Soft Drinks: Taxation
Monday 6th June 2016

Asked by: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the soft drinks industry levy on levels of employment; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)

The government will shortly be consulting on the detail of the soft drinks industry levy, and we will publish an initial impact assessment alongside the consultation. This assessment will be updated and refined when the policy detail is finalised.

For Finance Bill measures, HMRC provide a Tax Impact Information Note alongside the draft Finance Bill legislation, which we expect to publish in the winter.


Written Question
Soft Drinks: Taxation
Monday 6th June 2016

Asked by: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the potential effect of the soft drinks industry levy on the (a) consumer price index and (b) cost of uprating index-linked benefits; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)

Since 2010 the Chancellor has adopted the independent economic and public finance forecasts produced by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as the UK’s official forecasts. The OBR is required to take into account the effect of government policies in its analysis. The OBR sets out its forecasts in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO), which includes a full breakdown of how the forecast is composed and any explanations.

The OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook document, published at Budget 2016, summarised the OBR’s views. The document noted that the OBR expect the levy to be passed onto the price paid by consumers. On this basis the OBR expected it to add around a quarter of a percentage point to CPI and RPI inflation in 2018-19.

The government maintains that it is up to soft drinks companies how they respond to the levy. If companies reformulate their drinks to contain less sugar – as many are already doing – then they will not have to pay the levy. Companies two years to continue working on this before the levy begins. They do not need to pass the levy onto consumers.