Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the liability of the London insurance market for claims arising from the war in Ukraine for the loss of commercial aircraft seized or destroyed by the Russian state.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
Insurance arrangements and claims for commercial aircraft seized or destroyed by the Russian state are a commercial matter between insurers and their insureds. The Government has not made an assessment of the London market’s liability in respect of these aircraft.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) military, and (2) non-military, departmental budgets have been allocated for all forms of support for the war in Ukraine in the financial year 2024–2025.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The UK’s total support for Ukraine committed since February 2022 now amounts to almost £12 billion, including £4.1 billion of fiscal support via World Bank loan guarantees.
The Prime Minister recently announced £2.5 billion of military assistance for Ukraine in financial year 2024-2025. No Department is being asked to contribute to this package, the funding will be drawn from the Reserve.
The exact amount of non-military support in 2024-2025 remains to be confirmed.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of maintaining company car tax rates on the transition to electric vehicles following the introduction of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure.
Answered by Lord Bates
The government has engaged with stakeholders as part of the review of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) and vehicle taxes which closed on 17 February.
The review sought evidence on how reported carbon dioxide emissions are impacted by the introduction of WLTP and whether any adjustment should be made to Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax from April 2020.
Responses to the review are currently being analysed and the government has committed to publishing a response in the spring.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the gain to HM Treasury from the introduction of VAT on the on-site staff based element of residential property service charges.
Answered by Lord Bates
The supply of any on-site staff to an individual, landlord or company has, since the inception of VAT, been a taxable supply. HMRC does not hold information to base an estimate of the receipts to HM Treasury from VAT charged on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the requirement for VAT to be paid on the on-site staff labour element of residential property service charges was introduced.
Answered by Lord Bates
The supply of any on-site staff to an individual, landlord or company has, since the inception of VAT been a taxable supply. Such a supply is not identified in the VAT Act as being either an exempt supply or a zero rated supply.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total receipt to HM Treasury in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18 of (a) VAT payable by retail traders and online traders, (b) income tax at the standard rate, (c) income tax at the higher rate, (d) corporation tax, and (e) capital gains tax.
Answered by Lord Bates
The net Home VAT declared for the ‘Retail trade (except of motor vehicles and motorcycles)’ in 2016-17 is £6,420 million and in 2017-18 is £7,140 million. HMRC does not request information on whether VAT declared on traders’ returns is declared by online traders specifically, therefore this information is not available.
Total income tax receipts in 2016-17 were £177,065 million and in 2017-18 were £180,049 million. HMRC does not hold information to base an estimate of income tax receipts split by the different income tax rates.
Total receipts of Corporation Tax (including Bank Surcharge and Offshore CT) in 2016-17 were £50,679 million and in 2017-18 were £56,172 million.
Total receipts of Capital Gains Tax in 2016-17 were ££8,561 million and in 2017-18 were £7,793 million.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether VAT is payable on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges for properties managed by (1) resident self-management organisations, and (2) independent property services management companies.
Answered by Lord Bates
Service charges payable by residents to a landlord are exempt from VAT. Supplies of goods and services, including staff, by a property management company to a landlord or a “Right to Manage” company are normally subject to VAT.
There is no difference between resident self-management organisations and independent property services management companies. In both cases the supplies to them by a property management company are subject to VAT.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated receipts to HM Treasury for 2018–19 from VAT charged on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges.
Answered by Lord Bates
HMRC does not hold information to base an estimate of the receipts to HM Treasury for 2018-19 from VAT charged on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight system for managing customs declarations at UK borders will be capable of managing the volume of customs declarations in 2019–20 and 2020–21 if required.
Answered by Lord Bates
HMRC is ensuring that the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system and its replacement, the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), will be capable of managing the volume of declarations that is expected when the UK leaves the EU.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK-based freight forwarding companies have Authorised Economic Operator status; and what support HMRC are providing to help such companies secure that status.
Answered by Lord Bates
There are currently 623 businesses in the UK who hold a valid Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) authorisation. HMRC does not capture data on the role of the authorisation holder in the supply chain so cannot provide the number of AEO status traders who are freight forwarding companies. The AEO programme is currently only available to businesses involved in the international supply chain; these businesses may also be involved in EU trade. HMRC offers substantial guidance on AEO on the Gov.uk website, additional guidance and learning modules are available on the EU web pages. HMRC also offers a helpdesk via email and telephone.