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Written Question
Income Tax: South West
Wednesday 21st March 2018

Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the South West who benefited from the increase in the tax free personal allowance in 2017-18.

Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,500 in 2017-18) are expected to cut income tax for 2.7 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.

These estimates are based on the 2013-14 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2016 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.


Written Question
Income Tax: Thornbury and Yate
Monday 19th March 2018

Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the Thornbury and Yate constituency his Department estimates will benefit from the rise in tax free personal allowance during the 2018-2019 financial year.

Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,850 in 2018-19) are expected to cut income tax for 2.8 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.

These estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.


Written Question
Income Tax: South Gloucestershire
Monday 19th March 2018

Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in South Gloucestershire his Department estimates will benefit from the rise in tax free personal allowance during the 2018-2019 financial year.

Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,850 in 2018-19) are expected to cut income tax for 2.8 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.

These estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.


Written Question
Income Tax: South West
Monday 19th March 2018

Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the South West his Department estimates will benefit from the rise in tax free personal allowance during the 2018-2019 financial year.

Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,850 in 2018-19) are expected to cut income tax for 2.8 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.

These estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"With the tax gap now at its lowest level on record, does the Chancellor agree that this Government have done much more to ensure that the taxes that are owed are paid than the Labour Government ever achieved?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2015
The Economy

"First, I wish to associate myself with the call made by my hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh (Mims Davies) for people to shop locally. Before coming to this House, I worked in retail from the age of 16, so I would say to people that the next time they …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Tax Credits

"Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak in this debate. I will keep my remarks brief, because I know that a number of colleagues wish to speak.

Specific reforms announced in the Budget should be discussed in the context of the new deal announced by the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Tax Credits

"I will not give way because time is short.

Where do we go from here? We can either run a high welfare, high tax, low pay economy or continue with the job of reforming our economy to have high pay, low tax and lower welfare. Controlling welfare spending is part …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2015
Tax Credits

"Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak in this debate. I will keep my remarks short, because several other colleagues wish to speak.

This Government were elected just over four months ago with a clear mandate to get our country’s books in order, balance our finances …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jul 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T2. I welcome the Chancellor’s recent announcement on Sunday trading hours. What steps can he take to ensure that neighbouring authorities take a joined-up approach, so that consumers have confidence in the consistency of Sunday trading hours and we provide the maximum possible benefit to our economy?..."
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