Asked by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much gift aid have charities based in Scotland received in each of the last three years.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The amount of Gift Aid paid to charities that have indicated to HMRC that they are registered in Scotland is £80 million in each of 2016, 2017 and 2018. Some of these charities may also be registered in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.
Asked by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has accrued to the public purse from the soft drinks levy in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Total receipts from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy duty are published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/soft-drinks-industry-levy-statistics
Year-to-date, to April to December 2018, the total raised was £155m.
A breakdown of revenue for Soft Drinks Industry Levy by country is not available.
Asked by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposal to raise income tax in Scotland on cross-border trade, employment and the location of businesses.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Scottish government announced proposals in December which will raise income tax for many Scottish taxpayers.
These decisions are a matter for the Scottish Government, following devolution of unprecedented income tax powers, giving the Scottish government more autonomy and accountability. Therefore, it is for the Scottish Government to decide whether to increase income taxes for Scottish taxpayers.
Analysis published by the Scottish Government shows nearly all of the benefit for lower earners in Scotland is a result of personal allowance increases, and that if the UK Government had not increased the personal allowance everyone in Scotland earning over £26,000 would pay more because of these changes.
Meanwhile, this UK Government will continue to operate an income tax system that best supports a strong and prosperous UK economy – an economy that has grown continuously for 19 quarters, with a deficit that has been reduced by three quarters since 2010 and an unemployment rate at its lowest in over 40 years.
We also continue to support lower earners by cutting income tax. As a result of successive increases to the personal allowance, 1.2m individuals will be taken out of income tax altogether by 2018-19 (compared to 2015-16), and a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,075 less income tax in 2018-19 than in 2010-11.
Asked by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Scottish Government first informed his Department of its removal of the marriage allowance for couples on the proposed 19p Scottish starter rate of income tax.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Scottish government set out its plans for the Scottish income tax system at its draft Budget on 14 December. The UK government has devolved unprecedented income tax powers, to give the Scottish government increased autonomy and accountability over the tax paid by Scottish taxpayers. It is up to them to decide how they use those powers.
I can confirm that following the Scottish government’s Budget announcements, the UK government intends to make sure that all Scottish taxpayers who are eligible for Marriage Allowance will continue to benefit, which includes those in the proposed new 19% and 21% bands.
We are continuing to work with the Scottish government, and the exact details of how the government will accommodate these new Budget proposals will be shared soon.
Asked by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the proposed Borderlands Growth Deal on the economies of (a) the Borderlands area, including Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The UK Government has invested almost £1 billion in City Deals in Scotland to date in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh. We will continue to work with the Scottish Government and local authorities to identify deals that support the economy of Scotland and the UK as whole.
Asked by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Total Managed Expenditure of the Scottish Government has been in each year since 2010.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The table below shows total Scottish Government expenditure from 2010-11 to 2016-17, from the HM Treasury ‘Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses’ publication.
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| £m | Scottish Government1 |
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| 2010-11 | 31,701 |
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| 2011-12 | 30,789 |
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| 2012-13 | 30,858 |
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| 2013-14 | 31,354 |
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| 2014-15 | 33,206 |
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| 2015-16 | 33,421 |
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| 2016-17 | 33,894 |
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| Source: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) |
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| 1Total Scottish Government expenditure is from table 1.12 of PESA. This shows Resource DEL excluding depreciation plus capital DEL plus resource and capital departmental AME. This therefore excludes spending financed by Scottish non-domestic rates. | ||
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