Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the UK's ability to end the double taxation of domestic air passenger duty if the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to all departures from UK airports, therefore airlines are liable on both outward and return leg domestic journeys. It is not possible under current EU law to have different rates of APD on intra-UK flights than on flights from the UK to other European Union destinations. All aspects of APD remain under review, and the government will continue to receive legal advice as appropriate during policy development.
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the most recent occasion on which his Department (a) commissioned and (b) received legal advice on domestic air passenger duty.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to all departures from UK airports, therefore airlines are liable on both outward and return leg domestic journeys. It is not possible under current EU law to have different rates of APD on intra-UK flights than on flights from the UK to other European Union destinations. All aspects of APD remain under review, and the government will continue to receive legal advice as appropriate during policy development.
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of the annual amount it is prepared to pay for each level of access to the EU single market.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
As set out in the Government’s analysis of the economic and fiscal impact of EU exit (below), the terms of any future financial contributions to the EU related to our future relationship will be a matter for negotiation. However, the Government has been clear on the areas where future spending may be incurred, should the UK and the EU agree. The Political Declaration, published on 25 November, sets out that the UK and EU will “make a fair and appropriate financial contribution” in return for “participation in Union programmes… in areas such as science and innovation, youth, culture and education, overseas development and external action, defence capabilities, civil protection and space.”
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on the purchase of televisions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
HM Treasury has spent £1883.87 on televisions in the last two financial years.
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials employed by his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
To provide the information on numbers and amount of pay increase over the period would incur disproportionate costs.
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops were lost by his Department in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The following mobile telephones, Blackberrys and laptops were lost by the department in 2013 and 2014 to date
Mobile Phones | Blackberrys | Laptops | |
2013 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
2014 to date | 0 | 9 | 2 |
All the laptop computers involved in these incidents were encrypted devices that are not accessible without a security token and more than one password. The BlackBerry devices are also password protected.
Steps were taken, as soon as the loss of these electronic items was reported, to ensure that they provided no means of access to any of the Department's IT systems.