Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the US Administration on the requirement for dual UK and US citizens who reside and pay tax in the UK to also file tax returns in the US regardless of whether they pay tax there; and if he will make representations to the US Administration to remove this requirement.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Chancellor has had a range of meetings with the US administration including on matters of tax cooperation. The specific issue of non-resident taxation has been discussed by UK Treasury officials with their US counterparts on a number of occasions and will continue to be included in relevant dialogues with the US Treasury. However, it is for the US Government to determine US taxation policy.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if Barnett consequentials will be made available to the Scottish Government to reflect the investment made by the UK Government in HS2 in England.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
As set out in the Statement of Funding Policy, both Crossrail and High Speed 2 are considered devolved for the purposes of operating the Barnett Formula. The Scottish Government therefore receive Barnett consequentials on changes to funding for these programmes.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if Barnett consequentials will be made available to the Scottish Government to reflect the investment made by the UK Government in Crossrail in England.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
As set out in the Statement of Funding Policy, both Crossrail and High Speed 2 are considered devolved for the purposes of operating the Barnett Formula. The Scottish Government therefore receive Barnett consequentials on changes to funding for these programmes.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Scotch Whisky Association on tax on whisky.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Ministers hold regular meetings with a wide range of stakeholders, including from the alcohol industry.
Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much excise duty was collected on Scotch whisky in the past five financial years.
Answered by Andrew Jones
This information is not available as the government does not break down the amount of duty collected from spirits by Scotch Whisky.
Information on the amount of duty collected through alcohol taxation is routinely published online by HM Revenue & Customs in the ‘Tax & Duty Bulletins’ section of the UK Trade Info website. This can be found at:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of any increase in excise duty collected from the sale of Scotch whisky in the current financial year.
Answered by Andrew Jones
This information is not available as the government does not break down the amount of duty collected from spirits by Scotch Whisky.
Information on the amount of duty collected through alcohol taxation is routinely published online by HM Revenue & Customs in the ‘Tax & Duty Bulletins’ section of the UK Trade Info website. This can be found at:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx