Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November to Question 115565, how much the devolved administrations receive from the Barnett formula arising from the soft drinks industry levy-funded spending package in each financial year of the current spending review period.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy applies across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In England, the new levy revenue will be invested in giving school-aged children a brighter and healthier future. The Barnett formula will apply to this spending in the normal way, and it will be for the Devolved Administrations to choose how they allocate this funding.
As a result of funding allocated for these purposes to the Department for Education at Budget 2016,
In 2016/17 the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £0.3m, £0.2m and £0.1m respectively.
In 2017/18, the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £16.4m, £9.5m and £5.5m respectively.
In 2018/19, the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £36.7m, £21.2m and £12.3m respectively.
In 2019/2020, the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £44.8m, £28.9m and £15m respectively.
Subsequent changes to the levy-funded spending package in England have had no impact on these allocations.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the revenue projections for the soft drinks industry levy in the Autumn Budget 2017, Table C.5, what assessment he has made of the potential effect the fall in projected revenue will have on the total revenue funding allocated to the Department for Education in each year of the forecast period.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
No changes have been made to the funding allocated to the Department for Education as a result of the changes to the revenue projections for the soft drinks industry levy.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, paragraph 4.23, how much financial support will be provided to Unionlearn in the next two years.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
As announced in the Autumn Budget, the government will provide £8.5 million over the next two years to support Unionlearn. This additional funding will bring the total government investment in Unionlearn to £12 million per year for the next two years.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to apply a zero-rate of VAT to women's sanitary products from 11pm on 29 March 2019.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Government has a made a legal commitment to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products as soon as legally possible.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the EU Value Added Tax regime will cease to apply to the UK from 11pm on 29 March 2019.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
VAT will continue to apply in the UK after EU exit. The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill will enable the VAT regime to continue to function effectively after the UK has left the EU.