Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove and Portslade)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to calculate the value of the dividend arising from the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
On 18 June, the Prime Minister set out that the NHS in England will receive an increase in funding over the next five years that equates to over £20 billion additional real terms funding a year by 2023-24.
As the Prime Minister and Health Secretary have set out, some of this funding will be paid for by the UK no longer having to send annual membership subscriptions to the EU after we have left.
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove and Portslade)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the dividend arising from the UK leaving the EU. and when those discussions took place.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.
On 18 June, the Prime Minister set out that the NHS in England will receive an increase in funding over the next five years that equates to over £20 billion additional real terms funding a year by 2023-24. As the Prime Minister said, some of the extra funding will come from using the money the UK will no longer spend on our annual membership subscription to the European Union after exit.
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove and Portslade)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the movement of goods as small parcels continues to operate effectively after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Government published a White Paper on the UK’s future customs, VAT and excise plans on 9 October. This sets out the Government’s aim of ensuring that the movement of goods as small parcels, via Royal Mail and fast parcel operators, continues to operate effectively. It can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customs-bill-legislating-for-the-uks-future-customs-vat-and-excise-regimes
HM Revenue and Customs is working closely with stakeholders to ensure the movement of goods as small parcels continues to operate effectively after the UK leaves the EU.
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove and Portslade)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) other businesses potentially affected by the judgment in the Mazars v Woolway case; what estimate he has made of the potential average extra cost on (i) small and (ii) medium-sized businesses resulting from the judgment in the Mazars v Woolway case; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In July 2015, the Supreme Court, in the Mazars v Woolway case, clarified existing rating law relating to communal spaces such as staircases, corridors and lifts. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has a legal duty to adapt its practices to reflect the judgment.
The VOA assesses the value of property and not the businesses that occupy the property. As such, it does not hold information on whether the occupant of a property is a small or medium business.