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Written Question
Fuels: Excise Duties
Tuesday 7th March 2023

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made any assessment of the potential merits of issuing a 15p per litre rebate on fuel duty for (a) road freight, (b) coach and (c) logistics operators.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

At Spring Statement 2022, in response to high fuel prices, the Government introduced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre.

This represents a tax cut worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23, benefiting anyone who consumes fuel across the UK – including the road haulage, logistics and coach sectors. As a result, the average haulier will save £1500 in 2022-23 on average.

All taxes remain under review and the Chancellor will confirm policy in the Budget, as was the case in previous years.


Written Question
Car Allowances
Thursday 9th February 2023

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase Approved Mileage Allowance Payments levels, in the context of rising costs for drivers.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.

AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.

The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate. It is therefore ultimately up to employers, including public sector organisations, to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.

Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.


Written Question
Charging Points: VAT
Tuesday 20th September 2022

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT on public electric vehicle charging points to five per cent, in the context of (a) the VAT rate for domestic energy and (b) encouraging people to buy electric vehicles.

Answered by Richard Fuller

In order to keep costs down for families, the supply of electricity for domestic use, including charging an electric vehicle (EV) at home, attracts the reduced rate of VAT (five per cent). However, electricity supplied at EV charging points in public places is subject to the standard rate of VAT (twenty per cent).

The Government has not specifically introduced a reduced rate for charging EVs at home. However, the practical challenges of differentiating between the electricity used at home for general domestic purposes, and electricity used to charge EVs currently mean that the reduced rate is effectively being applied to EV charging at home.

Harmonising the rate of VAT on electricity for public and domestic charging points for electric vehicles would require the Government to expand the existing VAT relief on electricity for domestic use (that is also used to charge EVs at home) to electricity for use at public EV charge points and this would come at a cost.

The Government has committed £2.5 billion since 2020 to support the transition to zero emission vehicles, which funds targeted vehicle grants and the rollout of EVs and charging infrastructure.


Written Question
First Time Buyers: Mortgages
Tuesday 20th September 2022

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging mortgage lenders to use rental payments as proof of affordability for younger people applying for a mortgage to purchase a first home.

Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government is committed to helping as many first-time buyers as possible get onto the housing ladder and agrees that a history of paying rent should be able to help with this.

In 2017, the Government launched the Rent Recognition Challenge: a £2 million competition challenging the UK’s world-leading tech firms to develop innovative applications to enable tenants to record and share their rental payment data with lenders and credit reference agencies. The three winners of the challenge (CreditLadder, Bud and RentalStep) are now all using technology to verify and record tenants’ rental payments. Since launching their rent recognition service, CreditLadder has recorded over £600 million in users’ rental payments.

The Government will continue to work with mortgage lenders and others to encourage rent track record is used in lending decisions.


Written Question
Veterinary Services: VAT
Thursday 15th September 2022

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment on the potential merits of (a) removing and (b) reducing VAT on (i) veterinary services and (ii) animal medications.

Answered by Richard Fuller

As with all taxes, the Government keeps VAT on veterinary services and animal medications under review.


Written Question
Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Monday 18th January 2021

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will delay the start of repayments under the Bounce Bank Loan scheme.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Under the Bounce Back Loan scheme, no repayments are due from the borrower for the first 12 months of the loan, giving businesses the breathing space they need during this difficult time. In addition, the Government covers the first 12 months of interest payments charged to the business by the lender.

In order to give businesses further support and flexibility in making their repayments, the Chancellor has announced “Pay as You Grow” (PAYG) options. PAYG will give businesses the option to repay their Bounce Back loan over ten years. This will reduce their average monthly repayments on the loan by almost half. Businesses will also have the option to move temporarily to interest-only payments for periods of up to six months (an option which they can use up to three times), or to pause their repayments entirely for up to six months (an option they can use once and only after having made six payments).

Together, the 12-month payment holiday and interest-free period for borrowers, along with the PAYG options, provide a generous support package giving businesses the time to get back on their feet.


Written Question
Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
Friday 16th October 2020

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential contribution that continuing Social Investment Tax Relief beyond April 2021 could make to promoting local economic growth in the most disadvantaged communities.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) is intended to address a specific access to finance market failure for social enterprises by incentivising individuals to invest in these ventures.

The scheme is intended to support a broad range of social enterprises, with a variety of social missions and community benefits. SITR is not designed directly to encourage employment or to support particular geographical areas: qualifying social enterprises are free to use SITR wherever they are in the country in whatever way they determine is best for their growth and development.

The Government committed to a full review of SITR within two years of its expansion, and published a Call for Evidence last year on the use of the scheme to date. A Summary of Responses will be published in due course alongside a decision on the policy’s future.


Written Question
Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
Friday 16th October 2020

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains his policy to make a decision on the future of Social Investment Tax Relief in Autumn 2020.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) is intended to address a specific access to finance market failure for social enterprises by incentivising individuals to invest in these ventures.

The scheme is intended to support a broad range of social enterprises, with a variety of social missions and community benefits. SITR is not designed directly to encourage employment or to support particular geographical areas: qualifying social enterprises are free to use SITR wherever they are in the country in whatever way they determine is best for their growth and development.

The Government committed to a full review of SITR within two years of its expansion, and published a Call for Evidence last year on the use of the scheme to date. A Summary of Responses will be published in due course alongside a decision on the policy’s future.


Written Question
Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
Friday 16th October 2020

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effectiveness of Social Investment Tax Relief in creating employment in the most deprived areas.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) is intended to address a specific access to finance market failure for social enterprises by incentivising individuals to invest in these ventures.

The scheme is intended to support a broad range of social enterprises, with a variety of social missions and community benefits. SITR is not designed directly to encourage employment or to support particular geographical areas: qualifying social enterprises are free to use SITR wherever they are in the country in whatever way they determine is best for their growth and development.

The Government committed to a full review of SITR within two years of its expansion, and published a Call for Evidence last year on the use of the scheme to date. A Summary of Responses will be published in due course alongside a decision on the policy’s future.


Written Question
Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
Wednesday 9th September 2020

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend social investment tax relief by two years while work to review that relief is ongoing, to allow time for alternative structures to be implemented.

Answered by Jesse Norman

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer that I gave on 3 September to UIN 82342 and 82341.