Written question asked by Pauline Latham (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 November 2016. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 November 2016 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Taxation: Ivory

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue accrued by HM Treasury through tax on ivory artworks and objets d'art in each of the last five years; and if his Department will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of a ban on the ivory trade in the UK in the next five years.

Answer

The information requested is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not collect data on VAT and Customs Duty from traders to this level of detail.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

53507

Session

2016-17

Subjects

Costs Artworks Taxation Ivory

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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