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1303324

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2021 to Question 164436 on Free Zones: National Insurance Contributions, when he plans to publish the draft legislation on anti-tax avoidance provisions in freeports.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	170612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government will publish legislation in due course and will ensure sufficient time for full Parliamentary scrutiny and approval.</p><p> </p><p>The exact timing is subject to Parliamentary process and approval.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/03/2021 11:35:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1303325

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional FTE staff HMRC plans to recruit or transfer internally to deal with taxation, duty, excise and customs issues pertaining solely to freeports, in the financial year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	170613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Work is in progress to develop the HMRC operational processes required to support the introduction of freeports. Once completed, this work will inform HMRC recruitment and resourcing requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/03/2021 11:36:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1303327

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were abandoned by the caller before reaching an HMRC call handling agent on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020, (e) 30 January 2020, (f) 31 January 2020, (g) 29 January 2021, (h) 30 January 2021 and (i) 31 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	170614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Date</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Answered within</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Abandoned in Queue</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0 - 5 Mins</p></td><td><p>5.01 - 10 Mins</p></td><td><p>10.01 - 20 Mins</p></td><td><p>20+ Mins</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>23,354</p></td><td><p>10,109</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td><td><p>1,681</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>19,290</p></td><td><p>9,615</p></td><td><p>9,986</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>4,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>27,841</p></td><td><p>13,178</p></td><td><p>6,309</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>4,241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>27,407</p></td><td><p>7,504</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>2,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>25,365</p></td><td><p>3,164</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td><td><p>1,873</p></td><td><p>4,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>13,395</p></td><td><p>10,252</p></td><td><p>11,302</p></td><td><p>3,923</p></td><td><p>7,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>8,619</p></td><td><p>3,440</p></td><td><p>5,799</p></td><td><p>8,671</p></td><td><p>5,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>1,032</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td><td><p>2,637</p></td><td><p>4,568</p></td><td><p>2,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>3,591</p></td><td><p>1,608</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 170615 170616 170617 question first answered 26/03/2021 13:15:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1303328

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within five minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020, (e) 30 January 2020, (f) 31 January 2020, (g) 29 January 2021, (h) 30 January 2021 and (i) 31 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	170615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Date</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Answered within</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Abandoned in Queue</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0 - 5 Mins</p></td><td><p>5.01 - 10 Mins</p></td><td><p>10.01 - 20 Mins</p></td><td><p>20+ Mins</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>23,354</p></td><td><p>10,109</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td><td><p>1,681</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>19,290</p></td><td><p>9,615</p></td><td><p>9,986</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>4,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>27,841</p></td><td><p>13,178</p></td><td><p>6,309</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>4,241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>27,407</p></td><td><p>7,504</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>2,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>25,365</p></td><td><p>3,164</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td><td><p>1,873</p></td><td><p>4,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>13,395</p></td><td><p>10,252</p></td><td><p>11,302</p></td><td><p>3,923</p></td><td><p>7,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>8,619</p></td><td><p>3,440</p></td><td><p>5,799</p></td><td><p>8,671</p></td><td><p>5,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>1,032</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td><td><p>2,637</p></td><td><p>4,568</p></td><td><p>2,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>3,591</p></td><td><p>1,608</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 170614 170616 170617 question first answered 26/03/2021 13:15:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1303329

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within 10 minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020, (e) 30 January 2020, (f) 31 January 2020, (g) 29 January 2021, (h) 30 January 2021 and (i) 31 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	170616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Date</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Answered within</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Abandoned in Queue</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0 - 5 Mins</p></td><td><p>5.01 - 10 Mins</p></td><td><p>10.01 - 20 Mins</p></td><td><p>20+ Mins</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>23,354</p></td><td><p>10,109</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td><td><p>1,681</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>19,290</p></td><td><p>9,615</p></td><td><p>9,986</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>4,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>27,841</p></td><td><p>13,178</p></td><td><p>6,309</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>4,241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>27,407</p></td><td><p>7,504</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>2,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>25,365</p></td><td><p>3,164</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td><td><p>1,873</p></td><td><p>4,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>13,395</p></td><td><p>10,252</p></td><td><p>11,302</p></td><td><p>3,923</p></td><td><p>7,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>8,619</p></td><td><p>3,440</p></td><td><p>5,799</p></td><td><p>8,671</p></td><td><p>5,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>1,032</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td><td><p>2,637</p></td><td><p>4,568</p></td><td><p>2,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>3,591</p></td><td><p>1,608</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 170614 170615 170617 question first answered 26/03/2021 13:15:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1303330

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within 20 minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020, (e) 30 January 2020, (f) 31 January 2020, (g) 29 January 2021, (h) 30 January 2021 and (i) 31 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	170617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Date</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Answered within</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Abandoned in Queue</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0 - 5 Mins</p></td><td><p>5.01 - 10 Mins</p></td><td><p>10.01 - 20 Mins</p></td><td><p>20+ Mins</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>23,354</p></td><td><p>10,109</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td><td><p>1,681</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>19,290</p></td><td><p>9,615</p></td><td><p>9,986</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>4,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>27,841</p></td><td><p>13,178</p></td><td><p>6,309</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>4,241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>27,407</p></td><td><p>7,504</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>2,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>25,365</p></td><td><p>3,164</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td><td><p>1,873</p></td><td><p>4,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-20</p></td><td><p>13,395</p></td><td><p>10,252</p></td><td><p>11,302</p></td><td><p>3,923</p></td><td><p>7,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>8,619</p></td><td><p>3,440</p></td><td><p>5,799</p></td><td><p>8,671</p></td><td><p>5,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>1,032</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td><td><p>2,637</p></td><td><p>4,568</p></td><td><p>2,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Jan-21</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>3,591</p></td><td><p>1,608</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 170614 170615 170616 question first answered 26/03/2021 13:15:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1303332

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions guidance on the taxation of (a) individuals and (b) businesses on the Government website has been updated in each of the last 30 months.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	170619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not recorded in the format requested and it is not possible to calculate the requested figures from the data that is held.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on gov.uk is regularly updated, including in relation to covid support schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/03/2021 11:44:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1303333

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the process is for updating guidance on the taxation of (a) individuals and (b) businesses on the Government website; and if he will outline the respective roles of (i) HMRC and (ii) the Government Digital Service.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	170620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The process for updating guidance on the taxation of individuals and businesses on the Government website (GOV.UK) is the same. Specialist content designers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Government Digital Services (GDS) work with HMRC’s policy, technical and operational specialists to take the technical and policy intent and present it as guidance that meets the needs of GOV.UK users.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC own the factual accuracy of all of their guidance and can update independently, without consulting GDS, the vast majority of their guidance on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>A small proportion of HMRC’s guidance on GOV.UK is administered by GDS directly. This is generally the most commonly used guidance, designed for members of the public (or small to medium-sized businesses) who may have little or no experience on a given topic. GDS follow strict guidelines to make sure that Government information is consistent across departments, accessible and understandable to all. GDS own the words and user experience of the guidance they directly administer and HMRC own and assure the factual accuracy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/03/2021 13:25:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1303365

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Young People: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on 16-25 year olds in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	170667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government continues to monitor and publish trends in households’ circumstances across the UK. The Household Below Average Income (HBAI) publication looks at household incomes in the UK, but the latest available figures only cover up to the financial year 2018/19 and so do not measure the time period in which COVID-19 has had an impact.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also produce estimates of household income and household financial net wealth for the whole of the UK. While the latest data published is not broken down by age and region, it indicates that for the UK as a whole real household disposable in 2020 Q3 was 1.9% higher than the same quarter in 2019. Household financial net wealth as a proportion of income was 366% in 2020 Q3, up from 342% in Q4 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods across the UK, including in Coventry North East constituency, Coventry, the West Midlands and England and across all ages, including the young. This includes unprecedented measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The table below sets out the latest provisional HMRC statistics on the use of the CJRS:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of employments furloughed (as at 31 January 2021)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry North East</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>20,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>366,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>3,769,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 25 year-olds (across all of UK)</p></td><td><p>855,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the latest figures on the use of the SEISS:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of SEISS 1 claims made up to 31 July 2020 (16-24 year olds)</p></td><td><p>Number of SEISS 2 claims made up to 31 October 2020 (16-24 year-olds)</p></td><td><p>Number of SEISS 3 claims made up to 31 January 2021 (16-24 year-olds)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td><td><p>5,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>79,600</p></td><td><p>73,300</p></td><td><p>68,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In order to illustrate the challenges faced by households during COVID-19, and how Government interventions have supported households of different income levels, HM Treasury published distributional analysis alongside Budget 2021 showing estimates of the change in household net incomes between February and November 2020. This can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/966207/DA_Document_Budget_2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/966207/DA_Document_Budget_2021.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/03/2021 11:25:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1303425

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Valuation Office Agency takes to confirm that furnished holiday lets that are registered for business rates meet the requirement for the property to be available for letting for at least 140 days a year.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	170751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The VOA uses information provided by the taxpayer to show their intention to let for 140 days. The VOA issues questionnaires to new properties, and where necessary, carries out online searches. Following this, the VOA issues requests for rental information on a targeted basis.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 March, the Government announced that it will legislate to change the criteria determining whether a holiday let is valued for business rates to account for actual days the property was rented. This will ensure that owners of properties cannot reduce their tax liability by declaring that a property is available for let while making little or no actual effort to do so. Further details of the change and implementation will be included in the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) response to the consultation on the business rates treatment of self-catering accommodation which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/03/2021 13:23:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild