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1000233

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Locums: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on locum doctors and nurses of the 2019 loan charge for disguised remuneration schemes.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	187296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable member to my statement made on 5<sup>th</sup> November 2018, to Parliamentary Question 186276:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-31/186276/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-31/186276/</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/11/2018 10:27:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

999669

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful prosecutions have been made against employers for failing to pay that national minimum wage for intern roles since November 2017; and which employees were subject to such successful prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	187012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The government is determined to ensure that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have not been paid the NMW should contact Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100 or via the online complaints form at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. HMRC reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>Most NMW cases are subject to civil (non-criminal) sanctions, the consequences of which include fines of up to 200% of the determined underpayment, and public naming.</p><p> </p><p>Prosecution is reserved for the most serious non-compliance, and since 2007 HMRC investigations have led to the successful prosecution of 14 UK employers for NMW related offences. There have been no prosecutions relating to interns.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:56:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

999493

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: Taxation
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 level of taxation on sanitary items in countries outside the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	187140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the level of taxation on sanitary items in countries outside the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to introducing a zero rate of VAT for these supplies as soon as legally possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:51:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

999578

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 29 October 2018, Official Report, column 665, who the members will be of the working group that will be established to progress plans for short-haul air passenger duty devolution; and what criteria will be used to appoint those members.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	186977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget announced that, following the call for evidence on ‘VAT, Air Passenger Duty and Tourism in Northern Ireland’, the government will establish a technical working group to explore further the practical and legal challenges to changing APD in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Further details, including the membership of the group, will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/11/2018 17:53:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

999579

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 3 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, what steps HMRC has taken to ensure that computer applications it has using the SAP platform are accessible by disabled staff.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	187052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC is working closely with SAP and other supporting suppliers to address known accessibility issues on the SAP platform as part of a wider look at how the department can improve the accessibility of technology across its estate. HMRC and SAP are using established accessibility frameworks to ensure common standards are met, and working to make sure the platform meets the accessibility needs of our department’s staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/11/2018 17:52:10 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

999584

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has taken steps to help parents who have not claimed child benefit and as a result unintentionally missed years of accruing national insurance state pension credits.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	187118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (179286) on 23 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:53:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

999588

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC guidance entitled Partnership pack: preparing for a no deal EU exit published on 22 October 2018, if HMRC will rescind any non-disclosure agreements they required organisations to sign in order to be able to discuss with them border arrangements in various scenarios for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	187053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC use Non-Disclosure Agreements only on the most sensitive and confidential discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The Partnership Pack has been developed by HMRC to support stakeholders by explaining the practical arrangements that would be in place if we exit the EU without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/11/2018 17:48:39 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

999589

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC employees are paid less than £8.21 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	187054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text Currently, HMRC have 1,244 employees who are paid less than £8.21 per hour. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/11/2018 17:50:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

999622

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of levels of performance in processing and paying VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	187134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC continually monitors its performance for processing and making VAT repayment returns (refunds). It processes around 2 million repayment returns annually. Over 90% of all repayments are authorised within 10 working days of receipt.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its responsibilities for the care and management of the VAT system, HMRC is required to make reasonable enquiries prior to making a repayment to prevent VAT fraud, which is damaging to the UK economy. It gives high priority to checking repayment returns as it is aware of the importance of cash-flow to smaller businesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In circumstances where HMRC takes over 30 days to process a repayment return, a Repayment Supplement is paid. Repayment Supplement is due on less than 1% of repayments received.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:59:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

999623

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Repayments
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 effect of the new online service for VAT refunds on the time it takes to process and pay VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	187135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Making Tax Digital should not have an impact on the VAT refunds process nor on paying VAT refunds.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:59:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith