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971552

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s fiscal policies on household budgets in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	906794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes distributional analysis of the impact of fiscal policies across the UK income distribution.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget, the Scottish Government benefited from a £2bn boost to their budget. Once the Scotland Act 2016 is fully implemented, more than 50% of the Scottish Government’s funding will come from revenues raised in Scotland. It is for the Scottish Government to take decisions across areas of devolved responsibility, including their own fiscal policy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 14:57:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

971553

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Co-operatives: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to increase fiscal support for the co-operative sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	906797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government recognises the value of co-operatives and other mutually owned businesses, which are worth more than £36 billion to our economy.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the government has reduced the corporation tax rate from 28% to 19% today, which benefits all businesses, including co-operatives, supporting investment, jobs, and growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 14:54:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

971352

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will limit disguised remuneration loan charges to loans entered into after the Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	172456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The charge on disguised remuneration (DR) loans is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’ which in reality were never repaid.</p><p> </p><p>DR scheme users took home almost all of their pay tax-free. However, despite the claims made by promoters, these schemes never worked and the amounts paid were always taxable under the law at the time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has decided that the charge on DR loans is the right way to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe and contributes towards the public-funded services from which they benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Restricting the charge only to DR loans entered into after Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent would not be fair to ordinary taxpayers, who have always paid the right amount of tax and have not engaged in tax avoidance schemes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 15:15:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

971379

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints were received by HMRC from UK Businesses in relation to PDA1 (a) applications and (b) renewals in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	172538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold this information and to obtain it would be at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 15:16:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

971457

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reinstate duty free sales for passengers leaving the UK for the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	172434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The issues around duty-free are complex, with a range of possible approaches.</p><p> </p><p>The government is clear that tax is a sovereign matter and that it will be open to the UK government and Parliament to decide to change its policy in the future, subject to any negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/09/2018 14:52:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

971459

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
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 potential tax implications of reintroducing duty free to passengers travelling from the UK to the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	172435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The issues around duty-free are complex, with a range of possible approaches.</p><p> </p><p>The government is clear that tax is a sovereign matter and that it will be open to the UK government and Parliament to decide to change its policy in the future, subject to any negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/09/2018 14:50:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

971521

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: East Kilbride
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff are employed by HMRC in East Kilbride.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	172630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>At 31 August 2018 there were around 2,200 full time equivalent (FTE) HMRC staff employed in East Kilbride.</p><p>HMRC plans to accommodate around 2,700 FTE employees in its Glasgow Regional Centre when the first phase opens in 2021. When the Regional Centre is fully occupied, HMRC expects the number of employees working at the East Kilbride Transitional Site to have fallen to around 1,100 FTE. This is due to staff moves, retirements and a reduced need for the type of work carried out there.</p><p>East Kilbride Transitional Site will remain open until 2025-26. Over the next seven years HMRC’s workforce plans will continue to evolve, and it will review its plans for the Glasgow Regional Centre as these plans become clearer.</p><p>Moving to regional centres will save around £300 million up to 2025. The Programme will deliver annual cash savings of £74 million in 2025-26, rising to around £90 million from 2028.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 172631 172632 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:00:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

971522

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Lanarkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HMRC plans to employ in East Kilbride when the opening of phase one of its Glasgow regional centre is complete.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	172631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>At 31 August 2018 there were around 2,200 full time equivalent (FTE) HMRC staff employed in East Kilbride.</p><p>HMRC plans to accommodate around 2,700 FTE employees in its Glasgow Regional Centre when the first phase opens in 2021. When the Regional Centre is fully occupied, HMRC expects the number of employees working at the East Kilbride Transitional Site to have fallen to around 1,100 FTE. This is due to staff moves, retirements and a reduced need for the type of work carried out there.</p><p>East Kilbride Transitional Site will remain open until 2025-26. Over the next seven years HMRC’s workforce plans will continue to evolve, and it will review its plans for the Glasgow Regional Centre as these plans become clearer.</p><p>Moving to regional centres will save around £300 million up to 2025. The Programme will deliver annual cash savings of £74 million in 2025-26, rising to around £90 million from 2028.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 172630 172632 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:00:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

971523

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Lanarkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HMRC plans to employ in its Glasgow regional centre when it withdraws from East Kilbride in 2026.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	172632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>At 31 August 2018 there were around 2,200 full time equivalent (FTE) HMRC staff employed in East Kilbride.</p><p>HMRC plans to accommodate around 2,700 FTE employees in its Glasgow Regional Centre when the first phase opens in 2021. When the Regional Centre is fully occupied, HMRC expects the number of employees working at the East Kilbride Transitional Site to have fallen to around 1,100 FTE. This is due to staff moves, retirements and a reduced need for the type of work carried out there.</p><p>East Kilbride Transitional Site will remain open until 2025-26. Over the next seven years HMRC’s workforce plans will continue to evolve, and it will review its plans for the Glasgow Regional Centre as these plans become clearer.</p><p>Moving to regional centres will save around £300 million up to 2025. The Programme will deliver annual cash savings of £74 million in 2025-26, rising to around £90 million from 2028.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 172630 172631 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:00:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

971524

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
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 EU-related posts HMRC will require by March 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	172633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text Jon Thompson, HMRC’s Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, has confirmed in evidence to the Public Accounts Committee that HMRC estimate that between 3,000 and 5,000 additional staff would be required in a ‘no deal’ scenario.<p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens