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1695126

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for R&D tax credits were outstanding in each month in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	17993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publish R&amp;D statistics annually, the latest publication can be found on Gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit/research-and-development-tax-credits-statistics-september-2023" target="_blank">Research and Development Tax Credits Statistics: September 2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17994 17995 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:43:07 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1695127

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for R&D tax credits were approved in each month in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	17994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publish R&amp;D statistics annually, the latest publication can be found on Gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit/research-and-development-tax-credits-statistics-september-2023" target="_blank">Research and Development Tax Credits Statistics: September 2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17993 17995 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:43:07 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1695128

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for R&D tax credits were denied in each month in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	17995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publish R&amp;D statistics annually, the latest publication can be found on Gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit/research-and-development-tax-credits-statistics-september-2023" target="_blank">Research and Development Tax Credits Statistics: September 2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17993 17994 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:43:07 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1692812

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications were made by companies in Northern Ireland for R&D tax credits in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	16329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publish the estimated number of R&amp;D claims and a breakdown of the number of claims by region. The latest figures, for 2021-2022, are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit/research-and-development-tax-credits-statistics-september-2023#:~:text=The%20total%20number%20of%20R%26D,Credit%20(%20RDEC%20)%20scheme%20claims" target="_blank">Research and Development Tax Credit Statistics September 2023</a>.</p><p>HMRC do not publish the proportion of R&amp;D claims rejected or the reasons for rejecting them.</p><p>All R&amp;D claims go through a risk screening process before the payment process. Where risks are identified, HMRC open enquiries into those claims following the HMRC Enquiry manual, a detailed guidance framework on conducting compliance checks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 16331 16332 16333 question first answered 08/03/2024 12:09:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1692814

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for R&D tax credits by companies in Northern Ireland were refused in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	16331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publish the estimated number of R&amp;D claims and a breakdown of the number of claims by region. The latest figures, for 2021-2022, are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit/research-and-development-tax-credits-statistics-september-2023#:~:text=The%20total%20number%20of%20R%26D,Credit%20(%20RDEC%20)%20scheme%20claims" target="_blank">Research and Development Tax Credit Statistics September 2023</a>.</p><p>HMRC do not publish the proportion of R&amp;D claims rejected or the reasons for rejecting them.</p><p>All R&amp;D claims go through a risk screening process before the payment process. Where risks are identified, HMRC open enquiries into those claims following the HMRC Enquiry manual, a detailed guidance framework on conducting compliance checks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 16329 16332 16333 question first answered 08/03/2024 12:09:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1692815

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for R&D tax credits by companies in Northern Ireland were refused on the grounds they were fraudulent in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	16332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publish the estimated number of R&amp;D claims and a breakdown of the number of claims by region. The latest figures, for 2021-2022, are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit/research-and-development-tax-credits-statistics-september-2023#:~:text=The%20total%20number%20of%20R%26D,Credit%20(%20RDEC%20)%20scheme%20claims" target="_blank">Research and Development Tax Credit Statistics September 2023</a>.</p><p>HMRC do not publish the proportion of R&amp;D claims rejected or the reasons for rejecting them.</p><p>All R&amp;D claims go through a risk screening process before the payment process. Where risks are identified, HMRC open enquiries into those claims following the HMRC Enquiry manual, a detailed guidance framework on conducting compliance checks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 16329 16331 16333 question first answered 08/03/2024 12:09:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1692816

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what scrutiny is given to technical reports submitted with R&D tax credit applications by companies in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	16333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publish the estimated number of R&amp;D claims and a breakdown of the number of claims by region. The latest figures, for 2021-2022, are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit/research-and-development-tax-credits-statistics-september-2023#:~:text=The%20total%20number%20of%20R%26D,Credit%20(%20RDEC%20)%20scheme%20claims" target="_blank">Research and Development Tax Credit Statistics September 2023</a>.</p><p>HMRC do not publish the proportion of R&amp;D claims rejected or the reasons for rejecting them.</p><p>All R&amp;D claims go through a risk screening process before the payment process. Where risks are identified, HMRC open enquiries into those claims following the HMRC Enquiry manual, a detailed guidance framework on conducting compliance checks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 16329 16331 16332 question first answered 08/03/2024 12:09:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1684373

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of research and development (R&D) tax relief claims being disallowed by HMRC on (a) the level of R&D being undertaken by individual companies and (b) retention of R&D companies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	11035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK’s R&amp;D tax reliefs provide generous support to encourage companies to conduct R&amp;D activity, driving innovation and growth in the UK.</p><p>Where a claim is disallowed because it is not legitimate R&amp;D, HMRC would not expect this to have an impact on either retention or the amount of R&amp;D undertaken by companies.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/01/2024 10:18:52 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1684179

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the advisory market to support businesses claiming R&D tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>HMRC recognises that agents play a vital role in the Research and Development (R&amp;D) tax reliefs regime and around 90% of R&amp;D claims involve an agent.</p><p>Agents offer valuable support for their clients to access the relief they are entitled to.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Government expects all tax agents, including R&amp;D advisers, to adhere to the HMRC Standard for Agents, which sets out HMRC’s expectations for all individuals and businesses involved in professionally representing or advising taxpayers. In addition, the government is continuing to explore options to raise standards in the tax advice market.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s dedicated R&amp;D Anti-Abuse Unit, focuses on the most complex and high-risk cases including tackling agents actively promoting the R&amp;D schemes to businesses unlikely to be eligible. This includes working with the Advertising Standards Agency to remove false advertising by agents.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/01/2024 15:54:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1684180

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in reducing R&D tax credit fraud.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>In July 2023 HMRC published their compliance approach to R&amp;D reliefs (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/compliance-approach-to-research-and-development-tax-reliefs/hmrcs-approach-to-research-and-development-tax-reliefs" target="_blank">HMRC's approach to Research and Development tax reliefs</a>) setting out the scale of non-compliance in the R&amp;D schemes, action taken by the government to date and how HMRC are tackling R&amp;D non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will set out steps it is taking to tackle error and fraud in its Compliance Action Plan, to be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will also provide updates on the level of error and fraud for R&amp;D tax credits in their Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024 to be published in July 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/01/2024 17:14:34 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah