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1655917

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowance: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting the sale of duty free goods to people on flights between Northern Ireland and EU airports.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	195775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The government is committed to preserving frictionless movement of people and goods between Northern Ireland and Ireland. This is important to communities across Northern Ireland.</p><p>Enabling duty-free shopping between Northern Ireland and the EU (of which Ireland is a member) without also introducing border controls on the island of Ireland would lead to significant distortions of trade as well as a significant revenue loss for both UK and Ireland. This is because it would create a legal route for unlimited amounts of alcohol and tobacco to flow into the UK market duty-free.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/09/2023 14:13:58 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1656051

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to reduce taxes on lower earners.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	196082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the Government keeps income tax and NICs rates under review. Any decisions on future changes will be taken by the Chancellor at fiscal events in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 196631 196632 question first answered 06/09/2023 16:13:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1656149

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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 staff working on Research and Development tax relief schemes in HMRC have (a) prior experience in and (b) qualifications relevant to the technological sector.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	196155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>HMRC does not expect staff working on Research and Development (R&amp;D tax relief schemes to be experts in the field of technology. That is not required because it is HMRC’s responsibility to ask questions to establish that the claimant understands and has correctly applied the definition of qualifying R&amp;D. HMRC are seeking to gather information to test against the requirements for eligibility.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC staff work with customers to understand the commercial context of their activities and whether they qualify for R&amp;D relief and as part of the checking process. Where HMRC deal with complex matters HMRC staff can seek technical support or specialist advice.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 16:06:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1656193

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Remote Working
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 the impact on operational delivery at His Majesty's Revenue and Customs of its work from home policies.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>HMRC’s approach is in line with many private and public sector organisations. HMRC analysis shows no material difference in outcomes for colleagues working remotely compared to those working in the office.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 16:04:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1656487

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families have been affected by the High Income Child Benefit Charge in each of the last five years; whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a higher threshold for household income to determine eligibility for child benefit; and if he will increase the threshold for the High Income Child Benefit Charge in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	196334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government publishes annual data on individuals who have declared a High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) liability and individuals that have opted out of getting Child Benefit payments, available on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-august-2022/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-data-at-august-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-august-2022/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-data-at-august-2022</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 196959 question first answered 06/09/2023 16:10:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1656511

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of tax relief on pension contributions for (a) all, (b) higher rate and (c) basic rate tax payers in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland was for the 2022-23 financial year; and if he will provide a breakdown of figures by parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	196340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Estimates of income tax relief provided at the Basic, Higher and Additional rates on pension contributions for the 2020- 2021 tax year can be found in Table 6.1 of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-and-stakeholder-pensions-statistics" target="_blank">The Private pension statistics</a> publication.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for the 2021-2022 tax year will be published on 27<sup>th</sup> September 2023. Data for the 2022-2023 tax year is not yet available. Regional breakdowns on pensions tax relief are not published by HMRC and could only be provided reliably at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 16:15:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1656540

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Taxation
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 with Cabinet colleagues of the average cost for each household of (a) taxes and (b) other levies that support net zero policies.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr Rob Roberts
uin	197067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The energy price cap is currently set to £1,923 and is made up of different costs, for example the wholesale cost of gas and electricity, costs to supply energy on the network and VAT. This includes environmental and social costs (“green levies”) worth approximately £170 per year for the typical household.</p><p>Environmental and social costs play an important role in reducing energy costs by supporting investment in renewables and helping to reduce our exposure to global price volatility – the key driver of high energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>Taxes are important in delivering our environmental policy objectives, with several taxes designed to encourage businesses and consumers to make greener choices, such as Landfill Tax and the Climate Change Levy.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/09/2023 14:12:07 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4810 label Biography information for Mr Rob Roberts

1656543

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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, whether his Department consulted relevant stakeholders on the closure of HMRC's self-assessment helpline between 12 June and 4 September 2023 prior to the announcement of that closure; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of that closure on customers that are not able to access HMRC's digital support services during that period.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	196363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The summer quarter is the quietest for Self-Assessment (SA) queries. HMRC piloted the temporary and time-limited closure of the SA helpline so that c.350 advisers could be moved to other work, including clearing post items, which experience heavier demand at this time of year.</p><p>The SA helpline reopened on 4 September, five months prior to the SA filing deadline of 31 January.</p><p>Around two-thirds of all Self-Assessment calls can be resolved online by customers; piloting a seasonal Self-Assessment helpline is about positively encouraging people to use these services when they can.</p><p>The intention of the pilot was to evaluate the impact of freeing up HMRC advisors to help those with urgent or complex queries or who cannot access digital services, and to work on correspondence.</p><p>HMRC will evaluate the impact of the pilot and gather feedback from customers and external bodies as a part of the evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 15:32:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1656705

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Yields: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 170744 on Tax Yields: Scotland, how much and what proportion of each tax was (a) retained by the Scottish government and (b) transferred to the UK Exchequer in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	196454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Detail on funding for the Scottish Budget can be found on the Scottish Fiscal Commission website: <a href="https://www.fiscalcommission.scot/explainers/funding-for-the-scottish-budget/" target="_blank"><em>https://www.fiscalcommission.scot/explainers/funding-for-the-scottish-budget/</em></a><em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 16:03:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1656793

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Further Education: VAT Exemptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Minister of State for Education on the potential merits of exempting (a) colleges and (b) other further education organisations from VAT.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	197172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Many colleges and further education organisations qualify as eligible bodies so already benefit from a VAT exemption as their supplies of education are free from VAT. Whilst there are no plans to make changes to the VAT treatment of FE colleges, the Government does keep the tax system under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 16:17:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne