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1585758

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Advisory Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he has had with the Economic Advisory Council; what was discussed at those meetings; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	143822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>On 17th October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the establishment of an Economic Advisory Council. This Council acts as a consultative forum for the government to be advised on UK and international economics and financial markets. The Chancellor meets with the Council as part of his constant engagement with economic experts.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/02/2023 08:29:18 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1585759

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	David Buttress
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he has had with the cost of living business tsar, David Buttress, since his appointment; what was discussed at those meetings; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	143823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with our principles of transparency and accountability, details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel - GOV.UK</a>. It is not standard practice for minutes of ministerial meetings to be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/02/2023 08:27:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1582327

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Company Liquidations
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 companies subject to a creditor voluntary liquidation had HMRC as their main creditor in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	136674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Around 10 per cent of all insolvencies that go ahead are petitioned by HMRC, but HMRC will not be the main or sole creditor in every case. Similarly, insolvency action may be led by third parties, where HMRC is the main creditor, but no estimate of these cases is available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC only petitions for insolvency as a last resort after considering all alternative routes to recovery and engaging with taxpayers at every opportunity to encourage settlement of their tax debts before considering insolvency.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2023 17:41:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1582507

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential number of people who could become bankrupt due to the Loan Charge and the use of section 684 discretion.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	136718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the number of people who may be declared bankrupt as a result of debts arising from the use of a disguised remuneration avoidance scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Where debts arise, HMRC are not always the only creditor. Some individuals are declared bankrupt as a result of a non-HMRC debt and some individuals may choose to enter insolvency themselves based on their overall financial position.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC only ever considers insolvency as a last resort, and they encourage taxpayers to get in contact to agree the best way to settle their tax debts. To date, HMRC has not initiated insolvency proceedings against any taxpayer for a Loan Charge debt.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should contact HMRC, who may be able to agree an instalment arrangement based on the individuals’ financial circumstances. There is no maximum length for these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 137775 question first answered 06/02/2023 18:37:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1582012

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to take steps to cover the potential reduction in road tax receipts after the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles is banned in 2030.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	135469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>In his 2022 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that from April 2025 electric cars, vans and motorcycles will begin to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, also known as ‘Road Tax’) in the same way as petrol and diesel vehicles. The Government has made clear since 2020 that motoring taxes need to keep pace with the change to electric vehicles. With the electric vehicle transition accelerating, and with tough decisions to be made on tax to secure the public finances, it’s right that all drivers will start to make a fair tax contribution.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, VED is kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/02/2023 10:34:51 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1568256

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Customer Compliance staff are assigned to each subsect of work within his Department.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	126753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>Within Customer Compliance Group staff are deployed across a wide range of compliance risks. Internally, these are usually grouped by customer segment, tax head or specific tax risk being worked.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes information on the amounts spent on compliance by customer segment in our annual report and accounts at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022/tax-by-different-customer-groups-2021-to-2022" target="_blank"><em>Tax by different customer groups – 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em></a><em>.</em> HMRC does not release detailed breakdowns of this information for operational reasons.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/01/2023 17:55:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1568262

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the return on investment for each full time equivalent tax compliance officer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	126754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>For HMRC, the return on investment of our compliance work goes beyond generating yield, and also includes mitigating harm, ensuring a level playing field for those who pay their taxes correctly, and deterring non-compliance from taking place.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, understanding the exact value of our compliance work in a given year is complicated by:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the natural variability in the work <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMRC" target="_blank">HMRC</a> compliance undertakes including differences in the tax heads, and types of risk compliance officers can be deployed against;</li><li>the difficulty in calculating marginal return from additional resources;</li><li>the productivity and training lags for new starters versus experienced officers, with compliance officers taking up to 5 years of training and experience before being fully productive;</li><li>and timing differences between when work is done, and the resulting yield is scored.</li></ul> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/01/2023 18:01:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1568265

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxpayer Protection Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to replace the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce with an alternative scheme after September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	126755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>At Budget 2021, the Government announced an investment of over £100 million in the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce, to be in place for two years to April 2023, to combat fraud in the COVID-19 financial support schemes administered by HMRC (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Self Employed Income Support Scheme and Eat Out To Help Out).</p><p> </p><p>As planned between April and September 2023, compliance staff currently deployed on the taskforce will move back to business-as-usual tax compliance activity. Ongoing investigations into overclaimed grants that haven't been concluded will be worked to completion. HMRC will consider the risk of overclaims of COVID-19 grants alongside other tax compliance risks when prioritising cases for a compliance check. This is the most efficient way to ensure we protect and recover taxpayers’ money, as it allows HMRC to deal with all aspects of a customer’s potential non-compliance in a single check.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC remains committed to tackling error and fraud in the COVID-19 support schemes where this is the most cost-effective use of resources, and we are not writing off any overpayments of grants. We will continue to take action against those who have deliberately sought to abuse the COVID-19 financial support schemes, while recognising there will be people who have made honest mistakes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/01/2023 17:59:35 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1567350

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 9 January 2023 on Non-domestic Energy Support, Official Report, column 327, if he will publish his letter to Ofgem on the review of the non-domestic energy market.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	124036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s letter to Ofgem on the review of the non-domestic energy market, dated 9 January 2023, is available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1128068/CX_Letter_to_Jonathan_Brearley_0901.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1128068/CX_Letter_to_Jonathan_Brearley_0901.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/01/2023 16:39:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1566475

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government spent on tax compliance cases in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	122204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Indicative figures from HMRC are on the GOV.UK website here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts" target="_blank"><em>Annual reports and accounts published by HMRC - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/01/2023 16:25:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney