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1135166

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Share Fishermen: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people participating in the Share Fisherman Scheme will be able to continue to participate in the scheme for the length of their working lives.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	270381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The current voluntary payment scheme for share fishermen was introduced to help customers with an uncertain earning pattern to save towards their income tax liability, which is accounted for and paid via the annual self-assessment (SA) process. The scheme is supported by Barclays, operating special bank accounts, from which HMRC can periodically withdraw funds.</p><p>These arrangements no longer meet banking regulations. There has also been very low take-up of the voluntary payment scheme, so HMRC are working with Barclays to review what services can be offered to share fishermen in future, taking into account developments in the income tax self-assessment process and wider tax administration as well as the payment options available to other taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2019 09:47:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1135210

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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 undertake an investigation of the steps that HMRC has taken in respect of the application of the 2019 Loan Charge to people on low incomes.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	270356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>Disguised Remuneration (DR) schemes are contrived arrangements that use loan payments in place of ordinary remuneration, usually through an offshore trust, with the purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are building a dedicated team focused solely on working with those who may be struggling to pay the loan charge by the normal payment deadline. For those seeking to settle their DR liabilities, or to pay the loan charge, HMRC will work with any individuals, regardless of income, to reach a manageable and sustainable payment plan wherever possible. There are no maximum payment periods.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2019 09:41:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1135239

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will sign his Department up to the UK Steel charter.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	270375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>We have discussed the procurement of steel with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which has asked all government departments to consider guidance on steel procurement and to notify of any upcoming opportunities for industry.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the government is committed to supporting the steel sector to realise the broader commercial opportunities that are open to it. The Chancellor announced at the last Budget that we are establishing the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund – backed by up to £315 million of investment – to help businesses with high energy use (including steel companies) to cut their bills and transition UK industry to a low carbon future. We are also providing up to £66m through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to help steel and other foundation industries develop radical new technologies.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 271384 question first answered 03/07/2019 11:02:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1135258

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK has financial liabilities to the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	270233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear from the outset of negotiations that if we left the EU without a deal, the UK has obligations to the EU, and the EU obligations to the UK that will survive the UK’s withdrawal, and that these would need to be resolved. <br></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/07/2019 14:16:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1135260

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Redundancy Pay: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake a review of the tax exemption limit for cash redundancy payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	270318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government confirmed in Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 that the first £30,000 of all termination payments remain exempt from income tax.</p><p>The UK has one of the most generous tax exemptions for termination payments in the OECD, and around 80% of the termination awards made each year will remain completely free from income tax. The £30,000 threshold also exceeds the maximum statutory redundancy payment of £15,750.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to change the termination payments tax exempt threshold.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2019 15:55:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1135285

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Israel) Order 2019
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when negotiations on the Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Israel) Order 2019 began.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	270418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government originally began negotiating the updated treaty in July 2008, with a second round of talks in March 2009. However, those negotiations stalled for a variety of reasons. Discussions about the updated treaty restarted in late 2015, and the Government recommenced formal negotiations in January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2019 16:01:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1135286

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 247155 and with reference to the UK's tax treaties with Uruguay, Sweden and Slovenia containing non-discrimination clauses, why those countries are not included in the Government's list of jurisdictions with which the UK has a full tax treaty.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	270419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Following a recent update to HMRC’s International Manual, which lists the countries with which the UK has a non-discrimination article, these three countries were inadvertently omitted. This was an oversight which has now been corrected. However, the treaties with Uruguay, Sweden and Slovenia have always been available on the gov.uk page that provides the full text of all of the UK’s treaties.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2019 16:00:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1135287

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax treaties are currently being negotiated.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	270420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK is currently actively negotiating, or will begin the first round of negotiations this year, with 11 jurisdictions. There are a further 13 jurisdictions with which we have begun negotiations but where progress has stalled for a variety of reasons, for example changes of government in the other country. We also continue our work to update the UK’s treaty network to reflect the minimum standards from the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative, which includes working with our treaty partners to introduce the Multilateral Instrument (MLI) to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent BEPS.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2019 16:02:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1135288

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department are working on tax treaties.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	270421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The HMRC Tax Treaty Team is responsible for negotiating treaties, as well as providing technical and procedural advice on their implementation. The team is led by an SCS and has one manager, five technical/policy leads responsible for negotiating treaties and providing advice, and 5 support staff. Other officials are also involved in specific issues related to treaties across HMRC, as well as in HM Treasury, the FCO and other government departments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2019 16:04:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1135312

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Post Offices: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from Post Office Ltd on expanding the provision of banking services in post offices in rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	270430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The Post Office agreed a three-year, industry-wide agreement known as the Banking Framework in January 2017. This agreement allows 95% of business and 99% of personal banking customers to access their account at post offices and marked the largest expansion of face-to-face banking in a generation, allowing communities and businesses to withdraw money, deposit cash and cheques and check balances at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK. The volume of basic banking transactions undertaken at Post Offices has steadily increased since the introduction of the Banking Framework, with close to 130 million transactions in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office has recently renegotiated the commercial terms and service enhancements for Banking Framework 2, which will take effect from January 2020. Under the new agreement, there will be a significant increase to the fees that the Post Office will receive from the banks for processing transactions. The Post Office’s overall income through Banking Framework 2 will only increase further as transaction volumes continue to grow.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is very supportive of the agreement and recognises fully its role in providing continued access to over-the-counter banking services for customers across the country, particularly when a bank branch closes. However, these are commercial matters for the banks and the Post Office and they require full commercial freedom to consider what, if any, further banking services might be feasible to offer through the Post Office network.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/07/2019 14:18:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair