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1187057

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date	23/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will suspend the tax credit income disregard for reductions in earnings for the financial year 2020-21 to ensure that where earnings fall households' tax credit entitlement takes full account of that loss.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	33615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>This Government is doing whatever it can to ensure that individuals, families and businesses are supported during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that Tax Credits were introduced in the early 2000s and no longer fully reflect the world of work for many people. That is one of the reasons why we are introducing Universal Credit. Universal Credit replaces Tax Credits and several other legacy benefits, to provide a single system of means-tested support for working age people. Universal Credit is assessed and paid monthly and is based on claimants’ actual earnings in the month, rather than their annual income. As HMRC and DWP are experiencing significant increased demand, the Government has chosen to prioritise the safety and stability of the benefits system overall. That is why we have introduced measures that can be operationalised as quickly and safely as possible in order to provide support to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Suspending the income disregard in Working Tax Credit (WTC) would not benefit claimants on the lowest incomes who are already in receipt of the maximum support available through WTC.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has taken additional steps to support those affected by Covid-19 and has announced a wide-ranging package of measures to support individuals, families and businesses affected by Covid-19. These measures include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Making Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) available for individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 or those unable to work because they are self-isolating in line with Government guidance. This is in addition to the change announced by the Prime Minister that SSP will be payable from day 1 instead of day 4 for affected individuals.</li><li>Increasing the standard allowance in Universal Credit and the basic element of Working Tax Credit by up to £20 per week</li><li>A further temporary relaxation of earnings rules for self-employed Universal Credit claimants</li><li>Increasing the Local Housing Allowance for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents.</li><li>Introducing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment. Businesses can put workers on temporary leave and the Government will pay them cash grants to cover 80% of their wages up to a cap of £2,500, providing they keep the worker employed.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 21/04/2020 06:54:27 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1186804

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department plans to provide for small charities and social enterprises during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	32729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>Last week, the Chancellor announced £330 billion of guarantees for the economy, and charities and social enterprises are an important part of the system. Many charities and social enterprises will be eligible for the new Business Interruption Loan Scheme for loans of up to £5m, with no interest due for the first twelve months. Further, many charities are already eligible for 80% charitable rate relief, they will benefit from the new enhanced retail rate relief at 100%. Charities will also benefit from the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Further detail of government support is available at: <a href="http://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 25/03/2020 15:04:54 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1184916

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2020 to Question 27067 on Corporation Tax: Digital Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on UK tax revenues of the changes proposed in the OECD's Two-pillar approach to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	29282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The impact on UK tax revenues remains highly sensitive to the detailed design and implementation of the OECD proposals, which remain the subject of discussion.</p><p> </p><p>It is therefore too early to provide a detailed assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to work constructively with international counterparts on these proposals as they progress.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2020 11:41:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1183749

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on UK tax revenues of the changes proposed in the OECD's Two-pillar approach to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	27067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Securing a global solution to the tax challenges posed by digitalisation remains a priority for the Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to play an active role in shaping the proposals under consideration within the OECD, with a view to delivering an enduring multilateral solution that works in the UK’s long-term fiscal and economic interests.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2020 14:44:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1176018

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase the Lower Earning Limit in line with the primary national insurance contribution threshold.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	12375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Primary Threshold will increase above inflation from £166 to £183 per week. This does not affect State Pension entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced that the Lower Earnings Limit, the point at which employees start to build State Pension entitlement, will be increased in line with inflation from £118 to £120 per week from April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/02/2020 11:25:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1174241

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund: Tax Allowances
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 Economic Secretary to the Treasury, of 13 March 2019, Official Report, column 179WH, when the Government plans to lay the draft regulations that will ensure that investments held in Child Trust Fund accounts will retain their tax-free status after maturity.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI2020/29) were laid on 15 January 2020 - <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/29/contents/made" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/29/contents/made</a></p><p> </p><p>Child Trust Funds (CTF) accounts will start to mature in September 2020 when the first children reach 18. These regulations ensure maturing CTF will retain their tax-free status and also provide that funds in a mature CTF may be transferred to an ISA without counting towards the individual’s annual ISA subscription limit.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has improved the National Insurance number notification letter, which is sent out prior to a child’s 16th birthday, to raise awareness of the Child Trust Funds scheme. The letter informs young people that they may have money in a Child Trust Fund and signposts them to HMRC’s guidance on accessing and managing the account.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 9774 question first answered 03/02/2020 13:01:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1174242

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund
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 Economic Secretary to the Treasury, of 13 March 2019, Official Report, column 177WH, whether any changes have been made to the letter that his sent to young people informing them of their national insurance number when they reach 16 years old.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI2020/29) were laid on 15 January 2020 - <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/29/contents/made" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/29/contents/made</a></p><p> </p><p>Child Trust Funds (CTF) accounts will start to mature in September 2020 when the first children reach 18. These regulations ensure maturing CTF will retain their tax-free status and also provide that funds in a mature CTF may be transferred to an ISA without counting towards the individual’s annual ISA subscription limit.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has improved the National Insurance number notification letter, which is sent out prior to a child’s 16th birthday, to raise awareness of the Child Trust Funds scheme. The letter informs young people that they may have money in a Child Trust Fund and signposts them to HMRC’s guidance on accessing and managing the account.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 9773 question first answered 03/02/2020 13:01:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1173886

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Houses: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pubs have a rateable value of under £100,000.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2019, there were 38,790 non-domestic properties in the Rating List in England and Wales with a Rateable Value of under £100,000 that are classified as public houses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/02/2020 13:32:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1173890

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC has been required to refund tax paid by former employees as a function of termination payments as a result of an incorrect decision in relation to injury to feelings being classified as connected to the termination in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Payments made to an individual as compensation for injury to feelings can be paid tax free where they are not connected with the termination of an employment. HM Revenue and Customs have recently updated guidance that sets out the circumstances in which compensation payments are, or are not, connected with the termination of an employment.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not available as HMRC do not hold data relating to tax refunds for incorrect decisions regarding payments made for injury to feelings connected to the termination of employment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/02/2020 13:37:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1173624

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Minimum Wage Enforcement Unit: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many FTE staff worked in the national minimum wage enforcement unit in each month in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	8454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) receives it.</p><p> </p><p>All businesses, irrespective of size or business sector, are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff.</p><p> </p><p>If anyone thinks they are not receiving at least the minimum wage, they can contact Acas, in confidence, on 0300 123 1100 or submit a query online using the link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints</a> .</p><p> </p><p>The Government has more than trebled annual funding for minimum wage enforcement since 2014, providing a total budget of £26.3m in 2018-19. The additional investment has enabled a significant expansion of resources dedicated to enforcing the NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff working in NMW enforcement, by month, for the last 3 years.</p><p> </p><p>Other staff across HMRC also contribute to enforcing the NMW, including lawyers, technical advisors and those specialising in criminal investigations. These staff are not included in these numbers.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>269</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p>421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>429</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not specifically record data on current and former employees when logging complaints. The table below shows the total number of complaints received from workers by HMRC, for each month, for the last 3 years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>771</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2573</p></td><td><p>6027</p></td><td><p>4924</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 8455 question first answered 30/01/2020 14:15:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds