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1169002

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he has plans to undertake a review of HMRC's IR35 Tax Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	900051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced today further details about the review of the off-payroll working rules reform. As set out at Budget 2018, the reform is due to be extended to all sectors from April 2020. The review will address any remaining concerns from businesses and individuals about how the upcoming reform will be implemented, and will focus on steps the Government can take to ensure smooth and successful implementation. The self-employed are not in scope of the rules; and the review will consider whether any additional support for businesses is needed to ensure that the self-employed are not affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 900052 question first answered 07/01/2020 17:27:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1169003

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What the timeframe is for the review of HMRC's IR35 Tax Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	900052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced today further details about the review of the off-payroll working rules reform. As set out at Budget 2018, the reform is due to be extended to all sectors from April 2020. The review will address any remaining concerns from businesses and individuals about how the upcoming reform will be implemented, and will focus on steps the Government can take to ensure smooth and successful implementation. The self-employed are not in scope of the rules; and the review will consider whether any additional support for businesses is needed to ensure that the self-employed are not affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 900051 question first answered 07/01/2020 17:27:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1169004

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Cumbernauld
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with (a) HMRC and (b) the Secretary of State for Scotland on proposals to close HMRC's Cumbernauld office.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	900053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>HMRC announced its Locations Programme in 2015, which included the establishment of the Glasgow Regional Centre and closure of the Cumbernauld office. Ministers are kept up to date on HMRC’s progress in delivering the Locations Programme.</p><p> </p><p>The former Secretary of State for Scotland (Rt Hon David Mundell MP) met with HMRC representatives to discuss the closure of the Cumbernauld office and the relocation of staff to the Glasgow Regional Centre.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/01/2020 16:11:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1169005

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to improve broadband connections in rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	900054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We want to deliver gigabit-capable broadband across the country as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We have already committed over £1 billion to support the rollout of next-generation digital infrastructure, and, at Conference, the Chancellor announced an ambition to invest £5bn to support gigabit broadband rollout in the hardest to reach areas.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out further details of our approach in our National Infrastructure Strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 900057 question first answered 07/01/2020 16:14:13 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1169006

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to improve broadband connections in rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	900057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We want to deliver gigabit-capable broadband across the country as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We have already committed over £1 billion to support the rollout of next-generation digital infrastructure, and, at Conference, the Chancellor announced an ambition to invest £5bn to support gigabit broadband rollout in the hardest to reach areas.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out further details of our approach in our National Infrastructure Strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 900054 question first answered 07/01/2020 16:14:13 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1169007

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
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	What steps he is taking to ensure that HMRC has adequate (a) powers and (b) resources to investigate tax avoidance enablers.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	900058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has taken significant action, including introducing 100 new measures tackling tax avoidance, evasion and other forms of non-compliance since 2010. This has secured and protected £200bn that would have otherwise gone unpaid, helping to bring the UK’s tax gap to a near record low of 5.6%.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/01/2020 17:29:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1168871

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase the level of per pupil funding.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	900040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>At last year’s Spending Round, the Chancellor announced a £7.1 billion increase in schools funding by 2022-23 compared to this year.</p><p> </p><p>This will level up funding across the country and ensure at least £5,000 a year for every secondary school pupil next year, and £4,000 a year for every primary school pupil by 2021-22.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/01/2020 14:41:48 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1168883

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on preventing banks in the UK being used as depositories in the laundering of state funds from other nations.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p><strong>H</strong>M Treasury is responsible for the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (‘the Regulations’). The Regulations set out the high-level requirements on regulated firms to combat money laundering and ensure that key professionals identify their customers and understand the purpose behind transactions, including the source of funds. The Regulations are designed to combat illicit finance, while minimising the burden on legitimate customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulations require firms in scope of the regulations to have in place appropriate risk-management systems and procedures to determine whether a customer (or their beneficial owner) is a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), family member of a PEP or close associate of a PEP.</p><p> </p><p>PEPs are individuals entrusted with a prominent public function. This definition includes but is not limited to heads of state, heads of government, ministers and deputy or assistant ministers, members of parliament or of similar legislative bodies.</p><p> </p><p>PEPs can pose a high money laundering risk because they may be able to abuse their position for private gain. Not all PEPs, however, pose the same money laundering risk; there is a hierarchy depending on country of origin and rank, from middle tier officials to individuals with significant or absolute control over the levers, patronage and resources in a given area. For example, the Financial Conduct Authority’s guidance states that UK PEPs should be considered as lower risk.</p><p> </p><p>Where a firm has identified that a customer (or their beneficial owner) is a PEP, family member or close associate of a PEP, it must conduct an appropriate range of Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) measures. When carrying out EDD on PEPs, firms must take adequate measures to establish the source of wealth and source of funds which are involved in the proposed transaction or business relationship, get approval from senior management to establish or continue a relationship with that person and carry out enhanced monitoring of the business relationship.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/01/2020 12:37:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1168890

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the adequacy of funding allocated to tackling rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ending rough sleeping by the end of the Parliament. That is why last year’s Spending Round announced total resource funding of £422m to reduce rough sleeping and homelessness in 2020/21. This followed on from discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and represents a £54m increase in funding – a real terms increase of 13%.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/01/2020 10:02:53 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1168914

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Executive will receive the full £1 billion extra funding agreed in the Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative and Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party during the last Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2020 answer text <p>The Confidence and Supply financial annex committed the UK Government to providing £1 billion to Northern Ireland. £<del class="ministerial">736</del> <ins class="ministerial">763 </ins> million has been released so far and the release of further funding would take place following Parliament’s approval in the normal way through the Estimates process.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/01/2020 08:41:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/01/2020 15:12:48 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 432 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones