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1676919

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Estate Commissioners: Borrowing and Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2023, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to provide the Crown Estate with (a) borrowing and (b) wider investment powers during this Session.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	6123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out in Autumn Statement 2023, to further accelerate the UK’s world-leading offshore wind deployment, the government will bring forward legislation to provide the Crown Estate with borrowing and wider investment powers as soon as parliamentary time allows. This will help to unlock a further 20-30GW of new offshore wind seabed rights by 2030.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 15/12/2023 15:00:05 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1677004

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent HM Revenue and Customs staff worked on tax compliance activity in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	6244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The average full-time equivalents (FTE) in HMRC currently working on tax compliance activity is 17,300:</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide the previous years of data as it is not currently available, and therefore this information would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><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 Tax by different customer groups – 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The information for 2023/24 will be available in 2024. HMRC does not release detailed breakdowns of this information for operational reasons.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/12/2023 15:24:40 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1677006

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	6246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Consistent to answers given to written questions on 28 March 2023, 23 February 2023 and 17 May 2022, the information requested on external recruitment consultant expenditure is not available as we do not centrally hold data with this level of granularity on recruitment costs for the financial years in question.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 14/12/2023 15:27:32 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1677085

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to clarify the guidance his Department has issued on the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	6266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>To help customers make an informed decision on a worker’s status for tax, HMRC provides comprehensive <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employed-or-self-employed" target="_blank">online guidance</a> that explains the relevant factors and tests and how to apply them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC also provides its digital Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool to support employers and workers determine the employment status of an engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 contains a number of provisions related to appeal rights and determining disputes. In 2021, the Government introduced a disagreement process to allow workers to challenge the status determination they have been given under the off payroll working rules with their engager.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all tax policy and legislation under review. HMRC regularly reviews its guidance products and amends or adds to them where this improves the content or customer experience.</p><p> </p><p>For example, HMRC has recently published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-comply-with-the-reformed-off-payroll-working-rules-ir35-gfc4" target="_blank">guidelines for compliance</a> to help organisations comply with the Off-Payroll Working rules contained in Chapter 10 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 6267 6268 question first answered 14/12/2023 15:22:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1677092

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the appeals process for the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	6267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>To help customers make an informed decision on a worker’s status for tax, HMRC provides comprehensive <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employed-or-self-employed" target="_blank">online guidance</a> that explains the relevant factors and tests and how to apply them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC also provides its digital Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool to support employers and workers determine the employment status of an engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 contains a number of provisions related to appeal rights and determining disputes. In 2021, the Government introduced a disagreement process to allow workers to challenge the status determination they have been given under the off payroll working rules with their engager.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all tax policy and legislation under review. HMRC regularly reviews its guidance products and amends or adds to them where this improves the content or customer experience.</p><p> </p><p>For example, HMRC has recently published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-comply-with-the-reformed-off-payroll-working-rules-ir35-gfc4" target="_blank">guidelines for compliance</a> to help organisations comply with the Off-Payroll Working rules contained in Chapter 10 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 6266 6268 question first answered 14/12/2023 15:22:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1677093

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department takes to help ensure that (a) companies and (b) other organisations accurately determine whether someone is self-employed for tax purposes under the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 guidance.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	6268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>To help customers make an informed decision on a worker’s status for tax, HMRC provides comprehensive <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employed-or-self-employed" target="_blank">online guidance</a> that explains the relevant factors and tests and how to apply them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC also provides its digital Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool to support employers and workers determine the employment status of an engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 contains a number of provisions related to appeal rights and determining disputes. In 2021, the Government introduced a disagreement process to allow workers to challenge the status determination they have been given under the off payroll working rules with their engager.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all tax policy and legislation under review. HMRC regularly reviews its guidance products and amends or adds to them where this improves the content or customer experience.</p><p> </p><p>For example, HMRC has recently published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-comply-with-the-reformed-off-payroll-working-rules-ir35-gfc4" target="_blank">guidelines for compliance</a> to help organisations comply with the Off-Payroll Working rules contained in Chapter 10 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 6266 6267 question first answered 14/12/2023 15:22:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1676535

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
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, with reference to update to the List of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enables and suppliers of 1 December 2023, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the loan charge that came into effect on 5 April 2019 on the financial wellbeing of freelancers.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	5982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text The Loan Charge was independently reviewed by Lord Morse, who considered the impacts of the policy on individuals. The Government accepted 19 of his 20 recommendations. These changes, such as removing loans made before 9 December 2010 from the scope of the Loan Charge, reduced the impact of the policy and removed aspects which were of wider concern.<p> </p>HMRC puts support for those affected at the core of its work to collect the Loan Charge and bring cases to settlement.<p> </p>HMRC can agree an affordable and sustainable instalment plan based on taxpayers’ specific circumstances and for as long as they need. HMRC can also refer taxpayers for free debt advice that is independent from HMRC.<p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/12/2023 14:58:03 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1676536

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings: Interest Rates
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 major banks on interest rates on savings accounts compared to other financial institutions.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor has made clear his expectation that savers benefit from higher interest rates, and earlier this year he secured agreement from the FCA to review the savings market. The review was published in July and set out 14 actions for the FCA and firms to take to ensure customers were not losing out on higher interest rates.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA recently shared an update on this work to acknowledge improvements in the market, meaning that more savers are now benefiting from higher interest rates. It also reaffirmed its commitment to continue working with industry to ensure savers are receiving fair value. This includes working with banks and building societies to review the fair value assessments they have already submitted</p><p> </p><p>The retail savings market currently offers a range of options to savers, who can now access the highest rates in recent years on a variety of instant access and fixed-term products.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/12/2023 16:28:02 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1676285

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	World Economy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the International Monetary Fund on levels of national global debt.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	5762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>As the Government’s lead on sovereign debt, HM Treasury maintains regular engagement with the International Monetary Fund on a bilateral basis, as well as in international fora – including the G7, G20, and the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable – to discuss global debt levels and coordinate on strengthening the international debt architecture.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 12/12/2023 16:56:49 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1676302

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax: Income Tax
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 increasing the tax on (a) capital gains and (b) dividends to the same rate as income tax.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	5747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK tax system encourages investment whilst also taxing income from capital sources like dividends and Capital Gains fairly.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Government’s response to the Office of Tax Simplification's report on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on 30 November 2021, substantial reforms to CGT rates and allowances would involve a number of wider policy trade-offs and so careful thought must be given to the impact that they would have on taxpayers, as well as any additional administrative burden on HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keep all aspects of the tax system under review to ensure it is simple and efficient.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/12/2023 12:35:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett