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1701731

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of converting the childcare subsidy into an increased tax-free allowance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	22344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of supporting parents with the costs of childcare and does so through a range of childcare offers.</p><p>The Government keeps childcare policy under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/04/2024 11:20:50 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1686477

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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 make it his policy to recover tax avoided through disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes from people who (a) recommended, (b) promoted and (c) operated those schemes.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	12465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has taken action to tackle the promoters of avoidance schemes, implementing a wide range of actions to disrupt their activities and supply chains, including publishing the details of promoters.</p><p> </p><p>However, liability for the tax is always that of the individual and there is no legal mechanism to transfer disguised remuneration liabilities from the scheme users to the promoters.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 December, HMRC has published the details of 59 promoters, 23 directors and details of 64 tax avoidance schemes.</p><p>HMRC has also issued over 20 stop notices to promoters and published details of 16 of these arrangements. Publishing this information supports taxpayers in identifying tax avoidance schemes so they can steer clear of or exit them.</p><p> </p><p>The current Finance Bill is introducing tougher consequences for promoters of tax avoidance. This includes a new criminal offence to strengthen the deterrent to promoting tax avoidance, making it clear promoters must stop promoting these schemes, and a power enabling HMRC to act more quickly to disqualify directors of companies involved in tax avoidance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/02/2024 12:59:47 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1686478

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes subject to the loan charge have been prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	12466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Promotion or operation of mass marketed tax avoidance schemes is not in, or of itself, a criminal offence. However, there are a range of offences which might be committed by those who promote tax avoidance schemes or advise on their use.</p><p>On that basis, to date, while there have been no prosecutions of individuals for the promotion and/or operation of schemes subject to the Loan Charge, one individual involved in selling Disguised Remuneration schemes subject to the Loan Charge has been convicted for a related offence. Also, a number of individuals are currently under criminal investigation by HMRC for offences linked to schemes subject to the Loan Charge.</p><p>In addition to schemes subject to the Loan Charge, since 1 April 2016, more than 20 individuals have been convicted for offences relating to arrangements which have been promoted and marketed as tax avoidance. These have resulted in over 100 years of custodial sentences and 9 years of suspended sentences being ordered, the majority of which relate to promoters.</p><p>Prosecutions are only one type of intervention available to HMRC where they identify concerns.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/02/2024 17:12:38 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1686479

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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 commission an independent review into the loan charge.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	12467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Loan Charge was introduced to ensure that people who had not had tax deducted from their incomes paid their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already had an independent review. In 2019 Lord Morse led an independent review of the Loan Charge and its implementation. Lord Morse had full discretion over how the review was run, whom he consulted, and the recommendations made. The Government accepted 19 of his 20 recommendations, which benefited more than 30,000 people, including around 9,500 who were removed from the scope of the Loan Charge entirely.</p><p> </p><p>As well as recommending changes to the policy, Lord Morse was clear that the Loan Charge was necessary, in the public interest and should remain in force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 12468 question first answered 08/02/2024 14:24:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1686480

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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 have discussions with HMRC on ending actions on the loan charge.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	12468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Loan Charge was introduced to ensure that people who had not had tax deducted from their incomes paid their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already had an independent review. In 2019 Lord Morse led an independent review of the Loan Charge and its implementation. Lord Morse had full discretion over how the review was run, whom he consulted, and the recommendations made. The Government accepted 19 of his 20 recommendations, which benefited more than 30,000 people, including around 9,500 who were removed from the scope of the Loan Charge entirely.</p><p> </p><p>As well as recommending changes to the policy, Lord Morse was clear that the Loan Charge was necessary, in the public interest and should remain in force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 12467 question first answered 08/02/2024 14:24:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1684530

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help facilitate the entry of new lenders offering long-term fixed rate mortgages backed by institutional bonds to the market.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	11153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The pricing and availability of mortgages is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene.</p><p> </p><p>However, lenders in the UK already do offer this type of mortgage product, and those looking to take out a long-term fixed rate mortgage are encouraged to shop around and speak to a broker to find the best possible product for them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 31/01/2024 12:02:23 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena