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1312514

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small businesses who have encountered payroll processing issues as a result of changes to COVID-19 support programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>HMRC recognise that some employers will have complex and varied payroll runs, perhaps needing to claim for some staff who are paid weekly and some who are paid monthly.</p><p>Employers are required to take reasonable care to make an accurate claim within the deadline (which extends to 14 days after the month for which claims are being made) and should make their claims on time with the most accurate information available on the circumstances of their employees. HMRC expect employers to take all reasonable steps to amend their processes to be able to claim on time.</p><p>Employers can claim before, during or after they process their payroll as long as the claim is submitted by the relevant claim deadline.  Claims cannot be submitted more than 14 days before the claim period end date.</p><p>Employers can submit an initial claim and amend it later provided the initial claim is made on time and any amendments are made within 28 days after the end of the month. If the 28th day in a particular month falls on a non-working day, the deadline will be the next working day.</p><p>However, if they are still unable to meet the deadline, they should contact HMRC as soon as they are ready to claim, and HMRC may consider their reasonable excuse for missing the deadline. HMRC have published examples of reasonable excuses but in principle these are circumstances that stopped someone from fulfilling an obligation that they took reasonable care to meet.</p><p>Employers will not be able to submit a claim after the 14-day deadline has passed unless they have a reasonable excuse, taken reasonable care to try to claim on time and claimed without delay as soon as they were able to. Further information can be found at the COVID-19 coronavirus job retention scheme pages on GOV.UK.</p><p>Employers can also <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FUKHMRCED%2Fsubscriber%2Fnew%3Fpreferences%3Dtrue%23tab1&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cjessica.flaherty%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C767b95f5fef544b1c78908d8e498262f%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C637510689484123171%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=w%2Fhp9%2BQvw09G%2BJ5m3LACCK6G9c%2FgFTJG68WNeauUQhc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">sign up to receive regular email updates from HMRC</a> on their COVID-19 schemes, and thousands of people have joined live HMRC webinars which offer more support on changes to the CJRS and how they affect employers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/04/2021 12:45:58 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1311958

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that future regulation of ‘buy now, pay later’ products sufficiently protects consumers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL15239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government will legislate in a proportionate way to counter the detriment that customers could face as use of Buy Now Pay Later products grows. The Government is engaging stakeholders and will publicly consult to gather views as it develops its approach.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/04/2021 11:50:13 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1311976

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) value, and (2) service, provided by UK pension providers to holders of UK Self-Invested Personal Pensions.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL15257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p>The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the Noble Lord by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/04/2021 11:50:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1312167

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 extending access to the UK Trader Scheme to companies without a formal base in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	187364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The conditions for authorisation for the UK Trader Scheme (UKTS) are set out in the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee’s decision on ‘not at risk’ goods. The Government has already provided an easement to allow GB traders who do not have a fixed place of business in Northern Ireland time to prepare, allowing them to be authorised for the UKTS until 1 November 2021 providing they meet other UKTS eligibility requirements. As part of current discussions to address outstanding issues with the Protocol and ensure it operates in the pragmatic and proportionate way intended, the Government would want to consider flexibilities that could support the streamlined flow of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2021 08:50:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1312246

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support businesses that are experiencing retrospective withdrawal of input tax claims and fines following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>There has been no change to the normal rules which apply in respect of input tax deduction in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on recovering input tax is available in the VAT guide (VAT Notice 700) at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-guide-notice-700" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-guide-notice-700</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Full guidance for UK businesses on the arrangements following the end of the transition period can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/transition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/transition</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2021 09:30:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1311755

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department has received from revenues from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy since that levy was introduced on 6 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	186179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The money raised through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is not linked to any specific programmes, or departmental spending. Departmental spend is allocated through Spending Reviews, by the Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>Since its introduction in April 2018, the provisional total for revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy up to and including March 2021 is £878 million. This consists of the following amounts raised per financial year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £240 million</p><p>2019-20: £337 million</p><p>2020-21 (provisional): £301 million</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 186180 question first answered 28/04/2021 08:17:23 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1311767

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase accountability among digital financial service providers and (b) ensure that (i) PayPal and (ii) other providers of digital financial services process customers' complaints in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	186149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>PayPal currently provides services in the UK through the Temporary Permissions Regime, and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s handbook rules require payment service providers, which includes banks, payment institutions and electronic money institutions, to send a final response to complaints about rights and obligations arising under the Payment Services and Electronic Money Regulations within 15 business days after the day on which it received the complaint. In exceptional circumstances, such as where the respondent cannot send a final response within this period for reasons beyond the control of the firm, a response must be sent within 35 business days.</p><p> </p><p>If a consumer complains to a relevant financial services firm and is unhappy with the response, they may be able to bring their complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS provides consumers with a free, independent service that enables the proportionate, prompt and informal resolution of disputes with financial firms</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With regards to next of kin procedures for banks, payment institutions, and electronic money institutions, the FCA expects firms to have an effective process for dealing with a deceased customer’s accounts from notification of death to the transfer of funds to those who are entitled to receive them. This process is set out in the FCA’s handbook rules.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 186150 question first answered 28/04/2021 12:41:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1311768

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) PayPal and (b) other digital financial services providers have a clearly defined process for next of kin, should a customer pass away, and prevent the withholding of access from next of kin or organisations that the individual was previously involved with.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	186150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>PayPal currently provides services in the UK through the Temporary Permissions Regime, and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s handbook rules require payment service providers, which includes banks, payment institutions and electronic money institutions, to send a final response to complaints about rights and obligations arising under the Payment Services and Electronic Money Regulations within 15 business days after the day on which it received the complaint. In exceptional circumstances, such as where the respondent cannot send a final response within this period for reasons beyond the control of the firm, a response must be sent within 35 business days.</p><p> </p><p>If a consumer complains to a relevant financial services firm and is unhappy with the response, they may be able to bring their complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS provides consumers with a free, independent service that enables the proportionate, prompt and informal resolution of disputes with financial firms</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With regards to next of kin procedures for banks, payment institutions, and electronic money institutions, the FCA expects firms to have an effective process for dealing with a deceased customer’s accounts from notification of death to the transfer of funds to those who are entitled to receive them. This process is set out in the FCA’s handbook rules.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 186149 question first answered 28/04/2021 12:41:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1311902

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department has received from revenues from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy since that levy was introduced on 6 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	186180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The money raised through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is not linked to any specific programmes, or departmental spending. Departmental spend is allocated through Spending Reviews, by the Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>Since its introduction in April 2018, the provisional total for revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy up to and including March 2021 is £878 million. This consists of the following amounts raised per financial year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £240 million</p><p>2019-20: £337 million</p><p>2020-21 (provisional): £301 million</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 186179 question first answered 28/04/2021 08:17:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1311420

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department has received from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	185904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The money raised through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is not linked to any specific programmes, or departmental spending. Departmental spend is allocated through Spending Reviews, by the Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>Since its introduction in April 2018, the provisional total for revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy up to and including March 2021 is £878 million. This consists of the following amounts raised per financial year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £240 million</p><p>2019-20: £337 million</p><p>2020-21 (provisional): £301 million</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 185903 185905 question first answered 27/04/2021 13:45:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck