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771375

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Carers: Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many kinship carers have been denied child tax credit, for a baby to whom they or their partner have given birth, as a result of the restriction of child tax credit to two children in a household since 6 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	107976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to making the welfare system fair for those who pay for it as well as those who benefit from it. In recognition that some tax credit claimants are not able to make choices about the number of children in their family, the government has provided exceptions for certain groups, including in cases of kinship care.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the exceptions is intended for publication at a future date following quality assurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/10/2017 11:00:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

771378

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential additional bureaucratic requirements that will be imposed on British businesses in the event that the UK leaves the Customs Union.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	107952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>One of the government’s key objectives for the UK’s future customs regime is to ensure that trade including that with the EU remains as frictionless as possible. At this stage the level of future facilitation at the border between the UK and the EU is unknown and subject to the outcome of negotiations. It is therefore not possible to weigh up the costs and benefits to business.</p><p> </p><p>The government is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work to assess, across a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis, the economic impacts of exiting the European Union, but this analysis is sensitive in the context of negotiations with the EU. As Parliament has agreed, it would not be appropriate to publish any such information that could damage our negotiating position.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/10/2017 13:13:39 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

771379

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Care Workers: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of social care employers found to be non-compliant with the national minimum wage have had arrears identified by self-correction since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	107910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HMRC review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Between January 2016 and 31 March 2017, HMRC closed 102 social care employer investigations where NMW arrears were identified. 42 employers out of this total (41%) were instructed to self-correct a limited amount of the identified arrears. HMRC does not provide in year data as this has not been verified, so data post 31 March 2017 cannot be provided at this time.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/10/2017 13:18:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

771382

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 46 of HM Revenue and Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, whether HM Revenue and Customs took account of the minority status of the Cornish under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities when it made location decisions under the Building our Future Programme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	107911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) conducted People and Equality Impact Assessments using known workforce management data as part of the initial planning for its Locations Programme.</p><p> </p><p>All staff will have a one-to-one discussion with their manager around a year ahead of any move. These discussions will establish if staff can move and the level of support required, and the potential impact on people with protected characteristics, including national origin.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s approach considers all impacts across all of the groups protected under equality legislation. It is continually assessing, managing and refreshing the documenting of these impacts and associated actions.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/10/2017 13:15:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

771384

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the effect on the wine and spirit industry of the 3.9 per cent increase in duty paid.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	107904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HMRC provided a Tax Impact Information Note which included an impact assessment of alcohol duty changes. This can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process. Any changes to alcohol duties need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses and consumers, public health and the distributional impact of reform.</p><p> </p><p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. We will seek to achieve the right deal for Britain and for the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107905 107906 107907 question first answered 19/10/2017 15:10:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

771391

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 6005, what plans HM Revenue and Customs has to conduct compliance work nationally from a reduced number of tax offices.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	107832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>HMRC has always taken a risk-based approach to its compliance interventions, allowing it to focus its resources on the highest tax risks which it tackles through a wide range of targeted compliance interventions.</p><p> </p><p>This national risk-based model and compliance approach has enabled HMRC to secure more than £160 billion in compliance yield since 2010. This amount increased year-on-year as the model has been further refined, reaching a record £28.9 billion in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s world-leading data and analytical function gives it an informed view of tax risks across the whole of the UK; including geographically remote areas. All of the available evidence shows that the highest compliance risks are in, or close to, urban centres, and that 95 per cent of the highest risks are within 90 minutes’ drive of one of the planned Regional Centres or Specialist Sites.</p><p> </p><p>Although face-to-face compliance work will continue to have an important role, HMRC will only use it where it is the most efficient way to progress an intervention or regulatory requirement. As its use of data and customer insight continues to grow, more of this work will be done remotely, supported by high-profile targeted taskforce interventions that will enable it to address compliance risks in more remote locations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/10/2017 13:20:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

769630

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Real Time Information reports were (a) late, (b) missing and (c) incorrect in the most recent period for which data is available; and what proportion of the total number of reports submitted those represent.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	107475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs do not currently measure data at the RTI report level requested. However, during the 2016/17 tax year approximately 590m payments to individuals were reported via RTI. 5.7% of those were reported late. HMRC does not hold the information in respect of missing and incorrect reports.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have now begun a proactive initiative of using their data to educate employers to improve the timeliness and quality of their RTI submissions.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/10/2017 14:13:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

769631

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Carers: Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential number of kinship carers who will be unable to claim child tax credit for their own baby because of the restriction of child tax credit to two children in a household in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	107327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to making the welfare system fair for those who pay for it as well as those who benefit from it. Families on benefits should have to make the same financial decisions as families supporting themselves solely through work. However, in recognition that some claimants are not able to make choices about the number of children in their family, the government has provided exemptions for certain groups, including in cases of kinship care. The total costs of the exceptions for third and subsequent children are set out in the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597335/PU2055_Spring_Budget_2017_web_2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597335/PU2055_Spring_Budget_2017_web_2.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 107374 question first answered 17/10/2017 13:59:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

769632

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Energy: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what priority he plans to place in the Autumn 2017 Budget on improving energy efficiency as a national infrastructure priority; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	107340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the recently published Clean Growth Strategy, in which the government set out an ambitious package of commitments to drive energy efficiency improvements in homes and businesses across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/10/2017 14:29:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

769638

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received from other EU member states on the financial cost of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	107424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials engage regularly with their counterparts in other EU Member States to discuss a wide range of issues, including the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to undertake the necessary work to prepare for every eventuality.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/10/2017 13:58:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield