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968409

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to simplify the system of National Insurance payments for self-employed people.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	170736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to simplifying the tax system and supporting the self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>To support everyone, including the self-employed, the government has committed to raise the income tax Personal Allowance to £12,500, and the higher rate threshold to £50,000. By 2020-21, the government will have increased the Personal Allowance by over 90%, completing a decade’s worth of sustained increases.</p><p> </p><p>The government has reduced the administration burden on the self-employed by £19 million a year by ensuring Class 2 NICs can be paid online via self-assessment. This has modernised the way Class 2 NICs is assessed and collected, making the system simpler and more straight-forward on the self-employed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 13:41:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1041334

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution on the motion on Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on 10 January 2019, Official Report, Column 574, what technology proposals the Government has received on establishing a frictionless border between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	208348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Government Departments are working together across a range of complex issues regarding the UK’s border when we leave the EU; these include the use of technology based solutions, where they support the administration of the customs systems or traders to meet their obligations.</p><p>The Government will continue to consider potential applications of Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain and other emerging technologies for both tax and the customs and excise systems.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2019 16:28:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1041335

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution on the motion on Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on 10th January 2019, Official Report, Column 574, whether he has received expert advice on the feasibility of technology solutions to create a frictionless border in Northern Ireland whilst facilitating a different customs arrangement between the UK and the EU than exists at present.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	208349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been resolute in its commitments to Northern Ireland. This includes a commitment to maintaining the integrity of the UK and ensuring Northern Ireland and Great Britain are in the same customs territory.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider the potential applications of technology, including Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain, and other emerging technologies, to streamline customs processes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2019 16:26:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1109216

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many NHS employees in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency face increased tax bills as a result of the changes to the tapering of the annual allowance combined with the introduction of the 2015 NHS pension scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	240039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury sets the UK-wide tax rules for pensions, and does not set the rules for individual schemes. The Government keeps all aspects of the tax system under review through the annual Budget process.</p><p> </p><p>Health is a devolved matter for the Scottish Government. The Scottish Public Pensions Agency are responsible for the administration of the pensions for employees of the National Health Service schemes in Scotland. HM Treasury therefore does not hold relevant data about NHS employees in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/04/2019 14:25:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1121858

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 121 of the report entitled, UK Housing, Fit for the Future? published by the Committee on Climate Change on 21 February 2019, if he will take steps to introduce changes to stamp duty to help incentivise the insulation of homes and buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	245880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was devolved to Scotland by the Scotland Act 2012 and subsequently replaced with the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax in April 2015<strong><strong>. </strong></strong></p><p> </p><p>In 2007, the then government introduced a relief from SDLT for zero-carbon homes intended to encourage greater energy efficiency in buildings.</p><p> </p><p>However, the policy was found to be ineffective with a limited number of transactions taking up the relief and it was ended as planned in September 2012.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to link SDLT on properties with their relative energy efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 30/04/2019 14:12:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

872562

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure (a) retailers and (b) consumers are aware of (i) the ITunes HMRC and (ii) other scams.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	134376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC has a dedicated Customer Protection team which targets scams. On iTunes, HMRC has:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Worked with Apple to introduce warnings on vouchers</p></li><li><p>Joined up with gov.uk, Action Fraud, &amp; Financial Fraud Action to increase awareness</p></li><li><p>Written to retailers encouraging staff training around i-tunes scams</p><p> </p><p>To reduce other scams, HMRC has:</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Worked with the mobile industry, delivering a 90% reduction in reported abuse of HMRC branded SMS texts</p></li><li><p>Challenged ownership of misleading domains, and diverted over 2m visits to gov.uk educational pages</p></li><li><p>Had over 1m visits to gov.uk scam-education pages</p></li><li><p>Requested removal of over 12,000 malicious websites since April</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/03/2018 16:07:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

964220

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many social care employers have been prosecuted by HMRC for failing to keep sufficient minimum wage record in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	169367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is determined to ensuring 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 or via the online complaints form at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. HMRC reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>Most NMW cases are subject to civil (non-criminal) sanctions, the consequences of which include fines of up to 200% of the determined underpayment, and public naming.</p><p> </p><p>Prosecution is reserved for the most serious non-compliance, and since 2007 HMRC investigations have led to the successful prosecution of 14 UK employers for NMW related offences. These prosecutions have included one care sector provider, but not for the offence of failing to keep sufficient minimum wage records.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 10:33:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

982601

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many social care employers have been subject to any form of action by HMRC for failing to keep sufficient minimum wage records in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	176287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The government is determined to ensure that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been unpaid NMW should contact Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100 or via the online complaints form at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. HMRC reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>As referenced in the answer to your question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=169367" target="_blank">169367</a>, most NMW cases are subject to civil (non-criminal) sanctions, the consequences of which includes fines of up to 200% of the determined underpayment, and public naming.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC NMW investigations take into account all non-compliance risks - of which lack of adequate records might be one - and a case is closed by a Notice of Underpayment (NOUs) which covers multiple risks. We do not hold data in a format that distinguishes record keeping from other risks identified.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/10/2018 16:48:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

942938

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HMRC has for staff recruitment in relation to (a) numbers, (b) timing and (c) locations for different possible scenarios for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	165155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Any potential changes to staffing levels within HM Revenue and Customs will be dependent on the outcome of EU exit negotiations. HMRC continue to assess how the Government’s priorities and the ongoing negotiations will impact on the workforce and capabilities required. HMRC’s customs work is not geographically specific and it will continue to have offices in each region of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/07/2018 15:55:09 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

942939

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HMRC has to consult with (a) businesses and (b) the accountancy profession on the implications of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	165156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Since the referendum, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) officials have met with more than 300 business and representative bodies, including meetings with accountancy firms. Throughout its engagement, HMRC has encouraged stakeholders to consider how EU Exit may impact their business. HMRC will continue to meet with business stakeholders, including the accountancy profession, over the coming months to continue to prepare business for the UK’s future outside of the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/07/2018 15:57:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris