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1137543

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of people affected by the 2019 Loan Charge that have not been contacted by HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	274514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>An estimate of the cost of amending the loan charge to remove loans made before 2017 is not available. The loan charge was legislated in the Finance (No.2) Act 2017 and is part of a package which was estimated to yield £3.2 billion over five years.</p><p>HMRC have written directly to scheme users identified through their compliance work, IT records and tax return data. This includes individual scheme users, employers and company directors.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMRC have actively encouraged DR scheme users to come forward through their regular contact with taxpayers, and seek to increase awareness through their series of Spotlight publications, social media activity, and webinars.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are not aware of any individuals affected whom they have not yet contacted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 274513 question first answered 11/07/2019 08:33:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Zac Goldsmith

1137542

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of disapplying the 2019 Loan Charge to loans made before the Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 received Royal Assent.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	274513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>An estimate of the cost of amending the loan charge to remove loans made before 2017 is not available. The loan charge was legislated in the Finance (No.2) Act 2017 and is part of a package which was estimated to yield £3.2 billion over five years.</p><p>HMRC have written directly to scheme users identified through their compliance work, IT records and tax return data. This includes individual scheme users, employers and company directors.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMRC have actively encouraged DR scheme users to come forward through their regular contact with taxpayers, and seek to increase awareness through their series of Spotlight publications, social media activity, and webinars.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are not aware of any individuals affected whom they have not yet contacted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 274514 question first answered 11/07/2019 08:33:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Zac Goldsmith

1146546

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Self-assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries have been conducted on the tax returns of self-assessment taxpayers excluding trusts, partnerships, charities in each financial year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	291350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the question without incurring disproportionate costs in the time available. HMRC’s central reporting system does not hold the specific data required and therefore HMRC is unable to answer the question.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018-19, HMRC generated £34.1 billion in compliance yield against its target of £30 billion. The number of compliance cases concluded in each of the last three years are shown in the table below (rounded to the nearest 5K):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cases Closed</p></td><td><p>580k</p></td><td><p>475k</p></td><td><p>390k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/10/2019 13:21:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1143866

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department issued to Departments on the baseline for bids for the spending review; and whether the effect of additional resources in relation to the UK leaving the EU were included in the calculations for that review.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	285385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>At launch, the Treasury sent official-level guidance and templates setting out financial and other information required from Departments to make assessments of funding needs.</p><p> </p><p>As at all spending reviews and spending rounds, in Spending Round 2019 baselines have been adjusted to represent ongoing spend, with one-off or time limited spend removed and ongoing spend from the Reserves baselined. This applied to additional resources for leaving the EU that had been provided from the Reserves.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/09/2019 16:00:35 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1136708

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment fund will open for applications.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	272896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund is a crucial step in accelerating the roll out of chargepoints and ensuring electric vehicle drivers have access to the right infrastructure. In February 2019, the Government entered into exclusive negotiations with a preferred bidder. We are in the final stages of negotiations and the fund is expected to begin investing shortly.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/07/2019 16:44:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1137813

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the funding of the outline business case for the Midlands Rail hub; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	275114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Transport regularly discuss a variety of transport proposals. The Department for Transport is currently reviewing the Strategic Outline Business Case for the proposed Midlands Rail Hub, including the request for funding to undertake an Outline Business Case.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/07/2019 14:32:45 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Vernon Coaker

1151941

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) parents and (b) childcare providers affected by the recent tax-free childcare system upgrade; and how many payments have been missed as a result of that upgrade.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	4404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>Less than 1.7% of the total number of registered parents were affected by this issue.</p><p>Of the total 6,537 payments affected, 879 of these were payments made from parents’ TFC accounts to Childcare Providers.</p><p>NS&amp;I data for payments to each, specific parents or the number of Childcare Providers affected is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/11/2019 08:25:37 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1156406

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) work and (b) reviews his Department has requested from the (i) Ministry of Defence, (ii) Department of Health and Social Care, (iii) Department for International Development and (iv) Foreign Office on the adequacy of controls on senior staff using offshore bank accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	5472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury continues to monitor the value of funds held outside the Exchequer through regular disclosures made by government departments. These returns include funds held in offshore bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>Managing Public Money sets out that it is the responsibility of the organisation’s accounting officer, working with internal and external auditors, to ensure that the appropriate financial controls are in place and that the use of all banking services complies with relevant laws and regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the specific number of offshore bank accounts held by central Government, local government and Government-controlled companies is currently not available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 5470 5471 question first answered 30/10/2019 13:41:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1156405

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what work his Department (a) has undertaken in the last two years and (b) plans to undertake to strengthen the (i) rules on and (ii) transparency of the use of offshore banking by government.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	5471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury continues to monitor the value of funds held outside the Exchequer through regular disclosures made by government departments. These returns include funds held in offshore bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>Managing Public Money sets out that it is the responsibility of the organisation’s accounting officer, working with internal and external auditors, to ensure that the appropriate financial controls are in place and that the use of all banking services complies with relevant laws and regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the specific number of offshore bank accounts held by central Government, local government and Government-controlled companies is currently not available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 5470 5472 question first answered 30/10/2019 13:41:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1156404

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many bank accounts are held offshore by (a) central Government, (b) local government and (c) Government controlled companies.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	5470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury continues to monitor the value of funds held outside the Exchequer through regular disclosures made by government departments. These returns include funds held in offshore bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>Managing Public Money sets out that it is the responsibility of the organisation’s accounting officer, working with internal and external auditors, to ensure that the appropriate financial controls are in place and that the use of all banking services complies with relevant laws and regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the specific number of offshore bank accounts held by central Government, local government and Government-controlled companies is currently not available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 5471 5472 question first answered 30/10/2019 13:41:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq