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915044

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual costs are for the (a) systems, (b) physical infrastructure, and (c) staff for the processing of VAT for goods entering and leaving the UK from countries outside the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	148601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text When goods enter the UK from outside the EU, import VAT is applied and collected along with customs duties as part of the general customs processes. HM Revenue and Customs' import VAT costs are not captured separately. Goods leaving the UK are generally zero-rated as exports. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/06/2018 16:09:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1091327

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	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 equalize VAT between privately-owned companies and the NHS in relation to pharmaceutical procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	234250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text VAT is charged on the sale of pharmaceutical products, regardless of whether the purchaser is a privately-owned company or the NHS. The central funding the NHS receives from the Treasury is intended to cover the costs NHS bodies incur in providing free healthcare, including VAT costs. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/03/2019 14:06:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1079331

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions HMRC has had with the Government Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	227125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text There were no discussions between HMRC and the Government Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group in the last 12 months. Annually, HMRC publishes details of the diversity of its workforce, including ethnicity, in compliance with the public sector equality duties of the Equality Act 2010. The most recent report was published on GOV.UK on 31 January 2019 for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.<p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with the Cabinet Office, particularly in tracking progress in increasing the proportion of BAME colleagues at Senior Civil Service level. HMRC’s wider work on race is well-established, with a staff Network, a bespoke talent programme for BAME staff, and an active Diversity Champion who is a member of the HMRC Executive Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2019 14:07:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1015091

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC staff are paid at the rate of £7.83 per hour.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	195636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text There are six HMRC staff paid at the rate of £7.83 per hour.<p> </p><p>In April 2019, when the National Living Wage threshold increases to £8.21 per hour, these employees will receive a salary increase to bring them in line with the new hourly rate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/11/2018 17:24:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

872626

	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	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax on transfers involving alternative finance investment bonds in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	134440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text The table below shows the number of land and property transactions which claimed relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax for each of the requested categories. A single transaction can be made by one or more individuals, or one or more non-natural persons. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100; “-” denotes that there are fewer than 50 transactions claiming reliefs.<p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the number of transactions claiming reliefs from SDLT</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>a) 2015-16</p></td><td><p>b) 2016-17</p></td><td><p>c) Apr 2017 to Oct 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Right to buy transactions</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p><em>600</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance with planning obligation</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders (does not apply in Scotland)</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diplomatic privileges</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Demutualisation of insurance company</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>alternative finance investment bonds</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alternative property finance</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer in consequence of reorganisation of parliamentary constituencies</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 134431 134432 134434 134436 134437 134438 134439 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:34:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

872625

	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	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax on transfers involving alternative property finance in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	134439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text The table below shows the number of land and property transactions which claimed relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax for each of the requested categories. A single transaction can be made by one or more individuals, or one or more non-natural persons. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100; “-” denotes that there are fewer than 50 transactions claiming reliefs.<p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the number of transactions claiming reliefs from SDLT</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>a) 2015-16</p></td><td><p>b) 2016-17</p></td><td><p>c) Apr 2017 to Oct 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Right to buy transactions</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p><em>600</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance with planning obligation</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders (does not apply in Scotland)</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diplomatic privileges</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Demutualisation of insurance company</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>alternative finance investment bonds</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alternative property finance</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer in consequence of reorganisation of parliamentary constituencies</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 134431 134432 134434 134436 134437 134438 134440 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:34:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1035253

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farmers participated in the agricultural flat rate (AFRS) VAT scheme since its establishment in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	205239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text The number of successful entrants to the agricultural flat rate scheme since its commencement in 1993 to 2017 is 1,742. HMRC does not hold historic data by region. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/01/2019 13:56:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1035082

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC staff in each pay grade have written opt out agreements under Regulation 5 of the Working Time Regulations 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	205294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text The number of people in each pay grade in HMRC who have written opt out agreements are:<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative Assistant (AA)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative Officer (AO)</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Executive Officer (O)</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Executive Officer (HO)</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Executive Officer (SO)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS PB1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS PB2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/01/2019 15:38:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

946855

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff are employed by HMRC in each region; and how many staff will be employed in each HMRC regional hub when those hubs become fully operational.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	167302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text The number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed by HMRC in each region and the number expected to be based in each HMRC regional centre are set out in the table below.<p> </p>Additionally HMRC will be retaining a Headquarters, five specialist sites and eight transitional sites which will remain operational after the opening of the regional centres. The Ipswich Transitional Site will become a specialist site in 2026. The figures included in the table are what have been announced to date.<p> </p>HMRC is still finalising its plans for its regional centre in Nottingham and for the second phases of Glasgow and Manchester.<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Current FTE @ 31/07/2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regional Centre</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Specialist Site</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transitional site</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Scotland</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>7,459</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Gartcosh</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>260</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>East Kilbride</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow (Phase 1)</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,725</p></td><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3,899</p></td><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>9,606</p></td><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>6,250</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Washington</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>North West</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>10,875</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Manchester (Phase 1)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>2,400</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>Not yet finalised</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>4,016</p></td><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,798</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>2,650</p></td><td><p>Telford</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,046</p></td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>3,450</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,297</p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>London, South East and East</p></td><td rowspan="4"><p>12,231</p></td><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td><td><p>Dover</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stratford</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>Worthing</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>850</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Westminster HQ</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1,000</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Ipswich – from 2026-2027</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>450</p></td><td><p>Ipswich – until 2026-27</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canary Wharf*</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Currently Canary Wharf is a transitional site and staff based there will move to the Stratford Regional Centre. The staff numbers are included in the relevant regional information above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the above, HMRC will be retaining existing buildings in Liverpool until 2022/23, Southend, Alexander House until the end of 2022 and Dundee, Sidlaw House until spring 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 16:08:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1077610

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Professional Organisations: Subscriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the professional subscriptions that are currently exempt from income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	226141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text The list of professional bodies where fees and subscriptions are exempt from income tax is available to view at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3</a>a answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/03/2019 16:49:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd