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1109899

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	910318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Every time the personal allowance increases, the marriage allowance automatically becomes more generous.</p><p>The increase to personal allowance to £12,500 means that, from April this year, eligible couples will be able to transfer £1,250, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p>This means that in 2019-20, eligible couples can receive a tax reduction of up to £250, or £1,150 if they make a backdated claim to 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/04/2019 16:11:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1109704

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
	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 his international counterparts on the implementation of measures relating to offshore receipts in respect of intangible property.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	241089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Chancellor has regular discussions with his international counterparts on matters relating to international tax policy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/04/2019 16:09:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1109764

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HMRC spent on private sector debt collection agencies in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	241051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Information regarding payments to Integrated Debt Services Ltd, who manage the contract between HMRC and the Debt Collection Agencies contracted to act on HMRC’s behalf, is published on the GOV.UK website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/04/2019 16:07:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1109808

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March to Question 233579, how many promoters of tax avoidance have co-operated with HMRC and (a) stopped selling avoidance schemes and (b) ceased in business altogether.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	241053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC uses a range of approaches to challenge promoters and others involved in the design, marketing and supply of avoidance schemes.</p><p>Over the last 18 months, HMRC has been investigating over 100 promoters and others involved in the promotion and marketing of tax avoidance schemes. HMRC has been successfully engaging with promoters encouraging them to change their behaviour. So far, around 20 promoters have moved out of promoting altogether.</p><p>HMRC are notified of tax avoidance schemes by promoters and others though the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regime. Around 30 schemes have been disclosed under DOTAS in the last 18 months.</p><p>HMRC has pursued 10 businesses promoting/ marketing avoidance schemes to litigation for failure to disclose under the DOTAS regime with around 20 others deciding to disclose to avoid litigation. Of the 10 cases, 6 have been heard before a tribunal and in each of the 3 decisions received so far, all have confirmed HMRC’s view that the schemes were disclosable, with decisions awaited in a further three cases. Further cases will be litigated in the year ahead.</p><p>HMRC has also made three successful complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority about misleading advertising. As a result, other avoidance promoters can’t make the same claims about other similar arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 241054 241055 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:16:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1109810

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2019 to Question 233579, how many promoters of tax avoidance schemes have compiled with their obligations under the DOTAS legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	241054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC uses a range of approaches to challenge promoters and others involved in the design, marketing and supply of avoidance schemes.</p><p>Over the last 18 months, HMRC has been investigating over 100 promoters and others involved in the promotion and marketing of tax avoidance schemes. HMRC has been successfully engaging with promoters encouraging them to change their behaviour. So far, around 20 promoters have moved out of promoting altogether.</p><p>HMRC are notified of tax avoidance schemes by promoters and others though the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regime. Around 30 schemes have been disclosed under DOTAS in the last 18 months.</p><p>HMRC has pursued 10 businesses promoting/ marketing avoidance schemes to litigation for failure to disclose under the DOTAS regime with around 20 others deciding to disclose to avoid litigation. Of the 10 cases, 6 have been heard before a tribunal and in each of the 3 decisions received so far, all have confirmed HMRC’s view that the schemes were disclosable, with decisions awaited in a further three cases. Further cases will be litigated in the year ahead.</p><p>HMRC has also made three successful complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority about misleading advertising. As a result, other avoidance promoters can’t make the same claims about other similar arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 241053 241055 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:16:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1109812

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2019 to Question 237713, how many promoters and others involved in the marketing and promotion of tax avoidance schemes HMRC has investigated in the last 18 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	241055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC uses a range of approaches to challenge promoters and others involved in the design, marketing and supply of avoidance schemes.</p><p>Over the last 18 months, HMRC has been investigating over 100 promoters and others involved in the promotion and marketing of tax avoidance schemes. HMRC has been successfully engaging with promoters encouraging them to change their behaviour. So far, around 20 promoters have moved out of promoting altogether.</p><p>HMRC are notified of tax avoidance schemes by promoters and others though the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regime. Around 30 schemes have been disclosed under DOTAS in the last 18 months.</p><p>HMRC has pursued 10 businesses promoting/ marketing avoidance schemes to litigation for failure to disclose under the DOTAS regime with around 20 others deciding to disclose to avoid litigation. Of the 10 cases, 6 have been heard before a tribunal and in each of the 3 decisions received so far, all have confirmed HMRC’s view that the schemes were disclosable, with decisions awaited in a further three cases. Further cases will be litigated in the year ahead.</p><p>HMRC has also made three successful complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority about misleading advertising. As a result, other avoidance promoters can’t make the same claims about other similar arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 241053 241054 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:16:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1109040

	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	Food: Charitable Donations
	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 (a) the number of businesses that have claimed tax relief on donating food stock to charity and (b) the total value of tax relief granted for this purpose, in each of the most recent five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	239887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not have this information available. If a company donates its trading stock to a charity, it does not have to include anything in its sales income for the value of the gift.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/04/2019 14:00:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1109041

	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	Food: Charitable Donations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to encourage more (a) food retailers and (b) food manufacturers to claim tax relief on donating trading stock to charity.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	239888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Companies can claim relief for the cost of donating their trading stock to charities, including food banks, from their taxable profits. The Government promotes awareness and understanding of the relief available for corporate charitable donations through publishing guidance on GOV.UK and actively engages with businesses and charities to ensure the tax code is supporting them to meet their charitable objectives.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/04/2019 14:03:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1109110

	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	Royalties: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the revenue estimates for the Royalties Withholding Tax proposed in the 2018 Budget calculated were calculated; and whether those calculations took into account the interaction between that measure and tax treaty provisions on the taxation of royalties.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	240101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The revenue estimates for the Royalties Withholding Tax (now known as Offshore Receipts in respect to Intangible Property) did take into account the interaction between the measure and the tax treaty provisions on the taxation of royalties. An explanation of how the revenue estimates were calculated for Autumn Budget 2017 was provided in the Autumn Budget 2017 policy costings document - please see page 33:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752208/Budget_2018_policy_costings_PDF.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752208/Budget_2018_policy_costings_PDF.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The costing was updated for Budget 2018 but the costing methodology did not change significantly.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/04/2019 13:52:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1109172

	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	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been allocated to support small businesses to help with customs requirements after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
	tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
	uin	239879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The government is investing £8 million to increase capacity in the customs intermediaries sector, and help support business ahead of the UK leaving the EU. This includes £5 million in grant funding for training and IT improvements which is available to customs intermediaries and traders who complete customs declarations, and £3 million which is being used to increase training provision in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Applications are still being received for the grant scheme, but as of 1 April 2019 378 applications have been submitted. Applications are subject to a review process once submitted, and so far 99 grants have either been offered or have already been paid‎.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/04/2019 14:40:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis