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1134089

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Crime Strategic Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who will be attending the economic crime strategy board meeting on 10 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	268540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Economic Crime Strategic Board, co-chaired by the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=170" target="_blank">Chancellor</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Secretary" target="_blank">Home Secretary</a>, met for the first time on 14 January 2019. The Board sets priorities, directs resources and scrutinises performance against the economic crime threat. Its membership includes ministers, government officials and senior representatives from supervisory and law enforcement authorities, and the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>In its inaugural meeting, the Board commissioned the development of a shared public-private Economic Crime Plan and the development of a joint public-private economic crime threat update. The Economic Crime Plan – which will be published – will outline the public and private sectors’ collective ambition to combat economic crime and set out a series of concrete actions that both sectors will collectively undertake to enhance the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" target="_blank">UK</a>’s economic crime response. A wide range of stakeholders from both the private sector and civil society have been consulted to inform the development of the Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Board will meet for a second time on 10 July 2019 at which it will discuss the draft Economic Crime Plan and the economic crime threat update. The outcomes of the meeting will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 268541 268542 question first answered 27/06/2019 13:07:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1134090

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Crime Strategic Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what elements of the economic crime strategy will be discussed at the economic crime strategy board meeting on 10 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	268541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Economic Crime Strategic Board, co-chaired by the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=170" target="_blank">Chancellor</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Secretary" target="_blank">Home Secretary</a>, met for the first time on 14 January 2019. The Board sets priorities, directs resources and scrutinises performance against the economic crime threat. Its membership includes ministers, government officials and senior representatives from supervisory and law enforcement authorities, and the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>In its inaugural meeting, the Board commissioned the development of a shared public-private Economic Crime Plan and the development of a joint public-private economic crime threat update. The Economic Crime Plan – which will be published – will outline the public and private sectors’ collective ambition to combat economic crime and set out a series of concrete actions that both sectors will collectively undertake to enhance the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" target="_blank">UK</a>’s economic crime response. A wide range of stakeholders from both the private sector and civil society have been consulted to inform the development of the Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Board will meet for a second time on 10 July 2019 at which it will discuss the draft Economic Crime Plan and the economic crime threat update. The outcomes of the meeting will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 268540 268542 question first answered 27/06/2019 13:07:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1134091

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Crime Strategic Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether extending the failure to prevent criminal offence for bribery to other economic crimes, such as fraud and money laundering, will be discussed at the economic crime strategy board meeting on 10 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	268542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Economic Crime Strategic Board, co-chaired by the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=170" target="_blank">Chancellor</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Secretary" target="_blank">Home Secretary</a>, met for the first time on 14 January 2019. The Board sets priorities, directs resources and scrutinises performance against the economic crime threat. Its membership includes ministers, government officials and senior representatives from supervisory and law enforcement authorities, and the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>In its inaugural meeting, the Board commissioned the development of a shared public-private Economic Crime Plan and the development of a joint public-private economic crime threat update. The Economic Crime Plan – which will be published – will outline the public and private sectors’ collective ambition to combat economic crime and set out a series of concrete actions that both sectors will collectively undertake to enhance the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" target="_blank">UK</a>’s economic crime response. A wide range of stakeholders from both the private sector and civil society have been consulted to inform the development of the Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Board will meet for a second time on 10 July 2019 at which it will discuss the draft Economic Crime Plan and the economic crime threat update. The outcomes of the meeting will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 268540 268541 question first answered 27/06/2019 13:07:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1134137

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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, if he will suspend the 2019 Loan Charge and associated settlements and launch an independent review of the effects of that charge on people subject to it; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	268454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Disguised remuneration schemes are contrived arrangements that use loan payments in place of ordinary remuneration, usually through an offshore trust, with the purpose of avoiding tax. These loans are no different to normal income in their purpose and effect, and HMRC’s position is that they are, and have always been, taxable.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with an amendment to the Finance Act 2019, the Government published a report into disguised remuneration schemes. This can be found online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-time-limits-and-the-disguised-remuneration-loan-charge" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-time-limits-and-the-disguised-remuneration-loan-charge</a>. The Government has no plans to review the policy.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC offers a range of taxpayer support services, both directly and through independent organisations, and would strongly encourage anyone who is affected by the charge to contact them and discuss their situation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 268338 question first answered 27/06/2019 14:59:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1134157

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to include funding for homelessness services in his forthcoming spending review.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	268574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing the issue of homelessness. We have allocated over £1.2 billion in homelessness funding to 2020. This includes £100 million for the Rough Sleeping Strategy, to help achieve the Government’s objective of reducing rough sleeping by half by 2022 and eliminating it by 2027. Decisions on funding for future years are to be decided at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 27/06/2019 11:23:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1134251

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the all-party parliamentary group on wellbeing economics' report entitled A spending review to increase wellbeing, published 24 May 2019; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	268411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I have noted the All Party Parliamentary Group on Wellbeing Economics report and the Treasury regularly receive representations on all aspects of public spending. The forthcoming Spending Review will allow us to take a systematic view of all public spending and introduce reforms in line with the Government’s vision for the UK economy and public services.</p><p>This will include working closely with departments to identify priorities and inform decisions on how to direct resources to improve people’s opportunities over the long-term.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 27/06/2019 11:15:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1134289

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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 recent estimate his Department has made of the numbers of (a) people with closed tax years who have been found liable for the 2019 Loan Charge and (b) promoters of loan schemes subject to the 2019 Loan Charge that have been convicted of criminal offences related to those loan charges.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	268336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. HMRC are working through the settlement process with those Disguised Remuneration users who came forward to settle their tax affairs before 5 April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The loan charge was announced in Budget 2016, and scheme users who chose not to repay the outstanding loan or agree a settlement with HMRC by 5 April 2019 are now liable for the loan charge and should report it as part of their 2018-19 tax liability.</p><p> </p><p>To date, no promoters of disguised remuneration (DR) schemes have been convicted of criminal offences related to DR schemes. There are no criminal offences specific to the promotion of mass marketed tax avoidance schemes, but HMRC may conduct a criminal investigation into an individual’s actions when, for example, reliance is placed on a false or altered document, or if material facts are misrepresented. For example, last month six individuals were arrested on suspicion of promoting fraudulent loan charge arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the formation of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service on 1 April 2016, more than 20 individuals have been convicted for offences relating to arrangements which have been promoted and marketed as tax avoidance schemes, resulting in over 100 years custodial sentences. A significant number of avoidance scheme promoters are currently under criminal investigation by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/06/2019 16:15:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1134293

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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, if he will suspend the 2019 Loan Charge and associated settlements and launch an independent review of the effects of that charge on people subject to it; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	268338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Disguised remuneration schemes are contrived arrangements that use loan payments in place of ordinary remuneration, usually through an offshore trust, with the purpose of avoiding tax. These loans are no different to normal income in their purpose and effect, and HMRC’s position is that they are, and have always been, taxable.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with an amendment to the Finance Act 2019, the Government published a report into disguised remuneration schemes. This can be found online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-time-limits-and-the-disguised-remuneration-loan-charge" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-time-limits-and-the-disguised-remuneration-loan-charge</a>. The Government has no plans to review the policy.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC offers a range of taxpayer support services, both directly and through independent organisations, and would strongly encourage anyone who is affected by the charge to contact them and discuss their situation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 268454 question first answered 27/06/2019 14:59:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis