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449286

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax disputes with large businesses HM Revenue and Customs is engaged in; and what the value is of the tax that is being contested in those disputes.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	25102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text Until 31 March 2014, HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Large Business Service dealt with the tax affairs of around 800 of the largest businesses in the UK. From 1 April 2014, HMRC’s new Large Business directorate deals with the tax affairs of around 2,000 large businesses.<p> </p>At 31 December 2015, HMRC had enquiries open with 1,117 of the large businesses dealt with by the Large Business Directorate, covering 3,981 risks with £20.3 billion tax under consideration.<p> </p>At 31 December 2015, HMRC had enquiries open with 567 of the largest 800 businesses covering 2,826 risks with £16.8 billion tax under consideration.<p> </p><p>Tax under consideration is not actual tax either owed or unpaid. Rather, it is a tool which HMRC uses to guide its enquiries to focus on the most significant risks that exist at any particular time. The total is just a snapshot of work in progress and will naturally fluctuate as risks are addressed and new ones taken up.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/02/2016 10:03:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

458868

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure independent assurance of large tax settlements at HM Revenue and Customs.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	30442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text In February 2012, changes were announced to HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) tax dispute governance arrangements to provide greater assurance and transparency. One of the key changes was the appointment of a Tax Assurance Commissioner (TAC) who has an explicit challenge role in decision making on cases. The TAC plays no part in discussions with taxpayers on their tax liabilities and has no line management responsibilities for case-workers. In February 2015 the National Audit Office reported: “HMRC has responded effectively to our and the [Public Accounts] Committee’s criticism about the way it governs large tax disputes. The appointment of a tax assurance commissioner and the publication of his annual reports are welcome changes that have significantly improved public confidence in how HMRC deals with large companies.” answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2016 17:32:46 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

353881

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Central Government: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many PFI projects across central government were signed off in each year from 2010 to 2015; what the values of those contracts were; and what those contracts were for.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	2361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is publically available and is accessible at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 2359 question first answered 19/06/2015 13:19:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

353882

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many PFI contracts were negotiated by (a) NHS trusts, (b) Academy trusts and (c) local authorities in each year from 2010 to 2015; what the values of those contracts were; and what those contracts were for.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	2359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is publically available and is accessible at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 2361 question first answered 19/06/2015 13:19:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

605803

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Liability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 7.2, Heading contingent liabilities, page 176 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16 of HM Revenue and Customs, published in December 2015, under what area of legislation are those cases of current liability.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	49498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Trust Statement is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards adapted or interpreted for public sector context.</p><p> </p><p>International Accounting Standard 37 – ‘Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets’ is the standard that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) follows when calculating the level of contingent liability to be included with the disclosure notes to the Trust Statement. The contingent liabilities relate to legal cases for which the outcome is uncertain and HMRC considers that there is only a possible rather than probable likelihood that they will be required to make a payment, or the amount cannot be reliably measured.</p><p> </p><p>These cases are not current liabilities – they are a possible obligation dependent on whether some uncertain future event occurs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2016 15:21:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

573580

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs has used the services of (i) PwC, (ii) Deloitte, (iii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what (A) work was undertaken and (B) the cost to the public purse was on each such occasion.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	44320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>HMT</p><p>The department always seeks to use internal resources whenever possible in order to fulfill its objectives, and procure external expertise only after internal and a civil service-wide recruitment exercise has been exhausted.</p><p>The cost to the public purse for using PwC, Deloitte, Ernst &amp; Young and KPMG for the last three financial years can be found in the tables below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst &amp; Young LLP</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>185,715.00</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>96,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>160,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte LLP</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>233,692.00</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>65,500.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>287,338.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte MCS Ltd</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>86,461.00</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>105,674.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PwC</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>135,418.00</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>101,755.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KPMG LLP</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>585,600.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>34,429.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As part of the government’s transparency agenda launched in 2010, the department publishes on a monthly basis, the amount spent on consultancy. However, it is only the amount spent, not the suppliers which is published. The time taken to collate spend with other suppliers for the requested time period could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The number of times used and the work undertaken by our consultants could also only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not maintain a central record of individual assignments therefore data is not available except at disproportionate cost. However HMRC can provide the annual spend with these companies for the last 3 financial years. It should be noted that this spend will cover a wide range of services.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU</p></td><td><p>£1,566,218</p></td><td><p>£1,557,065</p></td><td><p>£599,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS</p></td><td><p>£591,360</p></td><td><p>£449,908</p></td><td><p>£216,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ERNST &amp; YOUNG GLOBAL LIMITED</p></td><td><p>£18</p></td><td><p>£664,537</p></td><td><p>£34,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KPMG INTERNATIONAL</p></td><td><p>£133,991</p></td><td><p>£177,665</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 12/09/2016 14:17:45 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

713766

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Transfer Pricing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has discontinued the publication of annual transfer pricing statistics.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	69072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has not discontinued the publication of these statistics. The Department intends to publish the transfer pricing statistics shortly.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/04/2017 10:34:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

595398

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Corruption: Unpaid Taxes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs has commenced proceedings to recover unpaid tax claimed as deductible on payments that were subsequently found to involve foreign bribery since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	47276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not record centrally information that may involve foreign bribery when dealing with proceedings to recover unpaid tax.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:10:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

720223

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Advance Pricing Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Advance Thin Capitalisation agreements were made in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16; how long it took to reach each such agreement; how many such agreements are still in force; how many intra-group company bodies apply to those agreements; and what the average level of taxable profits was for those agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	70304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) intends to publish Advanced Thin Capitalisation Agreement statistics in due course as part of a wider publication of data relating to HMRC’s work on collecting tax owed to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 14:07:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

381843

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Barking and Dagenham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of child tax credit in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	3018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>For the local authority area of Barking and Dagenham, information detailing the number of families in receipt of Tax Credits can be found in the publication ‘Child and Working Tax Credits statistics finalised annual awards - geographical analysis’ available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics" target="_blank"><br> gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 3022 3023 3024 3026 3027 question first answered 24/06/2015 13:45:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge