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1002714

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 185543 on Defence finance, whether the reprofiling of the Dreadnought programme bringing forward spend into the early years, set out on page 30 of The Defence Equipment Plan 2018, contributed to the decision to allocate £1bn for Defence in Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	188745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The £1bn additional funding for MoD will be used to invest in a number of key priority capabilities, one of which is Dreadnought. It is for MoD to decide how much of the additional funding is for Dreadnought, which they will do as part of their normal budgeting process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/11/2018 17:54:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002715

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 185543 on Defence: finance, if the Secretary of State for Defence decides to spend all or part of the additional funding on the Dreadnought programme whether this spend will be accounted for as additional to and separate from the £10 billion Dreadnought contingency.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	188746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The £1bn for Defence announced at Budget 18 is additional funding for MoD to ensure that the Armed Forces can continue to modernise and invest in key priority capabilities. The final allocation and treatment will be agreed through MOD’s normal budgeting process</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/11/2018 17:53:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007866

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 18 paragraph 3 of HM Government publication, The Strategy For Our Veterans, published in November 2018, what steps he is taking to ensure that veterans leave the armed forces with sufficient financial education, awareness and skills to be financially self-supporting and resilient; and what amount of funding he has allocated to the 2028 outcome.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	191889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Strategy for our Veterans and a Consultation Paper were published on 14 November and debated in both Houses on 15 November. The Consultation Paper seeks public views to inform how the Government will implement the strategy. Following conclusion of the consultation period in February 2019, implementation plans will be developed by each relevant service provider, along with individual costings which will fall across Government. Once implementation options have been agreed, the resource required to implement the Strategy for our Veterans will be agreed between Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board members, which includes the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/11/2018 12:58:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106215

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many criminal prosecutions for non-payment or other breaches of the law related to the landfill tax there have been in each year since that tax's introduction.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213279 213280 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:51 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106216

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the amount of landfill tax outstanding from landfill operators.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213279 213280 213281 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106217

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits to landfill sites have been conducted by HM Revenue and Customs to check landfill tax payments in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213279 213280 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106218

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the budget is of HM Revenue and Customs to investigate landfill tax fraud.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213279 213280 213281 213282 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106219

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HM Revenue and Customs has received of non-payment of landfill tax in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213280 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106220

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many audit checks on the records of landfill sites in the North East of England have been conducted by HM Revenue and Customs in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213278 213279 213280 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106221

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits to landfill sites in the North East of England have been conducted by HM Revenue and Customs to check landfill tax payments in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213279 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones