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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-26more like thismore than 2018-02-26
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Visas: Migrant Workers more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text How many times the Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship cap has been reached in each of the last three months. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Moray more like this
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Douglas Ross more like this
star this property uin 904010 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>We recognise the valuable contribution that migrants make to our society by filling skills gaps in our labour market, and that the immigration system plays a part in supporting UK growth. The monthly allocation of places under Tier 2 (General) has been oversubscribed three times since December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We keep all immigration routes under review to ensure that the system serves the national interest.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
star this property answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T17:27:53.04Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T17:27:53.04Z
star this property answering member
4048
star this property label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
star this property tabling member
4627
star this property label Biography information for Douglas Ross more like this
838483
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-07more like thismore than 2018-02-07
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Corporation Tax more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many inquiries were raised into the corporation tax returns of companies submitted in each (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16 and (e) 2016-17; how many of those resulted in additional tax being due in each year; what that sum of additional tax due was by tax year; and what part of that additional tax due was paid by in each tax year. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Barking more like this
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Dame Margaret Hodge more like this
star this property uin 127303 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Corporate tax compliance activity is represented across many different areas of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the majority of which takes place in HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group.</p><p> </p><p>The data below represents the approximate number of inquiries opened into Corporation Tax by HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group:</p><p>2012-2013 - 9,477</p><p>2013-2014 - 7,134</p><p>2014-2015 - 13,408</p><p>2015-2016 - 14,346</p><p>2016-2017 - 14,507</p><p> </p><p>The compliance yield solely from Corporation Tax inquiries closed in the following years is represented below:</p><p>2012-2013 - £4.5bn</p><p>2013-2014 - £5.2bn</p><p>2014-2015 - £3.9bn</p><p>2015-2016 - £3.1bn</p><p>2016-2017 - £4.0bn</p><p> </p><p>This does not include the additional Corporation Tax resulting from the Product and Process component of HMRC’s compliance activity. Product and Process Yield is the estimated annual impact on net tax receipts of legislative changes to close tax loopholes and changes to our processes which reduce opportunities to avoid or evade tax.</p><p> </p><p>These figures also exclude payments of £100m in 14-15 and £943m in 15-16 following Accelerated Payment Notices issued to the largest businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Comparisons should not be made between the numbers of cases opened and the yield amount for the corresponding year. This is because it can take several months to work a case and inquiries opened in a specific year will not necessarily be closed, or settled, in the same year.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently around 26,000 people working in HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group tackling all forms of non-compliance in the tax system– ranging from individuals operating in the hidden economy, through to detailed investigation of offshore structures and scrutinising the tax affairs of the largest multi-national companies. This resource gives HMRC the capability to effectively tackle compliance risks.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown of how many staff are employed on corporation tax inquiries.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
star this property answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 127304 more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T15:41:07.753Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T15:41:07.753Z
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3935
star this property label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
star this property tabling member
140
star this property label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge more like this
846179
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-21more like thismore than 2018-02-21
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Air Passenger Duty: Exemptions more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from air passenger duty for cabin crew in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bootle more like this
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Peter Dowd more like this
star this property uin 128867 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Air passenger duty (APD) is payable by airlines in respect of each liable passenger departing from the UK and is dependent on the class of travel and final destination of the passengers.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not have numbers for the cabin crew exemption specifically because airlines are only required to declare an aggregate number of exempt passengers on their return.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does publish estimates of the cost of the exemption from APD for cabin crew. (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics</a>) These estimates are based on published APD revenue statistics and assumptions on the size and class configuration of airplanes for various destinations. (<a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Tax" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Tax</a>)</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T14:54:32.427Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T14:54:32.427Z
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4320
star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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4397
star this property label Biography information for Peter Dowd more like this
846175
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-21more like thismore than 2018-02-21
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading National Insurance Contributions: Tax Allowances more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from national insurance contributions for contracted-out rebate occupational schemes in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bootle more like this
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Peter Dowd more like this
star this property uin 128864 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>In response to points one and three, the table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and include people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received NIC relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted out rebate occupational schemes</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower profits limit (LPL)</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(1) </strong>The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information can only be provided for contracted out rebate occupational schemes for 2015-16, as contracting out was abolished in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), projected to 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>In response to point two, the Secondary Threshold is the point at which Class 1 Secondary NICs is charged (at 13.8%) to employers for each of their employees. The benefit of the relief is for the employer on each of their employees in the form of a reduced Class 1 Secondary NICs liability. The employee does not benefit directly from this relief and so it is not possible to provide estimates for the number of people who received NIC relief due to the Secondary Threshold.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
star this property answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
128862 more like this
128863 more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T16:25:02.167Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T16:25:02.167Z
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3935
star this property label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
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4397
star this property label Biography information for Peter Dowd more like this
846174
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-21more like thismore than 2018-02-21
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading National Insurance Contributions: Tax Allowances more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from national insurance contributions under the lower profits limit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bootle more like this
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Peter Dowd more like this
star this property uin 128863 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>In response to points one and three, the table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and include people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received NIC relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted out rebate occupational schemes</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower profits limit (LPL)</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(1) </strong>The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information can only be provided for contracted out rebate occupational schemes for 2015-16, as contracting out was abolished in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), projected to 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>In response to point two, the Secondary Threshold is the point at which Class 1 Secondary NICs is charged (at 13.8%) to employers for each of their employees. The benefit of the relief is for the employer on each of their employees in the form of a reduced Class 1 Secondary NICs liability. The employee does not benefit directly from this relief and so it is not possible to provide estimates for the number of people who received NIC relief due to the Secondary Threshold.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
star this property answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
128862 more like this
128864 more like this
star this property question first answered
less than 2018-02-26T16:25:02.34Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T16:25:02.34Z
star this property answering member
3935
star this property label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
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4397
star this property label Biography information for Peter Dowd more like this
846173
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-21more like thismore than 2018-02-21
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading National Insurance Contributions: Tax Allowances more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from national insurance contributions under the secondary threshold in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bootle more like this
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Peter Dowd more like this
star this property uin 128862 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>In response to points one and three, the table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and include people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received NIC relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted out rebate occupational schemes</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower profits limit (LPL)</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(1) </strong>The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information can only be provided for contracted out rebate occupational schemes for 2015-16, as contracting out was abolished in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), projected to 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>In response to point two, the Secondary Threshold is the point at which Class 1 Secondary NICs is charged (at 13.8%) to employers for each of their employees. The benefit of the relief is for the employer on each of their employees in the form of a reduced Class 1 Secondary NICs liability. The employee does not benefit directly from this relief and so it is not possible to provide estimates for the number of people who received NIC relief due to the Secondary Threshold.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
star this property answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
128863 more like this
128864 more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T16:25:02.26Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T16:25:02.26Z
star this property answering member
3935
star this property label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
star this property tabling member
4397
star this property label Biography information for Peter Dowd more like this
838484
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-07more like thismore than 2018-02-07
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Revenue and Customs: Staff more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were employed in corporation tax inquiries in (a) the Large Business Service and (b) other services in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16 and (d) 2016-17. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Barking more like this
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Dame Margaret Hodge more like this
star this property uin 127304 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Corporate tax compliance activity is represented across many different areas of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the majority of which takes place in HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group.</p><p> </p><p>The data below represents the approximate number of inquiries opened into Corporation Tax by HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group:</p><p>2012-2013 - 9,477</p><p>2013-2014 - 7,134</p><p>2014-2015 - 13,408</p><p>2015-2016 - 14,346</p><p>2016-2017 - 14,507</p><p> </p><p>The compliance yield solely from Corporation Tax inquiries closed in the following years is represented below:</p><p>2012-2013 - £4.5bn</p><p>2013-2014 - £5.2bn</p><p>2014-2015 - £3.9bn</p><p>2015-2016 - £3.1bn</p><p>2016-2017 - £4.0bn</p><p> </p><p>This does not include the additional Corporation Tax resulting from the Product and Process component of HMRC’s compliance activity. Product and Process Yield is the estimated annual impact on net tax receipts of legislative changes to close tax loopholes and changes to our processes which reduce opportunities to avoid or evade tax.</p><p> </p><p>These figures also exclude payments of £100m in 14-15 and £943m in 15-16 following Accelerated Payment Notices issued to the largest businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Comparisons should not be made between the numbers of cases opened and the yield amount for the corresponding year. This is because it can take several months to work a case and inquiries opened in a specific year will not necessarily be closed, or settled, in the same year.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently around 26,000 people working in HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group tackling all forms of non-compliance in the tax system– ranging from individuals operating in the hidden economy, through to detailed investigation of offshore structures and scrutinising the tax affairs of the largest multi-national companies. This resource gives HMRC the capability to effectively tackle compliance risks.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown of how many staff are employed on corporation tax inquiries.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
star this property answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 127303 more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T15:41:07.813Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T15:41:07.813Z
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3935
star this property label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
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140
star this property label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge more like this
838964
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-08more like thismore than 2018-02-08
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Contingencies Fund more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the Contingencies Fund has been used since 2010; and how much was used from that fund on each such occasion and for what purpose. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Hemsworth more like this
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Jon Trickett more like this
star this property uin 127525 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The details of the activities in the Contingencies Fund in connection with advances made can be found in the published annual accounts.</p><p>The link for each published account from the financial years 2004/05 to 2016/17 is at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-central-funds</p><p> </p><p>For each of the accounts, the advances and repayments that contributed to cash flow in each financial year, and the analysis of reasons for issue of advances, are disclosed in the Performance analysis section or relevant Notes to the accounts.</p><p> </p><p>Information on advances in 2017/18 will be published in the Contingencies Fund 2017/18 Accounts in July 2018.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T14:56:45.09Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T14:56:45.09Z
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4320
star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
star this property tabling member
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star this property label Biography information for Jon Trickett more like this
838974
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-08more like thismore than 2018-02-08
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Capital Gains Tax: Tax Avoidance more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent UK residents from registering the ownership of UK land overseas in order to avoid capital gains tax. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
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Caroline Lucas more like this
star this property uin 127535 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The government announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that with effect from April 2019 all gains on disposals of UK land will be within the charge to UK tax regardless of the residence of the owner, and that the charge will also apply where the disposal is made by selling UK land held in a company or trust. This builds on the action the government took in April 2015 to introduce a charge on non-residents’ gains on direct disposals of UK residential property.</p><p> </p><p>These changes raise revenue and will more closely align the tax treatment of UK resident and non-UK resident owners of UK property.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
star this property answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T15:50:31.967Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T15:50:31.967Z
star this property answering member
3935
star this property label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
star this property tabling member
3930
star this property label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
846300
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-21more like thismore than 2018-02-21
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Children: Day Care more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127427 on children: day care, whether Atos or any other contractor has been given a financial sanction relating to the faults with the tax-free childcare website. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Batley and Spen more like this
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Tracy Brabin more like this
star this property uin 128967 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>It is not the Government’s usual practice to comment on financial arrangements, or release correspondence, between departments and their contactors since they may be commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested in relation to Question 125132 is not available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South West Norfolk more like this
star this property answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 128987 more like this
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less than 2018-02-26T13:45:22.08Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-26T13:45:22.08Z
star this property answering member
4097
star this property label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
star this property tabling member
4588
star this property label Biography information for Tracy Brabin more like this