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769822

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Work Experience
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 112 of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how many people on Movement to Work placements during 2016-17 went on to secure employment with HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	107637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text 26 people on Movement to Work placements during this period went on to secure employment with HMRC answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/10/2017 11:45:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

748064

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out total receipts for (a) corporation tax, (b) VAT, (c) business rates and (d) national insurance contributions for each business sector in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	2843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <ol><li><p>Corporation tax liabilities for each business sector are published online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporation-tax-payable-after-set-offs-classified-by-industry-by-year-of-liability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporation-tax-payable-after-set-offs-classified-by-industry-by-year-of-liability</a>.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Value Added Tax (VAT) liabilities for each business sector are published in the VAT Factsheet, which can be found on the following website under ‘Factsheet Datasets’: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a>. Tab 2.5 shows the net VAT declared on traders' returns classified by Trade Sub-Sector.</p></li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><p>The information requested on business rates receipts is not available.</p></li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><p>Robust estimates of national insurance contributions for each business sector are not available.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 08:35:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

732622

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to ratify formally the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will be laid before Parliament once legislation to implement the Protocol has been approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK already has many of the Protocol’s requirements in place, the requirement to license tobacco manufacturing machinery has not yet been implemented. Legislation to accomplish this will be brought before Parliament as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:44:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

760813

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Stagecoach Group: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of the case of Stagecoach Group PLC and Stagecoach Holdings Limited and the Commissioners for Her Majesty; and how much of that cost has been recovered.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	105354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>A number of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers across various compliance, legal, technical and policy teams can be involved in a case at any given time. HMRC officers may work on multiple cases, involving several different behaviours and risks at any one time. Therefore it is not possible to calculate the entire cost to HMRC of this particular investigation.</p><p> </p><p>As this case was not in the costs regime, HMRC did not apply for its costs.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/10/2017 15:11:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

782642

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the HM Revenue and Customs offices scheduled for closure.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	uin	111060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>A schedule of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) office closures was placed in the Library of the House in August 2016. HMRC will place an updated version there in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:42:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

758954

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Domicil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the tax paid by non-doms in the UK in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	9661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>A total of around £9.3 billion was paid in income tax, capital gains tax and national insurance contributions by non-domiciled taxpayers in the tax year 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>This information and further details on non-domiciled taxpayers can be found in Table 1 of ‘Statistics on Non-domiciled Taxpayers in the UK,’ on the gov.uk website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640900/Statistic_tables_on_non-domiciled_UK_taxpayers.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640900/Statistic_tables_on_non-domiciled_UK_taxpayers.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Information on tax paid by non-domiciled taxpayers is collected through the self-assessment tax form. Data for 2016-17 is currently unavailable because the filing deadline of 31/01/2018 for 2016-17 self-assessment returns has not yet passed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2017 16:28:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

753671

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs' employees are permitted to access their own personal tax account when using their work computer.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	5961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Access to personal tax and National Insurance records is strictly controlled. Staff are not permitted to use HMRC systems to access their own tax records.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/07/2017 10:51:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

781245

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the need for additional Revenue and Customs officials in Northern Ireland as a result of the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	110573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Additional staffing required by HMRC across the UK following exit from the European Union will depend on the final outcome of the negotiations. HMRC are working with other government departments sharing the responsibility for maintaining the flow of trade through our borders to provide a seamless customs system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the unique case of the Northern Ireland – Ireland land border, and has been clear that there will be no return to the borders of the past. It is for this reason that avoiding a ‘hard border’ between Ireland and Northern Ireland is one of the Government’s three strategic objectives that have informed development of the policy options outlined in the recently published <em>Future Customs Arrangements: A Future Partnership Paper</em>.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:46:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

798040

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training Valuation Office staff receive on assessing business rates.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	116947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>All Valuation Office Agency (VOA) staff are entitled to take five days of learning and development each year and have learning and development considered as part of performance discussions with their managers. Each team prepares individual and team learning plans, to meet their development needs. All professional staff have to complete the required continuing professional development each year.</p><p> </p><p>All property valuations for business rates are undertaken by staff with specialist training. Some cases will be dealt with by qualified chartered surveyors and others by trained caseworkers. The VOA has a comprehensive control and assurance system in place to ensure that quality of valuations is of an appropriate level.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/12/2017 14:01:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

788403

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect on small and medium-sized enterprises of any reduction in eligibility for VAT registration.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
	uin	112548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>All businesses with a taxable turnover above the VAT threshold must register. Businesses below that threshold can voluntarily register.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Tax Simplification published their review of VAT earlier this month, which included discussion on the registration threshold. The Government will respond to their recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/11/2017 14:55:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson