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1035082

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC staff in each pay grade have written opt out agreements under Regulation 5 of the Working Time Regulations 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	205294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text The number of people in each pay grade in HMRC who have written opt out agreements are:<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative Assistant (AA)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative Officer (AO)</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Executive Officer (O)</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Executive Officer (HO)</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Executive Officer (SO)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS PB1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS PB2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/01/2019 15:38:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1028688

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the additional 3,000 HMRC customer service and compliance staff will be recruited at each (a) pay grade and (b) job function in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	203918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The requirement for HMRC EU Exit customer service and compliance staff in 2019/20 is dependent upon the final scenario under which the UK leaves the EU. HMRC will continue to work with HM Treasury on its exact spending plans as these are confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/01/2019 17:44:09 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1027688

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2018 to Question 201166 on Tax Avoidance, what estimate his Department has made of the level of self-employment to produce those projections.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	203408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The off-payroll working rules ensure that individuals who work like employees pay broadly the same tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) as other employees, regardless of the structure they work through. As announced at Budget 2018, the government is extending the earlier reforms to improve compliance with these rules in the private sector. The rules do not affect people who are genuinely self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>The forecast costing was analysed and certified by the independent OBR.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/01/2019 17:38:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1028747

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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, how many people have received a tax avoidance enabler penalty.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	203863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The enablers penalty applies to those who have enabled newly implemented arrangements after 16 November 2017 which have later been defeated in the courts or by agreement.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are currently challenging a number of arrangements, seeking to apply penalties at the earliest opportunity under this new legislation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:19:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1028742

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) average and (b) total cost to (i) UK B2C digital services exporters that fall below the turnover threshold for VAT registration in relation to cross-border trade in digital services within the EU and (b) other B2C UK services exporters of registration for the non-Union VAT MOSS scheme in an EU Member State in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	203859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The costs to service exporters will depend on the precise circumstances of the exporter in question, including the extent to which they have any VAT liability in the UK or the EU. The UK MOSS scheme costs a participating business around £40 per annum.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/01/2019 17:40:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1028687

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the additional £375 million of funding allocated to the HMRC to prepare for the UK leaving the EU will be spent on new technology and IT requirements for customs and borders.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	203917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The amount of funding that will be spent on new technology and IT requirements for customs and borders in 2019/20 is dependent upon the final scenario under which the UK leaves the EU. HMRC will continue to work with HM Treasury on its exact spending plans as these are confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/01/2019 17:47:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1028685

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the additional £375 million of funding allocated to HMRC for preparations for the UK leaving the EU will be spent on recruiting HMRC customer service and compliance staff.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	203916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The amount of funding that will be spent on HMRC customer service and compliance staff in 2019/20 is dependent upon the eventual scenario of which the UK is exiting the EU. HMRC will continue to work with HM Treasury on its exact spending plans as these are confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/01/2019 17:44:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1035080

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral Evidence of the Permanent Secretary of HMRC of 5 November 2018 to the Public Accounts Committee, Question 152, what assessment he has made of the capacity of his Department to ensure that all legislation in relation to Customs, Vat and Excise required for the UK leaving the EU without a deal will be receive Royal Assent or Affirmative Resolution by 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	205292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, which received Royal Assent on 13 September 2018, includes a series of substantive provisions and powers that will ensure functioning customs, VAT and excise regimes after EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The government remains confident that all required SIs will be brought forward in good time.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/01/2019 15:42:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1037227

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of goods being imported into the UK from (a) other EU and (b) non-EU countries are physically checked when entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	205813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The EU is a Customs Union and the 28 member countries form a single territory for customs purposes. This means that no customs duties are paid on goods moving between EU Member States and goods that have been legally imported can circulate throughout the EU with no further customs checks. As a consequence Border Force do not routinely conduct customs compliance checks on EU goods.</p><p> </p><p>For imports from the rest of the world, HMRC reported to the European Commission that 1.3% of standard customs declarations were subject to physical examinations for customs compliance purposes in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/01/2019 17:50:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1028673

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) current and (b) former (i) employees, (ii) contractors and (iii) agency workers that will be affected by changes to loan charge schemes; and what support the NHS is providing to those affected.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	203911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’ which in reality were never repaid – ‘disguised remuneration’ (DR) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the charge on DR loans will have a significant impact on some people who have used DR schemes. The impact of the DR loan charge on these individuals was considered at Budget 2016, when the measure was first announced. <sub>­</sub>HMRC consulted on the measure in August 2016. The latest tax information and impact note (TIIN) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that up to 50,000 individuals will be affected by the 2019 loan charge. The loan charge applies to all users of DR tax avoidance schemes. It does not single out a specific group or industry, such as contractors or doctors. HMRC data indicates that fewer than 3% of those affected work in medical services (doctors and nurses) and teaching. Further information can be found in the Government’s issue briefing at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government does not have any data on support the NHS provides to those affected by the DR loan charge.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is working hard to help individuals get out of tax avoidance for good and is encouraging anyone who is concerned about their ability to pay to contact them as soon as possible to discuss their options. In November 2017, HMRC set up a dedicated helpline for those wanting to settle their avoidance scheme use, and discuss payment options. HMRC will work with all individuals to reach a manageable and sustainable payment plan wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:15:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle