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1524006

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Onward report entitled Going Green, published in August 2022, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of the recommendation to provide a rebate of 50 per cent of stamp duty costs if homebuyers install energy-efficiency measures and heat pumps within 24 months of moving into a new property.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	67015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is a transaction tax paid at the point of sale by purchasers of property or land in England and Northern Ireland. On 23 September 2022, the Government increased the nil-rate threshold for SDLT from £125,000 to £250,000 for most purchasers, and from £300,000 to £425,000 for first-time buyers. This means around 43 per cent of purchases a year will not be liable to any SDLT. Introducing incentives based on the installation of energy efficiency measures would add significant complexity to the operation of the current system.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/10/2022 12:47:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1524190

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Allowances: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's guidance Get VAT relief on certain goods if you have a disability, last updated 22 January 2019, if he will make it his policy to allow (a) sports clubs and (b) other charitable groups to purchase medical appliances such as wheelchairs at zero rate, including in instances when those appliances will not solely be for the use of one specified individual.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	67225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The supply of a wheelchair designed solely for the use of a disabled person can be zero-rated where it is supplied to a disabled person for their personal or domestic use or when supplied to a charity which will make the wheelchair available to a disabled person for their personal or domestic use. Where a wheelchair is supplied or made available for more general use, rather than for the personal or domestic use of one or more specified individuals, the supply will be standard rated. There are currently no plans to widen the scope of this relief. <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 67228 question first answered 27/10/2022 12:44:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1524415

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Allowances: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Get VAT relief on certain goods if you have a disability guidance published 6 January 2015, if he will make it his policy to permit sports clubs and other charitable groups to purchase medical appliances, such as wheelchairs, at zero rate, even when those appliances will not solely be for the benefit of one specified individual.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	67228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The supply of a wheelchair designed solely for the use of a disabled person can be zero-rated where it is supplied to a disabled person for their personal or domestic use or when supplied to a charity which will make the wheelchair available to a disabled person for their personal or domestic use. Where a wheelchair is supplied or made available for more general use, rather than for the personal or domestic use of one or more specified individuals, the supply will be standard rated. There are currently no plans to widen the scope of this relief. <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 67225 question first answered 27/10/2022 12:44:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1524743

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all complaints of racism and discriminatory behaviour by HMRC officers are investigated; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Liz Twist
	uin	67967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text Bullying, harassment, and discrimination of any kind, including racial discrimination, has no place whatsoever at HMRC. The wellbeing of all staff is a top priority, and HMRC does not tolerate any behaviour that makes staff, or taxpayers, feel uncomfortable. HMRC has policies which cover what action individuals can take if they experience discrimination within the workplace, and has developed comprehensive guidance on how to raise a concern. All concerns are investigated in accordance with the Civil Service investigation standards. HMRC has introduced a number of services to ensure staff can speak up if they see, hear, or experience anything that gives them a cause for concern. It has also introduced steps to ensure that complaints are investigated impartially with the decision taken by an independent decision manager with full support from expert HR advisers.<p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2022 12:40:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1524744

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average (a) level of experience and (b) salary is of a Grade 7 HMRC officer; and whether a trainee would be ranked as Grade 7.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Liz Twist
	uin	67968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC are unable to answer the question on the average level of experience of a Grade 7 (G7) HMRC Officer. There are several thousand G7 officers in HMRC each of whom have their own unique career history. In total, the group covers over 27 professions and a significant number of different role types. Each individual will retain their own career history, including experience and qualifications which will be discussed with their manager. In view of the significant variances in experience and roles, no central record is retained.</p><p> </p><p>For similar reasons, HMRC are unable to answer the question on whether a trainee would be ranked as a G7 as in some roles and professions it would and others not. It can take anywhere from 3 years for fast-track training roles or up to 20 years plus for average career progression from junior entry grade.</p><p> </p><p>Below is a table showing both the National and London pay ranges for a HMRC G7:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2022 Grade 7 Pay Ranges - 01 June 2022</strong></p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>National</strong><strong><br> </strong><strong>Minimum</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>National</strong><strong><br> </strong><strong>Maximum</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>London</strong><strong><br> </strong><strong>Minimum</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>London</strong><strong><br> </strong><strong>Maximum</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade 7 (7)</strong></p></td><td><p>£52,598</p></td><td><p>£59,294</p></td><td><p>£59,182</p></td><td><p>£66,712</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2022 11:59:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1524745

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long it takes to be trained as an authorised officer of HMRC with the power of arrest.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Liz Twist
	uin	67969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text Within HMRC, only authorised officers in the Fraud Investigation Service have the power of arrest. These officers receive extensive training in HMRC’s criminal investigation powers, procedures, and safeguards, including the power of arrest. This training takes 69.5 weeks and is a combination of taught class room training and assessed practical training and is accredited by the University of Northumbria. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2022 12:38:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1525059

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of permanently reducing the rate of VAT for (a) food and (b) beverages on (i) pubs and (ii) the wider hospitality industry in City of Durham constituency.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	68600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The VAT reduced rate for the hospitality sector was a temporary measure designed to support the cash flow and viability of sectors that have been severely affected by COVID-19. It was appropriate that as restrictions were lifted and demand for goods and services in these sectors increased, the temporary tax reliefs were first reduced and then removed in order to rebuild and strengthen the public finances.</p><p> </p><p>According to OBR forecasts, VAT will have raised approximately £135 billion in 2021/22, helping to fund key spending priorities such as important public services, including the NHS and policing. In addition, this request should be viewed in the context of over £50 billion of requests for relief from VAT received since the EU referendum.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no plans to reduce the rate of VAT on food, beverages, pubs or the wider hospitality industry, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2022 07:05:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1535295

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Remote Working: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the weekly tax relief of £6 per week for people working from home to mitigate increased gas and electricity costs and other increases to the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	69680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>Eligible employees can claim tax relief on the allowance of £6 per week without the need to provide evidence of expenditure. The amount was increased from £4 per week in April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the Government keeps tax reliefs under review and any decisions on future changes will be taken in the context of the wider public finances.</p><p>Employees who are eligible for tax relief for working from home can claim relief on the actual amount of additional household costs, providing they can provide evidence of the increased amount.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/10/2022 12:49:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1535404

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	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, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HMRC in tackling tax avoidance.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	69792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and evasion to ensure that everyone, no matter who they are, pays the right amount of tax at the right time. Most tax avoidance schemes simply do not work, and those who use them may end up having to pay much more than the tax they tried to avoid, including penalties.</p><p>As a result of the action the Government has taken to clamp down on tax avoidance, the estimated avoidance tax gap has shown a steady decline from £4.8 billion (1.1 per cent of total tax liabilities) in 2005-06 to £1.2 billion (0.2 per cent) in 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/11/2022 14:34:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1535405

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) women and (b) Black and minority ethnic people were employed by HMRC in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	69793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The number of women employed by HMRC in each of the last five years is shown in Table A below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table A: </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>35770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>34742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>34257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>33225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>35359</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of black and minority ethnic people employed by HMRC in each of the last five years is shown in Table B below.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table B:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>6103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>6487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>6697</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8597</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>To monitor diversity, HMRC asks staff to voluntarily and confidentially record their ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, gender identity, and carer details on their HR records. The information can be input or updated at any time (either on entry to the department or at any time during employment).</p><p> </p><p>The recording of diversity information is not mandatory, but HMRC asks everyone to consider the importance of recording it for individuals and the Organisation. The information provided for black and ethnic minorities therefore comes with a caveat that it represents only those who have chosen to declare this.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/11/2022 14:31:07 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones