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	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adapting the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to provide further support for businesses who are unable to furlough staff due to the critical nature of their work yet are facing severe financial difficulties as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	40732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text The purpose of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to support people who would otherwise have been made redundant. Furloughed employees cannot work for their employer and must remain on furlough for a minimum of three weeks. This is consistent with public health guidance seeking to minimise the number of people outside their homes on a regular basis.<p> </p><p>This scheme supplements the other significant support announced for UK businesses, including the Bounce Back Loans Scheme for small businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and the deferral of tax payments. More information about the full range of business support measures is available at <a href="http://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/" target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 14:12:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1146857

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	912456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text This government has taken significant action, including introducing 100 new measures tackling tax avoidance, evasion and other forms of non-compliance, since 2010, securing and protecting £200bn that would have otherwise gone unpaid and helping to bring the UK’s tax gap to a near record low of 5.6%. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/10/2019 15:57:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1130342

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many firms registered under the Registered Exporter system in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	261120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text 12,161 exporters registered under the Registered Exporter system in 2017. 28 exporters registered under the Registered Exporter system in 2018. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2019 14:34:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1183959

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the stamp duty threshold to help increase levels of home ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	27511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Chancellor confirmed in his Budget that housing and homeownership are a key priority for the Government.</p><p>The Chancellor announced a series of measures to boost homeownership including £9.5bn additional funding for the Affordable Homes Programme, increasing funding to £12.2bn to build affordable homes across the country. This will be the largest cash investment in affordable housing for a decade. It will build homes to help people into homeownership and help households most at risk of homelessness.</p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017 the Government introduced an SDLT relief for first time buyers. So far, the relief has helped over 464,000 people onto the housing ladder.</p><p>SDLT continues to be an important source of Government revenue, raising several billion pounds each year to help pay for the services that the Government provides. Any substantial reform would be likely to have a significant cost to the Exchequer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2020 11:39:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1173180

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit: Decreases
	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 equity of child benefit payment reductions in relation to (a) an individual earning more than £50,000 and (b) a couple with a combined income of nearly £100,000 where each individual earns less than £50,000.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
	uin	7680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government introduced the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) from January 2013 to ensure that support is targeted at those who need it most. It applies to anyone with an individual income over £50,000, who claims Child Benefit or whose partner claims it, regardless of the make-up of their household.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Basing HICBC on household incomes would mean finding out the incomes of everyone in each of the eight million households eligible for child benefit. This would effectively introduce a new means test.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/01/2020 14:26:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1146595

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake an inquiry into delays in resolving the dispute between HMRC and the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	291335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/10/2019 15:59:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1136574

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 267154, what additional steps the Government has taken to ensure that all UK traders that only trade with the EU hold a UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	272717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>A UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number is only required by traders who wish to continue to import or export goods to the EU after the UK leaves if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. HM Revenue &amp; Customs initially wrote to businesses who trade with the EU in December 2018, asking them to register for a UK EORI number. Subsequent “call to action” letters have since been sent to businesses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2019 07:37:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1185446

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employee Ownership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to protect participants in employee share ownership schemes from losing the tax relief they would otherwise be entitled to where a trustee acts in breach of trust; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	29950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>A breach of trust can occur if a trustee does any act which he ought not to do, or fails to do any act which he ought to do, with regard to the administration of the trust or the beneficial interests arising under the trust.</p><p> </p><p>Beneficiaries that suffer a loss as a result of a breach of trust should consider action against the trustees.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/03/2020 16:36:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1134973

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	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, whether his Department plans to undertake a review of IR35 legislation ahead of the introduction of Off-Payroll tax.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	269715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>A consultation on the detail of extending reform of the off-payroll rules closed in May and the Government will publish its response in due course. The Government is considering the responses to that consultation, which will be taken into account in the design of the draft Finance Bill legislation which will be published on 11 July.</p><p> </p><p>The off-payroll working rules (commonly known as IR35) are designed to ensure that individuals who work like employees pay broadly the same income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) as employees, regardless of the structure they work through. The rules have been in place since 2000.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC data shows non-compliance with these rules is widespread. To address this, the Government is extending the previous reforms for the public sector to all medium and large organisations from April 2020. This reform will ensure better compliance with the rules. It does not introduce a new tax.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have measured the impact of reforming the off-payroll rules in the public sector and estimate the reform has already raised an additional £550 million in income tax and NICs in the first 12 months since it was introduced. HMRC also published independent research into the impact of these reforms in May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/07/2019 16:05:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1177731

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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 promoters of loan charge schemes have been (a) charged and (b) fined in relation to their activities.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>A key part of HM Revenue &amp; Customs’ (HMRC) strategy in tackling promoters of disguised remuneration and other tax avoidance schemes is to change their behaviour so that they stop this activity altogether.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have a range of legislative powers to tackle promoters, under three main regimes: Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS), Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes (POTAS), and the Enablers penalty. Penalties can be charged for various failures to comply with the requirements of these regimes. HMRC’s Counter-Avoidance directorate, created in 2013, is responsible for applying these penalties in cases of marketed tax avoidance.</p><p> </p><p>Fewer than five penalties have been charged under DOTAS by the Counter-Avoidance team since 2013. Before then a further 11 penalties were charged for more historic DOTAS failings.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are four litigation decisions received since 2017, all in relation to disguised remuneration (DR) avoidance arrangements, which confirmed HMRC’s view that the schemes are notifiable under the DOTAS regime. Penalty action is being considered in each case.</p><p> </p><p>No penalties have to date been issued under the POTAS or Enablers legislation. These regimes have had a positive impact in changing the behaviour of some promoters. As a result of HMRC’s concerted action under these regimes, a number of major promoters have now cooperated with HMRC and have either stopped selling schemes or ceased business altogether.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/02/2020 13:32:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson