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1123973

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what policies and guidance there are to ensure that people living in rural areas have adequate access to driving centres through the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency network.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	249351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has policies and guidance in place to ensure that people living in rural areas where the population is equal to, or fewer than, 100 persons per square kilometre, should not have to travel more than 30 miles to take their test. The DVSA takes this travel distance criterion into account when deciding on locations for new driving test centres.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 15:30:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1123972

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the arrangements are for the governance and accountability of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; and what plans there are to review those arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	249350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has robust governance and accountability arrangements in place, which are published at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency/about/our-governance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency/about/our-governance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is planning a tailored review of the DVSA’s control and governance arrangements, later this financial year. The review will ensure that the DVSA is complying with recognised principles of good corporate governance, and that it has the capacity to deliver its services effectively and efficiently.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 15:27:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1253432

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which debt collection agencies are being used to send final opportunity letters on his Department's behalf.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	117367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>As part of their overall collections strategy, debt collection agencies (DCAs) provide HMRC with additional capacity. The department keeps under review the cost effectiveness and value for money that using DCAs provides to the Exchequer and UK citizens. There are no current plans to move away from using agencies to send final opportunity letters.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total expenditure on DCAs by HMRC and the amount spent instructing them to issue final opportunity letters.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total spend</p></td><td><p>Final opportunity letter spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£ 32,099,756.77</p></td><td><p>£1,714,901.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£ 26,021,351.78</p></td><td><p>£1,302,490.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£ 26,163,245.08</p></td><td><p>£1,242,984.66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Final opportunity letters are sent on HMRC’s behalf by some of the debt collection agencies that the department works with. These are:</p><ul><li>Advantis Credit Ltd</li><li>Bluestone Credit Management</li><li>1st Locate (UK) Ltd</li><li>Past Due Credit Solutions</li></ul><p> </p><p>The full list of debt collection agencies that HMRC work with can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/debt-collection-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/debt-collection-agencies</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 117368 117369 117370 question first answered 26/11/2020 11:20:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1253433

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on debt collection agencies in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	117368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>As part of their overall collections strategy, debt collection agencies (DCAs) provide HMRC with additional capacity. The department keeps under review the cost effectiveness and value for money that using DCAs provides to the Exchequer and UK citizens. There are no current plans to move away from using agencies to send final opportunity letters.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total expenditure on DCAs by HMRC and the amount spent instructing them to issue final opportunity letters.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total spend</p></td><td><p>Final opportunity letter spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£ 32,099,756.77</p></td><td><p>£1,714,901.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£ 26,021,351.78</p></td><td><p>£1,302,490.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£ 26,163,245.08</p></td><td><p>£1,242,984.66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Final opportunity letters are sent on HMRC’s behalf by some of the debt collection agencies that the department works with. These are:</p><ul><li>Advantis Credit Ltd</li><li>Bluestone Credit Management</li><li>1st Locate (UK) Ltd</li><li>Past Due Credit Solutions</li></ul><p> </p><p>The full list of debt collection agencies that HMRC work with can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/debt-collection-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/debt-collection-agencies</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 117367 117369 117370 question first answered 26/11/2020 11:20:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1253434

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to review his Department's use of debt collection agencies to send final opportunity letters.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	117369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>As part of their overall collections strategy, debt collection agencies (DCAs) provide HMRC with additional capacity. The department keeps under review the cost effectiveness and value for money that using DCAs provides to the Exchequer and UK citizens. There are no current plans to move away from using agencies to send final opportunity letters.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total expenditure on DCAs by HMRC and the amount spent instructing them to issue final opportunity letters.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total spend</p></td><td><p>Final opportunity letter spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£ 32,099,756.77</p></td><td><p>£1,714,901.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£ 26,021,351.78</p></td><td><p>£1,302,490.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£ 26,163,245.08</p></td><td><p>£1,242,984.66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Final opportunity letters are sent on HMRC’s behalf by some of the debt collection agencies that the department works with. These are:</p><ul><li>Advantis Credit Ltd</li><li>Bluestone Credit Management</li><li>1st Locate (UK) Ltd</li><li>Past Due Credit Solutions</li></ul><p> </p><p>The full list of debt collection agencies that HMRC work with can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/debt-collection-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/debt-collection-agencies</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 117367 117368 117370 question first answered 26/11/2020 11:20:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1253435

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on instructing debt collection agencies to send final opportunity letters in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	117370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>As part of their overall collections strategy, debt collection agencies (DCAs) provide HMRC with additional capacity. The department keeps under review the cost effectiveness and value for money that using DCAs provides to the Exchequer and UK citizens. There are no current plans to move away from using agencies to send final opportunity letters.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total expenditure on DCAs by HMRC and the amount spent instructing them to issue final opportunity letters.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total spend</p></td><td><p>Final opportunity letter spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£ 32,099,756.77</p></td><td><p>£1,714,901.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£ 26,021,351.78</p></td><td><p>£1,302,490.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£ 26,163,245.08</p></td><td><p>£1,242,984.66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Final opportunity letters are sent on HMRC’s behalf by some of the debt collection agencies that the department works with. These are:</p><ul><li>Advantis Credit Ltd</li><li>Bluestone Credit Management</li><li>1st Locate (UK) Ltd</li><li>Past Due Credit Solutions</li></ul><p> </p><p>The full list of debt collection agencies that HMRC work with can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/debt-collection-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/debt-collection-agencies</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 117367 117368 117369 question first answered 26/11/2020 11:20:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1178750

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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, what steps his Department has taken to prepare SMEs for the proposed changes to the IR35 rules from April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	15099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with organisations to ensure changes to the rules are implemented correctly. HMRC are undertaking an extensive programme of education and support to help organisations prepare for the reform. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Offering one-to-one support to more than 2,000 of the UK’s biggest employers, and writing directly to 43,000 medium sized businesses and other organisations.</li><li>Providing large and medium sized businesses, public bodies, and charities with factsheets to share with their contractors, and publishing this factsheet on gov.uk.</li><li>Holding workshops with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, and public bodies.</li><li>Holding at least weekly webinars, with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, public bodies and contractors.</li><li>An enhanced version of the Check Employment Status for Tax online tool was published in November 2019 to help individuals and organisations make the right status determinations and apply the off-payroll rules correctly.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The reform of the off-payroll working rules in April 2020 will apply only to medium and large-sized businesses, minimising administrative burdens for the vast majority of engagers. The existing rules will continue to apply to the smallest 1.5m businesses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 15100 question first answered 28/02/2020 10:58:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1178751

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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, what steps his Department has taken to advise people affected by proposed changes to the IR35 rules from April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	15100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with organisations to ensure changes to the rules are implemented correctly. HMRC are undertaking an extensive programme of education and support to help organisations prepare for the reform. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Offering one-to-one support to more than 2,000 of the UK’s biggest employers, and writing directly to 43,000 medium sized businesses and other organisations.</li><li>Providing large and medium sized businesses, public bodies, and charities with factsheets to share with their contractors, and publishing this factsheet on gov.uk.</li><li>Holding workshops with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, and public bodies.</li><li>Holding at least weekly webinars, with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, public bodies and contractors.</li><li>An enhanced version of the Check Employment Status for Tax online tool was published in November 2019 to help individuals and organisations make the right status determinations and apply the off-payroll rules correctly.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The reform of the off-payroll working rules in April 2020 will apply only to medium and large-sized businesses, minimising administrative burdens for the vast majority of engagers. The existing rules will continue to apply to the smallest 1.5m businesses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 15099 question first answered 28/02/2020 10:58:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1178749

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of proposed changes to IR35 rules from April 2020 on SMEs in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	15098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The off-payroll working rules are designed to ensure that an individual who works like an employee, but through their own limited company, pays broadly the same Income Tax and National Insurance contributions as other employees. The rules do not apply to the self-employed or stop anyone working through their own company.</p><p> </p><p>The reform of the off-payroll working rules in April 2020 will apply only to medium and large-sized businesses, minimising administrative burdens for the vast majority of engagers. The existing rules will continue to apply to the smallest 1.5m businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published in July 2019 sets out HMRC’s assessment that the reform to the off-payroll working rules is expected to affect 170,000 individuals. The TIIN can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020</a>. This is a UK-wide figure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/02/2020 14:22:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1247354

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bowling: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason ten pin bowling businesses were not included in the reduction in VAT that was extended to food outlets, cinemas and other competitor businesses in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	109655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses and protect 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors, which have been severely affected by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Hospitality for the purposes of this relief includes the supply of food and non-alcoholic beverages from restaurants, cafes, pubs and similar establishments for consumption on the premises. It also includes the supply of hot food and non-alcoholic hot beverages to take away.</p><p> </p><p>Where a ten-pin bowling business provides such hospitality, that hospitality will benefit from the reduced rate, although admission to ten-pin bowling itself is not eligible. Further information can be found in VAT Guidance: reduced rate for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:17:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith