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1200964

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If she will suspend the no recourse to public funds condition for families with children that have leave to remain in the UK for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	903023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government has made it our priority to protect the vulnerable through this national emergency. We have put in place a range of measures for everyone to stay safe as we fight Coronavirus, including those with NRPF.</p><p><strong> </strong>May I thank the Rt Hon member for his continued engagement on this important issue.</p><p>Families with leave under family and human rights routes can apply, free of charge, to have no recourse to public funds conditions lifted. We encourage anyone eligible to submit an application and these will be considered compassionately.</p><p>Practical support such as rent protections and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme apply to those with NRPF conditions, and we have allocated more than £3.2billion to local authorities and £750million to charities to support the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/06/2020 15:17:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

709273

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at how many meetings with Finance Ministers from (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries he has discussed public country-by-country reporting.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	67027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of efforts to improve tax transparency.</p><p> </p><p>It initiated the international work on country-by-country reporting, calling on the OECD to develop country-by-country reporting to tax authorities as part of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been actively engaged with international partners on a multilateral approach to making this information public, which includes participation in the discussions on a European Commission proposal for public country-by-country reporting.</p><p> </p><p>A multilateral approach is the only way of ensuring an effective model of public country-by-country reporting, one which provides a comprehensive breakdown of information for the jurisdictions in which both domestic and foreign headquartered multinationals operate.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Treasury Ministers continue to meet with their international counterparts on a regular basis, including at the G20 and the European Union, to discuss multilateral actions to counter tax avoidance and promote tax transparency.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 67028 67093 question first answered 13/03/2017 17:22:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

758063

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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, by what date the free software promised by HM Revenue and Customs for smaller companies to comply with Making Tax Digital will be made available.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	9026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>HMRC is working very closely with the software industry to ensure a range of suitable products at a wide variety of price points is made available. Free software will be available for those businesses with the most straightforward affairs who voluntarily choose to use Making Tax Digital to meet their Income Tax obligations as part of the pilot phase.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2017 15:56:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

422551

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the introduction of proposed reductions in tax credits is not being phased in.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	12686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, high welfare economy to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society. By 2017-18, 8 out of 10 working households will be better off as a result of the personal allowance, living wage and welfare changes in the Summer Budget.</p><br /><p>The Tax Credit changes are being phased in in two stages. The taper, threshold and income disregard will change from April 2016. The changes to the Child Element and Family Element in Child Tax Credit will come into effect from April 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/10/2015 12:58:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

456563

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long in advance of the date of the closure will HM Revenue and Customs staff in each office earmarked for closure be informed of their future employment options.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	29271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has already commenced a discussion process with staff in offices identified for closure. HMRC has given a commitment to staff that they will have a one-to-one meeting with their manager to discuss their options at least one year ahead of their office closure.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2016 11:52:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

445866

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) employees and (b) employers have taken advantage of savings to National Insurance contributions from salary sacrifice schemes for occupational pensions in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	23085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>Department for Work and Pensions has published estimates on salary sacrifice available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-pension-provision-survey-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-pension-provision-survey-2013</a> Estimates are not available for the number of active members who take advantage of these schemes or the loss to the National Insurance Fund.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 23083 question first answered 22/01/2016 14:11:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

172432

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff worked on national minimum wage enforcement in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	219989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those employed by HMRC undertaking work on NMW are detailed in the table below. Staff across HMRC contribute to enforcing NMW, including people who work in legal advice, debt management, technical support and criminal investigation amongst others, but HMRC does not record specific numbers of those staff involved beyond those identified below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff in Post</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold information on the issue date of Notices of Underpayment. Our management information for all NMW cases records investigation time taken until final closure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 219984 question first answered 30/01/2015 13:50:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

649416

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many P800 adjustments issued to individual taxpayers were to correct an (a) over-payment and (b) under-payment of income tax in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	55901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Overpayments (millions)</p></td><td><p>Underpayments (millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>3.70</p></td><td><p>1.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3.95</p></td><td><p>1.48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3.49</p></td><td><p>1.56</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/12/2016 15:15:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

638614

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Forms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many P800 adjustments were issued to individual taxpayers to correct for an over or under payment of income tax in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	53751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>At the end of every tax year HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) electronically reviews all individual PAYE records to see whether or not the correct amount of tax and National Insurance Contributions for the year has been paid. Where there is an under or overpayment, HMRC notifies the individual through issuing form P800. The table below shows the number of accounts reviewed and the number of P800 forms issued for 2013-14 and 2014-15. Final figures for 2015-16 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Accounts reviewed</p></td><td><p>P800 forms issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>45.86 million</p></td><td><p>5.43 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>45.81 million</p></td><td><p>5.04 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/11/2016 15:57:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

643831

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Forms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many P800 adjustments were issued to individual taxpayers to correct for an over or under-payment of income tax in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	54672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>At the end of every tax year HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) electronically reviews all individual PAYE records to see whether or not the correct amount of tax and National Insurance Contributions for the year has been paid. Where there is an under or overpayment, HMRC notifies the individual through issuing form P800.</p><p> </p><p>For 2012-13, of the 45.3 million accounts reviewed, there were 5.65 million P800 forms issued. HMRC does not hold comparable figures for the tax years prior to 2012-13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 29/11/2016 17:08:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms