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1729691

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Customs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reduce the cost of the ATA Carnet for cultural goods.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and its operational unit, the UK National ATA Carnet Organisation, is responsible for the issue of ATA Carnets in the UK. Issuing Chambers charge their own fees to cover their administration costs. The cost of an ATA Carnet also reflects the cost of providing a guarantee through an International Guarantee Chain, which covers any customs charges potentially due on goods in the countries to be visited.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently participating in a pilot exercise to digitalise ATA Carnets and their processes as part of a World Customs Organisation (WCO) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) initiative. The Digital Pilot was launched in February 2019, initially involving the UK and five other countries. To date, the UK has successfully processed a number of e-ATA Carnets from Heathrow and is looking to collaborate with more ports to make digital Carnets more readily available.</p><p> </p><p>There are other options for temporarily moving goods between the UK and EU which may be more cost-effective than an ATA Carnet, depending on the specific circumstances. The EU’s Temporary Admission procedure can be used in conjunction with the UK’s Returned Goods Relief to claim relief on goods which are temporarily imported into the EU, and subsequently re-exported back into the UK. More information can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 20/09/2024 13:15:31 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1729693

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to further improve the provision of A1 forms, in particular for self-employed workers in the music industry touring in the EEA.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Since February 2023 HMRC have delivered three new online A1 application forms. These online forms are more accessible and provide a tailored customer journey for those applying for an A1 certificate.</p><p>In addition HMRC are adding automation to these forms, which will enable faster processing and reduce opportunities for error. HMRC expect the CA3837 used by self-employed workers in the music industry touring within the EEA, to be automated by October 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 20/09/2024 13:15:59 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1729616

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Income
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect real GDP per capita to return to its pre-pandemic peak; and what steps they are taking to support this growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rose of Monewden
	uin	HL1085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Achieving sustained economic growth is the priority mission of this government. The government is focused on fixing the foundations of the UK’s economy.</p><p> </p><p>Having launched the Growth Mission in July 2024, the government has already taken several steps including planning reforms to get Britain building, establishing the National Wealth Fund, announcing a Pensions Review, and launching Skills England. The government is under no illusion of the scale of the challenge, however, given the difficult economic inheritance.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not prepare formal forecasts for the UK economy, which are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). In its March forecast, the OBR expects that GDP per capita will surpass its pre-pandemic peak in 2025. Further details can be found in Table 1.5 of the OBR’s latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2024: <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2024/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2024/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL1006 question first answered 20/09/2024 11:19:51 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	4326 label Biography information for Lord Rose of Monewden

1729654

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the policy of (1) the Treasury, and (2) the Government Equalities Office, on the consultations being conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority on new diversity and inclusion reporting requirements for financial services firms; and what assessment they have made of whether those proposals are in line with their policy on increasing economic growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
	uin	HL1065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are non-governmental bodies which are independent from the Treasury and have broad powers to make rules in order to advance their statutory objectives. The regulators are required by legislation to carry out their general functions, which include rule-making, in a way that advances their competitiveness and growth objectives.</p><p> </p><p>In line with statutory requirements, the FCA and PRA have included in their consultations an explanation of the compatibility of the proposed rules with their duties, including consideration of the competitiveness and growth objectives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 20/09/2024 13:14:32 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1729060

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ian Corfield
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which Ministers (1) requested, and (2) approved, the appointment of Ian Corfield as a civil servant in July 2024; and which Minister and/or senior official authorised the Recruitment Principles exception application to the Civil Service Commission.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointed, unpaid, as a direct ministerial appointment.</p><p>The Treasury does not comment on the individual contractual arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL977 question first answered 19/09/2024 15:32:31 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1729061

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ian Corfield
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will confirm if Ian Corfield received any payments in relation to his initial appointment as a civil servant in July 2024, prior to his subsequent conversion to a direct Ministerial appointment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointed, unpaid, as a direct ministerial appointment.</p><p>The Treasury does not comment on the individual contractual arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL976 question first answered 19/09/2024 15:32:31 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1729087

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve GDP growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Achieving sustained economic growth is the priority mission of this government. The government is focused on fixing the foundations of the UK’s economy.</p><p> </p><p>Having launched the Growth Mission in July 2024, the government has already taken several steps including planning reforms to get Britain building, establishing the National Wealth Fund, announcing a Pensions Review, and launching Skills England. The government is under no illusion of the scale of the challenge, however, given the difficult economic inheritance.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not prepare formal forecasts for the UK economy, which are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). In its March forecast, the OBR expects that GDP per capita will surpass its pre-pandemic peak in 2025. Further details can be found in Table 1.5 of the OBR’s latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2024: <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2024/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2024/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL1085 question first answered 20/09/2024 11:19:51 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1728419

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of terminating the furnished holiday lettings tax regime on local (a) economies and (b) employment in tourist destinations.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
	tabling member printed	Angus MacDonald
	uin	5157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government will abolish the Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) tax regime from April 2025, which will equalise the tax treatment of landlords’ property income and gains.</p><p> </p><p>The government wants to support visitor accommodation alongside housing for long term-residents to rent or buy. Achieving this balance is crucial in supporting the tourism sector, and many of the people who work in the sector need access to local housing.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 17/09/2024 16:22:15 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5362

1728420

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rising transaction fees for non-European Economic Area cards on small businesses in (a) the Highlands and (b) other tourist areas; and whether her Department has plans to take steps to reduce those transaction fees.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
	tabling member printed	Angus MacDonald
	uin	5158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting competition in the payments sector and recognises the importance of ensuring the fees charged for card payments are fair for all parties, including merchants.</p><p> </p><p>Card transaction fees are made up of different components. These include interchange fees paid to card issuers, and scheme and processing fees paid to the card scheme operators. Domestic interchange fees are capped under law and the Payment Systems Regulator is responsible for enforcing these caps.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR also has a broader programme of work to review aspects of card fees and assess whether the markets are working well, including for merchants. For example, earlier this year, the PSR published the interim findings of its investigation review into recent increases in scheme and processing fees, which can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.psr.org.uk%2Four-work%2Fmarket-reviews%2Fmarket-review-into-card-scheme-and-processing-fees%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjamie.slater%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Ca71be03d9b4b4f8833c308dcd26ce366%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638616612338031072%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mg0VGri%2FK0wKEgXtmNlmZWtBgSNSOX8fBx8TyttFNL0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 17/09/2024 08:40:35 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	tabling member	5362

1728452

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Agriculture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of agricultural relief for Inheritance Tax in supporting farming businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	5066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes data regularly about the number of claims and the cost of non-structural tax reliefs, such as agricultural property relief and business property relief. The information can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5067 question first answered 17/09/2024 16:01:16 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1728453

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of business relief for Inheritance Tax in supporting family owned businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	5067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes data regularly about the number of claims and the cost of non-structural tax reliefs, such as agricultural property relief and business property relief. The information can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5066 question first answered 17/09/2024 16:01:16 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1728466

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to (a) promote public sector reform and (b) increase public sector productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	4984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor has launched a multi-year Spending Review to conclude in Spring 2025 that will establish a new approach to public service reform to drive greater productivity in the public sector.</p><p>The Government will use the Spending Review to change the way public services are delivered by embedding a mission-led approach, driving forward public service reform and making the best use of technology to better deliver services. The Spending Review will set spending plans for a minimum of three years of the five-year forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 18/09/2024 15:51:17 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728481

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the burden of business rates on small and medium-sized businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	uin	5108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief" target="_blank">GOV.Uk</a>. This includes the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) which provides 100% rate relief for eligible properties with rateable values below £12,000 with tapered relief available for eligible properties with rateable values between £12,000 and £15,000. SBRR means that over a third of the smallest non-domestic properties in England pay no business rates.</p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment on the Welsh business rates system, as business rates is a devolved policy area which means this is a matter for the Welsh government.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5109 question first answered 18/09/2024 14:32:42 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1728482

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the rate of the business rates multiplier in (a) England and (b) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	uin	5109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief" target="_blank">GOV.Uk</a>. This includes the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) which provides 100% rate relief for eligible properties with rateable values below £12,000 with tapered relief available for eligible properties with rateable values between £12,000 and £15,000. SBRR means that over a third of the smallest non-domestic properties in England pay no business rates.</p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment on the Welsh business rates system, as business rates is a devolved policy area which means this is a matter for the Welsh government.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5108 question first answered 18/09/2024 14:32:42 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1728483

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to publish a business tax roadmap.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	uin	5110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government will outline a tax roadmap for business at the Budget to offer the certainty that encourages investment and gives business the confidence to grow, including our commitment to cap corporation tax at 25% for the duration of this Parliament and to retain full expensing.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 17/09/2024 10:59:47 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1728586

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, If she will publish (a) the agreement and (b) the terms of reference between the Welsh Government and the Valuation Office Agency in relation to (i) the Agency's work for a council tax revaluation in Wales and (ii) the development of the Automated Valuation Model in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	uin	5154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Welsh Government have previously responded on this matter in June 2024.</p><p>The answers can be viewed here:</p><ul><li><a href="https://record.senedd.wales/WrittenQuestion/93146" target="_blank"><strong>Written Question - WQ93146 - Welsh Parliament (senedd.wales)</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://record.senedd.wales/WrittenQuestion/93148" target="_blank"><strong>Written Question - WQ93148 - Welsh Parliament (senedd.wales)</strong></a><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></li><li><a href="https://record.assembly.wales/WrittenQuestion/93350" target="_blank"><strong>Written Question - WQ93350 - Welsh Parliament (assembly.wales)</strong></a></li></ul> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5156 question first answered 18/09/2024 14:28:50 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1728588

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list (a) each of the variables and (b) the source of data for each variable used in the new Automated Valuation Model for the Valuation Office Agency's council tax revaluation in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	uin	5155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The variables used in the AVM model include property attributes, locations, and sales details. While much of this data is sourced from VOA records, the VOA supplement this with data available across Government and through the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement, including from the Office for National Statistics, HM Land Registry and Ordnance Survey.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 18/09/2024 14:30:20 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1728589

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) of the council tax revaluation in Wales; and what payments the Welsh Government has (a) made and (b) agreed to make to the VOA to finance this work.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	uin	5156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Welsh Government have previously responded on this matter in June 2024.</p><p>The answers can be viewed here:</p><ul><li><a href="https://record.senedd.wales/WrittenQuestion/93146" target="_blank"><strong>Written Question - WQ93146 - Welsh Parliament (senedd.wales)</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://record.senedd.wales/WrittenQuestion/93148" target="_blank"><strong>Written Question - WQ93148 - Welsh Parliament (senedd.wales)</strong></a><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></li><li><a href="https://record.assembly.wales/WrittenQuestion/93350" target="_blank"><strong>Written Question - WQ93350 - Welsh Parliament (assembly.wales)</strong></a></li></ul> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5154 question first answered 18/09/2024 14:28:50 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1728597

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a system to tackle trends in the level of tax evasion from small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	uin	5137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling all forms of non-compliance, including evasion. Each year HMRC estimates the size of the tax gap, and the latest published tax gap (2022-23) was 4.8% of theoretical liabilities, or £39.8bn. The element attributable to small businesses is 60% (£24.1bn) of that overall tax gap.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes these estimates in its annual ‘Measuring the Tax Gap’ report. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><p> </p><p>Small businesses play a vital role in the UK economy and most businesses pay what they owe. A small minority fail to pay their fair share of tax, thereby depriving public services of vital funding and leading to unfair competition between businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 18/09/2024 10:54:09 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1728616

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking at a retail level to tackle the illicit tobacco trade.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	4972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>HMRC works closely with local authorities to help tackle illicit tobacco trade at a retail level.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2021 HMRC and National Trading Standards launched Operation CeCe. This joint initiative builds on decades of partnership working with local Trading Standards Officers.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC funds Operation CeCe with the money being allocated by National Trading Standards to local authority Trading Standards. This supports them to undertake enforcement activity including the sharing of information and intelligence to target and seize illegal tobacco, disruption of the illicit tobacco market and prevention of fraud in their area.</p><p> </p><p>In its first two years of operation more than 28 million cigarettes and nearly 8 tonnes of illicit hand rolling-tobacco were seized.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2023 new powers were given to Trading Standards to make referrals to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) where they find evidence of tobacco products that do not comply with the UK Tobacco Track and Trace System.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2024, HMRC published a new Illicit Tobacco Strategy ‘Stubbing out the problem’. The Strategy sets out how HMRC intends to build on the success of Operation CeCe by increasing the level of funding available to Trading Standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 17/09/2024 15:53:43 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1728652

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
	tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
	uin	5194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 3 members of HM Treasury staff who have (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity or (d) equality in their job title. We do not hold this information for previous years.</p><p>As the total number of individuals is less than 5, HM Treasury is unable to release salary information as doing so would mean these individuals may be identifiable. This is in line with HM Treasury's data reporting policy.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 18/09/2024 10:52:26 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5158

1728681

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice the Center for Appraisal Research and Technology provided to the Valuation Office Agency for its work on an automated valuation model for council tax revaluation in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	uin	5223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>To support the model development, VOA let a short-term advisory contract with the Centre for Appraisal Research and Technology (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CART" target="_blank">CART</a>) who provided advice on:</p><ol><li>Specific statistical and modelling techniques employed by VOA to ensure appropriate use, focusing on published academic research and international best practice among government property tax/valuation authorities;</li><li>Alignment of VOA modelling procedures with international standards;</li><li>Any additional statistical tests and analyses VOA should consider as part of their modelling work.</li></ol> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 17/09/2024 16:03:12 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1728682

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) artificial intelligence and (b)machine learning were used in the automated valuation model in the Valuation Office Agency’s work for council tax revaluation in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	uin	5224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Automated Valuation Model (AVM) utilises supervised machine learning, where a model is trained using known transaction values. Statistical techniques are used to calculate the impact of the property’s inherent characteristics and location on the value of a property. While the AVM supports the valuation process, its outputs are reviewed and refined by valuers and analysts before making a final judgement on the appropriate band a property is placed in.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 18/09/2024 14:34:09 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1728702

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Rent a Room Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Rent a Room Scheme tax-free earnings threshold.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	5244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Rent a room relief provides an incentive for people to make spare rooms available for rent.</p><p> </p><p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the Government will keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 17/09/2024 16:11:28 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5210

1728707

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their duties under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in relation to the imposition of VAT on independent schools, including those catering for the needs of children with special educational needs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boarding services provided by private schools.</p><p> </p><p>The Government gives due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) articles when making new policy. State education is accessible to all children, regardless of their financial status and all children of compulsory school age are entitled to a state-funded school place if they need one. Education matters and is at the heart of our mission to break down barriers to opportunity so every child gets the best start in life.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to ensuring that all children’s needs are met. This Government’s ambition is that all children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or not, receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. We are committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, as well as ensuring special schools cater to those with the most complex needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 19/09/2024 15:25:39 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool