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654781

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Customs: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional staff have been allocated to assist with the implementation of the new EU Customs Code which was introduced on 1 May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	56725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The transition period for full implementation of the Union Customs Code runs to the end of 2019. HM Revenue and Customs is carrying out this work without the need for additional resources as part of its business as usual activities.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/12/2016 15:36:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

654783

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Customs: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications made pursuant to the implementation of the new EU Customs Code have been processed.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	56733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The Union Customs Code (UCC) provides for a transition arrangement for re-authorising the customs facilitations for traders through to 2019. To date HM Revenue and Customs has processed 291 UCC Authorised Economic Operator applications which is the major trade facilitation measure within the UCC.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/12/2016 15:28:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

654786

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what costs (a) have and (b) will accrue to the public purse as a result of the 2012 Franked Investment income judgment.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	56757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible at this stage to give a reliable estimate of the costs to the Exchequer of the eventual outcome of the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation Order. This litigation is ongoing and raises several fundamental legal issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust Accounts of HM Revenue and Customs published annually reflect provisions and contingent amounts in relation to this and other items of important on-going litigation. This is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/12/2016 15:32:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

654296

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how much proposed simplification of reporting processes for petroleum revenue tax will save oil and gas companies each year.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	56504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The average administrative burden saving to companies in the oil and gas sector from simplifying the reporting process for Petroleum Revenue Tax is estimated at £620,000 per annum.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the measure can be found in the Tax Information and Impact Note (published 23 November 2016). This is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:34:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

654297

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when new reporting processes to reduce the administrative costs of petroleum revenue tax for oil and gas companies are planned to come into effect.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	56505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>There are two stages to the simplification of the reporting process for the Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT). The first is the simplification of the process for opting fields out of the PRT regime and the second concerns the removal of reporting requirements from PRT forms. Both simplifications came into force from 23 November 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about the measure can be found in its technical note (published 23 November 2016). This is available at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:35:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

654299

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2016 to Question 55382, on what date the powers of the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 were first used to change tax credit awards automatically.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	56456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>These regulations were first used to change tax credits awards on 6<sup>th</sup> April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:29:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

652586

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Unpaid Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unpaid internships there are in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	56314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>There are no unpaid internships in HM Treasury</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:56:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

652589

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's policy paper, entitled Soft Drinks Industry Levy, published on 5 December 2016, what the alternative levy free options are for people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes affected by the proposed soft drinks industry levy.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	56251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>There will continue to be levy free alternatives available, such as fruit juice and glucose tablets. The Government has also exempted Foods for Specific Groups from the levy, which ensures that certain foods for medicinal purposes will remain levy free.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 15:02:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

652590

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy: Channel Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2016 to Question 54118, what assessment his Department has made of the net benefit to the UK economy of Jersey and Guernsey setting independent economic and taxation policies.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	56258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government values the strong relationship between the UK and Jersey and Guernsey. HM Treasury officials meet with their counterparts from Jersey and Guernsey regularly to discuss issues of mutual interest, including the need for strong regulation and tax transparency.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:36:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

652781

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sharing Economy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the ruling of the Employment Tribunal on Aslam and others vs Uber of 28 October 2016, case number 2202550/2015, relating to the employment classification of Uber drivers, if he will estimate the effect on national insurance tax receipts of the misclassification of workers in the gig economy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	56427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) created the Employment Status and Intermediaries Team to focus on employment status and employment intermediary risks. HMRC’s risk-based approach to compliance, the outcome of Employment Tribunal cases, third-party data and other data will help inform the Government’s assessment of the number of people whose employment status has been incorrectly classified. The Government has not currently made an assessment of the effect on National Insurance receipts of the misclassification of workers in the gig economy.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:31:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah