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851510

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to stop HMRC promoting an 0843 premium rate customer service number on its website instead of the local rate 0300 number.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	130273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC’s ‘Contact Us pages on the .Gov.UK website do not promote 0843 numbers. All HMRC customer-facing telephone numbers on the Gov.UK pages start with 03.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2018 16:39:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

849965

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax gap was on (a) beer, (b) wine, (c) spirits and (d) tobacco in the financial tax years (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-2017; and what steps he is taking to tackle those tax gaps.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	129533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The tax gap for (a) beer, (b) wine, (c) spirits in the financial tax years (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 is available in Chapter 3 of ‘Measuring Tax Gaps 2017’ at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655097/HMRC-measuring-tax-gaps-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655097/HMRC-measuring-tax-gaps-2017.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for the alcohol tax gaps for 2016-17 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The tax gap was for tobacco tax all financial years including 2016-17 is available in ‘Tobacco tax gap estimates 2016-17’, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tobacco-tax-gap-estimates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tobacco-tax-gap-estimates</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There are two strategies in place to tackle these tax gaps: one for alcohol, and one for tobacco.</p><p> </p><p>The HM Revenue and Customs Alcohol Strategy is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-alcohol-strategy. This is designed to tackle all forms of fraud throughout the supply chain, working with other enforcement agencies and industry. Measures to tackle alcohol duty fraud include:</p><ul><li>Full implementation of Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme on 1 April 2017. This requires businesses to meet rigorous standards to receive approval from HMRC in order to trade. Where standards are not met approval may be refused or revoked.</li><li>The Joint Alcohol Anti-fraud Taskforce, which brings together the alcohol industry and law enforcement agencies</li><li>Sharing HMRC data with alcohol producers to restrict access by fraudsters to UK-sensitive brands, and the introduction of a ‘due diligence’ condition requiring traders to consider the risk of excise duty evasion in their supply chains.</li></ul><p> </p><p>For tobacco<em>,</em> HMRC’s strategy is detailed in “Tackling illicit tobacco: From leaf to light”, a joint publication with Border Force, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418732/Tackling_illicit_tobacco_-_From_leaf_to_light__2015_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418732/Tackling_illicit_tobacco_-_From_leaf_to_light__2015_.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This strategy aims to:</p><p>• Create a hostile global environment for tobacco fraud through intelligence sharing and policy change.</p><p>• Tackle the fraud at all points in the supply chain from production to retail.</p><p>• Change perceptions - Raising public awareness of the links between illicit tobacco and organised criminality to reduce tolerance of the fraud in the UK.</p><p>Optimise the use of the sanctions available and, where necessary, develop tougher ones.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 17:02:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

846888

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Water Companies: Tax Havens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has been made of the amount of dividends paid by water companies to overseas tax havens in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs are unable to provide the requested information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 13:04:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

846108

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Personal Income: Crawley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if will make an assessment of the effect of recent increases in the National Living Wage and the personal allowance on the personal incomes of residents of Crawley.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	128809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting working families and ensuring they retain more of what they earn. Following increases to the personal allowance threshold and National Living Wage that will come into effect across the UK from April, a full-time worker earning the National Living Wage in Crawley will be taking home over £3,800 more per year after tax compared to a full-time minimum wage worker in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 14:40:08 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

845502

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Amazon: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions HM Revenue and Customs have had with Amazon UK on their tax status.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	128474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system, including where appropriate the repayment of tax or duties, is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. However, multinational companies must pay all taxes due and HM Revenue and Customs do not settle for less. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/02/2018 13:33:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

837932

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and the (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
uin	126962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury recently conducted a thorough assessment of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) as part of the Patient Capital Review (PCR).</p><p> </p><p>The PCR consultation <em>Financing Growth in Innovative Firms</em> along with the government response, published at Autumn Budget 2017, can be accessed here:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/financing-growth-in-innovative-firms</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/02/2018 15:22:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

837382

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on HMRC using internet service provider data to calculate and process sales tax on goods bought by consumers.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	126501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/02/2018 14:12:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

837384

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from civil society organisations on HMRC using internet service provider data to calculate and process sales tax on goods bought by consumers.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	126503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government receives a large number of representations from a wide range of organisations as part of the policy development process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/02/2018 15:28:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

837499

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Exemptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a standard period of exemption from filing corporation tax returns was granted to companies which claimed to be dormant in the tax years (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16 and () 2016-17; and for what reasons that period of exemption was chosen.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	126618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>All companies that are on the Register of Companies are automatically registered for Corporation Tax at HMRC by virtue of a daily data feed from Companies House to HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers registered for each year were:-</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>486,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>536,534</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>588,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>614,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>648,632</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Companies are required by law (Section 55 Finance Act 2004) to notify HMRC when they come within the charge to the tax and there is a penalty for failure to do so (Paragraph 2 Schedule 18 Finance Act 1998).</p><p>A company must deliver a return if it receives a notice from HMRC requiring it to do so.</p><p>HMRC issues notices to companies that it believes to be active, and thus within the charge to the tax because they are active. A company must inform HMRC if it has become chargeable to corporation tax but has not received a notice requiring it to deliver a return. The period for which a company might not be active depends on the circumstances of the company. HMRC reviews companies treated as inactive on a risk basis.</p><p>Where HMRC suspects that a company that was treated as inactive has come within the charge to Corporation Tax but has not informed HMRC, a notice requiring a return to be delivered is sent to the company.</p><p>HMRC does not keep a central record of how many notices requiring a return are sent in such cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 126616 126619 question first answered 13/02/2018 14:03:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

837536

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has accrued to the public purse in the form of (a) corporation tax, (b) personal tax and (c) National Insurance from the Ministry of Defence’s Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier programme to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	126655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The requested amounts are not available as HMRC does not know how much taxable profits of companies and/or how much earnings of workers relate to the work they did for these programmes rather than other things.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 126654 126656 question first answered 13/02/2018 14:11:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish