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1041477

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) large and (b)medium-sized companies have used HMRC's profit diversion compliance facility in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	208290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text No multinational businesses have used the Profit Diversion Compliance Facility yet as it was only launched on 10 January 2019.<p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2019 16:20:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1038982

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Music Venues: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to assess the eligibility of music venues for discounted business rates.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	207178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced a two-year business rates discount of one third for small retailers. As set out in the published guidance, the government considers retail to mean properties being used as shops, cafes, restaurants, and drinking establishments. It will be for local authorities to implement the discount and decide whether properties are similar in nature to those listed as eligible in the guidance. Music venues will only be eligible where they are similar in nature to those properties listed as eligible.</p><p> </p><p>This discount is part of Our Plan for the High Street, a £1.5bn support package. All ratepayers are benefitting from recent wide-ranging reductions to business rates; in total, cuts announced since Budget 2016 are worth more than £13bn to businesses over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2019 16:02:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1039060

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the amount of customs revenue accruing to the public purse of (a) leaving the EU, (b) leaving the EU without a deal and (b) the Department for Transport’s decision to prioritise speed of goods processing over revenue collection at the border.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	207245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The amount of customs revenue collected will be dependent on the rates of import duty set and our relationship with the EU. In the event of “no deal” the Government will publish new UK duty rates, in due course, before we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/01/2019 15:14:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1039113

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 205403, what the total to date is of businesses signed up for making tax digital for VAT; and what estimate he has made of what that total represents as a proportion of eligible businesses.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	207321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Further to my response on 9 January 2019 to PQ 205403, daily take-up during this pilot stage has now increased to over 100 businesses a day, in line with initial expectations. There are currently over 4,000 businesses in the pilot. This is enabling HMRC to test the service fully for all business types. HMRC informed stakeholder groups of the numbers participating in the pilot by email on 10 January.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is also continuing to issue letters to all businesses in scope inviting them to join early, alongside a range of other communications activity. HMRC’s assessment is that progress with testing and take-up remains on track to mandate the service from April 2019, and support all businesses in scope to join the service in time for their first VAT return due after that date.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to work with a wide range of business groups, agents and software providers to support business readiness for this change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/01/2019 13:53:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1038470

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional import tariff revenue accruing to HM Treasury in respect of imports from the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	206716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The amount of customs revenue collected in the event of “no deal” is dependent on the rates of import duty set. The Government will publish new UK duty rates, in due course, before we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/01/2019 14:51:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1038497

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2019 to Question 203305 on Revenue and Customs: Fraud, how many people were convicted of fraud or related offences as a result of investigations by the HMRC Customer Protection Team in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18; how many staff were employed in the HMRC Customer Protection Team in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, (iii) 2017-18 and (iv) 2018-19; and how many European Arrest Warrants were sought as a result of investigations by the HMRC Customer Protection Team in (A) 2015-16, (B) 2016-17 and (C) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	206753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The HMRC Customer Protection Team is responsible for reporting known cases, requesting removal of suspicious websites and raising awareness among the general public of how to identify scams and avoid becoming victims of fraud. HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for the department’s civil and criminal investigations into the most serious fraud and wrongdoing. FIS ensures that HMRC has an effective approach to tackling the most serious tax evasion and fraud.</p><p>Precise data is not held by HMRC in regard to convictions or European Arrest Warrants specifically relating to the sending of suspicious (i) e-mails, (ii) text messages and (iii) phone calls asking for personal information or threatening a lawsuit. HMRC works with law enforcement partners in the UK and internationally, and some individuals responsible for these communications have been arrested and charged by partner agencies, but precise figures are not held. Where sufficient intelligence exists to identify those responsible for such communications, HMRC will pursue a criminal investigation where appropriate</p><p> </p><p>Data security is one of HMRC’s top priorities and the department maintains appropriate skills and capabilities to assess and manage cybersecurity risks. For security reasons, HMRC cannot go into the details of the capabilities deployed in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of people convicted of tax fraud or related offences as a result of investigations by HMRC Fraud Investigation Service is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>835</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is not a prosecuting authority. HMRC prepares the cases to the highest evidential standard, and pass the case to the relevant prosecuting authority to make a decision on whether the case goes to Court.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/01/2019 14:34:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1037773

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	BBC: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his tax policies of the conclusions of the report entitled the BBC’s engagement with personal service companies, published by the National Audit Office in November 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Audit Office (NAO) report concerns one organisation’s use of personal service companies over the last two decades, concluding with its experience of implementing the April 2017 reform of the off-payroll working rules in the public sector. The report does not comment on the off-payroll working rules themselves.</p><p> </p><p>The off-payroll working rules ensure that individuals who work through their own personal service company, and would have been an employee had they provided their services directly, pay broadly the same tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) as other employees. The rules do not affect the genuinely self-employed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:26:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1037891

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made on abolishing VAT on sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	206398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to applying a zero rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) to women’s sanitary products in the UK at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal to enhance Member States’ flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT. This proposal remains under discussion in the EU and, if it is agreed by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p><p>The Romanian Presidency has stated its intention to progress negotiations on this proposal during its current term.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:21:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1037955

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were placed in the higher tax threshold in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	206258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text The estimated number of taxpayers liable for tax at the higher rate are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1, available here:<br /> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/710887/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/710887/Table_2.1.pdf</a> <br /> These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) outturn data up to 2015-16. The 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 estimates are based upon the 2015-16 Survey of Personal Incomes projected using economic assumptions consistent with the OBR’s March 2018 economic and fiscal outlook. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:24:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1038031

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Making Tax Digital scheme will increase the frequency with which small businesses are required to submit corporation tax returns.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	206434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>From April 2019, only businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold (currently set at £85,000) will be mandated to use MTD system and then only to meet VAT obligations. Businesses with turnover below the VAT threshold will not be required to use the system but can choose to do so. Government will not widen the scope of MTD to other taxes before the system has been shown to work. Government will formally consult before any decision to proceed with MTD for Corporation Tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/01/2019 17:06:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq