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804377

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to rectify the weaknesses in the UK's enforcement of the EU external tariff on Chinese goods identified in the OLAF report 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	118571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The government treats the issue of customs duty undervaluation fraud very seriously, and has taken reasonable and appropriate steps to address suspected fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The response to suspected fraud continues to evolve as new information becomes available and through learning from ongoing operations. HMRC’s current approach includes physical pre-clearance checks targeted at high risk traders, including requiring importers to provide security before suspected undervalued goods are released and seizing mis-described goods. In addition trader monitoring is in place to examine supply chains and check documentation, and post-clearance compliance activity includes cross-tax audits to check the credibility of information provided.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not recognise OLAF’s estimate of alleged duty loss.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 14:55:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

804405

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Community Development Finance Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage the growth of community development finance initiatives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	118515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The government provides support for Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) through Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR). CITR encourages investment in disadvantaged communities by giving tax relief to investors who back businesses and other enterprises in less advantaged areas by investing in accredited CDFIs. The tax relief is available to individuals and companies and is worth up to 25% of the value of the investment in the CDFI.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 14:53:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

803008

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Charitable Donations: VAT
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 the amount accrued to the public purse from VAT on phone-call donations to charity in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	118428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>This level of detail is not requested on VAT returns and therefore we do not have data available on how much revenue is raised from VAT on phone charges for making donations to charities. There is no VAT on the donations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/12/2017 16:55:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

802540

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
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 press release of 10 April 2016, entitled UK launches cross-government taskforce on the Panama Papers, whether HM Revenue and Customs has taken receipt of the Panama Papers.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	118090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>HMRC has analysed all of the material that has been made publicly available, and continues to work with partners in the UK, and overseas, on tackling offshore evasion activity.</p><p>The work of the Panama Papers Taskforce has led to civil and criminal investigations into 66 individuals for suspected tax evasion, including high net worth individuals. As part of this HMRC has made four arrests; and carried out six interviews under caution.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/12/2017 14:43:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

802656

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Boats: Customs Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to ensure that recreational craft placed on the market after the UK leaves the EU can attain Union Goods status.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	118206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 5 December 2017 (UIN 116210, 116206, 116207)</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 14:44:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

802687

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Housing: Wolverhampton North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties in Wolverhampton North East sold for over £1 million in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	118236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>In 2016 fewer than 30 residential properties in the Wolverhampton North East constituency sold for over £1 million.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 12:45:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

802083

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people paid their self-assessment tax demand at a branch of the Post Office in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are not able to identify the exact number of people who paid their self assessment tax demand at a branch of the post office in the last 12 months. Individuals can make payments to HMRC multiple times a year, and sometimes do so using different payment methods.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 14:46:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802084

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department undertook a consultation on the use of the Post Office to pay self assessment tax bills ahead of the decision to remove that service on 15 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The facility to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) at the Post Office in its current format is being withdrawn by the service provider Santander. HMRC are not the only users of this service and had no influence on this decision or the timing of the withdrawal.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 16:22:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802105

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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, whether he will take steps to require multinational companies to set out in their annual report how much tax they would owe the Exchequer if they were to subtract costs incurred solely in the UK from their revenues generated solely in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	117792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Along with most major economies in the world, the UK levies corporation tax on the basis of the profits generated by economic activity and assets held here.</p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced country-by-country reporting which requires multinationals to provide HMRC with comprehensive information about global activities, profits and taxes. This enables HMRC to better assess where risks lie and where their efforts to counter aggressive tax planning and tax avoidance should be focused.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to a multilateral model of public country-by-country reporting and we will continue to engage with our international partners on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 14:45:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

802327

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: North Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many homes bought in North Cornwall in 2016-17 were below the stamp duty threshold.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	118014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>In 2016-17, there were 330 property transactions recorded by HMRC in the North Cornwall constituency which were below the stamp duty land tax threshold.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 12:47:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann