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date	23/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Aberdeen South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in the Aberdeen South constituency affected by the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	195124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at disguised remuneration (DR) schemes. These are artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings are paid in the form of non-repayable loans made by a third party.</p><p> </p><p>DR schemes are contrived arrangements that pay loans in place of ordinary remuneration with the sole purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions. When taking into account the loan they received, loan scheme users have on average twice as much income as the average UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Since the announcement of the 2019 loan charge at Budget 2016, HMRC has agreed settlements on disguised remuneration schemes with employers and individuals of over 650 million pounds. More than 90% of this amount was collected from employers, with less than 10% from individuals.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have also simplified the process for those who choose to settle their use of avoidance schemes before the charge arises, so that those earning less than £50,000 a year and no longer engaging in tax avoidance can agree a payment plan of up to five years without the need for detailed supporting information. There is no maximum period within which an overall settlement can be agreed, and HMRC will deal with individual cases appropriately and sympathetically.</p><p> </p><p>50,000 individuals are estimated to be affected by the introduction of the DR loan charge across the UK. Information is not held at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 03/12/2018 15:44:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1013171

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date	23/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Ealing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 7 March 2018, Official Report, column 428, how many and what proportion of HMRC staff in International House, Ealing will (a) transfer to an HMRC Regional Centre and (b) complete their career in that location.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	195125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC wants to keep as many employees as possible as it moves to its regional centres. It has been clear that if someone can move to a regional centre and has the skills it needs or is able to develop them, there will be a role for them.</p><p> </p><p>For International House, Ealing, current planning data shows that around 107 full-time equivalent people or 52% will transfer to a HMRC regional centre.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC expects that once Crossrail becomes operational, with journey times from Ealing to Stratford of around 30 minutes, this number will increase.</p><p> </p><p>However, HMRC cannot be certain about how many will actually be able to move to a regional centre or the numbers who may complete their career at International House until one-to-one discussions have taken place. These will be held around a year before any move.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 03/12/2018 15:45:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1012338

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Domestic Safety: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has estimated the cost to the public purse of reducing VAT on safety products and services from 20 per cent to 5 per cent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	194724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The government keeps all taxes under review and any future decisions on VAT will continue to be taken in line with the normal Budget process.</p><p>The government does not hold information on VAT revenues that can be broken down to assess the cost of reducing VAT on safety products.</p><p>The government does make available some VAT reliefs for certain safety products including a zero rate of VAT for installations as part of the construction of new residential buildings and a reduced rate for installations as part of a residential conversion.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 194723 question first answered 30/11/2018 13:46:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee