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1079566

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Mediation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many FTE staff employed by HMRC work on issues related to tax mediation in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a voluntary, informal process in which an impartial HMRC mediator actively assists parties to work towards agreement of a tax dispute.</p><p> </p><p>ADR is one facet of a wider dispute resolution policy across HMRC. The following is specific information relating to the ADR function only and therefore only forms part of the dispute resolution landscape in HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>For the period 01/03/2018 to 01/03/2019 HMRC has received 1139 applications for ADR of which 515 were accepted with 69 awaiting a decision. There are 56 full time equivalents (FTE) employed directly on issues related to specialised tax mediation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 227385 question first answered 06/03/2019 17:05:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079567

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Dispute Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases dealt with by HMRC involved the application of alternative dispute resolution in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a voluntary, informal process in which an impartial HMRC mediator actively assists parties to work towards agreement of a tax dispute.</p><p> </p><p>ADR is one facet of a wider dispute resolution policy across HMRC. The following is specific information relating to the ADR function only and therefore only forms part of the dispute resolution landscape in HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>For the period 01/03/2018 to 01/03/2019 HMRC has received 1139 applications for ADR of which 515 were accepted with 69 awaiting a decision. There are 56 full time equivalents (FTE) employed directly on issues related to specialised tax mediation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 227384 question first answered 06/03/2019 17:05:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079568

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
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 FTE staff employed by HMRC are working on issues related to international tax avoidance in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC’s work on tackling international tax avoidance and on issues related to overseas crown dependencies and territories takes place across a range of areas within HMRC; ranging from compliance activity, litigation through to policy making. The majority of tax compliance work relating to these areas takes place in its Customer Compliance Group. There are currently around 25,000 people working in HMRC tackling all forms of non-compliance in the tax system.</p><p>This flexible resource gives HMRC the capability to effectively tackle compliance risks. HMRC officers are a flexible resource and may work on a number of cases involving several different customer groups’ behaviours and risks at any one time.</p><p>As such it is not possible to say how many staff work solely on these two specific areas.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/03/2019 08:22:10 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079322

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the collective number of years of instutional experience is that HMRC has lost as a result of redundancies in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC is reshaping to become a modern, flexible and cost-effective organisation, occupying fewer offices, and able to maximise revenue yield through increased compliance, greater capacity for digital business and by providing better, more personal services for its customers. Around 6,000 staff leave the department each year through resignations, retirements, and for other reasons. It is not possible to reliably calculate the exact number of years of experience which this equates to in any given year, as HMRC does not hold all the data necessary to adjust for those who are part-time, those who had career breaks, or those who worked other reduced working patterns.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2019 17:28:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079331

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions HMRC has had with the Government Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text There were no discussions between HMRC and the Government Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group in the last 12 months. Annually, HMRC publishes details of the diversity of its workforce, including ethnicity, in compliance with the public sector equality duties of the Equality Act 2010. The most recent report was published on GOV.UK on 31 January 2019 for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.<p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with the Cabinet Office, particularly in tracking progress in increasing the proportion of BAME colleagues at Senior Civil Service level. HMRC’s wider work on race is well-established, with a staff Network, a bespoke talent programme for BAME staff, and an active Diversity Champion who is a member of the HMRC Executive Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2019 14:07:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1079332

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC director general for border co-ordination to the Public Accounts Committee on 20 November 2017, HC 558, Questions 78 and 111, what additional infrastructure is planned in each of the four UK nations to facilitate customs-related checks.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has well-developed plans to ensure that on day one of a no deal scenario there will be a functioning customs, VAT and excise system.</p><p> </p><p>For Day 1 of a No Deal scenario, HMRC’s plans allow for the border to operate without significant new infrastructure. HMRC are not placing specific requirements on ports and airports to have infrastructure in place by Day 1.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is working with other departments, through the Borders Delivery Group, to ensure we present, to ports and airports, a shared view across government on longer term infrastructure requirements.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2019 14:04:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1079417

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were transferred to HMRC to work on issues relating to the UK's withdrawal from the EU in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has used a variety of resourcing methods for the work on issues relating to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Information is not segmented to show how many staff have transferred to HMRC, to work on EU Exit.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2019 17:22:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079418

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were prosecuted by HMRC for fraudulently claiming gift aid payments in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>During 2017/18 there were two Prosecutions against Gift Aid fraud, which resulted in two successful Convictions. At the end of the year, there were 22 ongoing investigations into Gift Aid Fraud.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2019 17:24:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079423

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff at HMRC work on issues related to tax and the overseas crown dependencies and territories.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC’s work on tackling international tax avoidance and on issues related to overseas crown dependencies and territories takes place across a range of areas within HMRC; ranging from compliance activity, litigation through to policy making. The majority of tax compliance work relating to these areas takes place in its Customer Compliance Group. There are currently around 25,000 people working in HMRC tackling all forms of non-compliance in the tax system.</p><p>This flexible resource gives HMRC the capability to effectively tackle compliance risks. HMRC officers are a flexible resource and may work on a number of cases involving several different customer groups’ behaviours and risks at any one time.</p><p>As such it is not possible to say how many staff work solely on these two specific areas.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2019 17:31:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079424

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff at HMRC work on matters related to Value Added Tax.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>There are currently around 25,000 people working in HMRC tackling all forms of non-compliance in the tax system. They are a flexible resource and may work on a number of cases involving several different customer groups’ behaviours and tax risks at any one time to meet individual business needs.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimates that around 2,000-3,000 additional people work on matters related to VAT. This includes work on the policy, related processes, customer services, and other areas. As with HMRC’s compliance resource, people work flexibly and can be working on a range of taxes at any one point in time, not just VAT.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2019 17:31:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd