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1654195

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date	19/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs takes to project the volume of calls to its call centres; what the average wait time was for callers to HM Revenue and Customs in June 2023; how any staff are scheduled to answer calls to the call centre during peak periods; and what the average number of calls in peak periods was in June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>HMRC performance data is published on a monthly and quarterly basis and can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports</strong></a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates%20https:/www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 07:42:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654200

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date	19/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: UK Internal Trade
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 potential impact of trader support service declarations on access between the Northern Ireland and Great Britain markets for agricultural products.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	194990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework will ensure that goods being sold in Northern Ireland will be freed of unnecessary paperwork, checks and duties, using only ordinary commercial information rather than customs processes or complex certification requirements for agri-food.</p><p> </p><p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) is free to use and helps businesses with completing declarations without them needing to engage directly with HMRC systems. The TSS will continue to play an important role in helping businesses moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, including facilitating the movement of agricultural products. The Movement Assistance Scheme (MAS) is also available, which provides additional financial support for traders moving agricultural products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 15:52:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1654231

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of VAT on hospitality venues.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	195106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic, over £37 billion has been provided to the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors in the form of grants, loans and tax breaks.</p><p> </p><p>VAT is the UK's third largest tax and is forecast to raise £161 billion in 2023/24, helping to fund key spending priorities such as important public services, including the NHS, education and defence. The previous VAT relief for tourism and hospitality cost over £8 billion and reintroducing it would come at a significant further cost.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no plans to reduce the rate of VAT paid by hospitality businesses, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 07:39:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1654246

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Boundary Outlet: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned timetable is for the Valuation Office Agency reviewing the business rate valuation representations made by Boundary Outlet headquartered in Colne, Lancashire; and if he will hold discussions with the Valuation Office Agency on expediting the assessment process.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	194999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) carries out its valuations independently of Ministers and is currently meeting its statutory deadlines in relation to its Check, Challenge, Appeal (CCA) service.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to disclose information about the specific CCA cases involved, as the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 restricts the VOA from providing this information to protect ratepayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA’s 2022-2023 annual report, which will contain the most recent performance statistics, is planned for publication in November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 07:41:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

1654438

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 30 June 2023 from the hon, Member for North East Hertfordshire, enclosing a letter from the Chief Executive of Johnson Matthey.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	194960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>I responded to the Rt Honourable Member on 20 July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 07:37:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald