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1656543

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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, whether his Department consulted relevant stakeholders on the closure of HMRC's self-assessment helpline between 12 June and 4 September 2023 prior to the announcement of that closure; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of that closure on customers that are not able to access HMRC's digital support services during that period.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	196363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The summer quarter is the quietest for Self-Assessment (SA) queries. HMRC piloted the temporary and time-limited closure of the SA helpline so that c.350 advisers could be moved to other work, including clearing post items, which experience heavier demand at this time of year.</p><p>The SA helpline reopened on 4 September, five months prior to the SA filing deadline of 31 January.</p><p>Around two-thirds of all Self-Assessment calls can be resolved online by customers; piloting a seasonal Self-Assessment helpline is about positively encouraging people to use these services when they can.</p><p>The intention of the pilot was to evaluate the impact of freeing up HMRC advisors to help those with urgent or complex queries or who cannot access digital services, and to work on correspondence.</p><p>HMRC will evaluate the impact of the pilot and gather feedback from customers and external bodies as a part of the evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 15:32:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1658018

registered interest
date	29/08/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debt Collection
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 trends in the number of debt collections undertaken on behalf of Government Departments since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	906209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>Overdue debt owed to government rose sharply during the pandemic, reaching £64.5bn in March 2021. It has since fallen to £49.5 billion in March 2022</p><p> </p><p>Broadening governments work with the private sector is essential if we are to support, complement, and extend public sector debt management capabilities, ensuring vital public funds continue to be recovered in a way that’s fair and sustainable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/09/2023 16:52:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1658023

registered interest
date	29/08/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure fairness in the operation of the tax system.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	906214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>It is right that everyone contributes to sustainable public finances and the government is ensuring those with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>Spring Budget took steps to tackle non-compliance and improve HMRC’s ability to collect tax debts.</p><p> </p><p>Because of our commitment over 13 years to help the lowest earners, people can now earn over £1000 a month free from income tax or National Insurance.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 906215 906217 question first answered 05/09/2023 16:55:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1658024

registered interest
date	29/08/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure fairness in the operation of the tax system.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	906215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>It is right that everyone contributes to sustainable public finances and the government is ensuring those with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>Spring Budget took steps to tackle non-compliance and improve HMRC’s ability to collect tax debts.</p><p> </p><p>Because of our commitment over 13 years to help the lowest earners, people can now earn over £1000 a month free from income tax or National Insurance.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 906214 906217 question first answered 05/09/2023 16:55:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1658026

registered interest
date	29/08/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure fairness in the operation of the tax system.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	906217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>It is right that everyone contributes to sustainable public finances and the government is ensuring those with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>Spring Budget took steps to tackle non-compliance and improve HMRC’s ability to collect tax debts.</p><p> </p><p>Because of our commitment over 13 years to help the lowest earners, people can now earn over £1000 a month free from income tax or National Insurance.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 906214 906215 question first answered 05/09/2023 16:55:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1654704

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on revenue accrued to the Exchequer in (a) income tax, (b) national insurance contributions, (c) corporation tax, (d) north sea revenue, (e) non domestic rates, (f) fuel duties, (g) VAT, (h) VAT refunds, (i) alcohol duties, (j) tobacco duties, (k) land and buildings transaction tax, (l) environmental levies, (m) reserved stamp duties, (n) other receipts and (o) other taxes from people domiciled in Scotland in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 financial years.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	195566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) hold some of the data requested.</p><p>HMRC publish statistics on Scottish non-savings, non-dividends Income Tax liabilities (not receipts) and the latest release is for 2021-22: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/scottish-income-tax-outturn-statistics-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/scottish-income-tax-outturn-statistics-2021-to-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>For other data requested, estimates of expenditure and revenue raised from Scotland can be found in the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) publication.</p><p>Estimates for 2021-22 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2021-22/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2021-22/</a></p><p>Estimates for 2022-23 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-2022-23/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-2022-23/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 07:34:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1654195

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	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

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	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