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1668449

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were registered as self-employed in each year between 2017 and 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	1003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of self-employed individuals is published yearly in the Survey of Personal Income (SPI), which is based on information held by HMRC on individuals who could be liable to UK Income Tax. The estimates for the tax years 2017-2018 to 2020-2021can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-of-individuals-with-self-employment-sources-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">Table 3.10.</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>Notes<ol><li>The tables are based on individuals with sources of self-employment income, whether taxpayers or not, and the source is the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI).</li><li>Estimates for 2018-2019 to 2020-2021 are not comparable with the estimate for 2017-2018 due to a methodological change. From the 2018-2019 SPI, the grossing factors were revised to better reflect the population of individuals submitting Self Assessment returns.</li><li>Further information can be found here <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fpersonal-incomes-statistics-for-the-tax-year-2020-to-2021%2Fpersonal-income-statistics-2020-to-2021-supporting-documentation%23methodological-changes-this-year&amp;data=05%7C01%7Camjad.ali2%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C55973548fcfe46c9286d08dbe114ff4b%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638351252518851883%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BRl3jlIoZ9BrZvWkIykB98o35hXcUPpuT7JuryeedzQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">supporting documentation</a>.</li></ol> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/11/2023 11:59:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666138

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the ten largest exporters of goods in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	203588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uktradeinfo.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csatvinder.juttla%40hmrc.gov.uk%7Cf7850ca447ed4360c4d108dbd151faa3%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638333922240552133%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=G9m1A5zHX%2FwdbEzdyro4a8hQsgbOVDpilw%2BsU%2BfSqdI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria and download bulk datasets.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (CRCA), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has a statutory duty of confidentiality to protect the information it holds about taxpayers. As a result, it is not possible to confirm the ten largest exporters of goods in each region of the UK without the request identifying information relating to an individual taxpayer or taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2023 07:39:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1665382

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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, with reference to paragraph 61 of the report of the United Nations Secretary-General on Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the United Nations, published on 8 August 2023, whether the Government has made an assessment of the compatibility of the options in the table with UK tax policy.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	202865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government believes international cooperation is important in tackling global tax challenges, and actively engages with the OECD’s and UN’s work on tax policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring internationalensuring international tax rules and standards are effective as well as inclusive. To this end, the Government has supported consensus-based reform of the international tax rules through the OECD, including through the G20/OECD Inclusive Framework (with over 130 members) and the Global Forum (with over 160 members), in which non-OECD members participate on an equal footing. This reflects the strong expertise that sits within the OECD and the steps taken in recent years to become ever more inclusive of the needs of developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 202863 202864 question first answered 25/10/2023 07:40:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

1661091

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press statement issued by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, published on 30 March 2022, if he will list the targeted enforcement activities that HMRC NMW Enforcement have carried out for seafarers employed in the (a) ferries and (b) wider shipping industry as of 15 September 2023; and what the outcomes of those investigations were.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	199718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>HMRC enforces the UK NMW and national living wage in line with the legislative framework owned by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC don’t hesitate to use their powers if they suspect a business isn’t paying their workers at least the correct rate of National Minimum Wage. HMRC deploy resource across all sectors proportionate to the level of risk.</p><p> </p><p>Since the UK NMW changes for the maritime sector in October 2020, HMRC have worked with the domestic maritime sector and unions to ensure obligations and worker rights are understood and are being complied with. HMRC wrote to employers in the Maritime sector asking them to check that they are paying all their workers the correct minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have produced multi-lingual leaflets for seafarers regarding their entitlement and routes of redress and these have been distributed via the RMT and Nautilus International unions. HMRC also provided an article on seafarer minimum wage entitlement published on Nautilus International website encouraging seafarers to make a complaint if they are not receiving National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who thinks they are not being paid what they are entitled to can complain online at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fminimum-wage-complaint&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cann.elbeck%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C96891566c2a14897bf3f08dbb8e70239%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638307074532312360%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aGR3DITH5trPZ2bkQTXF0PMDBddW3r2oih9De8NcK20%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/minimum-wage-complaint</a> or can contact ACAS, on 0300 123 1100. HMRC won’t tell an employer who complained without the person’s consent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/09/2023 08:00:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1650461

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help improve the transparency of the work of the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	192656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>Under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, the VOA has a duty to maintain a Rating List for each Billing Authority. In doing so, it assesses non-domestic properties to determine the Rateable Value (RV) of each. The RV represents the annual rent a property would achieve if let on the open market at a valuation date which is set in law.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Review of Business Rates sought views on ways in which the valuation system for business rates could be improved. As set out in the Government’s 2021 Interim Report, there was strong support for retaining the existing basis of RV.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s final report concluded its review of the business rates system, committing to greater transparency for ratepayers in two phases.</p><p> </p><p>The first phase sought to deliver more transparent guidance for customers and agents, to support a clearer understanding of how valuations are reached. These changes were delivered ahead of the April 2023 commitment, and included improvements to online guidance and advice.</p><p> </p><p>The second phase will ensure further transparency for ratepayers, providing more details of how the rateable value is calculated earlier in the process.</p><p>The VOA recently consulted stakeholders on this issue, presenting several options for how greater transparency might be achieved, balancing the need for additional disclosure against the need to protect data and confidentiality. The consultation invited responses from a broad range of ratepayers and representative groups. The Government is currently analysing the feedback received.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 192655 question first answered 13/07/2023 15:30:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1628240

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's Tourism Recovery Plan: Update on Delivery, published in March 2023, what assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the VAT-free shopping scheme on businesses.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	185234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government engaged with varied stakeholders and produced analysis on the cost of VAT-free shopping before withdrawing the previous scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Our analysis, which took increased tourist spending into account, found that introducing worldwide VAT-free shopping would come at a fiscal cost of £2 billion each year.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the OBR’s assessment of the previous VAT-free shopping scheme showed that its withdrawal would have a limited behavioural effect on decisions to visit, or spend, in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/05/2023 13:31:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1611281

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit: National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Universal Credit claimants have paid voluntary national insurance contributions to cover their time claiming Universal Credit because those credits are not automatically transferred to the electronic National Insurance Recording System in the last year.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	180910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold information about the number of customers who have paid voluntary national insurance contributions (NICs) due to their National Insurance record not being updated with the credits they were due while claiming Universal Credit. If customers have paid voluntary NICs unnecessarily, they can be refunded once their record has been updated with their periods of Universal Credit. HMRC is aiming to have all customer NI records for years up to April 2023 updated by the end of the 2023-24 tax year.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/04/2023 15:37:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611338

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tonnes of sheep meat were (a) imported to the UK and (b) exported from the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	180966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist in accessing published trade statistics data in the UK Global Tariff.  Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by an eight-digit commodity code. These are publicly available from the <a href="https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity" target="_blank">UK Trade Tariff</a>.</p><p><br> The meat of sheep is classified under heading 0204. Subcategories of this code include various cuts of sheep and distinguish between frozen, fresh and chilled. Items containing prepared meats are in other chapters for example sausages are listed within heading 16XX.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of sheep meat exported from and imported to the UK for the last five years is available from the above uktradeinfo website.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2023 17:00:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1610361

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of single income households paying the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	180494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge which was introduced in 2013 for recipients of Child Benefit payments on higher incomes. The HICBC applies to Child Benefit recipients who have, or whose partner has, an income of £50,000, regardless of family makeup.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the number of single-parent households paying the tax charge is not available as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not routinely collect information on people’s marital status or the circumstances of individuals in a household.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 180495 question first answered 24/04/2023 16:34:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1610362

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on single income households; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of determining eligibility for child benefit with reference to overall household income rather than income of the highest earner in a household.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	180495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge which was introduced in 2013 for recipients of Child Benefit payments on higher incomes. The HICBC applies to Child Benefit recipients who have, or whose partner has, an income of £50,000, regardless of family makeup.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the number of single-parent households paying the tax charge is not available as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not routinely collect information on people’s marital status or the circumstances of individuals in a household.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 180494 question first answered 24/04/2023 16:34:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney