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1142705

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date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to set National Minimum Standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing including a requirement for all taxi and private hire vehicle drivers to undertake disability equality training.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	284213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Disability awareness and equality training can provide taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers with the skills, knowledge and confidence to give disabled passengers the assistance they need. I encourage all licensing authorities to use their existing powers to require drivers to undertaken this in advance of its inclusion in national minimum standards in licensing.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the Government response to the report by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, we will bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/09/2019 15:07:04 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1142713

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Havens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received reports of UK involvement in the tax arrangements disclosed by the Mauritius Leaks in July 2019; and what steps he is taking to tackle the use of tax havens.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>HMRC have reviewed the data disclosed by the Mauritius leaks and identified limited information relating to UK taxpayers. HMRC will investigate any allegations of wrongdoing identified.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is at the forefront of the international tax agenda and driving increased collaboration between tax authorities, including through the ground-breaking Common Reporting Standard that is shedding new light on offshore financial accounts around the world. In March 2019, HMRC refreshed their Offshore strategy, called No Safe Havens which sets out how they will continue to help those who try to get it right and tackle those who go overseas in an attempt to pay less than they should. This builds on HMRC’s success in tackling offshore non-compliance which, since 2010, has secured and protected £2.9 billion through offshore disclosure facilities from those who mistakenly believed they could hide money offshore.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continue to work alongside UK and international partners to identify and tackle tax and economic crime in all its forms.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:58:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142717

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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, with reference to the National Audit Report, The UK border: preparedness for EU exit update, published in February 2019, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HMRC's preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>EU Exit preparations are HMRC’s absolute top priority. The Government has ensured that HMRC are funded to successfully deliver their EU Exit commitments, and has provided HMRC with over £1 billion from 2017/18 to 2020/21.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>By 12 April HMRC had put in place legislation, guidance, systems, new border infrastructure and over 5,000 trained staff, to ensure that the UK would continue to have a functioning tax and customs system. They held hundreds of meetings with industry representatives and communicated with hundreds of thousands of businesses to encourage them to prepare, and have dynamically adjusted their plans to respond the state of business readiness.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have thorough plans for an October exit, with or without a deal, including a communications campaign to encourage and assist businesses to get ready</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:56:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142718

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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, what assessment HMRC has made of the potential safety risks for staff working near the border with the Irish Republic in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>HMRC treat the safety and security of their employees with the utmost importance and although HMRC will not have people based at the border, there will be some who live and work nearby. HMRC are refreshing their impact assessments as regards people and estates security, and are providing bespoke support to those in Northern Ireland to maintain their safety and security. This includes specialist advisers reviewing Health and Safety risk assessments for operations in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:36:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142719

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Construction: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has HMRC has made of its capacity to process the increased volume of VAT pre-credibility checks resulting from reverse charge for building and construction services which comes into effect on 1 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has made an assessment of the increased number of repayment claims that may result from the introduction of the VAT reverse charge for building and construction services. Any additional repayment claims will form part of their existing risking processes. They will continue to monitor volumes of repayment claims resulting from this VAT reverse charge.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:48:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142720

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Construction: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's Measuring Tax Gaps 2019 report, published on 20 June 2019, what estimate HMRC has made of the Construction Industry Scheme tax gap.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Non-compliance within the Construction Industry Scheme contributes to the overall tax gap estimates that HMRC publishes. However, HMRC do not make a disaggregated estimate of the tax gap related to the Construction Industry Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:34:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142721

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs and UK Border Force: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether safety committees have been established to cover staff based at the inland pre-clearance Sites in (a) Hayes, and (b) Milton Keynes operated jointly by HMRC and UK Border Force.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>HMRC are committed to providing working environments that meet all health and safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have the appropriate Health and Safety Committees operating, covering the activities at both Hayes and Milton Keynes. Local representatives from HMRC, UK Border Force and the commercial contractor are present on these committees.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:56:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142722

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the 2016 HMRC Equal Pay Audit will be published.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text In line with Government policy, HMRC’s Equal Pay Audit is produced every three years. The Equal Pay Audit 2016 was published in December 2018 on HMRC’s internal website. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:44:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142723

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the 2016 HMRC Equal Pay Audit provides assurance that HMRC's pay system is free from bias in terms of the protected characteristics defined in the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The purpose of the 2016 Equal Pay Audit has been to give assurance that HMRC’s pay system is free from bias in terms of the protected characteristics and that HMRC continue to comply with the Equality Act 2010 legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Transparency, reporting and monitoring are critical to tackling any inequality revealed through examining pay gaps. HMRC believe that their pay system does not unlawfully discriminate against their people, but they are looking at what is driving pay gaps, considering opportunities to change them and using this as a benchmark to improve.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:40:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142725

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the 2019 HMRC Equal Pay Audit will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text HMRC’s Equal Pay Audit is produced every three years in line with Government policy and the 2019 Audit is due to be completed in January 2020. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:42:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell