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1693750

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation she undertook with (a) investors, (b) business organisations and (c) entrepreneurs prior to the announcement that the angel investment annual income threshold would be increasing.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	17154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at Budget that the Government will legislate to reinstate the previous eligibility criteria to qualify as a high net worth or sophisticated investor. The relevant legislation was laid in Parliament on 6 March, and is set to come into force on 27 March.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 17199 question first answered 12/03/2024 12:48:51 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1693852

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on the potential impact on women of the increase in the angel investor annual income threshold to £170,000.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	17199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at Budget that the Government will legislate to reinstate the previous eligibility criteria to qualify as a high net worth or sophisticated investor. The relevant legislation was laid in Parliament on 6 March, and is set to come into force on 27 March.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 17154 question first answered 12/03/2024 12:48:51 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1693886

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Fraud and Maladministration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by his Department in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	17205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish annual statistical estimates of the size of the tax gap and money lost to fraud and error.</p><p> </p><p>The latest estimates of the tax gap were published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">Measuring tax gaps 2023 edition: tax gap estimates for 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest error and fraud estimates for the Corporation Tax Research and Development relief schemes and for Child Benefit were published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">HMRC annual report and accounts: 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published Tax Credits Error and Fraud statistics were published in <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fchild-and-working-tax-credits-error-and-fraud-statistics-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csteve.robinson1%40hmrc.gov.uk%7Ca13ad89a775b488aab7a08dc3dd10a32%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638453215241472132%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=n%2BdbVuMfHd%2BC8n3CRw8tuUirqtqdS%2F2nG%2FmqHETOU%2Bs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Child and Working Tax Credits error and fraud statistics 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 12/03/2024 09:50:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1693906

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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 section 684 notices were issued by HMRC in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	17135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>In the context of Disguised Remuneration (DR), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has in some circumstances used the power provided under s.684(7A)(b) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (the Discretion) to collect the tax owed; and since 2022, HMRC has issued around 2,700 decisions using the Discretion.</p><p>In his independent review, Lord Morse recommended that the Loan Charge should no longer apply to loans made before 9 December 2010. However, Lord Morse said “HMRC should continue being able to settle and investigate cases prior to this point under their normal powers where they have appropriate grounds, and a legal basis, to do so”.</p><p>In line with this recommendation, HMRC is still seeking to recover the tax due where it had taken the necessary steps in the past to ensure there is an open tax enquiry or assessment which gives it the legal basis to do so.</p><p>In May 2022, the Court of Appeal said that HMRC could consider using the Discretion to collect tax directly from the individual who received income through a DR scheme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17136 question first answered 12/03/2024 12:57:52 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1693907

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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 notices under section 684 of the Income Tax Act 2007 have been issued to individuals with Loan Charge liabilities incurred before December 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	17136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>In the context of Disguised Remuneration (DR), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has in some circumstances used the power provided under s.684(7A)(b) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (the Discretion) to collect the tax owed; and since 2022, HMRC has issued around 2,700 decisions using the Discretion.</p><p>In his independent review, Lord Morse recommended that the Loan Charge should no longer apply to loans made before 9 December 2010. However, Lord Morse said “HMRC should continue being able to settle and investigate cases prior to this point under their normal powers where they have appropriate grounds, and a legal basis, to do so”.</p><p>In line with this recommendation, HMRC is still seeking to recover the tax due where it had taken the necessary steps in the past to ensure there is an open tax enquiry or assessment which gives it the legal basis to do so.</p><p>In May 2022, the Court of Appeal said that HMRC could consider using the Discretion to collect tax directly from the individual who received income through a DR scheme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17135 question first answered 12/03/2024 12:57:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1693998

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ministerial Powers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the number of ministerial directions made in each year since 2010 under the 'Managing Public Money' principles; and whether they will include a figure for unpublished or confidential ministerial directions.
tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
uin	HL3035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial Directions can be found on the GOV.UK website<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in Managing Public Money, where confidentiality is required, the accounting officer will share the direction request and the direction itself with the chairs of the Committee of Public Accounts and the relevant departmental select committee, along with an explanation of the reasons for requiring confidentiality, and when they expect the need for confidentiality to fall away and publication to take place.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-directions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-directions</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/03/2024 15:47:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1694008

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support property owners facing challenges in refinancing against lower property values.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The most comprehensive measure of average house prices in the UK is published by the Office for National Statistics. <br>The vast majority of mortgage lenders have signed a voluntary industry agreement that allows their borrowers to secure a new fixed-rate deal without the need to undertake another affordability assessment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/03/2024 15:17:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1694011

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to restore VAT free shopping for foreign tourists.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL3048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>As set out at Spring Budget 2024, the government is considering the findings of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s review of the original costing of the withdrawal of tax-free shopping, published in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 6 March, alongside industry representations and broader data. The Government welcomes further submissions from stakeholders in response to the OBR’s findings. All taxes are kept under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/03/2024 15:17:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott