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1700075

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase the Lifetime ISA cap.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	20850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps all aspects of the savings tax regime, including the merits of increasing the LISA property value limit, under review.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 22/04/2024 13:09:40 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1683702

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: 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 potential impact of changes in VAT rates on private hire vehicles and minicab journeys on (a) driver earnings and (b) jobs in the industry.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	10587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The VAT treatment of private hire vehicle services has not changed. The Government will consult on the potential impacts of the <em>Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC</em> High Court ruling, and will publish a consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/01/2024 15:47:41 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1668299

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	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Government's Efficiency and Savings Review.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s Efficiency and Savings Review concluded at the Spring Budget. Through it, departments reprioritised to ensure the government can continue to protect the vital frontline services that matter most to the public despite the impacts of higher inflation.</p><p> </p><p>In line with wider financial delegations set by HM Treasury, it is the responsibility of departments and their functions to implement any agreed efficiencies and savings, including those that were agreed at the Efficiency and Savings Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2023 11:05:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1667508

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the levels of (a) fraud and (b) error in the amount of tax relief provided as part of the Government’s R&D tax relief schemes between 2022 and 2023.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	23
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The latest error and fraud estimates for the Corporation Tax Research and Development relief schemes were published in <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1179615%2FHMRC_annual_report_and_accounts_2022_to_2023.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteve.robinson1%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C7414406e9a9f45bea5d908dbe05fe2f8%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638350475389517528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uaQpoTNwE0w4TAuZrBaRQPiotk8OAoMl%2FKLdF9lZGjQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/11/2023 14:15:55 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1660070

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: ICT and Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) major IT failures and (b) security breaches there have been at HMRC in each quarter since Q1 of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	198978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>(a) HMRC do not publish major IT failures in the public domain. Previously, HMRC have made announcements using online platforms such as GOV.UK and Twitter to update customers on services that have been impacted by an outage or an IT failure. Customers can also find out about downtime and technical issues with HMRC services via the GOV.UK platform - HMRC Service and Availability and Issues. Please see link here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-service-availability-and-issues" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-service-availability-and-issues</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) Information related to security breaches are published and can be found in the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. Links to both reports can be found below:</p><ul><li>2021/2022 report - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022--2</a></li><li>2022/2023 report - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023?&amp;utm_source=intranet&amp;utm_medium=internal&amp;utm_campaign=ara" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023?&amp;utm_source=intranet&amp;utm_medium=internal&amp;utm_campaign=ara</a></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/09/2023 16:40:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1646283

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: British National (Overseas)
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 potential impact of sending personal details and tax information of holders of British National (Overseas) passports to Hong Kong authorities on those passport holders' ability to access their pensions.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	190501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2023 answer text The information shared with the Hong Kong tax authority is financial account information of Hong Kong tax residents – which does not include holders of British National (Overseas) passports who are tax resident in the UK – and can only be used for taxation purposes. The information is shared as part of our international treaty obligations under the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard to help tackle tax evasion and non-compliance. The information exchanged is subject to stringent data security and confidentiality standards, which are rigorously assessed by independent experts appointed by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. In addition, where individuals have concerns, they or their financial institutions can ask HMRC to redact their information from being exchanged on human rights grounds. Guidance on how to do this has recently been updated on GOV.UK website here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/automatic-exchange-of-information-account-holders" target="_blank"><em>Automatic Exchange of Information if you have an account - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em></a><em>.</em><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/06/2023 13:51:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1645357

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that the British National (Overseas) holders residing in the UK are aware of their right to have their tax information data withheld from being sent to Hong Kong authorities.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	189929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text Where individuals are only tax resident in the UK, their financial account information is not shared with any foreign authority. Under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) information on UK financial accounts held by tax residents of Hong Kong is shared with the tax authority of Hong Kong for taxation purposes. Any financial institution or account holder can apply to HMRC to have CRS information redacted if they consider that their human rights are at risk. The Government has reminded financial institutions about the process and information for individual account holders available on GOV.UK has recently been updated and made more prominent. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/06/2023 15:31:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1645366

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with HSBC on access to pension savings for people on British National (Overseas) visas.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	189933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>We are aware of the difficulties British National (Overseas) (BN(O))s are experiencing in seeking early withdrawal of their pension held by the Mandatory Provident Fund in Hong Kong. The root of the problem is the Chinese Government's decision not to recognise the BN(O) passport as a valid identity document in Hong Kong. The UK firmly opposes the discrimination of BN(O)s in this way. We have urged the Hong Kong authorities to facilitate the early drawdown of funds as is the case for other Hong Kong residents who move overseas permanently.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 26/06/2023 12:20:41 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1643172

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to increase the Official Development Assistance budget.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	188649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to returning to a target of spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA when, on a sustainable basis, the government is not borrowing for day-to-day spending and underlying debt is falling.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to review and confirm each year whether a return to spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA is possible against the latest fiscal forecast.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/06/2023 10:42:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1581940

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Belarus: Sanctions
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 tackle instances where businesses circumvent sanctions on Belarus; and if he will meet with the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden to discuss this matter.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	135124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>HMRC is responsible for enforcing trade sanctions and investigating potential breaches of those controls.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We use a range of enforcement options such as education, warning letters, issuing compound settlements, seizures, disruptions and in the most serious of cases, referral to the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration for prosecution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We undertake a preliminary assessment into all credible intelligence/allegations of trade sanctions offences and work with other government departments and international partners to identify high-risk movements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any UK person or company that is in breach of trade sanctions potentially faces a heavy fine or imprisonment.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 135125 question first answered 07/02/2023 18:00:07 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh