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1381748

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in his Department had with the hon. Member for Milton Keynes North between 1 May 2020 and 31 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	80938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/11/2021 14:11:13 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1341299

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will meet in 2021-22; and what work the non-executive directors undertake.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	23149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>This information is published in the Department’s annual report and accounts, available on gov.uk.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department’s report and accounts for 2020-21 will be published in due course, in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental boards provide strategic leadership for each central government department, as well as advising on/challenging how the department is performing. Each board is chaired by the Secretary of State and includes junior ministers, the permanent secretary and non-executive board members. Non-executives are appointed to government departments from the public, private and voluntary sectors. Their role is to provide advice and bring an external perspective.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of the work of non-executive directors across Government can be found in the Government Lead Non-Executive's annual report, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-lead-non-executives-annual-report-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-lead-non-executives-annual-report-2019-to-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/07/2021 15:40:16 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1334094

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department operates a red, amber and green rating system for categorising Freedom of Information requests according to their presentational sensitivity.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	15208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury does not operate such a system.</p><p> </p><p><em>All FOI requests are treated exactly the same, regardless of who the request is from and their occupation. </em></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 17/06/2021 12:24:22 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1307013

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional customs agents have been employed by HMRC since February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	178990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not employ customs agents/customs intermediaries directly, and it does not have a target for numbers of customs agents. Readiness of the customs intermediary sector relates to the capacity to make declarations, rather than numbers of staff employed. This is because the sector is varied and made up of a number of different business models including specific customs brokers, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require different numbers of staff to complete declarations and to provide their services. Many in the sector have innovated and brought in significant IT solutions to automate many processes which has reduced the numbers of staff they require. The Government has helped them to do this by making over £80 million of support available, including flexible grants that can be used for IT and training, as well as recruitment, depending on the needs of the business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government knows the intermediary sector has used this support and increased capacity significantly. The findings of recent Ipsos Mori surveying of the sector (published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-into-the-customs-intermediaries-sector-wave-2-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-into-the-customs-intermediaries-sector-wave-2-report</a>) show that customs intermediaries expected to increase their capacity four fold to meet additional demand. In addition, the Government has created an intermediary register on GOV.UK to help traders find an agent. This holds a list of intermediaries that traders could use and shows which are taking on new clients, and the services offered. Over 300 intermediaries have highlighted they are taking on new clients, including those that specialise in smaller traders or movements of goods subject to SPS controls.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor the situation closely and engage with the sector to understand the support it needs, keeping measures under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 178991 question first answered 20/04/2021 14:06:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1307014

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of (a) additional HMRC customs agents that are required to manage the new trading rules with the EU under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and (b) those agents required in February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	178991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not employ customs agents/customs intermediaries directly, and it does not have a target for numbers of customs agents. Readiness of the customs intermediary sector relates to the capacity to make declarations, rather than numbers of staff employed. This is because the sector is varied and made up of a number of different business models including specific customs brokers, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require different numbers of staff to complete declarations and to provide their services. Many in the sector have innovated and brought in significant IT solutions to automate many processes which has reduced the numbers of staff they require. The Government has helped them to do this by making over £80 million of support available, including flexible grants that can be used for IT and training, as well as recruitment, depending on the needs of the business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government knows the intermediary sector has used this support and increased capacity significantly. The findings of recent Ipsos Mori surveying of the sector (published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-into-the-customs-intermediaries-sector-wave-2-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-into-the-customs-intermediaries-sector-wave-2-report</a>) show that customs intermediaries expected to increase their capacity four fold to meet additional demand. In addition, the Government has created an intermediary register on GOV.UK to help traders find an agent. This holds a list of intermediaries that traders could use and shows which are taking on new clients, and the services offered. Over 300 intermediaries have highlighted they are taking on new clients, including those that specialise in smaller traders or movements of goods subject to SPS controls.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor the situation closely and engage with the sector to understand the support it needs, keeping measures under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 178990 question first answered 20/04/2021 14:06:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1304830

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: ICT
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 average response time to customs queries to HMRC through the CHIEF system in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what steps he is taking to improve the response time for businesses seeking customs advice from the CHIEF system.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	172955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The CHIEF system has been scaled to 360 million declarations per year as part of HMRC’s preparations for the end of the Transition Period and it continues to perform well. This equates to 111 declarations per second and a message response time of 5 seconds, which is within the service-level agreement for all transactions. HMRC continue to test the performance of the CHIEF system.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2021 12:39:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1304835

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2021 to Question 145127 on customs: ICT, how many individuals were employed in each team in the month of (a) December 2020 and (b) March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	172956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>In December HMRC had 165 FTE employed on the Customs and International Trade helpline, webchat and accompanying activity, and HMRC now have 145 FTE employed on the Customs and International Trade helpline, webchat and accompanying activity.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2021 12:40:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1304838

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training on customs requirements is being provided by his Department to help companies to adhere to the provisions of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	172957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC do not directly provide training for companies but provide financial support through the £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund which opened on 15 March 2021. This fund gives traders access to practical support, including training for new customs, rules of origin and VAT processes. Smaller businesses can apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help them adapt to new customs and tax rules when trading with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2021 12:36:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1304839

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training has been provided by his Department to customs agents to help them to understand the provisions of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	172958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC do not directly provide training for customs agents, but have made over £80 million available through the Customs Grants Schemes to support IT, training and recruitment. These funds have been fully applied for and applicants are now finalising their claims by submitting evidence of training undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2021 12:34:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1218195

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax liability is for women who receive back payments of underpaid state pension in a single financial year; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	65108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Income tax is calculated on arrears of state pension for the tax year in which the pensioner was entitled to receive it, and not in the year in which a lump sum is paid.</p><p> </p><p>Where arrears of state pension are paid, income tax will only be due on any income that exceeds the personal allowance for the respective tax year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HM Revenue and Customs <del class="ministerial">can</del> <ins class="ministerial">will </ins>only collect income tax for the current tax year and the four preceding tax years<ins class="ministerial"> for arrears payments made due to DWP error</ins>. Any arrears of state pension relating to earlier years will not be subject to income tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/07/2020 09:24:38 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 09:44:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen previous answer version 33607 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey