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1079328

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC director general of border co-ordination to the Public Accounts Committee on 5 November 2018, HC 1595, Question 51, what assessment has been made of the ability of the inland facilities to handle high-risk trade through (a) container and (b) roll-on roll-off ports across all four UK nations.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has moved its inland pre-clearance operations to new purpose-equipped sites at Hayes and Milton Keynes. Although these sites were originally procured for the examination of Rest of World trade, post EU Exit they will be also be used to examine EU trade, within the capacity available. Checks may be performed on consignments from high risk traders from both container and roll-on roll-off ports across the whole of the UK, if required. The Government will consider the need for further sites as it evolves its approach and assesses any new risks that emerge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 227123 question first answered 08/03/2019 14:14:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1079329

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC chief executive to the Public Accounts Committee on 5 November 2018, HC 1595, Question 53, what additional inland clearance facilities are being planned.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has moved its inland pre-clearance operations to new purpose-equipped sites at Hayes and Milton Keynes. Although these sites were originally procured for the examination of Rest of World trade, post EU Exit they will be also be used to examine EU trade, within the capacity available. Checks may be performed on consignments from high risk traders from both container and roll-on roll-off ports across the whole of the UK, if required. The Government will consider the need for further sites as it evolves its approach and assesses any new risks that emerge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 227122 question first answered 08/03/2019 14:14:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1079330

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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 deployments are proposed by the HMRC surge and rapid response team in respect of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text The cross-government Surge and Rapid Response Team (SRRT) is available to all government departments to provide assistance with unexpected demands for access to their services and provide operational support in a crisis situation. The team is hosted by HMRC. Requests for support from the SRRT are prioritised using set criteria, including requests in relation to EU exit. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2019 14:10:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1079331

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions HMRC has had with the Government Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text There were no discussions between HMRC and the Government Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group in the last 12 months. Annually, HMRC publishes details of the diversity of its workforce, including ethnicity, in compliance with the public sector equality duties of the Equality Act 2010. The most recent report was published on GOV.UK on 31 January 2019 for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.<p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with the Cabinet Office, particularly in tracking progress in increasing the proportion of BAME colleagues at Senior Civil Service level. HMRC’s wider work on race is well-established, with a staff Network, a bespoke talent programme for BAME staff, and an active Diversity Champion who is a member of the HMRC Executive Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2019 14:07:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1078494

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: measures to promote tax compliance, published on 6 February 2014, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by his Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after not meeting the tax compliance questions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	226745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/03/2019 11:00:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1078509

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax tribunal appeals failed in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows cases where the customers’ appeal to the tribunal has been unsuccessful for each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p><strong>First-tier Tribunal</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Tribunal Decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tribunal Decisions where the customer has been unsuccessful</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1135</p></td><td><p>834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1395</p></td><td><p>855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1433</p></td><td><p>1095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2550</p></td><td><p>1943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1303</p></td><td><p>1050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1041</p></td><td><p>782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1130</p></td><td><p>867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1966</p></td><td><p>1420</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Upper Tribunal</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Tribunal Decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tribunal Decisions where the customer has been unsuccessful</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Data Not Held</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Data Not Held</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the outcome of stood over cases where the customers’ appeal has been unsuccessful for each year since 2010. This is where the customer has agreed to put the appeal on hold waiting for a decision in a related case that is being litigated. These cases are not heard by the tribunal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Follower Cases Settled</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tribunal Decisions where the customer has been unsuccessful</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>682</p></td><td><p>613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1431</p></td><td><p>1209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>5070</p></td><td><p>4426</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/03/2019 17:18:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1078510

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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 cases of historical tax avoidance HMRC has outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and ensuring that everyone pays their fair share of tax to fund vital public services</p><p> </p><p>In 2013 HMRC set up a dedicated Counter Avoidance Directorate, bringing together technical, policy and operational expertise from across the Department into one place, in order to concentrate their focus on tackling marketed tax avoidance schemes. Since then over £8.7 billion has been brought in from accelerated payments and settling marketed avoidance cases. HMRC currently have around 80,000 users of tax avoidance schemes under review.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/03/2019 17:16:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1078512

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies with (a) assets over £2 billion or (b) a turnover of over £200 million have published their tax strategy.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not keep a central record that shows which companies with assets over £2 billion or a turnover of over £200 million have published their tax strategies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/03/2019 17:18:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1078543

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
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 amount of money that would accrue to the public purse annually as a result of tariffs on imports from non-EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	226516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The amount of customs revenue collected from non-EU countries will be dependent on the rates of import duty set. In the event of “no deal” the Government will make an announcement, once a decision is finalised, and publish new UK duty rates, which will apply equally to all countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/03/2019 17:13:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1078576

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Community Housing Fund
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 Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government on extending the Homes England Community Housing Fund to 2023; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	226646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text In July last year, Homes England re-launched the Community Housing Fund. Community groups and local authorities are now able to apply for capital and revenue funding to bring forward community-led housing schemes.<p> </p>Extending the Community Housing fund to March 2023 concerns budgets beyond 2019-20. Day-to-day departmental budgets for 2020-21 onwards have not yet been set and are a matter for the Spending Review, which will take place later this year. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/03/2019 15:16:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas