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1087764

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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 support his Department provides to UK businesses preparing and completing (a) import and (b) export declarations.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	909800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. However in the event of a ‘no deal’ businesses who trade with the EU will be subject to customs controls in the same way as businesses who are trading with the rest of the world. To help businesses make this transition, a number of temporary easements have been put in place which will help businesses make this transition.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to proactively support businesses to meet their customs obligations engaging with a broad range of UK businesses and associations. Extensive guidance is available on gov.uk. HMRC has already written to 145,000 VAT registered EU businesses and 77,000 traders who trade with non-EU countries, to explain the steps they need to take to ahead of making import/export declarations. In addition, HMRC are actively engaged with a range of associations, small business trade bodies and intermediaries to help them prepare their members for any new customs obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Further support is available from customs intermediaries. HMRC wrote to businesses in February to explain what steps businesses should take, including how to make customs declarations themselves or via an intermediary. An £8 million investment has been made available to support intermediary training and increased automation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/03/2019 15:54:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1087039

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many chartered accountants his Department currently employs.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	231410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury employs 60 chartered accountants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/03/2019 11:28:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087089

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been seconded from HMRC to other Government departments (a) since June 2016, (b) in the last 12 months and (c) in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	231555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The following table details the figures requested:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type</p></td><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>Last 12 months</p></td><td><p>Last 6 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC staff moving to other Government Departments for agreed period of time</p></td><td><p>513</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/03/2019 13:22:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1087095

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many third party complaints of non-payment of the national minimum wage were received by the HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team in each calendar year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	231506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100 or via the online complaints form at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. HMRC reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of third party complaints received for each is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>2,154</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC encourages compliance with NMW legislation through a rolling programme of targeted enforcement which incorporates a range of promotion activities targeted at employers and workers. The rise in complaints during 2017-18 is in part due to HMRC promotional activities. For example, HMRC produced seafarers leaflets in 2018, and webinars in 2016 and 2017 aimed at Union Officers including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 231507 question first answered 15/03/2019 13:20:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1087096

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry and Shipping: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team has taken to promote national minimum wage compliance in the (a) shipping and (b) offshore energy industries in each calendar year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	231507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100 or via the online complaints form at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. HMRC reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of third party complaints received for each is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>2,154</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC encourages compliance with NMW legislation through a rolling programme of targeted enforcement which incorporates a range of promotion activities targeted at employers and workers. The rise in complaints during 2017-18 is in part due to HMRC promotional activities. For example, HMRC produced seafarers leaflets in 2018, and webinars in 2016 and 2017 aimed at Union Officers including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 231506 question first answered 15/03/2019 13:20:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1087100

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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, what the interest rate charged by HMRC is on back taxes incurred through reassessment of loan charge schemes.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	231361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>Disguised Remuneration (DR) schemes are contrived arrangements that pay loans in place of ordinary remuneration, with the sole purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions. The loans are provided on terms that mean they are not repaid in practice, so they are no different to normal income and are, and always have been, taxable.</p><p> </p><p>For both employers and individuals, late payment interest will be applied in the normal way, and is payable at the rates which are published by HMRC, currently 3.25%. However, where people settle with HMRC, and have taken reasonable care, they will not pay any penalties for inaccuracies on their tax returns.</p><p> </p><p>The charge on DR loans is expected to raise £3.2bn for the exchequer. The majority, 75%, is expected to come from employers rather than individuals. The best option for those individuals who are worried about the introduction of the charge on Disguised Remuneration loans is to come forward and speak to HMRC as soon as possible. They will work with all individuals to reach a manageable and sustainable payment plan wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has put special arrangements in place so that they are able to agree a payment plan of up to five years automatically for those with income below £50,000 and seven years for those with income below £30,000 where those scheme users are no longer engaging in tax avoidance. HMRC may be able to offer a longer payment plan for those that need more than five or seven years, or with income over £50,000, where further information is provided.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/03/2019 17:13:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1087127

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on entitlement to child tax credits once a dependent in full-time education turns 19 years old.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	231457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Entitlement to Child Tax Credit can be paid for a qualifying young person up until the age of 20. This is provided the qualifying young person is in full-time non-advanced education, and they enrolled on their course before they turned 19.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/03/2019 14:18:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1087135

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Venezuela
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the legal basis was for the Bank of England’s decision to freeze approximately 1125 gold bars stored by the Venezuelan central bank in November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	231403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>Holding gold reserves on behalf of any foreign central bank is a matter for the Bank of England. Ultimately, the Bank is responsible for dealing with requests from its customers should they wish to repatriate their gold. HM Treasury only has direct control over the UK Government’s own holdings of gold within its official reserves, which are held at the Bank of England.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/03/2019 08:21:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1087137

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
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 effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority in protecting people transferring out of pensions schemes.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	231500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>Assessing the harm caused by unsuitable pension transfer advice and identifying the most effective ways to reduce it is a key priority for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the FCA issued new rules and guidance on improving the quality of pension transfer advice. These provide advisers with a framework to better enable them to give good quality advice so that consumers can make better informed decisions.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the FCA concluded a review on pension transfer advice which reviewed the suitability of the advice. The FCA has also requested data from every firm with permission to advise on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers to provide a complete picture on the market. Following the analysis of this information, the FCA will begin a wide-ranging programme of activity with firms in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the FCA and The Pensions Regulator published a joint strategy in October 2018 which includes a workstream on improving member and consumer outcomes from DB pension transfers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/03/2019 08:21:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1087155

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made on resolving the dispute between HMRC and the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust; and if he will publish a Written Statement on that matter after the meeting that will be held between those parties on 27 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	231409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/03/2019 13:17:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden