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1690794

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	15113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>Regulation 4 paras 29 and 30(d) and the corresponding Schedule 1 (d) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 does not fully relate to the work of HM Treasury as it is an office-based department that is focused on policy delivery. HM Treasury do not use personal protective equipment to do their work..</p><p> </p><p>However, HM Treasury do carry out principles of prevention including office design and ergonomically compliant workstations. Where risks are identified, work activity risk assessment are in place. Risks are evaluated and controlled if they cannot be fully removed.</p><p> </p><p>All staff are provided with relevant workstation equipment. Where required, specific reasonable adjustments are in place to carry out their work. Office environment and workstation assessments are in place and compliant with Display Screen Equipment Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/02/2024 13:32:20 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1688571

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	13755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government Property Agency are responsible for the buildings occupied by HM Treasury staff. The Government Property Agency have suitable and sufficient building and common area health and safety risk assessments in place under Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 23/02/2024 14:24:56 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1679188

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed to investigate tax evasion in HMRC's Wealthy Team as of 19 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to the answer on 11 May 2023 to UIN 183914 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-05/183914" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a> and the answer on 6 June 2023 to UIN 186796 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-24/186796" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>.</p><p>For data on the full time equivalent (FTE) employees working in HMRC’s Wealthy Teams, I refer the hon member to the answer on 28 June 2023 to UIN 189356 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-13/189356" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/01/2024 14:27:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1679190

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff work in HMRC's national minimum wage compliance unit; and how many posts in that unit were unfilled as of 19 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>HMRC enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).</p><p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the NMW receives it.</p><p>HMRC’s NMW compliance work is funded by DBT. The annual funding for minimum wage enforcement has doubled since 2015 (Table 1, link below) and this additional investment has enabled a significant expansion of resources dedicated to enforcing the minimum wage.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149618/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx" target="_blank"><em>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149618/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx</em>(opens in a new tab)</a></p><p>Data on the number of full-time equivalent staff (FTE) working in HMRC’s NMW team will change during the course of the year, and the final FTE position will be published as part of the Government Evidence on Enforcement and Compliance in 2024/2025.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/01/2024 14:28:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1679195

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people that are required to make payments under the Loan Charge as of 19 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates that there are around 40,000 individuals and around 5,000 employers who have either failed to return the Loan Charge or have returned a figure that is not correct.</p><p>HMRC continues to support taxpayers to resolve their use of disguised remuneration schemes and get out of avoidance for good, including helping those who need extra support and providing additional time to pay where needed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/01/2024 14:26:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1679196

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working: Taxation
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 ensure umbrella companies comply with legislation on the deduction of employers’ taxes from contractors’ pay.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>Like all employers, umbrella companies are responsible for paying employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) where they are due. Employers cannot, by law, deduct employer NICs from an employee's gross pay. The payment of employer NICs out of the umbrella company’s fee may be shown on the same payslip as deductions, such as Income Tax, from the employee’s gross pay, meaning that it can look as if an individual is paying the employer NICs, when this is not actually the case.</p><p>All agency workers must be given a Key Information Document by an agency before agreeing terms, including when the agency worker is engaged through an umbrella company. Key Information Documents set out details about the engagement, including rates of pay. This allows workers to see how deductions and fees are made through the labour supply chain and how this affects their gross pay and net pay.</p><p>When set up and operated correctly, umbrella companies comply with tax and NICs legislation. Umbrella company employees who believe that an umbrella company is not complying with its tax or NICs obligations can report it to HM Revenue and Customs:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/report-fraud-to-hmrc" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/report-fraud-to-hmrc</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/01/2024 14:29:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1645111

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether i an Access to Work scheme has been implemented in their Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	189834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>An Access to Work scheme has not been implemented. The department, in common with other government departments, has its own arrangements to support employees with a disability or long-term health condition. In HM Treasury, the implementation of reasonable adjustments for its employees is via a central workplace adjustments service.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 20/06/2023 15:12:45 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1626656

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Holiday Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the 2017 case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors for the calculation of holiday pay entitlement for staff in her Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	184426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The 2017 employment tribunal decision determined that holiday pay must be calculated based on regular earnings, which must include regular overtime and similar payments. This means that since 2017, most HMRC colleagues who earn overtime and similar payments regularly in line with our guidance have received the additional payment due when they take their statutory annual leave.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has not determined that there are other implications of the ruling.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/05/2023 16:12:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1625887

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff work in the HMRC National Minimum Wage team; and how many posts in that team were unfilled on 1 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	183912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>HMRC enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the NMW receives it.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s NMW compliance work is funded by DBT. The annual funding for minimum wage enforcement has doubled since 2015 (Table 1, link below) and this additional investment has enabled a significant expansion of resources dedicated to enforcing the minimum wage.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149618/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx" target="_blank"><em>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149618/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx</em></a></p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of full-time equivalent staff (FTE) working in HMRC’s NMW team will change during the course of the year, and the final FTE position will be published as part of the Government Evidence on Enforcement and Compliance in 2024/2025.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/05/2023 14:23:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1625889

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed to investigate tax evasion in HMRC's Wealthy Team unit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	183914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance, evasion, and all other forms of tax non-compliance. HMRC has considerable resources to tackle non-compliance in the tax system, including tax evasion.</p><p> </p><p>Within HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group (CCG), HMRC have a dedicated Wealthy unit with responsibility for tax compliance in this customer segment. As part of their role, they are key to delivering HMRC’s compliance response to evasion.</p><p> </p><p>For data on the full time equivalent (FTE) employees working in HMRC's Wealthy Teams, I refer the hon member to my answer of 30 January 2023 to UIN 131454.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/05/2023 13:00:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens