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778104

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed closure of all HM Revenue and Customs offices in Scotland outside Glasgow and Edinburgh on the distribution of public sector resources between the (a) central belt and (b) rest of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	109875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC will have two regional centres which will serve the whole of Scotland. They will be located in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the locations which most comprehensively met HMRC’s selection criteria. The spread of HMRC‘s regional centres around the UK supports the Government’s strategy of jobs in every region and nation of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 02/11/2017 17:12:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

777716

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy of north-east Scotland of the proposed closure of all HM Revenue and Customs offices north of Glasgow and Edinburgh, including the office at Ruby House, Aberdeen.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	109556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) established a clear set of location principles to determine where to site its regional centres and considered these principles alongside the impact on its people. Its Locations Programme will bring teams together in large offices, enabling them to work together to maximise tax revenue and tackle fraud and evasion irrespective of where it occurs.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is confident that the regional centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow, together with its specialist site at Gartcosh, will serve the whole of Scotland effectively.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 109557 question first answered 02/11/2017 17:20:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

776831

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse from the proposed closure of the Ruby House HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) office in Aberdeen; and what account was taken in making the decision to close that office of the potential effect of that proposed closure on HMRCs' ability to collect tax.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	109266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Locations Programme will save more than £300 million up to 2025, and will deliver annual cash savings of £74 million in 2025/26, rising to more than £90m by 2028.</p><p> </p><p>Moving to Regional Centres will also deliver benefits to tax collection and customer service. The Locations Programme will bring teams together in large offices, enabling them to work together to tackle fraud and evasion, irrespective of where it occurs. The benefits have therefore been considered as a whole and not in isolation of an individual office.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is prioritising its commitment to maximising tax revenue, increasing compliance and reducing the tax gap.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 109267 question first answered 01/11/2017 17:33:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

776832

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed closure of the Ruby House HM Revenue and Customs office in Aberdeen on the local economy.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	109267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Locations Programme will save more than £300 million up to 2025, and will deliver annual cash savings of £74 million in 2025/26, rising to more than £90m by 2028.</p><p> </p><p>Moving to Regional Centres will also deliver benefits to tax collection and customer service. The Locations Programme will bring teams together in large offices, enabling them to work together to tackle fraud and evasion, irrespective of where it occurs. The benefits have therefore been considered as a whole and not in isolation of an individual office.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is prioritising its commitment to maximising tax revenue, increasing compliance and reducing the tax gap.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 109266 question first answered 01/11/2017 17:33:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson