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registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Hours
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 potential merits of introducing a four-day working week.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	144697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Enforcing a four-day working week would likely increase business costs at a time where we should be supporting businesses. We need to help businesses by creating and protecting jobs, not adding to their costs. This is why the Government has extended a number of Covid support schemes, such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, through the winter.</p><p>The UK’s flexible labour market allows employers to independently agree working arrangements with their workers. Enforcing a four-day working week would take that choice away from both workers and employers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/02/2021 12:34:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274702

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on responding to its consultation on pensions tax relief administration; and what the timeframe is for publishing a response to that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	134452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. At Budget 2020, the Government announced it would launch a Call for Evidence on pensions tax relief administration, in line with its manifesto commitment to undertake a comprehensive review of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>This Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the RAS method.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 134453 134455 134456 question first answered 14/01/2021 16:41:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274703

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the administration of pensions tax relief on low-income workers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	134453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. At Budget 2020, the Government announced it would launch a Call for Evidence on pensions tax relief administration, in line with its manifesto commitment to undertake a comprehensive review of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>This Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the RAS method.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 134452 134455 134456 question first answered 14/01/2021 16:41:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274704

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
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 number of low-income workers with reduced take-home pay following application of pensions tax relief by pension scheme operators.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	134454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>HMRC has estimated the number of individuals earning below the personal allowance and making workplace pension contributions via Real Time Information (RTI) using net pay arrangements.</p><p>For 2017-18, when the personal allowance was £11,500, HMRC estimate the number of individuals to be 1.5 million.</p><p>HMRC’s Survey of Personal Income (SPI) and administrative data was used to produce the estimates. The 2017-18 SPI data (published in March 2020) is the latest year available.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/01/2021 16:44:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274705

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend net pay pension schemes to ensure that people earning below the personal tax threshold can access their full tax relief entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	134455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. At Budget 2020, the Government announced it would launch a Call for Evidence on pensions tax relief administration, in line with its manifesto commitment to undertake a comprehensive review of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>This Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the RAS method.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 134452 134453 134456 question first answered 14/01/2021 16:41:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274706

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Chancellor of the Exchequer to resolve net pay tax issues for low-income workers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	134456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. At Budget 2020, the Government announced it would launch a Call for Evidence on pensions tax relief administration, in line with its manifesto commitment to undertake a comprehensive review of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>This Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the RAS method.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 134452 134453 134455 question first answered 14/01/2021 16:41:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1260275

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include tax exemptions relating to employee share schemes in the consultation on the Finance Bill 2021.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	128176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government offers four tax-advantaged employee share schemes: Share Incentive Plans (SIPs), the Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme, Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI), and the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP).</p><p> </p><p>The schemes enable employers to share financial rewards with staff, with both receiving tax benefits. This is ultimately intended to support recruitment and retention and help encourage employee productivity.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to change these schemes at the 2021 Finance Bill. The Government keeps all of the employee share schemes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/12/2020 10:54:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1260276

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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 representations he has received on the potential merits of introducing legislation to resolve the dispute between HMRC and the trustee and beneficiaries of the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	128177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs and it would not be appropriate for Treasury ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p><p>The Chancellor has received representations from some Members of Parliament on introducing legislation to resolve the Roadchef dispute.</p><p>The Government keeps all tax legislation under regular review and any changes are considered in line with Government priorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/12/2020 10:44:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1260277

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce legislative proposals to improve the regulation of the actions of trustees of employee share schemes.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	128178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all tax legislation under regular review and any changes are considered in line with its priorities. The Government does not plan to introduce legislation at this time to regulate the actions of trustees of employee share schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 128179 128180 question first answered 15/12/2020 10:48:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1260278

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans h​e has to introduce legislative proposals to protect potential beneficiaries of employee share schemes from that scheme being plundered by trustees.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	128179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all tax legislation under regular review and any changes are considered in line with its priorities. The Government does not plan to introduce legislation at this time to regulate the actions of trustees of employee share schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 128178 128180 question first answered 15/12/2020 10:48:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray