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1000233

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Locums: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on locum doctors and nurses of the 2019 loan charge for disguised remuneration schemes.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	187296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable member to my statement made on 5<sup>th</sup> November 2018, to Parliamentary Question 186276:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-31/186276/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-31/186276/</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/11/2018 10:27:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1000258

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Press and Publications: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take following the passage of EU Directive 2006/112/EC on the rates of value added tax applied to books, newspapers and periodicals.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	187294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Value Added Tax (VAT) generates over £120 billion each year for our vital public services. With this in mind, any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical and digital publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations.</p><p>HM Treasury officials have discussed EU Directive 2006/112 in the usual UK and EU fora. In respect of EU legislative changes relating to physical and digital publications, HM Treasury has received representations from the industry and discussed the matter at official level with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 187295 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:42:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1000259

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Publications: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had and with whom on (a) EU Directive 2006/112/EC and (b) the UK VAT regime on print and digital publications.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	187295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Value Added Tax (VAT) generates over £120 billion each year for our vital public services. With this in mind, any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical and digital publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations.</p><p>HM Treasury officials have discussed EU Directive 2006/112 in the usual UK and EU fora. In respect of EU legislative changes relating to physical and digital publications, HM Treasury has received representations from the industry and discussed the matter at official level with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 187294 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:42:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1000265

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that that the new Digital Services Tax announced Budget 2018 does not disproportionately affect small digital businesses.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Digital Services Tax will only apply to businesses with in-scope revenues of more than £500 million globally and £25 million in the UK, and businesses will not have to pay the tax on their first £25 million of relevant UK revenues. This means small businesses will not be in scope of the tax.</p><p> </p><p>The tax also includes a ‘safe-harbour’ which means those with very low profit margins will be able to elect to pay a lower rate of tax, which will ensure the DST is proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/11/2018 17:40:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

999669

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful prosecutions have been made against employers for failing to pay that national minimum wage for intern roles since November 2017; and which employees were subject to such successful prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	187012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The government is determined to ensure that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have not been paid the NMW should contact 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> </p><p>Most NMW cases are subject to civil (non-criminal) sanctions, the consequences of which include fines of up to 200% of the determined underpayment, and public naming.</p><p> </p><p>Prosecution is reserved for the most serious non-compliance, and since 2007 HMRC investigations have led to the successful prosecution of 14 UK employers for NMW related offences. There have been no prosecutions relating to interns.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:56:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

999493

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: Taxation
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 level of taxation on sanitary items in countries outside the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	187140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the level of taxation on sanitary items in countries outside the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to introducing a zero rate of VAT for these supplies as soon as legally possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:51:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

999584

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has taken steps to help parents who have not claimed child benefit and as a result unintentionally missed years of accruing national insurance state pension credits.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	187118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (179286) on 23 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:53:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

999622

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Repayments
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 levels of performance in processing and paying VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	187134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC continually monitors its performance for processing and making VAT repayment returns (refunds). It processes around 2 million repayment returns annually. Over 90% of all repayments are authorised within 10 working days of receipt.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its responsibilities for the care and management of the VAT system, HMRC is required to make reasonable enquiries prior to making a repayment to prevent VAT fraud, which is damaging to the UK economy. It gives high priority to checking repayment returns as it is aware of the importance of cash-flow to smaller businesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In circumstances where HMRC takes over 30 days to process a repayment return, a Repayment Supplement is paid. Repayment Supplement is due on less than 1% of repayments received.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:59:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

999623

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Repayments
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 effect of the new online service for VAT refunds on the time it takes to process and pay VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	187135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Making Tax Digital should not have an impact on the VAT refunds process nor on paying VAT refunds.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/11/2018 14:59:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

999629

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Clacton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taking to invest in infrastructure in the Clacton region.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	187158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to making sure every area of the country has modern and efficient infrastructure. By the end of the parliament, public capital investment will reach levels not sustained in 40 years.</p><p> </p><p>Essex will receive £19 million for local roads maintenance in 2018/19, and DfT has provided £4 million to Essex County Council for development funding for improvements to the A120. In the last 5 years access to Superfast Broadband in Clacton has risen from 77% to 98%.</p><p>The Budget announced new programmes delivered at the local level to address barriers to productivity and increased funding for existing programmes, including an additional £420 million in 2018/19 to tackle potholes, repair damaged roads, and invest in keeping bridges open and safe. The £675 million Future High Streets Fund will support and fund local areas’ plans to make their high streets and town centres fit for the future, and the Budget also announced £150 million funding pot for a new competition for small improvements projects such as roundabouts.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:47:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling