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1061024

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: East Kilbride
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 implications for his policies of the IMF estimate that the closure of the East Kilbride HMRC centre will result in a loss of up to £30 million to the East Kilbride economy and more than 2,000 jobs.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	221661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>HMRC expects the vast majority of staff in East Kilbride to move with HMRC to the Glasgow Regional Centre when the transitional site, at Queensway House, closes in 2025-26 as referenced in UIN <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-18/181245/" target="_blank">181245</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has not undertaken an economic impact assessment of the closure of its office in East Kilbride, as it is an operational decision to move to regional centres in order to improve the efficiency and delivery of HMRC’s objectives. It expects the economic impact on East Kilbride to be limited as the majority of staff will still be employed by HMRC, in Glasgow, but will remain resident in or near East Kilbride.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/02/2019 12:17:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1061081

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cars: Leasing and Loans
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 value of current car loans and car-leasing schemes in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	221565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>On 1 April 2014, regulation of the consumer credit market, including high-cost lenders, was transferred to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have passed the Honourable Members question on to the FCA, who will reply directly by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/02/2019 15:31:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1061094

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of the Barnett consequentials are for (a) Small Sites Fund, (b) Housing Infrastructure Fund, (c) local authority Accelerated Construction Programme and (d) the Land Assembly Fund.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	221684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Barnett Formula is applied at departmental level at Spending Reviews and at programme level at fiscal events. The total spending on UK Government programmes is not therefore generally associated with specific Barnett consequentials.</p><p> </p><p>However, where changes in programme level funding have been announced at fiscal events since the 2015 Spending Review, HM Treasury’s Block Grant Transparency publication sets out the associated changes in the devolved administration block grants. This includes funding for the four programmes referred to in the question. The Block Grant Transparency publication can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 15:36:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1061181

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many records his Department holds that have reached the time limit for their transfer to the National Archives but have not been transferred.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	221709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury currently holds the following legacy records (pre-1994):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,310</p></td><td><p>- Records still to be reviewed, retained by means of Retention Instrument</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9,645</p></td><td><p>- Records selected for transfer to The National Archives, retained by means of Retention Instrument</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55,600</p></td><td><p>- Records awaiting destruction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11,774</p></td><td><p>- Records planned for transfer in calendar year 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>- Records retained for an inquiry or investigation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>- Records and extracts retained from transferred records</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/02/2019 16:33:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1060573

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) current and (b) projected cashflow is for the High Speed 2 project in the next (i) 12 months, (ii) five years and (iii) 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	220774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>High Speed 2’s (HS2) funding envelope is £55.7bn (in 2015 prices).</p><p> </p><p>At Spending Review 2015, HS2’s annual budgets were set for five years to 2020/21. In 2019/20 HS2’s budget is set at £4.694bn and in 2020/21 it is set at £4.647bn</p><p> </p><p>Future HS2 budgets will be set at the Spending Review later this year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 18:24:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1060577

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many citizens have registered a voice recognition password to access HMRC services; and what legal provisions apply to the collation of that voice recognition data by HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	221004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>7,227,106 customers have registered a voice recognition password to access HMRC services.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC currently relies on the legal basis of consent to collect and process voice data from individuals under Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. The legal basis for most processing of personal data in HMRC is Article 6(1)(e) and section 8 DPA 2018, namely “public task”. However, HMRC does not rely on the “public task” legal basis for Voice ID at present as HMRC allows the customer to decide whether they want to use Voice ID for convenience and it is only one of 3 methods HMRC uses to verify the identity of customers on the phone.</p><p> </p><p>As biometric data is special category data, one of the additional conditions in Article 9 of GDPR also needs to be met in order for HMRC to process this data. Given consent is the legal basis for processing, HMRC relies on the Article 9 (2)(a) condition of explicit consent for the processing. HMRC allows the customer to choose to opt in to use the service for convenience and verification by other means remains possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC obtains explicit consent from customers and clearly informs them about how they can withdraw their consent.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/02/2019 17:17:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1060616

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken with HMRC to prepare the tax collection system for potential disruption caused in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	220766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has well-developed plans to provide the flexibility to respond in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, including guidance and support for businesses and individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The Taxation (Cross Border Trade) Act received Royal Assent on 13 September 2018, and both Departments are making good progress in delivering the necessary secondary legislation for tax and customs. Resourcing plans are in place to fill EU Exit roles across HMRC’s various business areas. As of the end of January 2019, there are currently over 4,200 people working on EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is committed to ensuring functioning tax and customs systems that facilitate the continuation of trade flow, the collection of revenues, and a secure UK border.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/02/2019 17:20:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1060631

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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, pursuant to Mary Aiston's oral evidence to the Treasury Committee on 30 January 2019, what steps HMRC is taking to ensure that people affected by the disguised remuneration loan charge are not forced to sell their homes.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	221022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>HMRC will never force somebody to sell their main home to pay for their Disguised Remuneration (DR) debt, or the loan charge. Anybody who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should get in touch with HMRC as soon as possible. They have a number of ways to help those who are genuinely unable to make a full payment of tax on time, for example, by arranging payments by instalments. HMRC’s Debt Management team are also trained to identify customers who are vulnerable and will refer them to HMRC’s specialist “Needs enhanced support” team. They will tailor their support to meet the needs of the individual.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Since the announcement of the 2019 loan charge at Budget 2016, HMRC has now agreed settlements on disguised remuneration schemes with employers and individuals totalling over £1 billion. Pay As You Earn (PAYE) liabilities fall on the employer in the first instance. The charge on DR loans does not change this principle and the employee will only be liable where the amount cannot reasonably be collected from the employer, such as where the employer is offshore or no longer exists. Around 85% of the settlement yield since 2016 is from employers, with less than 15% from individuals.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is working hard to help individuals get out of avoidance for good and offer manageable and sustainable payment plans wherever possible. It carefully considers each case and there is no maximum limit on how long a customer can be given to pay what they owe. HMRC considers a customer’s ability to pay on a case by case basis and decisions are based on each individual’s personal circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has simplified the process for those who want to settle their use of DR schemes before the loan charge arises. DR scheme users who currently have an income of less than £50,000 and are no longer engaging in tax avoidance can automatically agree a payment plan of up to five years without the need to give HMRC detailed information about their income and assets. This arrangement has been extended to 7 years for scheme users who have an income of less than £30,000.</p><p> </p><p>Anybody who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should get in touch with HMRC as soon as possible. They have a number of ways to help those who are genuinely unable to make a full payment of tax on time, for example, by arranging payments by instalments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/02/2019 17:14:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1060644

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Investment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether community benefit societies are eligible for the enterprise investment scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	220944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Community Benefit Societies are eligible to receive investments under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), subject to meeting all the EIS rules. The rules include a requirement for the company to trade commercially with a view to profit, including where the company intends to use its profits to benefit the community.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/02/2019 12:10:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1060657

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in raising stamp duty for foreign buyers of UK property.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	220784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>At Budget 2018, the government announced it would consult on a new one per cent Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge for non-UK residents purchasing residential property in England and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation, published on 11 February 2019, sets out the proposed design of the surcharge. The government welcomes comments from individuals, companies, advisers, representative bodies and others who would be affected by these changes. The consultation will run until 6 May 2019 and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/stamp-duty-land-tax-non-uk-resident-surcharge-consultation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/stamp-duty-land-tax-non-uk-resident-surcharge-consultation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/02/2019 12:08:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey