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1181969

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
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 economic effect of recent increases in Financial Services Compensation Scheme levies on small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	23578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is an independent non-governmental body. The FSCS carries out its compensation function within rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), who are also independent from government.</p><p> </p><p>The FSCS levy is set annually by the FSCS within the limits set by the FCA and PRA. It is for the FCA and PRA to consider the impact of the levies on the firms they regulate, acting in line with their statutory duties. The Government has no role in setting the levy.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA regularly consults with the financial services sector regarding its fees policy. This includes the funding of the FSCS. The FCA most recently consulted on the funding of the FSCS in May 2018 as part of a three-year review of the FSCS funding model.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 23580 question first answered 09/03/2020 14:05:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1181970

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the allocation of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme levies on businesses to reflect the relative risk associated with different business models; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	23580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is an independent non-governmental body. The FSCS carries out its compensation function within rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), who are also independent from government.</p><p> </p><p>The FSCS levy is set annually by the FSCS within the limits set by the FCA and PRA. It is for the FCA and PRA to consider the impact of the levies on the firms they regulate, acting in line with their statutory duties. The Government has no role in setting the levy.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA regularly consults with the financial services sector regarding its fees policy. This includes the funding of the FSCS. The FCA most recently consulted on the funding of the FSCS in May 2018 as part of a three-year review of the FSCS funding model.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 23578 question first answered 09/03/2020 14:05:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1181989

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Professions: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made the effect of proposed legislative changes to IR35 on the income of healthcare professionals who provide out-of-hours services.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	23557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The off-payroll working rules are designed to ensure that an individual who works like an employee, but through their own limited company, pays broadly the same Income Tax and National Insurance contributions as other employees. The rules do not apply to the self-employed or stop anyone working through their own company.</p><p> </p><p>The Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published in July 2019 sets out HMRC’s assessment that the reform to the off-payroll working rules is expected to affect 170,000 individuals. The TIIN can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are undertaking an extensive programme of education and support to help organisations and contractors prepare for the reform.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/03/2020 10:30:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1182051

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to pause the roll-out of the off-payroll tax until the House of Lords has completed its review.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	23512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2018, the reform of the off-payroll working rules will come into effect from April 2020. It is routine for the Finance Bill Sub-Committee of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee to inquire into the draft Finance Bill, focusing on specific areas of interest to the Sub-Committee.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/03/2020 10:32:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1179748

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2020 to Question 1398 on Revenue and Customs: Staff, what progress he has made on assessing deployment opportunities for staff of the HMRC Bathgate Pyramids Business Centre; and how many of those staff he now expects to redeploy to the Edinburgh Regional Centre.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	19900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are continuing to work through and pursue redeployment options for a number of colleagues within HMRC and in other Government departments. HMRC anticipate that this will be completed by the end of March. Current indications are that more than 70% of staff in Bathgate will be redeployed in Edinburgh, or to an alternative office or to another Government Department.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2020 11:43:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1178975

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has for the tobacco track and trace system in the UK at the end of the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	18627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK has now left the EU and entered a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020. During the transition period there will be no change to the track and trace system. At the end of the transition period, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will need to make some changes to the current system for it to continue to operate. The changes will be kept to the minimum necessary to enable the UK to have full regulatory control.</p><p>In addition to the track and trace system, cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco incorporate a UK security label that contains sophisticated anti-counterfeit security technology. There will therefore be no increase in the risk of counterfeit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco entering the UK as a result of any changes to the track and trace system at the end of the transition period.</p><p>The UK has a strong record of tackling the illicit trade in tobacco products, and the track and trace system is a key component of HMRC’s strategy. The strategy continues to evolve, reflecting constant changes in the nature of the fraud, and will continue to do so at the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the sell-through period, all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco in the UK supply chain must be marked with a UK ID code and security label. Any remaining unmarked stock that can no longer be sold in the UK can be returned in accordance with the existing procedures retailers have in place with their suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 18628 18629 18630 18645 question first answered 02/03/2020 15:33:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1178976

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the tobacco track and trace system; and whether the UK will lose access to the secondary repository in the event that there is no UK-EU trade deal at the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	18628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK has now left the EU and entered a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020. During the transition period there will be no change to the track and trace system. At the end of the transition period, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will need to make some changes to the current system for it to continue to operate. The changes will be kept to the minimum necessary to enable the UK to have full regulatory control.</p><p>In addition to the track and trace system, cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco incorporate a UK security label that contains sophisticated anti-counterfeit security technology. There will therefore be no increase in the risk of counterfeit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco entering the UK as a result of any changes to the track and trace system at the end of the transition period.</p><p>The UK has a strong record of tackling the illicit trade in tobacco products, and the track and trace system is a key component of HMRC’s strategy. The strategy continues to evolve, reflecting constant changes in the nature of the fraud, and will continue to do so at the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the sell-through period, all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco in the UK supply chain must be marked with a UK ID code and security label. Any remaining unmarked stock that can no longer be sold in the UK can be returned in accordance with the existing procedures retailers have in place with their suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 18627 18629 18630 18645 question first answered 02/03/2020 15:33:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1178977

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential effect of an increase in counterfeit goods on the potential suspension of the tobacco track and trace system at the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	18629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK has now left the EU and entered a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020. During the transition period there will be no change to the track and trace system. At the end of the transition period, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will need to make some changes to the current system for it to continue to operate. The changes will be kept to the minimum necessary to enable the UK to have full regulatory control.</p><p>In addition to the track and trace system, cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco incorporate a UK security label that contains sophisticated anti-counterfeit security technology. There will therefore be no increase in the risk of counterfeit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco entering the UK as a result of any changes to the track and trace system at the end of the transition period.</p><p>The UK has a strong record of tackling the illicit trade in tobacco products, and the track and trace system is a key component of HMRC’s strategy. The strategy continues to evolve, reflecting constant changes in the nature of the fraud, and will continue to do so at the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the sell-through period, all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco in the UK supply chain must be marked with a UK ID code and security label. Any remaining unmarked stock that can no longer be sold in the UK can be returned in accordance with the existing procedures retailers have in place with their suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 18627 18628 18630 18645 question first answered 02/03/2020 15:33:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1178978

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure counterfeit tobacco products do not enter the country at the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	18630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK has now left the EU and entered a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020. During the transition period there will be no change to the track and trace system. At the end of the transition period, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will need to make some changes to the current system for it to continue to operate. The changes will be kept to the minimum necessary to enable the UK to have full regulatory control.</p><p>In addition to the track and trace system, cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco incorporate a UK security label that contains sophisticated anti-counterfeit security technology. There will therefore be no increase in the risk of counterfeit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco entering the UK as a result of any changes to the track and trace system at the end of the transition period.</p><p>The UK has a strong record of tackling the illicit trade in tobacco products, and the track and trace system is a key component of HMRC’s strategy. The strategy continues to evolve, reflecting constant changes in the nature of the fraud, and will continue to do so at the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the sell-through period, all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco in the UK supply chain must be marked with a UK ID code and security label. Any remaining unmarked stock that can no longer be sold in the UK can be returned in accordance with the existing procedures retailers have in place with their suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 18627 18628 18629 18645 question first answered 02/03/2020 15:33:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1179003

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has for the tobacco track and trace system at the end of the sell-through period on 20 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	18645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK has now left the EU and entered a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020. During the transition period there will be no change to the track and trace system. At the end of the transition period, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will need to make some changes to the current system for it to continue to operate. The changes will be kept to the minimum necessary to enable the UK to have full regulatory control.</p><p>In addition to the track and trace system, cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco incorporate a UK security label that contains sophisticated anti-counterfeit security technology. There will therefore be no increase in the risk of counterfeit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco entering the UK as a result of any changes to the track and trace system at the end of the transition period.</p><p>The UK has a strong record of tackling the illicit trade in tobacco products, and the track and trace system is a key component of HMRC’s strategy. The strategy continues to evolve, reflecting constant changes in the nature of the fraud, and will continue to do so at the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the sell-through period, all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco in the UK supply chain must be marked with a UK ID code and security label. Any remaining unmarked stock that can no longer be sold in the UK can be returned in accordance with the existing procedures retailers have in place with their suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 18627 18628 18629 18630 question first answered 02/03/2020 15:33:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day