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1489419

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which date the Innovation Challenge will open to civil servants to submit ideas.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	36925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The launch of the innovation challenge will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 19/07/2022 13:50:56 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1489421

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Domicil
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 number of UK residents with registered non-domiciled tax status.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	36927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>HMRC’s latest published estimate of the number of non-domiciled UK resident taxpayers in tax year ending 2020 was 62,200. This figure does not include formerly non-domiciled UK residents who are now deemed as UK domiciled for UK tax purposes. HMRC plans to publish updated figures on 28 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/07/2022 12:59:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1489424

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department have had with (a) industry representatives and (b) other stakeholders on the Alcohol Duty Review.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	36928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been frequently engaging with industry, public health groups and other stakeholders as part of its alcohol duty review consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published regularly on GOV.UK, and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 19/07/2022 07:10:12 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1489425

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Domicil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were registered as non-domicile for tax purposes in 2021-22; and how much (a) income tax, (b) capital gains tax and (c) national insurance contributions was paid by those people for tax purposes in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	36929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on the numbers of non-domiciled taxpayers including their tax and National Insurance liabilities. These statistics are normally published in July. Figures for tax year ending 2020 are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-non-domiciled-taxpayers-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-non-domiciled-taxpayers-in-the-uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For tax year ending 2020, HMRC estimates that 75,700 non-domiciled taxpayers were liable for £5,593 million in Income Tax, £244 million in Capital Gains Tax, and £2,016 million in National Insurance Contributions. These figures include all non-domiciled taxpayers providing tax returns regardless of their tax residence. These figures do not include formerly non-domiciled UK residents who are now deemed as UK domiciled for UK tax purposes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC intends to publish updated figures including tax year ending 2021 on 28 July 2022. Figures for tax year ending 2022 are not available until next summer.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/07/2022 13:01:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1465091

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of eligible parents take up tax free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	6944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>As a proportion of all families who were eligible for tax-free childcare (TFC) and had qualifying childcare, the estimated take-up rate in the UK in March 2022 was 30%, corresponding to 384,280 families. Across the 2021-22 year, 40% of eligible families (512,415) used TFC.</p><p> </p><p>Take-up of TFC varies by region, as shown below. Use of TFC tends to be greater in regions with higher populations, such as London and South East England. However, over 2021-22 the estimated take-up rate is highest in the South West of England at 49% and lowest in Scotland at 26%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region/Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated no. families eligible for TFC in 2021-22</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No users (and estimated % take up) in March 2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No users (and estimated % take up) in 2021-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,270,000</p></td><td><p>384,280 (30%)</p></td><td><p>512,415 (40%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,070,000</p></td><td><p>336,150 (31%)</p></td><td><p>450,395 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>13,040 (33%)</p></td><td><p>17,425 (44%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>50,095 (36%)</p></td><td><p>65,620 (47%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>33,605 (34%)</p></td><td><p>44,010 (44%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td><td><p>30,915 (34%)</p></td><td><p>40,530 (45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>33,695 (34%)</p></td><td><p>44,575 (45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>37,755 (27%)</p></td><td><p>51,460 (37%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td><td><p>39,220 (23%)</p></td><td><p>54,285 (32%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td><td><p>61,265 (31%)</p></td><td><p>83,305 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>36,555 (37%)</p></td><td><p>49,185 (49%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td><td><p>13,575 (23%)</p></td><td><p>17,825 (30%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>22,710 (21%)</p></td><td><p>29,110 (26%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>30,000</p></td><td><p>9,070 (30%)</p></td><td><p>11,050 (37%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 6945 question first answered 26/05/2022 13:42:55 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1465092

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of the proportion of eligible households that take up tax free childcare in each (a) region and (b) nation of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	6945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>As a proportion of all families who were eligible for tax-free childcare (TFC) and had qualifying childcare, the estimated take-up rate in the UK in March 2022 was 30%, corresponding to 384,280 families. Across the 2021-22 year, 40% of eligible families (512,415) used TFC.</p><p> </p><p>Take-up of TFC varies by region, as shown below. Use of TFC tends to be greater in regions with higher populations, such as London and South East England. However, over 2021-22 the estimated take-up rate is highest in the South West of England at 49% and lowest in Scotland at 26%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region/Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated no. families eligible for TFC in 2021-22</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No users (and estimated % take up) in March 2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No users (and estimated % take up) in 2021-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,270,000</p></td><td><p>384,280 (30%)</p></td><td><p>512,415 (40%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,070,000</p></td><td><p>336,150 (31%)</p></td><td><p>450,395 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>13,040 (33%)</p></td><td><p>17,425 (44%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>50,095 (36%)</p></td><td><p>65,620 (47%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>33,605 (34%)</p></td><td><p>44,010 (44%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td><td><p>30,915 (34%)</p></td><td><p>40,530 (45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>33,695 (34%)</p></td><td><p>44,575 (45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>37,755 (27%)</p></td><td><p>51,460 (37%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td><td><p>39,220 (23%)</p></td><td><p>54,285 (32%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td><td><p>61,265 (31%)</p></td><td><p>83,305 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>36,555 (37%)</p></td><td><p>49,185 (49%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td><td><p>13,575 (23%)</p></td><td><p>17,825 (30%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>22,710 (21%)</p></td><td><p>29,110 (26%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>30,000</p></td><td><p>9,070 (30%)</p></td><td><p>11,050 (37%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 6944 question first answered 26/05/2022 13:42:55 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462535

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxpayer Protection Taskforce: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the Government's £100 million investment in the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce, announced in November 2021, has been used for (a) existing and (b) new HMRC staff.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Covid Taxpayer Protection Taskforce is made up of 1,265 experienced compliance officers, and all its staff have been reassigned from other teams across HMRC. These staff were selected from those who have tax training and compliance experience. Once they joined the taskforce, staff were provided with additional training on the COVID-19 Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has recruited an additional 430 full-time equivalent staff, funded for five years, to backfill those colleagues who were deployed to the Covid-19 taskforce for two years.</p><p> </p><p>The £100 million has been used to recruit new HMRC staff to backfill those who were reassigned into the Covid-19 taskforce.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1367 question first answered 17/05/2022 15:16:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462536

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxpayer Protection Taskforce: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been (a) reassigned from other teams in HMRC into the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce and (b) hired by HMRC to replace those who have been reassigned.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Covid Taxpayer Protection Taskforce is made up of 1,265 experienced compliance officers, and all its staff have been reassigned from other teams across HMRC. These staff were selected from those who have tax training and compliance experience. Once they joined the taskforce, staff were provided with additional training on the COVID-19 Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has recruited an additional 430 full-time equivalent staff, funded for five years, to backfill those colleagues who were deployed to the Covid-19 taskforce for two years.</p><p> </p><p>The £100 million has been used to recruit new HMRC staff to backfill those who were reassigned into the Covid-19 taskforce.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1366 question first answered 17/05/2022 15:16:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462537

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many allegations of fraud in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from whistleblowers HMRC has (a) received, (b) investigated and (c) concluded were fraudulent as of 12 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>HMRC does not categorise intelligence reports, including allegations received from whistle-blowers, by fraud or other non-compliant behaviours and so is unable to provide the information requested.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/05/2022 15:21:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462538

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of Eat to Help Out funds that were claimed fraudulently.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>HMRC identifies claims for compliance checks where the amount of the claim is out of step with other information. The risk that a claim is incorrect may be due to either an honest mistake or fraud, and the reason cannot be established until the check is concluded.</p><p>Estimates for the proportion of error and fraud were published in November 2021, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-error-and-fraud-in-the-covid-19-schemes/measuring-error-and-fraud-in-the-covid-19-support-schemes-methodology-and-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-error-and-fraud-in-the-covid-19-schemes/measuring-error-and-fraud-in-the-covid-19-support-schemes-methodology-and-approach</a>.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/05/2022 15:19:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare