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1310957

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Tax Avoidance
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 HMRC's reported use of contractors using disguised remuneration schemes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	185362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The careful and considered Independent Loan Charge Review found that it was right to tackle disguised remuneration (DR) tax avoidance and that everyone should pay their fair share of tax.</p><p>HMRC do not engage in, or enter into, DR schemes. It is possible for a contractor providing services to HMRC to use a DR scheme without the department’s knowledge or participation. Where HMRC become aware of a contractor who is using a DR scheme, they take robust compliance action, including immediate action to terminate the engagement. These individuals are subject to the same tax compliance action in respect of their DR scheme use as any other scheme user.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2021 08:25:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1306211

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the UK's national debt is owed to Chinese financial institutions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	175848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Most of the Government’s debt is in the form of publicly traded bonds (‘gilts’). The most recent data release by the Office for National Statistics indicates that, at the end of 2020, overseas investors held £708 billion of gilts, a minority of the total stock of outstanding gilts (28%). These data are not broken down by country.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/04/2021 08:47:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1301197

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential cost benefits of reducing VAT on (a) building products and (b) low-carbon technologies used to retrofit homes to improve (i) indoor air quality, (ii) energy efficiency and (iii) the health of occupants.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government already makes available a reduced rate of VAT on the installation of energy efficient products, including solar panels and micro combined heat and power units, when certain conditions are met.</p><p> </p><p>Extending the current VAT relief would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer, and there are no current plans to extend the scope of the relief already in place. However, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2021 12:06:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1299174

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to require banks to publish their bank transfer scam data.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and ensuring that victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are protected.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore welcomed the publication of the Payment Systems Regulator’s (PSR) call for views on APP scams in February 2021. This invited views on a number of potential measures that could deliver a higher level of protection for customers against scams, including requiring individual payment service providers to publish data on scams on a quarterly or six-monthly basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Government looks forward to engaging with the outcomes of the PSR's call for views, including considering what further actions may be necessary to make progress on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2021 12:25:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1293255

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on future regulatory cooperation with the EU on financial services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Alongside the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the UK and EU have agreed, in the Joint Declaration on Regulatory Cooperation, to establish structured regulatory cooperation for financial services.</p><p> </p><p>To that end, a Memorandum of Understanding will be agreed in discussions between the EU and UK, to establish a framework for this cooperation. We have had initial conversations with the EU, but we will not be providing a running commentary on those discussions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:53:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1285046

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend the customs exemption period beyond the deadline of 31 March 2021 for goods entering into Northern Ireland via Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	151710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has written to the European Commission in relation to the implementation of aspects of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The letter has been published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-chancellor-of-the-duchy-of-lancaster-to-the-vice-president-of-the-european-commission-2-february-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-chancellor-of-the-duchy-of-lancaster-to-the-vice-president-of-the-european-commission-2-february-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/02/2021 15:19:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1281575

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Professions: Tax Avoidance
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 number of doctors and nurses who have (a) been subject to the Loan Charge and (b) settled to avoid that charge.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	145018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answers given on 26 January 2021 to UIN 140966 and 140967.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 145019 question first answered 04/02/2021 12:30:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1281576

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many armed forces veterans (a) are subject to the Loan Charge and (b) have settled to avoid that charge.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	145019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answers given on 26 January 2021 to UIN 140966 and 140967.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 145018 question first answered 04/02/2021 12:30:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1281577

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the HMRC was last audited.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	145020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text The National Audit Office undertake an annual audit of the HMRC accounts. The latest audit findings were published on 5 November 2020 alongside the HMRC Annual Report and covered the period 2019-20. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2021 12:12:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1276169

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to improve online banking security.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	137207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires banks to maintain effective systems and controls to prevent the risk that they might be used for financial crime. The protection for consumers who fall victim to fraudulent transactions is set out in the Payment Services Regulations 2017. The Regulations state that a customer who claims that they did not authorise a transaction on their account must receive a refund from their bank, unless the bank has reasonable grounds to suspect that the customer is liable for the transaction (for example due to customer fraud or gross negligence).</p><p> </p><p>Several regulatory and industry initiatives are currently being implemented with the aim of improving online banking security and reducing fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Payment service providers, which include banks, are introducing new online security procedures in response to regulatory rules known as Strong Customer Authentication. These rules intend to ensure that the person requesting access to an account, or trying to make a payment, is securely authenticated, thereby reducing the risks of fraud. The FCA is responsible for making and enforcing these rules, and providing guidance on their implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Another example of improved security in online banking has been the introduction of Confirmation of Payee, a new industry initiative that aims to reduce authorised push payment scams by checking that the account name and details entered by the payer match those of the intended payee. The payer is notified if the details do not match the name they have entered, and they can choose not to proceed with the payment. This service aims to help consumers and businesses avoid making misdirected payments to the wrong account holder, as well as providing additional protection against fraud. In August 2019, the Payment Systems Regulator issued a specific direction which required the UK’s six largest banking groups to fully implement Confirmation of Payee.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/01/2021 14:04:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon