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registered interest
date	26/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Staff
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 the adequacy of the level of staffing of the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	82306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>At Spending Review 2021, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) reviewed its demand forecast and the Government invested over £500 million in the VOA. To meet the challenges of the current Business Rates revaluation alongside other priorities, the VOA is continuing to strengthen its workforce, including undertaking additional external recruitment, and growing its own pipeline of surveyors to meet demand over the longer-term. HM Treasury works closely with HMRC and the VOA to ensure the agency is sufficiently funded to meet its resourcing needs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/12/2021 17:25:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1300970

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were employed by the Valuation Office Agency in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e) 2020; and how many staff are currently employed by that office.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	165551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The VOA publish staff numbers in their Annual Reports. Reports from 2016 onwards can be found at: <a href="https://bit.ly/3t9cTdg" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3t9cTdg</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA publish the latest staff figures in the Workforce Management Information report, which can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-and-voa-workforce-management-information-january-2021" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-and-voa-workforce-management-information-january-2021</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2021 11:51:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1271772

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Staff
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 accuracy of the workforce management information published by the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	130688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The VOA has put processes in place designed to assure the accuracy of workforce management information before it is published.</p><p> </p><p>Workforce information published in the Annual Report is assured within the VOA’s Chief People Officer Group where the information is checked, approved and signed off by the Finance Director. Further internal assurance is carried out by the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, as well as the internal verification by the Chief Finance Officer and Chief Executive Officer. The management information is then subject to external review and clearance by the NAO. These combined provide strong assurance over the accuracy of the workforce information published in the Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2021 11:59:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1035053

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) staff and (b) full-time equivalent staff are employed in (i) payroll and (ii) non-payroll roles in the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	205095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <ol><li><p>The average number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff on payroll between 2017 and 2018 in the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) was 3,337. The average number of FTE staff off-payroll in the VOA in 2017-18 was 43. The total of 3,380 matches the figure published in the Annual Report and Accounts.</p></li><li><p>The average number of staff on payroll between 2017 and 2018 in the VOA was 3,575 and the average number of staff off - payroll in the VOA between 2017 and 2018 was 47.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/01/2019 14:39:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1035055

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff in the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	205097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The cost to the public purse of payroll staff for 2017 to 2018 was £138,258,788 and non-payroll staff was £2,917,225. The total of £141,176,013 matches the figure published in the annual report and accounts which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">Valuation Office Agency annual report and accounts 2017 to 2018 - GOV.UK</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/01/2019 13:52:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

946858

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 22 of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Business Plan 2017-19, what estimate he has made of the reduction in the number of full-time equivalent staff employed by the VOA over the spending review period.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	167304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Business Plan for 2017-19 estimated a reduction of approximately 1000 full-time equivalent staff by 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor’s 2018 Spring Statement announced the bringing forward of the business rates revaluation to 2021 and triennial revaluations going forward.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA are currently reviewing the requirements needed to meet these commitments.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 15:57:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law