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1402900

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Shopping: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered the introduction of an online sales tax for the purpose of levelling the playing field between high street and online retailers, with particular regard to the sale of books.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL5381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2021, the Government announced that it will continue to explore the arguments for and against an Online Sales Tax (OST), the revenue from which would be used to provide business rates relief for in-store retail. The consultation will launch shortly.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions on whether to proceed with an OST have yet been made. It is the Government’s intention to use the forthcoming consultation to consider in detail the issues surrounding proposals for an OST. This will include exploring the range of products, both physical and digital, which are sold online, including books.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/01/2022 17:59:55 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1401796

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 10 January 2022, Official Report, column 283, what consequential funding will be made available to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	101735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Statement of Funding Policy, the Barnett formula applies to changes in UK Government department budgets.</p><p>The Welsh Government's existing funding already includes Barnett consequentials on changes in overall funding provided to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which is responsible for cladding remediation in England. Most recently, Spending Review 2021 provided the Welsh Government with the biggest annual block grants, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since devolution in 1998.</p><p>It is for the Welsh Government to allocate funding as it sees fit across its devolved responsibilities including tackling unsafe cladding in residential properties in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 14/01/2022 14:15:23 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1402816

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Research
	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 research spending from the Overseas Development Assistance budget is allocated by (a) her Department, (b) research councils and (c) the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	103549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>In 2021/22, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) was allocated an Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) research and development budget of £251m. This is equivalent to 43% of the total ODA research and development budget this year.</p><p> </p><p>Research councils were allocated £139m of ODA research and development expenditure in 2021/22 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). This is equivalent to 24% of the total ODA research and development budget this year.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is not responsible for the allocation of any ODA research and development expenditure.</p><p> </p>The UK reports ODA spending on a calendar year basis in our annual Statistics on International Development publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</a>. answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 18/01/2022 16:24:10 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1402762

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Building Alterations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of removing all VAT from costs incurred as a result of building works undertaken in residential properties that are required to adapt a property to meet a disabled persons needs prior to the economic and fiscal forecast in spring 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	103583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text Disabled people benefit from the zero rate of VAT on certain building works, the reduced VAT rate of 5 per cent on residential construction under certain conditions, and some additional zero-rates on alterations, such as work on ramps, bathrooms, lifts, and widening doorways. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/reliefs-from-vat-for-disabled-and-older-people-notice-7017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/reliefs-from-vat-for-disabled-and-older-people-notice-7017</a><p> </p><p>Extending the current reliefs further would come at a cost to the Exchequer, and this must be viewed in the context of around £50 billion worth of requests which have been received since the EU referendum.</p><p> </p>Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, going further would impose additional pressure on the public finances, to which VAT makes a significant contribution. VAT raised around £130 billion in the year 2019-20, and helps to fund key spending priorities, including on health, education, and defence. answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/01/2022 12:23:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1402778

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Health and Social Care Levy: Scotland and Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2021 to Question 78496, whether his Department's engagement with the devolved Administrations included how the new Health and Social Care levy should be described by payroll messaging facilities in those nations.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	103651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government's ongoing engagement with the Devolved Administrations includes raising awareness of HMRC non-statutory guidance to employers, for example, being explicit on payslips that the increase in National Insurance liabilities pays for additional health and social care funding. This engagement will continue until, and beyond, the introduction of the Health and Social Care levy in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/01/2022 12:51:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1402779

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Fraud
	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 loss to the Exchequer of tax revenue through tax scams.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	103572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as HMRC does not make an estimate of the amount of revenue lost through tax scams.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimates the tax gap which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. For the tax year 2019-20, the tax gap arising from criminal attacks on the tax system was £5.2 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Tax gap statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/01/2022 12:54:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1402780

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-assessment: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases have there been identified by the HMRC team looking into cases of false self-assessment filing to date.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	103573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>HMRC has a duty to protect the tax system from potential fraudulent repayment claims being made which undermine both public confidence in the system and reduces the amount of money available to fund our vital public services.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90 per cent of HMRC’s Income Tax Self-Assessment repayment requests come from a genuine person and are paid without suspension or intervention. However, their systems are continually under attack from fraudsters.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 8 years, HMRC have successfully countered fraudulent repayments through rigorous risk assessment and other upstream initiatives. However, the volume of attempts to defraud them has also increased and they must continually adapt their response.</p><p> </p><p>A release of the information requested in these questions, including the numbers of cases worked and the outcome of those cases, could undermine the compliance activity which HMRC are undertaking. This could in turn prejudice any investigations into suspected repayment fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Where a fraudster has been identified, HMRC will not give them agent codes and will suspend any codes that may already be active in order to maintain the integrity of the tax system, safeguard customer data, and protect revenues.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 103574 103575 104353 question first answered 21/01/2022 13:01:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1402781

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to fraudsters who have been identified by HMRC, did those persons fraudulently register as authorised tax agents or advisers.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	103574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>HMRC has a duty to protect the tax system from potential fraudulent repayment claims being made which undermine both public confidence in the system and reduces the amount of money available to fund our vital public services.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90 per cent of HMRC’s Income Tax Self-Assessment repayment requests come from a genuine person and are paid without suspension or intervention. However, their systems are continually under attack from fraudsters.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 8 years, HMRC have successfully countered fraudulent repayments through rigorous risk assessment and other upstream initiatives. However, the volume of attempts to defraud them has also increased and they must continually adapt their response.</p><p> </p><p>A release of the information requested in these questions, including the numbers of cases worked and the outcome of those cases, could undermine the compliance activity which HMRC are undertaking. This could in turn prejudice any investigations into suspected repayment fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Where a fraudster has been identified, HMRC will not give them agent codes and will suspend any codes that may already be active in order to maintain the integrity of the tax system, safeguard customer data, and protect revenues.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 103573 103575 104353 question first answered 21/01/2022 13:01:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1402782

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, where fraudsters have been identified by HMRC, if they have been issued an agent code.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	103575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>HMRC has a duty to protect the tax system from potential fraudulent repayment claims being made which undermine both public confidence in the system and reduces the amount of money available to fund our vital public services.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90 per cent of HMRC’s Income Tax Self-Assessment repayment requests come from a genuine person and are paid without suspension or intervention. However, their systems are continually under attack from fraudsters.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 8 years, HMRC have successfully countered fraudulent repayments through rigorous risk assessment and other upstream initiatives. However, the volume of attempts to defraud them has also increased and they must continually adapt their response.</p><p> </p><p>A release of the information requested in these questions, including the numbers of cases worked and the outcome of those cases, could undermine the compliance activity which HMRC are undertaking. This could in turn prejudice any investigations into suspected repayment fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Where a fraudster has been identified, HMRC will not give them agent codes and will suspend any codes that may already be active in order to maintain the integrity of the tax system, safeguard customer data, and protect revenues.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 103573 103574 104353 question first answered 21/01/2022 13:01:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1402783

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-assessment: Forms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether SA1 registration forms for Self-Assessment are retained by HMRC after processing.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	103576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>Paper SA1 Registrations forms are retained for three years after processing. In cases where the SA1 cannot be processed because there is insufficient information, a letter is sent to the customer requesting that information and the SA1 is deleted. The letter tells the customer to complete a new registration form.</p><p> </p><p>SA1 forms submitted online are not retained.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/01/2022 12:58:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith