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1718765

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to publicise the online system for (a) checking the completeness of National Insurance records and (b) paying voluntary National Insurance contributions.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	uin	26709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has been actively promoting the enhanced Check your State Pension forecast service on GOV.UK for customers since it launched on 29 April 2024. This included:</p><ul><li>Briefing to Money Saving Expert and This is Money, which resulted in focused content in a Martin Lewis newsletter with a reach of over 7 million subscribers.</li><li>We have produced and published a short video on X <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHMRCgovuk&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjohn.gargett%40hmrc.gov.uk%7Ceeed5e128db64ec8eb7b08dc76754988%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638515493325277796%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rdtdZ%2BAabLt%2BQfBdTYWWqil0Z4h33SoNZu5PH6NSbzg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">(1) HM Revenue &amp; Customs (@HMRCgovuk) / X (twitter.com)</a></li><li>A Personal Tax Account tile was introduced linking to the CYSP service, and a link to the service is also provided in the HMRC App</li><li>Between 13 – 20 May Local radio interviews have/will include voluntary NICs information to promote the enhanced service.</li><li>Check your State Pension Forecast enhanced service is a joint project with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). DWP also posted social media to promote the enhanced service on X, there has also been posts by ministers on other social media platforms.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/05/2024 15:17:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1718797

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	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, how many incidents of tax fraud involving (a) the VAT484 form and (b) other paper forms HMRC has recorded in each of last five financial years; and what the (i) total and (ii) average value of those incidents is.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	James Murray
	uin	26780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC regularly encounters attempts to fraudulently attack its systems and does not routinely keep records of the value of individual instances unless a pattern emerges.</p><p> </p><p>Towards the end of February, HMRC identified a small number of cases which constituted more than isolated incidents. In these cases, paper VAT 484 forms had been wrongly used in an attempt to fraudulently gain access to VAT repayments. Immediate steps have been taken to prevent this from happening, and the situation is being monitored to see if further action is necessary.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 26781 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:39:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1718800

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date (a) he and (b) HMRC first became aware of fraud involving the VAT484 form; and what steps he is taking to tackle such fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	James Murray
	uin	26781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC regularly encounters attempts to fraudulently attack its systems and does not routinely keep records of the value of individual instances unless a pattern emerges.</p><p> </p><p>Towards the end of February, HMRC identified a small number of cases which constituted more than isolated incidents. In these cases, paper VAT 484 forms had been wrongly used in an attempt to fraudulently gain access to VAT repayments. Immediate steps have been taken to prevent this from happening, and the situation is being monitored to see if further action is necessary.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 26780 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:39:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1718238

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish an independent body to verify the accuracy of forecasts made by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	26369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The OBR is required by legislation to publish an evaluation of its forecasts against outturn data each year, and in 2023 also published a working paper assessing its historic forecast performance since it was established. The paper showed that its GDP growth and borrowing forecasts were comparable to external forecasters, and more accurate than previous Treasury forecasts.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR is reviewed externally every five years.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 20/05/2024 12:42:58 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1718315

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing the cost of the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	26415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers hold regular discussions with Cabinet counterparts on the cost of the Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 22/05/2024 12:31:48 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1718424

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken by his Department to process an A1 form was in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	26395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has taken steps to address the backlog of A1 certificate applications, have achieved their recovery strategy ahead of time and they are now achieving service levels</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/05/2024 14:17:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1718425

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent members of staff were employed by HMRC to process applications for A1 forms in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	26396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has a dedicated team of trained staff members available to process A1 certificate applications. The staffing numbers are regularly reviewed and adjusted based on demand throughout the year. The Department has the capability to train existing colleagues from outside the A1 certificate team as needed to address priority areas.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/05/2024 14:19:35 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1718444

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that individuals living overseas are paying tax debts.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	26584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC recognises the importance of ensuring taxpayers living overseas pay their tax debts like those living in the UK and has a dedicated team that manages the recovery of these debts. HMRC initially pursue overseas debts in the same way as UK debts where they will make attempts to contact the taxpayer through letters and phone calls.</p><p> </p><p>Where a taxpayer does not respond, HMRC have a number of Assistance in Collection agreements in place with various countries. These agreements are reciprocal and allow tax authorities to recover debts on each other’s behalf. That country will use the same recovery processes and powers they do to pursue their own debts.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 26585 question first answered 20/05/2024 15:38:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1718445

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: British Nationals Abroad
	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 prioritise the recovery of tax debts for those who have moved overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	26585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC recognises the importance of ensuring taxpayers living overseas pay their tax debts like those living in the UK and has a dedicated team that manages the recovery of these debts. HMRC initially pursue overseas debts in the same way as UK debts where they will make attempts to contact the taxpayer through letters and phone calls.</p><p> </p><p>Where a taxpayer does not respond, HMRC have a number of Assistance in Collection agreements in place with various countries. These agreements are reciprocal and allow tax authorities to recover debts on each other’s behalf. That country will use the same recovery processes and powers they do to pursue their own debts.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 26584 question first answered 20/05/2024 15:38:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1718446

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) efficiency of and (b) resources available to HMRC's tax recovery strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	26586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC’s approach to debt is to strike a balance between doing everything it can to collect the debt in a timely manner and taking more robust action where taxpayers do not engage or refuse to pay. More information can be found in HMRC’s published tax debt strategy on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/05/2024 15:40:07 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan