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748546

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) how many employees and (b) what proportion of the total workforce in each Government department are in receipt of tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	3147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 3197 question first answered 10/07/2017 11:17:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

819112

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	HSBC: Low Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC employees are paid less than £7.83 per hour; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	121789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>1,342 HMRC employees were paid below the annualised equivalent of £7.83 per hour as at 31 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s annualized rate for the current 2017 NLW is £16,443, and six employees are paid at this rate. The annualized rate for 2018 will be £17,167, which will impact 1,342 employees on 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2018 15:09:10 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

752133

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Needs Extra Support advisers have been working in HM Revenue and Customs in each tax year since 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	5061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Staff in post at the start of each year</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mobile Advisers (who visit customers)</p></td><td><p>Telephony Advisers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:35:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

509993

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees of HM Revenue and Customs are employed to investigate tax evasion; what the estimated amount was of tax evasion in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	33455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) more than 26,000 (FTE) strong enforcement and compliance workforce of risk and intelligence analysts, compliance officers and fraud investigators tackle the full range of compliance risks ranging from hidden economy to the wealthy. Last year, they collected and protected a record £26 billion from compliance activities, contributing towards the UK's highest-ever tax take of £518 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent year for which tax gap figures are available is 2013/14. HMRC estimates that £4.4 billion of it relates to tax evasion.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC allocates resources in a flexible manner, so that it meets individual business needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made additional resourcing of up to £10 million a year available for the creation of a new taskforce. Its purpose will be to swiftly obtain and analyse the Panama papers, and take rapid action where there is evidence of any wrongdoing and regulatory breaches. The taskforce will look beyond tax into all potential areas of financial crime and other regulatory breaches. It will be jointly led by HMRC and the National Crime Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the structure and organisation of HMRC is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/04/2016 16:44:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

769825

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees of HM Revenue and Customs are non-UK EEA nationals in each pay grade.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	107472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text The number of HMRC employees that are non-UK EEA nationals broken down by grade is given in the table below<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>O</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Band T</p></td><td><p>SO</p></td><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>SCS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/10/2017 11:57:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

691782

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many equality impact assessments have been carried out in the last three years on public service reforms which impact on (a) departmental staff and (b) members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	64452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>In line with the government’s legal responsibilities and policy commitment to promote fairness, the Treasury and other Government departments fully comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), and consider the equality impacts of policy measures on those sharing protected characteristics. When working on policy, including at fiscal events, Ministers are advised of the impact a decision has on protected groups and this is taken into account when a policy decision is made.</p><p> </p><p>However, the legislation does not prescribe how this information needs to be recorded and it is not a statutory requirement in England to prepare or publish information in a particular form, such as an equality impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/02/2017 14:11:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

752131

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many face-to-care visits were undertaken by Needs Extra Support advisers in HM Revenue and Customs in each tax year since 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	5052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Face to Face Appointments booked:</p><p>2014-15 17,556</p><p>2015-16 25,641</p><p>2016-17 25,171</p><p>2017-18 to date 4,721</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 15:56:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

516623

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many needs enhanced enquiries HM Revenue and Customs received in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	36060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Needs Enhanced Support Unit handles enquiries from vulnerable customers via telephone calls, face to face appointments and letter. In the last year it dealt with 100,166 telephone enquiries and 22,222 face to face visits to either customer’s homes, commercial venues or Job Centres. In addition it has dealt with 17,252 pieces of post.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/05/2016 12:22:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

780390

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many needs-enhanced enquiries were made to HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	110424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The total number of needs-enhanced enquiries received by HM Revenue and Customs in the last 12 months are set out below:</p><p> </p><p>November 2016 14171</p><p>December 2016 7274</p><p>January 2017 10910</p><p>February 2017 7336</p><p>March 2017 10704</p><p>April 2017 9398</p><p>May 2017 9897</p><p>June 2017 9818</p><p>July 2017 9572</p><p>August 2017 8734</p><p>September 2017 7762</p><p>October 2017 5981</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 15:55:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

780382

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed to investigate tax evasion in the HM Revenue and Customs (a) affluent unit and (b) high net worth unit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	110432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have brought together their High Net Worth Unit and Affluent teams to form a single Wealthy team. This organisational change will ensure that HMRC deploy their specialist, highly skilled resource on those wealthy individuals that present the highest compliance risk.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 March 2017, the team had approximately 1040 full time equivalent staff engaged in customer compliance activity. Their roles focus on promoting tax compliance and tackling non-compliance amongst the wealthy population, including, where evidence is found, investigating potential tax evasion. The team works closely with Counter Avoidance and Fraud Investigation Service to ensure HMRC effectively tackle avoidance and evasion within this customer segment. Customer compliance activity as a whole forms is the largest part of HMRC by staff numbers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:39:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens