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1130741

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports he has received on young people not receiving their national insurance number on time; and what the reason is for delays in sending out national insurance numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	261487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>HMRC automatically issues letters to children advising them of their National Insurance number (NINo) as they approach their 16<sup>th</sup> birthday. Following a change in the way in which HMRC identifies these children, there was a delay in the issue of some NINo letters. Individuals with concerns can contact HMRC’s helpline on 0300 200 3500.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/06/2019 14:52:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1138953

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken a recent assessment of the potential effects on businesses in the UK of leaving the EU VAT area.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	277127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU without a negotiated settlement is not the Government’s preferred outcome, but it is essential that the UK is prepared for all possible eventualities on customs, VAT and excise arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the no deal preparations, HMRC have published guidance and technical notices for businesses and their advisors on customs, excise and VAT, as well as a collection of letters and guides.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have published a collection of impact assessments on GOV.UK which are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-regulations-leaving-the-eu-with-no-deal#impact-assessments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-regulations-leaving-the-eu-with-no-deal#impact-assessments</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/07/2019 15:35:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1151110

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training HMRC staff have on economic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	2711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text HMRC have safeguarding procedures for apprentices who are training in HMRC. These safeguarding procedures include mandatory training for everyone working with or managing tax apprentices, as well as the apprentices themselves. This safeguarding training covers the indicators of economic, or financial, abuse relating to vulnerable adults.<p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/10/2019 16:09:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1255372

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have been in settlement discussions with HMRC on the Loan Charge have settled their case.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	120815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>About 5,600 employers and individuals settled their use of disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes in the period to 30 September 2020, in addition to the about 11,000 employers and individuals who settled their use of disguised remuneration schemes between Budget 2016 and 31 March 2020.</p><p>Further information on settlements is available in HMRC’s report to Parliament on the implementation of the recommendations of the independent Loan Charge Review, which was published on 3 December: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-loan-charge-review-hmrc-report-on-implementation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-loan-charge-review-hmrc-report-on-implementation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/12/2020 14:23:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1255373

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bankruptcy: 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 people who will be declared bankrupt as a result of the implementation of the Loan Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	120816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>HMRC do not want to make anybody bankrupt, and insolvency is only ever considered as a last resort. HMRC will work with individuals to reach sustainable and manageable payment plans wherever possible. In line with current practice, HMRC will pause recovery action where a taxpayer has no ability to pay, until there is a significant change of circumstance.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are not always the only creditor and some individuals may choose to enter insolvency themselves based on their overall financial position.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who is worried about being able to pay what they owe is encouraged to get in touch with HMRC as soon as possible on 03000 599110.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 120923 question first answered 04/12/2020 14:15:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1300518

	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	Hospitality Industry and Tourism: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making permanent the five per cent reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sector.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	913203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of about 150,000 businesses and to protect over 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors. As announced at Budget, this relief will now run until 31 March 2022, with a staggered return to the standard rate. Applying this relief permanently would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer, and that cost would have to be balanced by increased taxes elsewhere, or reductions in Government spending.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/03/2021 12:45:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1356250

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional funding has been provided to the NHS as a result of the UK’s departure from the EU and statements made during the 2016 referendum campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	50626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The NHS is a key spending priority for the government and that is why it committed in 2018 to a historic settlement that provides a cash increase of £33.9 billion a year by 2023-24. The announcement was clear that <em>“some of the extra funding will come from the money the government will no longer spend on the annual membership subscription to the European Union after Britain has left”</em></p><p> </p><p>Since then, we have gone even further, and announced a new Health and Social Care Levy which will provide a further £15.7bn to the NHS over the next 3 years.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 24/09/2021 12:03:00 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1359410

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve his Department's response times to correspondence from members of the public.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	56447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of responding to members of the public in an effective and timely manner, and the Cabinet Office published an updated <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-government-correspondence-guidance" target="_blank">Guide to Handling Correspondence</a> for government departments and agencies in July 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance reasserts the standards for handling correspondence, including a 20 working day deadline for departments to respond to members of the public, criteria outlining when a response to a member of the public is required, and when a piece of correspondence from a member of the public should be transferred to another department. Following publication of the updated guidance, all departments have been reminded that they must follow the processes outlined in the guidance.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2021, 72% of Treasury replies were answered within 20 working days. This has increased to 77% as of October 2021 and we are continuing to make improvements to response times.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/10/2021 10:10:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1441158

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Red Diesel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of postponing the planned changes to red diesel regulations following the increases in fuel prices.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	906076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>To help meet Net Zero and improve UK air quality, we are reducing the entitlement to use red diesel, which enjoys a duty discount, to come into effect this April.</p><p> </p><p>The full duty rate more fairly reflects the damaging impact of diesel emissions and will incentivise the development of greener alternatives.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/03/2022 14:48:26 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1452936

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money the FCA has spent on online advertising relating to fraud and scams, by company.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	143585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the Honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/03/2022 13:46:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael