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1187057

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will suspend the tax credit income disregard for reductions in earnings for the financial year 2020-21 to ensure that where earnings fall households' tax credit entitlement takes full account of that loss.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	33615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>This Government is doing whatever it can to ensure that individuals, families and businesses are supported during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that Tax Credits were introduced in the early 2000s and no longer fully reflect the world of work for many people. That is one of the reasons why we are introducing Universal Credit. Universal Credit replaces Tax Credits and several other legacy benefits, to provide a single system of means-tested support for working age people. Universal Credit is assessed and paid monthly and is based on claimants’ actual earnings in the month, rather than their annual income. As HMRC and DWP are experiencing significant increased demand, the Government has chosen to prioritise the safety and stability of the benefits system overall. That is why we have introduced measures that can be operationalised as quickly and safely as possible in order to provide support to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Suspending the income disregard in Working Tax Credit (WTC) would not benefit claimants on the lowest incomes who are already in receipt of the maximum support available through WTC.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has taken additional steps to support those affected by Covid-19 and has announced a wide-ranging package of measures to support individuals, families and businesses affected by Covid-19. These measures include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Making Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) available for individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 or those unable to work because they are self-isolating in line with Government guidance. This is in addition to the change announced by the Prime Minister that SSP will be payable from day 1 instead of day 4 for affected individuals.</li><li>Increasing the standard allowance in Universal Credit and the basic element of Working Tax Credit by up to £20 per week</li><li>A further temporary relaxation of earnings rules for self-employed Universal Credit claimants</li><li>Increasing the Local Housing Allowance for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents.</li><li>Introducing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment. Businesses can put workers on temporary leave and the Government will pay them cash grants to cover 80% of their wages up to a cap of £2,500, providing they keep the worker employed.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 21/04/2020 06:54:27 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1281656

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
	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 whether easements or forbearance are available to businesses as a result of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and whether legal provisions have been communicated to businesses to prevent future prosecution as a result of non-compliance in the initial period following the publication of that Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	145129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided extensive guidance to traders to support them, including publishing the detailed Border Operating Model to help traders take the necessary steps. Recognising the impact of coronavirus on businesses’ ability to prepare, the UK Government has taken the decision to introduce the new border controls in three stages up until 1 July 2021. From 1 January to 30 June, traders when importing non-controlled EU goods to GB will have the option to make a declaration in their own records at the time of import followed by a supplementary declaration up to 175 days later, which provides traders and intermediaries with more time to prepare.</p><p> </p><p>While HMRC will penalise deliberate non-compliance, they will seek to support those who make genuine errors to get it right. HMRC are carrying out a range of activities to support and educate traders on their obligations during this period, and are promoting the keeping of good records, which will be crucial in minimising losses to error once supplementary declarations are made.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/02/2021 15:48:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1272191

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) staff, (b) director-level staff, and (c) director-general level staff have left a post in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	131450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The number of staff who have left the department from a post over the prior 5 years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>20/21*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All staff</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The data for 20/21 covers the period April 20 to September 20</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/01/2021 10:05:28 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1272193

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library his Department's staff in each directorate by (a) headcount, and (b) full time equivalent staffing.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	131452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The table below contains the count of paid full time equivalent staffing and headcount per directorate for the most recent quarter end, September 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Group / Directorate</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business and International Tax</p></td><td><p>159.6</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporate Centre</p></td><td><p>183.2</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>109.8</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise &amp; Growth</p></td><td><p>189.1</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services</p></td><td><p>180.0</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Stability</p></td><td><p>70.3</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiscal</p></td><td><p>82.5</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td><td><p>170.9</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministerial &amp; Communications</p></td><td><p>117.5</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation</p></td><td><p>37.0</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of Tax Simplification</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Tax, Welfare &amp; Pensions</p></td><td><p>126.8</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Services</p></td><td><p>171.9</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Spending</p></td><td><p>158.9</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategy, Planning &amp; Budget</p></td><td><p>73.3</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td><td><p>1838.8</p></td><td><p>1880</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/01/2021 10:07:54 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1272192

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many working days have been lost to staff sickness in his Department in each month of the last five years, by directorate.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	131451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>We do not report on sick days monthly, we do however have a return that we do annually. The number of sick days by directorate in each of the last 5 years can be found in the following tables:</p><p> </p><p>2015/16</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Directorate</p></td><td><p>Sick Days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business and International Tax</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporate Centre</p></td><td><p>657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise &amp; Growth</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Stability</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiscal</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IUK</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministerial &amp; Communications</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Infrastructure Commission</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Tax, Welfare &amp; Pensions</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Services</p></td><td><p>345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Spending</p></td><td><p>227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategy, Planning &amp; Budget</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Legal Advisors</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>2954</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2016/17</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Directorate</p></td><td><p>Sick Days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business and International Tax</p></td><td><p>172.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporate Centre</p></td><td><p>668.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise &amp; Growth</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services</p></td><td><p>291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Stability</p></td><td><p>131.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiscal</p></td><td><p>68.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td><td><p>318.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IUK</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministerial &amp; Communications</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Infrastructure Commission</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Tax, Welfare &amp; Pensions</p></td><td><p>504.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Services</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Spending</p></td><td><p>190.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategy, Planning &amp; Budget</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Legal Advisors</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>3132.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>2017/18</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Directorate</p></td><td><p>Sick Days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business and International Tax</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporate Centre</p></td><td><p>595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise &amp; Growth</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Stability</p></td><td><p>213.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiscal</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td><td><p>425.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministerial &amp; Communications</p></td><td><p>347.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Tax, Welfare &amp; Pensions</p></td><td><p>178.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Services</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Spending</p></td><td><p>180.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategy, Planning &amp; Budget</p></td><td><p>71.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Legal Advisors</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>3207</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2018/19</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Directorate</p></td><td><p>Sick Days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business and International Tax</p></td><td><p>170.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporate Centre</p></td><td><p>850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>108.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise &amp; Growth</p></td><td><p>116.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services</p></td><td><p>578.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Stability</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiscal</p></td><td><p>174.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td><td><p>437.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministerial &amp; Communications</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Tax, Welfare &amp; Pensions</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Services</p></td><td><p>268.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Spending</p></td><td><p>342.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategy, Planning &amp; Budget</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>3639</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>2019/20</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Directorate</p></td><td><p>Sick Days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business and International Tax</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporate Centre</p></td><td><p>906.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise &amp; Growth</p></td><td><p>176.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services</p></td><td><p>490.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Stability</p></td><td><p>132.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiscal</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td><td><p>607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministerial &amp; Communications</p></td><td><p>326.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Tax, Welfare &amp; Pensions</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Services</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Spending</p></td><td><p>602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategy, Planning &amp; Budget</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>4706.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HM Treasury takes the wellness of its staff seriously. Wellness is incorporated within the Treasury’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing policy. Every quarter, staff complete pulse surveys to assess progress against wellbeing criteria from the annual People Survey. Directors and Deputy Directors take action relating to these results to improve their staff’s wellbeing and stress levels.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has the following support in place for those that are suffering due to stress:</p><ul><li>Stress and Mental Health Awareness elearning – learn about stress, what the stressors can be and how to identify and lessen stress</li><li>Stress risk assessment used to identify stressors and implement controls to help reduce/eliminate the stress</li><li>Workplace Adjustments including flexible working</li><li>Stress Management guidance</li><li>Tips to help reduce stress</li><li>Mental Health First Aiders</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme – this is a confidential 24/7 helpline that can offer point people to where</li><li>Occupational Health provision</li><li>Mental Wellbeing Network</li><li>Treasury Supporters, who are employees, trained to help colleagues work through any concerns, however serious whatever their cause</li><li>Wellness Action Plans</li><li>Time to Talk Workshops</li><li>HR Advisers and Health, Safety &amp; Wellbeing Team.</li></ul> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/01/2021 10:09:55 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1309385

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any officials in his Department receive remuneration for paid work for organisations or companies outside of government.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	181418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>On 23 April, the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the management of outside interests in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Committee published this letter on 26 April. It can be found here:</p><p>https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Secretary’s letter sets out a series of steps to improve processes. This programme of work will also take account of any recommendations that emerge from</p><p>Nigel Boardman’s review.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Management Code sets out, at paragraph 4.3.4, the requirement that civil servants must seek permission before accepting any outside employment which might affect their work either directly or indirectly. The applicable principles are those set out in the Business Appointment Rules. The Civil Service Management Code is published here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions .</p><p> </p><p>Where the civil servant is a member of the departmental board, any outside employment, as well as other relevant interests will be published as part of the Annual Report and Accounts or other transparency publication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 29/04/2021 10:21:11 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1302513

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to publish the document entitled HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel: 1 April to 31 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	169021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text The transparency data titled: ‘HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel: 1 April to 30 June 2020’ was published here on 29 October 2020: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-1-april-to-30-june" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-1-april-to-30-june</a><p><br> However, it wasn’t added to the collection page on gov.uk at that time due to an administrative error. It can now be viewed on the GOV.UK collection page at the following link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 18/03/2021 16:54:33 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1241748

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Test and Trace Support Payment
	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 information on the eligibility of self-isolation payment claimants is being shared with the (a) Department of Health and Social Care and (b) Department for Work and Pensions in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	101060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Operation of the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme in England does not require HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) information to be disclosed to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are administering the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme in England. All central government departments directly involved in the scheme (DHSC, MHCLG, DWP and HMRC) are collaborating to make sure Local Authorities have access to information necessary to administer this scheme and provide a clear view of its use.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC have been working closely with DWP to make use of HMRC information to support the scheme. HMRC already disclose earnings and tax credit information to DWP under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. HMRC have agreed for DWP to extend its disclosure of taxpayer information to support Local Authorities in England which are administering the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme. This will provide information on claimants to Local Authorities in a legal, secure, proportionate and efficient way to enable Local Authorities to determine who is eligible for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, HMRC have a duty of confidentiality for information they hold. HMRC may only disclose taxpayer information under a limited number of circumstances, such as where legislation provides an information sharing gateway with another department for a specific purpose. Consent is generally required from HMRC for onward disclosure to organisations beyond those directly receiving taxpayer information</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/10/2020 16:41:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1311620

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Domicil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) individuals and (b) organisations made representations to his Department on the change to the Statutory Residence Test announced on 9 April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	186020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>At the start of the pandemic, HMT and HMRC received a large number of requests for easements, all of which were considered, resulting in more than 80 COVID-19 related easements and exemptions being introduced to support businesses and individuals since March 2020, with many of these still in place.</p><p> </p><p>The Government took a principled approach to changing the rules for the Statutory Residence Test so that any individual within certain critical sectors working on COVID-19 related activity would have benefited from the exemption.</p><p> </p><p>For further details, please see the statement published by the Prime Minister’s office on 23 April:<br> https://www.gov.uk/government/news/information-relating-to-the-ventilator-challenge-and-the-statutory-residence-test</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 186024 question first answered 27/04/2021 14:40:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

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	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Domicil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of people who have been affected by the change to the Statutory Residence Test announced on the 9 April 2020 in the (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21 financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	186021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 measures and guidance related to the Statutory Residence Test (SRT) have been estimated to have a negligible cost to the exchequer. This is because they will in most cases preserve what an individual's tax residence determination would be in the absence of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The number of individuals affected by the change is expected to be small.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available in the corresponding Tax Information and Impact Note on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/895361/Statutory_Residence_Test.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/895361/Statutory_Residence_Test.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 186022 question first answered 27/04/2021 14:42:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds