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1693464

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress has been made on implementing the actions set out in the policy paper entitled Inclusive Britain: government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, published on 17 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	16759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Inclusive Britain sets out a ground-breaking action plan to tackle entrenched ethnic disparities, promote unity and build a fairer Britain for all.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In April 2023, we published a report to Parliament on the substantial progress we have made in delivering the plan.</p><p>We will publish a further update to Parliament in due course, including how many actions have been completed and a timeframe for delivering the remaining actions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 16716 question first answered 12/03/2024 16:20:53 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1693291

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to increase public sector productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	16737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has a relentless focus on getting the most out of every pound spent by boosting public sector productivity and by focusing spending on the government’s priorities.</p><p>The Chancellor provided an update on the Public Sector Productivity Programme at the Spring Budget on 6 March where he announced £4.2 billion of total funding to drive productivity in the public sector.</p><p>As part of this, the government is backing the NHS with £3.4 billion to double investment in technological and digital transformation. This investment means the NHS can commit to deliver 2% annual productivity growth in the final two years of the next Parliament, which will help unlock £35 billion of savings.</p><p>The government is investing a further £800 million in wider public services which will deliver up to £1.8 billion worth of benefits over the forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 12/03/2024 17:38:25 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695359

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film: Tax Allowances
	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 impact of the Independent Film Tax Credit on the independent film sector.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	18105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC) announced at Spring Budget is an enhanced tax credit, designed to boost the production of UK independent films and incubate UK film talent. Under the IFTC, films with budgets up to £15m that meet the criteria of a new British Film Institute test will be able to claim a tax credit of 53% on up to 80% of their UK production costs.</p><p>Industry has welcomed the measure, with the British Film Institute Chair describing it as a game changer for UK filmmakers that will create jobs and ensure great British stories continue to be told.</p><p>Further information on HMRC’s assessment of the credit can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/corporation-tax-tax-relief-for-independent-film-productions</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/03/2024 16:21:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695360

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film: Tax Allowances
	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 impact of the Film Studios Relief on film studios.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	18106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has announced that eligible film studios in England will receive a 40% reduction on gross business rates bills until 2034 which is a tax cut worth £470 million over the next 10 years. This will ensure that existing studios remain competitive and support new studio investments in England. The most recent statistics from 2019 indicate that film and high-end TV alone contributed £11.9 billion in Gross Value Added and over 195,000 jobs to the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/03/2024 16:19:26 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695361

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
	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 impact of the additional tax relief for visual effects on the visual effects industry.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	18107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2024, the government announced that from 1 April 2025, companies claiming the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) will be able to receive a 5-percentage point increase in tax relief (a total rate of 39%) on UK visual effects costs in film and high-end TV productions. The government will also remove the AVEC’s 80% cap on expenditure for UK visual effects costs, so companies will be able to claim relief on all UK visual effects spend.</p><p>The policy objective is to incentivise companies to use more visual effects in their film and high-end TV productions, and for that visual effects work to be carried out in the UK.</p><p>The government will shortly publish a 10-week consultation on the types of cost that will be in scope of the additional tax relief.</p><p>As the details of policy are under development, the government cannot yet publish an assessment of its impact on the visual effects industry. The government will publish a Tax Information and Impact Note in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/03/2024 16:18:08 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695362

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Theatre: Tax Allowances
	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 impact of making the Theatre Tax Relief permanent on the theatre industry.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	18108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2024, the government announced that from 1 April 2025, the rate of theatre tax relief will be set permanently at 40% (for non-touring productions) and 45% (for touring productions).</p><p> </p><p>This is a highly generous level of relief that will support theatre companies to continue to put on outstanding home-grown productions. 705 theatre companies benefitted from theatre tax relief in the last year of available statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in HMRC’s Creative Industries Statistics, which can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/03/2024 16:27:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695371

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prosecutions that have been made against the promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	18111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Hendon to the answer given on 8 February 2024 to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-31/12466" target="_blank">12466</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/03/2024 15:47:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695372

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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 much of the tax HMRC identified through disguised remuneration schemes was paid by those who (a) recommended, (b) promoted and (c) operated these schemes in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	18112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has taken action to tackle the promoters of avoidance schemes, implementing a wide range of actions to disrupt their activities and supply chains, including publishing the details of promoters.</p><p>However, liability for the tax is always that of the individual and there is no legal mechanism to transfer disguised remuneration liabilities from the scheme users to the promoters.</p><p>As of 29 February 2024, HMRC has published the details of 70 tax avoidance schemes, 65 promoters and 29 connected persons, such as company directors and those individuals in control of the promoting entity.</p><p>HMRC has also issued over 20 stop notices to promoters and published details of 16 of these arrangements. Publishing this information supports taxpayers in identifying tax avoidance schemes so they can steer clear of or exit them.</p><p>The list of details of tax avoidance schemes, promoters, connected persons and stop notices currently published online can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/named-tax-avoidance-schemes-promoters-enablers-and-suppliers</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 19/03/2024 16:42:57 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1693305

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the level of activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	16751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>While we do not routinely comment on the detail of operational or intelligence matters, the UK will always stand up to threats from foreign nations.</p><p>The UK Government has long been clear about our concerns over the malign activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and we will continue to hold Iran and the IRGC to account. The UK has sanctioned the IRGC in its entirety and on the 29<sup>th</sup> January 2024 the UK and US announced new sanctions to tackle the domestic threat posed by the Iranian regime. The UK sanctioned 7 individuals and 1 organisation, including senior Iranian officials and members of organised criminal gangs who collaborate with the regime, in order to expose and disrupt Iran’s activities in the UK and overseas.</p><p>We continually assess potential threats in the UK and use all tools at our disposal to protect the UK and our interests from Iran-linked threats.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 14/03/2024 12:17:20 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698991

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisation on transit passenger volumes.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Electronic Travel Authorisations deliver important security benefits. A blanket exemption to the ETA requirement for passengers transiting airside would fundamentally undermine the rationale of the scheme by creating a permission free route of travel into the UK which would be open to abuse.</p><p>The process for obtaining an ETA is quick and light touch, and the cost (£10 per application) is minimal compared to the overall cost of international travel. An ETA will be valid for two years, or until the expiry of the passport used to apply, and can be used for multiple trips during this period.</p><p>We will keep our position under review to monitor the impact on transit as the scheme is rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 20602 question first answered 19/04/2024 09:24:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord