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1582319

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies: PAYE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of HMRC's processes for collecting PAYE tax from agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	136672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Agencies must deduct Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) at source from payments of earnings to agency workers. HMRC’s processes for collecting any Income Tax and NICs due from agencies under Pay As You Earn (PAYE) are the same as those for other employers.</p><p> </p><p>Where HMRC finds that a UK agency has failed to account for Income Tax and NICs in circumstances where the agency rules apply to them, it will usually seek to recover unpaid amounts due from them. Whether the agency rules apply in a particular case is dependent on the facts of that case.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2023 19:39:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

386956

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Rebates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Rural Fuel Rebate scheme operating in parts of Scotland and England to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>All areas that met strict criteria around pump price, population density and cost of fuel transportation were included in the extension to the Rural Fuel Rebate introduced from April 2015. No areas in Northern Ireland were found to meet these criteria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/07/2015 15:38:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937737

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cars: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department takes steps to provide tax relief to young first-time drivers for their first year of car insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	162563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>All car insurance is subject to Insurance Premium Tax (IPT), which is a tax paid by insurers on all general insurance premiums</p><p> </p><p>As IPT is a tax paid by insurers, it is difficult to target a tax relief to benefit young drivers specifically. Tax reliefs of this kind also add complexity to the tax system and are likely to result in similar calls for reliefs on other forms of expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>However, the government does not apply VAT to any car insurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/07/2018 13:11:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

994691

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Borders: ICT
	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 ensure that all 12 of the critical IT systems required at the border are ready in the event that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	183938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>All of the 12 critical IT systems are subject to close scrutiny within departments, alongside scrutiny by the Border Delivery Group and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority where applicable.</p><p> </p><p>For programmes where there are delivery risks, departments have mitigation plans to address the risks, and have ensured there are appropriate contingency plans in place.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/11/2018 17:29:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1349021

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation and Second Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to amend the fiscal framework for (a) second and (b) holiday homes.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	37472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>All tax policy remains under review, but it would not be appropriate to speculate on the likelihood of future changes outside of a fiscal event.</p><p> </p><p>Many second homeowners and owners of holiday lets will be liable for the Higher Rates for Additional Dwellings SDLT surcharge when they purchase additional property. This is part of the Government’s commitment to support first time buyers.</p><p> </p><p>Owners of holiday lets may consider whether they can benefit from small business rates relief. In March, the Government announced that it will legislate to change the criteria determining whether a holiday let is valued for business rates to account for the number of days it was let. MHCLG will shortly publish further details on this change in their response to their consultation on the business rates treatment of self-catering accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/09/2021 13:37:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1179834

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reduce Inheritance Tax to 10 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>All taxes are regularly kept under review and as is customary for tax policy, any changes to Inheritance Tax would be delivered through a future fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/03/2020 13:43:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1293255

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on future regulatory cooperation with the EU on financial services.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	160658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Alongside the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the UK and EU have agreed, in the Joint Declaration on Regulatory Cooperation, to establish structured regulatory cooperation for financial services.</p><p> </p><p>To that end, a Memorandum of Understanding will be agreed in discussions between the EU and UK, to establish a framework for this cooperation. We have had initial conversations with the EU, but we will not be providing a running commentary on those discussions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:53:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1582724

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who were liable for the Loan Charge have taken their own lives.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	137773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Any loss of life is a tragedy, and the Government takes issues relating to loss of life extremely seriously. On 6 January 2023, HM Revenue and Customs wrote to the Treasury Select Committee to inform them that ten referrals have been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) where a taxpayer has sadly taken their life and used a disguised remuneration scheme. HMRC made the first of these referrals to the IOPC in March 2019. Following referral HMRC has conducted internal investigations, eight investigations have concluded and there was no evidence of misconduct by any HMRC officer. Two investigations are currently ongoing. HMRC is committed to learning and making improvements so as to avoid causing undue stress and, wherever possible, identify taxpayers who need extra help and give them the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>Taxpayers are also supported by HMRC’s Extra Support Teams. These are teams of trained advisors who, where appropriate, signpost taxpayers to Voluntary and Community organisations. To further improve the emotional support offered to taxpayers, HMRC and Samaritans are working together to deliver an 18-month project. As part of the pilot, Samaritans will further strengthen the capability and confidence of HMRC’s Extra Support Teams by providing additional guidance and coaching techniques to identify taxpayers who might be in vulnerable circumstances. Where needed, HMRC will signpost taxpayers to specialist emotional support through a dedicated Samaritans helpline.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2023 19:42:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1675386

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Supermarkets: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with representatives of (a) supermarkets and (b) other retail outlets on steps being taken to mitigate the impact of increased costs on the prices of goods for consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>As part of the process of policy development and delivery, Treasury Ministers and officials meet a wide variety of organisations, including retail businesses, supermarkets, and their representative organisations, to discuss a range of issues including inflation. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at gov.uk:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Inflation was 4.6% in October, which is the lowest rate in two years. The government is fully committed to supporting the Bank of England get inflation back down to 2%. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts that government policies in the Autumn Statement will help reduce inflation to 2.8% by the end of 2024, and return to target in the first half of 2025.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 12/12/2023 17:46:45 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1582718

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the UK Government Green Financing Framework, published on 30 June 2021, to allow the proceeds of green bonds to finance nuclear energy projects.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	137770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the British Energy Security Strategy, nuclear energy is a key part of the UK’s low-carbon energy mix alongside solar, wind and other energy sources. These technologies are important in tackling climate change and diversifying the UK’s supply, contributing to the UK’s energy security and sustainable growth.</p><p> </p><p>We do not rule out the possibility that the Framework may be revised at some point in the future (for example to reflect changing standards in the green bond market or to include Nuclear energy profits) and, if so, we will be transparent about any revisions at that time.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 07/02/2023 16:56:29 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon