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820884

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil penalties were issued for the evasion of (a) customs duty, (b) community import duty, (c) import VAT, (d) customs duty of a preferential tariff country in the 2017 calendar year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	122302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>HMRC publishes details of its compliance activities in its annual reports, which can be found on GOV.uk. These reports include information on penalties charged in compliance checks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/01/2018 12:18:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

837543

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Companies: Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies that were not SMEs were prosecuted for tax evasion since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	126662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC is not a prosecuting authority. They undertake investigations and work with the UK’s three independent prosecutors (England and Wales - Crown Prosecution Service; Scotland - Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; and Northern Ireland - Public Prosecution Service for NI) to achieve positive charging decisions against individuals, some of whom may hold positions within companies.</p><p> </p><p>In the Criminal Finances Act 2017, the Government introduced a corporate offence for all companies, including financial services firms, who fail to prevent tax evasion. This now gives HMRC the power to take criminal action against firms if they have not put in place reasonable procedures to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion by their employees.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/02/2018 16:30:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

837544

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies were prosecuted for failing to pay the minimum wage in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	126663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The government are determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and National Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>There was one successful prosecution for NMW offences in 2017. Prosecution is reserved for the most serious non-compliance. It may cause delays in recovering arrears for workers and does not necessarily guarantee payment. HMRC therefore balances recovering NMW arrears for workers as quickly as possible with robust enforcement of NMW when deciding whether to pursue prosecution. There were four successful prosecutions for NMW offences in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Other consequences for not complying with paying NMW may include fines of 200% of the underpayment and public naming.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/02/2018 16:32:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

885405

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Living Wage: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers in Wales were prosecuted for non-payment of the national living wage in each quarter of 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	136268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The government are determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘National Living Wage’ is a rate for workers aged 25 and over which was introduced in April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;answered-from=2018-02-01&amp;answered-to=2018-02-28&amp;member=4425&amp;uin=126663" target="_blank">UIN 126663</a> for information on prosecution results.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/04/2018 15:39:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

890556

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2017 to Question 118571, on Overseas Trade: China, whether the Government has made an alternative estimate to that provided by OLAF for alleged duty loss.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	137598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>This issue is the subject of a letter of formal notice of infraction from the Commission as the first stage in possible legal proceedings. The government is carefully examining the formal notice and will respond to the Commission in due course. The government does not recognise the Commission’s estimate of alleged duty loss.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/04/2018 12:18:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

845502

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Amazon: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions HM Revenue and Customs have had with Amazon UK on their tax status.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	128474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system, including where appropriate the repayment of tax or duties, is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. However, multinational companies must pay all taxes due and HM Revenue and Customs do not settle for less. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/02/2018 13:33:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

922122

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of employers who were found to have been paying below the national living wage but not prosecuted in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	152205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold separate data for National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. As referenced in <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=136268" target="_blank">UIN 136268</a>, the ‘National Living Wage’ is a rate for workers aged 25 and over which was introduced in April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC always takes action to ensure workers receive what they are entitled to. In 2015/16, 958 employers were identified as paying below the NMW. In 2016/17, 1134 employers were identified as paying below the NMW, of which two were prosecuted for underpayment of NMW.</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of NMW legislation are normally a civil matter, consequences for not complying with paying NMW can include fines of 200% of the arrears and public naming.</p><p> </p><p>Criminal prosecution is reserved for the most serious non-compliance. The most serious NMW breaches and cases that form part of wider criminality will be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service who decide whether to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/06/2018 15:36:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

834805

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Profits: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to ensure that companies pay appropriate tax on profit generated in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	126227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring companies pay their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has been at the forefront of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project and implemented many of its recommendations into domestic legislation.</p><p> </p><p>This includes, in the recent Finance (No. 2) Act 2017, introducing rules that prevent large multinational companies avoiding tax by claiming excessive tax deductions for interest expense.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/02/2018 12:48:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

804377

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to rectify the weaknesses in the UK's enforcement of the EU external tariff on Chinese goods identified in the OLAF report 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	118571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The government treats the issue of customs duty undervaluation fraud very seriously, and has taken reasonable and appropriate steps to address suspected fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The response to suspected fraud continues to evolve as new information becomes available and through learning from ongoing operations. HMRC’s current approach includes physical pre-clearance checks targeted at high risk traders, including requiring importers to provide security before suspected undervalued goods are released and seizing mis-described goods. In addition trader monitoring is in place to examine supply chains and check documentation, and post-clearance compliance activity includes cross-tax audits to check the credibility of information provided.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not recognise OLAF’s estimate of alleged duty loss.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 14:55:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

834814

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to co-operate with EU agencies to prevent tax evasion after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	126236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led international efforts to tackle tax evasion and avoidance, including through the development of the Common Reporting Standard for the automatic exchange of financial account information, and the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project. Leaving the European Union will not reduce our resolve to tackle these issues.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/02/2018 12:40:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens