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1348297

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Imports: Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long on average imported goods are taking to clear customs checks; and what assessment he has made of trends in the time taken for imported goods to clear customs since January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	35879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border. HMRC use a risk based, intelligence-led response to compliance issues working alongside Border Force.</p><p>There are a number of different customs checks which could take place, and the time required for a check will vary significantly based on:</p><ul><li>The type of check required;</li><li>The nature of the import and the associated risk;</li><li>The type and quantity of goods examined;</li><li>The amount of time a trader or their agent takes to provide information at points in the process.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information requested is therefore not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have not carried out an assessment of trends in the time taken for goods to clear customs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put in place a number of measures to facilitate trade with the EU and to avoid disruption at ports, including publishing comprehensive guidance on the new arrangements for trade with the EU and operating a staged approach to customs controls in Great Britain. Until 31 December 2021 most traders importing non-controlled goods from the EU can make a simplified declaration in their own records and defer making a customs declaration to HMRC for 175 days. Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/07/2021 10:47:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1138411

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Economic Operator Registration and Identification numbers were held by UK firms in (a) December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	276289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018, there were 431,553 active UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) numbers. Since December 2018, HM Revenue &amp; Customs have issued approximately 74,000 new UK EORI numbers, up to 23 June.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/07/2019 12:53:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1137588

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK businesses have obtained an EORI number in each month of 2019; and what estimate he has made of the number of businesses with an EORI number (a) currently, (b) one year ago, (c) three years ago and (b) five years ago.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	274653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Since December 2018 HM Revenue &amp; Customs have issued approximately 74,000 new UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) numbers, up to 23 June. The reporting for UK EORI numbers is not done on a monthly basis so a monthly breakdown for EORI numbers issued is not available. The historical information on EORI numbers is not readily accessible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2019 08:40:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683158

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many equalities impact assessments his Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	10260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not collate the figures requested. HM Treasury publishes impacts in summary form for tax measures in tax information and impact notes (TIINs) alongside the Finance Bill.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/01/2024 11:44:46 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1230123

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2020
	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, how many members of staff in his Department have either equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	83940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury have three job titles that include equality, diversity or inclusion and currently there are 5 staff matching with one of the three Job Titles below:-</p><p>Diversity and Inclusion Manager</p><p>Diversity Lead, Projects</p><p>Head of Diversity and Inclusion</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 04/09/2020 14:02:12 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1232937

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	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, how many members of staff in their Department have one or more of the words equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race in their job title.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	87650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury have three job titles that include diversity, inclusion and race. Currently there are 5 staff matching with one of the three Job Titles below:-</p><p>Diversity and Inclusion Manager</p><p>Diversity lead Let's Talk About Race project</p><p>Head of Diversity &amp; Inclusion</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 17/09/2020 11:20:34 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1695144

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many research projects have started work in the HMRC datalab in each year since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	18011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC Datalab have provided 106 projects access to de-identified HMRC data for research purposes, since 2012.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/03/2024 12:34:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1691772

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in HMRC have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	15747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is auditing the cost-effectiveness of all activities that support the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) of the workforce, through the review of EDI spending announced last June.</p><p>As stated in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Minister for Cabinet Office will be outlining the final proposals in response to the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 04/03/2024 15:36:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1226769

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department have undertaken unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	77790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury does not hold the data in the form requested and only retains records for staff completing unconscious bias training who still work at the organisation. These records do not capture either staff who attend unconscious bias training as part of their induction (which includes all staff below SCS who have joined the organisation since 2016, and SCS since 2018). The figures we hold will therefore be an underestimate – but they show the following attendance for staff who are still working in the organisation:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020 (up to 5 August)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of staff trained</strong></p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>1071</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 04/09/2020 12:17:38 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1691391

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in their Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	15478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is auditing the cost-effectiveness of all activities that support the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) of the workforce, through the review of EDI spending announced last June. As stated in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Minister for Cabinet Office will be outlining the final proposals in response to the review in due course.</p><p>There are two members of staff in HM Treasury with the words (a) equality/equalities, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT or (f) race included in their job title.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/03/2024 14:52:12 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien