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1338184

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	PAYE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of PAYE Real Time Information records received by HMRC cannot be matched to a taxpayer.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	18458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text 99.25% of the Individual Payment Submissions held by HMRC are attached to an employment with a valid National Insurance number. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/06/2021 07:21:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1149897

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether child benefit is paid for children who are UK citizens but whose parents have no recourse to public funds; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Access to Child Benefit follows the long-standing Government policy that those who have not established their right to remain permanently in the UK should not have welfare provision on the same basis as those whose citizenship or status here gives them an entitlement to benefits. All those admitted to the UK for a temporary purpose are required, under the immigration rules, to be able to maintain and accommodate themselves without recourse to public funds.</p><p> </p><p>For this reason, apart from specified exceptions – set out in the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2000 – persons subject to immigration control are not eligible for Child Benefit.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/10/2019 15:46:38 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1223818

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landlords: Licensing
	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 additional tax receipts that would be raised from a national licensing scheme for residential landlords.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	72772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>All individual landlords are liable to income tax at normal rates on any taxable profits they receive from property that they rent. Landlords must contact HMRC if they have any taxable profits from property.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2020 12:25:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

904053

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Care Workers: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to improve the advice provided for care workers on tax relief for travel expenses.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	143624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>As announced at Autumn Budget 2017, HM Revenue &amp; Customs will continue to work with external stakeholders to improve the guidance on employee expenses, particularly travel and subsistence and the process for claiming tax relief on non-reimbursed expenses. This includes guidance relevant to care workers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/05/2018 15:06:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1124271

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of (a) tax credits and (b) child benefit to which claimants were entitled but did not claim in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	249808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Estimates of the amounts of tax credit which have not been claimed by eligible households are published annually in “Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit Take-up rates” on the gov.uk website. The latest publication relating to 2016-17 is here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/763597/Child_Benefit__Child_Tax_Credit_and_Working_Tax_Credit_take-up_rates_2016_to_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/763597/Child_Benefit__Child_Tax_Credit_and_Working_Tax_Credit_take-up_rates_2016_to_2017.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below show estimates of the total amount of tax credit expenditure unclaimed since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Central estimate of expenditure unclaimed (£bn)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>4.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Variations in the amounts unclaimed are related to changes in the rates and thresholds in the tax credit system. The proportion of Child Tax Credit expenditure which is claimed has remained at 90 per cent or above since 2010-11, and the proportion of Working Tax Credit expenditure which is claimed has remained at between 83 and 86 per cent over the same period.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of eligible children who have Child Benefit claimed on their behalf is included in the publication referenced above and remains high at 93 per cent in 2016-17. Information relating to the amounts of Child Benefit unclaimed can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/05/2019 08:47:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1149038

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for a hardship fund to assist people in greatest difficulty in the event that food prices rise following the UK exiting the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	26
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury routinely monitors economic conditions and risks, and the Government has a range of mechanisms available to support vulnerable people from price rises in food. We stand ready to take appropriate action in the event the UK exits the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, officials estimate the direct impact of spending decisions on household living standards, and would continue to do so in any no deal response. This is a central consideration when allocating public funds.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary tariff regime, as confirmed on 8 October, took into account, amongst other things, the need to help mitigate any price rises that could affect UK consumers and supply chains. This was a key consideration when setting tariffs on all goods, including food.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/10/2019 15:43:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1306400

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provisions are in place for HMRC to (a) receive and (b) share tax return data with the Home Office for immigration enforcement purposes.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	175691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>HMRC and the Home Office (HO) have a long-established relationship underpinned by a single Partnership Agreement. The Partnership Agreement sets out the framework under which HMRC and HO work together. Sitting under this Partnership Agreement are a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and Data Usage Agreements (DUAs) regarding the sharing of data for immigration enforcement purposes.</p><p> </p><p>These documents are signed off by both departments and outline the approved legal gateway for the data share, the purpose of the data share, how the data will be used, what data is to be shared and how, data security obligations, and data retention policy.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have extensive senior governance in place to assure that Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs) adhere to legal requirements and are proportionate in their requests. All DSAs are assessed under relevant legislation and are reviewed under a regular schedule. Secure data transfer infrastructure is in place for data exchange, and data is only permitted to be used for the agreed purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/04/2021 14:36:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1016264

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	PAYE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of PAYE Real Time Information data received from employers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	196657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold an overall assessment of the level of incorrect RTI. Whilst incorrect data is sometimes submitted by employers, HMRC systems have been designed to use different mixes of that data to match records correctly where possible. The timeliness of RTI has consistently improved, with 95.5% of all RTI submissions being on time in the last closed tax year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 03/12/2018 15:49:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

882732

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	PAYE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127398 on PAYE, whether the contract agreed by HMRC provides for routine reporting of real time information BACS hash volumes sent to HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	135794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>HMRC is not required to report BACS hash volumes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/04/2018 13:14:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1356806

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes HMRC made to the process for registering occupational pension schemes in (a) 2006 and (b) 2014; and what the reasons were for those changes .
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	51578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>HMRC is responsible for registering pension schemes where they wish to benefit from the tax reliefs available to pensions.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of pension tax simplification, pension scheme registration was moved to a new online digital system in 2006.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a wider government response to concerns surrounding pension scams, in 2014 legislation was introduced to enable HMRC to refuse registration where the scheme administrators were not considered to be fit and proper.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/09/2021 13:44:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms