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1310124

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date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency
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 the time taken for Valuation Office Agency assessments is not affected when large units are split into multiple small units to assist with the economic recovery of city centres.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) actively monitors work volumes and prioritises any hardship cases. The VOA also flexes its resources to meet any changing demand.</p><p> </p><p>Ratepayers can request changes to their rating assessment, such as splits into multiple units, by using the VOA’s Check and Challenge service. The system is designed to provide resolution as early as possible in the process.</p><p> </p><p>At “Check” ratepayers should provide the revised facts about the property. Once validated or agreed, an assessment can be changed at that stage. If the facts are not agreed, or the ratepayer believes the valuation is incorrect, they can move on to Challenge.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of cases are settled at Check, without the need for ratepayers to Challenge. About 70% are settled at Check and the VOA aims to clear Check cases within three months.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA publishes statistics on Checks, Challenges and assessment reviews (for England) against the 2017 Rating List. The figures at 31 December 2020 can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes-2017-and-2010-rating-lists-december-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes-2017-and-2010-rating-lists-december-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/04/2021 14:01:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1308013

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
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 HMRC are able to comply with their guidelines on clearing (a) 80 per cent of customer post within 15 days of receipt and (b) customer post within 40 days of receipt.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	179247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to have a significant impact both on the way HMRC work and their immediate priorities. In light of the situation, HMRC have not set formal performance targets for customer service for 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022. HMRC’s aim is to reply to post in the shortest time possible while balancing resources across priority workloads including COVID-19 and EU Exit while looking for innovative ways to help their customers.</p><p>Information on HMRC’s current performance is published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/04/2021 15:14:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1288790

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on employers taking furlough payments from employees as loans to support their business.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	157215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Employers are required to pay staff all the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grant they receive from HMRC to cover 80% of wages up to £2,500 per month. The employer is still required to meet the employer’s National Insurance and pension contributions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Employers cannot enter into any transaction with the worker which reduces the wages below the amount claimed. This includes any administration charge, fees or other costs in connection with the employment. Where an employee had authorised their employer to make deductions from their salary, these deductions can continue while the employee is furloughed provided that these deductions are not administration charges, fees or other costs in connection with the employment.</p><p> </p><p>Whether to furlough an employee and claim CJRS support is a matter for the employer, and they will need to discuss and make any changes to their employee’s contract by agreement.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC stand ready to support taxpayers in financial distress as a result of COVID-19, and urge any employers that may be struggling to pay their outstanding tax liabilities to contact HMRC as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC will check claims. Payments may be withheld or need to be paid back if a claim is found to be fraudulent or based on incorrect information, or if payments are not being used as required by the scheme. Employees can report suspected fraud in relation to the CJRS on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 157216 157217 157218 question first answered 01/03/2021 12:28:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1288791

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is able to take when a business makes staff return some of their furlough payment to them as a loan.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	157216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Employers are required to pay staff all the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grant they receive from HMRC to cover 80% of wages up to £2,500 per month. The employer is still required to meet the employer’s National Insurance and pension contributions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Employers cannot enter into any transaction with the worker which reduces the wages below the amount claimed. This includes any administration charge, fees or other costs in connection with the employment. Where an employee had authorised their employer to make deductions from their salary, these deductions can continue while the employee is furloughed provided that these deductions are not administration charges, fees or other costs in connection with the employment.</p><p> </p><p>Whether to furlough an employee and claim CJRS support is a matter for the employer, and they will need to discuss and make any changes to their employee’s contract by agreement.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC stand ready to support taxpayers in financial distress as a result of COVID-19, and urge any employers that may be struggling to pay their outstanding tax liabilities to contact HMRC as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC will check claims. Payments may be withheld or need to be paid back if a claim is found to be fraudulent or based on incorrect information, or if payments are not being used as required by the scheme. Employees can report suspected fraud in relation to the CJRS on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 157215 157217 157218 question first answered 01/03/2021 12:28:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1288792

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps an employee is able to take when their employer has asked them to loan the business part of their furlough payment.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	157217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Employers are required to pay staff all the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grant they receive from HMRC to cover 80% of wages up to £2,500 per month. The employer is still required to meet the employer’s National Insurance and pension contributions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Employers cannot enter into any transaction with the worker which reduces the wages below the amount claimed. This includes any administration charge, fees or other costs in connection with the employment. Where an employee had authorised their employer to make deductions from their salary, these deductions can continue while the employee is furloughed provided that these deductions are not administration charges, fees or other costs in connection with the employment.</p><p> </p><p>Whether to furlough an employee and claim CJRS support is a matter for the employer, and they will need to discuss and make any changes to their employee’s contract by agreement.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC stand ready to support taxpayers in financial distress as a result of COVID-19, and urge any employers that may be struggling to pay their outstanding tax liabilities to contact HMRC as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC will check claims. Payments may be withheld or need to be paid back if a claim is found to be fraudulent or based on incorrect information, or if payments are not being used as required by the scheme. Employees can report suspected fraud in relation to the CJRS on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 157215 157216 157218 question first answered 01/03/2021 12:28:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1288793

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy that employers may ask furloughed staff to loan the business a proportion of their furlough payment.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	157218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Employers are required to pay staff all the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grant they receive from HMRC to cover 80% of wages up to £2,500 per month. The employer is still required to meet the employer’s National Insurance and pension contributions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Employers cannot enter into any transaction with the worker which reduces the wages below the amount claimed. This includes any administration charge, fees or other costs in connection with the employment. Where an employee had authorised their employer to make deductions from their salary, these deductions can continue while the employee is furloughed provided that these deductions are not administration charges, fees or other costs in connection with the employment.</p><p> </p><p>Whether to furlough an employee and claim CJRS support is a matter for the employer, and they will need to discuss and make any changes to their employee’s contract by agreement.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC stand ready to support taxpayers in financial distress as a result of COVID-19, and urge any employers that may be struggling to pay their outstanding tax liabilities to contact HMRC as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC will check claims. Payments may be withheld or need to be paid back if a claim is found to be fraudulent or based on incorrect information, or if payments are not being used as required by the scheme. Employees can report suspected fraud in relation to the CJRS on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 157215 157216 157217 question first answered 01/03/2021 12:28:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1284795

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend the 100 per cent Business Rates Relief discount for a further year to mitigate the ongoing effect of the covid-19 pandemic on businesses and retailers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	150845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>This year the Government has provided an unprecedented business rates holiday for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties due to the direct adverse effects of COVID-19, worth over £10 billion, and has frozen the business rates multiplier for all businesses for 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided various schemes to support firms, including wholesalers, including Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans, Bounce Back Loans, grants and VAT deferrals.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget will set out the next phase of the Government’s plans to tackle the virus, protect jobs and support business.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/02/2021 17:18:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1282895

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 merits of the 30 October 2020 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme eligibility date to ensure that workers who took on employment after that date are able to access the Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	147925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>For all eligibility decisions under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), the Government must balance the need to support as many jobs as possible with the need to protect the scheme from fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Under the CJRS extension, an employer can claim for employees who were employed and on their PAYE payroll on 30 October 2020. The employer must have made a PAYE Real Time Information (RTI) submission to HMRC between 20 March 2020 and 30 October 2020, notifying a payment of earnings for that employee. The 30 October 2020 cut-off date allowed as many people as possible to be included by going right up to the day before the announcement, while balancing the risk of fraud that existed as soon as the scheme became public. Extending the cut-off date further would have significantly increased the risk of abuse because claims could not be confidently verified against the risk of fraud by using the data after this point.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has always been clear that the Government would keep the situation under review, adapting its approach as the context evolved. The Government will set out the next phase of the plan to tackle the virus and protect jobs at Budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/02/2021 08:37:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1282896

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC is unable to accept RTI reports submitted by businesses in November and December 2020 to secure Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme payments for new employees who took up their roles after 30 October 2020 and before the national lockdown was announced on 4 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	147926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>When the Government announced the extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), it prioritised helping the greatest number of people as quickly as possible. The scheme has enabled millions of people to remain employed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government chose 30 October because this date is the day before the extension to the CJRS was announced. Extending the cut-off date beyond 30 October would have meant including employments notified to HMRC after the date that the Government announced the extension to the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Employers can claim for employees on payroll on 30 October 2020 providing the employer made a PAYE RTI submission to HMRC between 20 March 2020 and 30 October 2020, notifying a payment of earnings for that employee. This allows as many people as possible to be included by going right up to the day before the announcement and balances the risk of fraud that existed as soon as the extension to the scheme became public.</p><p> </p><p>Extending the cut-off date beyond 30 October 2020 would significantly increase the risk of abuse because claims could not be confidently verified using the known RTI employment data after this point.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/02/2021 12:10:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1280025

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will maintain the covid-19 reduced rate of VAT for at least 12 months after the final covid-19 lockdown is eased.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	143003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The temporary VAT reduced rate came into effect on 15 July 2020 and was initially scheduled to end on 12 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>In order to continue supporting the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses and to protect 2.4 million jobs, the Government extended the temporary reduced rate of VAT (5 per cent) to goods and services supplied by the tourism and hospitality sectors until 31 March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, and future tax decisions will be made at Budget.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/01/2021 16:06:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell