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1227224

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ports: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) the Humber Ports and (b) all other ports will have adequate customs infrastructure in place by the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	78556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are working closely across Government and with ports to understand and implement infrastructure changes in line with the support announced by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>Border controls for EU goods imported into Great Britain will be introduced at the end of the Transition Period in stages (1 January and 1 July 2021). This flexible and pragmatic approach will give industry extra time to make necessary arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to supporting ports and airports to put in place new or expanded border facilities in Great Britain for carrying out required checks, as well as to providing targeted support to ports to build new infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Given the scale of infrastructure required and where there is a lack of space in ports, the Government is aiming to provide inland sites at strategic locations where these checks and other activities will take place.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already consulting with ports on what infrastructure will be required and to inform decisions on where inland sites should be provided. In preparation, a number of potential sites have been identified at strategic locations across the UK. These have been prioritised where there are shared HMG requirements in specific locations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/09/2020 15:35:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1227270

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Question 48486 on 2 June 2010, how many submissions of the iForm had been received by (a) 30 June 2020, (b) 30 June in each of the last three tax years; and if he will estimate the number of submissions expected during the 2020-21 tax year.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	78718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The total number of iForm submissions made to the tax fraud hotline on GOV.UK in the first quarter of each tax year (April to June) for the last three tax years, was:</p><p> </p><p>2019/20: 15,951</p><p>2018/19: 14,265</p><p>2017/18: 12,856</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>23,272 submissions were made between 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs do not routinely produce estimates of the volume of expected allegations submitted through this reporting pathway.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/09/2020 16:11:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1227271

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to Question 52095 tabled by the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire on 1 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	78719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>A response was provided on 4 June, and I wrote to the Honourable Member on 7 September to provide further information. A copy of that letter has been placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/09/2020 16:15:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1227272

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2020 to Question 56027, how many subject access requests under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 2000 were received by HMRC in relation to payments claimed or made under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; how many and what proportion of those access requests were granted; and what the average time was for responding to those requests.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	78720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>As of 21 August, HMRC have received five Subject Access Requests (SARs) relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Two have been granted and the remaining three are under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The first two SARs took six weeks to complete. HMRC have now implemented a new process for SARs relating to the CJRS and aim to complete requests within 28 days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78721 question first answered 07/09/2020 16:12:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1227329

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals in 2020 to implement the recommendations of the Office of Tax Simplification on reforming the turnover threshold for Value Added Tax registration by businesses; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	78629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The case for change of the VAT registration threshold has been regularly reviewed over the years, and public views are divided. Whilst some argue that a lower threshold would provide a fairer competitive environment, others contend that a higher threshold would reduce financial and administrative burdens.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the Government consulted on how the design of the VAT registration threshold could better incentivise growth and considered the effects of a smoothing mechanism, however there was no clear option for reform. The summary of responses to the call for evidence can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/vat-registration-threshold-call-for-evidence." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/vat-registration-threshold-call-for-evidence.</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, the Government announced it would maintain the VAT registration threshold at £85,000 until March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/09/2020 09:51:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1227330

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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, what plans he has to change VAT arrangements in the UK after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	78630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>From 1 January 2021, the UK will need to introduce new arrangements for VAT at its borders. New measures for movements of goods within and into Great Britain were published on 20 July, and the treatment of travellers with personal goods, which was recently subject to consultation, will be made available in due course. The Government continues to work through the implications of the Northern Ireland Protocol, including in relation to VAT, and is committed to providing guidance on how the Northern Ireland Protocol will work ahead of the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>There are no further changes planned to domestic UK VAT law following the end of the transition period and any future changes are for the Chancellor to announce at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/09/2020 09:52:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1227332

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Food: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the rate of VAT applied to food of a kind used for human consumption.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	78631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to change the rate of VAT applied to:</p><p> </p><p>- Magazines</p><p>- Renovating a dwelling that has been empty for at least two years</p><p>- Smoking cessation products</p><p>- Installation of mobility aids for the elderly for use in domestic accommodation</p><p>- Supplies of magnetic tape adapted for recording speech for blind people</p><p>- Motorcycle helmets that meet safety standards</p><p>- Cycle helmets marked CE</p><p>- Maps and charts</p><p>- Printed music</p><p>- Newspapers</p><p>- Books</p><p>- Food of a kind used for human consumption</p><p>- Children’s clothes</p><p>- Children’s shoes</p><p>- Clothes for babies</p><p>- Equipment for blind or partially sighted people</p><p>- Incontinence products</p><p>- Low Vision aids</p><p>- Emptying domestic septic tanks and cesspools</p><p>- Water supplied to households.</p><p>There are limits to the changes the Government can make to the VAT treatment of these goods under the framework of European law. While the UK is in the transition period, all existing EU VAT rules will continue to apply. Although all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to change these reliefs at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78632 78633 78636 78644 78645 78646 78647 78648 78747 78750 78751 78752 78753 78754 78755 78756 78757 78758 78762 question first answered 01/09/2020 13:13:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1227333

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Clothing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the rate of VAT applied to children's clothes.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	78632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to change the rate of VAT applied to:</p><p> </p><p>- Magazines</p><p>- Renovating a dwelling that has been empty for at least two years</p><p>- Smoking cessation products</p><p>- Installation of mobility aids for the elderly for use in domestic accommodation</p><p>- Supplies of magnetic tape adapted for recording speech for blind people</p><p>- Motorcycle helmets that meet safety standards</p><p>- Cycle helmets marked CE</p><p>- Maps and charts</p><p>- Printed music</p><p>- Newspapers</p><p>- Books</p><p>- Food of a kind used for human consumption</p><p>- Children’s clothes</p><p>- Children’s shoes</p><p>- Clothes for babies</p><p>- Equipment for blind or partially sighted people</p><p>- Incontinence products</p><p>- Low Vision aids</p><p>- Emptying domestic septic tanks and cesspools</p><p>- Water supplied to households.</p><p>There are limits to the changes the Government can make to the VAT treatment of these goods under the framework of European law. While the UK is in the transition period, all existing EU VAT rules will continue to apply. Although all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to change these reliefs at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78631 78633 78636 78644 78645 78646 78647 78648 78747 78750 78751 78752 78753 78754 78755 78756 78757 78758 78762 question first answered 01/09/2020 13:13:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1227335

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Footwear: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the rate of VAT applied to children's shoes.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	78633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to change the rate of VAT applied to:</p><p> </p><p>- Magazines</p><p>- Renovating a dwelling that has been empty for at least two years</p><p>- Smoking cessation products</p><p>- Installation of mobility aids for the elderly for use in domestic accommodation</p><p>- Supplies of magnetic tape adapted for recording speech for blind people</p><p>- Motorcycle helmets that meet safety standards</p><p>- Cycle helmets marked CE</p><p>- Maps and charts</p><p>- Printed music</p><p>- Newspapers</p><p>- Books</p><p>- Food of a kind used for human consumption</p><p>- Children’s clothes</p><p>- Children’s shoes</p><p>- Clothes for babies</p><p>- Equipment for blind or partially sighted people</p><p>- Incontinence products</p><p>- Low Vision aids</p><p>- Emptying domestic septic tanks and cesspools</p><p>- Water supplied to households.</p><p>There are limits to the changes the Government can make to the VAT treatment of these goods under the framework of European law. While the UK is in the transition period, all existing EU VAT rules will continue to apply. Although all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to change these reliefs at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78631 78632 78636 78644 78645 78646 78647 78648 78747 78750 78751 78752 78753 78754 78755 78756 78757 78758 78762 question first answered 01/09/2020 13:13:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1227336

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bakery Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the rate of VAT applied to pasties baked for sale by retailers where there is no intention that they be consumed hot, they are not cooked to order, are not kept hot after cooking, are advertised merely as freshly baked, and are provided to customers in a simple standard paper bag.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	78634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>VAT raised £130 billion in 2019-20 and is an important source of revenue for the Exchequer, funding the Government's spending priorities including hospitals, schools, and defence.</p><p> </p><p>VAT is levied on supplies of hot takeaway food. “Hot food” is food that is supplied and intended to be eaten when hot (above ambient air temperature). However, some takeaway food may be zero rated if it is not intended to be eaten hot and is sold warm simply because it happens to be freshly baked and is in the process of cooling down. Therefore, freshly baked takeaway pasties that are not intended to be eaten hot are zero rated.</p><p> </p><p>While all taxes are kept under review, there are currently no plans to change the rate of VAT applied to pasties.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/09/2020 15:42:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson