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1200464

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of VAT arrears owed for more than 12 months is in (a) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text As of the end of May 2020, the UK VAT debt balance for debts aged more than 12 months is £1,351m. The information is not readily available for Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency or Scotland, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2020 12:07:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200514

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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, what (a) rights and (b) support is available to workers who were informed that they would be furloughed by an employer that has not gone on to honour that commitment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	54989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>All employers participating in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be required to pay furloughed staff at least 80% of their regular wages or £2,500 per month.</p><p> </p><p>If workers are concerned they are not receiving this, the employee should report the employer to HMRC via HMRC’s online fraud reporting tool: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/customs-excise-and-vat-fraud-reporting" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/customs-excise-and-vat-fraud-reporting</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will retain the right to retrospectively audit all aspects of the CJRS with scope to claw back fraudulent or erroneous claims.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory employment rights will continue to apply to employees on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the same way as before. Unless otherwise agreed, the employer must maintain all other employee benefits as per their employment contract.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 08:11:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1200578

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
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 support people who have been unable to access the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme as a result of incorrectly completed tax returns.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	54864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is designed to be delivered quickly and is based on information HMRC already hold. This also provides some protection against fraud and abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS direction sets out the parameters of the scheme, including the eligibility and payment calculation rules. They include that the 2018-19 return must be filed by 23 April 2020, and no amendments made after 6pm on 26 March will be taken into account. The SEISS makes no provision to accept later returns or amendments, for example on reasonable excuse or error grounds. If a claimant considers that HMRC have made an incorrect eligibility decision, the claimant may ask for a review following the process set out on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 08:13:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1200642

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, what the value was of exports of (a) rubber bullets, (b) riot shields and (c) tear gas to (i) the US and (ii) other countries in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	54948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC release this information monthly as a National Statistic: the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The trade data collected does not enable HMRC to distinguish exports of rubber bullets from other ammunition and projectiles. The trade data collected also does not enable HMRC to distinguish exports of tear gas from other spring, air or gas guns and pistols or truncheons, or riot shields from other plastic articles.</p><p> </p><p>However, there is aggregated trade data available for the goods and periods requested on the uktradeinfo website, under ‘Build your own data tables’. The site also contains a ‘Help’ function for information on how to extract trade data.</p><p> </p><p>Trade data relating to the value of all ammunition and projectiles can be searched for using commodity code 9306909000. Trade data relating to all spring, air and gas guns and pistols and truncheons can be found using commodity code 9304000000. Trade data relating to riot shields and other plastic articles can be found using commodity code 3926909790.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 07:39:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1200670

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Coronavirus
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 potential merits of reducing (a) VAT, (B) national insurance contributions, (c) income tax, (d) corporation tax, (e) Stamp Duty Land Tax and (f) other taxes to contribute to the UK's economic recovery after the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	54903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury has taken unprecedented steps to keep as many people in their existing jobs, support viable businesses to stay afloat and protect the incomes of the most vulnerable. These measures have been on a scale unmatched by any government in recent history.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor has said, a new national collective effort has begun: to reopen the country and kickstart the economy. As part of this, the Treasury is keeping all taxes under review. The Chancellor will update Parliament at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2020 12:09:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1199947

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much National Insurance has been paid by foreign nationals resident in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency who were required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs do not hold information on whether an individual pays the Immigration Health Surcharge. Consequently, HM Revenue and Customs cannot determine the National Insurance Contributions paid by foreign nationals resident in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency who were required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge since its introduction.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 08:09:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199952

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to (a) investigate and (b) take action against companies who utilised the loan charge method of tax avoidance.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	54009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Disguised Remuneration (DR) is a type of contrived tax avoidance where loans are paid, usually via an offshore trust, in place of ordinary remuneration with the sole purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions. The loans are provided on terms that mean they are unlikely to be repaid. They are no different to normal income and are and always have been taxable.</p><p> </p><p>Since their first use, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have opened tens of thousands of enquiries into DR schemes used by both companies and individuals, warned about use of these schemes in a number of Spotlight publications, successfully litigated cases through the courts and agreed settlements to help taxpayers exit tax avoidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced targeted anti-avoidance legislation in 2011 to put beyond doubt the ineffectiveness of DR schemes. The Loan Charge was announced at Budget 2016 as part of a package of measures to tackle the use of DR schemes and gave taxpayers the choice of either repaying their loan in full, agreeing settlement terms with HMRC, or paying the Loan Charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to tackle this type of tax avoidance vigorously and on 19 March 2020, HMRC published their strategy for tackling promoters of mass-marketed tax avoidance schemes. This strategy outlines HMRC and Government ambitions to drive promoters of tax avoidance out of business.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 08:07:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1200067

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Food: Wholesale Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend eligibility for business rates relief to food and drink wholesalers.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	54083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published guidance for local authorities on eligible properties.</p><p> </p><p>A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, such as wholesalers, has also been made available. For example, the Government has launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms keep people in employment, and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53994 54084 54095 question first answered 11/06/2020 08:05:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1200072

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Food: Wholesale Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend business rates relief during the covid-19 outbreak to the wholesale food and drink industry that supplies care homes, schools and hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	54084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published guidance for local authorities on eligible properties.</p><p> </p><p>A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, such as wholesalers, has also been made available. For example, the Government has launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms keep people in employment, and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53994 54083 54095 question first answered 11/06/2020 08:05:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1200113

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Food: Wholesale Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the application of business rates relief to food and drink wholesalers.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	54095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published guidance for local authorities on eligible properties.</p><p> </p><p>A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, such as wholesalers, has also been made available. For example, the Government has launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms keep people in employment, and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53994 54083 54084 question first answered 11/06/2020 08:05:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman