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1348020

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date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Civil Service: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.1 of the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2020-21 published by the Cabinet Office on 18 May 2020, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HM Revenue and Customs' work with its recognised trade unions on the development of its pay business case for years 2020-21 to 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	35482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2020-21 encourages departments to work constructively with trade unions on the development of their overall pay, reward and workforce strategies as a matter of course. HMRC have followed the Cabinet Office procedure for pay cases including conducting formal negotiations with trade unions in late 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The outcome was a pay settlement agreed with trade unions and endorsed by Union members in a series of ballots held in February 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2021 13:19:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1348021

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	Civil Service: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraphs 3.2 and 4.1 of the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2020-21, published by the Cabinet Office on 18 May 2020, which elements of the HM Revenue and Customs pay business case for years 2020-21 to 2022-23 have been disclosed to its recognised trade unions.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	35483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>HMRC have collectively agreed their pay and working arrangement reforms with their recognised departmental unions, ARC and PCS. Union members voted in favour for HMRC’s pay and contract reform offer and HMRC have started to implement reforms.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC conducted an intensive period of negotiations with trade unions to reach the collectively agreed position, based on proposals set out in the original business case. The final position agreed during these talks was then put to union members at Trade Union organised ballots, where it was strongly supported.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2021 13:21:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1348038

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	Transport: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of simplifying tax rules to support subcontract use in the transport industry.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	35786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>To maintain consistency and fairness across the tax system, subcontractors in the transport industry are subject to the same general tax rules as workers in other industries.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all parts of the tax system under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced a wider package of support worth billions to help businesses, including subcontractors, through the coronavirus period, which includes extensions to the furlough scheme; extensions to the COVID-19 loan schemes; grant support; enhanced Time to Pay for taxes; and VAT deferrals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/07/2021 10:20:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1348106

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	Environmental Impact Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Annual Report on Major Projects 2020-21, published on 15 July 2021, what assessment he has made of the capability of his Department to manage the (a) scope, (b) time, (c) quality and (d) cost of its 36 category A projects.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The IPA has released a Deliverability Confidence Assessment (DCA) of GMPP projects in the Transparency document which accompanies the Annual Report. [1] (see deliverability assessment on column F). These represent the IPA’s evaluation of a project’s likelihood of achieving its aims and objectives, and doing so on time and on budget. Each DCA is followed by a departmental commentary that provides further explanation behind the GMPP projects’ rating.</p><p> </p><p><strong><strong>[1]</strong></strong> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">https</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">://</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">assets</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">publishing</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">service</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">gov</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uk</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">government</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uploads</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">system</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uploads</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">attachment</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">data</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">file</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/1002103/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">GMPP</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Government</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Major</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Projects</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Portofolio</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">AR</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Data</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">March</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_2021.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">xls</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:41:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348112

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	SME Brexit Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) total number of applications made by businesses to the SME Brexit Support Fund, (b) number of grants that have been approved, and (c) total amount of funding in grants provided to date for each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	35505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2021, 5,414 businesses completed applications for grants of up to £2,000. Of this number, 4,<del class="ministerial">7</del>3<ins class="ministerial">7</ins>6 have been offered a grant.</p><p> </p><p>A regional breakdown of the figures shows that businesses in England have been offered £5,862,213, in Scotland £387,387, in Wales £196,546 and in Northern Ireland £360,174.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:54:02 question first ministerially corrected 26/07/2021 08:10:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 16360 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1347319

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made, applying the Laffer curve, of the potential effect on tax revenues of a reduction in corporation tax.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	33878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The fiscal and economic impact of changes in the rate of Corporation Tax (CT) have been set out in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR’s) Economic and Fiscal Outlooks which are published alongside fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent forecast, published in March 2021, includes the revenue raised from the announcement made at Budget 2021: that the main rate will increase to 25% from April 2023, which is forecast to raise over £45 billion across the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>This forecast incorporates adjustments to reflect behavioural responses from businesses to changes in the rate of CT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2021 11:22:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1347391

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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, for what reason the value of the fifth Self Employment Scheme grant is set as a percentage of three months' profits; and what the evidential basis is for that policy.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	34067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government announced at Budget 2021 that the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue until September, with a fourth and a final fifth grant.</p><p> </p><p>The fifth and final SEISS grant, covering May to September, will include a turnover test, known as a ‘Financial Impact Declaration‘(FID) in order to ensure that the most generous support is targeted at those who need it the most. This will determine whether claimants receive a grant worth 80% of three months’ average trading profits, and capped at £7,500 or a grant worth 30% and capped at £2,850.</p><p> </p><p>Previous SEISS grants provided support for a period that was subject to restrictive measures across the UK to tackle the virus. As restrictions continue to be lifted, it is right that the government begins to tailor the level of support provided.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2021 11:25:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1347402

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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 his Department plans to conduct a retrospective review of claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; and whether he plans to take steps to prevent companies that claimed under that scheme in good faith being retrospectively penalised.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	34068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>HMRC will subject CJRS claims to scrutiny and use their usual compliance tools to carry out proportionate risk-based compliance checks before and after payment to test the veracity of CJRS claims. In doing so, HMRC will protect essential public services and the livelihoods at risk during these challenging times.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital the Government supports businesses to recover by ensuring a level playing field so the compliant majority cannot be undercut by a minority who are trying to cheat the system.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC know that some people will have made honest mistakes and are taking a proportionate approach to recovering overclaimed grants. HMRC also know that many businesses claimed while under considerable pressure and may not have fully appreciated what work was, and was not, allowed.</p><p> </p><p>No-one who has tried to do the right thing but made an honest mistake has any need to be concerned, as long as they work with HMRC to put it right. HMRC can correct a mistake without a penalty within 90 days of receiving the grant or their circumstances changing.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also taking tough action to tackle fraudulent behaviour. Anyone who keeps furlough money despite knowing they were not entitled to it faces having repay up to double the amount they received, plus interest and potentially criminal prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2021 11:23:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1346705

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
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 potential additional revenue that will accrue to the public purse as a result of the tax measures within the communique agreed between G7 Finance Ministers on 5 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	33352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer that I gave on 12 July to PQ UIN 28089 .</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 33353 33354 33355 question first answered 19/07/2021 13:51:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1346706

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
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 number of UK domiciled enterprises that would be affected by a global minimum corporate rate of taxation of at least 15 per cent, as agreed between G7 Finance Ministers on 5 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	33353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer that I gave on 12 July to PQ UIN 28089 .</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 33352 33354 33355 question first answered 19/07/2021 13:51:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray