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1579632

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>All employees within the Department for Transport are currently paid above the National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2023 13:38:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1569011

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	128657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code by collecting and analysing a range of data on, for example, recruitment, career development, promotion, job allocation and resignations. This data is published in the Department’s Equality Monitoring report. The Department also carries out pay modelling and analysis of performance pay. This includes analysis to monitor diversity impacts.</p><p>This information is both publicly available and can be shared with trade unions on request.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2023 13:46:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1568613

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	127796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>There is a range of human resources information on the Department for Transport which is published on GOV.UK and is therefore publicly available. The Department also shares routine human resources information with its recognised trade unions as part of its regular engagement.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2023 13:42:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1312075

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
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, how many people are required to make payments under the Loan Charge as of 26 April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	187261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>HMRC’s latest estimates of those affected by the Loan Charge are included in their GOV.UK publication titled Independent Loan Charge review: HMRC report on implementation.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in this report, in January 2020, HMRC wrote to more than 55,000 individuals and employers who were identified as potentially affected by the Loan Charge. HMRC estimate the changes to the Loan Charge enacted in Finance Act 2020 took 11,000 people out of paying the charge altogether.</p><p> </p><p>The report goes on to state that 5,600 employers and individuals settled their use of disguised remuneration schemes in the period to 30 September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 185325 187285 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:35:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1312077

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Deductions
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 umbrella companies comply with legislation on the deduction of employers’ taxes from contractors’ pay.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	187263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Like all employers, umbrella companies are responsible for paying employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) where they are due. Employers cannot, by law, deduct employer NICs from an employee's gross pay. The payment of employer NICs out of the umbrella company’s fee may be shown on the same payslip as deductions, such as Income Tax, from the employee’s gross pay, so that it can look as if an individual is paying the employer NICs, when this is not actually the case.</p><p> </p><p>New rules came into force from 6 April 2020 requiring all agency workers to be given a Key Information Document by an agency before agreeing terms, including when the agency worker is engaged through an umbrella company. Key Information Documents set out details about the engagement, including rates of pay. This allows workers to see how deductions and fees are made through the labour supply chain and how this affects their gross pay and net pay.</p><p> </p><p>When set up and operated correctly, umbrella companies comply with tax and NICs legislation. Umbrella company employees who believe that an umbrella company is not complying with its tax or NICs obligations can report it to HM Revenue and Customs: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/report-fraud-to-hmrc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/report-fraud-to-hmrc</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 187287 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:30:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1290015

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Lost Working Days
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Average Working Days Lost was in HMRC for civil servants who have (a) declared themselves as having a disability and (b) not declared themselves to have a disability in the calendar year (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	158974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The average working days lost for civil servants working in HMRC was as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Disability declared</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 12.18 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 10.73 days average</p><p>Disability not declared</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 6.64 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 5.90 days average</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2021 12:25:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1290016

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Lost Working Days
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Average Working Days Lost was in HMRC for civil servants (a) from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and (b) recording themselves as White in the calendar year (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	158975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The average working days lost for civil servants working in HMRC was as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 6.51 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 6.78 days average</p><p>White</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 6.38 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 5.52 days average</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2021 12:26:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1288925

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	Revenue and Customs: Lost Working Days
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Average Working Days Lost was in HMRC for (a) female and (b) male civil servants in the calendar year (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	157210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The average working days lost for civil servants working in HMRC was as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Female</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 8.31 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 7.24 days average</p><p>Male</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 5.80 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 5.32 days average</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2021 12:39:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1288926

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	Revenue and Customs: Lost Working Days
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Average Working Days Lost was in HMRC for civil servants (a) aged 30 and younger, (b) 30 to 50, (c) 50 to 60 and (d) over 60 in the calendar year (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	157211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The average working days lost for civil servants working in HMRC was as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Age 30 and Under</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 6.75 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 6.54 days average</p><p>Age 31 to 50</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 6.88 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 5.88 days average</p><p> </p><p>Age 51 to 60</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 7.41 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 6.58 days average</p><p> </p><p>Age over 60</p><p>January 2019 – December 2019 = 8.08 days average</p><p>January 2020 – December 2020 = 7.19 days average</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2021 12:33:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1285700

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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 he has plans to provide emergency support for (a) AdLib and Blue Dog staff and (b) other workers who are eligible for furlough and who have been denied payments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	152573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Legislation imposes a duty on HMRC to keep the taxpayer data they hold confidential. This means HMRC do not disclose information about any action they take in respect of a particular taxpayer, except in very limited circumstances, prescribed by law.</p><p> </p><p>Employers can apply for the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme (CJRS) if they meet the eligibility criteria. It is for the employer to decide whether to offer furlough to an employee. Apart from enforcement of National Minimum wage obligations, which HMRC carry out on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy, HMRC do not have a role in regulating the relationship between employers and employees.</p><p> </p><p>Employees can contact ACAS if they have concerns that they have not been able to resolve with their employer.</p><p> </p><p>Employees who have concerns that they have been furloughed and asked to work or have not been paid, can report suspected fraud to HMRC on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Employees not eligible for the scheme may have access to a range of other support measures made available by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/02/2021 11:03:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens