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1150488

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: VAT
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 effect of changes to the reduced rate of VAT for energy-saving materials on the rate of uptake of those materials.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Around 1,500 future installations of solar panels, energy-saving boilers and wind turbines are expected to be affected annually, plus some other smaller scale items, by the changes to the VAT rules for energy-saving materials. This represents less than 5 per cent of the value of all installations currently eligible for the reduced rated.</p><p> </p><p>It is anticipated that these changes will have a negligible impact on the environment.</p><p> </p><p>A Tax Information and Impact Note was published by HMRC on GOV.UK on 10 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2019 13:16:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1150489

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the eligibility for the reduced rate of VAT for energy-saving materials to (a) charities, (b) community groups, (c) public bodies and (d) social enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2015 a Court of Justice of the European Union decision said that the scope of the UK’s VAT relief on energy saving materials was too wide.</p><p>Following discussions with the European Commission, the Government has maintained the reduced rate of VAT for certain energy saving materials for people who are aged 60 or over or in receipt of certain benefits, and for housing associations or certain residential buildings, such as children’s homes or care homes.</p><p> </p><p>In all other cases, the reduced rate will still apply unless the value of the materials exceeds 60% of the total cost of installation. In such cases the reduced rate will apply to the labour costs of installation.</p><p> </p><p>There may be flexibility to amend VAT rules in the future, but while the UK is a member of the EU it is required to comply with EU VAT rules.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2019 13:25:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1150519

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Romford
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 total tax receipts from the Romford constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC publish total tax revenue for the United Kingdom. A link to the publication is below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates for revenue by constituency for each head of duty are not available apart from Income Tax, stamp duty land tax, and child and working tax credits.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of income and Income Tax for taxpayers resident in each parliamentary constituency are available for 2016-17 to 2010-11, and are available in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-tax-by-parliamentary-constituency-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-tax-by-parliamentary-constituency-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of total stamp duty land tax yield attributable to residential and non-residential land and property transactions in each parliamentary constituency are available for 2018-19 to 2010-11 in the links below:</p><p> </p><p>2018-19 to 2012-13: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-stamp-tax-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-stamp-tax-statistics</a></p><p>2010-11 to 2011-12: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/stamp-duty-land-tax-by-parliamentary-constituency-and-government-office-region" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/stamp-duty-land-tax-by-parliamentary-constituency-and-government-office-region</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of recipient families receiving Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) in each parliamentary constituency are available in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2019 13:08:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150548

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation (Cross Border Trade) Act 2018
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to review the provisions of Part 6 of the Taxation (Cross Border) Trade Act 2018.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not currently intend to review the provisions of Part 6 of the Taxation (Cross Border) Trade Act 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2019 12:59:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150549

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2019 to Question 69 on Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services, how many calls were (a) received and (b) made by the imports and exports helpline by (i) nation, (ii) region and (iii) sector.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	1596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>By the 17<sup>th</sup> October HMRC have made a total of 4421 Inbound calls and 36,732 Outbound calls. HMRC do not collect data on nation, region or sector.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2019 13:23:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1150581

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equal Pay: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many equal pay reviews there have been in HMRC since 2010; what the dates were of those reviews; and whether HMRC plans to undertake an equal pay review in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	1731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text In line with Government policy, HMRC’s Equal Pay Audit is produced every three years. Since 2010, Equal Pay Audits have been conducted for 2013 (published November 2015) and 2016 (published December 2018). HMRC are currently working on the 2019 Equal Pay Audit which will be published in due course. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/10/2019 15:17:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1150588

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the pay system in HMRC has been changed to take account of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Mr G Willetts and Others on holiday pay and voluntary overtime; and whether affected workers in HMRC have been given back pay as a result of that ruling.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	1737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC have been following the guidance issued by Civil Service Employee Policy (CSEP) following this judgment. It is the responsibility of Departments to implement changes to their policy and contract framework, and HMRC are awaiting guidance due shortly from CSEP to support HMRC in doing so.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have made a business case to Treasury to ask for pay flexibility to allow HMRC to negotiate a new pay and reward framework with the trade unions. HMRC are planning to implement these changes from June next year and will make back payments where applicable. HMRC have not made any payments specifically following the ruling.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/10/2019 15:29:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1150022

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 30 September to Question 291404, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of local authorities using limited liability partnerships to avoid corporation tax on commercial activity.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government expects all businesses, including public bodies, to apply the tax rules correctly.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money guidance, public sector organisations should not engage in, or connive at, tax evasion, tax avoidance or tax planning.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:18:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1150113

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK remains in alignment with the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	1055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed in ensuring all multinational enterprises pay their fair share of tax in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already has anti-avoidance rules in place which in most cases meet or exceed the Directive’s requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Finance Act 2019 introduced several technical changes which mean that the UK’s existing rules will be compliant with the approach taken by the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive by 1 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:15:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1150141

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure (a) the continued validity of UK-issued A1 certificates or (b) that freelance workers are exempted from social security contributions for work undertaken in the EU27 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement the current system of reciprocal social security coordination with the EU, EEA and Switzerland will end. A replacement for the A1/E101 form will be issued for new applications after Brexit. The Government is encouraging individuals or their employers to contact the relevant EU social security institution to check if they need to start paying social security contributions in that country, as well as in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is calling on Member States to protect UK nationals by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU so individuals, including freelance workers, will only pay social security contributions in one country at a time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:20:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan