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1221253

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will bring forward legislative proposals to include the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust in the schedule of tax free employee benefit schemes administered by HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	904399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs, who have indicated that they are in dialogue with the taxpayer. It would not be appropriate for Treasury ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Government keeps all tax legislation under regular review and any changes are considered in line with Government priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 14:01:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1219318

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many local authority staff are furloughed in each local authority; and what the cost to the public purse is of furloughed staff in each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
uin	66809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20th April. By midnight 28 June 2020, 1.1m employers had submitted claims to HMRC representing 9.3m employees furloughed and £25.5bn.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 June HMRC released analysis of employer take up, which can be found on GOV.UK. HMRC do not require employers to provide addresses of their employees as part of their CJRS claim and so is unable to provide an accurate picture of employee take up by location.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 09:29:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1219210

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Directors: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) including limited company directors in the Self Employed Income Support Scheme and (b) including dividends as income in relation to covid-19 support schemes.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	66797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the written answer to Parliamentary Question 54215 given on 9 June 2020: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2020 10:03:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1219256

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of UK client funds held by Swiss banks at the end of 2019 were declared to HMRC by UK tax residents.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	66976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. UK tax residents are not required to declare the amount of their funds held overseas. HMRC receive year end information on the value of UK residents’ assets held in Swiss financial institutions via the Common Reporting Standard. However, information for the year ending 31 December 2019 has not yet been exchanged. Taxpayers are required to declare the taxable income and gains received from assets held overseas for each tax year ending on 5 April. This cannot be accurately used to estimate the proportion of assets held overseas to which the declared income and gains relates.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2020 10:11:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1219268

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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 estimate he has made of the number of companies that were not eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as a result of filing their annual PAYE report after the 19 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	66961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide an answer in the time available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2020 10:17:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1219284

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to undertake a Capital Gains Tax rebasement for assets acquired after 31 March 1982.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	66852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to rebase assets for the purposes of calculating CGT. Revaluation would be costly and burdensome for both individuals and the government, as a professional valuation of the assets in question would be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 09:09:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1219298

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Events Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce a VAT exemption on ticket sales for the live entertainment sector when it re-opens to help its recovery from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	66966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Admissions to theatrical, musical or choreographic performances of a cultural nature already qualify for exemption from VAT if they are provided by a local authority or an eligible body such as a charity. Otherwise, they attract the standard rate of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Extending this relief would carry a very significant cost to the Exchequer and must be viewed in the context of almost £50 billion of requests for relief from VAT since the EU referendum and in response to Covid-19. Given this context, there are no plans to change the VAT treatment of ticket sales for live entertainment at this time. The Hon Lady will note the significant package of additional support provided by the Government to the arts sector.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2020 10:08:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1218595

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) extend and (b) review the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to ensure people working in the aviation industry are effectively supported.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	66040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging times facing the aviation sector as a result of COVID-19. Firms experiencing difficulties as a result of COVID-19 can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is a temporary scheme in place for 8 months starting from 1 March and ending at the end of October.</p><p> </p><p>As of midnight 28 June 2020, the CJRS has helped 1.1 million employers across the UK furlough 9.3 million jobs, protecting people’s livelihoods.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor set out in his letter to the aviation sector, should individual firms still find themselves in difficulty after exhausting all other options, the Government is prepared to enter negotiations with them as a last resort. Any intervention would need to represent value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 08:50:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1218734

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he decided to develop a bespoke customs management software instead of using UNCTAD's ASYCUDA system.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	66077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are not developing a bespoke Customs Management software. They have selected a commercial package called Declaration Management System (DMS) as part of the CDS programme. DMS has been deployed into HMRC’s live environment and traders are already making transitions onto the new platform.</p><p> </p><p>UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) offer the ASYCUDA system to developing countries as an alternative to DMS. There are about 90 countries with relatively small Customs functions (e.g. Albania, Palestine, and Somoa) using ASYCUDA worldwide. ASYCUDA is not used by any G7 or G20 countries.</p><p> </p><p>ASYCUDA was considered alongside DMS as one of the options for CHIEF replacement. It was not selected as the preferred option because (a) it did not meet all of the Union Customs Code functional requirements and (b) there were no reference countries processing anything like (pre EU Exit) UK declaration volumes, and no guarantees that ASYCUDA could meet UK volumes. With an expected five-fold increase in declaration volumes resulting from our departure from the EU, ASYCUDA looked less well suited to UK requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2020 11:22:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1218744

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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 the median wage is of people in receipt of Government support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, by Parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	66063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide an answer in the time available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2020 11:25:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery