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1225549

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to not raise the rates of (a) income tax, (b) National Insurance and (c) VAT during the 2019 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	75404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to support people and businesses throughout this crisis. 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 continues to keep all taxes under review, and the Chancellor will update Parliament on tax policy decisions at future budgets.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2020 13:52:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1225552

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
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 annual cost to UK businesses of complying with new customs rules required after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	75491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The latest published estimates are in the third edition impact assessment from December 2018, which are based on historic data.</p><p> </p><p>The estimates of the range are between £20-£56 for import declarations, and £15-£46 for export declarations, but the final costs of completing customs declarations will vary significantly from business to business depending on how often they trade, and how they choose to fulfil customers’ requirements; some will use an intermediary while others will do it themselves. Costs are likely to fall over time as businesses become more proficient in filling in customs declarations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2020 13:47:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1225653

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Ealing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an equality impact assessment of the proposed closure of the HMRC office at International House, Ealing.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	75409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s Locations Programme conducts People and Equality Impact Assessments (PEIA) at a regional and national level; the latter is updated and published on GOV.UK annually.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is in the process of refreshing the national PEIA published in July 2019. HMRC shared the regional PEIA for Stratford with staff in September 2019, which included impacts and mitigations relating to the workforce in Ealing.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have recently carried out and published internally an Equality Impact Assessment on the implications of COVID-19 on HMRC staff across the department. Work to mitigate impacts is in progress.</p><p> </p><p>As is always the case, if there are ways in which HMRC can improve how they deliver their vital public services then they will seek to implement those improvements. This includes reviewing how HMRC have been able to respond to COVID-19 and determining whether and how they might be able to sustain any changes to ways of working that are proven to lead to better outcomes for both HMRC and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 75410 75411 question first answered 21/07/2020 14:06:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1225656

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Ealing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department asked HMRC to make an assessment of the socio-economic effect of the closure of the HMRC office at International House, Ealing, as a result of the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak on that locality.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	75410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s Locations Programme conducts People and Equality Impact Assessments (PEIA) at a regional and national level; the latter is updated and published on GOV.UK annually.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is in the process of refreshing the national PEIA published in July 2019. HMRC shared the regional PEIA for Stratford with staff in September 2019, which included impacts and mitigations relating to the workforce in Ealing.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have recently carried out and published internally an Equality Impact Assessment on the implications of COVID-19 on HMRC staff across the department. Work to mitigate impacts is in progress.</p><p> </p><p>As is always the case, if there are ways in which HMRC can improve how they deliver their vital public services then they will seek to implement those improvements. This includes reviewing how HMRC have been able to respond to COVID-19 and determining whether and how they might be able to sustain any changes to ways of working that are proven to lead to better outcomes for both HMRC and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 75409 75411 question first answered 21/07/2020 14:06:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1225660

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Remote Working
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 effectiveness of home working throughout HMRC offices; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	75411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s Locations Programme conducts People and Equality Impact Assessments (PEIA) at a regional and national level; the latter is updated and published on GOV.UK annually.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is in the process of refreshing the national PEIA published in July 2019. HMRC shared the regional PEIA for Stratford with staff in September 2019, which included impacts and mitigations relating to the workforce in Ealing.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have recently carried out and published internally an Equality Impact Assessment on the implications of COVID-19 on HMRC staff across the department. Work to mitigate impacts is in progress.</p><p> </p><p>As is always the case, if there are ways in which HMRC can improve how they deliver their vital public services then they will seek to implement those improvements. This includes reviewing how HMRC have been able to respond to COVID-19 and determining whether and how they might be able to sustain any changes to ways of working that are proven to lead to better outcomes for both HMRC and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 75409 75410 question first answered 21/07/2020 14:06:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1225662

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties
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 traders who qualify for a Duty Deferment Account.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	75273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>On 17 July 2020, HMRC held 13,026 live Duty Deferment Accounts (DDAs).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2020 13:45:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1225663

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Border Operating Model, published on 13 July 2020, what estimate he has made of the timescale for applying for a deferment account number.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	75274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are streamlining a number of their authorisation processes to make it quicker and easier for traders to use. New rules are being introduced to make it easier to access a Duty Deferment Account (DDA) at the end of the transition period. This means most businesses will be able to open DDAs without needing to provide a guarantee, unless they have a history of non-compliance or insolvency. Further detail on how these new rules will operate in practice will be provided in updated guidance in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2020 13:53:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1225664

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
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 traders who will need to obtain GB Economic Operator Registration and Identification numbers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	75275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>As of 12 July 2020, 241,018 businesses have registered for a UK EORI number since December 2018, including both VAT and non-VAT-registered businesses. This includes traders who were automatically issued a number. Over 700,000 UK EORI numbers have been issued in total.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses who have yet to register can do so online. It is a simple process that only takes 10 minutes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 75276 question first answered 21/07/2020 13:52:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1225665

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes have been put in place to manage an increase in applications for Economic Operator Registration and Identification numbers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	75276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>As of 12 July 2020, 241,018 businesses have registered for a UK EORI number since December 2018, including both VAT and non-VAT-registered businesses. This includes traders who were automatically issued a number. Over 700,000 UK EORI numbers have been issued in total.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses who have yet to register can do so online. It is a simple process that only takes 10 minutes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 75275 question first answered 21/07/2020 13:52:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1225669

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Minister for the Cabinet Office's oral statement of 13 July 2020, Official Report, column 1268, on EU Exit: End of Transition Period, how much has been spent on developing HMRC border trading systems as at 16 July 2020; and what estimate his Department has made of the future cost for that development.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	75245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s spending on EU Exit and Transition in 2017/18 was £46.8m, and in 2018/19 was £261.7m.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s spending in 2019/20 will be confirmed with the publication of their annual accounts in October.</p><p>Funding for the systems to meet the requirements of the end of the transition period is included within HMRC’s EU transition budget allocation.</p><p>Previous year figures include the Border and Protocol Delivery Group (BPDG), which was located with HMRC.</p><p>HMRC funding for 2020/21, excluding BPDG who have now moved to the Cabinet Office, consists of the £357m at Main Estimate with the addition of £50m for intermediaries support, £69m agreed by HMT, and £185m announced by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for border readiness. HMRC remain in regular contact with HMT to ensure that HMRC are resourced sufficiently to carry out requirements.</p><p>Future costs will be subject to the forthcoming comprehensive spending review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2020 14:25:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith