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1148372

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landlords: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the gap between tax owed and tax paid by private landlords.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	294679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do not make a separate estimate of the proportion of the total tax gap attributable to private landlords.</p><p> </p><p>However, HMRC do estimate the tax gap arising from individuals in employment who have not declared and therefore not paid tax on lettings income. The latest estimate of this tax gap was £560 million for the tax year 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 08:05:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1148405

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Border Delivery Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the detailed planning assumptions of the Border Delivery Group for each month since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	294690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text The Government recently published its reasonable worst case planning assumptions on 11 September, setting out the Government’s assessment as of 2 August.<p> </p>Planning assumptions are held under constant review, to reflect the latest evidence and analysis of the potential impact of leaving the EU without a deal. The Government’s updated planning assumptions will be published in due course. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:37:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1148130

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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, what estimate he has made of the number of taxpayers working for a single employer under a Loan Charge scheme who would not have had the choice of being employed directly by that employer.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	294240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Disguised remuneration (DR) schemes are contrived arrangements that use loan payments in place of ordinary remuneration, usually through an offshore trust, with the purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions. The loans are provided on terms that mean they are not repaid in practice. HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) position is that they are no different to income, and that they are and have always been taxable.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has heard claims that some individuals were compelled to use DR schemes, but HMRC have not seen cases that support this claim.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 12:11:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1148191

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of rises in income tax thresholds on income distribution in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	294097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 30<sup>th</sup> September (written question number 290638).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:31:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1148216

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: Non-domestic Rates
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 effect of the application of state aid rules to business rates on the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	294197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>While the UK is an EU member state the UK continues to be bound by State aid rules.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken repeated action to reduce the burden of business rates for all ratepayers, including those in the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:59:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1148218

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
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 the business rates appeal system Check, Challenge, Appeal.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	294199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Official statistics published by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) on 22 August show that the system is operating as intended with issues being resolved at the appropriate stage. At 30 June 2019, 100,740 Checks and 17,010 Challenges had been registered, of which 89,440 Checks and 6,300 Challenges had been resolved. Most Checks are currently being resolved in 3 months and most Challenges within 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government intends to carry out a review of the effectiveness of the Check, Challenge, Appeal system. The VOA is also conducting a customer evaluation of the delivery of the new system.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 12:10:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1148219

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Finance
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 adequacy of the level of funding for the Valuation Office Agency in order to ensure that it is able to effectively process business rates appeals.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	294200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has provided the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) with the resources it needs to deliver the valuations and property advice required to support the smooth running of the taxation and benefits system.</p><p> </p><p>At Spending Review 2019, HMRC (the VOA’s sponsor department) received a resource budget increase in line with inflation from 2019/20 to 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury continues to work closely with the VOA and HMRC to understand the VOA’s resource requirements to deliver its functions and is committed to ensure that the VOA is appropriately funded.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 08:02:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1148264

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 3 October 2019 to Questions 292302 and 292304, what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that VAT changes to materials used for solar installations will have a negligible environmental impact.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	294233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The changes to the VAT rules for energy-saving materials are expected to affect a relatively small number of installations. It is therefore anticipated that there will be a negligible impact on the environment.</p><p> </p><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. This represents less than 5% of the value of all installations currently eligible for the reduced rate. The changes are expected to have a negligible impact on the Exchequer.</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 08/10/2019 07:36:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1147819

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Border Delivery Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the detailed planning assumptions of the Border Delivery Group for each month since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	293597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text The Government recently published its reasonable worst case planning assumptions on 11 September, setting out the Government’s assessment as of 2 August.<p> </p>Planning assumptions are held under constant review, to reflect the latest evidence and analysis of the potential impact of leaving the EU without a deal. The Government’s updated planning assumptions will be published in due course. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/10/2019 14:03:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1147859

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the incorrect filing of dormant accounts.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	293713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC use data analytics tools to identify companies which have submitted a company tax return including dormant accounts when HMRC hold information to suggest company activity during the return period. Any companies identified will normally be subject to an enquiry.</p><p> </p><p>Under the auspices of the Digital Economy Act 2017 HMRC also use their data analytics tools to identify companies which appear to have incorrectly submitted dormant accounts to Companies House. Details of these companies are passed to Companies House so that they can take appropriate action.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/10/2019 13:59:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds