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1285330

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
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 that local tax offices are based in town centres.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	151604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>HMRC are committed to their strategy, announced in 2015, of moving to 13 regional centres, all within Government hubs, in city centre locations where the majority of their staff are already based. This is key to HMRC’s and wider Government’s transformation and is aligned with the Places for Growth Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Customer services will not be reduced by the closure of offices. HMRC had already closed their enquiry centres in 2014. Currently almost all business customers deal with the department online and, in 2020, 94 per cent of Self-Assessment returns were filed digitally. In addition to dealing with enquiries by telephone, HMRC have set up an Extra Support Team, providing assistance to taxpayers who need extra help. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, HMRC are unable to offer face to face appointments at this time, but they continue to serve taxpayers through other communication channels. Evidence from customer satisfaction survey results confirms that taxpayers, particularly those who would have satisfied the criteria for a face to face appointment, are happy with these alternative services.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/02/2021 15:27:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1225705

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: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current lease arrangements are for HMRC Regional Centres throughout the UK; what the (a) duration and (b) end date is of each those leases; and which of those leases contain break clauses.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	75388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s Regional Centres will have leases of 25 years’ duration with most containing breaks at 20 years; all include the ability to assign or sublet should the need arise. End dates depend on when each one starts, which varies according to individual site construction and fit-out programmes and when they are completed.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC published their People and Equality Impact Assessments (PEIA) on GOV.UK on 17 July 2018. The PEIA sets out the action HMRC are taking to mitigate potential impacts of the Locations Programme, which includes additional support being put in place for employees. HMRC are currently undertaking the annual refresh of the document and will publish it when HMRC have been able to consider all necessary factors. In 2019, the annual update was published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-and-equality-impact-assessment-for-hmrcs-locations-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-and-equality-impact-assessment-for-hmrcs-locations-programme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 75391 question first answered 21/07/2020 15:50:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1105752

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cumulative cost is to date of continued payment in rent for HM Revenue and Customs office sites that have been vacated.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	237791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>When HMRC vacates an office in accordance with its operational requirements, it would seek to dispose of the building following any remedial work which needed to be completed. It may choose to retain the building if other government departments are based at the location and are funding the remaining lease, or if it is more cost effective to leave a location and relocate staff which to date has not happened so the cost is nil.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/04/2019 15:34:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

943946

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many buildings leased or owned by HMRC are currently not occupied; and if he will publish a list of those buildings with the (a) dates since when those buildings have not been occupied and (b) rental and other charges paid on those buildings during those periods in which they have not been occupied.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	165438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>HMRC currently has 3 unoccupied properties on its estate, all held through the STEPS PFI Contract with Mapeley. Details of these properties are provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Property</p></td><td><p>Date unoccupied from</p></td><td><p>Cost for unoccupied period</p></td><td><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Riverside House, Woolwich High Street, London, SE18 6DN</p></td><td><p>31 Oct 2017</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td><td><p>Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/14 Hawbank Road, College Milton Industrial Estate, East Kilbride, Strathclyde G74 5HA</p></td><td><p>31 Mar 2017</p></td><td><p>£475,000</p></td><td><p>Warehouse</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rayleigh, 16 Totman Crescent, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7XG.</p></td><td><p>31 Mar 2017</p></td><td><p>£140,000</p></td><td><p>Warehouse</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/07/2018 15:40:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

834049

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 35 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, which HMRC buildings are currently planned to transfer across to the DWP in line with the migration timetable for Universal Credit through to 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC are working with colleagues in DWP on plans for staff and building transfers. Transfers are dependent on DWP’s requirements and HMRC’s Tax Credit caseload run down.</p><p> </p><p>The present planning assumption is that approximately 2,000 staff currently working in Guild Tower and Unicentre, Preston and Sidlaw House, Dundee will be available to transfer across to DWP in line with the migration timetable through to 2022.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 125805 question first answered 07/02/2018 15:47:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

782642

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the HM Revenue and Customs offices scheduled for closure.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	111060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>A schedule of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) office closures was placed in the Library of the House in August 2016. HMRC will place an updated version there in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:42:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon