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1183020

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to delay enforcement of the IR35 rules until the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee reports on its inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	25703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2018, the reform of the off-payroll working rules will come into effect from April 2020. It is routine for the Finance Bill Sub-Committee of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee to inquire into the draft Finance Bill, focusing on specific areas of interest to the Sub-Committee.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the off-payroll working review, published on 27 February, HMRC have published a statement of intent setting out HMRC’s compliance approach in the first year of implementation. As part of HMRC’s supportive approach, in the first 12 months taxpayers will not have to pay penalties for inaccuracies relating to the off-payroll working rules unless there is evidence of deliberate non-compliance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2020 14:59:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1183051

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to introduce an online chat function to the government gateway system.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	25708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text Following the introduction of a new Digital Engagement Platform in January 2020, HMRC will be introducing a range of new interactive digital interventions across all of their digital services over the next two years. HMRC’s aim is to encourage taxpayers to make full use of those digital services, and this will in turn drive the choices that HMRC make on which digital interventions to deploy and where. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2020 15:03:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1183081

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
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 off-shoring of contracts as a consequence of the planned extension of IR35.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	25625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published in July 2019 sets out HMRC’s assessment that the reform to the off-payroll working rules is expected to affect 170,000 individuals. The TIIN can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are undertaking an extensive programme of education and support to help organisations and contractors prepare for the reform.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2020 15:06:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

1183145

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce measures in the upcoming budget to help businesses manage the potential effect on the economy of the spread of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Mrs Andrea Jenkyns
uin	25706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>Public safety is the government’s top priority in our response to Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is well prepared and the government is taking firm and comprehensive action, consistent with the best scientific evidence, to contain, delay, mitigate, and research the virus.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the Chancellor outlined how the government will be supporting public services, individuals, and businesses. These include a range of measures that are timely, targeted, and temporary, so that they deliver support when and where it is needed, while protecting long-term fiscal sustainability.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 13/03/2020 10:52:23 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1182613

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Entrepreneurs' Relief
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 potential effect of making it his policy to (a) reduce and (b) abolish Entrepreneurs' Relief on (i) incentives for entrepreneurs to start and build up new businesses for ultimate profitable sale, (ii) decisions being taken by entrepreneurs to locate new businesses in the UK in preference to other countries and (iii) financial outcomes for retiring entrepreneurs.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	24991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s manifesto set out its intention to review and reform Entrepreneurs’ Relief. Any changes to the tax system, including any reform of Entrepreneurs’ Relief, will be set out in the Budget on 11 March.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/03/2020 12:18:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1182616

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	London Capital & Finance: Insolvency
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 support people that have lost savings as a result of the collapse of London Capital and Finance.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	25188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The administrators for London Capital &amp; Finance (LCF) are currently estimating recoveries for investors affected by LCF’s failure. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), as the compensation scheme of last resort, can only provide compensation for claims connected with certain types of regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>The FSCS has been working closely with LCF’s administrators and the Financial Conduct Authority to understand more about LCF’s activities. This investigation led FSCS to announce certain key decisions in relation to LCF in January 2020. First, the FSCS has announced it will protect LCF bondholders who switched from stocks and shares ISAs to LCF bonds. The FSCS has now paid £2.7m compensation to these LCF customers. Second, the FSCS has announced it is unable to protect LCF bondholders who dealt with LCF before it was authorised to carry out financial services business. The FSCS will contact these LCF customers to confirm this. Third, the FSCS has said that there will be some LCF customers who were given misleading advice by LCF, and who will have valid claims for compensation. The FSCS will provide a further communication with details of when and how customers in this category can submit their claims. The FSCS will aim to start reviewing these advice claims in the first quarter of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The FSCS will provide a further update by the end of March outlining the next steps. In the meantime LCF customers do not need to take any action. Further information can be found at https://www.fscs.org.uk/failed-firms/lcf/.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/03/2020 16:26:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1182620

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 21888 on Buildings: Insulation, if he will waive the charging of VAT on the cost of repairs to buildings with unsafe (a) HPL and (b) other types of cladding.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	25026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT. While the UK is in a transition period, all existing EU VAT rules and regulations continue to apply, including the standard rate of VAT applied to the removal and replacement of cladding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/03/2020 12:20:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1182623

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) preparedness of businesses for the reforms to off-payroll working rules due to be implemented in April 2020 and (b) the potential merits of delaying that implementation date.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	25119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2018, the reform of the off-payroll working rules will come into effect from 6 April 2020. The Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published in July 2019 sets out HMRC’s assessment that the reform to the off-payroll working rules is expected to affect 170,000 individuals. The TIIN can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the review published on 27 February 2020, HMRC engaged with a number of affected individuals and businesses through a series of stakeholder roundtables to test business readiness.</p><p>The Government is committed to working with organisations to ensure changes to the off-payroll working rules are implemented correctly from April 2020. HMRC are undertaking an extensive programme of education and support to help organisations prepare for the reform. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Offering one-to-one support to more than 2,000 of the UK’s biggest employers, and writing directly to 43,000 medium sized businesses and other organisations.</li><li>Providing large and medium sized businesses, public bodies, and charities with factsheets to share with their contractors, and publishing this factsheet on gov.uk.</li><li>Holding workshops with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, and public bodies.</li><li>Holding at least weekly webinars, with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, public bodies and contractors.</li><li>Publishing an enhanced version of the Check Employment Status for Tax online tool in November 2019 to help individuals and organisations make the right status determinations and apply the off-payroll rules correctly.</li></ul> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 25122 question first answered 12/03/2020 14:52:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1182624

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll 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 potential merits of introducing regulations to prevent companies who employ temporary agency contractors operating disguised remuneration schemes before the reforms to off-payroll working rules are made in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	25120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>It is possible to comply with the off-payroll working rules without using disguised remuneration schemes. The Government remains committed to tackling the continued use of disguised remuneration schemes, and set out further action to tackle these schemes at the Budget. HMRC have already published a factsheet to support contractors to prepare for the changes to the off-payroll working rules, and are continuing to step up their communications in the run up to implementation. HMRC have also launched further products to support contractors in understanding the changes, including a self-help guide on how to spot tax avoidance schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2020 15:28:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1182625

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on employment rights of the proposed reforms to off-payroll working rules.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	25121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>It is fair that two people working as employees pay broadly the same tax and NICs, even if one of them works through their own company and the other is directly employed. There is no direct link between employment status for rights and employment status for tax; however, those who wish to challenge their employment status for rights can take their case to an employment tribunal, regardless of their tax status.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2020 14:56:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle