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1281935

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Cross Border Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce disruption to cross-border travel as a result of the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	911516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation agreement will allow for smooth travel to and from the EU, Covid-19 restrictions allowing.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/01/2021 10:24:20 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1277750

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to reply the correspondence dated 8 September 2020, 30 October 2020 and 10 December 2020 from Stewart Stevenson MSP, regarding development of a contingency sheep compensation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	139160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding. A reply has been prepared and will be issued very shortly.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/01/2021 15:01:33 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1254106

registered interest
date	20/11/2020
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 steps his Department is taking in relation to (a) people and (b) companies that promoted payroll loan schemes.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	118600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government and HMRC are determined to continue to tackle promoters of tax avoidance schemes. This includes challenging the entities and individuals who promote disguised remuneration loan schemes.</p><p> </p><p>On 19 March 2020, HMRC published their strategy for tackling promoters of tax avoidance schemes. The strategy sets out HMRC’s work to date and outlines how HMRC will continue to take robust action against promoters of tax avoidance. The Promoter Strategy is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2020 14:28:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1254107

registered interest
date	20/11/2020
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 support he plans to give to people who experienced mis-selling of schemes that are now subject to the Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	118601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>While the Government sympathises with anyone who believes they were misled into using a disguised remuneration (DR) scheme, it is an individual’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of their tax return and to understand the consequences of their decisions. It remains right that the Government takes action to tackle tax avoidance, which is unfair to the vast majority of taxpayers who pay the correct tax.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been clear on their commitment to support all taxpayers who may need help to pay their Loan Charge liabilities. Where a taxpayer cannot afford to pay in full on time, HMRC will seek to agree payment by instalments with them. The payment plan agreed will be based on what the taxpayer can afford and there is no upper limit over how long HMRC can potentially spread payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have published settlement terms for taxpayers subject to the Loan Charge. These settlement terms are available on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-settlement-terms-2020/disguised-remuneration-settlement-terms-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-settlement-terms-2020/disguised-remuneration-settlement-terms-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2020 14:22:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1254108

registered interest
date	20/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: 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 how many contractors worked for HMRC while using disguised remuneration schemes.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	118602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are aware of 15 contractors who have used disguised remuneration (DR) schemes while engaged either by the department or by Revenue &amp; Customs Digital Technology Services (RCDTS). In each of the cases, the contractors were engaged via an agency or a company providing a service.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not engage in, or enter into, disguised remuneration schemes. It is possible for a contractor providing services to HMRC to use a disguised remuneration scheme without the department’s knowledge or participation. Where HMRC become aware of a contractor who is using a disguised remuneration scheme, they take robust compliance action, including the immediate termination of the engagement. Any contractor identified in the course of HMRC’s compliance work as a scheme user would be investigated in the same way as any other contractor.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2020 14:23:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1254109

registered interest
date	20/11/2020
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, how many and what proportion of people in settlement discussions with HMRC on the Loan Charge have to date reached settlement.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	118603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are assuring disguised remuneration settlement data received to date. This includes data on those taxpayers who were unable to meet the 30 September settlement deadline for reasons beyond their control who are continuing settlement discussions.</p><p> </p><p>Information on settlements will be included in HMRC’s report to Parliament on the implementation of the independent Loan Charge Review, due before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>At the time of the independent review of the Loan Charge, about 12,000 employers and individuals still had the opportunity to keep clear of the Loan Charge by concluding settlement, having provided all the relevant information to HMRC by 5 April 2019. Indications are that as at 2 October about 60 per cent of these have either settled, informed HMRC that they had instead decided to report and pay the Loan Charge, or have been taken out of scope of the Loan Charge following the Government’s changes in response to the independent review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2020 14:30:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1249053

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on ensuring that there are no barriers to creative professionals from the EU working in the UK after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	908271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of access to talent for creative and cultural sectors and regularly engage with industry representatives on changes which affect creative professionals from the EU working in the UK after the transition period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will ensure our economy is ready to attract the best and brightest from around the world as we introduce our new points-based immigration system from 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/11/2020 18:06:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1248336

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury plans to reply to the correspondence from Stewart Stevenson MSP of 3 July 2020, 8 September 2020 and 14 October 2020, Treasury correspondence reference MC2020/00724.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	110924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>I have responded to Mr Stevenson’s letter and a copy has been sent by email on 9<sup>th</sup> Nov.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 11/11/2020 17:32:55 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1233024

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to put in place a compensation framework for people who have received contaminated blood and for their families.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	87705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to considering a framework for compensation, as well as actions to address disparities in financial and non-financial support for people infected and affected by contaminated blood across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 21/09/2020 14:20:35 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1232384

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Graduates: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of extending the duration of the graduate work visa.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	86772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Extensive engagement has taken place across the government, both at a ministerial level and official level, throughout the development of the future immigration system, including on the new graduate and student routes and other points-based routes.</p><p>The graduate route, launching in summer 2021, represents our continued commitment to support the UK’s education sector and our strong desire to make a truly world-leading offer to international students, allowing new graduates the opportunity to remain in the UK to work or to look for work after their studies. This is already a substantial improvement on the UK’s previous post-study work offer of 4 months (6 months under the limited pilot programme). Since we had originally announced the details of the graduate route last September, the government announced a further change, extending the post-study work period to 3 years for PhD graduates.</p><p>We believe that 2 years (3 years for PhD graduates) is a fair and generous amount of time to allow international graduates to have unrestricted access to the UK labour market, enabling them to gain valuable work experience and to kick-start their careers. We also believe this will help to ensure that the UK continues to be an attractive destination for international students. We will of course keep the operation of the graduate route under review once it has been implemented.</p><p>At the end of their leave as a graduate, international students who wish to stay and work in the UK for longer will also be eligible to switch into employment immigration routes. We are reviewing and simplifying the employment routes as part of the government’s work on the future borders and immigration system to ensure that they meet the UK’s needs.</p><p>The government also recently published and updated bespoke guidance for students impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, setting out important flexibilities at this time. This includes confirming that those studying by distance/blended learning will be eligible to apply for the graduate route provided they are in the UK by 6 April 2021 and meet other requirements of the route.</p><p> </p><p>We now have a world-class student visa offer befitting our world-class higher education sector, which will only improve once the student route is operational later this year and student visa processes are further streamlined.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 15/09/2020 13:25:41 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson