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926847

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date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of its fulfilment of the Public Sector Equality Duty on potential new customs arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The government has set out two options for the UK’s future customs relationship with the EU: a ‘new customs partnership’ and a ‘highly streamlined customs arrangement.’</p><p> </p><p>The exact details of our future customs arrangements are subject to negotiation. The government has confirmed that Parliament will be presented with the appropriate analysis to make an informed decision when the meaningful vote on the final deal takes place.</p><p> </p><p>When determining policy, the government carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics in line with both its legal obligations and with its strong commitment to promoting fairness.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 27/06/2018 09:10:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926848

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when compliance yield started to be reported by HMRC; and to what extent the different components counting towards the calculation of that yield have varied since compliance yield started to be reported.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reported the impact of its compliance work each year since it was formed in 2005. Compliance yield is recorded under five classifications:</p><ul><li>Cash expected</li><li>Revenue loss prevented</li><li>Future revenue benefit (FRB)</li><li>Product and process yield</li><li>Accelerated Payments</li></ul><p> </p><p>These classifications are explained further in HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, which also sets out (on page 23) the size of each of these components. The document can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts</p><p> </p><p>Other than the inclusion of ‘Accelerated Payments’ from 2014, the methodology for calculating HMRC’s compliance yield has remained stable since the start of the SR10 period. Since the start of SR15, HMRC has reported FRB in the year in which the FRB has an impact on Exchequer receipts rather than in the year in which HMRC complete compliance interventions.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:38:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926849

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC monthly performance update: January 2018, published on 1 March 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for (a) the reduction in post turnaround speed between 2013-14 and 2015-16, and (b) the improvement in post turnaround speed 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>In 2014-15 HMRC introduced a number of longer-term changes to improve customer service, such as a new telephony system and digital mail system, which unfortunately led to longer call handling times. To limit these impacts HMRC prioritised phone service over post, which led to a reduction in post performance. During the early part of 2015-16 due to the prioritisation of phones over post HMRC had a large amount of post on hand which led to significant underperformance. HMRC took action during the year to address the poor performance by recruiting additional staff and moving staff from other areas of HMRC to work on post.</p><p> </p><p>Efforts to reduce the levels of post on hand resulted in improved service levels – during the last four months of 2015-16 HMRC turned around more than 95% of post within 40 days and more than 70% within 15 days. The improvement continued into 2016-17 where HMRC exceeded their targets for turning round customer post.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:27:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926850

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	General Anti-abuse Rule Advisory Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, where redacted versions of opinions by the General Anti-Abuse Rule Advisory Panel are publicly available.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel opinions are published on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-avoidance-general-anti-abuse-rule-gaar</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:29:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926962

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radioactive Materials: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to learn the lessons from the emergency planning exercise undertaken at Prestwick on the transport of nuclear materials.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR) concluded that the Nuclear Emergency Response Exercise in question, Exercise Senator 2011, achieved its stated objectives.</p><p>We maintain a robust change and improvement process to ensure that all lessons for the transportation of nuclear materials, however they are identified, are actioned.</p><p>The DNSR assessment report for Exercise Senator 2011 contained five findings, four of which have been formally closed out. The final one has been addressed and we expect it to be fully closed out by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/06/2018 15:52:18 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926964

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Spirits: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the price elasticity of spirits and the appropriate rate of duty on them.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The price elasticity of demand for spirits used by the Government is available online on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimation-of-price-elasticities-of-demand-for-alcohol-in-the-uk" target="_blank">HMRC’s website</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are used to create forecasts and costings, which are compared with actual duty receipts to check that the published elasticities remain reasonable. All costings are subject to OBR scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:41:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926966

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the use of the Excise Movement and Control System (a) during and (b) after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK and EU negotiating teams have reached agreement on the terms of an implementation period that will start on 30 March 2019 and last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union, but market access will continue on current terms.</p><p> </p><p>To give businesses and citizens certainty, common rules will remain in place until the end of the period meaning businesses will be able to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020. Going forward, it will be for the UK government and Parliament to decide what excise rules we have, subject to the outcome of negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:22:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

927023

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Healthy Start Scheme: Infant Foods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the extent to which healthy start vouchers cover the cost of powdered baby milk products.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Healthy Start scheme is a targeted scheme which helps to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, families and children under four from low income households. Healthy Start beneficiaries receive one £3.10 voucher every week. Children aged under one receive two vouchers, worth £6.20 in total, every week. These vouchers can be used to buy, or put towards the cost of:</p><p>- Plain cow’s milk - whole, semi-skimmed or skimmed. It can be pasteurised, sterilised long-life or UHT.</p><p>- Plain fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables. These can be whole, chopped, packaged or loose.</p><p>- Cow’s milk-based infant formula milk. This must be labelled as suitable for use from birth.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no assessment as to whether Healthy Start vouchers cover the cost of powdered baby milk products.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/06/2018 16:15:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

927032

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the financial savings which will arise from the Building Our Future programme.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>HMRC’s Building our Future Locations Programme is the key to its wider transformation. HMRC currently expects that the move to regional centres will result in savings of around £300 million up to 2025. The Locations Programme will also deliver annual cash savings of £74 million in 2025-26, compared with 2015-16 costs, rising to around £90 million by 2028, while improving customer service and modernising how HMRC works.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:35:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

927034

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases referred by HMRC to prosecuting authorities relating to serious and complex tax crime by corporations have been taken up by those authorities in every year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The tables below show the number of individuals referred to independent prosecuting authorities since 2011/12 and the number of positive charging decisions during the same period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Number of Individuals Referred to Prosecuting Authorities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1199</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Number of Positive Charging Decisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1007</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold this data for earlier years.</p><p> </p><p>Changes in numbers between years will be partly due to natural fluctuation, but HMRC are also dealing with increasingly complex investigations and more and more sophisticated criminal organisations, which will affect the length and resource requirements for cases.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC investigates companies where fraudulent behaviour can be attributed to individuals who are directing minds of the company. However, HMRC also investigates individuals who are officers of companies but are prosecuted for irregularities relating to their personal tax affairs rather than that of the company. HMRC’s records do not categorise whether investigations and subsequent convictions are in respect of the individual working as an officer for the company or in relation to their personal tax affairs.</p><p>HMRC has a strong track record of tackling those who have evaded their responsibilities or those who have facilitated tax evasion and is successful in over 90% of prosecutions.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:24:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds