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1718797

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many incidents of tax fraud involving (a) the VAT484 form and (b) other paper forms HMRC has recorded in each of last five financial years; and what the (i) total and (ii) average value of those incidents is.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	26780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC regularly encounters attempts to fraudulently attack its systems and does not routinely keep records of the value of individual instances unless a pattern emerges.</p><p> </p><p>Towards the end of February, HMRC identified a small number of cases which constituted more than isolated incidents. In these cases, paper VAT 484 forms had been wrongly used in an attempt to fraudulently gain access to VAT repayments. Immediate steps have been taken to prevent this from happening, and the situation is being monitored to see if further action is necessary.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 26781 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:39:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1718800

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date (a) he and (b) HMRC first became aware of fraud involving the VAT484 form; and what steps he is taking to tackle such fraud.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	26781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC regularly encounters attempts to fraudulently attack its systems and does not routinely keep records of the value of individual instances unless a pattern emerges.</p><p> </p><p>Towards the end of February, HMRC identified a small number of cases which constituted more than isolated incidents. In these cases, paper VAT 484 forms had been wrongly used in an attempt to fraudulently gain access to VAT repayments. Immediate steps have been taken to prevent this from happening, and the situation is being monitored to see if further action is necessary.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 26780 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:39:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1715392

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions
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 answer Question 21855, tabled by the hon. Member for Ealing North on 15 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	24586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The answer to Question 21855 was published on 2 May 2024. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 09/05/2024 13:40:00 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1702296

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of (a) Class 1 employee, (b) Class 1 employer, (c) Class 2 and (d) Class 4 self-employed National Insurance Contributions receipts in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	22658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility publishes forecast levels of National Insurance receipts in their Economic and Fiscal Outlook report.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/04/2024 12:36:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1701040

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Sewage: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2024 to Question 19486 on Sewage: Repairs and Maintenance, if he will issue guidance to (a) local authorities and (b) water companies on whether they have a statutory duty to enforce sewage misconnections under Section 59 of the Building Act 1984.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	21855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>There is no statutory duty for water companies under Section 59 of the Building Act 1984. The legislation explains the responsibilities of local authorities and the powers available to them, as well as the options for recovering costs they might incur if they have to undertake remedial action.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 02/05/2024 09:54:15 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1701041

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Baby Care Units: Parental Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5143 on Baby Care Units: Parental Leave, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward the remaining statutory instruments under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	21856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to introducing Neonatal Care Leave and Pay as quickly as possible and work is ongoing across Government to deliver these new entitlements by April 2025, subject to parliamentary scheduling.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/04/2024 10:42:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1697997

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Empty Property: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to question 1 of his Department's consultation on business rates avoidance and evasion, published in July 2023, and to page 37 of his Department's publication entitled, Spring Budget 2024: Policy Costings, published in March 2024, whether his Department made an estimate of the Exchequer impact of extending the reset period for empty property relief to six months.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	19972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Responses to the Business Rates Avoidance and Evasion consultation made clear that avoidance of business rates through abuse of Empty Property Relief (EPR) is an area we need to take action on. Most respondents, and all those from local government, agreed that extending the EPR ‘reset period’ is an effective means of reducing rates avoidance. Extending the reset period to 13 weeks will help ensure a level playing field between ratepayers while maintaining support for landlords while they seek new tenants for vacant properties.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 19973 question first answered 26/03/2024 15:31:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1697998

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Empty Property: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to question 1 of his Department's consultation on business rates avoidance and evasion, published in July 2023, and to page 37 of his Department's publication entitled, Spring Budget 2024: Policy Costings, published in March 2024, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the reset period for empty property relief to six months.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	19973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Responses to the Business Rates Avoidance and Evasion consultation made clear that avoidance of business rates through abuse of Empty Property Relief (EPR) is an area we need to take action on. Most respondents, and all those from local government, agreed that extending the EPR ‘reset period’ is an effective means of reducing rates avoidance. Extending the reset period to 13 weeks will help ensure a level playing field between ratepayers while maintaining support for landlords while they seek new tenants for vacant properties.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 19972 question first answered 26/03/2024 15:31:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1697999

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Empty Property: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 37 of his Department's publication entitled, Spring Budget 2024: Policy Costings, published in March 2024, if he will publish the figures used by his Department for the size of the tax base in calculating those costings.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	19974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The policy costing was based on data reflecting business rates receipts and reliefs as reported by local authorities in the National Non-Domestic Rates forms, which are publicly available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/03/2024 14:54:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1697178

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Sewage: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will issue guidance to (a) local authorities and (b) water companies on their obligations to enforce sewage misconnection rectifications where the property owner does not rectify the faults as requested.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	19486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>Under Section 59 of the Building Act 1984, local authorities can require property owners to rectify unsatisfactory drainage. If a property owner fails to act, the local authority can carry out the works itself and then recover its costs. The Secretary of State and his officials regularly meet with water companies to discuss their obligations, including around drainage performance.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 02/04/2024 13:02:22 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray