Written questions
1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Corporation Tax: Foreign Investment in UK
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect on the level of inward investment in each year since 2010 of Government corporation tax policy changes since 2010.
15 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Capital Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the total value of planned capital investment that will be brought forward into the two-year eligibility period for super-deduction from future financial years.
15 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Treasury: Ministers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to publish the document entitled HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel: 1 April to 31 July 2020.
12 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken by HMRC to ensure there is uniform interpretation of customs rules at different entry points into the UK.
12 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of the Social Investment Tax Relief.
12 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Software: Capital Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether investment in software can qualify for 130 per cent super-deduction capital allowance in 2021-22 and 2022-23 under section 815 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009.
11 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Corporation Tax: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the corporation tax super deduction on levels of fraud, abuse and tax avoidance relating to corporation tax.
11 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to prevent larger businesses dividing into several smaller businesses in order to be eligible for the new small profits rate of corporation tax from 2023-24.
11 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to offer a retention incentive to businesses who continue to employ furloughed workers following the withdrawal of the Job Retention Bonus.
11 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on economic activity and investment of the corporation tax taper from 2023-24 on profits between £50,000 and £250,000.
11 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Insolvency: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the temporary suspension of wrongful trading measures beyond April 2021 in order to align with other business supp
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Spoil Heaps: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the risk posed by coal tips and other mining spoil in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
1 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Additional Restrictions Grant
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with local authority representatives on the effectiveness of criteria for the disbursement of the Additional Restrictions Grant.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Training: Remote Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department collects data on the protected characteristics of those who have completed courses via The Skills Toolkit online learning platform; and if he will place a copy of an aggregate, non-disclo
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Training: Remote Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money from the public purse has been allocated to The Skills Toolkit online learning platform in each year since its inception.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Training: Remote Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of The Skills Toolkit and (b) potential effect of that toolkit on improving the (i) employability, (ii) digital skills and (iii) maths skills of learners.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Training: Remote Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have (a) started and (b) completed courses available in The Skills Toolkit online learning platform since it was launched on 28 April 2020.
28 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Ports: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of funds have been disbursed from the Port Infrastructure Fund to successful applicants; and what the Government's timescale is for disbursement of remaining funds.
28 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether budget representations received by his Department via the [email protected] email address will be considered as he prepares this year’s budget.
28 Jan 2021 · Treasury
UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of whether easements or forbearance are available to businesses as a result of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and whether legal provisions have been communicated to businesses
28 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether plans in the Winter Economy Plan to give Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans lenders the ability to extend the length of loans from six to ten years (a) have been delivered and (b) are being offered by t
28 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Customs: ICT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what alternative communication channels are available to businesses submitting queries to HMRC regarding the movement of goods internationally via The Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system.
27 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Customs: ICT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average response time is to businesses submitting queries to HMRC via the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system.
27 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on employer uptake of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme of requirements to disclose receipt of CJRS in businesses’ applications to sell goods or services to the public or
27 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Financial Services: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings have taken place with the EU on the memorandum of understanding on financial services since 1 January 2021.
27 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of queries to HMRC’s Tariff Classification Service are (a) answered within five working days and (b) remain unanswered after five working days in the most recent period for which figures
27 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the data published by HMRC on employers who have claimed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, how many employers (a) have made a successful application to have their details withheld, (b)
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether a state aid limit operates on payments to businesses made after 31 December 2020; what the value of that limit is; and over what time period that limit is applied.
15 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to delay the introduction of IR35 from April 2021.
15 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has received any representations on delaying the introduction of IR35 from April 2021.
Source: official written-questions record.