Written questions

306 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 May 2021 · Treasury

Corporation Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether negotiators acting on behalf of the Government at meetings of the Steering Group of the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting as part of the OECD/ G20 international tax negotiations held in

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Tax Evasion: Internet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many FTE officials were working predominantly or entirely on VAT evasion by overseas sellers on online platforms in (a) February 2020 and (b) February 2021; and how many are planned to be working in that policy

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Business: Internet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individual data requests his Department has sent to online platforms on sellers using their service in each of the tax years (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19, (e) 2019-20 and (f) 2020-21 t

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Tax Evasion: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of VAT evaded by overseas sellers on online platforms that has been recouped following individual data requests by the his Department in each of the tax years (a) 2015-16, (b)

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Tax Evasion: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue lost to the public purse as a result of VAT evasion by overseas sellers on online platforms in each of the tax years (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19, (e) 2

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to surge testing for the South African variant of covid-19 which commenced on 1 February 2021, how many tests have been distributed; and what proportion of those tests were (a) not r

2 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date his Department first became aware that a case of the South African variant of covid-19 had been identified in London W7, as confirmed by his Department on 1 February 2021.

29 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make more people with cycstic fibrosis eligible for keftrio treatment; and what the timescale is for that work.

28 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Sanitary Products: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the zero-rate of value-added tax for women's sanitary products is not applied to period pants.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Test and Trace

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS Test and Trace emails sent to people have included technical errors in each of the last 12 weeks.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Test and Trace

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what improvements were made to the NHS Test and Trace contact tracing process from (a) 29 December 2020 to (b) 27 January 2021.

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many second self-assessment payments on account for the 2019-20 tax year were not paid by 31 July 2020; and what proportion those payments represent of all payments on account due for the 2019-20 tax year.

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many FTE staff HMRC plans to (a) recruit externally and (b) redeploy internally, to help process appeals of fines issued for late submission of 2019-20 tax returns.

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self assessment tax returns were filed late in each of the financial years (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18 and (d) 2018-19; and what estimate HMRC has made of the number of self assessment tax returns

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Self-assessment: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been produced by HMRC on (a) the covid-related circumstances that will be accepted as reasons for waiving fines issued for 2019-20 tax returns not being filed by 31 January 2021 and (b) the process

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Green Homes Grant is spent effectively.

15 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Exports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Budget Responsibility have made of the (i) direct and (ii) indirect effect on jobs of the decision to end the VAT Retail Export Scheme on 31 December 2020.

15 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Recruitment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what roles will be filled by the approximately 7,000 additional staff whom HMRC aimed to recruit by 1 January 2021 to manage post-transition period processes; and how many hours of training an employee will have rec

15 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Recruitment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the approximately 7,000 additional staff that HMRC aimed to recruit by 1 January 2021 to manage post-transition period processes (a) have been recruited, (b) will be based in call centres and (c) will be

15 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff by (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent were employed by HMRC on 1 January in each year from 2010 to 2020.

15 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to make the database of rogue landlords and property agents introduced in April 2018 publicly accessible.

15 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many entries were added to his Department’s rogue landlord database in each month since April 2018.

15 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) entries, (b) offences, (c) landlords, and (d) letting agents are currently included in his Department’s rogue landlord database.

24 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who receive a positive result to a PCR test under (a) Pillar 1 and (b) Pillar 2 of the Government’s covid-19 testing programme who are infectio

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he is putting in place to ensure that residential care homes do not experience a shortage of (a) covid-19 tests and (b) personal protective equipment in the event of a second wave of cov

18 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) primary school teachers and (b) other teaching staff who have been in contact with a school bubble in which there has been a confirmed case of covid-19 and who have been asked to self-isolate but ar

16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the March 2020 Budget, whether the £12.2 billion available for affordable housing from 2021-22 includes funds from the £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme 201

16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to publish a social housing White Paper.

16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of the starts on site reported in the 2019-20 Homes England Housing Statistics Tables 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 published on 16 July 2020 refer to units which were al

16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the funding available for the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 will be included in the £12.2 billion announced in Budget 2020.

Source: official written-questions record.