Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they ceased publication of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme data by local authority area in May 2020.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
HM Revenue and Customs published statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in August 2020 which included a breakdown of the number of employments furloughed at both local authority and Parliamentary constituency level. Those statistics provided figures on the cumulative total number of employments furloughed at any time between March 2020 and June 2020 by local authority and Parliamentary constituency.
In addition to this, the latest issue of these statistics, published in October 2020, included data on the number of jobs furloughed at local authority and Parliamentary constituency level as at 31 August. Both of these breakdowns also split the figures for each area by gender and are based on claims received until the end of September. Both of these statistics releases can be found on the Internet at the addresses in the footnote to this answer.
HMRC published local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns in the June, July and August CJRS statistics, but these were temporarily removed from the September release. HMRC did not cease publication of these statistics in May.
The temporary removal of the local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns from the September release was done in order to enable the statistics to be released in a timely manner, while dealing with the additional work associated with substantial changes to the data and the statistics following the introduction of the flexible furlough element of the job retention scheme.
HMRC continue to monitor the use of these statistics and make improvements as necessary.
Footnote text:
August 2020 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-august-2020
October 2020 CJRS statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-october-2020
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to publish Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme data by local authority area from May 2020 onwards.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
HM Revenue and Customs published statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in August 2020 which included a breakdown of the number of employments furloughed at both local authority and Parliamentary constituency level. Those statistics provided figures on the cumulative total number of employments furloughed at any time between March 2020 and June 2020 by local authority and Parliamentary constituency.
In addition to this, the latest issue of these statistics, published in October 2020, included data on the number of jobs furloughed at local authority and Parliamentary constituency level as at 31 August. Both of these breakdowns also split the figures for each area by gender and are based on claims received until the end of September. Both of these statistics releases can be found on the Internet at the addresses in the footnote to this answer.
HMRC published local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns in the June, July and August CJRS statistics, but these were temporarily removed from the September release. HMRC did not cease publication of these statistics in May.
The temporary removal of the local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns from the September release was done in order to enable the statistics to be released in a timely manner, while dealing with the additional work associated with substantial changes to the data and the statistics following the introduction of the flexible furlough element of the job retention scheme.
HMRC continue to monitor the use of these statistics and make improvements as necessary.
Footnote text:
August 2020 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-august-2020
October 2020 CJRS statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-october-2020
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to publish Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme data by UK Parliamentary constituency.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
HM Revenue and Customs published statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in August 2020 which included a breakdown of the number of employments furloughed at both local authority and Parliamentary constituency level. Those statistics provided figures on the cumulative total number of employments furloughed at any time between March 2020 and June 2020 by local authority and Parliamentary constituency.
In addition to this, the latest issue of these statistics, published in October 2020, included data on the number of jobs furloughed at local authority and Parliamentary constituency level as at 31 August. Both of these breakdowns also split the figures for each area by gender and are based on claims received until the end of September. Both of these statistics releases can be found on the Internet at the addresses in the footnote to this answer.
HMRC published local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns in the June, July and August CJRS statistics, but these were temporarily removed from the September release. HMRC did not cease publication of these statistics in May.
The temporary removal of the local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns from the September release was done in order to enable the statistics to be released in a timely manner, while dealing with the additional work associated with substantial changes to the data and the statistics following the introduction of the flexible furlough element of the job retention scheme.
HMRC continue to monitor the use of these statistics and make improvements as necessary.
Footnote text:
August 2020 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-august-2020
October 2020 CJRS statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-october-2020
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what ways HM Revenue and Customs promotes the Small Charitable Donations Scheme to small charities.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Government maintains close and constructive links with charity sector representatives and is in regular dialogue with the sector. HM Revenue and Customs has set up an outreach team which is particularly focused on responding to the needs of smaller charities.
This team regularly makes visits to small charities and has provided face-to-face presentations to over 650, raising awareness and helping charities to receive support through the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, as well as the full range of available tax reliefs to which they are entitled.
Amounts claimed under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme since 2013 are £6 million in 2013/14, £21 million in 2014/15 and £26 million in 2015/16. Figures for 2016/17 are not currently available.
The costs of administering the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme and instances of malpractice are not available as they are included in the figures for the wider Gift Aid scheme, and cannot be separately extracted.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many instances of malpractice associated with the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme have been recorded since 2013.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Government maintains close and constructive links with charity sector representatives and is in regular dialogue with the sector. HM Revenue and Customs has set up an outreach team which is particularly focused on responding to the needs of smaller charities.
This team regularly makes visits to small charities and has provided face-to-face presentations to over 650, raising awareness and helping charities to receive support through the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, as well as the full range of available tax reliefs to which they are entitled.
Amounts claimed under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme since 2013 are £6 million in 2013/14, £21 million in 2014/15 and £26 million in 2015/16. Figures for 2016/17 are not currently available.
The costs of administering the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme and instances of malpractice are not available as they are included in the figures for the wider Gift Aid scheme, and cannot be separately extracted.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost to HM Revenue and Customs of administering the Small Charitable Donations Act 2012 in each year since 2013.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Government maintains close and constructive links with charity sector representatives and is in regular dialogue with the sector. HM Revenue and Customs has set up an outreach team which is particularly focused on responding to the needs of smaller charities.
This team regularly makes visits to small charities and has provided face-to-face presentations to over 650, raising awareness and helping charities to receive support through the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, as well as the full range of available tax reliefs to which they are entitled.
Amounts claimed under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme since 2013 are £6 million in 2013/14, £21 million in 2014/15 and £26 million in 2015/16. Figures for 2016/17 are not currently available.
The costs of administering the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme and instances of malpractice are not available as they are included in the figures for the wider Gift Aid scheme, and cannot be separately extracted.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been claimed under the Small Charitable Donations Act 2012 in each year since 2013.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Government maintains close and constructive links with charity sector representatives and is in regular dialogue with the sector. HM Revenue and Customs has set up an outreach team which is particularly focused on responding to the needs of smaller charities.
This team regularly makes visits to small charities and has provided face-to-face presentations to over 650, raising awareness and helping charities to receive support through the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, as well as the full range of available tax reliefs to which they are entitled.
Amounts claimed under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme since 2013 are £6 million in 2013/14, £21 million in 2014/15 and £26 million in 2015/16. Figures for 2016/17 are not currently available.
The costs of administering the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme and instances of malpractice are not available as they are included in the figures for the wider Gift Aid scheme, and cannot be separately extracted.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much Kids Company received in gift aid payments from 2005–6 to 2015–16.
Answered by Lord O'Neill of Gatley
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has a statutory duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality and cannot comment on the affairs of individual organisations.
HMRC publishes national statistics showing the total cost of Gift Aid and other charitable tax reliefs.