Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 June to Question 61021 on Taxation: Domicil, how many P85 forms have been submitted in each month in the last five years.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The table below shows the number of P85 forms submitted to HMRC electronically each month between May 2020 and May 2025.
P85 forms are submitted by taxpayers who are not intending to submit a self-assessment tax return. Individuals who file through Self-Assessment (e.g. those with other sources of income such as self-employment or those claiming non-domiciled status) do not need to submit a P85 form.
Counts of submitted P85 forms in March 2024 and September 2024 are labelled as [x] due to incomplete data.
Month | P85 iForms |
May 2020 | 2,900 |
Jun 2020 | 2,800 |
Jul 2020 | 3,200 |
Aug 2020 | 4,100 |
Sep 2020 | 5,300 |
Oct 2020 | 4,400 |
Nov 2020 | 4,600 |
Dec 2020 | 4,100 |
Jan 2021 | 4,000 |
Feb 2021 | 2,800 |
Mar 2021 | 3,200 |
Apr 2021 | 3,000 |
May 2021 | 2,500 |
Jun 2021 | 2,300 |
Jul 2021 | 2,600 |
Aug 2021 | 2,800 |
Sep 2021 | 3,300 |
Oct 2021 | 3,300 |
Nov 2021 | 2,900 |
Dec 2021 | 2,400 |
Jan 2022 | 3,200 |
Feb 2022 | 2,300 |
Mar 2022 | 2,500 |
Apr 2022 | 2,200 |
May 2022 | 2,000 |
Jun 2022 | 1,900 |
Jul 2022 | 2,200 |
Aug 2022 | 2,700 |
Sep 2022 | 2,900 |
Oct 2022 | 3,000 |
Nov 2022 | 2,800 |
Dec 2022 | 2,300 |
Jan 2023 | 3,700 |
Feb 2023 | 2,800 |
Mar 2023 | 3,200 |
Apr 2023 | 3,100 |
May 2023 | 2,900 |
Jun 2023 | 2,800 |
Jul 2023 | 3,400 |
Aug 2023 | 3,400 |
Sep 2023 | 3,800 |
Oct 2023 | 4,100 |
Nov 2023 | 3,700 |
Dec 2023 | 3,200 |
Jan 2024 | 4,500 |
Feb 2024 | 3,400 |
Mar 2024 | [x] |
Apr 2024 | 4,100 |
May 2024 | 3,400 |
Jun 2024 | 3,400 |
Jul 2024 | 3,900 |
Aug 2024 | 4,300 |
Sep 2024 | [x] |
Oct 2024 | 5,800 |
Nov 2024 | 3,400 |
Dec 2024 | 5,000 |
Jan 2025 | 6,400 |
Feb 2025 | 4,900 |
Mar 2025 | 5,500 |
Apr 2025 | 5,300 |
May 2025 | 4,500 |
Individuals can either use the online system to submit a P85 iForm or fill in a paper form and submit it by post. Postal form data for the last five years is not available. The data provided in the table above contains only customers who have submitted iForms.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) higher rate and (b) additional rate taxpayers that have left the United Kingdom in the period from 4 July 2024 to 31 May 2025.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Taxpayers are not always required to inform HM Revenue and Customs when they leave the UK. Some taxpayers outside of Self Assessment might file a P85 form after leaving the UK, but only where they are seeking to claim a repayment of income tax.
Taxpayers in Self Assessment can indicate that they have become non-resident after leaving the UK, but tax returns for the 2024 to 2025 and the 2025 to 2026 tax years are not due to be received by HMRC until 31 January of 2026 and 2027 respectively.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the Government's shareholding in Eutelsat OneWeb.
Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Government engages with OneWeb through government’s non-executive directors and with Eutelsat Group through UK Government Investments officials who are accountable to the Secretary of State and advise the department on commercial matters. Government works with OneWeb to facilitate its commercial rollout, such as supporting international engagement with key sovereign customers. Substantial Government R&D grant schemes will help UK businesses compete for large-scale contracts, including from OneWeb. We also collaborate with OneWeb to see how its services could deliver for citizens. For example, OneWeb equipment is employed in trials for high speed broadband in very hard to reach locations in the UK.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to further the UK's strategic interest in low earth orbit satellite constellations.
Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Low Earth Orbit is significant for many space use-cases, including Earth Observation, In-orbit Servicing Assembly and Manufacture, and Communications. There are a range of programmes and initiatives underway across Government to support UK objectives in these. For example, the UK Space Agency's Active Debris Removal mission seeks to develop the technologies needed to rendezvous, approach, hold and manoeuvre objects in orbit which are critical for many other In-Orbit use-cases such as servicing satellites.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide indemnities to automotive companies for the period following the announcement of the UK-US trade deal but prior to the implementation of lower tariff rates.
Answered by Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The deal agreed on 8 May will protect jobs in the automotive and steel industries. Talks with the US are ongoing to progress implementation of the General Terms of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal and ensure that UK businesses feel the benefits as soon as possible.
The US has committed to removing Section 232 tariffs on steel. In addition, it has pledged to reduce tariffs on automotives faced by UK exporters by developing a quota system – which will save thousands of jobs in the UK.
We remain committed to working in close partnership with industry to support their needs and ensure that the interests of British businesses are at the forefront of our engagement with the US.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide indemnities to steel companies for the period following the announcement of the UK-US trade deal but prior to the implementation of lower tariff rates.
Answered by Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The deal agreed on 8 May will protect jobs in the automotive and steel industries. Talks with the US are ongoing to progress implementation of the General Terms of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal and ensure that UK businesses feel the benefits as soon as possible.
The US has committed to removing Section 232 tariffs on steel. In addition, it has pledged to reduce tariffs on automotives faced by UK exporters by developing a quota system – which will save thousands of jobs in the UK.
We remain committed to working in close partnership with industry to support their needs and ensure that the interests of British businesses are at the forefront of our engagement with the US.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK-US trade agreement, what steps he plans to take to manage the allocation of the 100,000 vehicle quota.
Answered by Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
UK imports to the US will now face a lower tariff of 10% for a quota of 100,000 vehicles. The UK exports around 100,000 cars a year to the US - so this quota will ensure most cars entering the US will do so at the preferential rate.
We continue to work closely with both UK manufacturers and the US administration as we work through the implementation of tariff relief. Both DBT Secretary of State and Minister Jones have met with industry representatives to discuss development of the quota system. We will provide further detail in due course.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations her Department has made to the Office for National Statistics on the economic classification assessment of British Steel.
Answered by Darren Jones - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
HM Treasury officials work with the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) to discuss their forward workplan for economic statistics classifications and the priorities for HM Treasury within that workplan (as set out in the ONS’ website). These discussions have included the review of the classification of British Steel, which the ONS' forward work plan notes they expect to complete in Quarter 2 (April-June) of 2025.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the potential use of eGates set out in the UK-EU Common Understanding will include an exemption from the upcoming EU Entry Exit system requirements for fingerprinting.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
UK national travellers will be required to register in the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES). Exemptions will be in place for UK nationals who are Withdrawal Agreement beneficiaries or otherwise long-term resident in the EU. Implementation of the EES is a matter for the EU and its Member States, and subject to ongoing EU legislative processes.
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK-based start-ups raised venture-capital rounds that included at least one overseas investor in each of the last five years; and what the total capital raised in those rounds was in each year.
Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
According to figures recently published by the BVCA, UK businesses raised £9bn of venture and growth capital in 2024 - a 12.5% rise compared to 2023. This reflects the UK’s position as Europe’s leading hub for Venture Capital, attracting investment into our world class technology and innovation.
The Government has introduced a range of new measures to unlock more later stage capital from domestic sources, such as the Mansion House reforms and the British Growth Partnership. This will ensure that the British economy benefits even more from its thriving venture capital ecosystem.