Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the monetary value of empty property relief for (a) retail premises (b) industrial premises and (c) all other premises was in each of the last 10 financial years for which data is available.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The information requested is not held centrally.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Tunisia and (b) other international partners on the human rights situation in that country.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We monitor the human rights situation in Tunisia closely. The UK urges the Tunisian Government to respect the principles and values of an open and democratic society at every available opportunity. Most recently, the Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, reiterated this message during his meeting with the Tunisian Foreign Minister on 4 May. The UK also coordinates with likeminded partners on how to collectively address human rights. For example, Lord Ahmad's statement of 18 April on the arrest of Rached Ghannouchi reflected an international alignment of views on the case.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he will make it his policy to reduce planning restrictions for new onshore wind farms in England.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 181460 on 24 April 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made payments (a) directly or (b) indirectly for the benefit of any individuals who were a designated person for the purposes of financial sanctions regulations in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC withholds repayments to designated persons and entities that are owned or controlled by those subject to financial sanctions that have a UK tax footprint.
HMRC has reviewed its position following the changes in sanctions legislation following the UK leaving the EU and is confident that no persons or entities on the UK sanctions list has received payment from HMRC, except where provided for by an appropriate licence in accordance with UK sanctions policy.
HMRC has robust processes in place to identify designated persons and entities owned or controlled by designated persons, and banking controls put in place by HMRC's banks also provide a further level of protection.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many of the individual penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for offshore Failure to Correct penalties amounted to the individual monetary value of £1,000 to £9,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question UIN 182714 on 4th May 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many individual penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for Offshore Penalty: Failure to Correct amounted to the individual monetary value of £100,000 to £999,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question UIN 182714 on 4th May 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many of the individual penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for offshore Failure to Correct penalties amounted to a monetary value of £10,000 to £99,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question UIN 182714 on 4th May 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many and what proportion of the individual penalties issued by HMRC which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for disclosure of tax avoidance schemes amounted to a monetary value of £1,000 to £9,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to Parliamentary Question UIN 182708 on 3 May 2023 and UIN 182715 on 2 May 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many and what proportion of the individual penalties issued by HMRC which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for disclosure of tax avoidance schemes amounted to a monetary value of £10,000 to £99,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to Parliamentary Question UIN 182708 on 3 May 2023 and UIN 182715 on 2 May 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many and what proportion of the individual penalties issued by HMRC which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes amounted to a monetary value of £100,000 to £999,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to Parliamentary Question UIN 182708 on 3 May 2023 and UIN 182715 on 2 May 2023.