Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the anticipated 18 months’ lead time that HMRC require, in order to implement paid neonatal leave following Royal Assent for the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Government is committed to implementing entitlement to Neonatal Leave and Pay as soon as possible. HMRC cannot begin delivery until the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill has Royal Assent. Provisions in the Bill bring this new statutory payment within scope of HMRC’s legal functions, giving it the authority to incur costs.
HMRC will need to make changes to their IT systems for the administration, payment and reporting of Neonatal Pay, as well as supporting customers with a calculator, a new suite of online forms and updated guidance. HMRC also need to draw up and publish requirements for external developers, who will need to build Neonatal Leave and Pay into their payroll software products so that employers can administer Neonatal Leave and Pay through payroll. HMRC is working closely with BEIS to establish exact delivery timelines on the basis that Royal Assent is expected in Spring 2023.
Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are estimated to benefit from the rise in the tax free personal allowance during the 2017-2018 financial year in Thornbury and Yate constituency.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,500 in 2017-18) are expected to cut income tax for 2.7 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.
These estimates are based on the 2013-14 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2016 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.
Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are estimated to benefit from the rise in the tax free personal allowance during the 2017-2018 financial year in south Gloucestershire.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,500 in 2017-18) are expected to cut income tax for 2.7 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.
These estimates are based on the 2013-14 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2016 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.
Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the South West who benefited from the increase in the tax free personal allowance in 2017-18.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,500 in 2017-18) are expected to cut income tax for 2.7 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.
These estimates are based on the 2013-14 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2016 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.
Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the Thornbury and Yate constituency his Department estimates will benefit from the rise in tax free personal allowance during the 2018-2019 financial year.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,850 in 2018-19) are expected to cut income tax for 2.8 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.
These estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.
Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in South Gloucestershire his Department estimates will benefit from the rise in tax free personal allowance during the 2018-2019 financial year.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,850 in 2018-19) are expected to cut income tax for 2.8 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.
These estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.
Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the South West his Department estimates will benefit from the rise in tax free personal allowance during the 2018-2019 financial year.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Since the start of the 2015 Parliament, increases to the personal allowance (up to £11,850 in 2018-19) are expected to cut income tax for 2.8 million individuals in the South West, which includes Gloucestershire and the Parliamentary Constituency of Thornbury and Yate.
These estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level or unitary authority level.
Asked by: Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the introduction of a new fuel marker has had on the level of fuel duty fraud.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
A new fuel marker, Accutrace, has been added to rebated fuel since 1 April 2015. Following its introduction, HMRC are monitoring its performance and will publish a report of their evaluation once six months’ worth of data can be analysed.
The new fuel marker and roadside testing are two elements of the fight against fuel fraud. HMRC will continue to use intelligence and data analysis to identify fraud wherever this occurs in the fuel duty supply chain.