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Written Question
Migrant Workers: Income Tax
Friday 15th January 2021

Asked by: Robert Syms (Conservative - Poole)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax revenue was generated from people holding a work visa in the category of skilled work visa in the 2018-19 financial year; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Jesse Norman

HMRC do not hold information on the visa status of workers paying income tax.


Written Question
Location: Tax Allowances
Thursday 14th January 2021

Asked by: Robert Syms (Conservative - Poole)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by how much has the relocation allowance been updated in line with inflation since its introduction in 1994.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The tax exempt relocation allowance has remained at £8,000 since it was introduced in 1994. The Government keeps all reliefs and allowances under review to ensure that they continue to meet policy objectives.


Written Question
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Local Government
Tuesday 7th July 2020

Asked by: Robert Syms (Conservative - Poole)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many local authority staff are furloughed in each local authority; and what the cost to the public purse is of furloughed staff in each local authority.

Answered by Jesse Norman

Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20th April. By midnight 28 June 2020, 1.1m employers had submitted claims to HMRC representing 9.3m employees furloughed and £25.5bn.

On 11 June HMRC released analysis of employer take up, which can be found on GOV.UK. HMRC do not require employers to provide addresses of their employees as part of their CJRS claim and so is unable to provide an accurate picture of employee take up by location.