Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to prevent employers from taking Apprenticeship Levy contributions from agency workers' pay.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Some agencies may show the fees they receive from end clients for supplying a worker, and the deductions made from these fees, on the workers’ payslips. As this appears alongside a worker’s usual Income Tax and employee NICs deductions, it can incorrectly give the impression that the agency’s costs have been deducted from the worker’s wages as well as their own tax and employee NICs.
In April 2020, the government introduced Key Information Documents for agency workers to set out details about their engagements, including rates of pay. This allows workers to see how deductions and fees are made through the labour supply chain and how this affects their gross pay and net pay, as well as details of holiday pay and other benefits.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on single income households; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of determining eligibility for child benefit with reference to overall household income rather than income of the highest earner in a household.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge which was introduced in 2013 for recipients of Child Benefit payments on higher incomes. The HICBC applies to Child Benefit recipients who have, or whose partner has, an income of £50,000, regardless of family makeup.
An estimate of the number of single-parent households paying the tax charge is not available as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not routinely collect information on people’s marital status or the circumstances of individuals in a household.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of single income households paying the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge which was introduced in 2013 for recipients of Child Benefit payments on higher incomes. The HICBC applies to Child Benefit recipients who have, or whose partner has, an income of £50,000, regardless of family makeup.
An estimate of the number of single-parent households paying the tax charge is not available as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not routinely collect information on people’s marital status or the circumstances of individuals in a household.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which consultations published by their Department are awaiting a response; and when each of those responses (a) were initially planned to and (b) will be published.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
All government consultations and calls for evidence are published on gov.uk, which also provides an update on whether government has responded to these.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has accrued to the Exchequer from the bank levy in each of the last 12 financial quarters.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The monthly revenue that has accrued to the Exchequer from the Bank Levy and the Bank Surcharge is set out in Appendix D to the Office of National Statistics Public Sector Current Receipts dataset.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has accrued to the Exchequer from the bank surcharge in each of the last 12 financial quarters.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The monthly revenue that has accrued to the Exchequer from the Bank Levy and the Bank Surcharge is set out in Appendix D to the Office of National Statistics Public Sector Current Receipts dataset.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a regional breakdown of Fuel Duty collected in each of the last five years.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The information is not available and to do so would add an unnecessary burden to the taxpayer.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of Fuel Duty collected in each quarter of the last five years.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
During each of the quarters for the previous five calendar years, the amounts of revenue (receipts) that have been received by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from Fuel Duty (also referred to as hydrocarbon oils) can be found here.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long the average wait time was for callers to the HMRC Income Tax helpline in each of the last three years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Income Tax Helpline is administered by the HMRC Personal Tax (PT) Operations unit. HMRC quarterly performance reports on GOV.UK includes information on handled by the PT Operation helpdesk dating back three years.
These can be accessed on the GOV.UK website here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports#reporting-year-2022-to-2023.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls were received by the HMRC income tax helpline in each of the last three years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Income Tax Helpline is administered by the HMRC Personal Tax (PT) Operations unit. HMRC quarterly performance reports on GOV.UK includes information on handled by the PT Operation helpdesk dating back three years.
These can be accessed on the GOV.UK website here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports#reporting-year-2022-to-2023.