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HANSARD Income TaxThe answer is that they are not. The hon. Lady is welcome to write to me with specific details of the student housing in her constituency. Of course, many students live in housing…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Income TaxI perfectly understand, and it is a verbal point. This is subject to a de minimis factor: any Government action will have some minuscule effect on many people, but that does not…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Income TaxIf I may, I will just correct the record. I said that they have raised billions more—and they have raised billions more—than the pre-existing Labour tax. That is a fact of the…03 Jul 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeMay I put on record my surprise that a former chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, with its concern for the public finances, should take that view? Some people may have been…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeI remind the hon. Gentleman that there were other signs that indicated to people that they were in tax avoidance schemes—for example, a very low or relatively low effective rate…02 Jul 2019HANSARDOff-payroll Working RulesIn response to stakeholder representations at Budget 2018, the Government announced that the extension of the off-payroll working rules reform would not take effect until April…02 Jul 2019HANSARDOff-payroll Working RulesThat is a very important question. I hope my hon. Friend will be reassured. Independent research shows that the public sector reform has been meeting its objective of improving…02 Jul 2019HANSARDCharities: VAT RefundsHaving run a capital project myself, I am keenly aware of the importance of good cash flow; I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question. HMRC receives more than 2 million VAT…02 Jul 2019HANSARDOff-payroll Working RulesI am sure the hon. Gentleman will be aware that there is only about a 10% compliance rate with proper tax payable in this sector. He should therefore be applauding, as I am, the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for the question, and I am happy to refer her to the welfare Secretary on the matter.02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to hear the news of new investment in my hon. Friend’s constituency, and I take my hat off to Dean’s shortbread. As he knows, the two-year increase in the annual…02 Jul 2019HANSARDCharities: VAT RefundsAgain, I absolutely recognise the concern, although of course I am not familiar with the details. I cannot get involved in a specific case, but my hon. Friend is welcome to write…02 Jul 2019HANSARDCharities: VAT RefundsThe hon. Lady will understand that a range of schemes is available for some parts of the charitable sector. We recognise the concern that the hon. Lady is expressing; I cannot…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeThe loan charge tackles so-called disguised remuneration arrangements, which use loans to avoid tax. It applies in the same way to people in the public and the private sectors. A…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeMy right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right and HMRC will continue to take firm action against those who promote tax avoidance schemes. As he will know, and I think has…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeThe hon. Gentleman is right that there is stress, but he should also be clear that a large number of people have been systematically using those means to avoid paying tax, and the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeI think that my right hon. Friend misstates the case. A disclosure of tax avoidance number was associated with a large number of those cases. The people knew that they were in…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeI can only admire the ingenuity of a man who can crowbar a question about the Ministry of Justice, unrelated to the loan charge, into this issue. Let me point out to the hon.…02 Jul 2019HANSARD Beer Duty RatesOn a point of order, Mr Hollobone. Does that also apply when a debate has been extended beyond half an hour to 45 minutes, as in this case?25 Jun 2019HANSARDFinance BillThe Government will introduce the Finance Bill following the next Budget. In line with the approach to tax policy making set out in the Government’s documents “Tax Policy Making:…25 Jun 2019