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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was paid in VAT on school buildings in the last three years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1486-7W;413 c1482-3W; 139812

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were deployed by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to tackle VAT missing trader fraud in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03; what the cost of deploying such staff was in each case; and what other costs there were in pursuing the...

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1329-30W;413 c1325-6W; 140272

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 12th June 2003, 406 c984W, on postal service (VAT), whether his policy on VAT on stamps has changed; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Sydney Chapman (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

140179; 413 c1333-4W;413 c1329-30W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with Postcomm on the exemption for UK postal service providers from VAT; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Sydney Chapman (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

140121; 413 c1440W;413 c1436W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT revenue was raised from tourism in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; how much income was generated from tourism in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern...

Asked by

Roy Beggs (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1339-40W;413 c1335-6W; 140386;140388

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of specialist asset recovery teams in Customs and Excise used for the recovery of assets from directors involved in fraudulent companies in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03; how many staff were deployed in these teams in (i) 2001-02 and...

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 November 2003

For answer on

20 November 2003

Answered on

20 November 2003

Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the cost was of specialist asset recovery teams in Customs and Excise used for the recovery of assets from directors involved in fraudulent companies in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03; how many staff were deployed in these teams in (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2002-03; and what assets were realised by these teams in (A) 2001-02 and (B) 2002-03; [140183] (2) how many staff were employed in Customs and Excise debt management units in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03; and how many new staff were recruited in (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2002-03; [140184] (3) if he will set out the Customs and Excise National Standards time limits for handling recoverable debt cases; and what the outturn against target was of debt management units in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03; [140185] (4) how much debt was owed to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise on 31 March (a) in total and (b) broken down by type of debt; how much debt was owed as a percentage of the total amount of taxes and duties collected by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise; and what the change was in the number of unresolved debts between 31 March 2002 and 31 March 2003; [140269] (5) what the value of new debt owed to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise notified to the debt management units in 2002-03 is; and how much of that new debt was represented by VAT missing trader fraud; [140270] (6) how much missing trader fraud debt owed to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise was outstanding at the end of 2002-03. [140271] John Healey: 20 staff were employed in Customs' asset recovery teams in 2001-02 and 25 in 2002-03. They secured £23.5 million in assets in 2001-02 and £17.8 million in 2002-03. It is not possible to identify the overall cost of operating these teams. 929 staff were employed in debt management in Customs in 2001-02 and 892 in 2002-03. This includes staff involved in security, insolvency, civil recovery and other debt management work outside the debt management units. There was turnover of staff within these figures, with individuals moving into and out of the function, but it is not possible to identify the number of new staff recruited in those years. The National Standards for debt management did not include timescales for handling recoverable debt in either 2001-02 or 2002-03. Current standards require a positive outcome on recoverable debt within three months for first time and occasional defaulters, or six months for persistent defaulters recruited in those years. Total debt owed to Customs at the end of the 2002-03 accounting period was £2,311 million. This was 1.5 per cent. of the total amount of taxes and duties collected by Customs, and included £1,159 million suspended debt and £1,152 million recoverable debt. The number of unresolved debts was not measured in 2001-02, but Customs had 344,983 cases on hand at the end of the 2002-03 accounting period. During 2002-03 £4,974 million in new debt was advised to debt management units. Of this £824 million resulted from MTIC fraud, although some of this figure related to cases opened in previous years. At the end of 2002-03 £546 million in missing trader fraud debt was still owed to Customs.

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1328-9W;413 c1324-5W; 140183;140184;140185;140269;140270;140271

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effect on value added tax revenue of the charitable status of private schools in the last year for which figures are available. - No such estimate can be made.

Asked by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

139693; 413 c1098W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of VAT carousel fraud was in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; if he will make a statement on the progress of efforts to tackle VAT carousel fraud; how many prosecutions there were in respect...

Asked by

Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 November 2003

For answer on

19 November 2003

Answered on

19 November 2003

Norman Lamb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the value of VAT carousel fraud was in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [139769] (2) if he will make a statement on the progress of efforts to tackle VAT carousel fraud; [139770] (3) how many prosecutions there were in respect of VAT carousel fraud (a) in 2000, (b) in 2001, (c) in 2002 and (d) since 9 April; [139771] (4) how much money has been withheld in VAT repayments to companies trading in (a) mobile telephones and (b) computer chips in each of the last three years; how much was subsequently paid on to these companies; and if he will make a statement. [139773] John Healey: There are no separate estimates for tax losses from the specific carousel variant of VAT Missing Trader Intra-Community (MTIC) fraud. However, estimates of revenue loss from all forms of MTIC fraud, which includes carousel fraud, for 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02 were published in "Measuring Indirect Tax Losses" at the time of the pre-Budget report in November 2002, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. There are no estimates for earlier years. Details of Customs strategy and progress in tackling VAT MTIC fraud were set out in "Tackling Indirect Tax Fraud" (November 2001), "Protecting Indirect Tax Revenues" (November 2002), and Customs' Spring Report (May 2003), copies of which are also available in the Library of the House. Prosecution figures for VAT MTIC fraud for 2001-02 were published in Customs' Annual Report and Accounts 2001-02 in December 2002 (CM 5671). Figures for earlier years are not available. Customs does not maintain information in the format requested and it could be produced only at disproportionate cost. The levels of VAT repayments being withheld by Customs in any given sector at any given time vary on a daily basis, and repayments may be made which are subsequently established to be wrongly paid, resulting in an assessment for VAT at a later date. Estimates of tax losses and the number of prosecutions for 2002-03, and an update on progress in tackling the fraud, will be published later this year.

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

413 c1101-2W; 139769;139770;139771;139773

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the European Union in respect of its rules on cross-border trade and VAT carousel fraud; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

413 c1102W; 139772

House

House of Commons

Church Commissioners

To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on his recent visit to Brussels with the Church of England VAT Group to meet (a) UK Permanent Representation officials and (b) Commissioner Bolkestein.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Church Commissioners

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2003

Reference

138837; 413 c773W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on a new reduced rate category of VAT for protective and safety equipment; and what the outcome was.

Asked by

Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2003

Reference

138774; 413 c529-30W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce VAT on goods purchased by charitable organisations for export to deserving causes in developing countries.

Asked by

Laura Moffatt (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 November 2003

Reference

413 c425W; 137515

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the number of (a) new businesses, (b) business closures and (c) companies registered for value added tax in each year since 1996-97. - Including figures.

Asked by

Mark Prisk (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 November 2003

For answer on

12 November 2003

Answered on

12 November 2003

Mr. Prisk: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of (a) new businesses, (b) business closures and (c) companies registered for value added tax in each year since 1996-97. [137602] Nigel Griffiths: I have been asked to reply. The numbers of businesses that registered and de- registered for VAT in each calendar year since 1996, and the number of businesses that were registered at the start of each of these years (stocks), in the United Kingdom, are available at www.sbs.gov.uk/statistics/vatstats.php, and are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Registrations De-registrations Stocks 1996 171,005 154,630 1,629,165 1997 187,690 151,900 1,645,540 1998 187,515 153,450 1,681,335 1999 181,370 160,410 1,715,395 2000 184,035 165,475 1,736,360 2001 174,620 167,185 1,754,915 2002 175,800 176,040 1,762,355 2003 1-- 1-- 1,762,110 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Not yet available These figures for the number of businesses comprise companies, partnerships and sole traders. Figures are not available for the number of companies alone.

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

137602; 413 c396W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on value added tax revenue of private schools' charitable status in the last year for which figures are available. - No such estimate has been made.

Asked by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

137467; 413 c393W

House

House of Commons

McIntosh of Haringey, Lord

1st supplementary on surveying the VAT regimes in different member states.

Asked by

Lord Chartres (Bishops (affiliation))

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

654 c1351-2

House

House of Lords

McIntosh of Haringey, Lord

Answered by

Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

654 c1351-2

House

House of Lords

McIntosh of Haringey, Lord

Answered by

Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

654 c1351-2

House

House of Lords

McIntosh of Haringey, Lord

What progress they have made in negotiations with the European Commission to introduce a 5 per cent rate of VAT on repairs and maintenance to listed places of worship; and when they expect the necessary changes to the European Union VAT regime to be made.

Asked by

Lord Chartres (Bishops (affiliation))

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

654 c1351-2

House

House of Lords

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many businesses in Pendle (a) registered and (b) de-registered for VAT in each year since 1997.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 November 2003

For answer on

12 November 2003

Answered on

12 November 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses in Pendle (a) registered and (b) de-registered for VAT in each year since 1997. [138101] Nigel Griffiths: The latest year for which VAT registration and de-registration data are available is 2002. The numbers of businesses that registered and de-registered for VAT in Pendle, Lancashire county, the North West Government Office Region (GOR) and the United Kingdom in the calendar years 1997-2002 are as follows: VAT registrations, all sizes of business, 1997 to 2002 Number _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Pendle 175 185 195 220 215 205 Lancashire 2,940 2,995 2,925 2,945 2,895 2,875 North West GOR 18,460 18,720 17,830 18,285 17,445 17,595 United Kingdom 187,690 187,515 181,370 184,035 174,620 175,800 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. VAT de-registrations, all sizes of business, 1997 to 2002 Number _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Pendle 200 190 180 185 205 175 Lancashire 2,720 2,615 2,690 2,630 3,035 2,895 North West GOR 16,230 16,270 16,290 16,735 16,550 17,750 United Kingdom 151,900 153,450 160,410 165,475 167,185 176,040 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. VAT registrations 1997-2002, rate per 10,000 resident adults1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Pendle 26 27 29 32 31 29 Lancashire 33 33 33 33 32 32 North West GOR 35 35 34 34 33 33 United Kingdom 41 41 39 39 37 37 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. VAT de-registrations 1997 to 2002, rate per 10,000 resident adults1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Pendle 30 28 27 27 30 25 Lancashire 30 29 30 29 34 32 North West GOR 30 31 31 31 31 33 United Kingdom 33 33 35 35 35 37 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Mid-year resident adults (aged 16 and over) Source: Business Start-ups and Closures: VAT Registrations and De-registrations 1994-2002

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

413 c321-2W; 138101

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 29th October, Official Report, column 243W, on EDS, what sums have been paid (a) in VAT and (b) in respect of capital purchases by the Inland Revenue since 1998-99; and if he will make a statement. - Inc...

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 November 2003

For answer on

11 November 2003

Answered on

11 November 2003

Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 29 October 2003, Official Report, column 243W, on EDS, what sums have been paid (a) in VAT and (b) in respect of capital purchases by the Inland Revenue since 1998-99; and if he will make a statement. [136947] Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (a) £ million 1998-99 44.9 1999-2000 51.8 2000-01 51.4 2001-02 76.1 2002-03 64.7 (b) £ million 1998-99 48.0 1999-2000 43.4 2000-01 46.9 2001-02 135.5 2002-03 37.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. During 2001-02 and 2002-03 the Inland Revenue exercised its right under its contract with EDS to buy out the future finance lease obligations for the EDS-held assets used to provide IT services to the Inland Revenue under the terms of the IT service agreement. This did not affect the legal status of the contract.

Date

11 November 2003

Reference

136947; 413 c171W

House

House of Commons

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