Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury of 7 March 2018, Official report, column 428, what estimate he has made of the cash savings for 2025-26 onwards arising from the HMRC Building our Future Programme.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Moving to regional centres will save around £300 million up to 2025. HMRC’s Locations Programme will deliver annual cash savings of £74 million in 2025/26, rising to around £90 million from 2028.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 7 March 2018, Official Report, column 428 how many and what proportion of HMRC staff based in Plaza Tower, East Kilbride will (a) transfer to an HMRC Regional Centre and (b) complete their career in that location.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
HMRC wants to keep as many employees as possible as it moves to its regional centres. It has been clear that if someone can move to a regional centre and has the skills it needs or is able to develop them, there will be a role for them.
In 2015, planning indicated that up to 90% of its workforce across the UK at that time would either work in a regional centre or see out their career in an HMRC office.
In East Kilbride, updated planning data shows that around 75% of staff in Plaza Tower and 80% in Queensway House, East Kilbride, will move to the Glasgow Regional Centre or see out their career in an HMRC office. In East Kilbride data indicates that 33% of staff in Plaza Tower and 43% in Queensway House are over 50 years of age.
By the time all its regional centres have opened, HMRC still expects the figures to be near its original forecast.
HMRC will not know the actual position until one-to-one discussions have taken place with staff which will establish whether an individual can or cannot move.
Moving to regional centres will save around £300 million by 2025. It also avoids potential additional costs of £75 million per annum from 2021, when the current contract with Mapeley come to an end.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 7 March 2018, Official Report, column 428 how many and what proportion of HMRC staff in Queensway House, East Kilbride will (a) transfer to an HMRC Regional Centre and (b) complete their career in that location.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
HMRC wants to keep as many employees as possible as it moves to its regional centres. It has been clear that if someone can move to a regional centre and has the skills it needs or is able to develop them, there will be a role for them.
In 2015, planning indicated that up to 90% of its workforce across the UK at that time would either work in a regional centre or see out their career in an HMRC office.
In East Kilbride, updated planning data shows that around 75% of staff in Plaza Tower and 80% in Queensway House, East Kilbride, will move to the Glasgow Regional Centre or see out their career in an HMRC office. In East Kilbride data indicates that 33% of staff in Plaza Tower and 43% in Queensway House are over 50 years of age.
By the time all its regional centres have opened, HMRC still expects the figures to be near its original forecast.
HMRC will not know the actual position until one-to-one discussions have taken place with staff which will establish whether an individual can or cannot move.
Moving to regional centres will save around £300 million by 2025. It also avoids potential additional costs of £75 million per annum from 2021, when the current contract with Mapeley come to an end.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 7 March 2018, Official Report, column 428, what estimate he has made of the savings to the public purse up to 2025 as a result of the HMRC Building our Future programme.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
HMRC wants to keep as many employees as possible as it moves to its regional centres. It has been clear that if someone can move to a regional centre and has the skills it needs or is able to develop them, there will be a role for them.
In 2015, planning indicated that up to 90% of its workforce across the UK at that time would either work in a regional centre or see out their career in an HMRC office.
In East Kilbride, updated planning data shows that around 75% of staff in Plaza Tower and 80% in Queensway House, East Kilbride, will move to the Glasgow Regional Centre or see out their career in an HMRC office. In East Kilbride data indicates that 33% of staff in Plaza Tower and 43% in Queensway House are over 50 years of age.
By the time all its regional centres have opened, HMRC still expects the figures to be near its original forecast.
HMRC will not know the actual position until one-to-one discussions have taken place with staff which will establish whether an individual can or cannot move.
Moving to regional centres will save around £300 million by 2025. It also avoids potential additional costs of £75 million per annum from 2021, when the current contract with Mapeley come to an end.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 7 March 2018, Official Report, column 428 what estimate he has made of the savings to the public purse as a result of the end of the Mapeley contract.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
HMRC wants to keep as many employees as possible as it moves to its regional centres. It has been clear that if someone can move to a regional centre and has the skills it needs or is able to develop them, there will be a role for them.
In 2015, planning indicated that up to 90% of its workforce across the UK at that time would either work in a regional centre or see out their career in an HMRC office.
In East Kilbride, updated planning data shows that around 75% of staff in Plaza Tower and 80% in Queensway House, East Kilbride, will move to the Glasgow Regional Centre or see out their career in an HMRC office. In East Kilbride data indicates that 33% of staff in Plaza Tower and 43% in Queensway House are over 50 years of age.
By the time all its regional centres have opened, HMRC still expects the figures to be near its original forecast.
HMRC will not know the actual position until one-to-one discussions have taken place with staff which will establish whether an individual can or cannot move.
Moving to regional centres will save around £300 million by 2025. It also avoids potential additional costs of £75 million per annum from 2021, when the current contract with Mapeley come to an end.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2018 to Question 172633 on Revenue and Customs staffing, what assessment has been made by HMRC on its capacity to ensure that all new recruits will be fully trained by the time that the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
As a large department, we are using a number of levers to resource EU Exit roles including deployment of current staff and recruitment of new staff. HMRC is well practised at running large recruitment campaigns for operational delivery staff, and capacity to train new recruits is routinely built in to resourcing plans. This includes the number of staff requiring training, the availability of trainers, resources and infrastructure, and the design of training materials.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has plans to impose limits on staff annual leave during March and April 2019 as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
HMRC have no plans to limit staff annual leave during March and April 2019 as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the frequently of inspections of Customs Warehouses is by HMRC.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for authorising and monitoring Customs Warehouses. Compliance checks of Customs Warehouses are conducted as part of a flexible, risk-based programme of compliance interventions across the whole tax and customs system. The frequency of these interventions depends on a number of factors including the level and nature of the risks identified.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has plans to establish further Inland pre-clearance sites in addition to the sites being established in Hayes, Middlesex and Milton Keynes.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
As part of the UK’s wider approach to tackling customs fraud HMRC and Border Force perform inland pre-clearance checks targeted at high risk traders. HMRC is moving its inland pre-clearance operations to new purpose-equipped sites at Hayes and Milton Keynes as the contracts on current sites come to an end. The Government will consider the need for further sites as it evolves its approach.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to retain the provisions of VAT form VAT1615A, for VAT relief on specially adapted motor vehicles, after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Going forward, it will be for the UK Government to decide what VAT rules we have, subject to the outcome of negotiations with the EU.