Asked by: Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op) - Wakefield and Rothwell)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken by HMRC s to respond to complaints raised by Members on behalf of their constituents.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Cabinet Office asks all government departments to reply to 80 per cent of Ministerial correspondence within 20 working days.
However, HMRC aims to reply to 80 per cent of Ministerial correspondence within 15 working days.
The Cabinet Office also publishes data on departmental performance in dealing with correspondence from MPs and peers on an annual basis.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers
Asked by: Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op) - Wakefield and Rothwell)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that HMRC process refunds promptly for people owed payments following their self-assessment tax returns.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
HMRC has a service level agreement to issue the majority of Self-assessment (SA) repayments in 15 working days. HMRC are currently achieving this level of service, and are issuing approximately 80 per cent within 10 days, although some repayments do take longer due to additional security and compliance checks.
There is an automated process for issuing repayments resulting from the submission of online SA Returns so these will be issued when the returns are submitted, subject to any additional checks.
Asked by: Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op) - Wakefield and Rothwell)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wakefield constituency were (a) paying National Insurance contributions and (b) earning under £25,000 per year on 29 June 2022.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
In 2022-23 there are projected to be 2.2 million individuals paying individual National Insurance Contributions (Class 1, 2 or 4) and 3.0 million individuals with earnings under £25,000 in Yorkshire and the Humber, which includes the Parliamentary Constituency of Wakefield.
These estimates are based on the 2019-20 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2022 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level.