Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the most recent policy guidance from HM Revenue and Customs on managing poor attendance came into force.
Answered by Jane Ellison
HM Revenue and Customs’ most recent policy and guidance on managing attendance came into force on 26 September 2016.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff being relocated to Croydon regional centre by HM Revenue and Customs have been deemed as living within reasonable daily travel of the centre; and what the basis was for that assessment.
Answered by Jane Ellison
HM Revenue and Customs staff being relocated to the Croydon Regional Centre are in the process of one to one meetings with managers to discuss personal circumstances and establish whether or not they can move. The discussions undertaken to date indicate that the majority of people are within reasonable daily travel of the new regional centre.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs' staff have been dismissed in each year since 2006; and what proportion of those staff were disabled.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The table below shows all dismissals from 1 April 2006 and the number of people dismissed who have recorded their disability status as disabled and non-disabled.
Year | Total No. Of Dismissals | Recorded Disabled status | Not Recorded Disabled status |
2006/07 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
2007/08 | 386 | 10 | 376 |
2008/09 | 457 | 33 | 424 |
2009/10 | 530 | 74 | 456 |
2010/11 | 467 | 94 | 373 |
2011/12 | 511 | 84 | 427 |
2012/13 | 510 | 100 | 410 |
2013/14 | 449 | 83 | 366 |
2014/15 | 346 | 63 | 283 |
2015/16 | 522 | 88 | 434 |
2016/17 | 235 | 37 | 198 |
All Years Total | 4,563 | 666 | 1,242 |
HM Revenue and Customs runs regular educational campaigns to encourage people to declare their disability status. For the Department as a whole, the disability declaration rate has increased from 5.4% in 2006 to 60.4% in 2016. As at 30 September 2016, 14.82% of the Department have recorded themselves as disabled.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans are in place to mitigate the potential economic effect of the proposal to close HM Revenue and Custom's Cumbernauld tax office.
Answered by Jane Ellison
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) transformation programme will deliver 13 large regional centres, four specialist sites, one London-based headquarters and five transitional locations across the country, replacing 170 smaller offices. The planning for this major programme is undertaken at national level and HMRC’s decision making has been driven by its duty to deliver the best value for money for the taxpayer. Its location plans are expected to generate savings of tens of millions of pounds every year from 2025.
The HMRC office in Cumbernauld is scheduled to close in 2019-20. HMRC believes that the majority of staff are within reasonable daily travel of Glasgow and will move with their work.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the detailed estimate his Department has made of the potential costs and savings of the proposed relocation of staff from Cumbernauld tax office to a new site in Glasgow.
Answered by Jane Ellison
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) transformation programme will deliver 13 large regional centres, four specialist sites, one London-based headquarters and five transitional locations across the country, replacing 170 smaller offices. The planning for this major programme is undertaken at national level and HMRC’s decision making has been driven by its duty to deliver the best value for money for the taxpayer. Its location plans are expected to generate savings of tens of millions of pounds every year from 2025.
The HMRC office in Cumbernauld is scheduled to close in 2019-20. HMRC believes that the majority of staff are within reasonable daily travel of Glasgow and will move with their work.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2015 to Question 12759, if he will publish assessments made by HM Revenue and Customs of the local economic issues, business requirements, impact on current workforce and location principles in relation to the decision to close Cumbernauld tax office.
Answered by Jane Ellison
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) transformation programme will deliver 13 large regional centres, four specialist sites, one London-based headquarters and five transitional locations across the country, replacing 170 smaller offices. The planning for this major programme is undertaken at national level and HMRC’s decision making has been driven by its duty to deliver the best value for money for the taxpayer. Its location plans are expected to generate savings of tens of millions of pounds every year from 2025.
The HMRC office in Cumbernauld is scheduled to close in 2019-20. HMRC believes that the majority of staff are within reasonable daily travel of Glasgow and will move with their work.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the value of debts written off during HM Revenue and Customs' switch from the Business Review of the Collection Service to the Real Time Information system.
Answered by David Gauke
The transition from the Business Review of the Collection Service, more commonly known as BROCS, to the Real Time Information System did not cause the write off of debt.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase exports.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin
I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given in response to the member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun question on 7 June in Oral questions.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to consult with local businesses in Cumbernauld on the proposed closure of HM Revenue and Customs Cumbernauld office.
Answered by David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plans to create two new Regional Centres in Scotland, in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2019-20, accommodating between 5,700 and 6,300 employees. HMRC’s new Regional Centres will give its staff all they need including a modern office environment, close to good travel and transport links. They will provide stable, high quality jobs and offer a wide range of opportunities for training and promotion and allow its staff to follow more varied career paths than have previously been possible.
HMRC will help all its staff work through their options. It will give everyone the opportunity to discuss their personal circumstances with their manager ahead of any office closures or moves, so they know about any issues that need to be taken into account when making decisions.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to conduct an impact assessment on the local economy of Cumbernauld of the proposed closure of HM Revenue and Customs Cumbernauld office.
Answered by David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plans to create two new Regional Centres in Scotland, in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2019-20, accommodating between 5,700 and 6,300 employees. HMRC’s new Regional Centres will give its staff all they need including a modern office environment, close to good travel and transport links. They will provide stable, high quality jobs and offer a wide range of opportunities for training and promotion and allow its staff to follow more varied career paths than have previously been possible.
HMRC will help all its staff work through their options. It will give everyone the opportunity to discuss their personal circumstances with their manager ahead of any office closures or moves, so they know about any issues that need to be taken into account when making decisions.