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595379

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit claimants whose claim was wrongfully stopped then reinstated have not had the full value of money returned; and what the total amount outstanding still owed is in such cases.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	47241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Where a tax credit award has been re-instated following a gap in payment, the claimant may receive the payment as a lump sum. This depends on the exact circumstances of the case, taking into account the revised entitlement compared to the monies already received. All future payments will also be adjusted to account for the revisions to the award. Provisions are in place to make arrears payments to customers suffering financial hardship.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:49:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

595387

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Police Scotland: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make Police Scotland eligible for VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	47109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no intention of bringing forward legislative proposals to make Police Scotland eligible for VAT refunds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:02:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

595388

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	ICT: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce an interim threshold in the VAT rules on digital supplies for micro-businesses.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	46782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>While we remain in the EU our rights and obligations as a Member State apply and as such we cannot introduce laws that conflict with existing EU law.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government has pushed for change and the European Commission has confirmed proposals expected by the end of this year will include a VAT threshold in order to help small start-up e-commerce businesses.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 15:53:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

595398

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corruption: Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs has commenced proceedings to recover unpaid tax claimed as deductible on payments that were subsequently found to involve foreign bribery since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	47276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not record centrally information that may involve foreign bribery when dealing with proceedings to recover unpaid tax.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:10:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

595399

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries were made to the Tax Credit Office by each hon. Member on behalf of constituents in (a) July, (b) August and (c) September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	47252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold data showing the individual breakdown of enquiries by each hon. Member. The number of enquiries made to the Tax Credit Office by hon. Members on behalf of constituents between July and September 2016 were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Telephone Enquiries</p></td><td><p>Written Enquiries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>1169</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>3172</p></td><td><p>1838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>4983</p></td><td><p>2779</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:08:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

595403

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what long-term plans he has to secure the future of the oil and gas industry in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	47398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The long-term success of the sector is dependent on a tripartite approach between industry, government and a dedicated regulator, as set out in Sir Ian Wood’s review.</p><p>The Government has provided substantial support to the oil and gas sector over the past two years, through measures worth £2.3 billion. This includes significant cuts to tax rates, the introduction of the Investment and Cluster Area Allowances and funding for seismic surveys to support exploration. The UK now has one of the most competitive fiscal regimes in the world for oil and gas.</p><p>On 1 October 2016, the Oil and Gas Authority was formally established as a strong, independent regulator for the sector. Its new powers will allow it to act with greater speed and flexibility to attract investment, support jobs and further the UK’s competitive edge.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 15:50:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

595409

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Natural Gas: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to encourage the exploration of natural gas in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	47546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>To support exploration activity, the Government has significantly cut tax rates for the oil and gas sector and introduced the Investment and Cluster Area Allowances to reduce the effective rate of tax paid by producers. Lower tax rates will encourage exploration by improving the economics of new discoveries.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last two years the Government has also funded a £40 million programme of seismic surveys. This will boost offshore exploration in under-explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 15:51:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

595410

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Higher Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the university sector on the level of future additional sources of Government funding after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	47547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to maintaining the position of our world-class universities. The Chancellor stated in August that, to ensure stability in the period leading up to our departure from the EU, we will guarantee: multi-year contracts from the structural and investment funds signed by government before we leave and successful bids from competitive EU funds, for example Horizon 2020, submitted while the UK is a member of the EU. The Treasury will underwrite these payments even when specific projects continue beyond departure from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government has announced that it will guarantee access to loans and grants for EU students starting in the academic year 2017-18. These will be available throughout the duration of their course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/10/2016 16:55:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

595412

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the potential merits of abolishing UK corporation tax.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	47520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a competitive and fair tax system, one that encourages innovation and business investment and taxes the profits of economic activity that occur in the UK. That is why this Government has cut the main rate of corporation tax from 28% in 2010 to 17% in 2020, and announced a package of measures at Budget 2016 to tackle aggressive tax planning by multinationals, forecast to raise around £8 billion across the next five years.</p><p>Corporation tax raised £44.4 billion for the Exchequer in 2015/16. This revenue makes a vital contribution to the Government’s wider objectives of delivering vital public services and fiscal sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to explore how the tax regime can be reformed to best support business investment and growth.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:09:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

595416

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff on the payroll of his Department who work in Westminster are (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of another country.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>All government departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 47409 question first answered 17/10/2016 16:15:13 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh