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528544

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensioners: Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners pay income tax at the higher rate.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	41169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>For 2013-14 it is estimated that 558,000 individuals above State Pension Age were liable for Income Tax charged at or above the higher rate. This is based on the most recent Survey of Personal Incomes (2013-14)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/06/2016 12:53:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

527986

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Industrial Diseases: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff are currently allocated to the production of employment histories for occupational disease compensation claims.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	40962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>In response to the significant increase in demand for employment histories in recent years, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has looked at a range of options for improving the Record Retrieval Service; this has included introducing measures such as prioritising requests relating to serious and life-threatening conditions (when specifically identified).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the key constraint to reducing turnaround times is the existing machinery used to manually access the microfilm records – as these machines are no longer manufactured. Therefore, the deployment of additional staff would have negligible impact on service levels. It is not possible to provide a figure for the number of HMRC staff currently allocated to the production of employment histories for occupational disease compensation claims, as requesters of this information are not required to specify the reason for their employment history request. However, around 200 full time equivalent staff are allocated to the department’s Record Retrieval Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 40963 question first answered 29/06/2016 12:54:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

527987

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Industrial Diseases: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the additional staffing and resources required to deal with the backlog of employment histories for occupational disease compensation claims requested from HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	40963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>In response to the significant increase in demand for employment histories in recent years, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has looked at a range of options for improving the Record Retrieval Service; this has included introducing measures such as prioritising requests relating to serious and life-threatening conditions (when specifically identified).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the key constraint to reducing turnaround times is the existing machinery used to manually access the microfilm records – as these machines are no longer manufactured. Therefore, the deployment of additional staff would have negligible impact on service levels. It is not possible to provide a figure for the number of HMRC staff currently allocated to the production of employment histories for occupational disease compensation claims, as requesters of this information are not required to specify the reason for their employment history request. However, around 200 full time equivalent staff are allocated to the department’s Record Retrieval Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 40962 question first answered 29/06/2016 12:54:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

525534

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit cases which have been processed by Concentrix have involved single parents; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
uin	40720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the right honourable gentleman to the answer I gave on 4 February 2016 [24418].</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/06/2016 12:59:17 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

525536

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual revenue arising from VAT on incontinence products is.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	40738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>VAT arising from the sale of incontinence products and VAT that is recovered on the purchase of incontinence products is not separately itemised on the VAT return, so the requested information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>However, there are many circumstances where incontinence products are supplied at the zero rate of VAT. This includes over the counter sales for personal use.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/06/2016 12:56:36 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

525550

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Value Added Tax Act 1994
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 revise references to handicapped people in Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	40740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The references to ‘handicapped’ people in Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 are being considered alongside some other outdated terms that are used in the Schedule. This work will be taken forward carefully to ensure there are no unintended consequences as the terminology carries meaning that is derived from and interacts with other UK legislation.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/06/2016 12:58:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss