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731169

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Government has made on allocating the Equitable Life Payment Scheme funds to policyholders.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	72
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme is closed to new claims and the government issued the final progress report in November 2016. This report sets out the details regarding the volume and value of payments made, and a copy can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 30/06/2017 11:37:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

731211

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of having 27 separate supervisory bodies responsible for guarding against money laundering.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The 2015 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing found that the effectiveness of the supervisory regime in the UK is inconsistent and, whilst some supervisors are highly effective in some areas, there is room for improvement across the board. The National Risk Assessment is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing</p><p> </p><p>The government committed to review the regime and, in March, announced reforms to address the issues identified in the National Risk Assessment. More information on these reforms is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/anti-money-laundering-supervisory-regime-response-and-call-for-further-information</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 30/06/2017 11:29:28 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731285

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are registered to work through umbrella companies.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	58
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) checks that employers and employees are tax compliant by undertaking targeted compliance activity. In the temporary labour market, it has challenged non-compliant businesses with the effect that those businesses have changed their business model. HMRC continues to challenge umbrella companies who do not comply with their obligations.</p><p>There has been no recent assessment made on the effect of the growth of umbrella companies on tax revenues. The government does not have a record of the number of people registered to work specifically through umbrella companies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 188 189 question first answered 30/06/2017 10:54:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731313

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he had made of the effect of the growth of umbrella companies on tax revenues.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) checks that employers and employees are tax compliant by undertaking targeted compliance activity. In the temporary labour market, it has challenged non-compliant businesses with the effect that those businesses have changed their business model. HMRC continues to challenge umbrella companies who do not comply with their obligations.</p><p>There has been no recent assessment made on the effect of the growth of umbrella companies on tax revenues. The government does not have a record of the number of people registered to work specifically through umbrella companies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 189 58 question first answered 30/06/2017 10:54:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731314

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the use of umbrella companies by employers and employment agencies.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) checks that employers and employees are tax compliant by undertaking targeted compliance activity. In the temporary labour market, it has challenged non-compliant businesses with the effect that those businesses have changed their business model. HMRC continues to challenge umbrella companies who do not comply with their obligations.</p><p>There has been no recent assessment made on the effect of the growth of umbrella companies on tax revenues. The government does not have a record of the number of people registered to work specifically through umbrella companies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 188 58 question first answered 30/06/2017 10:54:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731363

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will lift the one per cent pay cap.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the comments made by the Chancellor regarding the public sector pay cap during the debate on the Queen’s speech on 29 June. Link to those exchanges is available at <a href="http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-06-29/debates/D199DEF4-2B92-4D43-BF7D-01F7D98591A3/EconomyAndJobs" target="_blank">http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-06-29/debates/D199DEF4-2B92-4D43-BF7D-01F7D98591A3/EconomyAndJobs</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 30/06/2017 12:53:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731394

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will carry out an equality impact assessment in relation to the restriction of child tax credits to the first two children in a family.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	26
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government assessed the impact on equality of the policies introduced in the Summer Budget 2015 and the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 when the Bill was introduced to Parliament in July 2015, thus meeting its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty. A copy of the impact assessment is available on the UK Parliament website at <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 30/06/2017 11:25:27 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731395

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the non-consensual sex exemption in relation to child tax credits on the safety of women and children in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	14
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not consider that this exception will impact on the safety of women and children in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 30/06/2017 12:44:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731397

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on the disposal of data relating to Support for a child conceived without your consent when the claimant is no longer in receipt of child tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	16
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>In line with their Standard Document Retention Policy, information will be held by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for up to 7 years after a claim is closed, after which it will be destroyed securely.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 30/06/2017 11:26:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731401

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how child tax credits awarded under the non-consensual conception exemption will be (a) classified and (b) coded in official documents.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	27
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fully appreciates the sensitivities in this area and has been thorough in taking data protection issues into account. HMRC is satisfied that its process does not breach the Data Protection Act in any way.</p><p>The award notice and other written products sent to tax credits claimants simply show the children on the claim and the number of children for whom Child Tax Credit is being paid.</p><p>For example, in an award where the individual element of the Child Tax Credit is being paid for three children (where one child was born on or after 6 April 2017 and qualifies for an exception) the award notice will show all three children on the claim, and that HMRC is paying for all three children. The award notice will not state the reason for the exception.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 30/06/2017 11:27:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss