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224302
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Stocks and Shares: Housing Associations more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to investigate the selling of derivatives by banks to housing associations. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Myners more like this
uin HL5324 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-09more like thismore than 2015-03-09
answer text <p>Derivative financial products are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA is an independent regulator and any investigation would be a decision for the FCA. The Government does not have any involvement in when or how the FCA decides to conduct its investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Deighton more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-09T17:55:54.677Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-09T17:55:54.677Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
3869
label Biography information for Lord Myners more like this
224304
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Government Securities more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review the action of gilt-edged market makers in respect of securities bought under the quantitative easing programme. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Myners more like this
uin HL5326 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-16more like thismore than 2015-03-16
answer text <p>The Treasury does not have any plans to review the action of gilt-edged market makers in respect of securities bought under the quantitative easing programme. Any alleged market abuse would be for the Serious Fraud Office or the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Deighton more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-16T17:39:55.157Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-16T17:39:55.157Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
3869
label Biography information for Lord Myners more like this
224309
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Public Sector: Pay more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 24 February (HL4914) concerning public sector pay, whether they plan to revert to free collective bargaining in the public sector after 2015–16; and if not, why not. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Stoddart of Swindon more like this
uin HL5331 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-11more like thismore than 2015-03-11
answer text <p>Pay awards in the main public sector workforces are set following recommendations made by independent Pay Review Bodies to the government. The Pay Review Bodies take written and oral evidence from the government, employers and trade unions in making their recommendations on pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Review Bodies operate in the public interest by offering a transparent, independent mechanism to inform pay setting for key workforces in the public sector. All parties can put forward their views on pay and independent recommendations are then publicly offered to government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Different mechanisms are always possible, and have been used in the past, but the Review Body system has proved its value over decades in balancing the interests of all the different parties – notably workforce, employers and government – for workforces where there is a strong and continuing public interest in the outcomes.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Deighton more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-11T17:06:34.633Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-11T17:06:34.633Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
950
label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon more like this
224405
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Non-domestic Rates more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business rates appeals (a) are outstanding, (b) have been received and (c) have been cleared, in each region; and what the median number of days taken is to clear business rates appeals in each region. more like this
tabling member constituency Streatham more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Chuka Umunna more like this
uin 225941 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-17more like thismore than 2015-03-17
answer text <p>'Local Rating Lists: Business Rates' statistics can be found in the 2010 'Local Rating list: day-to-day rating workload' Table As at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rates-business-rates-local-rating-lists-experimental--2</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-17T17:33:58.113Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-17T17:33:58.113Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
4128
label Biography information for Chuka Umunna more like this
224406
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Income Tax: Bradford more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) Bradford paid income tax in (i) 2010 and (ii) the last year for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Bradford East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Ward more like this
uin 225920 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-05more like thismore than 2015-03-05
answer text <p>Estimates of the number of income tax payers by borough, district or unitary authority, and Parliamentary Constituency are published in tables 3.14 and 3.15 of HMRC’s Personal Incomes Statistics’</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/258887/tables3-11_3-15a.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/258887/tables3-11_3-15a.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These tables contain the following estimates of the number of taxpayers in Bradford East and Bradford for financial years 2009/10 and 2012/13. Figures are to the nearest thousand:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bradford</strong></p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bradford</strong><strong> East</strong></p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-05T16:53:21.37Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-05T16:53:21.37Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
3923
label Biography information for Mr David Ward more like this
224413
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Taxation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the date, amount and reason for being additional is of each item of the £100 billion of compliance revenues secured since April 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Oldham West and Royton more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Michael Meacher more like this
uin 225837 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-09more like thismore than 2015-03-09
answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s compliance performance is measured using internal management information systems. This data is constructed from information derived from individual compliance cases or activities within HMRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All items are additional tax revenues raised from compliance activities, hence the term additional.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The additional tax revenues collected from compliance activities by HM Revenue and Customs for each year since May 2010 is as follows.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(£bn)</p></td><td><p>2010/11*</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outturns</p></td><td><p>13.9</p></td><td><p>18.6</p></td><td><p>20.7</p></td><td><p>23.9</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Target</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>*Note: the methodology for calculating additional tax revenues from compliance activity changed between 2010/11 and 2011/12, and so the figure of £13.9bn is not directly comparable to later years.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-09T17:41:22.37Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-09T17:41:22.37Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
454
label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher more like this
224414
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Financial Services: Technology more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to boost the growth of the financial technology industry. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie more like this
uin 225806 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-25more like thismore than 2015-03-25
answer text <p>As part of our long term economic plan, the Government is committed to supporting the continued growth of the Financial Technology (FinTech) sector. The Government has taken a number of steps to achieve this, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Creating a new Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), which will ensure that smaller banks and alternative providers of finance – including FinTechs – can access payment systems in a fair and transparent way, and thereby contributing to a fairer and more competitive payments industry. The PSR will open its doors on 1 April this year.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Committing to additional funding of £100m to the British Business Bank’s Investment Programme – including funding for FinTech.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Launching the GO-Science’s Blackett Review on FinTech Futures, which looks ahead 10 years to the future and identify what the technologies, enablers and barriers are that will shape the future of the UK FinTech sector.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>Naming the big banks that will have to share credit data, and refer on SMEs they reject for finance – helping alternative finance providers, including FinTech firms, to lend more effectively;</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Supporting the development of the peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding market: consulting on ISA eligibility for crowdfunded debt securities; announcing we will review EU regulations standing in the way of P2P institutional lending; and creating a bespoke regulatory framework for P2P.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Most recently at budget 2015, we announced a further package of measures to build on the government’s wide-reaching programme of reform to drive competition in banking and FinTech, including announcing that:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>The Government intends to apply anti-money laundering regulation to digital currency exchanges in the UK, launch a new research initiative into digital currency technology, with £10 million additional funding, and work with the British Standards Institution and the digital currency industry to develop voluntary standards for consumer protection.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Gocompare will launch the first personal current account comparison tool making use of customers’ bank midata releases on 26 March 2015.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The Government will work with the banks and FinTech firms to develop an open API (Application Programming Interface) standard for banks, by the end of the year.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ‘Project Innovate’ will work with HMT and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to investigate the feasibility of developing a regulatory ‘sandbox’ for financial services innovators</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Innovate Finance has agreed to deliver its FinTech regional strategy through a series of local partnerships; the first partnership has already been established in Leeds, and further partnerships will be established in Manchester and Edinburgh by April, and in Newcastle, Bristol and other centres before the end of the year.</p></li></ul><p> </p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-25T11:07:37.593Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-25T11:07:37.593Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
224415
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Private Rented Housing: Tax Allowances more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on buy-to-let house purchases in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16. more like this
tabling member constituency Holborn and St Pancras more like this
tabling member printed
Frank Dobson more like this
uin 225830 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-19more like thismore than 2015-03-19
answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-19T17:06:07.02Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-19T17:06:07.02Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
180
label Biography information for Frank Dobson more like this
224416
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading LighterLife more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on VAT liability for (a) franchisees of LighterLife UK and (b) LighterLife UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
tabling member printed
Nick de Bois more like this
uin 225829 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-17more like thismore than 2015-03-17
answer text <p>It is not for the government to comment on a civil matter between the franchisees and LighterLife UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-17T17:31:01.847Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-17T17:31:01.847Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
4002
label Biography information for Nick de Bois more like this
224417
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-02
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tonnage Tax more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the change in tax liabilities for shipping companies in the tonnage tax scheme was in each (a) calendar and (b) financial year since the scheme was introduced; and what estimate he has made of the change in those liabilities in (i) 2014, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2015 and (iv) 2014-15. more like this
tabling member constituency Hayes and Harlington more like this
tabling member printed
John McDonnell more like this
uin 225876 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-09more like thismore than 2015-03-09
answer text <p>The tables below provides estimates of the difference between accruals of tax liabilities for the UK Shipping Industry through tonnage tax and what they would otherwise have been under standard UK Corporation Tax since 2000 for (a) calendar year and (b) financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reduction In Tax Liabilities<sup>1, 4</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£60m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£65m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£65m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£80m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£90m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>£95m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>£90m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>£135m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>£270m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>£95m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£95m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£120m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£100m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>£100m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>£95m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>£95m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reduction In Tax Liabilities<sup>1, 4</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/01<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£60m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£65m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£70m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£80m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£90m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>£90m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>£100m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>£170m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>£225m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£95m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£100m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£115m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>£100m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>£100m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>£95m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Notes to tables:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>Estimates have been rounded to the nearest £5m,</p></li><li><p>The latest tax returns data available are for 2012,</p></li><li><p>Estimates for 2000-2004 should be treated as indicative only, due to insufficient data being available before 2005,</p></li><li><p>Estimates are based on the assumption that without the introduction of tonnage tax in 2000, the level of affected UK shipping activities would have remained equal to that of 1999,</p></li><li><p>For years after 2012, estimates are projections.</p></li></ol><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-09T17:46:59.75Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-09T17:46:59.75Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
178
label Biography information for John McDonnell more like this