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156168

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Western Isles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Na h-Eileanan an lar constituency paid the top rate of income tax in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	214976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>i, ii, iii, iv and v. Statistics on the number of additional rate income tax payers liable to pay by government office regions, including Scotland, are published in HMRC’s income tax statistics, table 2.2: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>County and constituency level information on additional rate tax payers is not published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 214297 214298 214299 214300 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:26:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

155744

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to answer Question 213271, tabled on 4 November 2014; and what the reason was for the time taken in replying.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	214787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>I have done so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 20/11/2014 17:29:43 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

156177

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Bank Services
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 ease of opening bank accounts for small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
uin	906139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a range of measures to support small businesses, including making it easier for them to find a bank that meets their needs. For example, the Business Banking Insight survey will help the UK's SMEs understand their options, make decisions about who they should bank with, and plan how they will finance their growth. It provides detailed information on what the UK's SMEs think about every aspect of their bank, and includes a ranking of banks against key indicators.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the British Bankers' Association website hosts a 'Business Account Finder'. This provides information on a range of financial services available to businesses, including current accounts. It presents a list of the most competitive current accounts available with separate sections for sole traders, limited companies, charities and other types of business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2014 17:50:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

155368

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eurostar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan take to prevent the disposal for scrap of any of the North of London Eurostars.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Eurostar is run on a commercial basis and is free to make its own decisions about how it operates. This includes decisions around the acquisition and disposal of its rolling stock. We are therefore unable to comment on Eurostar’s specific plans for the North of London trains.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/11/2014 17:35:58 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

155412

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total amount his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>(a) This information has already been published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li><p><a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm</a></p></li><li><p><a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372</a></p></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) Expenditure on other car hire could not be extracted without exceeding the statutory disproportionate costs threshold.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/11/2014 12:56:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

155413

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Treaties
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 scope of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on automatic exchange of taxpayer information recently signed in Berlin; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	214326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) signed in Berlin is the instrument which will give effect to exchange under the new global standard of automatic tax information exchange by its signatories. At the signing event in Berlin 51 countries and jurisdictions signed the MCAA and we expect the other countries committed to implementation to do so shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Implementation of the global standard will lead to step change in the international communities’ ability to tackle offshore tax evasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/11/2014 16:47:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

155414

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how often his Department reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury continually reviews its processes for logging emails, letters and other correspondence received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We take correspondence very seriously and aim to respond to all correspondence requiring a reply within 15 working days of receipt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Peers, MEPs and Members of devolved Administrations is available online at the following link - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2014 13:52:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

155417

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the G20's 2013 St Petersburg Declaration, what plans he has for a spillover analysis of the effects of UK tax rules on developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	214389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The St Petersburg Declaration refers to Action 11 of the G20-OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project, which is developing an economic analysis to determine the scale and impact of aggressive tax planning by multinationals, including on the spillover effects into other countries. The UK supports this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:23:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

155421

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any proportion of Network Rail's debt has been allocated to the Scottish Government as a result of the reclassification of Network Rail as a government body on 1 September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Harris
uin	214214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Public Sector Net Debt (PSND) is not currently geographically split and so only overall Public Sector Net Debt (PSND) has increased.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 20/11/2014 17:01:13 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1418 label Biography information for Mr Tom Harris

155422

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Banff and Buchan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Banff and Buchan constituency paid the top rate of income tax in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	214300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>i, ii, iii, iv and v. Statistics on the number of additional rate income tax payers liable to pay by government office regions, including Scotland, are published in HMRC’s income tax statistics, table 2.2: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>County and constituency level information on additional rate tax payers is not published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 214297 214298 214299 214976 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:26:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford