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64894

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to ensure that public sector bodies do not underpay VAT.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	203224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) deploys its resources according to risk and has a continuous programme of work assuring tax compliance across a range of taxes, including VAT, in the public (and private) sector. Since 2008 there has been a dedicated operational unit responsible for compliance activity in the public sector, and they aim to treat the public sector in the same way as HMRC treats similar customers in the private sector.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/07/2014 14:28:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

64895

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to ensure that parents use their tax-free childcare accounts to pay for childcare; and what additional costs such checks will place on HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	203316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Parents' payments from their Tax-Free Childcare accounts will only go to registered childcare providers. HMRC will investigate in the exceptional circumstances where it suspects the payments were not used for childcare. The Childcare Payments Bill sets out HMRC's proposed compliance powers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administration costs of the scheme will be settled once the scheme's design has been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 09/07/2014 16:01:31 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

64896

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average value of tax credits were paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	203325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Tax Year</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'in work'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'out of work'</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as self employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as both employed and self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£4,300</p></td><td><p>£5,800</p></td><td><p>£2,800</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td><td><p>£6,500</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td><td><p>£6,800</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td><td><p>£4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,200</p></td><td><p>£6,900</p></td><td><p>£3,900</p></td><td><p>£4,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£5,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td><td><p>£4,500</p></td><td><p>£4,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£7,600</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>7,500</ins></ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£6,300</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>6,200</ins></ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£6,400</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>6,000</ins></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures have been rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in average tax credit awards in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ in April 2012. This policy removed a number of higher income households from the tax credit population. As higher income households generally have lower tax credit awards, the effect of removing these households increases the average award.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 07/07/2014 14:06:19 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2015 11:54:34 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes previous answer version 8139 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

64897

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Warrington North constituency were self-employed and in receipt of working tax credit in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	203276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p>Warrington Unitary Authority</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC</p></td><td><p>Families benefitting from WTC Only</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Warrington North Parliamentary Constituency</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC</p></td><td><p>Families benefitting from WTC Only</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>In general, there is and has been a long term trend of growth in the number of self employed people.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 201711 question first answered 07/07/2014 15:24:16 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

64898

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Official Development Assistance was spent by each Government department in 2009-10 and in each year since (a) in cash terms, (b) at current prices and (c) as a proportion of Gross National Income.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	203236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on the amount of Official Development Assistance spent by each Government department since 2009-10 is available publicly at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 07/07/2014 15:16:37 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

65111

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Dover Priory Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 9 April 2014, Official Report, column 225W, on Revenue and Customs, for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs has not made an assessment of the economic viability of the land on the western perimeter of the Priory Court site, in relation to the requirement of Network Rail for new parking facilities for Dover Priory railway station.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	203494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>As explained in my previous reply which was answered on 16 June 2014 (Column Reference 394W), HM Revenue &amp; Customs occupies its site adjacent to Dover Priory Station under a PFI contract. Commercial discussions are a matter for Mapeley, as land owner and other parties. HMRC may consider any reasonable proposals.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/07/2014 15:06:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

65112

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 598, on the Highways Agency, whether his Department is discussing the potential extension of the provisions of section 41(3) of the VAT Act 194 to the proposed Strategic Highways Company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	203438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury deals with requests from Government Departments relating to Section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994. The Department for Transport has raised the issue of the new company being created to replace the Highways Agency and officials from both departments are looking at this.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/07/2014 14:33:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

65113

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Dover Priory Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 225W, on Dover Priory Station, for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs has not made an assessment of the economic benefits that new parking facilities at Dover Priory Station would provide to the local area.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	203486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>As explained in my previous reply on 16 June 2014 (Column Reference 394W), HM Revenue &amp; Customs occupies its site adjacent to Dover Priory Station under a PFI contract. Local development is a matter for local authorities and not HMRC.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/07/2014 14:35:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke