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177074

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Internet: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on the market for Cloud services of refunding VAT for contracted-out services but not for Cloud services.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	222929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>No estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/02/2015 16:15:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

177079

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Stratford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.133 in the Autumn Statement 2014, how the £141 million allocated to the Olympicopolis project will be spent; and from which departmental budget that funding will come.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	222980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Plan 2014 announced the government would be investing £141m in order to support the London Legacy Development Corporation and Mayor of London’s Olympicopolis project to redevelop the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This will support the construction of a new higher education and cultural quarter carried out in partnership with University College London, the Victoria and Albert museum, University of the Arts London and Sadler’s Wells.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government are responsible for providing funding to the Greater London Authority and will administer this funding on behalf of government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/02/2015 16:05:56 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

177081

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount his Department has allocated for advertising in each financial year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>There was no specific budget allocated for advertising from 2010-11 to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>You may wish to know that as part of the Government’s transparency agenda, all Departments publish details of spend over £25,000. Data is published one month in arrears and can be found within the link below: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/02/2015 16:03:26 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

177082

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
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 viability of proposals for the creation of a Citizens' Wealth Fund.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	222857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>In 2013, the Government commissioned Hymans Robertson to consider merging Local Government Pension Scheme funds or creating a Common Investment Vehicle. The Government’s response to the findings is set out in the consultation document, ‘Local Government Pension Scheme: Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies’ issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 1 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/02/2015 15:59:50 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

177083

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect that accelerated payment notices have had on small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Mark Field
uin	222933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>A Tax Information and Impact Notice (TIIN) published on 9 March 2014 set out the summary of potential impacts of Accelerated payments including impact on business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The TIIN noted that Accelerated Payments will have no impact on business undertaking normal commercial transactions. Small and micro businesses will only be affected if they participate in tax avoidance. The TIIN also indicated that the measure would be monitored and evaluated.</p><p> </p><p>The TIIN is available <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293934/TIIN_5133_7040_and_9029_accelerated_payments_of_tax_DOTAS_GAAR.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293934/TIIN_5133_7040_and_9029_accelerated_payments_of_tax_DOTAS_GAAR.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/02/2015 16:07:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

177084

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to encourage banks to offer their services to money service businesses.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	222940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting a healthy and legitimate remittance sector, and ensuring that UK citizens are able to continue to remit funds safely to family abroad. That is why, in response to the withdrawal of banking services from the Money Service Business sector we set up an Action Group on Cross Border Remittances to address this issue. The group is monitoring changes to the market, has developed guidance for MSBs and banks and is promoting a shared understanding of risk. The group is also overseeing the development of a Safer Corridor to ensure the continued, secure flow of remittances to Somalia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers have been engaging closely with the banking industry both through the British Bankers Association and directly with those banks involved in this issue, including personally writing to and phoning a number of banks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/02/2015 12:29:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

176879

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many breaches of the minimum wage were reported in each year since 2010 for which records are available in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many such cases were (i) taken to court and (ii) led to convictions or penalties.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	222805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint referred to them by the PWRH and, in addition, collate and analyse data from various sources to identify employers more likely not to be paying National Minimum Wage and undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not capture complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to Government regions, constituencies or county. Details of prosecutions can be found in the answer provided on 6 May 2014 at Hansard Column 110W. Details of penalties can be accessed in the response provided at UIN 205613.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/02/2015 16:09:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

176719

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of (a) levels of bank account switching by customers, (b) trends in bank account switching in the last three years, (c) the average time it takes for customers to switch banks and (d) the process for switching banks and customers' perceptions of the ease or difficulty of so doing.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	222656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government charged the UK banking industry with delivering a new Current Account Switch Service to make it simpler, safer, and faster to switch current account providers. The new service launched in September 2013, and so far has had a positive impact with switching levels increasing by 22 per cent in its first year, compared to the previous year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Payments Council publish a “switching dashboard” quarterly, which is available on their website and includes information on awareness, confidence, service performance, and switching levels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/02/2015 10:14:26 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

176824

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the CBI's People and Prosperity Report, published in September 2014, if he will increase the UK's capital allowances regime in line with other G7 economies in order to increase long-term investment.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	222760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Under this government firms have benefited from the increased Annual Investment Allowance, which gives a 100 per cent up-front tax allowance on up to £500,000 of expenditure on qualifying plant and machinery until 1 January 2016,. This covers the total qualifying investment of 99.8% of businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The main rate of corporation tax has been cut from 28% to 21%, and this year it will fall to 20%, the joint lowest rate in the G20. In addition, the small profits rate was cut to 20%. Cuts to corporation tax are expected to increase business investment by between 2.5% and 4.5% in the long term, equivalent to £3.6 billion and £6.2 billion in today’s prices. This government has also introduced a number of business tax measures to increase investment, cutting all major business taxes Fuel Duty, Employer NICs and Business Rates, and introducing investment incentives such as the Patent Box and above the line R&amp;D credit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/02/2015 16:13:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

176339

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Residence: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) has been and (b) is expected to be raised by the annual charge for non-domiciled individuals who elect to pay tax on the remittance basis and who have lived in the UK for (i) seven of the last nine years, (ii) 12 of the last 14 years and (iii) 17 of the last 20 years in (A) 2012-13, (B) 2013-14, (C) 2014-15, (D) 2015-16 and (E) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	222440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Remittance Basis Charge is for resident non-domiciled individuals who elect to be taxed on the remittance basis. The charge is set at £30,000 for those individuals who had been resident in the UK for at least 7 of the last 9 years and longer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From the start of the 2012-13 tax year, a new £50,000 charge was also introduced for those individuals who had been resident in the UK for at least 12 of the last 14 years and longer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The amount of revenue raised by the annual Remittance Basis Charge for non-domiciled individuals in each tax year since 2008-09, rounded to the nearest million, is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Charge Paid</p></td><td><p>Revenue Raised</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£30,000</p></td><td><p>£162m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£30,000</p></td><td><p>£157m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£30,000</p></td><td><p>£165m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£30,000</p></td><td><p>£167m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£30,000 or £50,000 (depending on length of residency)</p></td><td><p>£226m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The amount of revenue raised by the annual Remittance Basis Charge for non-domiciled individuals in the 2012-13 tax year, broken down by the time they have spent in the UK and rounded to the nearest million, is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Years Resident</p></td><td><p>Charge Paid</p></td><td><p>Amount Raised</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 of the last 9</p></td><td><p>£30,000</p></td><td><p>£43m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 of the last 14</p></td><td><p>£50,000</p></td><td><p>£183m</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£226m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures for the 2013-14 tax year onwards are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The expected exchequer impact of the changes to the Remittance Basis Charge announced at Autumn Statement 2014 is set out on page 41 of the policy costings document, available on GOV.UK at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384071/AS2014_policy_costings_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384071/AS2014_policy_costings_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The final exchequer impact is affected by behavioural responses to the policy, as explained in the policy costings document.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/02/2015 17:42:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham