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438576

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Exercise: Tax Allowances
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 November 2015 to Question 15349, if HM Revenue and Customs will expand the tax exemption associated with the Cycle to Work scheme to provide employees with access to tax-free physical activity accessories and personalised activity plans for themselves and their families.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	20264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The tax exemption associated with the Cycle to Work scheme is for the loan or hire by an employer to an employee of a cycle or cyclist’s safety equipment. It was established to promote healthier journeys to work and to reduce environmental pollution. This and all other tax exemptions are kept under review.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2015 12:43:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

438589

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Investment Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Financial Conduct Authority will conclude its investigation into issues relating to the Connaught fund and allow those affected to submit claims to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	20232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government.</p><br /><p>This question has been passed on to the FCA. They will reply directly to the Honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 14:18:52 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

438593

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of communities of 5,000 people or more in England where there is no bank branch within a radius of three miles.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	20209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the information requested.</p><br /><p>Banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy. Decisions on the opening and closing of individual branches are taken by the management of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government.</p><br /><p>The Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking protocol announced in March 2015. From the first of May this year, each participating bank has committed to carry out a number of steps if it is closing a branch, including the preparation of meaningful local impact assessments. There is a commitment to a review of the operation of the protocol after one year, and the Government looks forward to its conclusions.</p><br /><p>The availability of alternative locations for accessing basic banking services is also important. The ongoing negotiation between the banks and the Post Office to agree a standard set of services – to be made available to personal and small business banking customers at Post Office counters across the country – remains vital. The Government is clear that completion of these negotiations should be a priority.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 16:33:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

438594

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the apprenticeship levy is expected to raise in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	20178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy is expected to raise:</p><ul><li>£2,730m in 2017-18;</li><li>£2,845m in 2018-19;</li><li>£2,970m in 2019-20. <br> <p>These figures are published in table 3.1 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 document which is available on gov.uk.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/12/2015 14:04:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

437921

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to address the level of UK household debt.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	19999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Household debt as a proportion of income has fallen to 144 per cent in Q2 2015, from a peak of 168 per cent in Q1 2008. To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past we have created the independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed. The FPC recently re-affirmed its view that, given the actions it has taken, household indebtedness did not pose an imminent threat to financial stability.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 14:10:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

437923

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent increases in household debt on economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	19818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Household debt as a proportion of income has fallen to 144 per cent in Q2 2015, from a peak of 168 per cent in Q1 2008. To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past we have created the independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed. Alongside this, the UK was the fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2014.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 14:08:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

437951

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
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 (a) cases of national minimum wage compliance HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) National Minimum Wage Risk Unit has investigated, (b) Notices of Underpayment have been issued to employers for non-compliance, (c) employers have been fined the maximum amount for non-compliance and (d) employers have been taken to civil court or an employment tribunal by HMRC for failing to comply with the terms of a Notice of Underpayment in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	19854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage not only have to pay back arrears of wages at current minimum wage rates but also face financial penalties of up to £20,000 per underpaid worker.</p><br /><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN 17623 for information on the number of investigations undertaken.</p><br /><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN 16851 for information on Notices of Underpayment.</p><br /><p>Information on the number of maximum penalties issued is provided in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of employers fined the maximum amount</p></td><td><p><br> 13</p></td><td><p><br> 27</p></td><td><p><br> 52</p></td><td><p><br> 53</p></td><td><p><br> 59</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN 225468 for information on civil court and employment tribunals.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2015 12:37:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

437973

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to respond to the letter to that body from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 22 October 2015 on Working Tax Credit overpayment, case reference ZA1151.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	19789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs have no record of receiving a letter from the Hon Member dated 22 October regarding Working Tax Credit overpayments. However, if the Hon Member writes to me directly, I will ensure it gets a swift response.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/12/2015 12:28:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

437974

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to respond to the letter to that body from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 21 October 2015 on Tax credit application, our case reference ZA1147.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	19791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>HMRC replied to the hon. Member’s letter on 16 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/12/2015 12:29:15 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

437975

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to respond to the letter to that body from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 5 November 2015 on child tax credits, case reference ZA1426.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	19783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>HMRC replied to hon. Member’s letter on 8 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/12/2015 12:26:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris