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100312

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many people would not be paying income tax and national insurance contributions if the threshold for both were equalised at the higher rate of the two.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Increasing the National insurance Contribution Primary threshold for employees and Lower Profits Limit for self employed to £10,000 in 2014-15, in order to match the personal allowance, would take an estimated 1.5m people out of paying NICs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the 2011-12 Survey of Personal Incomes projected forward to 2014-15 using economic assumptions consistent with the OBR’s March 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2014 16:26:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

100513

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy that the Highways Agency, following its transfer from being a civil service agency to a government-owned company will be liable to pay (a) corporation tax and (b) additional payments of VAT.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	211500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Honorable Gentleman to my earlier replies about VAT [DN: please insert correct reference]. Special provisions apply to Government Departments and health authorities that refunds VAT incurred on certain non-business activities. These are set out in section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New bodies are not automatically covered by the above provisions. However, the Department for Transport and HM Treasury are considering this issue.</p><p> </p><p>Government departments are exempt from Corporation Tax, while Non-</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Departmental Public Bodies (which the Highways agency will become) are subject to Corporation Tax on any trading and investment income and on any capital gains.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2014 16:27:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

100105

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total accumulative tax relief claimed by each tax band was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	211232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is provided in Table 3.5 ‘Income and deductions’ that is available on the HMRC website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/deductions-and-reliefs-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/deductions-and-reliefs-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2014 16:28:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

100107

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
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 simplify the rates of employees' National Insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	211325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to a competitive tax regime and has introduced a range of measures to reduce the burden of National Insurance Contributions (NICs), as part of our long term economic plan to back business and create jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Employment Allowance, introduced in April this year, means that around 450,000 employers– one third of all employers – are expected to be taken out of paying employer NICs altogether in 2014-15 and from April 2015, employer NICs for under 21 year olds will be abolished, helping to support jobs for almost 1.5 million young people currently in employment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2014 16:16:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

99785

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 246W, in which months the investigations by HM Revenue and Customs commenced against each of the 25 firms named and shamed for breach of the National Minimum Wage by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 8 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not keep data on Notices of Underpayments in a format to enable provision of the statistics requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 25 firms named by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 8 June 2014, 10 investigations commenced in October 2013; 10 in November 2013 and 5 in December 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 5 firms named by BIS on 28 February 2014, 4 investigations commenced in October 2013 and 1 during November 2013. The Notices of Underpayment for these 5 cases were all issued in December 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 211102 211180 question first answered 23/10/2014 14:59:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

99786

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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 employers have been issued with two or more notices of underpayment of the National Minimum Wage since 7 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not keep data on Notices of Underpayments in a format to enable provision of the statistics requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 25 firms named by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 8 June 2014, 10 investigations commenced in October 2013; 10 in November 2013 and 5 in December 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 5 firms named by BIS on 28 February 2014, 4 investigations commenced in October 2013 and 1 during November 2013. The Notices of Underpayment for these 5 cases were all issued in December 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 211102 211177 question first answered 23/10/2014 14:59:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

99787

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: UN Resolutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the UK voted against UN General Assembly Resolution A/68/L.57/Rev.1, on the establishment of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	211093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 15 October 2014. This is available as below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209454" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209454</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/10/2014 13:31:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

99790

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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, when the investigation by HM Revenue and Customs against the five firms named and shamed for breach of the National Minimum Wage by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 28 February 2014 began; and when such firms were issued with the relevant Notice of Underpayment by HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not keep data on Notices of Underpayments in a format to enable provision of the statistics requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 25 firms named by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 8 June 2014, 10 investigations commenced in October 2013; 10 in November 2013 and 5 in December 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 5 firms named by BIS on 28 February 2014, 4 investigations commenced in October 2013 and 1 during November 2013. The Notices of Underpayment for these 5 cases were all issued in December 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 211177 211180 question first answered 23/10/2014 14:59:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

99888

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Abd al-Malik Abd al-Salam, (b) Ashraf Abd al-Salam, (c) Salim Hasen Khalifa Al Kawani, (d) Abdelrahman Imer al Jaber Al Nameh, (e) Ibrahim al-Bakr, (f) Abdullah Ghalib Mahfuz Muslim Al-Khawar and (g) al-Subaiy are subject to UK sanctions.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	211196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>There are three financial sanctions regimes related to the financing of terrorism in operation in the UK: the UN Al Qaida regime (implemented by EU Regulation 881/2002), the EU’s CP 931 regime, primarily for terrorists external to the EU; and the UK’s domestic regime under the Terrorist Asset Freezing etc. Act 2010. The Treasury publishes a consolidated list of financial sanctions targets that can be accessed from the Gov.uk website, listing all individuals and entities currently subject to financial sanctions in operation in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Abdelrahman Imer al Jaber AL NAIMEH was listed under the UN Al Qaida Sanctions Regime on 23 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Khalifa Muhammad Turki AL-SUBAIY was listed under the UN Al Qaida Sanctions Regime on 10 October 2008.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Abd al-Malik Abd AL-SALAM, Ashraf Abd AL-SALAM, Salim Hasen Khalifa AL KAWANI, Ibrahim AL-BAKR, Abdullah Ghalib Mahfuz Muslim AL-KHAWAR are not currently subject to any of the financial sanctions regimes that are in operation in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/10/2014 13:35:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

99710

registered interest
date	17/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Loans
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 the potential merits of introducing real-time credit checking for lenders.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	210986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Credit data sharing is key to allowing lenders to make proper affordability assessments and promoting a competitive market. Having access to comprehensive data about their customers’ outstanding commitments may help lenders avoid making loans to customers who cannot afford to repay them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2014, credit reference agencies (CRAs) are regulated for their consumer credit activities by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has made clear to payday lenders and CRAs that they must identify and remove any blockages involving real-time data sharing between payday lenders as a matter of urgency. The FCA has committed to prioritising improvements in this area, and has said it expects to see over 90% of payday firms participating in real-time data sharing and over 90% of loans being reported in real time by this November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2014 15:26:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson