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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

155425

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	Pensions
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 ensure that people who wish to take advantage of greater flexibilities in their personal pensions from April 2015, can do so without significant financial penalties being imposed by their pension provider.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	214236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The evidence we have suggests that high exit charges when transferring out of a pension are not common, and usually apply only when leaving a scheme early.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/11/2014 16:31:30 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

147434

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in (a) Wales, (b) North Wales and (c) Aberconwy constituency are exempted from paying employer national insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	213964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>A publication on take-up of the Employment Allowance was published on Friday 7<sup>th</sup> November and is available on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-allowance-take-up-2014-to-2015-mid-year-estimate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-allowance-take-up-2014-to-2015-mid-year-estimate</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This contains mid-year estimates for 2014-15 of the number of employers benefitting from the Employment Allowance including breakdowns by region, sector, constituency and employer size.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These statistics show that take-up has been very positive with 68% of all eligible business and charities across the UK having claimed the allowance so far.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 213965 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:12:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

147436

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of employers in (a) Wales, (b) North Wales and (c) Aberconwy constituency who have not yet claimed employment and support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	213965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>A publication on take-up of the Employment Allowance was published on Friday 7<sup>th</sup> November and is available on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-allowance-take-up-2014-to-2015-mid-year-estimate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-allowance-take-up-2014-to-2015-mid-year-estimate</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This contains mid-year estimates for 2014-15 of the number of employers benefitting from the Employment Allowance including breakdowns by region, sector, constituency and employer size.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These statistics show that take-up has been very positive with 68% of all eligible business and charities across the UK having claimed the allowance so far.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 213964 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:12:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

147442

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Connaught Income Series 1 Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations his Department has received on the Connaught Income Series 1 Fund.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	214075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials receive regular correspondence on a wide range of issues. We cannot disclose details of specific representations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government appreciates the real difficulties and the serious implications the Connaught issue has had for investors and is following the situation closely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/11/2014 16:48:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

147443

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many benefit claims have been made by adults in the UK in respect of children resident in another country since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	214066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 214067 question first answered 19/11/2014 13:59:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

147444

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how many children resident in another country benefit claims have been made by adults in the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	214067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 214066 question first answered 19/11/2014 13:59:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

147445

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will give further financial assistance to the Northern Ireland Executive to fund public sector pensions, health and education.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	214159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Executive, like the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales, is expected to meet the costs of public sector pensions and spending on health and education from within its existing budgets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 19/11/2014 13:52:44 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

147446

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Suez
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency assessment his Department has made of the potential effects on the British economy of a closure of the Suez Canal to shipping.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	214108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Treasury have made no assessment of the potential effects on the British economy of a closure of the Suez Canal to shipping.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 17/11/2014 10:05:56 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

143354

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Kilmarnock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency are in receipt of working tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	213905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>The number of families in receipt of Working Tax Credits from the Parliamentary Constituency of Kilmarnock and Loudoun can be found on table 4 of the publication </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305906/cwtc-geog-apr14.xls" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305906/cwtc-geog-apr14.xls</strong></a><strong>. This is the April 14 geographical publication and is the most recent relevant published information. </strong></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/11/2014 10:02:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson