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173715

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bitcoin: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his Department's policy to seek to recover VAT on bitcoin transactions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. hon gentleman to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) brief on this topic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/01/2015 17:48:03 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173726

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Investment Income: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised from taxes on dividend income in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each year from 2010.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	220787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes statistics on income tax liabilities on dividend income in Table 2.6 of the HMRC National Statistics series.<p> </p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306833/Table_2.6.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306833/Table_2.6.pdf</a><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/01/2015 17:15:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

173829

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department defines non-fiscal spend.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	220808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text “Non-fiscal spend” is not a formal term in the UK National Accounting framework. It is sometimes used to refer to items of public expenditure, which although included in departmental budgets, are either not classified as spending in the National Accounts or use a different source.<p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 220622 220647 question first answered 21/01/2015 17:22:14 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

173832

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total funds provided by Government for (a) corporate welfare grants and support schemes and (b) tax forgone.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	220824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government offers a wide range of financial support to business through different grants and tax reliefs. For example the Regional Growth Fund has so far committed £2.6 billion of support to over 400 awards which are expected to deliver £16 billion of private sector investment and 573,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Overall Government grants and reliefs serve to support UK businesses to invest and grow, generating jobs and economic growth. Business investment has grown 26% since early 2010, there are more people in work now than ever before, and the IMF have forecast the UK as having the fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 220825 question first answered 19/01/2015 17:56:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

173833

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Government Assistance
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 effectiveness of government financial support to business through grants and tax forgone.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	220825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government offers a wide range of financial support to business through different grants and tax reliefs. For example the Regional Growth Fund has so far committed £2.6 billion of support to over 400 awards which are expected to deliver £16 billion of private sector investment and 573,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Overall Government grants and reliefs serve to support UK businesses to invest and grow, generating jobs and economic growth. Business investment has grown 26% since early 2010, there are more people in work now than ever before, and the IMF have forecast the UK as having the fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 220824 question first answered 19/01/2015 17:56:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

173837

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the PAYE status of (a) divers and (b) diving supervisors working in the offshore energy industry.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	220682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text The Chancellor receives a large variety of representations from a wide range of people.<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/01/2015 11:05:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

173355

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's guidance on delivering public value from spending proposals, under what circumstances procuring a system precedes completion of the full business case.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>As set out in HM Treasury’s “The Green Book — appraisal and evaluation in Central Government”, all new policies, programmes and projects should be subject to comprehensive but proportionate assessment, where it is practicable, so as best to promote the public interest. The nature of this assessment will vary according to the nature of the proposal, and is likely to be influenced by factors such as the scale and complexity of the proposed procurement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/01/2015 14:37:10 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173359

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) UK total managed expenditure in nominal sterling, (b) gross domestic product in nominal sterling and (c) percentage total managed expenditure is expressed as a percentage of the gross domestic product; and what the reasons are for the variances from the Public Expenditure Statistical analysis published by his Department in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	220518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p><strong>All these data are available from the Office for Budget Responsibility’s databank, including the Office for National Statistics outturn data (published 22<sup>nd</sup> November 2014) and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s independent forecast (consistent with the Economic and Fiscal Outlook December 2014 and the Autumn Statement 2014).</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>UK Total Managed Expenditure in nominal sterling.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME outturn (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>680.6</p></td><td><p>700.9</p></td><td><p>701.2</p></td><td><p>717.9</p></td><td><p>719.9</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME forecast (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>737.1</p></td><td><p>746.2</p></td><td><p>746.7</p></td><td><p>751.3</p></td><td><p>765.3</p></td><td><p>779.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>Gross Domestic Product in nominal sterling.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nominal GDP outturn (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>1501.7</p></td><td><p>1,576.2</p></td><td><p>1,628.5</p></td><td><p>1,663.2</p></td><td><p>1,733.0</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nominal GDP forecast (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,822.0</p></td><td><p>1,888.0</p></td><td><p>1,956.0</p></td><td><p>2,038.0</p></td><td><p>2,124.0</p></td><td><p>2,215.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>Total Managed Expenditure expressed as a percentage of the gross domestic product.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME outturn (%GDP)</strong></p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>44.5</p></td><td><p>43.1</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td><td><p>41.5</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME forecast (%GDP)</strong></p></td><td><p>40.5</p></td><td><p>39.5</p></td><td><p>38.2</p></td><td><p>36.9</p></td><td><p>36.0</p></td><td><p>35.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Variances when comparing the most up to date figures set out above against the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis (command paper) are due to these figures including the latest outturn data, incorporating the latest forecast judgement by the Office for Budget Responsibility and the latest classification changes made by the Office for National Statistics.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Since the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis was published in July 2014 the Office for Budget Responsibility has published their latest forecast in their December 2014 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The Office for National Statistics regularly update outturn, at a various points in the year, for total managed expenditure and gross domestic product.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 21/01/2015 17:19:05 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

173360

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Invest NI
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the Chief Executive of Invest NI.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	220521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/01/2015 14:40:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

173363

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to devolve corporation tax to the Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	220597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>Following the 23 December Stormont House Agreement, the Government introduced and published the Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill on 8 January 2015. The Bill is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-bill-to-devolve-corporation-tax-in-northern-ireland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-bill-to-devolve-corporation-tax-in-northern-ireland</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/01/2015 11:10:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown