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784662

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date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of women who are not claiming Child Benefit due to a parent earning above £50,000 and who do not receive the credit for National Insurance State Pension each year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL2880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Child Benefit can help some claimants qualify for National Insurance credits. These credits count towards their State Pension and protect it by making sure they don’t have gaps in their National Insurance record.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ensures that individuals have the information they need to make well-informed choices about their pension position and Child Benefit. HMRC provides specific information on the Child Benefit claim form, through the HMRC helpline, online at gov.uk, through partners such as Citizen’s Advice, and in the Bounty Packs that go to new parents.</p><p> </p><p>However, some people may choose not to claim Child Benefit. HMRC does not have an estimate of the number of people whose state pension entitlements are affected by their decision not to claim.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:36:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

784706

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	NHS: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 1 November (HL2444), and in the light of guidance from HMRC stating that VAT refunds paid under s 41(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 are met from public expenditure rather than VAT revenue, whether refunds paid to the NHS under that section are met out of the NHS spend voted by Parliament; and if so, whether the Vote is adjusted in order to meet the additional costs of those refunds.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS expenditure is included in the Department of Health budget, which is voted by Parliament. Budgets are set net of recoverable VAT and therefore take account of payments under section 41 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/11/2017 15:26:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

784730

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK business of the proposal from the EU Commission for a European track and trace for the tobacco market; and what steps they are taking to protect UK interests.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL2948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The illicit tobacco trade is a global problem, and the introduction of a track and trace system will be an important step forward in tackling this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The government is continuing to study the draft implementing legislation for Article 15 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive and is discussing the drafts with the Commission and other Member States.</p><p> </p><p>In considering the proposed EU regulations, the government is concerned to ensure they are proportionate, efficient, effective, can be implemented in the timescale set and keep burdens on legitimate business to a minimum while delivering the required objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The government is aware of some concerns raised by businesses affected and will continue to assess the impact of the legislation and the timetable for implementation as the drafts develop.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2862 question first answered 15/11/2017 13:20:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

784731

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the publication by HMRC on 26 October of the Tobacco tax gap estimates 2016–17, what assessment they have made of the relationship between tobacco duty rises and the number of smokers seeking to purchase non-UK duty paid tobacco.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL2949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The behavioural response to a rise in prices is captured by the price elasticity of demand. More information on HMRC’s long-run estimate of the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes can be found in HM Revenue and Custom’s publication ‘Econometric Analysis of Cigarette Consumption in the UK’.</p><p>Information on the size of the illicit market for cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco is available in HM Revenue and Custom’s publication ‘Tobacco tax gap estimates for 2016-17’.</p><p>Both of these publications may be found on the government’s website.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:48:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

784732

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of a second tobacco duty increase this year on the revenue of HM Treasury.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL2950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 16:57:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

784765

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been received in relation to the Valuation Office's online system in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	111706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN HC111194 on numbers of complaints about the Check, Challenge, Appeal system.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/11/2017 13:03:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

784766

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken to answer telephone calls from the public was at the Valuation Office in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	111701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The average time for the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to answer telephone calls from the public in the last 12 months is 3 minutes 58 seconds.</p><p> </p><p>The longest time taken to answer a call in the last 12 months was 1 hour 4 minutes on 11<sup>th</sup> April. Delays of this length are very uncommon. April 2017 was a particularly busy period due to business rates revaluation and introduction of the new business rates appeal system in England. In the last 12 months, February 2017 was the month with the highest average call wait time, of 5 minutes 53 seconds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/11/2017 13:49:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

784767

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Loans
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 proportion of (a) businesses whose lending and (b) funds lent to businesses which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	111702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to extending the regulatory perimeter only where there is a clear case for doing so, in order to avoid putting additional costs on lenders that would ultimately lead to higher costs for businesses.</p><p> </p><p>However, unincorporated sole traders and small partnerships borrowing less than £25,000 do receive regulatory protection. In practice, the effect of this is that the smallest SMEs are more likely than not to receive regulatory protections when borrowing.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority estimated in their 2015 Discussion Paper “Our approach to SMEs as users of financial services” that between 2010 and 2014, 41% of all the loans and overdrafts applied for by SMEs could potentially fall within the regulatory perimeter</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 111703 question first answered 14/11/2017 13:44:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

784768

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the business lending element of the regulatory framework of the Financial Conduct Authority; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	111703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to extending the regulatory perimeter only where there is a clear case for doing so, in order to avoid putting additional costs on lenders that would ultimately lead to higher costs for businesses.</p><p> </p><p>However, unincorporated sole traders and small partnerships borrowing less than £25,000 do receive regulatory protection. In practice, the effect of this is that the smallest SMEs are more likely than not to receive regulatory protections when borrowing.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority estimated in their 2015 Discussion Paper “Our approach to SMEs as users of financial services” that between 2010 and 2014, 41% of all the loans and overdrafts applied for by SMEs could potentially fall within the regulatory perimeter</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 111702 question first answered 14/11/2017 13:44:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

784769

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North West Hampshire
tabling member printed	Kit Malthouse
uin	111582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs have previously commissioned studies into the use and impact of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). These were published in April 2008 and February 2016 respectively. Details can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>2008 study: <a href="http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/study-impact-enterprise-investment-scheme-eis-and-venture-capital-trusts-vct-company" target="_blank">http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/study-impact-enterprise-investment-scheme-eis-and-venture-capital-trusts-vct-company</a></p><p> </p><p>2016 study: <a href="https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/use-and-impact-venture-capital-schemes" target="_blank">https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/use-and-impact-venture-capital-schemes</a></p><p> </p><p>Seed EIS, introduced in 2012, was not included in the studies. Both these reliefs are currently being considered as part of the Patient Capital Review, the consultation for which was published in August.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/11/2017 15:09:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse