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173153

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	World Economic Forum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to provide (a) funding and (b) other support for a reception hosted by HRH The Duke of York at the World Economic Forum to be held in Davos from 21 to 24 January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Norman Baker
	uin	220484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>There has never been a cost to HM Government for the reception hosted by HRH The Duke of York at Davos.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/01/2015 17:43:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	28 label Biography information for Norman Baker

169751

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	218484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>There are two publications which are published as part of the Government’s commitment to Transparency which contain information on travel and subsistence for Senior Officials and Ministers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These can be found on the Gov.uk website following the links below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/senior-officials-expenses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/senior-officials-expenses</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><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><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/01/2015 17:45:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

173487

	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	Social Security Benefits: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to prevent immigrants from claiming benefit for children living abroad.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	220595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit are &quot;family benefits&quot; under EU law. As such EEA nationals working in the UK are entitled to claim in respect of children living in other Member States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has made clear that we need to change the rules around paying Child Benefit in respect of children who live in other European countries. This requires a change of EU law, so Ministers are pursuing renegotiation of the relevant EU rules with their counterparts in Europe</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 19/01/2015 15:02:45 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

173154

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Beckenham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the level of business rates on small shopkeepers of Beckenham constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Beckenham
	tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
	uin	220495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The government has taken significant action to reduce the burden of business rates on small shopkeepers across all areas in England. For 2015-16, the Small Business Rate Relief will be doubled supporting 575,000 businesses and the retail discount will increase from £1,000 to £1,500 for 300,000 shops, pubs, restaurants and cafes with a rateable value of £50,000 or below. Further, the 2% business rates multiplier cap will continue in 2015-16 for all ratepayers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/01/2015 17:54:20 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

173160

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority on problems faced by mortgage holders wishing to port their mortgage.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	220400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The new mortgage regulations are the responsibility of the independent Financial Conduct Authority, who are engaging with industry to ensure a common sense approach to their new rules. Treasury officials are in regular contact with counterparts at the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority on a wide range of mortgage issues.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/01/2015 17:42:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

173040

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Monetary Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Bank of England on the continuation of quantitative easing.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	220360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee. HM Treasury and the Bank of England have frequent discussions on a wide range of issues on the UK economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/01/2015 17:57:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

173157

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints received by HM Revenue and Customs regarding non-payment of the national minimum wage by domiciliary care providers in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 led to formal investigations being carried out.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	220466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC review every complaint referred to them by the PWRH and, in addition, collate and analyse data from various sources to identify employers more likely not to be paying National Minimum Wage and undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, some complaints may not lead to the commencement of an investigation. This might be due to incomplete information being provided, or the worker subsequently wishing to withdraw their complaint. Similarly, multiple complaints about the same employer would only be recorded under one investigation. Therefore HMRC do not record statistics by complaints received, but by investigations completed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I therefore refer my honourable friend to the answer provided to him on 17 October 2014; UIN 209191.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 220435 question first answered 19/01/2015 17:49:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

173158

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints were received by HM Revenue and Customs regarding non-payment of the national minimum wage by domiciliary care providers in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	220435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC review every complaint referred to them by the PWRH and, in addition, collate and analyse data from various sources to identify employers more likely not to be paying National Minimum Wage and undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, some complaints may not lead to the commencement of an investigation. This might be due to incomplete information being provided, or the worker subsequently wishing to withdraw their complaint. Similarly, multiple complaints about the same employer would only be recorded under one investigation. Therefore HMRC do not record statistics by complaints received, but by investigations completed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I therefore refer my honourable friend to the answer provided to him on 17 October 2014; UIN 209191.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 220466 question first answered 19/01/2015 17:49:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

171911

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Financial Conduct Authority does not include professional fees when assessing the amount of compensation which should be paid to people who have been mis-sold policies.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	219747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has been very clear that the mis-selling of financial products is wrong and it is important that those businesses that have been affected are appropriately compensated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority is an independent regulator and the Government does not have any involvement in how the FCA decides to conduct its investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the case of the FCA review into the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products, the decision on whether there should be a separate appeals process was one for the FCA to take.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is important to note, however, that the role of the independent reviewer who oversees the review of each case is to ensure that the process is fair and businesses have adequate opportunity to put forward their case.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, eligible businesses with a turnover of less than €2 million and fewer than 10 employees also have recourse to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) if they are not happy with the outcome of their review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Regarding the inclusion of professional fees in compensation packages, the FCA’s view is that redress should be fair and reasonable in the circumstances. This is consistent with the way the FOS awards compensation. As such, it may be appropriate for compensation to include professional fees in some situations</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 219734 question first answered 19/01/2015 15:05:10 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

171915

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce an appeals process against Financial Conduct Authority decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	219734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has been very clear that the mis-selling of financial products is wrong and it is important that those businesses that have been affected are appropriately compensated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority is an independent regulator and the Government does not have any involvement in how the FCA decides to conduct its investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the case of the FCA review into the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products, the decision on whether there should be a separate appeals process was one for the FCA to take.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is important to note, however, that the role of the independent reviewer who oversees the review of each case is to ensure that the process is fair and businesses have adequate opportunity to put forward their case.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, eligible businesses with a turnover of less than €2 million and fewer than 10 employees also have recourse to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) if they are not happy with the outcome of their review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Regarding the inclusion of professional fees in compensation packages, the FCA’s view is that redress should be fair and reasonable in the circumstances. This is consistent with the way the FOS awards compensation. As such, it may be appropriate for compensation to include professional fees in some situations</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 219747 question first answered 19/01/2015 15:05:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson