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724551

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 69989, on whisky: excise duties, for what reasons his Answer does not refer to representations received from the Scottish whisky industry on excise duties on spirits.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	71998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

223216

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was to his Department of the visits and press conferences for the (a) long term economic plans for Yorkshire and (b) long term economic plan for the north-west events.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	225243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p><strong>The total cost for the Long Term Economic Plan visit to Yorkshire and the North-West was met through the existing departmental budgets.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 14:37:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

222424

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tate Modern
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) purchase and (b) installation cost was of the banner used at his speaking engagement at the Tate Modern on 20 February 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	224839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p><strong>Treasury ministers and officials communicate with a wide range of bodies on a regular basis. All costs are met from within existing departmental budgets.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 14:36:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

225868

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to Question 224839 tabled on 20 February 2015 for answer on 25 February 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	226696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I have done so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 12:20:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

229330

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much unpaid inheritance tax was outstanding from estates notified for probate valued up to £1 million since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	228885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 12:13:26 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

176350

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Communication
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	222595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Communication with stakeholders and the public is a part of the job of all Treasury teams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The costs of running HM Treasury Communication department, including all staff and running costs have more than halved since 2009/10. The figures are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2009/10 £2,612,258</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 £2,196,291</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 £2,122,484</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 £1,269,977</p><p> </p><p>2013/14 £1,289,075</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 10:40:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

228776

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the Connaught Income Fund Series 1 settlement negotiations.
	tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
	tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
	uin	228575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I was very sorry to hear about the difficulties faced by investors in the Connaught Income Fund Series 1 and hope that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are able to finalise their investigation promptly.<br> <br> On 10 March, the FCA provided an update on proceedings which can be found here:</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/news/fca-statement-on-connaught" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/news/fca-statement-on-connaught</a><br> <br> The FCA is operationally independent from Government and carries out its functions within the framework of statutory objectives and duties agreed by Parliament. In view of the FCA’s independence it would not be appropriate for the Treasury to comment further on this ongoing investigation.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 228573 228574 question first answered 26/03/2015 10:40:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

228774

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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, what representations he has received on the decision of the Financial Conduct Authority to withdraw from the Connaught Income Fund Series 1 settlement negotiations.
	tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
	tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
	uin	228573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I was very sorry to hear about the difficulties faced by investors in the Connaught Income Fund Series 1 and hope that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are able to finalise their investigation promptly.<br> <br> On 10 March, the FCA provided an update on proceedings which can be found here:</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/news/fca-statement-on-connaught" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/news/fca-statement-on-connaught</a><br> <br> The FCA is operationally independent from Government and carries out its functions within the framework of statutory objectives and duties agreed by Parliament. In view of the FCA’s independence it would not be appropriate for the Treasury to comment further on this ongoing investigation.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 228574 228575 question first answered 26/03/2015 10:40:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

228775

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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, if he will request the Financial Conduct Authority to ensure that its investigation into the Connaught Income Fund Series 1 will result in adequate compensation for investors in that fund; and if he will request a timescale for the payment of such compensation.
	tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
	tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
	uin	228574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I was very sorry to hear about the difficulties faced by investors in the Connaught Income Fund Series 1 and hope that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are able to finalise their investigation promptly.<br> <br> On 10 March, the FCA provided an update on proceedings which can be found here:</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/news/fca-statement-on-connaught" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/news/fca-statement-on-connaught</a><br> <br> The FCA is operationally independent from Government and carries out its functions within the framework of statutory objectives and duties agreed by Parliament. In view of the FCA’s independence it would not be appropriate for the Treasury to comment further on this ongoing investigation.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 228573 228575 question first answered 26/03/2015 10:40:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

225608

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's advertising and communications expenditure was in each month since September 2014; and what that expenditure is forecast to be in March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	226606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials communicate with a wide range of bodies on a regular basis. All costs are met from within existing departmental budgets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 10:39:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

229340

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to answer Question 227268, tabled on 11 March 2015 by the hon. Member for Leeds West.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	228904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I have done so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 09:26:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

229084

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 has not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each such report was; from whom each such research report was commissioned; what the value of each such commission was; on what date each such report was received by his Department; for what reason each such research report has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each such report.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	228843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department do not hold this information centrally. The information requested can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 09:08:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

229076

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Annuities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of the additional cost to the public purse arising from additional (a) social security payments and (b) social care costs of people in receipt of annuity income reassigning that income to a third party in order to receive the value of that annuity as a lump sum.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	228659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>From April 2016, the government will change the tax rules to allow people who are already receiving income from an annuity to assign that income to a third party, subject to agreement from their annuity provider. The proceeds of the assignment could then be taken directly or drawn down over a number of years, and would be taxed at their marginal rate, in the same way as those taking their pension after April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of how the costs of this measure have been calculated including the number of annuities that could be assigned can be found in the Budget 2015 Policy Costings document here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413895/Policy_Costings_18_00.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413895/Policy_Costings_18_00.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 228657 228658 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:00:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

229078

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Annuities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the figures in table 2.1 of Budget 2015 on a secondary market in annuities, for what reason income tax revenue is projected to fall by £130 million in 2018-19 and £120 million in 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	228658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>From April 2016, the government will change the tax rules to allow people who are already receiving income from an annuity to assign that income to a third party, subject to agreement from their annuity provider. The proceeds of the assignment could then be taken directly or drawn down over a number of years, and would be taxed at their marginal rate, in the same way as those taking their pension after April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of how the costs of this measure have been calculated including the number of annuities that could be assigned can be found in the Budget 2015 Policy Costings document here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413895/Policy_Costings_18_00.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413895/Policy_Costings_18_00.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 228657 228659 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:00:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

229077

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Annuities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the figures in table 2.1 of Budget 2015 on a secondary market in annuities, how many people receiving an annuity income will have to reassign that income to a third party and take the value as a lump sum in order to generate the projected additional revenues of £535 million in 2016-17 and £540 million in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	228657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>From April 2016, the government will change the tax rules to allow people who are already receiving income from an annuity to assign that income to a third party, subject to agreement from their annuity provider. The proceeds of the assignment could then be taken directly or drawn down over a number of years, and would be taxed at their marginal rate, in the same way as those taking their pension after April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of how the costs of this measure have been calculated including the number of annuities that could be assigned can be found in the Budget 2015 Policy Costings document here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413895/Policy_Costings_18_00.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413895/Policy_Costings_18_00.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 228658 228659 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:00:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

228490

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many VAT-registered property rental companies there were in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	228302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Supplies of residential property letting are exempt from VAT, so businesses that only make such exempt supplies are not entitled to register for VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In each of the relevant years, the number of VAT- registered businesses whose declared trade classification was Letting or Renting own or Leased Real Estate was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p>Year</p></td><td><p> </p><p>No of VAT registered businesses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2005</p></td><td><p>4,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2006</p></td><td><p>4,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2007</p></td><td><p>6,264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2008</p></td><td><p>10,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2009</p></td><td><p>14,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2010</p></td><td><p> </p><p>18,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2011</p></td><td><p> </p><p>22,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2012</p></td><td><p> </p><p>26,076</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p><p>29,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,502</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227906 question first answered 25/03/2015 17:47:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227694

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many VAT-registered property rental companies there were in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	227906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Supplies of residential property letting are exempt from VAT, so businesses that only make such exempt supplies are not entitled to register for VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In each of the relevant years, the number of VAT- registered businesses whose declared trade classification was Letting or Renting own or Leased Real Estate was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p>Year</p></td><td><p> </p><p>No of VAT registered businesses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2005</p></td><td><p>4,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2006</p></td><td><p>4,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2007</p></td><td><p>6,264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2008</p></td><td><p>10,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2009</p></td><td><p>14,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2010</p></td><td><p> </p><p>18,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2011</p></td><td><p> </p><p>22,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2012</p></td><td><p> </p><p>26,076</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p><p>29,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,502</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 228302 question first answered 25/03/2015 17:47:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

223212

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many BN66 status enquiries HM Revenue and Customs has made in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	225154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>UK residents are taxable on their worldwide income wherever it arises including situations where it arises by way of foreign partnerships. Budget Note 66 (BN66) did not change this position, but announced new legislation to put this position beyond doubt and to close down a wholly artificial tax avoidance scheme. This scheme involved foreign partnerships comprised of foreign trustees that sought to exploit a perceived loophole.</p><p> </p><p>As section 58 of the Finance Act 2008, the legislation announced by BN66, retrospectively clarified existing legislation its introduction had no effect on any taxpayer’s tax position.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available to answer Question 225153. HMRC records are not collated so as to aggregate all enforcement actions taken in respect of all taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available to answer Question 225154. HMRC systems do not separately identify cases with status issues from the generality of Section 58 cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 225152 225153 225200 question first answered 25/03/2015 17:46:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

223211

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enforcement actions in respect of BN66 legislation there have been in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	225153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>UK residents are taxable on their worldwide income wherever it arises including situations where it arises by way of foreign partnerships. Budget Note 66 (BN66) did not change this position, but announced new legislation to put this position beyond doubt and to close down a wholly artificial tax avoidance scheme. This scheme involved foreign partnerships comprised of foreign trustees that sought to exploit a perceived loophole.</p><p> </p><p>As section 58 of the Finance Act 2008, the legislation announced by BN66, retrospectively clarified existing legislation its introduction had no effect on any taxpayer’s tax position.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available to answer Question 225153. HMRC records are not collated so as to aggregate all enforcement actions taken in respect of all taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available to answer Question 225154. HMRC systems do not separately identify cases with status issues from the generality of Section 58 cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 225152 225154 225200 question first answered 25/03/2015 17:46:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

223210

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax yield was from BN66 legislation in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	225152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>UK residents are taxable on their worldwide income wherever it arises including situations where it arises by way of foreign partnerships. Budget Note 66 (BN66) did not change this position, but announced new legislation to put this position beyond doubt and to close down a wholly artificial tax avoidance scheme. This scheme involved foreign partnerships comprised of foreign trustees that sought to exploit a perceived loophole.</p><p> </p><p>As section 58 of the Finance Act 2008, the legislation announced by BN66, retrospectively clarified existing legislation its introduction had no effect on any taxpayer’s tax position.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available to answer Question 225153. HMRC records are not collated so as to aggregate all enforcement actions taken in respect of all taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available to answer Question 225154. HMRC systems do not separately identify cases with status issues from the generality of Section 58 cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 225153 225154 225200 question first answered 25/03/2015 17:46:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

223224

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many BN66 cases brought to tribunal led to (a) prosecution, (b) acquittal and (c) out of court settlements in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	225200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>UK residents are taxable on their worldwide income wherever it arises including situations where it arises by way of foreign partnerships. Budget Note 66 (BN66) did not change this position, but announced new legislation to put this position beyond doubt and to close down a wholly artificial tax avoidance scheme. This scheme involved foreign partnerships comprised of foreign trustees that sought to exploit a perceived loophole.</p><p> </p><p>As section 58 of the Finance Act 2008, the legislation announced by BN66, retrospectively clarified existing legislation its introduction had no effect on any taxpayer’s tax position.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available to answer Question 225153. HMRC records are not collated so as to aggregate all enforcement actions taken in respect of all taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available to answer Question 225154. HMRC systems do not separately identify cases with status issues from the generality of Section 58 cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 225152 225153 225154 question first answered 25/03/2015 17:46:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

228854

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, where he plans digital tax accounts will be held; how he plans to protect such accounts against cyber attacks; and what safeguards he plans to put in place for those accounts to protect privacy.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	228639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The digital tax accounts will be accessible through Gov.UK and are therefore protected by the strong security built into that product to protect the accounts from cyber attacks. For anyone to access the digital accounts they will have to have authenticated their identity through the Government Gateway process or by the Verify route. These robust identity checks will enable customers to securely access their data within their account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 17:43:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228778

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Swansea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of HM Revenue and Customs' offices at Swansea; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	228548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>HMRC has been discussing a vision of its future to 2020 and beyond with its workforce, through a national conversation called Building our Future. Through this, HMRC has outlined how it proposes to transform services to its customers and set out what this means for the future size, shape and location of the Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has set out its early thinking about the principles that will determine its future location strategy, which involves bringing teams closer together in a smaller number of large, modern, adaptable Regional Centres. These centres will be supported by a UK-wide network of smaller specialist and touchdown sites.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has told staff that, it believes that Cardiff is the most suitable location for a future Regional Centre in Wales, since it is already the biggest HMRC location in the country. However, no firm decisions have yet been made on the precise location or timing of a new HMRC Regional Centre in Cardiff or the nature and timing of impacts on other HMRC locations in Wales including Swansea.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC will be developing its plans over coming months and will share details of them as they emerge. HMRC will naturally undertake all necessary consultations and impact assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC shared the main elements of this vision with MPs and Assembly Members in October 14 and will continue to keep MPs and Assembly Members informed of the outcomes of these conversations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 17:42:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

227716

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Pensioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons Pensioner Bonds are not included in the Tax Deduction Scheme for Interest.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	227947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2015, the Chancellor announced that from April 6<sup>th</sup> 2016, a new savings allowance will remove 95% of people from savings income tax. As a result the industry is expected to switch off the Tax Deduction Scheme for Interest (TDSI), and NS&amp;I plan to start paying interest gross on all taxable products, including the 65+ “Pensioner” Bond.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Bonds are not included in TDSI as NS&amp;I as a whole does not operate TDSI. Instead NS&amp;I decide on a product-by-product basis as to whether taxable products should be paid net or gross of basic rate tax. At the time 65+ bonds were being developed, the majority of pensioners were basic rate tax payers, and therefore liable to be taxed at the basic rate on the interest on their savings. Paying interest net of the basic rate on 65+ bonds meant that the majority of customers would be taxed correctly without the need to intervene.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When TDSI was implemented in 1991, it was decided that it was not appropriate or cost-effective for NS&amp;I. The option to join was kept under review, but as 72% of NS&amp;I’s total stock is invested in tax-free products, and a large proportion of NS&amp;I customers are not liable to pay tax on the remaining taxable products, it is considered to be prohibitively expensive to the taxpayer for NS&amp;I to join the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 11:25:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

227713

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates notified for probate and valued up to £1 million paid no inheritance tax in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	227908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the numbers of estates with values up to £1million notified to HMRC that are not liable to Inheritance Tax for deaths in years up to 2011/12 (the latest year for which information is currently available) have been published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338970/140729Table12-3DUChecked.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338970/140729Table12-3DUChecked.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Many of the estates in this table with a ‘net estate’ value of more than the Inheritance Tax threshold (including any unused amount transferred from a deceased spouse or civil partner) do not have a liability because of the availability of reliefs and exemptions, which will reduce the net estate value to below this threshold.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 11:19:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

177785

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2015
	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 the total advertising budget is for the campaign to promote the Employment Allowance; and how much has been spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other advertising mentioning that allowance in the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	223403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Employment Allowance is administered by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Details of all HMRC spending, in excess of £25,000, are set out on the government website via: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 11:18:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

226587

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have registered interest on the Pension Wise website in receiving (a) telephone or (b) face-to-face advice.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	227268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on Pension Wise will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 11:10:37 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

224414

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to boost the growth of the financial technology industry.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	225806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>As part of our long term economic plan, the Government is committed to supporting the continued growth of the Financial Technology (FinTech) sector. The Government has taken a number of steps to achieve this, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Creating a new Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), which will ensure that smaller banks and alternative providers of finance – including FinTechs – can access payment systems in a fair and transparent way, and thereby contributing to a fairer and more competitive payments industry. The PSR will open its doors on 1 April this year.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Committing to additional funding of £100m to the British Business Bank’s Investment Programme – including funding for FinTech.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Launching the GO-Science’s Blackett Review on FinTech Futures, which looks ahead 10 years to the future and identify what the technologies, enablers and barriers are that will shape the future of the UK FinTech sector.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>Naming the big banks that will have to share credit data, and refer on SMEs they reject for finance – helping alternative finance providers, including FinTech firms, to lend more effectively;</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Supporting the development of the peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding market: consulting on ISA eligibility for crowdfunded debt securities; announcing we will review EU regulations standing in the way of P2P institutional lending; and creating a bespoke regulatory framework for P2P.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Most recently at budget 2015, we announced a further package of measures to build on the government’s wide-reaching programme of reform to drive competition in banking and FinTech, including announcing that:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>The Government intends to apply anti-money laundering regulation to digital currency exchanges in the UK, launch a new research initiative into digital currency technology, with £10 million additional funding, and work with the British Standards Institution and the digital currency industry to develop voluntary standards for consumer protection.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Gocompare will launch the first personal current account comparison tool making use of customers’ bank midata releases on 26 March 2015.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The Government will work with the banks and FinTech firms to develop an open API (Application Programming Interface) standard for banks, by the end of the year.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ‘Project Innovate’ will work with HMT and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to investigate the feasibility of developing a regulatory ‘sandbox’ for financial services innovators</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Innovate Finance has agreed to deliver its FinTech regional strategy through a series of local partnerships; the first partnership has already been established in Leeds, and further partnerships will be established in Manchester and Edinburgh by April, and in Newcastle, Bristol and other centres before the end of the year.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 11:07:37 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

169747

	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's domestic adaptation spend was in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	218380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have any dedicated expenditure on domestic adaption, as the central policy function sits with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 10:54:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

226590

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	227160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>8% of Treasury respondents declared that during the past 12 months they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The rules on confidentiality relating to the Civil Service People Survey (CSPS) do not allow for the breakdown of the results to the extent where the anonymity may be compromised. Therefore the Treasury does not hold information on the proportion of disabled staff who reported bullying or harassment at work in the 2014 Civil Service People Survey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>6% of Treasury respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 10:52:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

227476

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cross Border Remittances Action Group
	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 effectiveness of the recent work undertaken by the Action Group on Cross Border Remittances.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	227636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Action Group on Cross Border Remittances will next meet on Friday 27 March 2015. Over the past year, the group has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve trust and transparency in the money service business (MSB) sector and give banks greater confidence to deal with MSBs – and crucially remittances continue to flow to Somalia and other developing countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Working closely with the supervisors, the Action Group has initiated revised guidance to the MSB sector and for those banking MSBs. The National Crime Agency have worked collaboratively with the banking and MSB sectors to improve understanding of the risks and how they can be managed, and the Safer Corridor pilot has been initiated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Safer Corridor Pilot is implemented by the World Bank, and funded by the Department for International Development (DFID.) The World Bank is currently revising the design of the pilot based on feedback received from extensive consultation with key market players, including regulators, banks and MSBs. DFID expects the World Bank to complete the design by the end of April with a view to starting procurement soon after. Whilst this has taken time, it is also ensuring that the pilot will respond to the needs of all stakeholders and increasing the chances of the pilot achieving its desired impact.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227619 227620 227637 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:08:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

227475

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Remittances: Somalia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the safe corridor pilot for remittances to Somalia to open.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	227620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Action Group on Cross Border Remittances will next meet on Friday 27 March 2015. Over the past year, the group has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve trust and transparency in the money service business (MSB) sector and give banks greater confidence to deal with MSBs – and crucially remittances continue to flow to Somalia and other developing countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Working closely with the supervisors, the Action Group has initiated revised guidance to the MSB sector and for those banking MSBs. The National Crime Agency have worked collaboratively with the banking and MSB sectors to improve understanding of the risks and how they can be managed, and the Safer Corridor pilot has been initiated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Safer Corridor Pilot is implemented by the World Bank, and funded by the Department for International Development (DFID.) The World Bank is currently revising the design of the pilot based on feedback received from extensive consultation with key market players, including regulators, banks and MSBs. DFID expects the World Bank to complete the design by the end of April with a view to starting procurement soon after. Whilst this has taken time, it is also ensuring that the pilot will respond to the needs of all stakeholders and increasing the chances of the pilot achieving its desired impact.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227619 227636 227637 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:08:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

227474

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Remittances: Somalia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for the time taken to open the safe corridor pilot for UK-Somalia remittances.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	227619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Action Group on Cross Border Remittances will next meet on Friday 27 March 2015. Over the past year, the group has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve trust and transparency in the money service business (MSB) sector and give banks greater confidence to deal with MSBs – and crucially remittances continue to flow to Somalia and other developing countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Working closely with the supervisors, the Action Group has initiated revised guidance to the MSB sector and for those banking MSBs. The National Crime Agency have worked collaboratively with the banking and MSB sectors to improve understanding of the risks and how they can be managed, and the Safer Corridor pilot has been initiated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Safer Corridor Pilot is implemented by the World Bank, and funded by the Department for International Development (DFID.) The World Bank is currently revising the design of the pilot based on feedback received from extensive consultation with key market players, including regulators, banks and MSBs. DFID expects the World Bank to complete the design by the end of April with a view to starting procurement soon after. Whilst this has taken time, it is also ensuring that the pilot will respond to the needs of all stakeholders and increasing the chances of the pilot achieving its desired impact.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227620 227636 227637 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:08:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

227477

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cross Border Remittances Action Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date it is planned that the Action Group on Cross Border Remittances will next meet.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	227637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Action Group on Cross Border Remittances will next meet on Friday 27 March 2015. Over the past year, the group has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve trust and transparency in the money service business (MSB) sector and give banks greater confidence to deal with MSBs – and crucially remittances continue to flow to Somalia and other developing countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Working closely with the supervisors, the Action Group has initiated revised guidance to the MSB sector and for those banking MSBs. The National Crime Agency have worked collaboratively with the banking and MSB sectors to improve understanding of the risks and how they can be managed, and the Safer Corridor pilot has been initiated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Safer Corridor Pilot is implemented by the World Bank, and funded by the Department for International Development (DFID.) The World Bank is currently revising the design of the pilot based on feedback received from extensive consultation with key market players, including regulators, banks and MSBs. DFID expects the World Bank to complete the design by the end of April with a view to starting procurement soon after. Whilst this has taken time, it is also ensuring that the pilot will respond to the needs of all stakeholders and increasing the chances of the pilot achieving its desired impact.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227619 227620 227636 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:08:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

175002

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Pensioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the issue of pensioner bonds in January 2015, what lessons his Department has learnt on the ability of online application systems and telephone enquiry services to deal with large numbers of applicants, in planning for new public bond issues.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	221543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The 65+ “Pensioner” Bond has had the biggest opening sales of any retail financial product in Britain’s modern history. National Savings &amp; Investments website remains the easiest route by which to invest and provide immediate assurance that an application has been received. In advance of the launch NS&amp;I doubled the size of their call centres, and added further staff to help manage the high call volumes. Customers can also invest by making a postal application.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:58:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

228265

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cooperatives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the Financial Conduct Authority does not use the definition agreed by the International Labour Organisation of a co-operative society.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	228196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:57:37 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

227085

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Business: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small and medium-sized enterprises received money from the Funding for Lending Scheme in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	227463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Funding for Lending Scheme is not a direct source of finance for businesses. The scheme was introduced in July 2012 to help to reduce elevated bank funding costs and incentivise lending to the real economy. It does this by providing funding to participating banks and building societies, the quantity of which is linked to their net lending performance. Individual lending decisions remain a commercial consideration for the bank or building society concerned. More broadly, gross lending to businesses in the UK has been increasing since 2012, particularly to SMEs. In 2014, gross lending to SMEs was £53bn; 24% higher than 2013 and 40% higher than 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:53:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

227711

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of employees in his Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	227968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury publishes information about the diversity of its workforce in its Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:51:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

227265

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department and its executive agencies and associated bodies were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	227550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>As part of HM Treasury’s transparency agenda figures for non-payroll staff are published on a monthly basis and can be found using the following link.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workforce-management--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workforce-management--2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To go back further than the published 4 years would be at a disproportionate cost.<br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:50:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227264

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	227566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total amount of expenditure by HM Treasury on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publically available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CRA is compiled from departmental spending data submitted to HM Treasury on services, split by sub-functions. This data that each department provides, uses internationally-agreed definitions called the Classifications of the Functions of Government (UN COFOG). These functions include and separately identify expenditure on various Research and Development activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:46:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227960

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been recruited to provide (a) face-to-face and (b) telephone guidance through the Government's Pension Wise scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	227848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>All guidance specialists working for Pension Wise will receive high quality and rigorous training, whether they are delivering guidance face to face or over the phone. They will be required to pass a certificated test to demonstrate they have the necessary technical knowledge and guidance skills to deliver the guidance. The training programme is designed in accordance with FCA standards, and will be accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute, a well-respected professional standards body in the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the aims of guidance service is to promote consumer awareness of scams and practical tips on, for example, how to check whether a firm is regulated on the FCA’s register.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s delivery partners, TPAS and Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland are currently recruiting guidance specialists. Recruitment strategies and the placement of guidance specialists are the responsibility of individual delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 9 March, Citizens Advice England and Wales, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland published the names of the bureaux that will be delivering Pension Wise. 50 bureaux in England and Wales, 35 in Scotland and 19 in Northern Ireland will act as the main delivery centres for the service. These bureaux will be delivering appointments at hundreds of locations across the UK with the aim of providing good geographic coverage and ensuring the service is accessible across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227762 227763 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:45:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

227726

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many trained staff delivering (a) face-to-face and (b) telephone guidance through the Government's Pension Wise scheme will be based in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	227763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>All guidance specialists working for Pension Wise will receive high quality and rigorous training, whether they are delivering guidance face to face or over the phone. They will be required to pass a certificated test to demonstrate they have the necessary technical knowledge and guidance skills to deliver the guidance. The training programme is designed in accordance with FCA standards, and will be accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute, a well-respected professional standards body in the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the aims of guidance service is to promote consumer awareness of scams and practical tips on, for example, how to check whether a firm is regulated on the FCA’s register.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s delivery partners, TPAS and Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland are currently recruiting guidance specialists. Recruitment strategies and the placement of guidance specialists are the responsibility of individual delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 9 March, Citizens Advice England and Wales, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland published the names of the bureaux that will be delivering Pension Wise. 50 bureaux in England and Wales, 35 in Scotland and 19 in Northern Ireland will act as the main delivery centres for the service. These bureaux will be delivering appointments at hundreds of locations across the UK with the aim of providing good geographic coverage and ensuring the service is accessible across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227762 227848 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:45:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

227725

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether staff recruited to provide (a) face-to-face and (b) telephone guidance through the Government's Pension Wise scheme will have any specific training on scams and mis-selling.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	227762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>All guidance specialists working for Pension Wise will receive high quality and rigorous training, whether they are delivering guidance face to face or over the phone. They will be required to pass a certificated test to demonstrate they have the necessary technical knowledge and guidance skills to deliver the guidance. The training programme is designed in accordance with FCA standards, and will be accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute, a well-respected professional standards body in the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the aims of guidance service is to promote consumer awareness of scams and practical tips on, for example, how to check whether a firm is regulated on the FCA’s register.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s delivery partners, TPAS and Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland are currently recruiting guidance specialists. Recruitment strategies and the placement of guidance specialists are the responsibility of individual delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 9 March, Citizens Advice England and Wales, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland published the names of the bureaux that will be delivering Pension Wise. 50 bureaux in England and Wales, 35 in Scotland and 19 in Northern Ireland will act as the main delivery centres for the service. These bureaux will be delivering appointments at hundreds of locations across the UK with the aim of providing good geographic coverage and ensuring the service is accessible across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227763 227848 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:45:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

227719

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which news applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	227834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The answer to this question is none. Staff are not permitted to run executables and download applications to their HM Treasury provided device.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:43:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

226222

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	226973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>In the 2014 People Survey, 81% of Treasury respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>89% of Treasury respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/03/2015 17:36:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

227478

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	London Stock Exchange: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the letter of 29 September 2014 sent to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills by the hon. Member for Neath, relating to the regulation of the alternative investment market, if he will make an assessment of the merits of the arguments made in that letter on reforms to that market.
	tabling member constituency	Neath
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Hain
	uin	227638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Alternative Investments Market (AIM) is owned and operated by the London Stock Exchange. Although under the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive AIM is not classified as a Regulated Market, this does not mean that it is not subject to any regulation. Indeed, under the Financial Services &amp; Markets Act 2000, AIM falls within the definition of a Prescribed Market and is therefore subject to the requirements of the rigorous UK domestic market abuse regime. Furthermore, as a UK Recognised Investment Exchange, the London Stock Exchange is subject to the Recognition Requirements Regulations, which includes rules governing how AIM is operated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/03/2015 17:31:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

227267

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group
	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 announcement, Government sells more shares in Lloyds through trading plan, published on 9 March 2015, how many shares in Lloyds Banking Group the Government sold, and at what price per share.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	227539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>On 17 December 2014 the Chancellor authorised the sale of a third part of the government’s shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group via a trading plan. The plan is ongoing and will end no later than 30 June 2015. Morgan Stanley act as broker on behalf of HM Treasury to execute the trading plan.</p><p> </p><p>Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules require HMG as seller to inform the market each time its shareholding has crossed through a one percentage point threshold, which is typically released via RNS by the company. Lloyds have therefore released two such statements since the launch of the trading plan, on 23 February and 9 March 2015. These contain details of the government’s remaining shareholding in Lloyds. On both occasions, the government released a statement confirming these announcements.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 March 2015 the government confirmed that the total amount of money raised through the trading plan was over £1bn and that the government’s shareholding in Lloyds had fallen below 23%.</p><p> </p><p>As I informed the House in my written statement on 18 December, a statement will be laid before Parliament with further details at the end of the plan. In order to get the best deal for the taxpayer, I will not provide a running commentary on the price of shares and the precise number sold while the trading plan is ongoing. However, the Chancellor has made clear that no shares will be sold below the average price the previous government paid for them (i.e. 73.6p).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227537 227538 question first answered 18/03/2015 16:40:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

227268

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons details of the latest sale of Government held shares in Lloyds Banking Group were not published by UK Financial Investments.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	227537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>On 17 December 2014 the Chancellor authorised the sale of a third part of the government’s shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group via a trading plan. The plan is ongoing and will end no later than 30 June 2015. Morgan Stanley act as broker on behalf of HM Treasury to execute the trading plan.</p><p> </p><p>Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules require HMG as seller to inform the market each time its shareholding has crossed through a one percentage point threshold, which is typically released via RNS by the company. Lloyds have therefore released two such statements since the launch of the trading plan, on 23 February and 9 March 2015. These contain details of the government’s remaining shareholding in Lloyds. On both occasions, the government released a statement confirming these announcements.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 March 2015 the government confirmed that the total amount of money raised through the trading plan was over £1bn and that the government’s shareholding in Lloyds had fallen below 23%.</p><p> </p><p>As I informed the House in my written statement on 18 December, a statement will be laid before Parliament with further details at the end of the plan. In order to get the best deal for the taxpayer, I will not provide a running commentary on the price of shares and the precise number sold while the trading plan is ongoing. However, the Chancellor has made clear that no shares will be sold below the average price the previous government paid for them (i.e. 73.6p).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227538 227539 question first answered 18/03/2015 16:40:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

227266

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fees are payable to JP Morgan for its role in managing the trading plan to sell the remaining holdings of Government held shares in Lloyds Banking Group.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	227538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>On 17 December 2014 the Chancellor authorised the sale of a third part of the government’s shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group via a trading plan. The plan is ongoing and will end no later than 30 June 2015. Morgan Stanley act as broker on behalf of HM Treasury to execute the trading plan.</p><p> </p><p>Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules require HMG as seller to inform the market each time its shareholding has crossed through a one percentage point threshold, which is typically released via RNS by the company. Lloyds have therefore released two such statements since the launch of the trading plan, on 23 February and 9 March 2015. These contain details of the government’s remaining shareholding in Lloyds. On both occasions, the government released a statement confirming these announcements.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 March 2015 the government confirmed that the total amount of money raised through the trading plan was over £1bn and that the government’s shareholding in Lloyds had fallen below 23%.</p><p> </p><p>As I informed the House in my written statement on 18 December, a statement will be laid before Parliament with further details at the end of the plan. In order to get the best deal for the taxpayer, I will not provide a running commentary on the price of shares and the precise number sold while the trading plan is ongoing. However, the Chancellor has made clear that no shares will be sold below the average price the previous government paid for them (i.e. 73.6p).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227537 227539 question first answered 18/03/2015 16:40:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

226585

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Macquarie Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which of his Department's projects Macquarie Bank has invested in since May 2010; and how much it has invested in each project.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	227243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>(1)Treasury Ministers and officials 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. They are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) HM Treasury does not sponsor any projects directly, and does not hold information on which parties invest in other department’s projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227239 question first answered 17/03/2015 17:50:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman