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855460

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to make it easier for small businesses to navigate complex and expensive tax procedures; and how they plan to increase awareness of tax relief schemes amongst small businesses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to having a tax system that is simple to understand and easy to comply with. Autumn Budget 2017 took a number of practical steps to simplify the tax rules for small businesses including:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Extending the option of using mileage rates to property businesses; and</p></li><li><p>Ending receipt checking on subsistence costs when employees are reimbursed using benchmark scale rates.</p><p>These measures build on action taken since 2010 including:</p></li><li><p>Establishing the Office of Tax Simplification and then putting it on a permanent, statutory basis so that it can provide independent advice on simplifying the tax system; and</p></li><li><p>Implementing over 200 of the OTS’s recommendations since 2010. This includes simplifying employee benefits and expenses saving employers an estimated £25 million per annum.</p><p> </p><p>The government also takes action where appropriate to raise awareness of reliefs which support small businesses. For example, at Autumn Budget 2017 the Government announced an R&amp;D tax credits awareness campaign directed primarily towards Small and Medium Enterprises.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2018 14:50:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

856296

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Markets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the Bank of America's survey of managers of global investment portfolios, which found that UK equities were the least attractive choice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL6087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not comment on financial market movements or assessments of equity markets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/03/2018 15:37:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

856301

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to address the decline in use of the cash Individual Savings Account; and how investment in 2016–17 compared to 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
	uin	HL6092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government notes the Association of Accounting Technicians Individual Savings Account Working Group’s proposals regarding ISAs. The Chancellor of the Exchequer keeps all tax policy under review and information provided to us is considered as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants to continue to support people to save in the way that is right for them, which is why there are a range of options to help people make their money go further.</p><p> </p><p>ISAs form part of this support, and remain an incredibly popular product with around half of UK households having one.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2017, the ISA allowance increased by a record amount to £20,000. This, combined with the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance in April 2016, has given savers more flexibility when choosing the product most suitable for them and means that over 95% of people have no tax to pay on their savings income.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6093 HL6094 HL6095 question first answered 20/03/2018 15:39:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

856302

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the recommendations of the cross-party Association of Accounting Technicians Individual Savings Account Working Group, that (1) the ISA name should be removed from the Help to Buy scheme, and (2) the Lifetime ISA should be closed to new entrants, and (3) all remaining ISAs should be folded into a single "Everything ISA".
	tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
	uin	HL6093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government notes the Association of Accounting Technicians Individual Savings Account Working Group’s proposals regarding ISAs. The Chancellor of the Exchequer keeps all tax policy under review and information provided to us is considered as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants to continue to support people to save in the way that is right for them, which is why there are a range of options to help people make their money go further.</p><p> </p><p>ISAs form part of this support, and remain an incredibly popular product with around half of UK households having one.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2017, the ISA allowance increased by a record amount to £20,000. This, combined with the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance in April 2016, has given savers more flexibility when choosing the product most suitable for them and means that over 95% of people have no tax to pay on their savings income.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6092 HL6094 HL6095 question first answered 20/03/2018 15:39:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

856303

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have given consideration to scrapping the annual ISA savings limit in favour of a £1 million lifetime contributions limit, as proposed by the cross-party Association of Accounting Technicians Individual Savings Account Working Group; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
	uin	HL6094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government notes the Association of Accounting Technicians Individual Savings Account Working Group’s proposals regarding ISAs. The Chancellor of the Exchequer keeps all tax policy under review and information provided to us is considered as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants to continue to support people to save in the way that is right for them, which is why there are a range of options to help people make their money go further.</p><p> </p><p>ISAs form part of this support, and remain an incredibly popular product with around half of UK households having one.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2017, the ISA allowance increased by a record amount to £20,000. This, combined with the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance in April 2016, has given savers more flexibility when choosing the product most suitable for them and means that over 95% of people have no tax to pay on their savings income.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6092 HL6093 HL6095 question first answered 20/03/2018 15:39:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

856304

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, or plan to take, to create an ISA dashboard, based on the same principles as the Pensions Dashboard project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
	uin	HL6095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government notes the Association of Accounting Technicians Individual Savings Account Working Group’s proposals regarding ISAs. The Chancellor of the Exchequer keeps all tax policy under review and information provided to us is considered as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants to continue to support people to save in the way that is right for them, which is why there are a range of options to help people make their money go further.</p><p> </p><p>ISAs form part of this support, and remain an incredibly popular product with around half of UK households having one.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2017, the ISA allowance increased by a record amount to £20,000. This, combined with the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance in April 2016, has given savers more flexibility when choosing the product most suitable for them and means that over 95% of people have no tax to pay on their savings income.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6092 HL6093 HL6094 question first answered 20/03/2018 15:39:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

857904

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reducing eligibility for Employer Supported Childcare on access to childcare for working parents.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL6213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for Employer-Supported Childcare has not been reduced.</p><p> </p><p>We are gradually replacing Employer-Supported Childcare with Tax-Free Childcare which will extend eligibility for childcare support to nearly 1 million more families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/03/2018 15:47:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

858523

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid out in Lifetime Allowance charges in each year between 2010-2011 to 2017-2018; and what estimate he has made of the amount to be paid in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-2020 and (c) 2010-21.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	131778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Individuals whose pension savings exceed the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) are generally liable for tax when payments are made from their pension scheme.</p><p>Tax paid on LTA charges for 2010/11 to 2017/18 (year to date)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Total tax paid (rounded to the nearest £10m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£10 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£20 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£20 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£40 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£40 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£80 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£110 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£120 million[1]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Numbers provided for tax collected may be subject to significant change over time as in some cases pension providers can claim back tax paid. For example, this can occur where an individual has protections above the current Lifetime Allowance, or where not all of the payment would have been subject to the Lifetime Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not have estimates for future payments of LTA charges for 2018-19, 2019-20 or 2020-21. Any tax received from LTA charges forms a part of the overall Income Tax forecast.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Please note the 2017/18 tax year runs until April 2018, and so further tax charges could come through for this year which are not reflected in the above tables. The number provided represents a <em>year-to-date </em>figure.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/03/2018 14:11:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

858584

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 85 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how many employees of Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services Ltd are line managed by employees of HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	131839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>34 Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services Ltd (RCDTS) employees deliver RCDTS services whilst line managed by employees of HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>RCDTS employees affected by changes in Regional Centres would be treated as priority candidates for any jobs within RCDTS.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs provides RCDTS with estates services, for which it charges.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 131840 131841 question first answered 19/03/2018 14:03:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

858585

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 85 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17 and the oral evidence of the Chief Executive of and Permanent Secretary, HMRC, to the Treasury Subcommittee on 4 December 2017, HC 614, Question 50, whether employees of Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services Ltd will be guaranteed a job within that organisation if they are able to travel to an HMRC regional centre.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	131840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>34 Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services Ltd (RCDTS) employees deliver RCDTS services whilst line managed by employees of HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>RCDTS employees affected by changes in Regional Centres would be treated as priority candidates for any jobs within RCDTS.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs provides RCDTS with estates services, for which it charges.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 131839 131841 question first answered 19/03/2018 14:03:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law