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424861

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	World Economy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2013 Lough Erne G8 Leaders' Communiqué, published on 18 June 2013, what progress has been made on implementing the commitments in paragraphs (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 8 and (e) 10 of that document; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	14136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>An update on UK progress of commitments in the G8 Lough Erne Leaders Communique can be found in the 2013 UK G8 Presidency Report, published on the Government’s website at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/271676/G8_report_WEB_FINAL.PDF</p><br /><p>Since then the Prime Minister has updated the House in June following the 2015 G7 summit. There has been significant progress on the Lough Erne commitments, including the finalisation of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting package (further information published on the OECD website), agreeing global standards on Automatic Exchange of Information in taxation and furthering international free trade agreements.</p><p>In addition, the G7 publishes an accountability report which monitors progress on the promises made on development. The last report was published in 2013, and the next one will be published next year under the Japanese presidency.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 17:02:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

423902

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that employers use the correct pension classification code and pay their due amount as contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	13407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes detailed guidance for employers on the GOV.UK website about National Insurance Contributions category letters.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance-rates-letters" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance-rates-letters</a></p><br /><p>All employers with an occupational pension scheme receive a reference number (Employer Contracted-Out Number) from HMRC. This allows the employer to use specific category letters which indicate that they are paying contracted-out contributions when they make their Real Time Information returns to HMRC. There are also automated checks in place to identify if an incorrect category letters has been used and these are then followed-up with the employer.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 14:40:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

423883

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	VAT Exemptions: Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend VAT relief to NHS pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
	tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
	uin	13313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>NHS grant funding takes account of all costs incurred by pharmacies, including VAT.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 14:43:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

423884

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	VAT Exemptions: Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to prevent private pharmacies from being able to reclaim the 20 per cent VAT they pay suppliers for medicines.
	tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
	tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
	uin	13314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>In common with other businesses, private pharmacies are entitled to reclaim the VAT paid on costs connected with their taxable activity.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 14:41:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

423891

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the projected level of income tax that will be forgone by the taxpayer by providing higher rate income tax relief on pension contributions in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	13362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total cost of pensions tax relief is published in HM Revenue and Customs’ National Statistics table PEN6, available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/registered-pension-schemes-cost-of-tax-relief</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 15:30:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

424233

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Corporation Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will investigate UK multinationals' corporate tax practices in Zambia.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	13584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Any investigation of UK multinationals’ corporate tax practices in Zambia would need to focus on, and require a full understanding of, the interaction between multinationals and the tax regime of Zambia. It would not be feasible or appropriate for the UK Government to undertake such an investigation.</p><br /><p>The UK is supporting tax reform in Zambia. For example, the Department for International Development has funded the OECD and World Bank Group to provide technical assistance to Zambia to implement improvements in transfer pricing and related controls. More generally, the Government is committed to supporting developing countries access sustainable sources of revenue and collect the taxes they are due. The UK is a world leader on tax capacity building, contributing considerable human and financial resources to help developing countries to build robust tax administrations. And earlier this year we committed to doubling our funding for tax projects in developing countries.</p><br /><p>The Government has also set up a specialist Tax Capacity Building Unit in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). At Autumn Statement 2014, the Chancellor announced that HMRC would recruit a new team of tax inspectors to work fulltime on tax capacity building, supporting HMRC’s Tax Capacity Building Unit and fulfilling missions such as the OECD’s Tax Inspectors Without Borders project.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 17:05:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

424860

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2015 to Question 12791, on married people: tax allowances, what the best telephone number is for customers to use; and what rate that telephone line charges.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	14045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>People wanting to apply for Marriage Allowance by telephone should call HM Revenue and Customs’ helpline on 0300 200 3300. Call charges vary depending on the package provided by phone service providers, and further information can be found at GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 14:02:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

424231

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Companies: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce legislative proposals to prevent UK tax rules allowing companies to avoid paying tax in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	13578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK, like most countries, has a territorial tax system that focuses on taxing profits generate from economic activity in the UK. It is not possible to use the UK tax system to prevent companies from avoiding paying tax in other countries. Our corporate tax system is designed to protect the UK’s tax base, not those of other countries.</p><br /><p>The key issue is ensuring that developing countries have the assistance required to develop their own rules to protect their tax bases. The UK has set up a specialist Tax Capacity Building Unit in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which deploys HMRC staff to developing countries to provide technical expertise. Earlier this year, we committed to doubling our funding for tax projects in developing countries.</p><br /><p>The UK is also at the forefront of global efforts to address tax avoidance by multinational companies through the OECD-G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. Over 60 countries have been involved in this work, including developing countries.</p><br /><p>The BEPS project was completed on 5 October, and the focus is now on implementation. The UK is chairing a group of over 90 countries, including developing countries such as Zambia, who are working together to develop a multilateral instrument (MLI) to update the global network of tax treaties in line with the BEPS project outcomes. The MLI will help developing countries whose tax treaty negotiation expertise may be more limited than in governments of developed economies.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 15:32:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

423892

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of capital gains tax forgone through providing entrepreneur's relief in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	13307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Latest estimates of the cost of Entrepreneurs’ Relief, amount to £3.0bn for 2014-15, and £2.7bn for 2013-14. These can be found in table 1.5 (Main tax expenditures and structural reliefs) at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389539/20141231_expenditure_reliefs_v0.3.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389539/20141231_expenditure_reliefs_v0.3.pdf</a></p><br /><p>This publication does not include an estimate for 2012-13; the latest published estimate for 2012-13 is £2.1bn.</p><br /><p>The estimated cost of this relief from capital gains tax does not represent the yield if this relief were to be abolished, as consequential behavioural effects would substantially reduce yield.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 15:30:03 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy