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45790

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff work in his Department's Major Infrastructure Tracking Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	194287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Major Infrastructure Tracking Unit is part of Infrastructure UK, a team of 70 FTE staff.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

48745

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Crown Estate houses the Crown Estate plans to sell.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Mr Jeremy Browne
	uin	196886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Estate operates commercially at arm's length from the Treasury. The Crown Estate makes commercial decisions in line with the Crown Estate Act 1961 and does not normally discuss them in detail with the Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 196908 196909 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	1575 label Biography information for Mr Jeremy Browne

48750

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Crown Estate on selling houses.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Mr Jeremy Browne
	uin	196908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Estate operates commercially at arm's length from the Treasury. The Crown Estate makes commercial decisions in line with the Crown Estate Act 1961 and does not normally discuss them in detail with the Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 196886 196909 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	1575 label Biography information for Mr Jeremy Browne

48751

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many houses the Crown Estate is proposing to sell in Taunton Deane.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Mr Jeremy Browne
	uin	196909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Estate operates commercially at arm's length from the Treasury. The Crown Estate makes commercial decisions in line with the Crown Estate Act 1961 and does not normally discuss them in detail with the Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 196886 196908 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	1575 label Biography information for Mr Jeremy Browne

48952

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have declared income on their income tax returns from (a) rent from a residential property, (b) rent from a furnished holiday letting, (c) rent from commercial properties and (d) income under the Rent a Room Scheme in the last tax year.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	196979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Due to the structure of the Self Assessment tax return, it is not possible to provide a complete answer to this question.</p><p> </p><p>Income from residential and commercial property is not separated out in either the full or the short Self Assessment return. In total, 1,984,000 individuals reported UK property income that was not from Furnished Holiday Lettings in the tax year 2011-12. This figure includes both the main and short Self Assessment returns.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a complete accounting of the number of individuals claiming the Rent a Room relief. This is because individuals claiming the relief with gross rental income of less than £4,250 do not have to fill in a Self Assessment return. Individuals who fill in the short return have no way of indicating that they are claiming the relief.</p><p> </p><p>Of those individuals who filled in the main return, 47,000 indicated that they were claiming the relief. This includes those who ticked the box to indicate that their gross rents were less than £4,250, and those who filled in the amount claimed.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals with income from Furnished Holiday Lettings must complete the property pages of the main return. In all, 82,000 individuals declared income from Furnished Holiday Lettings in the tax year 2011-12. This covers Furnished Holiday Lettings in both the UK and EEA.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is currently running a compliance campaign focusing on individuals who let residential property, giving them the opportunity to bring their tax affairs up to date and to pay the tax that they owe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

49038

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 performance of the Tax Credit Error and Fraud Adding Capacity trial involving the private company Transactis in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	197122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>From April to July 2013, HMRC carried out a trial to test whether it would be feasible to increase the number of compliance checks on tax credits claims, through the use of private sector resource. HMRC will publish the evaluation of the trial and the customer research report in due course.</p><p> </p><p>It is not appropriate to place the business case in the public domain given the commercial sensitivities and the risk of prejudice to HMRC's ability to tackle tax credits error and fraud.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the external costs of the trial, I refer the Hon Member to the Thirty-Fourth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts [2013/14] into HMRC Tax Collection: Annual Report &amp; Accounts 2012–13, which may be found at <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmpubacc/666/66602.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmpubacc/666/66602.htm</a>. All internal HMRC operating costs are published annually in the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 197123 197124 197125 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

49039

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the business case for the outsourcing of compliance checks on tax credits claims.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	197123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>From April to July 2013, HMRC carried out a trial to test whether it would be feasible to increase the number of compliance checks on tax credits claims, through the use of private sector resource. HMRC will publish the evaluation of the trial and the customer research report in due course.</p><p> </p><p>It is not appropriate to place the business case in the public domain given the commercial sensitivities and the risk of prejudice to HMRC's ability to tackle tax credits error and fraud.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the external costs of the trial, I refer the Hon Member to the Thirty-Fourth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts [2013/14] into HMRC Tax Collection: Annual Report &amp; Accounts 2012–13, which may be found at <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmpubacc/666/66602.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmpubacc/666/66602.htm</a>. All internal HMRC operating costs are published annually in the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 197122 197124 197125 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

49036

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if HM Revenue and Customs will share the evaluation of the Tax Credit Error and Fraud Adding Capacity trial with recognised trade unions.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	197124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>From April to July 2013, HMRC carried out a trial to test whether it would be feasible to increase the number of compliance checks on tax credits claims, through the use of private sector resource. HMRC will publish the evaluation of the trial and the customer research report in due course.</p><p> </p><p>It is not appropriate to place the business case in the public domain given the commercial sensitivities and the risk of prejudice to HMRC's ability to tackle tax credits error and fraud.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the external costs of the trial, I refer the Hon Member to the Thirty-Fourth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts [2013/14] into HMRC Tax Collection: Annual Report &amp; Accounts 2012–13, which may be found at <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmpubacc/666/66602.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmpubacc/666/66602.htm</a>. All internal HMRC operating costs are published annually in the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 197122 197123 197125 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

49037

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent by HM Revenue and Customs on preparatory work for the outsourcing of Tax Credit Error and Fraud Adding Capacity to date.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	197125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>From April to July 2013, HMRC carried out a trial to test whether it would be feasible to increase the number of compliance checks on tax credits claims, through the use of private sector resource. HMRC will publish the evaluation of the trial and the customer research report in due course.</p><p> </p><p>It is not appropriate to place the business case in the public domain given the commercial sensitivities and the risk of prejudice to HMRC's ability to tackle tax credits error and fraud.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the external costs of the trial, I refer the Hon Member to the Thirty-Fourth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts [2013/14] into HMRC Tax Collection: Annual Report &amp; Accounts 2012–13, which may be found at <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmpubacc/666/66602.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmpubacc/666/66602.htm</a>. All internal HMRC operating costs are published annually in the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 197122 197123 197124 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

49256

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2014, Official Report, column 677W, on VAT, how many VAT431C claims have been submitted in each of the (a) last eight years and (b) smallest time periods by which data is kept over the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	197388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>VAT 431NB New House Build Claims and VAT431C Conversion claims forms have only been in use in their current form since September 2009.</p><p>Data on these forms is kept on an annual calendar year basis.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of claim</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Build/from 2009 VAT431NB</p></td><td><p>6818</p></td><td><p>6441</p></td><td><p>6183</p></td><td><p>5303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conversion/from 2009 VAT431C</p></td><td><p>1155</p></td><td><p>1107</p></td><td><p>1251</p></td><td><p>999</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 197389 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn