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143442

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	World War I: Debts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they owe the government of the United States as a result of the First World War; and what are the arrangements for repayment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>At the end of the First World War, the debt owed to the United States by the United Kingdom amounted to around £850 million. Repayments of the debt were made between 1923 and 1931. In 1931, President Hoover of the United States proposed a one year moratorium on all war debts, which allowed extensive international discussions on the general problems of debt repayment to be held. However, no satisfactory agreement was reached. In the absence of such an agreement, no payments have been made to, or received from, other nations since 1934. At the time, the United Kingdom was owed more by other nations than the outstanding principal it owed the United States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For this reason, liabilities and assets arising from WW1 have not been listed on the UK government’s balance sheet since 1944-45.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 20/11/2014 17:03:29 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

147437

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been recovered from people who fraudulently claimed tax credits in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	214040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) do not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:13:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

147438

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	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 value of tax credits which were claimed fraudulently in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	214041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the central estimate of the levels of error and fraud in the tax credit system for each of the last five tax years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Central estimate of Error and Fraud as a percentage of finalised tax credits entitlement</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.9%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.1%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.3%</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>7.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Central estimate of the total net Error &amp; Fraud value (billion)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,060</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,270</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,090</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>£2,010</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest published statistics relating to tax credit error and fraud can be found in the attached link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/316032/Random_Enquiry_2012-13_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/316032/Random_Enquiry_2012-13_final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:05:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

147439

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) is taking to make people who are eligible for tax credits aware of the opportunity to claim.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	214042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>GOV.UK provides the public with comprehensive <a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits/tax-credits" target="_blank">guidance</a> about tax credits, including a tax credits <a href="https://www.gov.uk/tax-credits-calculator" target="_blank">calculator</a> that people can use to assess their own eligibility. Our tax credits helpline advisers also provide advice and guidance to people who call to enquire about their eligibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC also works closely with voluntary and community sector organisations to ensure they have the right information available to help their customers understand potential eligibility for tax credits, and how to apply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the channels above, HMRC runs an annual advertising campaign to promote the need for tax credits customers to renew their claims. The campaign uses a range of channels including national television, radio and digital marketing, and reaches a wide audience across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:12:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

147440

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	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 value of tax credits which were not claimed in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	214043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) do not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:19:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

147441

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been employed in administering tax credits in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	214044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Resource is flexibly deployed between benefits and credits to meet customer demand. A specific figure for tax credits cannot be provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:21:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

155744

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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 intends to answer Question 213271, tabled on 4 November 2014; and what the reason was for the time taken in replying.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	214787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>I have done so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 20/11/2014 17:29:43 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

155417

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the G20's 2013 St Petersburg Declaration, what plans he has for a spillover analysis of the effects of UK tax rules on developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
	uin	214389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The St Petersburg Declaration refers to Action 11 of the G20-OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project, which is developing an economic analysis to determine the scale and impact of aggressive tax planning by multinationals, including on the spillover effects into other countries. The UK supports this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:23:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

156177

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Bank Services
	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 ease of opening bank accounts for small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
	uin	906139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a range of measures to support small businesses, including making it easier for them to find a bank that meets their needs. For example, the Business Banking Insight survey will help the UK's SMEs understand their options, make decisions about who they should bank with, and plan how they will finance their growth. It provides detailed information on what the UK's SMEs think about every aspect of their bank, and includes a ranking of banks against key indicators.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the British Bankers' Association website hosts a 'Business Account Finder'. This provides information on a range of financial services available to businesses, including current accounts. It presents a list of the most competitive current accounts available with separate sections for sole traders, limited companies, charities and other types of business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2014 17:50:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

142584

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the change in the Treasury Block Grant to the Northern Ireland Executive should the Executive reduce corporation tax to 12.5 per cent from the existing United Kingdom level of corporation tax.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL2695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet agreed with the Northern Ireland Executive how the block grant adjustment will be calculated if corporation tax rate-setting powers are devolved</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 20/11/2014 17:04:30 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney