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166244

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	European Space Agency
	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 Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills regarding UK financial commitments to the European Space Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
	tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
	uin	216162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p><strong>I can confirm that at the December 2014 ESA Council of Ministers the Government successfully negotiated a £226m funding package for ESA programmes and, to enable this, the Chancellor agreed at Autumn Statement to provide £55m of new funding to the department for Business Innovation and Skills in 2015/16. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The package includes the UK taking the operational lead for first European rover mission to Mars, a further 6 years membership to the International Space Station and the leverage of significant industry investment into the UK’s satellite telecommunications sector.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 21/01/2015 17:34:07 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

170089

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Fees and Charges
	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 annual saving to the Exchequer from the introduction of fees for (a) employment tribunals, (b) judicial review and (c) criminal courts.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	218537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government estimates that the introduction of fees for proceedings before the Employment Tribunals will generate approximately £9 million per annum from 2014/15 net of fee remissions. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The increases to fees for Judicial Review were part of a package of reforms to fees in the civil courts introduced in April 2014 to bring the fees closer to cost recovery. We estimate the fees for judicial review might contribute around £2million to this package, subject to the effect of fee remissions.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The introduction of the Criminal Courts Charge is estimated to generate gross cash inflows of between approximately £105 million and £185 million per annum in steady state (2023/24). The estimate of the cost of enforcement is approximately £25 million per annum in steady state. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/12/2014 09:19:47 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

170228

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering: EU Action
	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 progress of current negotiations on the proposed 4th European Union Directive on money laundering as regards risk assessment and consequent enhanced due diligence for United Kingdom Politically Exposed Persons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL3724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government has advocated a risk-based approach to “politically exposed persons” domestically, through negotiations on the Directive.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>In the UK, this would require treating UK PEPs, such as UK Parliamentarians, on the basis of risk when undertaking customer due diligence. Enhanced due diligence would only apply if the business relationship is assessed as high risk.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Political agreement between the Presidency, the European Parliament and the Commission on the Directive was reached on 16 December. We expect the Italian Presidency to provide further details shortly. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 22/12/2014 14:45:24 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

169942

	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	Fraud
	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 cost of (a) fraud and (b) financial error in (i) his Department, (ii) its executive agencies and (iii) its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	218513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>All members of the Treasury Group have strict procedures in place to eliminate where possible, opportunities for fraud and financial error.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 06/01/2015 10:02:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

166237

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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 assessment he has made of the number of cases in which officials engaged in verifying the eligibility of applicants for tax credits where issues relating to their single status were an issue did not provide information advising how single status could be established in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
	uin	216201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>During 2013-14 the total number of interventions carried out on single person tax credit claims with a suspicion of an undeclared partner was 140,923. HMRC amended 28,516 awards as a result of these investigations. HMRC do not hold data on the number of applicants who failed to provide information relating to their single status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/01/2015 13:20:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

168589

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: Gifts and Endowments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many gifts from members of the public were made for the purpose of reducing the national debt in each of the last three years; what the (a) nature and (b) value of each gift was; whether it is his policy to encourage such donations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Norman Baker
	uin	217757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Given below is a list of gifts from members of the public made for the purpose of reducing the national debt in each of the last three years, with the nature and value of each gift. Over the last three years there have been 39 such gifts; 16 in 12/13, 16 in 13/14, and 7 in 14/15. The Treasury is a passive receiver of donations and bequests. It does not actively pursue possible donations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year 2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>12.18</p></td><td><p>24-Feb-14</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>200.00</p></td><td><p>19-Feb-14</p></td><td><p>Gift</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>15.00</p></td><td><p>10-Feb-14</p></td><td><p>Gift</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>3.87</p></td><td><p>16-Jan-14</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>02-Dec-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>40.00</p></td><td><p>21-Nov-13</p></td><td><p>Gift</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2.94</p></td><td><p>14-Oct-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>336,356.53</p></td><td><p>27-Sep-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.78</p></td><td><p>03-Sep-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>420,576.00</p></td><td><p>23-Aug-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>120.00</p></td><td><p>20-Aug-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>6.77</p></td><td><p>05-Aug-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>03-Jun-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>41,571.79</p></td><td><p>30-Apr-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>799,389.84</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year 2012-13</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>284,964.00</p></td><td><p>28-Mar-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1,988.20</p></td><td><p>05-Mar-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>41.91</p></td><td><p>18-Feb-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>3.06</p></td><td><p>04-Feb-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>8.84</p></td><td><p>31-Jan-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>03-Dec-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>7,000.00</p></td><td><p>06-Nov-12</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.04</p></td><td><p>30-Oct-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.07</p></td><td><p>30-Oct-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>101,946.98</p></td><td><p>24-Oct-12</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.75</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.08</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.08</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.08</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>406,607.08</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year 2011-12</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>120.00</p></td><td><p>29-Mar-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>18,478.49</p></td><td><p>14-Dec-11</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>01-Dec-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>6.72</p></td><td><p>22-Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.61</p></td><td><p>19-Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>4.45</p></td><td><p>19-Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>42.80</p></td><td><p>19-Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>5.61</p></td><td><p>20-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>7.80</p></td><td><p>14-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.44</p></td><td><p>05-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.26</p></td><td><p>05-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>05-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>17.06</p></td><td><p>28-Jun-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.01</p></td><td><p>02-Jun-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.01</p></td><td><p>10-May-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.38</p></td><td><p>05-May-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1,416.93</p></td><td><p>04-May-11</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,183.66</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/01/2015 11:58:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	28 label Biography information for Norman Baker

170323

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average time was taken by HM Revenue and Customs to pre-approve transfer pricing arrangements in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	218609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has run an Advance Pricing Agreement Programme since 1999 to assist businesses in identifying solutions for complex transfer pricing issues and by agreeing their transfer pricing in advance. The average time taken by HMRC to draw up an agreement is available on the HMRC website at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/international/transfer-pricing-stats.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/international/transfer-pricing-stats.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Time taken is measured from the date the formal APA application is received to the date the agreement is signed by all relevant parties. The increase in elapsed times reflects an increased number of bilateral applications where HMRC has to work with other tax administrations, and has limited control over the process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 16:55:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

114618

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	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 payments the Government has made to (a) Capgemini and (b) Fujitsu for work decommissioning tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has undertaken limited decommissioning work on the Tax Credit systems. All decommissioning costs are paid through Cap Gemini as our prime supplier and the value of those payments is £1.2m.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/01/2015 12:52:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

169403

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the value of uncollected tax in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	218165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs published its latest tax gap estimates on 16 October 2014 in 'Measuring Tax Gaps' 2014 edition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2012-13 the UK tax gap was estimated at £34 billion, 6.8 per cent of total tax due. We do not break this down by country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the non UK duty paid market for petrol and diesel fuels in Northern Ireland are published on pages 7 and 41-43. The non UK duty paid estimate covers both the illicit market and cross border shopping.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The excise duty losses due to the non-UK duty paid diesel market were £60 million for both 2011-12 and 2012-13. The excise duty losses due to the petrol non-UK duty paid market were £30 million for both 2011-12 and 2012-13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/01/2015 16:04:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

170312

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that all its polices are consistent with the UK's commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	218683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury considers the impacts of its legislative and wider policy work, including impacts specifically on children. In the course of this work it consults with a number of expert groups and, in particular, works closely with Government Departments with lead responsibilities on policies important for the welfare of children.This approach reflects the government’s commitment to fairness as well as to meeting our wider commitments and legal obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/01/2015 11:26:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali