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449286

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax disputes with large businesses HM Revenue and Customs is engaged in; and what the value is of the tax that is being contested in those disputes.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	25102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text Until 31 March 2014, HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Large Business Service dealt with the tax affairs of around 800 of the largest businesses in the UK. From 1 April 2014, HMRC’s new Large Business directorate deals with the tax affairs of around 2,000 large businesses.<p> </p>At 31 December 2015, HMRC had enquiries open with 1,117 of the large businesses dealt with by the Large Business Directorate, covering 3,981 risks with £20.3 billion tax under consideration.<p> </p>At 31 December 2015, HMRC had enquiries open with 567 of the largest 800 businesses covering 2,826 risks with £16.8 billion tax under consideration.<p> </p><p>Tax under consideration is not actual tax either owed or unpaid. Rather, it is a tool which HMRC uses to guide its enquiries to focus on the most significant risks that exist at any particular time. The total is just a snapshot of work in progress and will naturally fluctuate as risks are addressed and new ones taken up.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/02/2016 10:03:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

443185

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Concentrix
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on the outsourcing of its compliance review to Concentrix; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	21505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text The value of the contract was estimated at between £55m and £75m at contract award. Payments to Concentrix are based on the results they deliver, taking into account the quality and accuracy of their work.Concentrix are not paid for any cases where the decision they make is overturned. answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/01/2016 17:23:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

443176

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to enable his Department's child tax credit department to answer the enquiries of hon. Members electronically.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	21582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text The use of standard email is insecure and therefore in order to protect customers’ information, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not use it when dealing with sensitive personal and financial information. However, HMRC does answer MPs enquiries electronically in cases where the response does not include any sensitive customer data. answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/01/2016 17:28:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

448813

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Joint Exchequer Committee's negotiations will conclude, and when the fiscal framework will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord McAvoy
	uin	HL5593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Whilst there is no set date for the Joint Exchequer Committee to conclude negotiations on the fiscal framework, the UK government is doing everything it can to achieve an agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The Business Managers and usual channels have agreed to move the final day in Committee on the Scotland Bill to Monday 22 February to allow more time for negotiations between the Scottish and UK Governments to progress.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government is working towards a deal that is fair for Scotland, fair for the UK and meets all of the principles of the Smith Commission Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The fiscal framework document will be published shortly after it is agreed.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 11/02/2016 16:14:20 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4158 label Biography information for Lord McAvoy

449202

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what legal powers the EU has to intervene in the taxation arrangements agreed between HM Treasury and foreign-based firms, including Google, and what assessment they have made of whether HMRC could legally co-operate in any such EU action.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL5712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>While corporate taxation is a matter for Member States, under the EU Treaties the European Commission has competence to conduct State aid investigations in order to prevent unlawful distortion of competition and to safeguard the internal market. Member State authorities are required to cooperate with any such investigations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 10/02/2016 17:40:31 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

444137

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to introduce a one-month time limit on engagements for (a) small business and (b) other limited company contractors before they are treated as employees for tax purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	22025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Where people would have been employees if they were providing their services directly, the intermediaries legislation (known as IR35) requires that they pay broadly the same tax and National Insurance as other employees.</p><p>The Government estimates that currently only around 10% of people who should pay tax on at least part of their company's income under these rules do so. This non-compliance is both unfair and estimated to cost over £400 million a year. The Government is therefore looking to improve the legislation in a way that protects the Exchequer and improves fairness. However, it is not the Government's intention to widen the scope of the rules.</p><p>The Government published a discussion document on 17 July 2015 that set out the issues in more detail and invited views on options for reform. The discussion period closed on 30 September and the Government will announce next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/01/2016 17:55:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

446739

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who work in the City of London have been prosecuted for a crime relating to financial misconduct since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	23566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>We are unable to specifically identify whether alleged offenders prosecuted for committing a crime relating to financial misconduct worked in the City of London or any other geographical area. There are many criminal offences that could be construed as ‘relating to financial misconduct’ which are prosecuted by a number of differing authorities and a detailed answer could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2009 the Financial Services Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority have prosecuted 59 individuals for offences including insider dealing, breaching the general prohibition and creating false or misleading impressions or statements, seven of whom were acquitted.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/02/2016 15:32:52 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

446743

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses benefited from video games tax relief in 2014-15; what the cost of that relief was to his Department in that year; and what the return on investment was for the economy as a result of that relief.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Chris White
	uin	23679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Video Games Tax Relief is forecast to cost the Exchequer £10m in 2014-15. The first Official Statistics on the number of claims and cost of Video Games Tax Relief will be published in Summer 2016, allowing sufficient time for claims to have been submitted for the 2014-15 tax year. No estimate of the benefit for the economy as a whole is available.</p><br /><p>The forecast has been certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility and is consistent with their latest forecast of Corporation Tax receipts.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/01/2016 14:49:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4114 label Biography information for Chris White

444555

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cooperative Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) discussions he has had with the Cooperative Bank and (b) what representations he has received on its decision to close bank accounts belonging to groups campaigning on matters relating to Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	22403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials receive representations and have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><br /><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/01/2016 16:25:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

444113

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Credit Cards: Debts
	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 credit card companies on supporting people on low incomes with credit card debts.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	22022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of companies and organisations to discuss relevant issues.</p><p><br> Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/01/2016 16:12:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon