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169396

	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	High Net Worth Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the staffing levels of the High Net Worth Unit in HM Revenue and Customs were in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	218088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>High Net Worth Unit compliance yield outcomes for each of the last four years were: </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Yield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£162,000,000 (Approximately)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£200,428,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£222,403,897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£267,970,741</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The staffing levels of the High Net Worth Unit in HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last four years were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FTEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218101 question first answered 17/12/2014 16:57:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

169397

	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	High Net Worth Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what yield was generated to HM Revenue and Customs by the High Net Worth Unit in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	218101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>High Net Worth Unit compliance yield outcomes for each of the last four years were: </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Yield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£162,000,000 (Approximately)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£200,428,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£222,403,897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£267,970,741</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The staffing levels of the High Net Worth Unit in HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last four years were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FTEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218088 question first answered 17/12/2014 16:57:04 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

169379

	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.5 of the HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) summary of responses to the consultation on Direct Recovery of Debts, what estimate he has made of the number of HMRC staff members that will be required to guarantee that every debtor will receive a face-to-face visit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20; and whether those staff will be new or existing HMRC staff.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	218024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Direct Recovery of Debts (DRD) is expected to affect around 17,000 debtors each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) has a well-established process for making face-to-face visits to debtors who do not pay what they owe. In 2013-14, HMRC’s Field Force agents made around 900,000 visits to debtors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some of those who will be considered for DRD would receive a visit from a Field Force officer in the course of normal debt enforcement. Once DRD begins operation, these visits will provide a further opportunity for HMRC to:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>personally identify the taxpayer and confirm it is their debt</p></li><li><p>explain to debtors what they owe, why they are being pursued for payment, and discuss payment of the debt</p></li><li><p>discuss options to resolve the debt, including offering a Time to Pay arrangement to the debtor, where appropriate</p></li><li><p>identify debtors who are in a vulnerable position and offer them the support they need to settle their debts.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC anticipates that it will absorb the operational cost of DRD visits within its current funding envelope, and the Government has budgeted £800,000 for the systems changes that will underpin the delivery of this measure. HMRC does not expect to recruit additional staff for this purpose.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 17:01:16 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

169382

	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	Derelict Land
	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 cost to the Exchequer of exempting houses on brownfield sites from stamp duty land tax on their first sale.
	tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
	uin	218017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC data does not contain any information on brownfield sites. Furthermore it does not contain information on if a transaction is the first sale of a developed site.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 16:50:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

168882

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	London Legacy Development Corporation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.109 in Autumn Statement 2014, what estimate he has made of the cost of VAT refunds for the London Legacy Development Corporation in each year to 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	217968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Providing London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) with VAT refunds in years 2015-16 to 2019-20 is expected to have a negligible impact on the Exchequer</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 16:48:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

166247

	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	Tax Avoidance: Construction
	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 tax revenues lost from the use of umbrella companies in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	216034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is concerned at the growing use of overarching contracts of employment by employment intermediaries such as “umbrella companies”. <br><br>The Government will review these arrangements and has published a discussion document inviting representations from interested parties to inform potential future action.<br><br>There is no estimate of tax revenue lost from the use of umbrella companies in the construction industry alone</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 17:11:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

169939

	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	Minimum Wage: Newham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many notices of underpayment have been issued to businesses in the London Borough of Newham for non-payment of the National Minimum Wage in each of the last six years; and how many employees were covered in each case.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	218448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not capture complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to Government regions, constituencies or county. Work relating to a specific geographical area is not always done by the NMW team based in that area. Additionally, notices of underpayment are issued to a company's head office address, but may include workers from a number of different operating sites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218449 question first answered 17/12/2014 16:55:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169940

	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	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations for National Minimum Wage non-payment have resulted in the issue of a notice of underpayment in each month since October 2013.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	218449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not capture complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to Government regions, constituencies or county. Work relating to a specific geographical area is not always done by the NMW team based in that area. Additionally, notices of underpayment are issued to a company's head office address, but may include workers from a number of different operating sites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218448 question first answered 17/12/2014 16:55:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169375

	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	Taxation: Investment Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the amount raised in taxation from carried interest on financial assets in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	218085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 17:12:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

169380

	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.5 of the HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) summary of responses to the consultation on Direct Recovery of Debts, how many HMRC staff will work in the new vulnerable customers unit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20; and whether those staff will be new or existing HMRC staff.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	218025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The vulnerable customers unit will provide additional support to HMRC customers who owe debts to HMRC and have been identified as vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC will review the resourcing of this unit over time, to ensure the Department can respond appropriately to customer demand and from ongoing work with the voluntary sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 16:59:45 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood