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168588

	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	Succession
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been received by the Sovereign in each of the last 30 years as a result of people (a) dying intestate and (b) making specific bequests in favour of the Sovereign in the Duchy of Lancaster.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Norman Baker
	uin	217760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <ol><li><p>The Sovereign has received no direct benefit from bona vacantia since 1988. The Privy purse benefited by £339k in 1984/85, £468k in 1985/86, £418k in 1986/87 and £497k in 1987/88.</p></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1988 proceeds from bona vacantia have been used to pay late claims and the balance has been divided between three charities established to receive these funds which are the Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund (supporting charities within the County Palatine or where the Duchy has landed or historical interests in England and Wales), the Jubilee Trust (which supports The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy and other heritage buildings owned by the Duchy) and the Duke of Lancaster Housing Trust (which provides rural affordable housing).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>b). The Duchy has not kept a record of any specific bequests in favour of the Duchy in the course of the last 30 years. If such a bequest were to be received, and in the absence of specific conditions attached to it, it is highly likely that the funds would be transferred to one of these Duchy charities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 17/12/2014 16:42:30 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	28 label Biography information for Norman Baker

169393

	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised per head in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland from (i) income taxes, (ii) taxes on property and (iii) the transaction of shares in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	218120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>(i) Estimates of the number of taxpayers and their income tax liabilities for the UK as a whole and for each constituent country are shown in the table attached. (Table one)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is a summary of information published in HMRC’s National Statistics table 3.11. These estimates are compiled from the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI). The latest year available is 2011-12, please note that the SPI for 2008-09 has not been published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The years 2010-11 and 2011-12 are available from the following internet address</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-tax-by-gender-region-and-country-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-tax-by-gender-region-and-country-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates for 2009-10 and earlier years are published in the National Archive at the following internet address;<br></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121102223513/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121102223513/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the numbers of individuals in the UK and each constituent country for the years corresponding with the table 1 are shown in the table attached. (Table 2)</p><p> </p><p>This summary is compiled from information published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in tables A1-1 to A1-7 which are published at the following internet address from which other years are available.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/search/index.html?pageSize=50&amp;sortBy=none&amp;sortDirection=none&amp;newquery=Table+A1-1" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/search/index.html?pageSize=50&amp;sortBy=none&amp;sortDirection=none&amp;newquery=Table+A1-1</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are at the mid-year point in time and are not directly comparable to HMRC published figures that represent all taxpayers across a full tax year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(ii) Estimates can be made of the average SDLT paid per head each year by comparing HMRC published tax receipts with ONS published population estimates.</p><p> </p><p>(iii) Stamp tax on shares is payable on the transfer of a liable security, and is usually paid automatically by the CREST electronic securities exchange system. The disaggregation between countries is based on companies’ registered locations, and not the location of their main activities or the location of the purchaser of the share (which is not known). For example the tax on the purchase of a share in an oil company with its main base of operation in Aberdeen but with its head office in London would count towards England’s receipts. Estimates can be made of the average Stamp tax on shares paid per head each year by comparing HMRC published tax receipts with ONS published population estimates.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s publication ‘Disaggregation of HMRC tax receipts’ can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/12/2014 16:58:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke attachment 1 file name Pamela Nash tables attached.docx title Tables
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

166949

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy
	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 capacity of his Department's buildings for the micro-generation of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	216591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1 is the Treasury’s only freehold building. The building is Grade 2* listed, situated very close to Parliament and many other buildings of historic and architectural importance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the three main renewable sources – solar, wind and water – from which energy can be micro-generated, only solar might be considered appropriate in this location.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Accordingly and in response to a ministerial initiative in February 2014, a brief study, in consultation with the PFI partner and FM provider, was carried out to assess the viability of solar photo-voltaic (PV) arrays on the building. The conclusion was that the clear roof and ground areas fall substantially short of the space required for viable arrays and the necessity of obtaining Listed Building Consent represents a formidable barrier.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/12/2014 17:01:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

167698

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	217052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1, is the only building on the HM Treasury estate over which the department has the necessary control of the structure and services to consider improving energy efficiency by the provision of further insulation. However, as the building is Grade 2* listed, options for doing this are very limited.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The building was totally refurbished in 2002 under a PFI agreement and insulation in the structure was incorporated to the standard required at the time. It has solid walls and a flat roof structure, so retro-fitting further insulation would be both very expensive and disruptive to the business of the five Government departments and 10 ministers that operate from the building.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The PFI partner and FM provider concentrate on ensuring insulation to services are well-maintained and renewed when necessary. For example, the hot and cold pipework on the roof area have recently been reinsulated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/12/2014 17:02:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

170552

	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	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been overpaid in child tax credit and working tax credit as a result of technical and administrative errors by his Department; and how much of that overpayment has been written off in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) North Lanarkshire and (d) Airdrie and Shotts constituency in each year since that scheme's inception.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	218750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMRC" target="_blank">HMRC</a> tax credit overpayment figures are available in the Finalised Child and Working Tax Credits statistics annual award supplement on payments located here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-main-stats/cwtc-awards-sup.xls" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-main-stats/cwtc-awards-sup.xls</a> on the ‘Main Aggregates’ table. HMRC total tax credit expenditure figures are available in the Finalised Child and Working Tax Credits statistics located here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-main-stats/cwtc-awards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-main-stats/cwtc-awards.xls</a> in Table 1.1.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 19/12/2014 10:05:24 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

168597

	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	Tax Avoidance and Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional tax has been collected by HM Revenue and Customs from large companies through its anti-avoidance and evasion activities since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Mike Crockart
	uin	217681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is active in assessing and tackling the risks of evasion, avoidance and error amongst large businesses. HMRC’s approach has enabled it to recover over £16billion in additional compliance revenues from large businesses between April 2012 and March 2014.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/12/2014 17:39:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3967 label Biography information for Mike Crockart

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

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