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759194

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on the country's gross domestic product of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic impacts of leaving the EU. This is part of our continued programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.</p><p> </p><p>All departments need to prepare not just for a negotiated settlement, but also for the no deal scenario. We are confident that we will secure a deal, but are prepared should there be no deal.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 19/09/2017 10:22:29 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418866

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Personal Savings: Pensioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial advice his Department provides to pensioners on investment of savings.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has recently set up Pension Wise to provide free, impartial guidance for those who are able to use the new pension flexibilities, to help them make confident and informed decisions on how they use their defined contribution pension savings. Pension Wise offers guidance online, over the phone, and face to face.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has also announced a joint review with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the advice landscape, the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR). This will be looking at ensuring more people have access to appropriate and affordable advice and guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/09/2015 12:42:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

773090

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he or a Minister of his Department will meet with the Equitable Members Action Group to discuss the level of payments made available to policyholders in relation to the relative losses suffered as a result of past government and regulatory maladministration.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	108608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Up to £1.5bn has already been allocated to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme to pay to policyholders. There are no plans to reopen the Payment Scheme or to allocate further funds to it.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 24/10/2017 14:13:08 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

782650

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from Equitable Life policyholders on that company's policy of restricting queries on payments to email and letters.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	111011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Due to the low level of demand, a move to start a telephone call centre does not currently offer good value for money. If a policyholder prefers to talk to the Scheme administrator they can request this as part of their initial written communication.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 08/11/2017 11:19:53 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

420601

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	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 number of buy-to-let mortgages authorised in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	11350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>There have been 2 million buy-to-let mortgages taken out over the last 10 years. These figures are collected by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, on a quarterly basis and are publically available.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/10/2015 15:31:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

420602

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many married couples with a single earner in each Office for National Statistics age group have received marriage allowance in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	11351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold this data centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 11352 question first answered 20/10/2015 16:46:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

420603

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many married couples with a single earner in each Office for National Statistics age group have claimed marriage allowance in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	11352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold this data centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 11351 question first answered 20/10/2015 16:46:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

804255

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to assist people with household debt.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	118436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government established the Money Advice Service, which spent just under £49m last year to provide over 440,000 free-to-user debt advice sessions. And we are now creating a Single Financial Guidance Body to ensure consumers get better money and pensions guidance, and debt advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to establishing a six-week breathing space scheme. It published a Call for Evidence on the scheme in October. An amendment to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill gives the Government the ability to implement the scheme, after receiving advice on aspects of the scheme from the Single Financial Guidance Body.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 19/12/2017 13:53:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

872604

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to contribute to the debate arising from the Financial Conduct Authority's discussion paper, Transforming culture in Financial Services, published on 12 March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	134418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent discussion paper, ‘Transforming Culture in Financial Services’. The Government has implemented a number of reforms since the financial crisis to improve conduct and encourage a more positive culture in the financial services sector, including through the introduction of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. The Government will continue to engage with the financial regulators and industry to progress this important issue, including to consider the views raised in this discussion paper.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/04/2018 08:58:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

873538

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the contribution of the discussion paper from the FCA published on Monday 12 March 2018 entitled Transforming culture in financing services to addressing the issues raised by failures in the banking and finance sector over the last 10-15 years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	134652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent discussion paper, ‘Transforming Culture in Financial Services’. The Government has not made a formal assessment of this paper. However, Government will continue to engage with the financial regulators and industry to progress this important issue, including to consider the views raised in this paper. The Government has implemented a number of reforms since the financial crisis to improve conduct and encourage a more positive culture in the financial services sector, including through the introduction of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/04/2018 13:01:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424235

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank Notes: Plastics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the use of plastic bank notes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	13548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The Bank of England is the issuing authority for banknotes. Following research and a public consultation in 2013, the Bank decided that new polymer £5 and £10 banknotes would come into circulation at the end of 2016 and 2017 respectively. In September 2015, the Bank announced that the next £20 note will also be printed on polymer after considering further developments in banknote technology.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/11/2015 16:05:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424236

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce average household debt.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	13549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Household debt as a proportion of income has fallen to 144 per cent in Q2 2015, from a peak of 168 per cent in Q1 2008. To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past we have created the independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England, to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/11/2015 12:49:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

886128

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury on 18 January 2018, Official Report column 1127-8, what assessment he has made of the adequacy (a) with which the Financial Conduct Authority consultation paper CP18 sets out (i) Treasury and (ii) FCA powers, duties and responsibilities to small and medium-sized enterprises that suffered from bank maladministration in its proposed expansion of the range of people eligible to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service from 1 December 2018 and (b) of the remedies available to people who suffered from bank maladministration in August 2007 and (A) went out of business and (B) still trade.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	136323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation paper CP 18/3 accurately sets out which changes to the Financial Ombudsman Service’s compulsory jurisdiction the FCA could make using its powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government awaits the outcomes of the analysis currently being conducted by various parties regarding small businesses’ options for resolving disputes with financial services providers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/04/2018 13:34:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

886130

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury of 18 January 2018, Official Report, column 1125, whether the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) principles set out in paragraph 2.1 of the handbook apply to all firms authorised by the FCA for its (a) regulated and (b) unregulated business.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	136325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The Principles for Businesses set out in paragraph 2.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) handbook are directed at authorised firms’ conduct in relation to their regulated activity, with three exceptions (as set out in paragraph 3.2): principle three – the adequacy of a firm’s systems and controls; principle four – the adequacy of a firm’s financial resources; and principle eleven – the duty to deal with the FCA in an open and co-operative way. These three principles apply to authorised firms’ regulated and unregulated business.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/04/2018 13:28:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

895249

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equity Release: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will support over-55s planning to take out equity release on their properties.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	140093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Older borrowers already have access to equity release mortgages from a range of lenders.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s equity release market is competitive, and continues to grow year on year. The Government does not currently intend to offer additional support to equity release customers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/05/2018 10:31:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

425613

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Self-assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax returns have been filed after the deadline in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	14642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held by HM Revenue and Customs.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2015 11:43:17 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731300

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on the level of UK GDP of the UK leaving the EU prior to the conclusion of any deal with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic impacts of leaving the EU. This is part of our continued programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.</p><p> </p><p>All departments need to prepare not just for a negotiated settlement, but also for the no deal scenario. We are confident that we will secure a good deal for the UK, but are prepared should there be no deal.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/06/2017 15:17:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

931783

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Diesel: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the availability and use of illegal diesel fuel.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	158247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>HMRC continually refreshes its comprehensive anti-fraud oils strategy introduced in 2002, when fuel duty fraud involving illicit diesel cost the UK around £1.6bn in lost revenue. Latest estimates for 2016-17 indicate the tax gap for fuel duty has fallen to £200m across the UK. In Northern Ireland, where fuel fraud has been a particular problem, the illicit market share has reduced from 26% to 6% over the same period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/07/2018 09:39:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937737

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cars: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department takes steps to provide tax relief to young first-time drivers for their first year of car insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	162563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>All car insurance is subject to Insurance Premium Tax (IPT), which is a tax paid by insurers on all general insurance premiums</p><p> </p><p>As IPT is a tax paid by insurers, it is difficult to target a tax relief to benefit young drivers specifically. Tax reliefs of this kind also add complexity to the tax system and are likely to result in similar calls for reliefs on other forms of expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>However, the government does not apply VAT to any car insurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/07/2018 13:11:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

428380

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the indebtedness of people aged 18 to 25.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	16529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that young people can access the support they need in order to make informed financial decisions and avoid problem debt.</p><br /><p>To ensure that young people leave school with an understanding of personal finance, financial literacy was made part of the secondary school National Curriculum in September 2014; and the mathematics curriculum has also been changed to include topics on financial decisions. This means that for the first time, young people now learn about the importance of budgeting, sound management of money, credit and debt, as well as understanding different financial services and products.</p><br /><p>The government set up the Money Advice Service (MAS) in 2010 to enhance consumers’ understanding and knowledge of financial matters. MAS provides a single point of debt advice for consumers, including people aged 18-25, and allows those facing problems with debt to obtain free and impartial money advice. MAS also recently launched their nationwide Financial Capability Strategy, which will specifically consider how the needs of young people should inform provision going forward.</p><br /><p>The government is currently consulting on how the provision of public financial guidance could be made more effective for consumers.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/11/2015 11:43:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

947666

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the soft drinks industry levy on sugar consumption levels in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	168061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Levy is designed to tackle childhood obesity by incentivising producers and importers to reduce the amount of added-sugar in the drinks they sell. So far, over half of all drinks that would otherwise have been in-scope have reduced their sugar content.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England have also released ‘Sugar reduction: report on first year progress’ which shows that soft drinks manufacturers are leading the way in reducing sugar in their product.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sugar-reduction-report-on-first-year-progress" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sugar-reduction-report-on-first-year-progress</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2018 12:46:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431568

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people aged over 50 are protected from (a) household and (b) vehicle insurance scams.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	17228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes insurance fraud very seriously and has taken significant action in this area to protect consumers.</p><br /><p>The Government set up the Insurance Fraud Taskforce in January 2015 to investigate the causes of fraudulent behaviour and recommend solutions to reduce the level of insurance fraud, including household and vehicle insurance scams, in order to ultimately lower costs and protect the interests of honest consumers. Its interim report was published in March 2015 and a final report will be published shortly.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/12/2015 17:31:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431599

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	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, if he will take steps to reduce the level of charges imposed on credit card debt; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	17230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>he Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, which includes the credit card sector. Consumer credit regulation transferred from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 1 April 2014.</p><br /><p>The FCA is currently undertaking a thorough review of the credit card market through its ‘credit card market study’. The market study is investigating three areas, one of which is the extent of unaffordable credit card debt. On the 3rd November 2015 the FCA published its interim report which found that the market was working reasonably well for most customers. However, the FCA expressed concern about the scale of potentially problematic debt in this sector, and the incentives for firms to manage this.</p><br /><p>The interim report also included the FCA’s early thinking on potential remedies which include measures to give consumers more control over their credit limits, measures to encourage customers to pay off debt quicker when they can afford to, and proposals that firms do more to identify earlier those consumers who may be struggling to repay and take action to help them manage their repayments. The FCA is currently asking for feedback on the findings and potential remedies.</p><br /><p>The Government is looking forward to the full report in the spring, and would encourage interested parties to give their views to the FCA to assist it in addressing the issues it has identified.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/12/2015 17:26:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

971751

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland administration on support for the food and drink manufacturing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	173579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with all of the devolved administrations on matters of importance to the economy across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises that the UK food and drink industry is a success story – generating £22bn exports in 2017. To build on this success, the government has set up the Food and Drink Sector Council, a partnership with industry to support productivity growth throughout the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>To support the drinks industry, the government also froze beer duty at Autumn Budget 2017, meaning that the price of a pint of beer is 2p cheaper than it otherwise would have been.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/09/2018 09:25:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

971753

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Nurses: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on the provision of additional funding for NHS nurses in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	173580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced additional funding of over £20 billion for the NHS starting in 2019-20. This is expected to be worth over £700m per annum for the Northern Ireland Executive by 2023-24. Final Barnett consequentials will be confirmed in due course as per the processes set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Annex to the Confidence and Supply Agreement also committed £350m to the Northern Ireland Executive to manage immediate pressures in health and education, health transformation and mental health.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/09/2018 09:30:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

971768

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Diesel: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the cost of diesel fuel.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	173582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The cost of diesel is linked to wholesale costs and the global oil price. To support households and businesses, the government has frozen fuel duty for eight successive years. By April 2019, these freezes will have saved the average car driver £850 compared to the pre-2010 escalator.</p><p> </p><p>However, freezes since 2011 have meant the Exchequer has not collected around £46 billion in revenues through to 2018-19, and a further £38 billion will be foregone over the Budget forecast period as a result of these previously announced freezes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/09/2018 13:48:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

984351

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC statistical release of 28 June 2018 on the Government's policy to provide support to a maximum of two children, what the ethnicity is of the 70,620 households not in receipt of an exception to that policy.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	177308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The information is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2018 10:02:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

988785

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Self-assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance (a) his Department and (b) HMRC issue to small businesses to ensure the accurate completion of tax returns.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	180193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government provides comprehensive guidance available on the GOV.UK website to help small businesses complete their tax returns correctly. The tax return itself, whether online or on paper, comes with accompanying guidance notes. HMRC also provides additional help and support through a variety of other channels - including helpsheets, YouTube videos, webinars and dedicated phone lines.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/10/2018 12:29:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

433139

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Weather
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with representatives of the insurance industry the effect on premiums of changing weather conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	18210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to intervene in these commercial decisions by insurers as this could damage competition in the market. The respective capabilities of insurers to assess risk is a key element on which they compete. This competition is important and should lead to better products and lower prices for consumers.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/12/2015 16:21:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

994691

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Borders: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that all 12 of the critical IT systems required at the border are ready in the event that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	183938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>All of the 12 critical IT systems are subject to close scrutiny within departments, alongside scrutiny by the Border Delivery Group and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority where applicable.</p><p> </p><p>For programmes where there are delivery risks, departments have mitigation plans to address the risks, and have ensured there are appropriate contingency plans in place.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/11/2018 17:29:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005995

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ring-fence additional funding to enhance further education training in digital capability.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will introduce an entitlement to full funding for basic digital courses from 2020. Adults will have the opportunity to undertake improved digital courses based on new national standards free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>As is the case for the English and maths adult entitlements, the new basic digital skills entitlement will be funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p><p> </p><p>In the interim, we will continue to support the provision of basic digital skills training for adults in colleges and community learning centres across England through the Adult Education Budget and other programmes.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 14:00:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005996

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Shopping: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using revenue from the online sales tax to support high streets.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget 2018 announced Our Plan for the High Street, a support package worth £1.5 billion that aims to help high streets and town centres in England to evolve and adapt to changing consumer demands.</p><p> </p><p>This support includes a two-year business rates cut of one third to the bills of small retailers, a £675m Future High Streets Fund to support high streets to evolve, and planning reforms.</p><p> </p><p>The measures apply to England. The UK Government is providing Barnett consequential funding to the Devolved Administrations so that they may offer similar support if they wish.</p>At the Budget, the government announced a Digital Services Tax. This is not a tax on online sales but a tax on the revenues of certain digital business activities which derive value from UK users. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2018 15:17:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005998

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will consider further tax breaks for micro businesses and small business to enable those businesses to take on more employees.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>This government recognises the UK’s 5.7 million small and medium businesses play a vital role in the economy, employing 16.1 million people.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2014, businesses and charities have been entitled to the Employment Allowance (EA) to reduce their employer NICs bill every year to enable them to grow and hire new staff. The EA was increased in 2015 to £3,000 per employer and from April 2020 will be targeted at the smallest businesses, who need it most.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2018 15:39:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

436142

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the incidence of money-laundering in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government's Anti-Money Laundering regime has a clear aim: to make the UK financial system a hostile environment for illicit finances, whilst minimising the burden on legitimate businesses and reducing the overall burden of regulation.</p><br /><p>In Europe, we worked hard during the negotiation of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive to encourage European partners to match our level of ambition in combatting money laundering. The Directive was formally adopted in June 2015 and it will be transposed into UK law by June 2017. The Government plans to publish a consultation on the changes early next year. The consultation will run for a full 12 weeks. We will consult on areas where the Directive gives us options or discretion on how we transpose its provisions.</p><br /><p>Domestically, HM Treasury and Home Office have worked closely together to draw up the UK’s first National Risk Assessment (NRA) of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, which was published on 15 October 2015. The NRA is the next step in ensuring that our anti-money laundering regime is robust, proportionate and responsive to emerging threats. The NRA found that while the UK’s response to money laundering and terrorist financing risks is well developed, more could be done to strengthen the UK’s anti-money laundering regime. The Treasury and Home Office are working together on a comprehensive Action Plan to address these issues, to ensure that the UK continues to lead the global fight against illicit financial flows.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/12/2015 16:17:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746868

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Landlords
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people declaring an income from letting out property pay the (a) additional, (b) higher and (c) standard rates of income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The government is unable to produce an estimate for the total tax collected from declared income from residential rental properties. This is because income tax receipts cannot be allocated to individual income sources. Individuals may have multiple income sources but pay tax on their total income subject to income tax, after deducting their tax allowances. These allowances and tax rates are not applied to income streams individually but to total taxable income.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of the number of individual unincorporated landlords by their tax brackets on the basis of the 2014-15 self-assessment returns. Figures in the table reflect outturn data on landlords’ total incomes subject to income tax which includes, among others, rental incomes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of individual landlords by marginal rate, 2014-15 (rounded to nearest thousand)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic rate</p></td><td><p>Higher rate</p></td><td><p>Additional rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,254,000</p></td><td><p>584,000</p></td><td><p>82,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 2004 question first answered 04/07/2017 13:55:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746869

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Rented Housing: Tax Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total tax collected from declared income from residential rental properties was in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The government is unable to produce an estimate for the total tax collected from declared income from residential rental properties. This is because income tax receipts cannot be allocated to individual income sources. Individuals may have multiple income sources but pay tax on their total income subject to income tax, after deducting their tax allowances. These allowances and tax rates are not applied to income streams individually but to total taxable income.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of the number of individual unincorporated landlords by their tax brackets on the basis of the 2014-15 self-assessment returns. Figures in the table reflect outturn data on landlords’ total incomes subject to income tax which includes, among others, rental incomes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of individual landlords by marginal rate, 2014-15 (rounded to nearest thousand)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic rate</p></td><td><p>Higher rate</p></td><td><p>Additional rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,254,000</p></td><td><p>584,000</p></td><td><p>82,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 2003 question first answered 04/07/2017 13:55:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746870

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what taxes related to property are paid by (a) unincorporated residential landlords on properties they rent out and (b) owner occupiers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Unincorporated residential landlords are chargeable to income tax on the profits of their rental business.</p><p> </p><p>A landlord who buys a property is liable to stamp duty land tax on the purchase price. A landlord who sells a rental property will pay capital gains tax on any increase in the value of the property.</p><p> </p><p>Unincorporated residential landlords will not usually be registered for VAT as domestic lets are exempt from VAT.</p><p> </p><p>An owner occupier would be chargeable to income tax on any rental income from their property. An owner occupier would also pay stamp duty land tax when they buy a property.</p><p> </p><p>An owner occupier would not pay capital gains tax on the sale of a property that had been their main residence for the whole period of ownership, as this would be exempted by private residence relief.</p><p> </p><p>Owner occupiers would usually be liable for council tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:47:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746871

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the effect of mortgage interest relief changes as they apply to landlords.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the government will keep the taxation of property income under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:51:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746872

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many rental properties will be affected by changes to mortgage interest relief being phased-in since April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Using self-assessment data, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimated that only 1 in 5 landlords will pay more tax as a result of this measure. No estimate has been made specifically about the number of properties that will be affected by this change. This is because taxpayers currently do not inform HMRC how many properties their finance costs relate to.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:58:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

438009

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the insurance industry on steps that can be taken to ensure that people with cancer can access low-cost travel insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	20090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Insurers take into account a range of different factors when considering risk and decisions concerning the pricing of insurance products are a commercial matter for individual insurers. The Government does not seek to intervene in these decisions.</p><br /><p>Information is available on the Cancer Research UK website for people seeking travel insurance who have been or are currently affected by cancer.</p><br /><p>The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) may be able to provide names of specialist brokers who can advise on the availability of appropriate travel insurance, and trawl the market for the best available deals.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 15:03:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

438005

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HM Revenue and Customs' plans are for jobs in Northern Ireland in the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	20104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>HMRC has a long-established presence in Northern Ireland. HMRC intends to increase the number of people it employs in the Province, opening a new Regional Centre in Belfast, from 2017-18, accommodating between 1,300 and 1,600 posts across a range of disciplines.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2015 12:33:27 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1024823

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to assess the value for money of the spending of funds he has allocated for infrastructure in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Assessing value for money of infrastructure projects is a devolved matter. Assessments should be made in line with published HM Treasury guidance.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/12/2018 18:18:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1024824

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to (a) promote the marriage allowance to people who are entitled to it and (b) encourage such people to take up that allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015, to recognise the importance of marriage in the tax system, and support those on low incomes by helping them keep more of the money they earn. HMRC ran a number of advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the savings Marriage Allowance can bring to eligible couples. The first campaign ran from October 2015 to March 2016, and the second ran from November 2016 to March 2017. A variety of channels were used including press, radio adverts, and digital advertising.</p><p>HMRC continues to promote the availability of Marriage Allowance through ongoing and targeted communications.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how to claim Marriage Allowance is available on the GOV.UK website and it can be claimed through the personal tax account, on GOV.UK, or by telephone to HMRC. Any couples who have yet to claim will not lose out as they have until 5 April 2020 to backdate it.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/12/2018 12:22:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1027535

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that provision set out in the Budget 2018 for reduced rates for high street shops in Northern Ireland is distributed to those shops and not lost in the Barnett consequential.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	203327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Business rates policy is a devolved matter. The UK Government is providing Barnett consequential funding for the changes announced at Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/12/2018 15:20:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

442523

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Self-assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with organisations representing self-employed people on the potential effect on such people of implementing quarterly tax returns from 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	21032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce quarterly tax returns for business. The Government is introducing simple, secure and personalised digital tax accounts, removing the need for annual tax returns. Updating HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) through software or apps will deliver a light-touch process, much less burdensome and time-consuming than it is today.</p><p>The Government will consult on the details of these proposals throughout 2016 and will publish a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) in the usual way. This will include an estimate of the impacts on business. The Government routinely publish TIINs for tax policy changes when the policy detail for those changes is finalised or near-finalised.</p><p>HMRC has discussed these reforms with a range of professional bodies and advisory groups representing small businesses and the self-employed. HMRC has also engaged extensively with a range of professional bodies and other stakeholders representing the accountancy profession.</p><p>On 14 December 2015, HMRC set out details of its plans at its annual stakeholder conference, which was attended by a large number of different organisations representing small businesses.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 20852 20876 question first answered 11/01/2016 16:54:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444111

	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 steps his Department is taking to assist students with minimising the accrual of credit card debt.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	22020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, which includes the credit card sector. Consumer credit regulation transferred from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 1 April 2014.</p><br /><p>The FCA is currently undertaking a thorough review of the credit card market through its ‘credit card market study’. The market study is investigating three areas, including the extent of unaffordable credit card debt and how consumers can drive effective competition through shopping around and switching.</p><br /><p>On the 3rd November 2015 the FCA published its interim report which found that the market was working reasonably well for most customers. However, the FCA expressed concern about the scale of potentially problematic debt in this sector, and the incentives for firms to manage this.</p><br /><p>The interim report also included the FCA’s early thinking on potential remedies which include measures to give consumers more control over their credit limits, measures to encourage customers to pay off debt quicker when they can afford to, and proposals that firms do more to identify earlier those consumers who may be struggling to repay and take action to help them manage their repayments.</p><br /><p>The FCA also set out potential measures to allow consumers to open access to their credit card usage to other market participants, as well as clarifying standards for price comparison websites, in order to facilitate shopping around and switching. The FCA is currently asking for feedback on the findings and potential remedies.</p><br /><p>The Government is looking forward to the full report in the spring, and would encourage interested parties to give their views to the FCA to assist it in addressing the issues it has identified.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 22021 question first answered 20/01/2016 16:14:19 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444112

	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 steps he is taking to facilitate a process of credit card transfers for people in debt.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	22021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, which includes the credit card sector. Consumer credit regulation transferred from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 1 April 2014.</p><br /><p>The FCA is currently undertaking a thorough review of the credit card market through its ‘credit card market study’. The market study is investigating three areas, including the extent of unaffordable credit card debt and how consumers can drive effective competition through shopping around and switching.</p><br /><p>On the 3rd November 2015 the FCA published its interim report which found that the market was working reasonably well for most customers. However, the FCA expressed concern about the scale of potentially problematic debt in this sector, and the incentives for firms to manage this.</p><br /><p>The interim report also included the FCA’s early thinking on potential remedies which include measures to give consumers more control over their credit limits, measures to encourage customers to pay off debt quicker when they can afford to, and proposals that firms do more to identify earlier those consumers who may be struggling to repay and take action to help them manage their repayments.</p><br /><p>The FCA also set out potential measures to allow consumers to open access to their credit card usage to other market participants, as well as clarifying standards for price comparison websites, in order to facilitate shopping around and switching. The FCA is currently asking for feedback on the findings and potential remedies.</p><br /><p>The Government is looking forward to the full report in the spring, and would encourage interested parties to give their views to the FCA to assist it in addressing the issues it has identified.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 22020 question first answered 20/01/2016 16:14:19 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

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

444547

	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	Self-assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to submit their tax returns before the January deadline.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	22505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of Self Assessment customers complete their returns on time (92% last year).</p><br /><p>This year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is sending millions of targeted emails and texts to remind customers to submit their return by 31 January, for instance to customers who missed the deadline last year or those who are new to Self Assessment. Alongside this, HMRC is running a national marketing campaign to remind customers of the 31 January deadline. Support is available to those who need it as HMRC is putting hundreds of extra people on its helplines during this very busy period, and has introduced new support channels like webchat and online video guidance.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/01/2016 16:43:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

445867

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Property: Valuation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people in the UK who own property worth over £1 million.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	23056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><br /><p>Information on the number of property transactions over £1m is available at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/property-transactions-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/property-transactions-in-the-uk</a></p><br /><p>However, recently transacted properties form only a small proportion of the total stock of properties. Many property transactions will also involve multiple purchasers. Finally, many historic purchases below £1m will now be worth more that £1m due to property price inflation. Therefore this information should be considered very much a lower boundary.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/01/2016 15:52:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon