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77525

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Capital Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses received the annual investment allowance in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	205500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) has been used to encourage investment in plant and machinery by all businesses. The number of unincorporated businesses and companies that received AIA is presented in the table below, and has been rounded to the nearest 1,000. The latest year for which figures are available is 2011-12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Of AIA Claims</p></td><td><p>1,203,000</p></td><td><p>1,222,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/09/2014 16:31:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

77536

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effects of VAT at 20 per cent on visitor accommodation and attractions on the cost of an average family holiday in the UK; what assessment he has made of the contribution of tourism in coastal towns to the UK economy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	205606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the effects of VAT.</p><p>The Government recognises that tourism is vital for many coastal towns and an important part of the UK visitor economy. The 2013 Great Britain Tourism Survey estimated that day and overnight visits by British residents to the seaside brought £9.5bn of spending to coastal areas in 2013. Coastal towns also benefit from inbound visits. 2013 was a record year with 33m visits, resulting in £21bn of spend in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/07/2014 16:26:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

77532

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Mapeley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs last issued revised non-binding estates strategies to Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited under 10.14 of the private finance initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	205617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department last advised Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited of its non binding estate strategy at the STEPS management meeting on 22 May 2014.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/07/2014 16:36:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

77533

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Mapeley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs will next carry out period monitoring and spot checks of Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited in respect of Mapeley STEPS Contractors Limited's compliance with its other obligations under 17.2 (c) of the private finance initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	205618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Periodic monitoring and spot checks of Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited are ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/07/2014 16:37:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

77521

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs takes when an employer whom it has deemed to have underpaid the minimum wage absconds without repaying the money owed.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205525 205612 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77527

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what outstanding total of minimum wage arrears were unpaid because the employer had absconded in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205524 205612 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77534

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has encountered employers suspected of underpaying the minimum wage who (a) falsified documents, (b) obstructed the investigation and (c) had previously been found on previous occasions by HMRC or by an employment tribunal, to have underpaid on a previous occasion in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205524 205525 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77535

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-criminal financial penalties were issued by HM Revenue and Customs to employers for underpayment of the minimum wage in each of the last six financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC enforce NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of employers obey the law and pay their employees at least the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC investigates all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition to carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The number of penalties issued for non-payment of National Minimum Wage for the timescales requested is set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Penalties issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Penalties amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>£111,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>£520,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>906</p></td><td><p>£766,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>708</p></td><td><p>£776,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>£815,269</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Civil penalties were introduced on 6 April 2009 for employers who are found to have underpaid their workers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to my response of 6 May 2014, Hansard Column 110W. In 2008/09, there were 4317 complete inspections with 1746 incidences of non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In all years, the remaining investigations did not highlight sufficient evidence to prove non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205614 question first answered 12/09/2014 09:50:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77537

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers were found by HM Revenue and Customs to have paid the minimum wage in each of the last six financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC enforce NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of employers obey the law and pay their employees at least the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC investigates all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition to carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The number of penalties issued for non-payment of National Minimum Wage for the timescales requested is set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Penalties issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Penalties amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>£111,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>£520,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>906</p></td><td><p>£766,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>708</p></td><td><p>£776,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>£815,269</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Civil penalties were introduced on 6 April 2009 for employers who are found to have underpaid their workers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to my response of 6 May 2014, Hansard Column 110W. In 2008/09, there were 4317 complete inspections with 1746 incidences of non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In all years, the remaining investigations did not highlight sufficient evidence to prove non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205613 question first answered 12/09/2014 09:50:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77524

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
	uin	205484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury occupies a small estate the core of which is the building at 1 Horse Guards Road. Space rationalisation in this building has allowed the Cabinet Office, the Northern Ireland office, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and UK Export Finance to be accommodated.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has no other land available for release.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2014 16:58:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander