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91696

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many home care providers were investigated by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last four years; and what proportion of those providers was found not to be paying the national minimum wage.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	209191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 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 to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of employers in the home care sector over the past four years where HMRC have commenced and completed investigations. It also shows the percentage of instances where employers were found to be non-complaint with NMW legislation as a result of these investigations. <ins></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Investigations</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/10/2014 13:16:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91697

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirement there is for EU member states to exchange information on tax agreements between them and international companies.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	209221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>A Member State should exchange information about a tax agreement it has made with an international company when the Member State considers that the tax agreement may result in a loss of tax in another Member State.</p><p> </p><p>This requirement is set out in the EU Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation.</p><p> </p><p>There is no legal basis to exchange information where a Member State reaches a legal agreement with an international company on a purely domestic matter that could never directly affect the tax base of another Member State.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/10/2014 15:05:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91736

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: UN Resolutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, why the UK voted against United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/68/L.57/Rev.1 Towards the establishment of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	209159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is actively engaged in ongoing discussions in a number of international fora, to reform the framework for sovereign debt restructurings. As outlined in the joint-EU Explanation of Vote on this Resolution, the Government was not in a position to support this UN resolution given concerns over the lack of time afforded to members to discuss the complex issues it raised.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 209075 question first answered 13/10/2014 15:10:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91698

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	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 has taken to improve online customer service in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Paul Uppal
	uin	209234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) published its Digital Strategy in December 2012 to deliver a transparent tax system enabled by customer-focused digital services which are straightforward and convenient to use.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have subsequently begun to transform its products and services as part of the Government’s digital by default agenda.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is doing this through the development of Digital Exemplar services such as for Self Assessment and Pay As You Earn and recently the Tax Credits online renewal service which enabled more than 400,000 customers to renew their tax credits online this year.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/10/2014 15:07:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4078 label Biography information for Paul Uppal

91685

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	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, if he will take steps to ensure that the list of regulated markets subject to specified disclosure obligations in the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group's guidance on the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 does not pose a barrier to inward investment in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	209245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group keeps its guidance under regular review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to ensure that this system does not create a barrier to inward investment, while ensuring that appropriate customer due diligence checks are applied.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/10/2014 16:36:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden