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114609

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority (a) on the clarity of and (b) improving competition in the mortgage market.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	213568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2014 answer text Treasury Ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders to discuss mortgage policy issues, including regulators, industry representatives and consumer groups, amongst others.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair and effective competition across all financial services markets. It has established the independent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and given them the responsibility, enshrined in law, to promote effective competition in the interest of consumers. The FCA has the power to create, supervise and enforce any rules it feels are needed to promote consumer protection, transparency and competition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 213569 213585 question first answered 13/11/2014 11:20:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

114610

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received about the clarity of fees and charges and ease of comparison in the mortgage market.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	213569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2014 answer text Treasury Ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders to discuss mortgage policy issues, including regulators, industry representatives and consumer groups, amongst others.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair and effective competition across all financial services markets. It has established the independent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and given them the responsibility, enshrined in law, to promote effective competition in the interest of consumers. The FCA has the power to create, supervise and enforce any rules it feels are needed to promote consumer protection, transparency and competition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 213568 213585 question first answered 13/11/2014 11:20:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

114616

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	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 mortgage industry and consumer groups about making price comparison easier for consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	213585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2014 answer text Treasury Ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders to discuss mortgage policy issues, including regulators, industry representatives and consumer groups, amongst others.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair and effective competition across all financial services markets. It has established the independent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and given them the responsibility, enshrined in law, to promote effective competition in the interest of consumers. The FCA has the power to create, supervise and enforce any rules it feels are needed to promote consumer protection, transparency and competition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 213568 213569 question first answered 13/11/2014 11:20:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

105757

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the additional £200 million provided for the Police Service of Northern Ireland was included in the financial settlement figures announced for the four financial years beginning in 2011–12.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text The additional provision for the Police Service of Northern Ireland was agreed subsequent to the 2010 Spending Review, and was additional to the allocations set out then for 2011-12 to 2014-15.<p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/11/2014 14:15:36 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

114602

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of a reduction in growth in the Eurozone on economic performance in (a) each region of the UK and (b) the UK as a whole.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	213461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We are one of the most open economies in the world through trade and financial channels. The U.K. isn't immune to weakness in the euro area and instability in global markets, so we face a critical moment for our economy. Despite these headwinds Britain’s long-term economic plan is working, boosting economic security for Britain’s hardworking people. The economy is growing, the deficit is falling and there are record levels of people in work. Unemployment has fallen over the last year in every region of the UK and compared to the same period a year ago, the UK was the fastest growing major advanced economy (G7) in the first half of the year. But the job is not done and the biggest risk now to the recovery would be abandoning the plan that is delivering a brighter economic future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/11/2014 16:44:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

114877

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the effectiveness of the Payment Services Directive in tackling online fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	213500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of organisations as part of the usual policy making process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the ongoing negotiations on the revised Payments Service Directive, HM Treasury has been engaging closely with the Financial Conduct Authority. This has been to ensure that the UK fulfills its objectives by supporting a clear, proportionate and effective Payment Services Directive II, which aims to promote competition, transparency and greater protection for consumers, including protections against online fraud.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It might be useful to know that the Treasury publishes a list of ministerial meetings with external organisations. This is available online at: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/11/2014 16:44:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

106404

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	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 tax avoidance by global technology firms.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	213386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>This Government has been relentless in its crackdown on tax avoidance, and has taken a range of action to prevent avoidance at the outset, and to detect and counter it effectively where it persists. The Government has made 42 changes to tax law, closing numerous loopholes and introducing major strategic reforms to the UK tax system, such as the UK's first General Anti-Abuse Rule. Supported by the Government's investment of £1 billion in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to tackle tax avoidance and evasion, HMRC has secured over £77 billion in compliance yield since the start of this Parliament. As part of this, since April 2010 HMRC has secured around £31billion from large businesses. So it should come as no surprise that we are considering action in this area.</p><p> </p><p>In his recent Conference speech the Chancellor stated that action will be taken to stop technology companies that go to extraordinary lengths to avoid tax in the UK. The Chancellor's foreword in the UK position paper on &quot;<em>Tackling aggressive tax planning in the global economy</em>&quot;, published at the last Budget, stated that such behaviour is unfair and wrong. Further details will be set out this Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK is working with the G20, OECD and other countries to take forward the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. Part of this involves work on the tax challenges of the digital economy through the Task Force on the Digital Economy, and UK officials are fully engaged in this process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 17:09:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

114509

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount of the rebate on the United Kingdom's contribution to the European Union budget from the commencement of that rebate until the year in which the United Kingdom Government agreed its reduction; and what was the total amount of the rebate from that year to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Williamson of Horton
	uin	HL2685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The value of the UK rebate included in EU Budgets over the period 1985 to 2007 was £54 billion. The value of the rebate over the period 2008 to 2013 was £23 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information has been published by HM Treasury in reports entitled European Union Finances (previously called European Community Financessince) since 1980 and are available in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reports dating back to 2000 (with data back to 1995) are also available on the Government’s website[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-annual-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-annual-statement</a> and <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128125455/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/int_eu_statefraud.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128125455/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/int_eu_statefraud.htm</a>.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/11/2014 14:45:15 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2438 label Biography information for Lord Williamson of Horton

105849

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on legal fees over prevention of release of information requested by Freedom of Information requests since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	213117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The spend on legal fees in relation to Freedom of Information requests is not separately recorded in the department’s accounts system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/11/2014 17:51:14 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106227

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on collating, distributing and mailing the recently sent annual tax summary letter.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	213257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The cost to print and post annual tax summaries sent to individual taxpayers is estimated to be around £5.3m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 17:13:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

105771

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the justification for aggregating a range of welfare benefits in the annual tax statements now being published rather than differentiating between different categories.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL2586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The categories in the tax summary are based on those used in the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA), which are internationally recognised categories. Based on customer research, some headings have been simplified to make them easier to understand, such as the inclusion of social protection in welfare. ‘State pensions’ was separated from the ‘welfare’ category because it is a substantial area of spend.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/11/2014 16:30:09 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

105800

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of the United Kingdom net contributions paid to the European Union budget in the years 2010–13 inclusive; what is the estimated total for 2014; and how those contributions are financed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s net contributions to the EU Budget over the period 2009-10 to 2013-14 were £41.1 billion. The current forecast for 2014-15 by the Office for Budget Responsibility is £9.1 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All data can be found in Table C.1 of HM Treasury’s Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses of July 2014[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Contributions to the EU Budget are financed from Traditional Own Resources (mainly customs duties and sugar levies), contributions based on a hypothetical harmonised VAT base, and Gross National Income based contributions.</p><p> </p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-expenditure-statistical-analyses-2014" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-expenditure-statistical-analyses-2014</strong></a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/11/2014 17:57:32 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

106405

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	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 need to provide access to his Department's services in Welsh.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	213419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury is fully committed to providing government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them. As part of this the Treasury can provide translation of documents and of content we publish on an ad hoc basis if requests are received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/11/2014 16:51:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

106403

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	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 strengthen the corporate tax regime to prevent UK-based multinational companies from practising tax avoidance in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	213385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury is committed to helping developing countries collect the tax they are due and building the capacity of developing country tax administrations is key to this. Working with the Department for International Development and HM Revenue and Customs, the Treasury is supporting capacity building projects bilaterally – through DfID country programmes and HMRC’s Capacity Building Unit – and through regional tax organisations and International Organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK strongly supports ongoing work in the G20 and OECD to develop global solutions to corporate tax avoidance. As part of this the UK announced it would be the first of 44 countries to formally commit to implementing the new, common country-by-country reporting template for multinationals to report profit and tax information to tax authorities to help risk assessment.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 16:50:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

114614

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the replacement for the HM Revenue and Customs contract will involve provision and a costing for support for tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Tax Credits systems will continue to be supported by HM Revenue and Customs until such time as all Tax Credits customers have migrated to Universal Credits. We also expect some retrospective work on Tax Credits to continue after the migration has completed for error/fraud/debt reasons. Costs related to providing this continuing support will be included in the contract replacement work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/11/2014 16:00:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

114500

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were their estimates of the United Kingdom contribution to the European Union budget in 2014–15 prior to the communication of the increased contribution of £1.7 billion now sought by the European Commission.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
	uin	HL2679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecast of March 2014, estimates the UK’s net contribution to the EU Budget for 2014-15 as £9.1 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Full information can be found in Table 2.21 of the OBR’s “economic and fiscal outlook supplementary fiscal table”[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <strong><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2014/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2014/</a>. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/11/2014 14:05:19 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

105847

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has declined to answer in full since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	213096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) publishes quarterly statistics bulletins on departments’ handling of FOI requests. These bulletins include tables showing how many requests were granted in full, or resulted in some or all information being withheld.</p><p> </p><p>The MOJ statistics bulletin can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/11/2014 17:52:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106222

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of human trafficking were uncovered by HM Revenue and Customs as part of its minimum wage enforcement activity in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	213233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage very seriously. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC also undertake joint working with the police, Home Office and local authorities across the country in cases that may involve slavery and servitude, but do not keep statistics relating to any trafficking offences which may be taken forward by the relevant authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/11/2014 17:50:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

105839

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers were fined the maximum penalty for breaches of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 in each month of 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	212979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage very seriously and 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.<br><br>I am unable to provide in-year figures for 2014/15 as HM Revenue and Customs do not disclose results mid-way through a year; this is because the results have not been internally verified. In an effort to assist I have provided the verified figures up to the year 2013/14, which provides numbers of the maximum penalties issued up until April 2014.&quot;</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/01/2015 13:58:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

105840

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2014, to the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury to Question 197359, if he will make it his policy that HM Revenue and Customs collects statistics at a regional level for the purposes of completed inspections and non-compliance.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	212932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p><strong>HMRC does not keep statistics at a regional level. Many employers' registered trading addresses differ from where they undertake business. Larger employers may be registered under one address but have outlets across the country.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/11/2014 16:23:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

106400

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2014 to Question 205614, what proportion of the penalties imposed in each year have been successfully enforced; and how much of the amount of penalty imposed is outstanding.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	213409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously and 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>The vast majority of employers pay penalties upon being issued with a Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will seek to recover through debt management processes. In the period 2009/10 - 2013/14 HMRC issued over 3,500 penalties totalling nearly £3m. Of these, 2 per cent are currently being pursued through debt management processes..</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 16:55:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

106215

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many criminal prosecutions for non-payment or other breaches of the law related to the landfill tax there have been in each year since that tax's introduction.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213279 213280 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:51 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106216

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the amount of landfill tax outstanding from landfill operators.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213279 213280 213281 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106217

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits to landfill sites have been conducted by HM Revenue and Customs to check landfill tax payments in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213279 213280 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106218

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the budget is of HM Revenue and Customs to investigate landfill tax fraud.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213279 213280 213281 213282 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106219

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HM Revenue and Customs has received of non-payment of landfill tax in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213280 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106220

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many audit checks on the records of landfill sites in the North East of England have been conducted by HM Revenue and Customs in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213278 213279 213280 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106221

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits to landfill sites in the North East of England have been conducted by HM Revenue and Customs to check landfill tax payments in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213276 213277 213278 213279 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106226

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many audit checks on the records of landfill sites have been conducted by HM Revenue and Customs in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	213276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax fraud and avoidance and has re-invested almost £1 billion in HMRC to strengthen the response to criminal attacks on the tax system, tax avoidance, and unpaid tax debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s response to non-compliance is tailored to the seriousness of the offence. HMRC is actively responding to the risks in the sector, and working with the National Crime Agency to develop and deliver a comprehensive multi-agency waste sector campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Visits to landfill sites are one part of HMRC’s response to landfill tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these visits and audit checks, HMRC has launched a cross-tax waste sector pilot exercise which is currently under way, where cases are being worked across all taxes, rather than just landfill tax. HMRC is also working collaboratively with other agencies to tackle non-compliance and develop a joined up multi-agency strategy, capitalising on the full range of sanctions available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC adopts a risk-based approach to compliance activity to enable resources to be deployed flexibly to areas of highest risk and does not therefore allocate budgets to any particular tax regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s management information systems are unable to identify the number of complaints received specifically about the non-payment of landfill tax without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213277 213278 213279 213280 213281 213282 213284 question first answered 12/11/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106212

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Co-operative Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on investigating the performance of the Co-operative Bank in 2013 under powers in the Financial Services Act 2012.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	213426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have announced enforcement investigations into the Co-operative Bank, which are currently ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The investigation under powers in the Financial Services Act 2012 into events at the Co-operative Bank, and the circumstances surrounding them, will not start until it is clear that it will not prejudice any enforcement actions the relevant authorities may take.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/11/2014 14:51:27 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

114607

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase compensation payments to Equitable Life policyholders.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	213511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme is focussed on making the remaining payments to eligible policyholders. The Government has sought to achieve fairness between Equitable Life policyholders and the taxpayers who must bear the cost at a time when the nation's finances are in a difficult position. We have no plans to re-open the design of the Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/11/2014 15:46:18 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

106399

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HM Revenue and Customs employs; and how many and what proportion of such staff have been allocated to the enforcement of the national minimum wage in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	213375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has responsibility for National Minimum Wage (NMW) policy and legislation and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforces NMW on behalf of BIS. Staff across HMRC contribute to enforcing NMW, including people who work in legal advice, debt management, technical support and criminal investigation amongst others.</p><p> </p><p>ONS publishes staffing figures in the Annual Civil Service Survey reports</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 16:56:42 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

105846

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	213036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are also available in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/02/2015 14:16:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106224

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect changes to fuel duty have had on the price of petrol in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	213242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Since 2011, the Government has abolished the previous government’s fuel duty escalator, cut fuel duty by 1 pence per litre in March 2011 and scrapped four planned increases over the parliament. As a result of this Government’s actions, average pump prices are currently 16 pence per litre lower than they would have been under the previous Government’s fuel duty plans, and will be nearly 20 pence per litre lower by the end of the parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/11/2014 14:52:51 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

114612

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	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 estimate he has made of the integration costs likely to be incurred when passing HM Revenue and Customs Aspire Contract Work to potential new suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Over the 7 year period from 07/08 to 13/14 there is an annual c£3m productivity improvement a year on average.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs is in the process of preparing a Business Case to manage the end of the Aspire contract in June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has one of the largest outsourced IT contracts in the world, enabling us to deliver a very wide range of services to more than 50 million customers.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to delivering all this for the minimum cost to the taxpayer. As the NAO report recognises, the Aspire contract helped the department to collect almost £506 billion for the UK in the last year alone as well as improving services to customers.</p><p> </p><p>The NAO also recognises the progress that HMRC has made over the last two years in developing in-house technical skills, so that we are less dependent on external suppliers. For instance, we recently opened a new Digital Delivery Centre in Newcastle as part of our Digital transformation programme.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to improve the performance of the contract over the next three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213650 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:48:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

114621

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Managing and replacing the Aspire contract, HC 444, published on 22 July 2014, if he will estimate the savings to the public purse that he expects to accrue from the improvement in HM Revenue and Customs IT service availability identified in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Over the 7 year period from 07/08 to 13/14 there is an annual c£3m productivity improvement a year on average.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs is in the process of preparing a Business Case to manage the end of the Aspire contract in June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has one of the largest outsourced IT contracts in the world, enabling us to deliver a very wide range of services to more than 50 million customers.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to delivering all this for the minimum cost to the taxpayer. As the NAO report recognises, the Aspire contract helped the department to collect almost £506 billion for the UK in the last year alone as well as improving services to customers.</p><p> </p><p>The NAO also recognises the progress that HMRC has made over the last two years in developing in-house technical skills, so that we are less dependent on external suppliers. For instance, we recently opened a new Digital Delivery Centre in Newcastle as part of our Digital transformation programme.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to improve the performance of the contract over the next three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213647 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:48:01 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

106225

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Fares
	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 cost to the Exchequer of increasing regulated rail fares by RPI in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	213271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>On 7 September the Government announced the government would extend the freeze on rail fares so that no regulated rail fares will increase by more than inflation.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor also announced that for 2015, train companies will no longer have the flexibility to increase some fares by 2% above the cap.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the press release these measures will cost £100m by 2015/16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 19/11/2014 13:48:44 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

106398

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	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 potential contribution of tidal energy to the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	213400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>In October 2010 the Government published the conclusions of a 2-year feasibility study into tidal power on the Severn estuary, including a regional economic impact assessment. The government concluded it did not see a strategic case for public investment in a tidal energy scheme in the Severn estuary, but the outcome of the feasibility study does not preclude a privately financed scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In August 2012 the Government’s Low Carbon Innovation Coordination Group published a Marine Energy Technology Innovation Needs Assessment which covered tidal stream technologies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The documents can be downloaded at the following web-links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/1-severn-tidal-power-feasibility-study-conclusions-and-summary-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/1-severn-tidal-power-feasibility-study-conclusions-and-summary-report</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69870/30._Society_and_Economy_Effects_and_Interrelationships.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69870/30._Society_and_Economy_Effects_and_Interrelationships.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.carbontrust.com/media/168547/tina-marine-energy-summary-report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.carbontrust.com/media/168547/tina-marine-energy-summary-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 10/11/2014 17:53:44 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

106082

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to give the Northern Ireland Assembly power to vary the level of corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	North Antrim
	tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
	uin	212905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>In <em>‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’</em> the Government Committed to make a decision on whether to devolve corporation tax powers to Northern Ireland no later than Autumn Statement 2014. Significant legislative and technical work has taken place to date and we remain on track to meet this timetable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 17:07:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

106223

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2014 to Question 207058, if he will discuss with (a) the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills the implications for his policies on financial stability of the statements given to the World Bank seminar on integrated reporting on 10 October 2014 by the Governor of the Bank of England on unburnable carbon and market failures; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	213226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. member to the answer [the Chancellor of the Exchequer] gave her on 2 September 2014, Official Report, column 221W</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/11/2014 16:40:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

105845

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	213056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office gave him on 10 November 2014, Parliamentary UIN 213040</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/11/2014 16:41:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106390

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful prosecutions for breaches of national minimum wage legislation there have been since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	213421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer my honerable friend to the response provide by the Solicitor General on 16 October 2014 <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209683" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209683</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 17:11:04 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

114619

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprentices were removed from their apprenticeship programme to cover tax credit renewal work in the last two weeks of July 2014; and where such apprentices were based.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) trained and deployed a flexible resource of just over 2000 staff from across the Department and deployed them in stages from 23rd June until the end of the Tax credit peak to ensure that the peak was a better experience for customers this year than it has been in earlier years. The Tax Credit peak this year was a huge team effort with staff of all grades including senior members of staff volunteering to help support our customers by taking telephone calls.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not have a record of how many of these additional staff were apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213644 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:46:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

114623

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff by grade and pay band were moved to the tax credit renewal work by HM Revenue and Customs business area in the last two weeks of July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) trained and deployed a flexible resource of just over 2000 staff from across the Department and deployed them in stages from 23rd June until the end of the Tax credit peak to ensure that the peak was a better experience for customers this year than it has been in earlier years. The Tax Credit peak this year was a huge team effort with staff of all grades including senior members of staff volunteering to help support our customers by taking telephone calls.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not have a record of how many of these additional staff were apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 213643 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:46:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

106397

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	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 amount of UK tax which was lost to tax avoidance practices adopted by multinational technology companies in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	213383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do not publish information on the tax lost to avoidance by particular sectors of the economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC publish estimates of the tax gap in Measuring Tax Gaps each year. The 2014 edition (published on 16 October 2014) presents a time series of tax gaps from 2005-06 to 2012-13, which can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has also produced an illustrative breakdown of the tax gap by behaviour, including avoidance, for several years including 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Previous editions of ‘Measuring Tax Gaps’ can be accessed at the same link given above.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/11/2014 14:07:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

105850

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to his Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	213076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have or operate an instant reward scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/11/2014 16:42:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105851

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on iPhones in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	213165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury do not use iPhones and therefore have no associated spend since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/11/2014 17:48:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

114618

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what payments the Government has made to (a) Capgemini and (b) Fujitsu for work decommissioning tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has undertaken limited decommissioning work on the Tax Credit systems. All decommissioning costs are paid through Cap Gemini as our prime supplier and the value of those payments is £1.2m.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/01/2015 12:52:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

114624

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fujitsu
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data on UK taxpayers is held by Fujitsu; and where the relevant data centre is.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Fujitsu provide data centre hosting for many of HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) IT systems at multiple UK locations but they do so on HMRC's behalf and do not hold any data outside of the Department's direct control. HMRC ensure all of our systems are appropriately controlled so that IT providers do not have routine access to taxpayer information.</p><p> </p><p>For security reasons we are unable to share the specific location of Fujitsu/HMRC data centres.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/11/2014 15:57:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

105844

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group
	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 Lloyds Bank since its announcement of 9,000 job losses.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	212921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Details of the Chancellors meetings are published in HMT transparency returns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s shareholding in Lloyds is managed at arm’s length from HM Treasury by UK Financial Investments Ltd. In accordance with UKFI’s investment mandate, the Government does not seek to intervene in the operational management of Lloyds Banking Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2014 13:50:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown