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518177

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
	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 amount of funding the UK is due to receive in each year to 2030 of (a) regional development funds and (b) structural funds under future EU multi-annual financial frameworks.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	36754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The amount allocated by year to each operational programme for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund (ESF) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the 2014-2020 period is set out in table 1.6 of the United Kingdom’s Partnership Agreement with the European Commission, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-structural-and-investment-funds-uk-partnership-agreement.</p><p> </p><p>ERDF and ESF allocations beyond the 2014-2020 period will be agreed as part of future European Union Multiannual Financial Framework negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/05/2016 17:37:03 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

518164

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the latest assessment of liquefied petroleum gas within the Alternative Fuels Framework.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
	uin	36853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Alternative Fuels Framework (AFF) was set out at Pre-Budget Report 2003, and focused on carbon emissions. Based on the evidence available at the time on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), the AFF found LPG to result in greater natural environmental damage compared to other road fuel gases. It was determined that the environmental case for LPG was poorer than diesel and so its duty differential should be reduce over time.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to review evidence concerning the environmental impact of LPG and will announce any changes to the tax treatment at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 36851 36852 question first answered 11/05/2016 16:33:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

518163

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which transport emissions are factored into the assessment of fuels within the Alternative Fuels Framework.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
	uin	36852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Alternative Fuels Framework (AFF) was set out at Pre-Budget Report 2003, and focused on carbon emissions. Based on the evidence available at the time on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), the AFF found LPG to result in greater natural environmental damage compared to other road fuel gases. It was determined that the environmental case for LPG was poorer than diesel and so its duty differential should be reduce over time.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to review evidence concerning the environmental impact of LPG and will announce any changes to the tax treatment at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 36851 36853 question first answered 11/05/2016 16:33:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

518162

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Petrol Alternatives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department last conducted a review of the Alternative Fuels Framework.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
	uin	36851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Alternative Fuels Framework (AFF) was set out at Pre-Budget Report 2003, and focused on carbon emissions. Based on the evidence available at the time on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), the AFF found LPG to result in greater natural environmental damage compared to other road fuel gases. It was determined that the environmental case for LPG was poorer than diesel and so its duty differential should be reduce over time.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to review evidence concerning the environmental impact of LPG and will announce any changes to the tax treatment at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 36852 36853 question first answered 11/05/2016 16:33:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

518084

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the regulatory impact of the Financial Conduct Authority authorisation of insolvency practitioners.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL8245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The government consulted extensively on its reforms to the consumer credit market prior to the transfer of regulation from the Office of Fair Trading to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. The result of that consultation included the exclusion for insolvency practitioners when acting in reasonable contemplation of being appointed as an insolvency practitioner (IP).</p><p> </p><p>It remains the government’s view that when an insolvency practitioner is no longer acting in reasonable contemplation of being appointed as an IP, they must be authorised by the FCA if they wish to continue providing debt advice. There are no immediate plans to review this exclusion. However, the government does maintain an interest in the impact of regulation on the debt advice market.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is thoroughly assessing every debt management firm’s fitness to trade as part of the authorisation process. The size of the debt advice market will not be known until this process is complete. The government will stay in contact with the FCA throughout the authorisation process to monitor the impact on customer journeys and capacity.</p><p> </p><p>For IPs concerned about the potential burden of FCA authorisation, the FCA has been clear that it takes a proportionate approach to setting fees. This includes imposing tiered fees based on the income a firm generates from its credit activities, ensuring that the smallest firms pay the lowest fees. There also remain other options for smaller firms to consider, including the appointed representative regime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL8243 HL8244 question first answered 11/05/2016 16:10:04 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

518083

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Financial Conduct Authority authorisation of insolvency practitioners on the size of the debt advice market.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL8244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The government consulted extensively on its reforms to the consumer credit market prior to the transfer of regulation from the Office of Fair Trading to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. The result of that consultation included the exclusion for insolvency practitioners when acting in reasonable contemplation of being appointed as an insolvency practitioner (IP).</p><p> </p><p>It remains the government’s view that when an insolvency practitioner is no longer acting in reasonable contemplation of being appointed as an IP, they must be authorised by the FCA if they wish to continue providing debt advice. There are no immediate plans to review this exclusion. However, the government does maintain an interest in the impact of regulation on the debt advice market.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is thoroughly assessing every debt management firm’s fitness to trade as part of the authorisation process. The size of the debt advice market will not be known until this process is complete. The government will stay in contact with the FCA throughout the authorisation process to monitor the impact on customer journeys and capacity.</p><p> </p><p>For IPs concerned about the potential burden of FCA authorisation, the FCA has been clear that it takes a proportionate approach to setting fees. This includes imposing tiered fees based on the income a firm generates from its credit activities, ensuring that the smallest firms pay the lowest fees. There also remain other options for smaller firms to consider, including the appointed representative regime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL8243 HL8245 question first answered 11/05/2016 16:10:03 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

518082

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the Financial Conduct Authority authorisation exemption for insolvency practitioners.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL8243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The government consulted extensively on its reforms to the consumer credit market prior to the transfer of regulation from the Office of Fair Trading to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. The result of that consultation included the exclusion for insolvency practitioners when acting in reasonable contemplation of being appointed as an insolvency practitioner (IP).</p><p> </p><p>It remains the government’s view that when an insolvency practitioner is no longer acting in reasonable contemplation of being appointed as an IP, they must be authorised by the FCA if they wish to continue providing debt advice. There are no immediate plans to review this exclusion. However, the government does maintain an interest in the impact of regulation on the debt advice market.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is thoroughly assessing every debt management firm’s fitness to trade as part of the authorisation process. The size of the debt advice market will not be known until this process is complete. The government will stay in contact with the FCA throughout the authorisation process to monitor the impact on customer journeys and capacity.</p><p> </p><p>For IPs concerned about the potential burden of FCA authorisation, the FCA has been clear that it takes a proportionate approach to setting fees. This includes imposing tiered fees based on the income a firm generates from its credit activities, ensuring that the smallest firms pay the lowest fees. There also remain other options for smaller firms to consider, including the appointed representative regime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL8244 HL8245 question first answered 11/05/2016 16:10:03 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

517930

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports of sanctions breaches were made to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in each year since 2009-10; how many of those alleged breaches concerned businesses in HM Revenue and Customs' large business database; in how many such cases (a) the OFSI identified wrongdoing and (b) made a referral to the Crown Prosecution Service for prosecution in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	36721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation was established on 31st March 2016 however breaches of financial sanctions have previously been reported to HM Treasury. There are 441 records of alleged breaches reported to HM Treasury between September 2013 and December 2015. There are no records prior to September 2013.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold the requested information regarding HMRC's large business database.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not determine wrongdoing but works closely with UK law enforcement to deal with suspected breaches. It is a matter for law enforcement to make any referrals to the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/05/2016 13:07:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

518390

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has received related to insolvency procedures in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
	tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
	uin	37007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) only holds information about dividends paid for each of the last two years. In 2014/15 a total of £70.6m was received. In 2015/16 the figure was £74.5m. These figures represent dividends paid after a company or individual has been made insolvent. HMRC also receives payments in response to the initiation of insolvency proceedings and these payments are sometimes sufficient to allow HMRC to withdraw the proceedings. Data is not available about the amount received by way of these payments.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/05/2016 10:38:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills

518389

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff at HM Revenue and Customs work on insolvency procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
	tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
	uin	37006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) debt management teams in Worthing and Edinburgh are responsible for initiating insolvency actions where other attempts to recover sums due have been unsuccessful. A third team at Newcastle lodges HMRC’s claims in insolvencies. The total number of staff engaged on insolvency work in HMRC’s debt management offices is 258.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/05/2016 10:37:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills