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47158

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider awarding a loan guarantee under the UK Guarantee Scheme to investors in Helius Energy's proposed biomass energy project in Avonmouth due to concerns surrounding the sustainability of biofuels.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	195658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>HM TREASURY</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Charlotte Leslie MP</p><p> </p><p><strong>BRISTOL NORTH WEST</strong></p><p> </p><p>To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider awarding a loan guarantee under the UK Guarantee Scheme to investors in Helius Energy's proposed biomass energy project in Avonmouth due to concerns surrounding the sustainability of biofuels. 195658</p><p> </p><p>DANNY ALEXANDER</p><p>The Helius Energy – Avonmouth biomass power generation project has prequalified under the UK Guarantees Scheme and is still subject to the necessary due diligence, commercial negotiation and financial restructuring before any offer of a guarantee is made.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

350078

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that a Pensions Wise advice service is made available in the City of Bristol.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	2285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to providing an inclusive service through Pension Wise and is working with its delivery partners to ensure accessibility of pension guidance across the UK. Telephone appointments are delivered by the Pension Advisory Service and can be accessed in any part of the UK through free, outbound telephone calls. Face-to-face appointments are delivered by over 500 Citizens Advice bureau locations, two of which are in Bristol, on Quay Street and Broad Street. The Hon. Lady is welcome to arrange a visit.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/06/2015 13:24:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

156802

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with representatives of the banking sector on the possibility of instituting a system whereby registered charities would be entitled to preferential interest rates on (a) borrowing and (b) investments.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	215210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Charities play an important role in our society, enabling people to play an active role in their community. This is why the Government supports charities through a range of reliefs and exemptions worth over £4 billion a year. However, the Government recognises that decisions about what financial products are offered to specific businesses remain commercial decisions for banks and building societies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/11/2014 17:23:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

173159

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to grant tax relief to those who fund their own social care costs and are not entitled to any direct financial assistance from the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	220403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently introducing historic and fundamental changes to social care funding which will mean that more people receive help with the costs of social care. Central to these reforms will be a cap on reasonable care costs set at £72,000 from April 2016 and an extension of means tested support. These will give financial support to more people and will ensure that nobody will face the prospect of unlimited care costs. In addition a universal offer of deferred payment agreements will come into force from April 2015 which means nobody will be forced to sell their home in their lifetime to pay for care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/01/2015 17:48:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

386537

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to repay people who have made excess class 3 voluntary National Insurance contributions who will not qualify for state pension because of the introduction of a 30-year qualifying period in 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	4744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <ul><li><p>The Government has no plans to make refunds of Class 3 voluntary National Insurance contributions paid prior to publication of the White Paper “Security in retirement – towards a new pensions system” which was published on 25 May 2006 and proposed a reduction in the number of qualifying years for a State Pension to 30, which eventually came into force from 6 April 2010. As these contributions were correctly paid at the time and cannot be refunded.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who made voluntary National Insurance contributions between 25 May 2006 and 26 July 2007 (or 11 February 2008 in the case of Northern Ireland), but would have chosen not to do so had they been aware of the Government's intention to reduce the number of qualifying years required for a full basic State Pension to 30, may be entitled to a refund because the contributions could have been paid in error.</p><p> </p><p>From 6 April 2016 the number of qualifying years needed for the new State Pension will increase to 35.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/07/2015 15:29:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

390203

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of moving HM Revenue and Customs services online on people using such services who are without access to the technology required for online access.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	7332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>We recognise there will always be individuals who need extra support using digital channels and we acknowledge that the continued growth and development of our digital services cannot be at the expense of people who cannot use them, do not have the technology, or who struggle to use them. Our digital strategy incorporates principles for supporting people who need help and those who are digitally excluded.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-digital-strategy-2014/hmrc-digital-strategy-2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/07/2015 13:24:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

177082

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
	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 viability of proposals for the creation of a Citizens' Wealth Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	222857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>In 2013, the Government commissioned Hymans Robertson to consider merging Local Government Pension Scheme funds or creating a Common Investment Vehicle. The Government’s response to the findings is set out in the consultation document, ‘Local Government Pension Scheme: Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies’ issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 1 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/02/2015 15:59:50 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

445423

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Communities Fund
	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 financial effects of removing contributory third party funding from the Landfill Communities Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	22873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>A policy costing for the changes to the LCF announced at Autumn Statement 2015 was published in <em>Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015: policy costings</em>. This document is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-and-autumn-statement-2015-documents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-and-autumn-statement-2015-documents</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/01/2016 14:40:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

48446

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of men and women who make use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit; and if he will assess the potential effects of increasing that limit on couples saving together for retirement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	196630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>As shown in HMRC's published statistics (Table PEN3 available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259967/pen3.pdf), in 2011-12 around 20,000 unemployed adults made or received contributions into their personal pensions. 6,000 of these individuals made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit of £3,600 including basic rate tax relief. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>A further 10,000 children, 10,000 individuals in full time education and 10,000 carers made or received contributions into their personal pensions. Of these, around a quarter made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Of the individuals mentioned above who made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit in 2011-12, around two thirds were female.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government has made no assessment of the effects of increasing the limit on couples saving together for retirement but keeps all tax policies under review.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

349558

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners liable for income tax who are not sent tax forms by HM Revenue and Customs; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of pensioners being sent such forms.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	1901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>HMRC estimates there are around 6m pensioners, in receipt of State Pension, who are liable for income tax. Not all will be sent tax forms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to increase the number of tax forms sent to any taxpayers, including pensioners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/06/2015 16:51:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie