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524655

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the income of the highest-earning parent is used to assess eligibility for child benefit rather than the joint incomes of both parents.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	40400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>If the Government were to use total household income as the criteria for the High Income Child Benefit Charge on households, this would require collecting information of the incomes of everyone in each of the eight million households receiving Child Benefit. This would effectively introduce a new means test. The Government’s approach withdraws Child Benefit from those on high incomes, whilst having no impact on the majority of claimants.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/06/2016 12:48:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

894854

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Motherwell and Wishaw
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims have been made under the non-consensual conception exemption for child tax credit in the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	139532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 25<sup>th</sup> April 2018 in response to question 136579.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/05/2018 10:10:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

895289

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Motherwell and Wishaw
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in receipt of child tax credit have had their payments reduced as a result of the two-child tax credit limit in the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency; and what savings have accrued to the public purse as a result of the introduction of that limit in that constituency.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	140150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held and could only be collected at disproportionate cost. However, the government published an impact assessment in July 2015 which shows the number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years and the estimated savings from the change. The impact assessment is available at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006E.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006E.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/05/2018 11:54:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

445664

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take fiscal steps to support exports by SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	903114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The government has provided significant support to first time exporters, many of whom are Small and Medium Enterprises.</p><br /><p>A significant package was announced at Autumn Statement 2014, and funding for this initiative was continued at Spending Review 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/01/2016 15:17:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

765620

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
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 his Department's policy on employment allowance on (a) employment and (b) small and medium-sized enterprises; and whether he plans to amend the employment allowance policy.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	106157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The Employment Allowance allows business and charities throughout the UK to reduce their employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) bill by up to £3,000 every year. Last year alone this meant over 1 million employers benefitted, of which 97% had fewer than 50 employees. Employers overall saved £2bn in employers NICs due to the Employment Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published research into awareness and impact of the Employment Allowance with small employers in 2015. This can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445848/Research_Report_368_Awareness_and_Impact_of_the_Employment_Allowance_-_Research_with_small_employers.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445848/Research_Report_368_Awareness_and_Impact_of_the_Employment_Allowance_-_Research_with_small_employers.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/10/2017 11:33:09 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

768857

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Annual Investment Allowance
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 on business profitability of the annual investment allowance.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	107084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) provides companies with a 100% first-year deduction for their capital investment, up to the AIA limit. In order to support businesses to invest, the government increased the permanent level of the AIA from £25,000 to £200,000 from 1 January 2016. In 2016-17, it is forecast that the AIA provided support to businesses of £2.7 billion. It is estimated that 85% of the value of the AIA at £200,000 goes to small and medium-sized companies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/10/2017 11:26:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1129762

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department stopped people from being able to make payments to HMRC at post office branches.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	260042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The facility to pay HMRC at the Post Office was withdrawn by the service provider, Santander, on 14 December 2017. HMRC were not the only users of this service and had no influence on this decision or the timing of the withdrawal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2019 13:14:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1133314

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons (a) co-operatives and (b) community benefit societies were excluded from using CATO software under HMRC’s Making Tax Digital scheme.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	266803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Making Tax Digital (MTD) has made no changes to the rules on who can file their Corporation Tax (CT) returns through the Company Accounts Tax Online (CATO) system. The Government will formally consult before any decision is taken to proceed with MTD for CT. When it consults, it will consider fully the needs of co-operatives, community benefit societies and others, and these sectors will all have the opportunity to make representations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 266804 266805 question first answered 24/06/2019 15:45:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1129763

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money was paid by people to HMRC at post office branches in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	260043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the volume and values of payments made by customers at the Post Office to HMRC for each of the last five tax years (6 April – 5 April). 2018-19 shows as zero because the facility to pay HMRC at the Post Office was withdrawn by the service provider, Santander, on 14 December 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Girobank / Transcash payments into HMRC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>Value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,220,883</p></td><td><p>£1,681,412,410.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,598,644</p></td><td><p>£976,929,804.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>936,457</p></td><td><p>£774,197,939.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>432,596</p></td><td><p>£373,502,157.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2019 13:15:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1133315

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the usership of CATO software under HMRC’s Making Tax Digital scheme to include (a) co-operatives and (b) community benefit societies.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	266804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Making Tax Digital (MTD) has made no changes to the rules on who can file their Corporation Tax (CT) returns through the Company Accounts Tax Online (CATO) system. The Government will formally consult before any decision is taken to proceed with MTD for CT. When it consults, it will consider fully the needs of co-operatives, community benefit societies and others, and these sectors will all have the opportunity to make representations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 266803 266805 question first answered 24/06/2019 15:45:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows