Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

846737

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: First Time Buyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of changes to stamp duty in helping first-time buyers.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	904051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The stamp duty relief for first-time buyers announced at Autumn Budget 2017 has already helped thousands of people getting on to the property ladder, and is expected to benefit over one million first-time buyers over the next five years. The reform is part of a wider package to improve the housing market and significantly increase the supply of housing in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/02/2018 15:52:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

846862

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	British Airways: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many audits have been carried out by HMRC on British Airways in relation to its pilots' time away from base allowance in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Jared O'Mara
uin	129036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system, including where appropriate the repayment of tax or duties, is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in specific cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 13:08:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4661 label Biography information for Jared O'Mara

846888

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Water Companies: Tax Havens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has been made of the amount of dividends paid by water companies to overseas tax havens in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs are unable to provide the requested information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 13:04:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

846956

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
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 (a) long-term and (b) short-term effect of LINK’s proposals to reduce the interchange fee on the free-to-use ATM network; and what estimate has been made of the number of ATMs that will be affected by that reduction.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	129130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government will continue to engage with industry to ensure that widespread free access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK, the main scheme behind the UK’s ATM network, has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK has announced plans to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in certain areas where demand would not otherwise make one viable. LINK has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM, and to ensuring that any community that loses ATM access because of a branch closure has a free ATM provided.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, LINK will set up publicly available monitoring on its website of every area of the country showing free ATM availability, and highlight any areas where free ATM availability is lost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 13:09:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

846961

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has taken legal advice on the principle of a windfall tax on PFI companies.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	129135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The government always considers the compatibility of tax policy measures with different domestic and international legal obligations, as part of an assessment of their merits and feasibility.</p><p>That is particularly important for tax measures that are targeted at specific industries or narrow groups of companies.</p><p>There would also be a need to consider the wider challenges with a windfall tax that discriminates against PFI companies.</p><p>That includes the impact on investor confidence, as well as the obligation that the government or procuring authorities would face to provide compensation where contracts include an anti-discrimination clause.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/02/2018 15:50:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

846977

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Dudley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet the hon. Member for Dudley North and representatives of HMRC staff based at the Waterfront in Dudley to discuss the future of their office.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	129151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has approached the hon. Member for Dudley North to offer a visit to the HMRC office in Brierley Hill. I understand he has accepted the offer and will be going there in the next few weeks, where HMRC officials will be on hand to answer his questions.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 14:49:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

847036

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from tax expenditure on child benefit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	129210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally by HMRC and cannot be provided.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/02/2018 15:53:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

847037

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Attendance Allowance: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from tax expenditure on attendance allowance in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	129211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and includes people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received tax relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability living allowance</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attendance allowance</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>War disablement benefits</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2015-16 Family Resource Survey (FRS), projected to 2016-17 and 2017-18 using forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data consistent with the Department of Work and Pension (DWP) Spring Budget 2017 outlook.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 129212 129213 question first answered 27/02/2018 16:02:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

847038

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Disability Living Allowance: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from tax expenditure on disability living allowance in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	129212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and includes people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received tax relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability living allowance</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attendance allowance</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>War disablement benefits</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2015-16 Family Resource Survey (FRS), projected to 2016-17 and 2017-18 using forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data consistent with the Department of Work and Pension (DWP) Spring Budget 2017 outlook.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 129211 129213 question first answered 27/02/2018 16:02:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

847039

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	War Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from tax expenditure on war disablement benefits in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	129213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and includes people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received tax relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability living allowance</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attendance allowance</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>War disablement benefits</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2015-16 Family Resource Survey (FRS), projected to 2016-17 and 2017-18 using forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data consistent with the Department of Work and Pension (DWP) Spring Budget 2017 outlook.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 129211 129212 question first answered 27/02/2018 16:02:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd