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registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that uncertainty about the outcome of the EU referendum does not affect inward investment in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	15705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has a clear mandate to improve Britain’s relationship with the rest of the EU, and to reform the EU so that it creates jobs and increases living standards for all its citizens. As the Prime Minister has made clear, this is about providing the certainty and reform that businesses have asked for. The CBI and BCC have come out to say they support the reform agenda the Prime Minister is seeking to deliver.</p><br /><p>As the Chancellor of the Exchequer has noted, the best outcome for the UK economy is that we achieve major economic reform of the EU. The Prime Minister is focused on success: he believes he can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/11/2015 15:46:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

427012

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations he has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public on the activities of Concentrix on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	15445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>There have been eight parliamentary questions on this topic: six in the current parliament (references 6489, 9146, 12045, 13712, 14126 and 14147) and two in the previous Parliament (references 228744 and 228762).</p><br /><p>Since March 2015, nineteen representations have been made to Treasury Ministers and two to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by, or on behalf of, members of the public concerning the activities of Concentrix on behalf of HMRC.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/11/2015 15:44:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

427017

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he and his Cabinet colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Irish government on the potential effect of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on all-island trade and the economy of Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	15383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As has been the practice adopted by previous administrations, it is not Government policy to normally release details of such meetings.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/11/2015 15:47:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

427018

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	World Economy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2015 to Question 14136, what work the Government has undertaken to implement the commitments made in paragraphs (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 8 and (e) 10 of the 2013 Lough Erne G8 Leaders' Communiqué since January 2014; and what assessment he has made of the level of progress against those commitments.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	15389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Since January 2014 the Prime Minister has updated the house on 11 June 2014 and 10 June 2015 following the G7 Summits. The UK presidency focused on 3 Ts: tax, transparency and trade.</p><br /><p>On tax there has been significant progress on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) the major international agreement to realign taxation with economic activities and value creation. In October 2015 the OECD issued the final BEPS outputs, which were endorsed by G20 Finance Ministers. The UK has made significant progress including: consulting on implementing rules to address hybrid mismatches arrangements and issuing draft secondary legislation to implement Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting, a template for multinational companies to report profit and tax information to tax authorities, in the UK in line with the internationally agreed timetable. In addition, in February 2014 G20 Finance Ministers endorsed the OECD’s new global standard for Automatic Exchange of Information of tax. All G20 Finance Ministers committed to first exchange by end-2018 in September, with 10 G20 countries including the UK committing to begin exchange in 2017.</p><br /><p>With regards to transparency, in March 2015 the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act received Royal Assent, establishing a public registry of company beneficial ownership that will show who ultimately owns and controls in-scope UK companies. The register will be operational from June 2016 and the UK is undertaking a wider review of corporate transparency.</p><br /><p>On trade, the Government has furthered international free trade agreements (FTA), with negotiations on an EU-Canada FTA finalised in August 2014. The EU and Japan held a constructive round of Free Trade Agreements negotiations in October 2015. The EU-US FTA 11th Round of negotiations took place in Miami 19-23 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/11/2015 15:49:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

427019

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2015 to Question 13786, what (a) arrears, (b) compensation and (c) other remedies have been issued to victims of modern slavery in relation to the 60 cases opened since February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	15390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>None of the investigations opened in February 2015 have yet concluded. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) cannot comment on on-going investigations.</p><br /><p>HMRC’s role in these investigations is to ensure that the correct tax is paid and any employees who are entitled to the National Minimum Wage receive it.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 15391 question first answered 16/11/2015 15:42:17 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

427020

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2015 to Question 13786, what penalties have been issued to employers in relation to the 60 cases opened since February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	15391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>None of the investigations opened in February 2015 have yet concluded. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) cannot comment on on-going investigations.</p><br /><p>HMRC’s role in these investigations is to ensure that the correct tax is paid and any employees who are entitled to the National Minimum Wage receive it.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 15390 question first answered 16/11/2015 15:42:17 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

426721

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rates and Rating: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken was for a rating assessment appeal to be considered by the Valuation Office Agency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Based on data used to publish the latest Official Statistics, the average time taken to resolve a challenge to the rating list is 13 months for the 2005 list and 14 months for the 2010 list.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/11/2015 15:45:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

426731

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Cumbernauld
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will visit the HM Revenue and Customs workforce in Cumbernauld to discuss their long-term employment at the tax centre there.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John Mc Nally
uin	15226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>There are no current plans for ministers to visit the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) office in Cumbernauld. HMRC continues to engage its workforce on its transformation through a series of staff events. Further details of these plans were announced on 12 November.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/11/2015 15:43:16 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

426469

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have been granted refugee leave have claimed backdated tax credits in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	15008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs do not hold the requested data</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/11/2015 11:31:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

426470

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid from the public purse in backdated tax credits to people who have been granted refugee leave in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	15009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs do not hold the requested data.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/11/2015 11:32:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies