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registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that employers use the correct pension classification code and pay their due amount as contributions.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	13407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes detailed guidance for employers on the GOV.UK website about National Insurance Contributions category letters.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance-rates-letters" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance-rates-letters</a></p><br /><p>All employers with an occupational pension scheme receive a reference number (Employer Contracted-Out Number) from HMRC. This allows the employer to use specific category letters which indicate that they are paying contracted-out contributions when they make their Real Time Information returns to HMRC. There are also automated checks in place to identify if an incorrect category letters has been used and these are then followed-up with the employer.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 14:40:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

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registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to provide tax incentives for businesses seeking to enter the automotive and motor racing industries.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government provides generous tax incentives to help new and innovative businesses in the UK, including the automotive and motor racing industries. The rate of corporation tax is currently 20% and will be 18% in 2020, the lowest of any economy in the G20.</p><br /><p>The Government supports research and development (R&amp;D) in the automotive and motor racing industries through R&amp;D tax reliefs. At Summer Budget 2015, the Government also announced that it would increase the permanent level of Annual Investment Allowance to £200,000 which will further support investment in plant and machinery.</p><br /><p>The Government has also committed £86 million through the Advanced Propulsion Centre to secure Britain’s strength in the research, development and commercialisation of low carbon vehicle technologies.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/10/2015 16:07:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

418651

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to further reduce the level of inheritance tax on homes.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>At the Summer Budget 2015, the Government announced it will reduce the burden of inheritance tax for families by making it easier to pass on a home to direct descendants. Information about this measure is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inheritance-tax-main-residence-nil-rate-band-and-the-existing-nil-rate-band/inheritance-tax-main-residence-nil-rate-band-and-the-existing-nil-rate-band.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/09/2015 10:31:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

418652

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic situation: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of China's economic slowdown on the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury continuously monitors global economic developments, including those in China, and their impact on the UK as part of the normal process of policy development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As one of the most open trading economies in the world with a large financial sector, we have to recognise that the UK is not immune to the continued problems being experienced in the world economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We should not let this put us off. As the Chancellor recently said, while leading the UK’s Economic and Financial Dialogue with China this week, both countries: “have a shared commitment to laying the foundations for stronger, more productive economies that can weather periods of uncertainty. At the same time, we need to continue to pursue the longer-term reform challenges that both our governments are pursuing.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/09/2015 13:14:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

62576

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Families: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal measures he has introduced to reduce the level of taxes paid by families.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	201312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>This government appreciates that times are tough and budgets are squeezed for families, which is why we have taken continued action to help ease the burden on hard working families.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Measures have included raising the Personal Allowance to £10500; abolishing the previous government's fuel duty escalator, and introducing a further 2 years of Council Tax freeze funding in 2014/15 and 2015/16 for local authorities which choose to freeze Council Tax.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 904409 question first answered 24/06/2014 16:22:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

48144

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 take steps to reduce the amount of stamp duty paid by first-time home buyers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	196306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>The stamp duty land tax relief for first time buyers in existence between March 2010 and March 2012 was found by HMRC to be ineffective in increasing the number of first time buyers entering the market. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government is instead taking other steps to support those wishing to purchase a home, such as the Help to Buy and NewBuy schemes. </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	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell