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712878

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Landlords: Newham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the Landlord Licensing Scheme introduced by the London Borough of Newham on supporting HM Revenue and Customs identify underpayment of tax by landlords.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	68741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>Recognising a risk of non-compliance within the residential rental market, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched the Let Property Campaign in September 2013 focused on the residential property letting market.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have collected a range of data relating to the whole landlord population including licensing data. The data is being used to identify landlords who have not reported the rental income they should have to HMRC. The Campaign has encouraged over 26,000 residential landlords to voluntarily come forward and disclose previously unreported rental income and unpaid tax on their rental income. In addition, the Campaign has generated £115m in additional tax, interest and penalties since its launch.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/03/2017 14:38:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

712367

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was recovered by EU member state businesses from the UK exchequer under Articles 170 and 171 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	68584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text The total amount of VAT recovered by EU member state businesses from the Exchequer under Articles 170 and 171 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC in each year since 2010 is as follows:<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Fiscal Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VAT Recovered</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Unavailable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£114,054,136.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£91,034,004.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£80,859,842.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£40,093,982.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£87,374,709.60</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2017 17:26:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

712548

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses were registered for value added tax in the (a) City of York constituency and (b) York unitary authority area in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publication “UK Business: Activity, Size and Location” gives the total number of businesses registered for VAT and/or PAYE at parliamentary constituency and local authority level from 2009 onwards. Prior to this, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform published tables showing the number of businesses registered for VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The estimates for a) City of York/ York Central constituency and b) York unitary authority for each year from 2005 are shown in the tables attached.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/03/2017 12:03:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name e Office for National Statistics publication.docx title table for pq 68517
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

712083

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of the apprenticeship levy will be to schools in each fiscal year from 2017-18 to 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	68422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The information document on the apprenticeship levy published by the Department for Education shows a sectoral breakdown of levy paying employers based on HM Revenue and Customs administrative data (page 4). The estimated cost for the education sector as a whole is valued at £385m for 2017-18. The document is available on Gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to produce a robust estimate of the cost of the apprenticeship levy for schools alone using the same data.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/03/2017 14:23:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

711726

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations have been launched into EU hauliers paying below the minimum wage to their drivers in each of the last five years for which data is available; and how many of those investigations resulted in successful prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	68278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives them. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to the department. HMRC do not collect information on employer nationality as part of minimum wage investigations.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68279 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:47:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

711727

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Pay
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 loss of tax revenue resulting from EU-based hauliers paying below the minimum wage while working in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	68279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives them. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to the department. HMRC do not collect information on employer nationality as part of minimum wage investigations.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68278 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:47:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

711729

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken for an HM Revenue and Customs VAT investigation involving a small or medium-sized business was in the 2015-16 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Croydon South
tabling member printed	Chris Philp
uin	68224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs estimate that during 2015-2016, VAT compliance checks on small or medium sized businesses averaged 13.9 weeks between being opened and closed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/03/2017 10:15:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp

711730

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has assessed the potential merits of using money raised through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to extend the free school meals scheme to (a) nursery schools and (b) private nurseries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	68234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text The Government has already confirmed that, in England, we will invest the £1 billion revenue we originally forecast from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy during this parliament in giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the primary school PE and sport premium and expanding school breakfast clubs. The Secretary of State for Education recently set out further details on this, including £415m for a new healthy pupils capital programme. The Department for Education will set out more detail in due course.<p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68237 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:36:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

711731

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
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 potential merits of using money raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to support (a) nursery schools and (b) private nurseries in accessing the Children's Food Trust accreditation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	68237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text The Government has already confirmed that, in England, we will invest the £1 billion revenue we originally forecast from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy during this parliament in giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the primary school PE and sport premium and expanding school breakfast clubs. The Secretary of State for Education recently set out further details on this, including £415m for a new healthy pupils capital programme. The Department for Education will set out more detail in due course.<p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68234 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:36:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

711359

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have claimed video games tax relief in each financial year since 2014; and in which regions of the UK those companies are located.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	68115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Tax relief was claimed for 45 video games with a financial year of completion of 2014-15 and for 65 video games with a financial year of completion of 2015-16. The limited number of returns means it is not possible to present regional statistics while maintaining the standards of HM Revenue and Customs’ statistical disclosure controls.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/03/2017 11:57:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest