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529797

registered interest
date	29/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2016 to Question 41169, whether his Department has made (a) an assessment of the potential merits and (b) an estimate of the potential costs of limiting taxation of pensions to the basic rate.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	41463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Responses to the Treasury’s recent pensions tax consultation indicated that there was no clear consensus for reform. The Government concluded in its response at Budget 2016 that now is not the right time to undertake fundamental reforms to the pension tax system.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/07/2016 13:00:42 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

528544

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensioners: Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners pay income tax at the higher rate.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	41169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>For 2013-14 it is estimated that 558,000 individuals above State Pension Age were liable for Income Tax charged at or above the higher rate. This is based on the most recent Survey of Personal Incomes (2013-14)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/06/2016 12:53:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

528546

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will bring forward proposals to underwrite all EU funding for projects in Scotland in response to the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	41240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, while the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged. It will be for the new Government to begin the negotiation to leave, and set out arrangements for those currently in receipt of EU funds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2016 08:45:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

527983

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 1 March 2016 to Question 25631, whether HM Revenue and Customs has completed its investigations into the six social care companies; and what recent assessment he has made of the extent of National Minimum Wage compliance in the social care sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	40988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage should receive it. Employers who pay workers less than the minimum or living wage not only have to pay back arrears of wages at current rates but also face financial penalties of up to £20,000 per underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has not completed all the investigations into the six social care companies. HMRC continues to be aware of the risks of underpayment of NMW in the social care sector and is prioritising complaints from workers; working with other agencies and departments to raise awareness of the rules; and undertaking targeted enforcement to ensure that workers are paid what they are legally owed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2016 08:55:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

527984

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the EU Action Plan on VAT.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	40959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>At the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in May 2016 Ministers adopted Council Conclusions on the EU VAT Action Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2016 08:48:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

527985

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Environment Protection: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to bring forward VAT proposals to comply with the European Court of Justice judgement of 2015 on green products.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	40960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK has applied a VAT reduced rate of 5% on 11 different types of energy saving materials since 2001. That existing reduced rate remains in place and is unchanged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2016 08:51:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

527986

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Industrial Diseases: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff are currently allocated to the production of employment histories for occupational disease compensation claims.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	40962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>In response to the significant increase in demand for employment histories in recent years, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has looked at a range of options for improving the Record Retrieval Service; this has included introducing measures such as prioritising requests relating to serious and life-threatening conditions (when specifically identified).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the key constraint to reducing turnaround times is the existing machinery used to manually access the microfilm records – as these machines are no longer manufactured. Therefore, the deployment of additional staff would have negligible impact on service levels. It is not possible to provide a figure for the number of HMRC staff currently allocated to the production of employment histories for occupational disease compensation claims, as requesters of this information are not required to specify the reason for their employment history request. However, around 200 full time equivalent staff are allocated to the department’s Record Retrieval Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 40963 question first answered 29/06/2016 12:54:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

527987

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Industrial Diseases: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the additional staffing and resources required to deal with the backlog of employment histories for occupational disease compensation claims requested from HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	40963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>In response to the significant increase in demand for employment histories in recent years, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has looked at a range of options for improving the Record Retrieval Service; this has included introducing measures such as prioritising requests relating to serious and life-threatening conditions (when specifically identified).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the key constraint to reducing turnaround times is the existing machinery used to manually access the microfilm records – as these machines are no longer manufactured. Therefore, the deployment of additional staff would have negligible impact on service levels. It is not possible to provide a figure for the number of HMRC staff currently allocated to the production of employment histories for occupational disease compensation claims, as requesters of this information are not required to specify the reason for their employment history request. However, around 200 full time equivalent staff are allocated to the department’s Record Retrieval Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 40962 question first answered 29/06/2016 12:54:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

527988

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Drugs: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the rate of VAT levied on over-the-counter medicines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	41101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>VAT is a broad based tax on consumption, with the twenty per cent standard rate applying to most goods and services.</p><p> </p><p>A zero rate of VAT is applied to drugs provided on prescription and dispensed by a dispensing chemist.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor keeps all tax policy under review but has no plans to change the VAT treatment of medicines.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2016 08:53:36 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

525532

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will prioritise the recruitment and training of trade negotiators in the event of the UK voting to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	40707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>As the PM announced on Monday 27th June, the Cabinet has agreed the creation of a new EU unit in Whitehall. This will bring together officials and policy expertise from across the Cabinet Office, the Treasury, the Foreign Office and the Business Department.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2016 08:42:45 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell