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91136

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue loss from tobacco smuggling has been prevented as a result of increasing assessments and civil penalties in each year since 2010-11; and what operational targets were set for this activity in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	208670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p>Information on HMRC’s performance against operational targets was published in June 2013 in the NAO Report ‘Progress in tackling tobacco smuggling’</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/report/progress-in-tackling-tobacco-smuggling/" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/report/progress-in-tackling-tobacco-smuggling/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 208671 208672 208673 question first answered 23/09/2014 10:29:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

91137

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue loss has has been prevented as a result of targeting and disrupting criminal gangs behind tobacco fraud; and what operational targets were set for this activity in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	208671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p>Information on HMRC’s performance against operational targets was published in June 2013 in the NAO Report ‘Progress in tackling tobacco smuggling’</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/report/progress-in-tackling-tobacco-smuggling/" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/report/progress-in-tackling-tobacco-smuggling/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 208670 208672 208673 question first answered 23/09/2014 10:29:22 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

91138

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what operational targets were set for the seizure of illicit (a) cigarettes and (b) hand-rolling tobacco in each year since 2010-11; and whether those targets were met in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	208672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p>Information on HMRC’s performance against operational targets was published in June 2013 in the NAO Report ‘Progress in tackling tobacco smuggling’</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/report/progress-in-tackling-tobacco-smuggling/" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/report/progress-in-tackling-tobacco-smuggling/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 208670 208671 208673 question first answered 23/09/2014 10:29:22 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

91139

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what operational targets were set for reducing the supply of genuine tobacco products for fraud in each year since 2010-11; and whether those targets were met in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	208673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p>Information on HMRC’s performance against operational targets was published in June 2013 in the NAO Report ‘Progress in tackling tobacco smuggling’</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/report/progress-in-tackling-tobacco-smuggling/" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/report/progress-in-tackling-tobacco-smuggling/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 208670 208671 208672 question first answered 23/09/2014 10:29:22 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

91141

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent change there has been in the average wage of UK workers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	208724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>As the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies has made clear, living standards and real wages have been squeezed as a direct and delayed consequence of the 2008 recession.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The only sustainable way to raise living standards is to tackle the country’s economic problems head on and build an economy where those who aspire to work hard and do the right thing are rewarded. We appreciate that times are tough and budgets are squeezed, and that is why we have taken continued action to help with the cost of living.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/10/2014 13:57:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

91241

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the economy of the North East since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	208721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>The latest available data show that from 2010 to 2012 the North East has grown by 4.2 per cent in (nominal) cash terms, faster than the average for the UK as a whole. On a per head basis the North East has grown by 3.4 per cent again outstripping the UK as a whole.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the election nearly 65,000 more people are in work in the North East and employment over the last year has increased faster than for the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/10/2014 13:55:38 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

91245

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the forecast cost is of tax relief arising from the (a) petroleum revenue tax oil allowance, (b) petroleum revenue tax tariff receipts allowance and (c) Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement and (i) ultra-heavy oil field, (ii) ultra-high pressure/high temperature field, (iii) small or gas field, (iv) deep water gas field, (v) large-deep water oil field, (vi) large-shallow water gas field, (vii) brownfield and (viii) remote deep-water gas field allowances in each year from 2014-15 to 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	208801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>HMRC publish historical estimates of the costs of tax expenditures and structural reliefs. The costs of PRT Oil Allowance and Tariff Receipts Allowance were featured in the latest release in April 2014 as follows:</p><p>2012-13 2013-14</p><p>Oil Allowance £95mn £80mn</p><p>Tariff Receipts Allowance £35mn £25mn</p><p> </p><p>There are provisions for the costs of these allowances in the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts of UK Oil and Gas Petroleum Revenue Tax for Budgets, Autumn Statements and Fiscal Sustainability Reports, but the costs are not specifically identified, so there are no estimated costs available for 2014-15 to 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>There are also provisions for the costs of Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement (RFES) and the variety of field allowances available in the OBR Corporation Tax forecasts, but the specific costs have not been identified.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated impacts of RFES and field allowances, in terms of the direct costs and the effect on the investment in the sector, are included in the published policy costing notes.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of the increase of RFES from 6% to 10% from January 2012, as featured in the Autumn Statement 2011 policy costing note is an estimated tax cost to the Exchequer of £5 million in 2014-15, £50 million in 2015-16 and £10 million in 2016-17. RFES was introduced from January 2006 and costs for 2014-15 onwards were not estimated at that time.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of the increase in small field allowance from £75 million to £150 million and the introduction of the Large Deep Water Oil field allowance in Budget 2012 was estimated to be a tax gain to the Exchequer of £45 million in 2014-15, no net tax impact in 2015-16 and a tax cost to Exchequer of £45 million in 2016-17 (of which the direct costs in reduced corporation tax were estimated at £10 million, £20 million and £65 million, respectively).</p><p> </p><p>The effect of the introduction of Brown Field Allowance and the Large Shallow Water Gas field allowance in Autumn Statement 2012 was estimated to be a tax cost to the Exchequer of £165 million in 2014-15, £255 million in 2015-16, £230 million in 2016-17 and £165 million in 2017-18 (of which the direct costs in reduced CT were estimated at £45 million, £80 million, £85 million and £90 million, respectively).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the costs of introducing Small Field allowance, Ultra High Pressure/High Temperature field allowance and Ultra Heavy Oil field allowance in March 2009, and Deep Water Gas field allowance in January 2010, are not available for 2014-15 onwards.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 208802 question first answered 12/09/2014 12:59:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

91246

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry:Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost of tax relief from the (a) petroleum revenue tax oil allowance, (b) petroleum revenue tax tariff receipts allowance and (c) Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement and (i) ultra-heavy oil field, (ii) ultra-high pressure/high temperature field, (iii) small or gas field, (iv) deep water gas field, (v) large-deep water oil field, (vi) large-shallow water gas field, (vii) brownfield and (viii) remote deep-water gas field allowances in each year from 2014-15 to 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	208802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>HMRC publish historical estimates of the costs of tax expenditures and structural reliefs. The costs of PRT Oil Allowance and Tariff Receipts Allowance were featured in the latest release in April 2014 as follows:</p><p>2012-13 2013-14</p><p>Oil Allowance £95mn £80mn</p><p>Tariff Receipts Allowance £35mn £25mn</p><p> </p><p>There are provisions for the costs of these allowances in the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts of UK Oil and Gas Petroleum Revenue Tax for Budgets, Autumn Statements and Fiscal Sustainability Reports, but the costs are not specifically identified, so there are no estimated costs available for 2014-15 to 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>There are also provisions for the costs of Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement (RFES) and the variety of field allowances available in the OBR Corporation Tax forecasts, but the specific costs have not been identified.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated impacts of RFES and field allowances, in terms of the direct costs and the effect on the investment in the sector, are included in the published policy costing notes.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of the increase of RFES from 6% to 10% from January 2012, as featured in the Autumn Statement 2011 policy costing note is an estimated tax cost to the Exchequer of £5 million in 2014-15, £50 million in 2015-16 and £10 million in 2016-17. RFES was introduced from January 2006 and costs for 2014-15 onwards were not estimated at that time.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of the increase in small field allowance from £75 million to £150 million and the introduction of the Large Deep Water Oil field allowance in Budget 2012 was estimated to be a tax gain to the Exchequer of £45 million in 2014-15, no net tax impact in 2015-16 and a tax cost to Exchequer of £45 million in 2016-17 (of which the direct costs in reduced corporation tax were estimated at £10 million, £20 million and £65 million, respectively).</p><p> </p><p>The effect of the introduction of Brown Field Allowance and the Large Shallow Water Gas field allowance in Autumn Statement 2012 was estimated to be a tax cost to the Exchequer of £165 million in 2014-15, £255 million in 2015-16, £230 million in 2016-17 and £165 million in 2017-18 (of which the direct costs in reduced CT were estimated at £45 million, £80 million, £85 million and £90 million, respectively).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the costs of introducing Small Field allowance, Ultra High Pressure/High Temperature field allowance and Ultra Heavy Oil field allowance in March 2009, and Deep Water Gas field allowance in January 2010, are not available for 2014-15 onwards.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 208801 question first answered 12/09/2014 12:59:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

91247

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the forecast cost is of tax relief arising from Decommissioning Relief Deeds provided to companies operating in the UK and UK Continental Shelf in each year from 2014-15 to 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	208800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s Written Ministerial Statement on Decommissioning Relief Deeds of 21<sup>st</sup> July 2014, the Government has not made any changes to the tax regime that would generate a liability to be paid under any decommissioning relief agreements.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/09/2014 13:51:57 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

90613

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits claimants in (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England were paid in error in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	208172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not available for i and ii.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of tax credit claims paid out incorrectly in the claimants favour, due to either error or fraud, in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years is provided in Table 2 in:</p><p>2008/09: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121103084242/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtcredits-error0809.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121103084242/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtcredits-error0809.pdf</a></p><p>2009/10: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121103084242/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtcredits-error0910.pdf</p><p>2010/11: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130414062148/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-error-stats/cwtcredits-error.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130414062148/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-error-stats/cwtcredits-error.pdf</a></p><p>2011/12:</p><p>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140206214602/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-error-stats/cwtcredits-error.pdf</p><p>2012/13:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-error-and-fraud-statistics-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-error-and-fraud-statistics-2012-to-2013</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/10/2014 14:10:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth