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631066

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2016 to Question 51521, on marriage tax allowances, how many couples have taken up the marriage tax allowance in each year since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	52103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>It has been possible for eligible couples to claim the Marriage Allowance since September 2015. 305,861 couples successfully claimed Marriage Allowance in 2015 and, to date, a further 763,377 couples have successfully applied in 2016. Eligible couples who haven’t claimed for the 2015/16 tax year are able to do so until 5 April 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/11/2016 17:02:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

631068

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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, with reference to the contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Concentrix, Appendix 1, Clause G2.1A(a), whether the contractor accrued the relevant number of service points across consecutive measurement periods needed to trigger Clause G2.1A.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	52192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to today’s Written Ministerial Statement “Update on HMRC’s contract with Concentrix”.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 52193 52194 question first answered 14/11/2016 16:55:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

631069

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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, with reference to the contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Concentrix, Appendix 1, Clause G4.1, whether his Department plans to recover costs incurred in relation to Clause 2.1A.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	52193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to today’s Written Ministerial Statement “Update on HMRC’s contract with Concentrix”.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 52192 52194 question first answered 14/11/2016 16:55:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

631070

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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, with reference to the contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Concentrix, Appendix 2, Clause F1.4(d), whether the authority plans to undertake remedial action and impose liquidated damages at a rate of £240 per case on the contractor in relation to incorrect decisions being made.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	52194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to today’s Written Ministerial Statement “Update on HMRC’s contract with Concentrix”.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 52192 52193 question first answered 14/11/2016 16:55:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

631072

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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, how his Department plans to spend the revenue raised by the soft drinks industry levy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	52093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury is working closely with the Department for Education to deliver the objectives of the levy including investing the revenue on doubling the primary PE and sport premium to £320 million a year.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/11/2016 14:42:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

631073

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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 the Government has made of the potential effect on children's health of the soft drinks industry levy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	52094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The Soft Drinks Industry Levy forms part of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan. The actions in this plan will significantly reduce England’s rate of childhood obesity within the next ten years.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Government announced the levy, some companies have already started to reformulate their products by removing added sugar content.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/11/2016 11:25:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

631076

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Company Voluntary Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many company voluntary arrangements have been approved by HM Revenue and Customs where it has acted as a creditor in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	51958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is a creditor in a majority of company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), usually in respect of the two main withholding taxes, VAT and PAYE. HMRC is supportive of business rescue and votes in favour of proposals that offer an optimum return to creditors; treat all creditors fairly; and most importantly demonstrate a clear understanding of how the company fell in to difficulties and make real changes to ensure that it can go forward not only paying against historic debt but paying its future tax in full and on time.</p><p> </p><p>Where these expectations aren’t met or if there are serious concerns that require investigation by a liquidator, HMRC will generally vote against the proposal.</p><p>Indicative figures show that for April 2014 to March 2015, HMRC voted to support 299 (63%) CVA proposals and to reject 175 (37%). The figures for 2015-2016 were 217 (60%) and 149 (40%) respectively.</p><p>Although figures for earlier years are not held, in answer to a Freedom of Information request in 2012 HMRC advised that of the 1640 CVA proposals received for the period 1 April 2011 to 30 November 2012, it voted: to approve 998 (61%); to reject 387 (24%) and it abstained or the proposal was withdrawn on 255 (15%).</p><p> </p><p>There is no business or operational need on the part of HMRC to record the number of petitions for a business in a CVA to be wound-up. This information is therefore not held.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 51959 51960 question first answered 16/11/2016 11:24:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

631077

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Company Voluntary Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many company voluntary arrangements have been rejected by HM Revenue and Customs where it has acted as a creditor in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	51959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is a creditor in a majority of company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), usually in respect of the two main withholding taxes, VAT and PAYE. HMRC is supportive of business rescue and votes in favour of proposals that offer an optimum return to creditors; treat all creditors fairly; and most importantly demonstrate a clear understanding of how the company fell in to difficulties and make real changes to ensure that it can go forward not only paying against historic debt but paying its future tax in full and on time.</p><p> </p><p>Where these expectations aren’t met or if there are serious concerns that require investigation by a liquidator, HMRC will generally vote against the proposal.</p><p>Indicative figures show that for April 2014 to March 2015, HMRC voted to support 299 (63%) CVA proposals and to reject 175 (37%). The figures for 2015-2016 were 217 (60%) and 149 (40%) respectively.</p><p>Although figures for earlier years are not held, in answer to a Freedom of Information request in 2012 HMRC advised that of the 1640 CVA proposals received for the period 1 April 2011 to 30 November 2012, it voted: to approve 998 (61%); to reject 387 (24%) and it abstained or the proposal was withdrawn on 255 (15%).</p><p> </p><p>There is no business or operational need on the part of HMRC to record the number of petitions for a business in a CVA to be wound-up. This information is therefore not held.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 51958 51960 question first answered 16/11/2016 11:24:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

631078

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Company Voluntary Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs has petitioned for a business in a company voluntary arrangement to be wound up in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	51960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is a creditor in a majority of company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), usually in respect of the two main withholding taxes, VAT and PAYE. HMRC is supportive of business rescue and votes in favour of proposals that offer an optimum return to creditors; treat all creditors fairly; and most importantly demonstrate a clear understanding of how the company fell in to difficulties and make real changes to ensure that it can go forward not only paying against historic debt but paying its future tax in full and on time.</p><p> </p><p>Where these expectations aren’t met or if there are serious concerns that require investigation by a liquidator, HMRC will generally vote against the proposal.</p><p>Indicative figures show that for April 2014 to March 2015, HMRC voted to support 299 (63%) CVA proposals and to reject 175 (37%). The figures for 2015-2016 were 217 (60%) and 149 (40%) respectively.</p><p>Although figures for earlier years are not held, in answer to a Freedom of Information request in 2012 HMRC advised that of the 1640 CVA proposals received for the period 1 April 2011 to 30 November 2012, it voted: to approve 998 (61%); to reject 387 (24%) and it abstained or the proposal was withdrawn on 255 (15%).</p><p> </p><p>There is no business or operational need on the part of HMRC to record the number of petitions for a business in a CVA to be wound-up. This information is therefore not held.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 51958 51959 question first answered 16/11/2016 11:24:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

631079

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to maintain the current levels of beer duty for the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	51998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor continues to keep all taxes under review and decisions on tax policy are made as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/11/2016 17:05:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland