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62561

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	Income Tax: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there was in the numbers of taxpayers in Northern Ireland who had employment income in the last four years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Estimates for the number of taxpayers in Northern Ireland with income from employment are published in HMRC's National Statistics Table 3.11 which is available at the following internet address for 2010/11 to 2011/12:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-and-tax-by-gender-region-and-country-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-and-tax-by-gender-region-and-country-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 3.11 for 2009/10 and earlier can be found in the internet address below from the National Archives website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120609145917/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm#311" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120609145917/http://hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm#311</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for which 2011-12 is the latest year available. Figures for 2008/09 are not currently available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2014 15:27:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62562

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	Tax Avoidance
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 that public sector organisations should not be allowed to be associated with tax avoidance schemes.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	201172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>'Managing Public Money', is published by HM Treasury and provides advice and guidance to central government on the use of public funds. It confirms that public sector organisations should not engage in tax evasion, or tax avoidance.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2014 15:07:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

62572

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	Dover Priory Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long he expects discussions to be ongoing between Mapeley, Network Rail and HM Revenue and Customs on the sale of land on the western perimeter of the Priory Court site and the construction of new parking facilities for Dover Priory railway station.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	201340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Previous replies have explained that further discussions in relation to the land at Priory Court in Dover are a matter for Mapeley who own the land. While HMRC occupy the property under the STEPS contract and will consider any reasonable proposals, resolution of commercial considerations are for Network Rail and Mapeley.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2014 15:30:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

62575

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	Dover Priory Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons Mapeley has not come to an agreement with Network Rail regarding the sale of land on the western perimeter of the Priory Court site for the construction of new parking facilities for Dover Priory railway station.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	201325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>Commercial arrangements in relation to the land at the Priory Court site are a matter for discussion between Network Rail and Mapeley. The Crown does not own the land.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/06/2014 16:47:03 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

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

62579

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	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to abolish tax on sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	201305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 12 June 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 256W.</strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/06/2014 16:48:42 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

63179

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	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 taxes on families.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	904409
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 201312 question first answered 24/06/2014 16:22:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

63455

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	Pensioner Savings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to give pensioners more control over their savings.
tabling member constituency	Norwich North
tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
uin	904414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>Budget 14 announced the most radical change to the way people take their pensions for nearly a century. From April 2015, individuals aged 55 or over with defined contribution savings will have much greater flexibility over access to their pension savings, which they will be able to withdraw subject only to their marginal rate of income tax and their scheme rules. We have also made changes to allow more people to access greater flexibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, ISAs, popular with over 24 million UK savers, are to be reformed from 1 July 2014 into a more flexible product. The New ISA will leave savers free to choose how to split their increased £15,000 annual allowance between cash and stocks and shares ISAs and to transfer funds in any direction between accounts.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/06/2014 16:27:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

63457

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	Financial Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the feasibility of further financial devolution to London and other cities.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	904413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government keeps all decisions on tax policy under review. In addition, the Government has recently devolved a range of responsibilities and funding through the Localism Act 2011 and have decentralised local government finance through the Local Government Finance Act 2012. Any further fiscal devolution to sub-national authorities in England would represent a significant change to the existing tax landscape with potentially significant legal, economic and constitutional implications. </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/06/2014 16:23:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

62199

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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, what steps his Department is taking to promote the video games tax relief to video games producers.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	200659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The video games tax relief came into effect from 1 April 2014. This generous new relief will provide support for the growing video games sector in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are currently presenting a series of events across the country to promote and explain the new relief to the industry. A specialist unit has been provided to assist businesses with making claims. Guidance is available on HMRC's website to explain the relief and help businesses decide whether they are eligible for relief. HMRC are working closely with the video games industry to develop more detailed guidance, which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/06/2014 16:41:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson