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48442

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had on combining national insurance and income tax.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	196602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>As set out at Autumn Statement 2012, </strong><strong>the Government will wait for further progress on planned operational changes to the tax system before formally consulting on the operational integration of income tax and NICs.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

48445

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to tackle cases of employees in Northern Ireland being paid below the minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	196655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC enforce the NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). It does that by investigating all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has an NMW enforcement team based in Belfast, and that team investigates all complaints received by the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline relating to Northern Ireland based employers alongside employers who are based and trading in the wider UK. The NMW Belfast team works closely with other Northern Ireland enforcement agencies including the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, Home Office Immigration &amp; Enforcement and Department of Employment and Learning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48446

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
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 number of men and women who make use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit; and if he will assess the potential effects of increasing that limit on couples saving together for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	196630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>As shown in HMRC's published statistics (Table PEN3 available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259967/pen3.pdf), in 2011-12 around 20,000 unemployed adults made or received contributions into their personal pensions. 6,000 of these individuals made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit of £3,600 including basic rate tax relief. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>A further 10,000 children, 10,000 individuals in full time education and 10,000 carers made or received contributions into their personal pensions. Of these, around a quarter made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Of the individuals mentioned above who made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit in 2011-12, around two thirds were female.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government has made no assessment of the effects of increasing the limit on couples saving together for retirement but keeps all tax policies under review.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

48447

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to improve support for small and medium-sized enterprises which are in need of short-term assistance and flexibility through improved partnership working between the HM Revenue and Custom's (HMRC) simplified import VAT accounting duty deferment team and the HMRC debt management and time-to-pay teams; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	196640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Simplified Import VAT Accounting (SIVA) scheme is a trade facilitation measure that reduces compliance costs for legitimate traders through the removal of the requirement to provide a guarantee to secure import VAT paid through the duty deferment scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The risk to the tax revenue by traders operating SIVA is potentially very large as the period between the tax due being deferred and being collected by HMRC may result in a failure to pay. The setting of the SIVA approval criteria has to strike a balance between ensuring the trade receive the maximum benefit from the scheme, while at the same time protecting the revenue.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses have to demonstrate on-going compliance with the SIVA requirements. The SIVA team monitor this through internal systems, including any outstanding debts or Time-to Pay agreements requested. When they identify a business experiencing difficulties, they advise them of the potential impact on their SIVA approval. Warning letters are issued by the team to businesses who fail to comply and only if there is evidence of continued non-compliance is the approval removed.</p><p>The current procedures provide an appropriate balance between trade faciliation and protection of the revenue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

48144

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to reduce the amount of stamp duty paid by first-time home buyers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	196306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>The stamp duty land tax relief for first time buyers in existence between March 2010 and March 2012 was found by HMRC to be ineffective in increasing the number of first time buyers entering the market. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government is instead taking other steps to support those wishing to purchase a home, such as the Help to Buy and NewBuy schemes. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

47905

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to reduce taxation on small businesses; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	196013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to make the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business and has focused a number of measures specifically on small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>These include a £2,000 Employment Allowance available from April 2014 to support small businesses aspiring to hire their first employee or expand their workforce; and, as set out in the Autumn Statement 2013, a £1bn package of business rates measures, 90% of which is going to businesses occupying small premises. The Government is also increasing the payable R&amp;D tax credit for loss-making SMEs from 11 per cent to 14.5 per cent from April 2014, providing particular support for early-stage companies and start-ups, who face the greatest risks and barriers to R&amp;D investment.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel costs are also significant for many small businesses so the Government has implemented the longest duty freeze for over 20 years. In total, by 2015-16 a small business with a van will have saved £1,300 and a haulier £21,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

48077

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 18W, on employee ownership, for what reason the details of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are not available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	196168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Employers are not required to provide details of any shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements to HM Revenue &amp; Customs until they submit their annual employment-related securities return for 2013-14. No details or estimates of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are currently available.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the Exchequer impact of the capital gains tax exemption and the income tax and national insurance treatment of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements in tax years to 2017-18 can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196169 196170 196171 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48078

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 18W, on employee ownership, if he will make an estimate of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	196169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Employers are not required to provide details of any shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements to HM Revenue &amp; Customs until they submit their annual employment-related securities return for 2013-14. No details or estimates of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are currently available.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the Exchequer impact of the capital gains tax exemption and the income tax and national insurance treatment of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements in tax years to 2017-18 can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196168 196170 196171 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48079

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 18W, on employee ownership, for what reason the details of the Exchequer impact of the tax rules for the shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are not available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	196170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Employers are not required to provide details of any shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements to HM Revenue &amp; Customs until they submit their annual employment-related securities return for 2013-14. No details or estimates of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are currently available.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the Exchequer impact of the capital gains tax exemption and the income tax and national insurance treatment of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements in tax years to 2017-18 can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196168 196169 196171 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48080

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 18W, on employee ownership, if he will make an estimate of the Exchequer impact of the tax rules for shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	196171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Employers are not required to provide details of any shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements to HM Revenue &amp; Customs until they submit their annual employment-related securities return for 2013-14. No details or estimates of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are currently available.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the Exchequer impact of the capital gains tax exemption and the income tax and national insurance treatment of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements in tax years to 2017-18 can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196168 196169 196170 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham