Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

1055784

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet representatives of the Equitable Members Action Group to discuss compensation for Equitable Life investors before the spring financial statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	217630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have taken more action than any previous government to resolve this issue by allocating up to £1.5bn, tax free, for payment to affected policyholders. There are no plans to allocate any further funds to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>I set out the government’s clear position on this matter at my meeting with the All Party Parliamentary Group on this issue, and again at the recent parliamentary debate. As the government’s position has not changed, there are no plans to meet the Equitable Members Action Group.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/02/2019 15:08:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1055812

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the Financial Services Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	217540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text The Government has legislated to ensure the effectiveness of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is required to take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the Ombudsman is capable of exercising its functions and is empowered to make rules concerning the FOS. The FCA keeps those rules under review to ensure the continued effectiveness of the FOS. The FCA appoints all of the Non-Executives of the FOS Board (including the Chair, with HM Treasury’s approval). Furthermore, under the Financial Services Act 2012, HMT must lay the FOS’s annual report and accounts before Parliament, the FOS is made subject to statutory NAO audit and must publish reports of determinations. The continued effectiveness of the FOS is a key government priority, which is why on the 6th of February 2019 I visited the FOS to see for myself how it is preparing for the future. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/02/2019 16:00:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1055904

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2019 to Question 215206 on Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves, if he will list the (a) 70 countries who are gold customers of the Bank of England and (b) total value of the gold deposited in those countries' accounts.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	217614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Holding gold on behalf of any customer is a matter for the Bank of England. The Bank of England does not share information on which customers it holds gold reserves on behalf of, or the value of that gold, as this would contradict their customer confidentiality obligations. However, the Bank of England does publish the weight of all the gold it has in its custody. As of 31 October 2018, it held a total of 163,769,000 fine troy ounces of gold.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/02/2019 15:16:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1055905

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Bootle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish in full the business case and any documents relating to the financial evaluation of the decision to close St John's House HMRC office in Bootle.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	217615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The business case for HMRC’s estates transformation covers the Locations Programme as a whole rather than individual offices, and is not specifically focused on its decision to close St John’s House, Bootle.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s Programme Business Case for the ten-year period to 2025-26 has been reviewed by the Major Projects Review Group and was approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in July 2017.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s location strategy will result in savings of around £300 million up to 2025. The Programme will also deliver annual cash savings (compared to 2015-16 costs) of around £90 million from 2028, while delivering workspaces necessary for HMRC’s transformation and resulting in increased collaboration and greater flexibility.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/02/2019 14:33:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1055915

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the number of higher rate tax payers in each constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	217579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of higher rate tax payers, in each parliamentary constituency for tax years 2011-12 to 2015-16, are attached. These estimates include additional rate tax payers who also pay higher rate tax.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the annual Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) for each tax year. Estimates for parliamentary constituencies, should be treated with caution as they are based on much smaller samples than national or regional estimates.</p><p> </p><p>For more information about the SPI, please refer to:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-incomes-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-incomes-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/02/2019 15:01:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride attachment 1 file name 1902011_01863_Creasy_Final_Table.docx title PQ attachment
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1055920

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the financial benefits for drivers of LPG vehicles; and whether the Government has plans to reduce tax for drivers who have converted their vehicle to run on LPG.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	217582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The government uses the tax system to encourage the purchase of cars with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions. Vehicles powered by Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) benefit from a reduced rate of fuel duty in comparison to the main road fuel rate. Budget 2018 extended the current duty differential until 2032, subject to review in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, from 1 March 2001, cars powered by LPG, including those converted following first registration, receive a £10 discount on their annual VED payment.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/02/2019 15:45:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1056014

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the planned large-scale national infrastructure projects which have been cancelled by (a) private sector entities, (b) public sector entities and (c) public private partnerships in each of the last nine years; and what the (i) location and (ii) estimated value was of each such project.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, published annually by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, provides updates on the progress of the priority projects listed in the National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016-2021.</p><p> </p><p>Please see the latest 2018 Analysis of National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline here : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-and-construction-pipeline-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-and-construction-pipeline-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Link to the National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016-2021: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-delivery-plan-2016-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-delivery-plan-2016-to-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>The IPA has published data on PFI / PF2 projects which are in procurement, construction or operation annually. The latest dataset is available here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/</a><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data" target="_blank">private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/02/2019 15:50:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1056037

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies received corporation tax relief through the ring-fenced Oil and gas trades: Investment Allowance used against supplementary charge in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	217616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The figure for 2016-17 can be found in HMRC’s January 2019 “Tax relief statistics” publication, available on GOV.UK. This is the latest year for which data is currently available.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/02/2019 15:47:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1056038

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies received corporation tax relief through ring-fenced oil and gas trades: tax relief for decommissioning expenditure in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	217617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The figure for 2018-19 can be found in HMRC’s January 2019 “Tax relief statistics” publication, available on GOV.UK. In 2017-18 the rounded number of claimants was the same as the 2018-19 figure.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/02/2019 15:51:40 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1056039

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies received tax relief for decommissioning expenditure in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	217618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The figure for 2018-19 can be found in HMRC’s January 2019 “Tax relief statistics” publication, available on GOV.UK. In 2017-18 the rounded number of claimants was the same as the 2018-19 figure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/02/2019 15:46:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd