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169373

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost is to HM Revenue and Customs of national minimum wage enforcement cases where (a) there is no enforcement action, (b) a Notice of Underpayment is issued and (c) there is a criminal prosecution.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not attribute the number of any multiple complaints to individual employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record the average costs of individual types of enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has identified arrears of National Minimum Wage for the following numbers of workers in in each of the past six years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of workers for whom arrears were identified</p></td><td><p>23,247</p></td><td><p>19,245</p></td><td><p>22,919</p></td><td><p>17,371</p></td><td><p>26,519</p></td><td><p>22,610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the NMW will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not, HMRC will pursue recovery through the civil courts on behalf of the workers.</p><p> </p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218083 218249 question first answered 08/01/2015 14:50:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169374

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were repaid arrears of the national minimum wage as a result of his Department's enforcement activity in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not attribute the number of any multiple complaints to individual employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record the average costs of individual types of enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has identified arrears of National Minimum Wage for the following numbers of workers in in each of the past six years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of workers for whom arrears were identified</p></td><td><p>23,247</p></td><td><p>19,245</p></td><td><p>22,919</p></td><td><p>17,371</p></td><td><p>26,519</p></td><td><p>22,610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the NMW will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not, HMRC will pursue recovery through the civil courts on behalf of the workers.</p><p> </p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218082 218249 question first answered 08/01/2015 14:50:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169375

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Investment Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the amount raised in taxation from carried interest on financial assets in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	218085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 17:12:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

169376

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.214 of the Autumn Statement 2014, what estimate he has made of the annual number of families that will be affected by the removal of Air Passenger Duty from those aged under (a) 12 and (b) 16 each year.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
uin	218030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As a result of Budget and Autumn Statement announcements on APD, over ninety-nine per cent of passengers, including many families, will see a freeze or reduction in Air Passenger Duty in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Budget 2014 announced a freeze in the rate of Air Passenger Duty for short-haul international and domestic flights for a fourth year running. In addition Budget 2014 reforms Air Passenger Duty with the abolition of bands C and D from 1 April 2015. This cuts tax for passengers travelling to destinations such as Brazil, India, China, South Asia and the Caribbean.</p><p> </p><p>Autumn Statement 2014 also announced additional family travel savings through an Air Passenger Duty exemption for children under 12 on economy tickets, with effect from 1 May 2015. From the following year, the Government will abolish economy ticket Air Passenger Duty for children under 16 altogether.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This will save a two child family £26 on economy short-haul flights and £142 on economy long-haul flights, plus adds to Budget 2014’s adult fare savings for families flying economy to destinations like the Caribbean and Australia, taking accumulative savings to £170 and £194 respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/12/2014 17:02:48 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

169377

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.5 of the HM Revenue and Customs' summary of responses to the consultation on Direct Recovery of Debts, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of guaranteeing that every debtor will receive a face-to-face visit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Direct Recovery of Debts (DRD) is expected to affect around 17,000 debtors each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a well-established process for making face-to-face visits to debtors who do not pay what they owe. In 2013-14, HMRC’s Field Force agents made around 900,000 visits to debtors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some of those who will be considered for DRD would receive a visit from a Field Force officer in the course of normal debt enforcement. Once DRD begins operation, these visits will provide a further opportunity for HMRC to:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>personally identify the taxpayer and confirm it is their debt</p></li><li><p>explain to debtors what they owe, why they are being pursued for payment, and discuss payment of the debt</p></li><li><p>discuss options to resolve the debt, including offering a Time to Pay arrangement to the debtor, where appropriate</p></li><li><p>identify debtors who are in a vulnerable position and offer them the support they need to settle their debts.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC anticipates that it will absorb the operational cost of DRD visits within its current funding envelope, £800,000 for the systems changes that will underpin the delivery of this measure.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/12/2014 16:50:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

169379

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.5 of the HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) summary of responses to the consultation on Direct Recovery of Debts, what estimate he has made of the number of HMRC staff members that will be required to guarantee that every debtor will receive a face-to-face visit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20; and whether those staff will be new or existing HMRC staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Direct Recovery of Debts (DRD) is expected to affect around 17,000 debtors each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) has a well-established process for making face-to-face visits to debtors who do not pay what they owe. In 2013-14, HMRC’s Field Force agents made around 900,000 visits to debtors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some of those who will be considered for DRD would receive a visit from a Field Force officer in the course of normal debt enforcement. Once DRD begins operation, these visits will provide a further opportunity for HMRC to:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>personally identify the taxpayer and confirm it is their debt</p></li><li><p>explain to debtors what they owe, why they are being pursued for payment, and discuss payment of the debt</p></li><li><p>discuss options to resolve the debt, including offering a Time to Pay arrangement to the debtor, where appropriate</p></li><li><p>identify debtors who are in a vulnerable position and offer them the support they need to settle their debts.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC anticipates that it will absorb the operational cost of DRD visits within its current funding envelope, and the Government has budgeted £800,000 for the systems changes that will underpin the delivery of this measure. HMRC does not expect to recruit additional staff for this purpose.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 17:01:16 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

169380

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.5 of the HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) summary of responses to the consultation on Direct Recovery of Debts, how many HMRC staff will work in the new vulnerable customers unit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20; and whether those staff will be new or existing HMRC staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The vulnerable customers unit will provide additional support to HMRC customers who owe debts to HMRC and have been identified as vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC will review the resourcing of this unit over time, to ensure the Department can respond appropriately to customer demand and from ongoing work with the voluntary sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 16:59:45 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

169382

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Derelict Land
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 annual cost to the Exchequer of exempting houses on brownfield sites from stamp duty land tax on their first sale.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	218017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC data does not contain any information on brownfield sites. Furthermore it does not contain information on if a transaction is the first sale of a developed site.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 16:50:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

169383

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Derelict Land
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 cost to the public purse of reducing VAT on costs incurred in the redevelopment of brownfield sites.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	218018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/12/2014 17:09:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

169384

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on proposals for a diverted profits tax.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with, and receive representations from, a wide range of organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, as part of the usual policy making process. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Treasury’s practice to provide details of all such representations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Draft legislation for the Diverted Profits Tax was published on 10 December for technical consultation, until 4 February 2015. The measure will be effective from 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218182 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:42:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood