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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-25more like thismore than 2014-06-25
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits: Self-employed more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed people claimed (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 202509 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-03more like thismore than 2014-07-03
answer text <p>The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC</p></td><td><p>Families benefitting from WTC Only</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">170</del> <ins class="ministerial">169</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The decrease in the number of self employed households in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ of tax credits in April 2012. This policy change removed a large number of higher income households from the whole tax credits population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In general, there is and has been a long term trend of growth in the number of self employed people.</p>
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-03T15:57:45.697Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-03T15:57:45.697Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2015-03-24T11:57:50.163Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-24T11:57:50.163Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
previous answer version
7782
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke remove filter
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
63187
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Corporation Tax: Ashfield more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in corporation tax by businesses registered in Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such taxation was paid by small and medium-sized enterprises. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
tabling member printed
Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 201870 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has cut the main rate of corporation tax from 28% to 21%. It will fall further to 20% in April 2015. The Small Profits Rate was cut to 20% in April 2011. These corporation tax cuts will be worth around £9.5bn per year to businesses by 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the amount of Corporation Tax liable for payment by businesses with a registered address in the Ashfield parliamentary constituency for accounting periods ending in the past five years. The latest year for which figures are available is 2011-12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporation Tax liability (£m)</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures on the amount of tax paid, broken down by company size, are not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p>
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-30T14:10:10.497636Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T14:10:10.497636Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
previous answer version
6520
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke remove filter
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this
62838
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-19more like thismore than 2014-06-19
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading VAT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish details of the Government's proposed legislation to provide for a controlled release of non-financial VAT registration data for specific purposes. more like this
tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Christopher Chope more like this
uin 201571 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-25more like thismore than 2014-06-25
answer text <p><strong>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, introduced today on 25 June includes a clause making provision that allows HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) to release non-financial VAT registration data to qualifying organisations for the purposes of assessing credit worthiness, risk of fraud or compliance with financial regulations.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Research indicates that this has the potential to release up to £1.8 billion worth of additional trade credit. Taking into account the differing circumstances of individual businesses, we estimate an actual take-up of between £0.7 and £1.4 billion.</strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-25T14:34:18.9130307Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-25T14:34:18.9130307Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
previous answer version
4984
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke remove filter
tabling member
242
label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this
58429
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-05more like thismore than 2014-06-05
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Working Tax Credit: Bolton more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid through working tax credits to people in Bolton North East constituency in each of the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby more like this
uin 199151 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-12more like thismore than 2014-06-12
answer text <p>Table 1: Bolton North East constituency Working Tax Credit entitlement</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Total WTC entitlement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£19 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£18 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1<del class="ministerial">7</del><ins class="ministerial">6</ins> million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>These figures have been rounded to the nearest £ million.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-12T14:42:34.88Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-12T14:42:34.88Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2015-03-24T12:39:34.773Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-24T12:39:34.773Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
previous answer version
939
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke remove filter
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
46725
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-03more like thismore than 2014-04-03
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which social care providers have been identified by HM Revenue and Customs as non-compliant with national minimum wage legislation; how much is owed in arrears by each such provider and to how many workers; and what value of fines have been levied on such providers to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester West more like this
tabling member printed
Liz Kendall more like this
uin 195074 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC enforce the national minimum wage legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999. 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>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have a legal duty of confidentiality towards their customers. For NMW, this includes employers and their workers. This means that HMRC cannot supply all the information requested as this would breach HMRC's statutory duty of confidentiality under s18(1) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005.</p><p> </p><p>Fines are associated with criminal offences. Where minimum wage arrears are identified for any pay reference periods starting on or after 6 April 2009, the employer will be charged an automatic penalty. The rate of the penalty charge was 50% of the arrears falling in pay periods after 6 April 2009 (minimum penalty charge was £100 and the maximum was £5,000).</p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that underpaid workers receive the arrears of national minimum wage due to them, HMRC contacts every employer for confirmation that they have paid the arrears to workers. In cases where 5 or fewer workers are owed arrears HMRC also contacts all those workers for confirmation of payment. In cases where more than 5 workers are identified as being owed arrears HMRC contacts an additional sample of workers for confirmation of payment.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC records information by Standard Industry Codes. The table below shows the number of employers in the Social Care sector found to be non-compliant with NMW legislation in the last year. Also shown are the value of arrears, the number of underpaid workers identified and the value of penalties issued to employers as a result of those investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of employers recorded as Social Care Sector and found to be non-compliant</p></td><td><p>Arrears identified during those investigations</p></td><td><p>Underpaid workers identified during those investigations</p></td><td><p>Penalties issued during those investigations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>£800,883</p></td><td><p>3,620</p></td><td><p>£46,020</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
previous answer version
5518
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke remove filter
tabling member
4026
label Biography information for Liz Kendall more like this