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48141

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, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	196218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>In line with Government policy and to benefit from public sector buying power, HM Treasury has centralised common commodity procurements, such as stationery, through contracts awarded and managed by the Crown Commercial Service.</p><p> </p><p>The stock information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

48142

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, how many VAT431NB claims have been submitted in each of the last 32 quarters.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	196287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>Data on these forms is not kept on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196288 question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

48143

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, how many VAT431C claims have been submitted in each of the last 32 quarters.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	196288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>Data on these forms is not kept on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196287 question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

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

48147

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, what the average cost is of recovery of £1 of debt by HM Revenue and Customs debt management staff.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	196353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>HMRC collects about £475 billion of tax revenue every year. 90% of this is collected by the due date; just 10% of it becomes overdue and a debt that HMRC has to recover/enforce.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>It would be misleading to attribute the effect of enforcing tax that is not paid on time outside the context of collecting tax that is collected on time.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Accordingly, we do not routinely measure the ‘average' cost of collecting £1 of debt.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>HMRC uses a number of different methods to recover outstanding debts ranging from automated processes to more targeted enforcement tools as well as partnering initiatives with private sector companies. The application of specific interventions depends on a number of factors including customer behaviour, the economic climate, and our overall approach to maintaining the health of the tax system and tackling non-compliance.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>In 2011 HMRC published the results of an international benchmarking study which compares HMRC's operational performance to nine other international tax administrations. Results from this study showed HMRC had the lowest cost of all ten countries</strong>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Over the long term 99% of taxes due are collected with only 1% being lost to the Exchequer, almost all of which is due to insolvency. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

48148

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, what the staffing levels at HM Revenue and Customs debt management collectors were in (a) debt management telephony centres, (b) field force, (c) debt collection intervention teams, (d) debt technical offices and (e) late stage intervention in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	196351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>Staff numbers fluctuate throughout the year but the following numbers of staff were in post at 31 March for each of the last three years:</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DMTC/DCIT</p></td><td><p>1,276</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td><td><p>1,336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Field Force</p></td><td><p>631</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DTO</p></td><td><p>1,012</p></td><td><p>1,223</p></td><td><p>1,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LAST</p></td><td> </td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,919</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,260</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,257</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· HMRC uses an appropriate mix of interventions to recover outstanding debt based on assessments of previous behaviour, [credit] risk and likely ability to pay. The allocation of various activities to specific debts is not mutually exclusive - some debtors may experience multiple contacts if they do not respond to initial attempts at recovery. <br><br></p><p>· The table below shows the overall annual amounts of debts which HMRC has pursued and cleared in recent years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£billion</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Debt processed</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196354 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

48152

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, what estimate he has made of the value of Landfill Community Fund grants to projects in (a) Dudley North constituency, (b) Dudley Borough, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	196349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>ENTRUST, the regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF), has provided the value of the LCF in Dudley, the West Midlands and England from the inception of the fund to date and for the last financial year. This is set out in the table below. ENTRUST does not have this information broken down by constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Dudley</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>West Midlands (includes Dudley)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>0.142</p></td><td><p>2.17</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996 to date</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>987</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Given the level of unspent funds that the LCF continues to hold, reducing the value of the fund by less than 10% is not expected to impact on communities' ability to receive LCF funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

48153

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, what the average annual (a) cost of employing HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) debt management collectors and (b) value of interventions undertaken by individual HMRC debt management collectors are in (i) debt management telephony centres, (ii) field force, (iii) debt collection intervention teams, (iv) debt technical offices and (v) late stage intervention.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	196354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>Staff numbers fluctuate throughout the year but the following numbers of staff were in post at 31 March for each of the last three years:</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DMTC/DCIT</p></td><td><p>1,276</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td><td><p>1,336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Field Force</p></td><td><p>631</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DTO</p></td><td><p>1,012</p></td><td><p>1,223</p></td><td><p>1,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LAST</p></td><td> </td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,919</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,260</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,257</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· HMRC uses an appropriate mix of interventions to recover outstanding debt based on assessments of previous behaviour, [credit] risk and likely ability to pay. The allocation of various activities to specific debts is not mutually exclusive - some debtors may experience multiple contacts if they do not respond to initial attempts at recovery. <br><br></p><p>· The table below shows the overall annual amounts of debts which HMRC has pursued and cleared in recent years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£billion</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Debt processed</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196351 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

48899

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, what recent estimate he has made of how much the reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent will be worth each year for a person earning £1 million a year.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	903727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave today to the hon. Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson).</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

48900

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, what plans he has to reform the Business Premises Renovation Allowance following HM Revenue and Customs' recent consultation.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	903732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government has introduced legislation in Finance Bill 2014 to clarify the scope of Business Premises Renovation Allowance. The aim is to address exploitation of the allowance, whilst preserving it as an investment incentive and ensuring continued value for money for tax payers.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat