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227694

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many VAT-registered property rental companies there were in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Supplies of residential property letting are exempt from VAT, so businesses that only make such exempt supplies are not entitled to register for VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In each of the relevant years, the number of VAT- registered businesses whose declared trade classification was Letting or Renting own or Leased Real Estate was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p>Year</p></td><td><p> </p><p>No of VAT registered businesses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2005</p></td><td><p>4,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2006</p></td><td><p>4,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2007</p></td><td><p>6,264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2008</p></td><td><p>10,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2009</p></td><td><p>14,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2010</p></td><td><p> </p><p>18,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2011</p></td><td><p> </p><p>22,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2012</p></td><td><p> </p><p>26,076</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p><p>29,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,502</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 228302 question first answered 25/03/2015 17:47:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227702

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Blackpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the median weekly rent in the private rented sector in Blackpool South constituency was in (a) May 2010 and (b) February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	227927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the median weekly rental values in Blackpool South constituency for the 12 months to the end of May 2010 and the 12 months to the end of February 2015. Figures are rounded to the nearest whole pound.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Median Weekly Rents in Blackpool South Constituency</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Blackpool</strong><strong> South Constituency</strong></p></td><td><p>Median Weekly Rent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending May 2010</p></td><td><p>£120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending February 2015</p></td><td><p>£115</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/03/2015 17:51:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

227707

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there is a lower corporation tax limit for clubs, voluntary organisations and charities below which such organisations are not required to submit corporation tax returns.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	227983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Where the corporation tax liability of a club or an unincorporated organisation does not exceed £100, and where that club or organisation is run exclusively for the benefit of its members, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will not generally require that club or organisation to complete corporation tax returns. HMRC review such treatment every 5 years. This treatment does not apply to companies which are wholly owned by, or subsidiaries of, charities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC recognises that asking a charity to formally claim tax relief every year would be administratively burdensome and therefore they do not require every charity to file a tax return every year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, they do require every charity to file a tax return once every few years so that they can check that the charity is claiming any tax exemptions and reliefs in accordance with the law. In addition, charities have an obligation to complete a tax return where they have reason to believe that they should be paying tax on some of their income or gains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If HMRC send a notice to a charity to file a tax return, the charity must complete it and submit it within the time limits given on the forms or they may face a penalty.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/03/2015 08:32:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

227708

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government intends to promote take-up of the tax-free childcare scheme; and what budget he is allocating for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227985 227986 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227709

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects registration for the tax-free childcare scheme to open; and when the first payments under that scheme will be delivered.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227984 227986 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227710

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what performance indicators he has agreed with NS&I for the delivery of tax-free childcare; how often NS&I will be benchmarked against those indicators; and what penalties he has agreed for poor performance against those indicators.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227984 227985 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227711

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of employees in his Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	227968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury publishes information about the diversity of its workforce in its Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:51:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

227712

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much unpaid inheritance tax was outstanding from estates notified for probate valued up to £1 million in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is currently not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/03/2015 17:18:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227713

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates notified for probate and valued up to £1 million paid no inheritance tax in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the numbers of estates with values up to £1million notified to HMRC that are not liable to Inheritance Tax for deaths in years up to 2011/12 (the latest year for which information is currently available) have been published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338970/140729Table12-3DUChecked.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338970/140729Table12-3DUChecked.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Many of the estates in this table with a ‘net estate’ value of more than the Inheritance Tax threshold (including any unused amount transferred from a deceased spouse or civil partner) do not have a liability because of the availability of reliefs and exemptions, which will reduce the net estate value to below this threshold.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 11:19:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227714

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many recipients there were of mortgage interest relief in each year since May 2010; and how much such relief was awarded in each year.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available. HMRC’s administrative systems do not separately identify mortgage interest payments from other financial costs incurred across all types of property businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/03/2015 17:27:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash