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642863

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the fact that most small businesses assess their profits annually in arrears, whether it is the intention of HM Revenue and Customs to make small businesses report their income and expenditure quarterly; and what assessment they have made of the feasibility of this requirement.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL3465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs published a consultation document setting out the Government’s proposals on 15 August 2015 entitled “Making Tax Digital: Bringing business tax into the digital age”. The consultation included an initial assessment of the impacts on businesses. The consultation closed on 7 November. The government is currently considering the responses to the Making Tax Digital consultations and will publish its response and draft legislation in January, together with an updated Tax Impact Assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 05/12/2016 16:37:28 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

642950

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
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 spending from the National Productivity Investment Fund in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	54558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) will provide £23bn of additional spending between 2017/18 and 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>The government will fund the NPIF from additional borrowing in the short-term. All other new policies announced at Autumn Statement are funded through additional tax and spending measures.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 28/11/2016 11:12:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

642951

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of predicted changes in the rate of inflation on consumer spending power over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	54559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for producing independent economic and fiscal forecasts. The OBR forecast “lower consumption growth, as higher inflation (largely caused by the sterling depreciation) weighs on household real incomes” in 2017.</p><p>The Government is taking action to support households, including raising the National Living Wage, increasing the personal allowance, freezing fuel duty, and banning letting agents’ fees to tenants.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 28/11/2016 14:20:54 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

642952

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Combined Authorities: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department is offering to combined authorities to help fund non-transport infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	54538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The government has agreed multiple mayoral devolution agreements across England. These agreements will give mayoral combined authorities significant new powers over improved transport, planning, skills and employment as well as giving them control of additional investment funds to boost economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at the Autumn Statement, the government will also give mayoral combined authorities powers to borrow for their new functions, which will allow them to invest in economically productive infrastructure, subject to agreeing a borrowing cap with HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/11/2016 16:31:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

642954

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum compensation payment paid to a claimant for maladministration of tax credits was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	54563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will consider offering redress payments for a variety of reasons, including: poor complaint handling, costs incurred, worry and distress and actual financial loss.</p><p>Between 19 November 2013 and 18 November 2014 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £1.65 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £4,938.38.</p><p>Between 19 November 2014 and 18 November 2015 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £0.58 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £3,529.60.</p><p>Between 19 November 2015 and 18 November 2016 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £1.00 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £3,072.64.</p><p>HMRC policy in respect of compensation payments is that they will consider refunding any reasonable costs that claimants may have incurred due to mistakes and/or unreasonable delays. In certain circumstances, claimants may also be eligible for a small amount of redress. Details of HMRC’s redress policy and guidance is available publically and can be found at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/crgmanual/crg5525.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/crgmanual/crg5525.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 54564 question first answered 28/11/2016 13:59:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

642955

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish in full the criteria used formally to determine the level of compensation paid to claimants for maladministration of their tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	54564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will consider offering redress payments for a variety of reasons, including: poor complaint handling, costs incurred, worry and distress and actual financial loss.</p><p>Between 19 November 2013 and 18 November 2014 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £1.65 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £4,938.38.</p><p>Between 19 November 2014 and 18 November 2015 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £0.58 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £3,529.60.</p><p>Between 19 November 2015 and 18 November 2016 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £1.00 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £3,072.64.</p><p>HMRC policy in respect of compensation payments is that they will consider refunding any reasonable costs that claimants may have incurred due to mistakes and/or unreasonable delays. In certain circumstances, claimants may also be eligible for a small amount of redress. Details of HMRC’s redress policy and guidance is available publically and can be found at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/crgmanual/crg5525.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/crgmanual/crg5525.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 54563 question first answered 28/11/2016 13:59:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

642956

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.29 of the Autumn Statement 2016, how much of the additional £4.7 billion for research and development will be spent in each region.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	54570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>UK R&amp;D funding is awarded at a national level, using robust processes on the basis of scientific excellence, by bringing in independent academics who select the best proposals using peer review. Research and funding council figures show that the Devolved Administrations receive a share of R&amp;D funding that is in proportion to their total population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/11/2016 16:20:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

642957

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Capital Investment: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.36 of the Autumn Statement 2016, if he will take steps to ensure that the £400 million Patient capital funding supports new ventures in Greater Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	54571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Current programmes run by the British Business Bank support £560m of lending to and investment into firms in the Greater Manchester area. While the new £400m investment into venture capital will be operated on a national basis to maximise its impact, this and other programmes will continue to support firms in the Greater Manchester area to obtain the finance that they need to grow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/11/2016 16:25:07 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

642958

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Private Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.37 of the Autumn Statement 2016, what the (a) bidding and (b) assessment process will be for the new pipeline of projects suitable for delivery through the PF2 Public Private Partnership scheme.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	54572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>All public procurements are governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The bidding process for projects suitable for delivery through PF2 will follow these regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The assessment and appraisal for any new PF2 projects will follow Green Book principles.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/11/2016 16:25:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

642960

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Statement 2016, how much of the proposed £450 million funding for rail capacity and smart ticketing will be spent in each region.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	54573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement £450m was allocated to trial digital signalling technology which can expand capacity and improve reliability on the railway. DfT will announce more information on how this will be allocated in due course.</p><p>Around £80m of funding was allocated for the rollout of smart ticketing across the country. The government has also committed £150 million to support the rollout of smart and integrated ticketing across the North. Taken together this means that by the end of 2018 passengers will have a smart choice for their ticket, including smart season tickets in our major cities. DfT will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2016 16:04:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon