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date	16/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed in the HM Revenue and Customs national minimum wage enforcement team based in Belfast; and how many complaints have been reeived by the Pay and Work Rights helpline relating to Northern Ireland-based employers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	200738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 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, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC deploys resources to risk, so work relating to a specific geographical area may not always be undertaken by the NMW team based in that area. In addition, the NMW Dynamic Response Team (DRT) provides a multi-agency response to emerging risks, high profile casework and compliance initiatives across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for the administration of the Pay and Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) sits with the Department for Business, Innovation &amp; Skills (BIS). At present, the PWRH is not able to provide aggregated information on calls relating to specific locations.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2014 15:25:16 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

61974

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to to tackle the problem of employees being paid below the minimum wage in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	200743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer provided previously to his question of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 725W</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2014 15:39:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48441

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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, when he last discussed the possible devolution of corporation tax with the Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	196577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government and Northern Ireland Executive have taken forward a constructive and positive programme of work examining the potential for devolving corporation tax powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>As agreed in “Building a prosperous and united community” the Government is taking forward further work on corporation tax devolution and will make a final decision on the devolution of these powers no later than the Autumn Statement 2014.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48444

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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 fines of what total value have been imposed by HM Revenue and Customs on employers in Northern Ireland in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	196656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>This question has been taken as asking about fines related to non-payment of the NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes the enforcement of NMW very seriously and HMRC enforce the national minimum wage legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). It does that by investigating all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition to 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>Prior to 6 April 2009, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued penalty notices to those employers who failed to comply, within 28 days, with an enforcement notice. A new enforcement regime, introduced in April 2009, saw the introduction of automatic penalties for employers who are found to have underpaid their workers.</p><p>The number and value of penalties issued to Northern Ireland employers for the calendar years 2010-14 is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Value</p></td><td><p>£33,635</p></td><td><p>£49,135</p></td><td><p>£41,110</p></td><td><p>£40,724</p></td></tr></tbody></table> 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	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48445

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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 steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to tackle cases of employees in Northern Ireland being paid below the minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	196655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC enforce the NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). 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>HMRC has an NMW enforcement team based in Belfast, and that team investigates all complaints received by the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline relating to Northern Ireland based employers alongside employers who are based and trading in the wider UK. The NMW Belfast team works closely with other Northern Ireland enforcement agencies including the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, Home Office Immigration &amp; Enforcement and Department of Employment and Learning.</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	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis