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905572

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 15 May 2018 to Question 142837 on Royal Bank of Scotland: Small Businesses, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the compensation scheme for SME customers of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	144893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>RBS’ recent commitments to establish an independent appeal process for consequential loss claims and to stand aside from any money that might be returned to them from redress paid to insolvent companies are important steps in improving the operation and transparency of the redress scheme for businesses affected by RBS' Global Restructuring Group.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has previously confirmed that RBS’ processes as part of the compensation scheme are appropriate steps for the bank to take, and the Treasury is in regular contact with the FCA about how the voluntary scheme is progressing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/05/2018 16:09:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

905632

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	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 many parents using the tax free childcare online application system have submitted compensation claims after not receiving a top-up from HMRC; what the average amount of those claims is; what the average response time for such claims has been; and how much compensation has been paid (a) to each such claimant and (b) in total.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	144949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 12 March 2018 (PQ 131774).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC currently processes the vast majority of payments in lieu of government top-up within 5 working days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2018 12:19:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

904645

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what implications there are for his policy of the report Care workers, challenges of the tax and benefits system, published on 2 May 2018 by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group; and whether his Department has made an assessment of potential risks of care workers being paid less than the minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	144269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>The government keeps all tax and welfare policies under review. We continue to monitor closely the social care workforce and the experience of care workers, and have committed to publishing a joint health and workforce strategy that will define ways to further support our much-valued care workforce. We remain fully committed to strong enforcement of National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) rates for all workers, including those in the social care sector, in accordance with the law.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2018 12:25:16 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

904819

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been of made the cost to the public purse of the (a) total and (b) additional staffing costs of the Windrush compensation programme.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	144377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>As the Home Secretary has set out, the Government is committed to putting right the wrongs experienced by the Windrush generation, and is clear that where people have suffered loss they will be compensated. The Home Office is still working through the detail of what this scheme will look like, including potential costs to the department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2018 12:17:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

905383

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	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, what recent estimate his Department has made of the effect on the public purse of the Government’s plans to lower corporation tax to 17 per cent from 2020.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	905448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has reduced the rate of Corporation Tax from 28 per cent to 19 per cent today, and has legislated a further reduction to 17 per cent from 1 April 2020. The Exchequer costs of each rate reduction are certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility. They were published in Table 2.1 of the Budget or Autumn Statement document at announcement, and Table 2.2 of subsequent Budget documents until implementation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/05/2018 16:18:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

906284

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to support families with the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	905455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to helping families both earn more and keep more of what they earn. On 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased by 4.4% to £7.83. This represents an annual pay rise of over £2,000 for a full-time worker since the NLW was introduced in April 2016. The Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold also increased in line with CPI, to £11,850 and £46,350 respectively. These changes to income tax will help 31 million people and mean a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,075 less income tax in 2018-19 then in 2010-11.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2018 12:22:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

903945

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of Wednesday 18 April 2018 from the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle on the tier 4 CAHMS inpatient unit in Hull.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	143864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that I have today replied to the letter to the Chancellor from the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle on the tier 4 CAHMS inpatient unit in Hull.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/05/2018 16:53:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

903959

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Rents: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a rent recognition database to be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	143855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that it is right that a history of paying rent should be recorded and recognised in tenants’ credit scores and in affordability assessments<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government announced the Rent Recognition Challenge, a £2m competition challenging the UK’s world-leading FinTech firms to develop innovative solutions to enable rental tenants to share their rental payment data with lenders and Credit Reference Agencies (CRAs). CRAs maintain a database on consumers’ credit history, and this information is used to help lenders make an assessment of how likely the individual is to repay any credit that is offered.</p><p> </p><p>The 6 successful applicants selected to receive an initial round of grant funding were announced in March.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/05/2018 13:32:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

904053

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Workers: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to improve the advice provided for care workers on tax relief for travel expenses.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	143624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>As announced at Autumn Budget 2017, HM Revenue &amp; Customs will continue to work with external stakeholders to improve the guidance on employee expenses, particularly travel and subsistence and the process for claiming tax relief on non-reimbursed expenses. This includes guidance relevant to care workers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/05/2018 15:06:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

904125

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has undertaken an investigation into the company agent that formed (a) Augela Systems LLP, (b) PR-Vert system Ltd and (c) Ronida Invest Ltd, all of which have a registered office at Cornwall Buildings, 45-51 Newhall Street, Office 330, Birmingham, B3 3QR, in relation to allegations of money laundering as a result of records obtained by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	143868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is unable to comment on any investigations into individuals or businesses.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of its remit, HMRC has a multi-faceted role in identifying and tackling money laundering, including supporting the efforts of other agencies, such as the National Crime Agency, in responding to the activities identified in the so-called ‘Laundromat’ exposé.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, HMRC supervises those Trust or Company Service Providers (including company formation agents) that do not fall under the supervision of the Financial Conduct Authority or legal or accountancy professional bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The action HMRC takes to discharge those supervisory responsibilities and its wider role in tackling financial crime, including support to government initiatives on targeting illicit finances, are described in a recent publication ‘Report on Tackling Financial Crime in the Supervised Sectors 2015-2017’.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/704163/Report_on_Tackling_Financial_Crime_in_the_supervised_sectors_2015_to_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/704163/Report_on_Tackling_Financial_Crime_in_the_supervised_sectors_2015_to_2017.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 143869 143870 143871 question first answered 17/05/2018 15:04:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds