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437082

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Salford and Eccles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average award of working tax credits is in Salford and Eccles constituency.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	19508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Information on the figures you have requested can be found in the publication, Child and Working Tax Credits statistics, finalised annual awards - geographical analysis, which is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014</a></p><p><br> <br> <br> Provisional information on the number of families in receipt of WTC is also available in the publication, Child and Working Tax Credits statistics – geographical analyses: April 2015, found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 19644 question first answered 15/12/2015 17:35:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

437085

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Investment Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the Financial Conduct Authority holds on (a) the reasons for which Mourant Fund Services Ltd did not complete its transaction to take over the operation of the Connaught Income Fund in 2009 and (b) whether at the time Mourant Fund Services Ltd was in possession of information about the Connaught Income Fund which should have been reported to the regulatory authorities.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	19565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government.</p><br /><p>This question has been passed on to the FCA. They will reply directly to the Honorable Member Helen Jones by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/12/2015 13:08:35 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

437086

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for the HMRC public service helpline.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	19566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has recruited 3,000 new staff into customer service roles this year. In particular, this has increased the number of people available on its telephone helplines outside normal office hours, when many customers choose to call.</p><p>HMRC has also undertaken its biggest-ever training programme as it seeks to build its customer support teams. This has included training 1,600 existing staff on a wider range of work to better meet customer demand.</p><br /><p>Average call waiting times have improved significantly. From April to June it was 19 mins; from July to September it was 13 mins; in November it was under 10 minutes.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/12/2015 17:44:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

437087

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Oral statement of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1369, on the Spending Review and Autumn Statement, what the evidential basis is for his statement that inequality is down.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	19555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Household income inequality statistics are produced as part of the Office for National Statistics publication “The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income”, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/household-income/the-effects-of-taxes-and-benefits-on-household-income/2013-2014/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/household-income/the-effects-of-taxes-and-benefits-on-household-income/2013-2014/index.html</a></p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/12/2015 16:07:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

437088

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pay: Taxation
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 talking to ensure that payroll taxes are collected from employers who pay wages in cash; what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) employers using cash in hand for payroll and (b) employees receiving wages in cash; and what information he holds on the prevalence of payment of wages in cash in different sectors.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	19561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) takes a risk-based approach to employer compliance interventions, checking that employers and contractors have complied with their tax obligations. There are a variety of methods by which employers make payment to their employees, and HMRC will check wages have been received net of the appropriate tax and National Insurance Contributions deductions as part of our compliance intervention activity, regardless of the method of payment. Where this activity identifies that there may be non-compliance with other taxes, HMRC takes steps to address this risk.</p><br /><p>Where inaccuracies are found, HMRC will consider whether a penalty is appropriate based on the behaviour which led to the inaccuracy. The penalty will be highest in circumstances in which the behaviour which led to the inaccuracy was deliberate.</p><br /><p>HMRC is conducting research into the role of cash in facilitating non-compliance, and into the trends which are likely to change that role. As part of this work, on 25 November 2015 HMRC published a call for evidence on cash, tax evasion and the hidden economy, which seeks a better understanding of what implications the trend away from cash has for tax compliance.</p><br /><p>The call for evidence is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cash-tax-evasion-and-the-hidden-economy-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cash-tax-evasion-and-the-hidden-economy-call-for-evidence</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/12/2015 17:53:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

437090

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that lorry drivers have the correct status for the purposes of tax payment.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	19551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of engagers to determine the correct status of workers they engage. HM Revenue &amp; Customs have developed an Employment Status Indicator to help engagers: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-status-indicator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-status-indicator</a></p><p>There is also further help with the status of lorry drivers: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/Manuals/esmmanual/ESM4210.htm" target="_blank">www.hmrc.gov.uk/Manuals/esmmanual/ESM4210.htm</a></p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs is aware that false self-employment presents a tax risk and has deployed compliance resources to address that risk.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/12/2015 17:52:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

437092

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what were the total receipts from the sale of Government assets (a) from 1 January to 7 May 2015 and (b) from 8 May 2015 to date; and whether any further such sales are expected to take place before the end of the calendar year.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	19580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Reporting on asset sales is made on a financial year basis in departmental accounts. During the 2014-15 financial year the government received £4.2bn from sales of financial assets and £0.2bn from other commercial and financial assets. The timing of any further transactions is a commercial matter and the Government does not forecast exact timing of all sales within a particular fiscal year. Around £30bn of sales are expected in total during 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/12/2015 16:06:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

437093

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Salford and Eccles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Salford and Eccles constituency are in receipt of working tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	19644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Information on the figures you have requested can be found in the publication, Child and Working Tax Credits statistics, finalised annual awards - geographical analysis, which is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014</a></p><p><br> <br> <br> Provisional information on the number of families in receipt of WTC is also available in the publication, Child and Working Tax Credits statistics – geographical analyses: April 2015, found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 19508 question first answered 15/12/2015 17:35:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

437100

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.2 of the Government response to the 49th Report from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2014-15, for the effective management of tax reliefs, if he will (a) list and (b) place in the Library the external research reports commissioned by his Department which covers the use of tax reliefs.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	19632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>A full list of external research reports commissioned by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with links to the full reports, is published on the HMRC website here:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-research-report-collection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-research-report-collection</a></p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/12/2015 17:38:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

437239

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of a 50 per cent reduction in air passenger duty in Scotland on Manchester Airport.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	19573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The government is currently undertaking a consultation into options to support regional airports from the impacts of air passenger duty devolution. We are carefully considering the evidence we have received from stakeholders and will respond in due course.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/12/2015 17:27:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane