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420485

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to evaluate the ideas on dealing with corporate international tax avoidance developed by Professor Gabriel Zucman in his book <i>The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL2460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government considers material from a range of sources as part of the normal policy making process. Professor Gabriel Zucman’s book points out that tax avoidance by large corporations can be stopped, and the UK is addressing this issue through the G20 and OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. We recognise that the global issue of tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning requires a coordinated approach to come up with effective solutions. This is why the UK is at the forefront of multilateral action through the BEPS project to ensure profits are taxed where economic activities are performed.</p><br /><p>The first phase of the BEPS project was delivered in 2014, and the UK was the first adopter of the 2014 recommendations, by legislating for the internationally agreed country-by-country reporting template; and consulting on implementing the OECD agreed rules to deal with hybrid mismatch arrangements.</p><br /><p>The final recommendations from the BEPS project were endorsed by the G20 Finance Ministers at their meeting in Lima on 8 October. The project represents major and unprecedented efforts involving over 60 countries to clamp down on aggressive tax planning.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to countering tax avoidance to ensure all tax payers pay their fair share. The UK will give full consideration to the outputs of the BEPS project and we will engage with the OECD’s work on developing a framework for monitoring implementation.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 26/10/2015 16:36:02 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

420560

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Investment: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the transparency of costs charged to investors by asset managers based and regulated in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government.</p><p>This question has been passed on to the FCA. They will reply directly to the noble Lord by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 23/10/2015 12:53:42 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

420563

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the potential impact of the tax on banks introduced in the summer budget on competition and barriers to new entrants to the sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The government has consistently taken action to promote competition in the retail banking sector, including reducing the cost and complexities of authorisation, creating a new Payment Systems Regulator to ensure fair access to payment systems, and introducing the new Current Account Switching Service.</p><br /><p>The government does not believe the bank corporation tax surcharge will have an adverse impact on these measures’ effectiveness nor competition more generally in the retail banking sector.</p><br /><p>The design of the surcharge includes an allowance for the first £25 million of a banking group’s profit. This excludes smaller banks altogether and ensures that those within scope of the charge only pay in respect of the profits they make in excess of £25 million, at a rate that will be the lowest in the G7.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 26/10/2015 17:11:50 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

420567

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 2 February (HL4233), whether the Government have paid to the European Union an additional £1.7 billion or a reduced amount of £850 million; and if they have paid either amount, what was their rationale for agreeing to make the payment.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL2542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text The Chancellor secured a deal that halved the original surcharge to £850m and the UK is in fact paying slightly less than this as our rebate will be £0.1bn higher than anticipated. <br /><p>There has always been an annual adjustment to each member state’s contribution to the EU budget, to take into account of statistical revisions. As for other member states, the UK has historically seen both upward and downward revisions to its contribution to the EU budget.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 26/10/2015 17:12:19 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

420598

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2015, when he expects to publish 2014-15 data on families' tax credit awards within local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	11419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>HMRC will be publishing the 2014-15 Tax Credits Finalised Awards National Statistics on 27th May 2016. The geographical version will include a breakdown of Tax Credits recipients by local authority, as well as Government Office Region and Parliamentary Constituency.</p><p>Information for 2013-14, the most recently published annual figures on Tax Credits, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014</strong></a></p><p>Information on the average number of families receiving Tax Credits and the value of their finalised entitlement, broken down by Local Authority, can be found in table 2.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2015 13:25:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

420599

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the letter from the Exchequer Secretary of the Treasury to the Scottish Government's Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, for what reasons his Department has concerns over the implementation of a CPS tax exemption on coal from land restoration sites and its compatibility with European requirements.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Environmental protection is a devolved matter, and outstanding land restoration liabilities lie with the relevant local authorities and ultimately with the Scottish Government. The Treasury has fully considered the two proposals put to them for addressing the shortfall of land restoration on abandoned Scottish coal mines: an exemption from the Carbon Price Support (CPS) tax and a direct grant from the Exchequer. Following discussions with Hargreaves, the UK Coal Authority, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Government and DECC, the Treasury has had to decline both proposals after thorough consideration. The reasons for this include: - Addressing the shortfall in land restoration is not the responsibility of the UK Government. Environmental protection is a devolved matter, and outstanding land restoration liabilities lie with the relevant local authorities. - The proposals are unaffordable in the current fiscal climate. They would also set a precedent that would risk discouraging companies and local authorities from making proper financial provision for the cost of site restoration and future environmental liabilities. - A CPS exemption would be an inefficient means of addressing the shortfall of land restoration, as the money would not go directly towards this aim and it would incur significant administration costs. - A CPS exemption would distort the market by making non-exempt coal less competitive, and by discouraging investment in low carbon power generation. I have written to the Scottish Government’s Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism informing him of this decision and I would be happy to consider any other options put forward.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 10601 10603 10604 10605 10606 10608 10609 10610 10611 10612 10615 question first answered 21/10/2015 13:33:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

420600

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	College of Arms: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department last reviewed the salaries of officers of arms.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	11460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Crown is responsible for paying the salaries of the Officers of Arms.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/10/2015 11:31:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

420601

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
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 number of buy-to-let mortgages authorised in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>There have been 2 million buy-to-let mortgages taken out over the last 10 years. These figures are collected by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, on a quarterly basis and are publically available.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/10/2015 15:31:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

420602

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many married couples with a single earner in each Office for National Statistics age group have received marriage allowance in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold this data centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 11352 question first answered 20/10/2015 16:46:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

420603

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many married couples with a single earner in each Office for National Statistics age group have claimed marriage allowance in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold this data centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 11351 question first answered 20/10/2015 16:46:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon