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424803

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	World War I: Debts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they owe the government of the United States for activities in the First World War; what are the repayment arrangements; and when the repayments will be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom owed around £850 million to the United States for activities in the First World War. However, in 1931 the United States proposed a temporary moratorium on all War debts, to allow for negotiations on debt repayment. Following negotiations, no satisfactory agreement was reached and as such, repayments were cancelled between the United Kingdom and United States. The last repayment from the United Kingdom to the United States for debt from the First World War was made in the financial year 1932-33.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 11/11/2015 16:21:08 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

424856

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on (a) IT systems and (b) cyber-security in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14, (v) 2014-15 and (vi) 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	14000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>Reference to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) spending on IT systems can be found within its Annual Report and Accounts, under the Chief Digital and Information Officer Group. For the 2014/15 Annual Report and Accounts, this is on page 145.</p><br /><p>HMRC’s spending on cyber security work is incorporated within the headline IT expenditure figure.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/11/2015 12:32:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

424857

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what alternative sources of advice there are for people exercising pension freedoms who do not access Pension Wise guidance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	14018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The government committed to providing free, impartial guidance through Pension Wise, to help people make informed and confident decisions about how they use their defined contribution pension savings in retirement. It is available online, via the telephone and face to face. As of 29 October 2015, there were over 20,000 completed appointments for face to face guidance and 9,000 completed appointments for telephone guidance as well as over 1.7 million visits to the website.</p><br /><p>Pension Wise runs exit surveys of those who have completed an appointment It is not mandatory for a user to complete an exit survey<strong>.</strong> The government is committed to being open and transparent with Pension Wise data and will be making core data readily available by placing it on the government performance platform this autumn. The data will be in the public domain and updated regularly. HM Treasury is working with Pension Wise delivery partners to provide the level of detail that we require for reporting purposes.</p><br /><p>The Financial Conduct Authority, in line with its remit to protect consumers and ensure markets function in consumers’ interests, is monitoring developments in the retirement income market closely and has committed to take action where consumers are coming to harm or where the market is not operating competitively.</p><br /><p>The government recognises that people may wish to consult different sources of information before reaching a decision about their retirement income. In addition to Pension Wise, The Pension Advisory Service (TPAS) provides independent, impartial information and guidance about pensions, free of charge, to members of the public. The Money Advice Service also provides free and unbiased information and guidance on all money matters.</p><br /><p>A number of pension providers offer financial guidance. Individuals can also access regulated advice from an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority are jointly considering how financial advice could be made more accessible and affordable for consumers through the Financial Advice Market Review.</p><p><br></p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/11/2015 10:09:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

424858

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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 October 2015 to Question 12045, on tax credits, if he will publish that data in the form in which it is available.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	14126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is now able to provide the data in the format requested.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of mandatory reconsiderations for tax credits undertaken by Synnex-Concentix UK Ltd since the start of the contract. The data is accurate as at 2 November 2015.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Within Week</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>One</p></td><td><p>1,136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Four</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Six</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eight</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ten</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than ten</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/11/2015 12:20:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

424859

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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, how many independent tribunals have been brought to challenge mandatory reconsiderations of tax credits by Concentrix in each month since that company has been under contract with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	14147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>The following table outlines the number of applications HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received from HM Court and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) as a result of a mandatory reconsideration decision made by Concentrix.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of applications HMRC received from HMCTS following a mandatory reconsideration decision made by Concentrix</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Prior to March 2015 HMRC did not receive any applications from HMCTS challenging a mandatory reconsideration decision made by Concentrix.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/11/2015 12:21:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

424860

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2015 to Question 12791, on married people: tax allowances, what the best telephone number is for customers to use; and what rate that telephone line charges.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	14045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>People wanting to apply for Marriage Allowance by telephone should call HM Revenue and Customs’ helpline on 0300 200 3300. Call charges vary depending on the package provided by phone service providers, and further information can be found at GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 14:02:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

424861

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	World Economy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2013 Lough Erne G8 Leaders' Communiqué, published on 18 June 2013, what progress has been made on implementing the commitments in paragraphs (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 8 and (e) 10 of that document; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	14136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>An update on UK progress of commitments in the G8 Lough Erne Leaders Communique can be found in the 2013 UK G8 Presidency Report, published on the Government’s website at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/271676/G8_report_WEB_FINAL.PDF</p><br /><p>Since then the Prime Minister has updated the House in June following the 2015 G7 summit. There has been significant progress on the Lough Erne commitments, including the finalisation of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting package (further information published on the OECD website), agreeing global standards on Automatic Exchange of Information in taxation and furthering international free trade agreements.</p><p>In addition, the G7 publishes an accountability report which monitors progress on the promises made on development. The last report was published in 2013, and the next one will be published next year under the Japanese presidency.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 17:02:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

424862

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership
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 increase participation in all-employee tax-advantaged share plans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	14111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>The tax-advantaged Save As You Earn (SAYE) and Share Incentive Plan (SIP) limits were significantly increased from April 2014. The increases the Government have made are reasonable, given the average monthly SAYE savings and the value of awards currently made to employees under SIP, and they represent the best use of resources. The Government will continue to keep the SAYE and SIP limits under review.</p><br /><p>In addition to increasing the SAYE and SIP limits, the rules of the schemes were substantially reviewed and simplified following the recommendations made by the Office of Tax Simplification in March 2012. Last year, the requirement that these schemes must be approved by HM Revenue and Customs to qualify for favourable tax treatment was replaced by self-certification. Coupled with other changes to simplify some technical aspects of the rules, this will make these schemes more attractive to businesses and employees.</p><br /><p>No data is collected and no estimates are made of the income levels of the participants in SAYE schemes.</p><br /><p>Permitting private equity backed companies to offer all-employee tax advantaged schemes would be likely to involve significant changes to the rules of the schemes, and there would be a number of other factors to consider carefully, including the increased cost and complexity of any extension.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 14110 14112 14113 question first answered 06/11/2015 13:46:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

424863

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Save as You Earn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that save-as-you-earn and share incentive plan savings limits are increased in line with inflation on an annual basis.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	14112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>The tax-advantaged Save As You Earn (SAYE) and Share Incentive Plan (SIP) limits were significantly increased from April 2014. The increases the Government have made are reasonable, given the average monthly SAYE savings and the value of awards currently made to employees under SIP, and they represent the best use of resources. The Government will continue to keep the SAYE and SIP limits under review.</p><br /><p>In addition to increasing the SAYE and SIP limits, the rules of the schemes were substantially reviewed and simplified following the recommendations made by the Office of Tax Simplification in March 2012. Last year, the requirement that these schemes must be approved by HM Revenue and Customs to qualify for favourable tax treatment was replaced by self-certification. Coupled with other changes to simplify some technical aspects of the rules, this will make these schemes more attractive to businesses and employees.</p><br /><p>No data is collected and no estimates are made of the income levels of the participants in SAYE schemes.</p><br /><p>Permitting private equity backed companies to offer all-employee tax advantaged schemes would be likely to involve significant changes to the rules of the schemes, and there would be a number of other factors to consider carefully, including the increased cost and complexity of any extension.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 14110 14111 14113 question first answered 06/11/2015 13:46:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

424864

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Save as You Earn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of how many low and middle income earners save and invest in a save-as-you-earn employee share plan.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	14113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>The tax-advantaged Save As You Earn (SAYE) and Share Incentive Plan (SIP) limits were significantly increased from April 2014. The increases the Government have made are reasonable, given the average monthly SAYE savings and the value of awards currently made to employees under SIP, and they represent the best use of resources. The Government will continue to keep the SAYE and SIP limits under review.</p><br /><p>In addition to increasing the SAYE and SIP limits, the rules of the schemes were substantially reviewed and simplified following the recommendations made by the Office of Tax Simplification in March 2012. Last year, the requirement that these schemes must be approved by HM Revenue and Customs to qualify for favourable tax treatment was replaced by self-certification. Coupled with other changes to simplify some technical aspects of the rules, this will make these schemes more attractive to businesses and employees.</p><br /><p>No data is collected and no estimates are made of the income levels of the participants in SAYE schemes.</p><br /><p>Permitting private equity backed companies to offer all-employee tax advantaged schemes would be likely to involve significant changes to the rules of the schemes, and there would be a number of other factors to consider carefully, including the increased cost and complexity of any extension.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 14110 14111 14112 question first answered 06/11/2015 13:46:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh