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450611

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits and Taxation: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of (1) the annual benefits paid to EU migrants in the UK, and (2) the contribution of those individuals to the public purse through income tax receipts and VAT.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL5912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The information is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 18/02/2016 16:55:09 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

450182

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
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 level of potential exposure to risk transferred to the public purse due to the introduction of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	25582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury publishes annually an assessment of risk from the Government’s financial interventions, including the risk borne by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) due to these interventions. This was most recently disclosed in the Treasury Group 2014/15 Annual Accounts published in July last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/02/2016 16:27:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

450183

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department had with the International Accounting Standards Board on the effect of conversion to IFRS accounting standards for financial services companies on leverage ratios for those companies.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	25583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>In the UK, listed companies have been required to use International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) since 2005. Banks who are not required to use IFRS are able to choose between using IFRS or using UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has not had any discussions with the International Accounting Standards Board around the effect of companies being required to convert to IFRS, though continues to engage with that body and all others involved in setting standards for the financial services sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/02/2016 16:29:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

450184

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of HM Revenue and Customs' Large Business Service worked on each of that service's investigations relating to the tax of companies in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	25584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Until 31 March 2014, HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Large Business Service (LBS) dealt with the tax affairs of around 800 of the largest businesses in the UK. From 1 April 2014 HMRC’s Large Business directorate (LB) deals with the tax affairs of around 2,000 large businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At 31 December 2015, the number of staff deployed in LB was 2,600.</p><p> </p><p>At year end (31 March), the number of staff deployed in previous years was:</p><p> </p><p>LB</p><p>2014-15 2,350</p><p> </p><p>LBS</p><p>2013-14 1,303</p><p>2012-13 1,194</p><p>2011-12 1,306</p><p>2010-11 1,438</p><p>These staff are supplemented by specialists in other parts of HMRC. It is not possible to say how many staff were deployed on each investigation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/02/2016 15:40:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

450185

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	HSBC: Politically Exposed Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the HSBC Board on its practice of (a) refusing and (b) withdrawing bank accounts from UK citizens who it identifies as being politically exposed persons; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	25617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>Under the UK’s Money Laundering Regulations 2007, the meaning of a politically exposed person does not include an individual who is or has been entrusted with a prominent public function by the UK. The Fourth Money Laundering Directive, which will be transposed into national law by June 2017, makes no distinction between the prominent functions by the UK and third countries. However, the Government's view is that the Directive permits a risk-based approach to the identification of whether an individual is a politically exposed person and, when identified, the Directive enables the application of different degrees of enhanced measures to reflect the risks posed. We will be setting out this view in our consultation which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>This change should not prevent any Member of this House, or any other individual in this category, from gaining or maintaining a UK bank account. I regularly raise these issues with banks and the regulator and we encourage the banks to implement these measures domestically in the most risk-based manner possible.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 25616 question first answered 08/02/2016 16:32:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

450314

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on the replacement of the value for money assessment quantitative assessment tool for comparing private finance and conventional procurement options; and which PF1 and PF2 projects used (a) the original value for money assessment quantitative assessment tool or (b) any replacement tool.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	25812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s approach to appraisal is set out in the Green Book. This provides a common, standard method for comparing all public spending decisions that use central government funding; the approach to appraising potential PPP projects is consistent with this central guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The quantitative assessment tool was in place from August 2004 until its withdrawal in December 2012, all projects which commenced between these dates should have used the tool. For details of specific projects during this period, please see the spreadsheet ‘Current projects as at 31 March 2014’ at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data</p><p> </p><p>A replacement quantitative assessment tool has not been issued by HM Treasury due to the limitations of standard models; since December 2012 procuring authorities have undertaken appropriate quantitative assessment in accordance with the principles set out in the Green Book.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2016 16:35:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

450315

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which of the unitary charges in the list of private finance initiative projects published by his Department on 15 December 2014 were (a) service charges, (b) interest charges and (c) other costs identified over the course of the contracts.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	25813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>Whilst the Treasury does collect and publish information on the unitary charges of PFI projects, we do not collect it broken down into its constituent parts, neither do we have the detailed financial models that would allow us to disaggregate the totals.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2016 16:33:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

450321

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Cardiff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints from members of the public were received by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) relating to the closure of the HMRC enquiry centre in Cardiff in the last 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	25745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/02/2016 16:02:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

450322

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the equity return information provided as part of all PF2 projects commissioned in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	25744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The first PF2 projects reached financial close last year. The Treasury will publish the equity return information on PF2 projects periodically.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2016 16:36:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

450324

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries regarding self-assessment originating from each constituency were handled by HM Revenue and Customs call centres in each of the last three tax years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	25746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold data by constituency and regularly publishes general performance reports at Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/02/2016 16:03:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty