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50009

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on the economic effect of the Tier 1 (Investor) visa; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	197732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Home Office on a wide variety of topics as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

44970

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 people who have utilised their full tax-free ISA allowance in each of the last three years in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) each parliamentary constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	193677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Until 1 July 2014 there are two allowances for ISAs: a cash and an overall allowance. This answer assumes you are asking about the overall allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The following table contains the number of individuals who made full use of their (£10,680) ISA allowance in 2011-12 in the UK and in Scotland.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>Number of individuals (thousands)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,005</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A breakdown for 2012-13 and 2013-14 is not yet available. Constituency-level statistics are not available.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at Budget 2014, from 1 July 2014 the overall annual New ISA subscription limit will be increased to £15,000 and can be used for either cash or stocks and shares investments, or any combination of the two, up to this limit.</p><p> </p><p>This measure will reduce income tax on savings for people constrained by the current limits, improving incentives to save and increasing real household disposable incomes. Over 6 million people are expected to benefit from these increases, including over 5 million adults expected to be constrained by the cash ISA limit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

49384

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people registered as self-employed claimed tax credits in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>The following table is </strong><strong>based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available is 2011-12. </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Thousands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>910</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49718

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many single person tax credit claims have been sanctioned or stopped in each constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold the requested information and there would be a disproportionate cost attached to obtaining it.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49719

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funds the Crown Estate received from offshore wind farms in each coastal constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to breakdown the revenue The Crown Estate receives from its offshore activity against constituency boundaries onshore.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate's Annual reportand accounts is available at <a href="http://ar2013.thecrownestate.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://ar2013.thecrownestate.co.uk/</a> and includes a section on Energy and Infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

50003

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on GDP of the reform to the air passenger duty banding system announced in the 2014 Budget; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
	uin	197769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>The economic and fiscal effects of Government policies are routinely assessed by the Office for Budget Responsibility. Information can be found in the OBR's economic and fiscal outlook, at:</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2014" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2014</a></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government expects the reform to air passenger duty announced in Budget 2014 to support export trade confidence by strengthening UK links to overseas markets.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Chancellor keeps the use of dynamic modelling under review. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 197770 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

50004

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission a dynamic modelling study on the economic effects of air passenger duty; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
	uin	197770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>The economic and fiscal effects of Government policies are routinely assessed by the Office for Budget Responsibility. Information can be found in the OBR's economic and fiscal outlook, at:</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2014" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2014</a></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government expects the reform to air passenger duty announced in Budget 2014 to support export trade confidence by strengthening UK links to overseas markets.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Chancellor keeps the use of dynamic modelling under review. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 197769 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

49005

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed by HM Revenue and Customs in regional post rooms at each location in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
	uin	196997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>As requested please find detailed below staff numbers employed in HMRC Regional Post Rooms employed solely in post room activities.</p><p> </p><p>Shipley 45</p><p>Cardiff 65</p><p>Bootle 35</p><p>Newcastle 98</p><p>Cumbernauld 46</p><p> </p><p>I also refer the Honourable Gentleman to my answer on 12 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

49006

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the number of staff required at HM Revenue and Customs in Cumbernauld following his Department's decision to award the mail management contract to the EDM Group.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
	uin	196998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The timetable for implementation is still being finalised, HMRC does not yet have details of how and when teams currently handling post will be impacted.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

49007

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation his Department had with HM Revenue and Customs staff prior to awarding the mail management contract to EDM Group.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
	uin	196999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Regular consultation took place between HMRC and staff representatives throughout the process up to the point the decision was made to go out to tender for a provider of scanning services to HMRC.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont