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714931

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inflation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, given their use of the Consumer Price Index to calculate increases in pensions and benefits, what assessment they have made of the impact on consumers of the Retail Price Index being used by private companies to determine price increases.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL6418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text The government has not made an assessment of the impact on consumers of the Retail Prices Index being used by private companies. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/04/2017 12:36:20 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

714983

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost by his Department since 8 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	69813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Our records show that (a) no official and (b) four Official Sensitive documents have been recorded as lost by HM Treasury since 8 May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 18/04/2017 14:25:35 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

714984

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Older Workers
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 value of national insurance contributions forgone by the Exchequer from people who are above state pension age but who are in employment.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	69806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs currently estimate that the National Insurance contributions foregone from employees and self-employed people of pensionable age would be around £1.1 billion in 2014-15, based on the State Pension Ages for that year.</p><p> </p><p>The estimate is based on the latest available Survey of Personal Incomes (2014-15).</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/04/2017 14:18:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

714985

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxis: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether representations were made by or on behalf of his predecessor to the former Mayor of London on the regulation of the taxi and private-hire industry in London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>As you would expect, the previous Chancellor had discussions with the former Mayor on policies in which they have a shared interest, including London taxis and private hire vehicles among many other transport and economic policy areas.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2017 14:17:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714986

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government had discussions with Royal Bank of Scotland on the recent giving of bonuses to nine executives of that bank.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	69689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is managed at arm’s length by UK Financial Investments (UKFI).</p><p> </p><p>UKFI is responsible for engaging with RBS to ensure that remuneration policies are designed to pay the minimum necessary to attract and retain the staff needed to advance the Government’s objective of managing the shareholding in a way that represents value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this process, UKFI advises ministers on RBS’s remuneration plans.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 18/04/2017 16:09:27 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

715151

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxis: Exhaust Emissions
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 likely effect of changes in vehicle excise duty in April 2017 on (a) zero emission capable taxis and (b) costs for individual buyers of such taxis.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	69903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Taxis are considered cars for the purposes of VED. As such, new taxis purchased after 1 April 2017 will be treated under the new VED system. We expect zero emission capable taxis to be available on the market in the second half of 2017. If these are priced at above £40,000 they will be liable for an additional rate in the first five years of the Standard Rate, as with any other car.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing to help make taxis greener and cleaner, reaffirming our commitment to improving the UK’s air quality. The Department for Transport announced last month £64 million to promote the take up of zero emission capable taxis in cities across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/04/2017 14:19:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

715190

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region were in receipt of the family element of tax credits in each year since April 2010.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	69789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The number of families in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region in receipt of the family element of tax credits in each year since April 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for Liverpool City Region are obtained by aggregating the figures for the following local authorities: Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, St Helen, Sefton, Wirral.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Families in receipt of family element of tax credits since April 2010</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Garston and Halewood constituency</p></td><td><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>9,700</p></td><td><p>148,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>8,800</p></td><td><p>135,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>7,400</p></td><td><p>111,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>7,200</p></td><td><p>109,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>107,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 11:29:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

715191

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region in receipt of child tax credits were lone parent households in each year since April 2010.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	69791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The number and proportion of families in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region in receipt of child tax credits that were lone parent households in each year since April 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for Liverpool City Region are obtained by aggregating the figures for the following local authorities: Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, St Helen, Sefton, Wirral.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Families in receipt of child tax credits that are lone parent families </strong> <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Garston and Halewood constituency</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>As a proportion of total families in area in receipt of child tax credits</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>As a proportion of total families in area in receipt of child tax credits</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>51.6%</p></td><td><p>71,400</p></td><td><p>48.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>5,100</p></td><td><p>57.4%</p></td><td><p>72,100</p></td><td><p>53.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td><td><p>66.2%</p></td><td><p>70,000</p></td><td><p>62.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4,800</p></td><td><p>67.1%</p></td><td><p>69,300</p></td><td><p>63.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>66.9%</p></td><td><p>67,900</p></td><td><p>63.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 11:20:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

715192

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region in receipt of child tax credits were households of two or more children in each year since April 2010.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	69790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The number and proportion of families in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region in receipt of child tax credits that were households of two or more children in each year since April 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for Liverpool City Region are obtained by aggregating the figures for the following local authorities: Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, St Helen, Sefton, Wirral.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> Families in receipt of child tax credits with two or more children since April 2010</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Garston and Halewood constituency</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>As a proportion of total families in area in receipt of child tax credits</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>As a proportion of total families in area in receipt of child tax credits</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>4,800</p></td><td><p>49.7%</p></td><td><p>74,400</p></td><td><p>50.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>49.1%</p></td><td><p>66,600</p></td><td><p>49.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3,900</p></td><td><p>52.4%</p></td><td><p>58,600</p></td><td><p>52.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>52.8%</p></td><td><p>58,200</p></td><td><p>53.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>52.5%</p></td><td><p>57,500</p></td><td><p>53.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 11:27:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

715205

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the potential merits of creating a levy or tax-free training scheme for general aviation on the condition that pilots qualifying through such a scheme must volunteer for charitable purposes such as air ambulances and civil air patrols.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Byron Davies
uin	69870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>If an employer provides work-related training to an employee it is tax and National Insurance contributions free.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy was launched on 6 April 2017. It will help to reverse the trend of employers’ underinvesting in training and put control of funding for apprenticeships in employers’ hands. Employers have already developed new apprenticeships standards in aviation which include Airside Ground Specialist and Aviation Operations Manager, with the Commercial Airline Pilot standard currently in development.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 11:59:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower