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759624

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce the results of the Government's review into business rates.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	10276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government concluded a fundamental review of business rates at Budget 2016 with a package of reductions worth almost £9bn over the next five years. As a next step the Government aims to revalue properties more frequently and to look more broadly at the way in which we address the perceived unfairness that companies that operate in bricks and mortar are effectively treated differently from companies that do not. The Government will provide an update in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 13:57:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

759625

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Interest Rates
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 had loans approved at the advertised representative APR rates for loan products.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	10192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. This more robust regulatory system is helping to deliver the Government’s vision for a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet consumers’ needs. Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly with the FCA to discuss relevant regulatory issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold the requested estimate, but the FCA’s rules require firms to reasonably expect that in at least 51% of credit agreements entered into as a result of a promotion, credit will be provided to the consumer at the representative APR or lower. The FCA’s rules also require firms to ensure that their communications and financial promotions are fair, clear and not misleading. The FCA is able to impose tough sanctions, such as banning products, imposing unlimited fines and ordering firms to pay money back to customers, where wrongdoing is found.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 10193 question first answered 09/10/2017 13:12:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

759626

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Interest Rates
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 Financial Conduct Authority on the number of customers offered loans at a higher rate than that advertised by UK financial institutions.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	10193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. This more robust regulatory system is helping to deliver the Government’s vision for a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet consumers’ needs. Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly with the FCA to discuss relevant regulatory issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold the requested estimate, but the FCA’s rules require firms to reasonably expect that in at least 51% of credit agreements entered into as a result of a promotion, credit will be provided to the consumer at the representative APR or lower. The FCA’s rules also require firms to ensure that their communications and financial promotions are fair, clear and not misleading. The FCA is able to impose tough sanctions, such as banning products, imposing unlimited fines and ordering firms to pay money back to customers, where wrongdoing is found.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 10192 question first answered 09/10/2017 13:12:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

759628

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
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 effect on (a) administration processes and (b) tax take of increasing the making tax digital threshold applicable from 2020 to the level of the personal allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	10125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>In the Written Ministerial Statement on 13 July, the Government made clear that only businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold (currently £85,000) will be mandated to use Making Tax Digital from April 2019, and then only to meet their VAT obligations. The Government also confirmed that Making Tax Digital will not be widened before it has been shown to work well, and then not before April 2020 at the earliest.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/10/2017 12:59:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

759629

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 9026, on taxation: electronic government, what the eligibility criteria will be to establish which businesses will be entitled to free software in order to meet their income tax obligations as part of the Making Tax Digital pilot phase.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	10115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for free software under the Making Tax Digital proposals is set out in Annex C of the document covering the relationship between HMRC and software developers. The document can be found at : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-software-suppliers-terms-of-collaboration/terms-of-collaboration-between-hm-revenue-and-customs-and-software-developers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-software-suppliers-terms-of-collaboration/terms-of-collaboration-between-hm-revenue-and-customs-and-software-developers</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/10/2017 13:05:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

759630

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Cards: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the practice of credit card lenders targeting individuals who have unaffordable levels of debt.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p>Regulation of consumer credit, including credit cards, is the responsibility of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA conducted a credit card market study in November 2014 and published its final report in July 2016. Following this, it consulted in April 2017 on proposed remedies to tackle persistent debt in the credit card market. The government will continue to work with the FCA to ensure that customers are treated fairly<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 19/09/2017 10:55:58 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759631

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
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 homes bought as buy to let in January to June (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Data from UK Finance shows that the number of UK homes bought as buy-to-let between January and June 2016 was 63,800, and the number of UK homes bought as buy-to-let between January and June 2017 was 36,300.</p><p> </p><p>A significant increase in buy-to-let transaction volumes occurred in March 2016. This preceded changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax, which introduced a 3% surcharge on purchases of Buy-to-Let properties.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 09/10/2017 13:09:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

759632

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mining: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has received from the Mineworkers Pension Scheme and the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme since 1994.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	10313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has received £3,356.3m from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme and £3,119m from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme since 1994.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/09/2017 09:01:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

759633

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mining: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the additional benefits that have been awarded under surplus sharing arrangements to members of the (a) the Mineworkers Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation since 1994.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	10310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Until 2015, surpluses for each scheme were shared equally between scheme members and the Government as Guarantor. That arrangement continues for the MPS but new arrangements were agreed in 2015 for the BCSSS. How the members’ share of the surplus is used is a matter for the Trustees</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/09/2017 13:56:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

759676

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universities: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that universities with European Investment Bank loans are not affected by changes in the legal terms of their loans as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	10150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Contracts signed between the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and UK counterparties are matters for the parties. They do not contain any provisions relating to the departure of a member state from the EU. The UK is in the process of negotiating what its future relationship with the EIB will be, but the government is clear that the UK’s exit from the EU on its own does not change existing EIB Group contracts with UK counterparties.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 20/09/2017 13:04:00 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins