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registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what evaluation they have made of the proposal by the retailer Timpsons that national insurance holidays be introduced as an incentive for employers to take on former prisoners, armed forces veterans, or long-term unemployed individuals.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL15139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed in its manifesto to introduce a National Insurance holiday for employers who take on:</p><p>- those who have committed a crime but who have repaid their debt to society;</p><p>- veterans;</p><p>- and those who have been unemployed for over a year.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out any changes as part of the annual fiscal event process, in the context of broader government work on employment support, and the wider public finances.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/04/2019 10:55:06 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

846173

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from national insurance contributions under the secondary threshold in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	128862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>In response to points one and three, the table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and include people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received NIC relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted out rebate occupational schemes</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower profits limit (LPL)</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(1) </strong>The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information can only be provided for contracted out rebate occupational schemes for 2015-16, as contracting out was abolished in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), projected to 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>In response to point two, the Secondary Threshold is the point at which Class 1 Secondary NICs is charged (at 13.8%) to employers for each of their employees. The benefit of the relief is for the employer on each of their employees in the form of a reduced Class 1 Secondary NICs liability. The employee does not benefit directly from this relief and so it is not possible to provide estimates for the number of people who received NIC relief due to the Secondary Threshold.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 128863 128864 question first answered 26/02/2018 16:25:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

846174

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from national insurance contributions under the lower profits limit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	128863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>In response to points one and three, the table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and include people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received NIC relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted out rebate occupational schemes</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower profits limit (LPL)</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(1) </strong>The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information can only be provided for contracted out rebate occupational schemes for 2015-16, as contracting out was abolished in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), projected to 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>In response to point two, the Secondary Threshold is the point at which Class 1 Secondary NICs is charged (at 13.8%) to employers for each of their employees. The benefit of the relief is for the employer on each of their employees in the form of a reduced Class 1 Secondary NICs liability. The employee does not benefit directly from this relief and so it is not possible to provide estimates for the number of people who received NIC relief due to the Secondary Threshold.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 128862 128864 question first answered 26/02/2018 16:25:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

846175

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from national insurance contributions for contracted-out rebate occupational schemes in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	128864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>In response to points one and three, the table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, (and include people who are currently non-taxpayers as their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received NIC relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted out rebate occupational schemes</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower profits limit (LPL)</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(1) </strong>The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information can only be provided for contracted out rebate occupational schemes for 2015-16, as contracting out was abolished in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), projected to 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>In response to point two, the Secondary Threshold is the point at which Class 1 Secondary NICs is charged (at 13.8%) to employers for each of their employees. The benefit of the relief is for the employer on each of their employees in the form of a reduced Class 1 Secondary NICs liability. The employee does not benefit directly from this relief and so it is not possible to provide estimates for the number of people who received NIC relief due to the Secondary Threshold.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 128862 128863 question first answered 26/02/2018 16:25:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

845559

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from national insurance contributions under the primary threshold in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	128531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for each of the requested allowances. The estimates show people that would face a higher tax liability if the individual allowances and/or thresholds were removed, and include people who are currently non-taxpayers where their income is covered by these thresholds and/or allowances.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates of the number of people who received tax/NIC relief (Millions)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Allowance</p></td><td><p>46.2</p></td><td><p>46.5</p></td><td><p>46.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Class 1 National Insurance: Primary Threshold</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td><td><p>30.3</p></td><td><p>30.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Savings Allowance</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dividend Allowance</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(1) </strong>The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Information for the Personal Savings Allowance and the Dividend Allowance is only available from 2016-17 onwards, as they were introduced in April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), projected to 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 using economic assumptions consistent with the office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>The SPI is based on information held by HMRC on individuals who could be liable to UK income tax. Not all dividends and savings income is reported to HMRC. There is not always a requirement to report income from dividends or savings which fall within the Dividend Allowance or the Personal Savings Allowance. Dividend and savings incomes of individuals not in Self-Assessment are estimated from other sources, including the Family Resources Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of individuals receiving relief from these allowances is likely to be greater than the figures above. HMRC does not hold information for all people with incomes below the Personal Allowance (£10,000 in 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p>There are also other mechanisms by which income is exempted from income tax, such as Investment income generated within Individual Savings Accounts. This income does not benefit from the reliefs in question.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 128528 128529 128530 question first answered 23/02/2018 13:35:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd