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753928

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of comparative public and private sector pay, including the value of pensions, for the years for which this information is available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Analysis conducted by HM Treasury shows that on average, when including employer pension contributions, there is a premium of about 10%. Details can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Pay and Employer Pension Contributions – Differential between Public and Private Sector (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>8.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>7.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>7.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>14.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9.12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Technical notes to the table:</strong></p><p>This analysis was conducted by HM Treasury based on data from the ONS’s Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and compares public and private sector earnings when including employer pension contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The differential obtained shows the percentage hourly compensation from working in the public sector above that of the private sector after accounting for differences in composition between the two. To factor in these compositional differences, the analysis accounts for differences in age, gender, job type (full- or part-time, permanent or temporary), occupation category, region, and tenure.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2017 14:14:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753297

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the HMRC budget for national minimum wage enforcement for 2017–18; how many staff are expected to be employed by HMRC in national minimum wage enforcement in 2017–18; and how many staff were employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has more than trebled annual funding of minimum wage enforcement since 2014, providing a total budget of £25.3m in 2017-18. As at 1 April 2017, there were 399 staff in post in HMRC’s NMW teams. HMRC are 90% staffed against current recruitment plans for the year.</p><p> </p><p>For the previous 5 years NMW staff figures I refer the honourable member to UIN 58599 and UIN 16938.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/07/2017 10:03:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

753365

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he has had with representatives from the UK's Overseas Territories on public registers of beneficial ownership in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	5912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor has meetings with a wide variety of organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a>.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/07/2017 11:30:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

753366

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the amount of revenue lost to the Exchequer as a result of tax evasion in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	5913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>For the latest five years for which the requested information is held, it is available in the Measuring Tax Gaps publication at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><p>Please refer to table 1.5 on page 19</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 5914 question first answered 24/07/2017 11:38:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

753367

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to make fuel more affordable for people in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	5864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010 those living in the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, the islands in the Clyde and the Isles of Scilly have benefitted from a 5 pence per litre fuel price cut. In 2015 this scheme was extended to benefit those people living across seventeen of mainland UK’s most rural communities.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises that fuel costs remain a significant part of business and household costs. This is why, at Autumn Statement 2016, the Government announced the main rate of fuel duty would remain frozen for the seventh successive year, saving the average driver £130 a year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/07/2017 14:11:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

753368

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Grievance Procedures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 72 of the HM Revenue and Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, when the grievance test will be removed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	5899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Grievance test is planned to be removed by December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/07/2017 11:27:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

753369

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 113 of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how many HMRC employees have been dismissed on the grounds of sickness absence since the introduction of the new attendance management policy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	5900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/07/2017 11:20:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

753370

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 113 of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how many HMRC employees have been issued with written improvement warnings since the introduction of the new attendance management policy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	5901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of HMRC employees issued with written improvement warnings since the introduction of the new attendance management policy is as set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type of warning</p></td><td><p>Sickness absence period</p></td><td><p>Number of employees issued with notice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Improvement Warning</p></td><td><p>4 separate periods of sickness absence</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Final Improvement Warning</p></td><td><p>4 separate periods of sickness absence</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Improvement Warning</p></td><td><p>8 days of sickness absence in 12 Months</p></td><td><p>309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Final Improvement Warning</p></td><td><p>8 days of sickness absence in 12 Months</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/07/2017 11:05:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

753371

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 113 of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how many HMRC employees have lodged appeals against written improvement warnings since the introduction of the new attendance management policy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	5902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold this information in the format requested and it could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/07/2017 11:28:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

753372

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 113 of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how many HMRC employees have been referred for occupational health advice since the introduction of the new attendance management policy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	5903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The new attendance management policy was introduced in September 2016. Between September 2016 and 30 June 2017, 10,641 referrals were made for occupational health advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/07/2017 11:09:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens