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971352

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will limit disguised remuneration loan charges to loans entered into after the Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	172456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The charge on disguised remuneration (DR) loans is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’ which in reality were never repaid.</p><p> </p><p>DR scheme users took home almost all of their pay tax-free. However, despite the claims made by promoters, these schemes never worked and the amounts paid were always taxable under the law at the time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has decided that the charge on DR loans is the right way to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe and contributes towards the public-funded services from which they benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Restricting the charge only to DR loans entered into after Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent would not be fair to ordinary taxpayers, who have always paid the right amount of tax and have not engaged in tax avoidance schemes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 15:15:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

919310

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Arts: National Insurance Contributions
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 of the proposed abolition of Class 2 National Insurance Contributions on creators earning less than £6,205 per year.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	151097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>On November 2<sup>nd</sup> 2017, the Government announced a one year delay to the abolition of Class 2 National Insurance contributions (NICs) to allow time to engage with interested parties and Parliamentarians with concerns relating to the impact on self-employed individuals with low profits. The Government is considering these concerns, including those you have raised, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/06/2018 08:36:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

862224

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out all films that benefited from UK film tax relief in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	132643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>This information cannot be released because of HMRC’s duty of taxpayer confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2018 14:08:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

752153

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to extend museums and galleries tax relief to permanent exhibitions.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	5038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Autumn Statement 2016 announced that the Museums and Galleries Tax Relief would be extended to include permanent exhibitions.</p><p> </p><p>This tax relief will provide support to museums and galleries to encourage them to develop creative new exhibitions and display their collections to a wider audience.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:38:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518877

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake a comparative assessment of levels of business rates applying to steel producers in the UK and in other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The government concluded the Business Rates Review at Budget 2016. The government consulted with stakeholders, including the steel industry.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2020, business rates for all businesses, including the steel industry, will be cut through a switch in the indexation of business rates from RPI to the main measure of inflation currently CPI.</p><p> </p><p>The government has worked hard to deliver on the steel industry’s key asks. We (a) secured state aid approval to compensate for energy costs, (b) secured flexibility over EU emissions regulations, (c) published guidance so that the true value of UK steel can be taken into account in major procurement decisions, and (d) continue to tackle unfair trading practices at an EU and an international level</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 37180 question first answered 24/05/2016 14:05:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518886

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the level of business rates on capital investment in the UK steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The government concluded the Business Rates Review at Budget 2016. The government consulted with stakeholders, including the steel industry.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2020, business rates for all businesses, including the steel industry, will be cut through a switch in the indexation of business rates from RPI to the main measure of inflation currently CPI.</p><p> </p><p>The government has worked hard to deliver on the steel industry’s key asks. We (a) secured state aid approval to compensate for energy costs, (b) secured flexibility over EU emissions regulations, (c) published guidance so that the true value of UK steel can be taken into account in major procurement decisions, and (d) continue to tackle unfair trading practices at an EU and an international level</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 37170 question first answered 24/05/2016 14:05:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518907

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to inform public sector workers of the implications of the public sector exit payment cap.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government announced on 31st July 2015 that it intended to end six-figure exit payments for public sector workers, acting on its manifesto commitment. A public consultation over the summer of 2015 asked for views on the details of the policy, which received over 4,000 replies.</p><p>The public sector exit payment cap has now been legislated for in the Enterprise Act. The Government intends to publish draft regulations over the summer setting out the detail of how the policy will be introduced, alongside accompanying guidance. All affected parties, including public sector workers, will have a further opportunity to comment on the regulations and supporting guidance during that time.</p><p>The regulations implementing the public sector exit cap will not come into force before 1 October 2016 at the earliest. They will apply to bodies in England and those in Wales where the workforce is not devolved in this context. It will be for Welsh Ministers to determine when they bring into force the regulations in the Enterprise Act for bodies devolved to Wales.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 37219 question first answered 23/05/2016 16:34:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518913

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of when the public sector exit payments cap will be introduced in (a) England and (b) Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government announced on 31st July 2015 that it intended to end six-figure exit payments for public sector workers, acting on its manifesto commitment. A public consultation over the summer of 2015 asked for views on the details of the policy, which received over 4,000 replies.</p><p>The public sector exit payment cap has now been legislated for in the Enterprise Act. The Government intends to publish draft regulations over the summer setting out the detail of how the policy will be introduced, alongside accompanying guidance. All affected parties, including public sector workers, will have a further opportunity to comment on the regulations and supporting guidance during that time.</p><p>The regulations implementing the public sector exit cap will not come into force before 1 October 2016 at the earliest. They will apply to bodies in England and those in Wales where the workforce is not devolved in this context. It will be for Welsh Ministers to determine when they bring into force the regulations in the Enterprise Act for bodies devolved to Wales.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 37393 question first answered 23/05/2016 16:34:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

512407

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of a non domestic rates appeal was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	33839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>The time taken to resolve an appeal can be affected by a number of factors, such as the complexity of the case or whether the case proceeds to be listed for hearing by the independent Valuation Tribunal. Some cases can be held up in litigation or placed on hold at the ratepayer's request. The average (median) time taken to resolve challenges for non-domestic properties in each of the last five years is shown in the attached table. This table covers the 2010 Local Rating Lists.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Median (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>135<sup>*</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>413</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>395</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>*The 2010 list began on 1 April 2010 so only those challenges received in 2010-11 were resolved in 2010-11. In subsequent years, however, challenges received in previous years can also be resolved so the median clearance time may include more complex challenges which took longer to resolve.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/04/2016 10:13:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

512408

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many over-indebted consumers there were from each socio-economic group in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	33840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold information on the number or profile of over-indebted consumers, nor is there any universally agreed definition of what constitutes an over-indebted consumer.</p><p> </p><p>The Money Advice Service (MAS) has statutory responsibility to assist members of the public with the management of debt, and within this remit MAS publishes data on the levels of over-indebtedness in the UK. Their most recent report, A Picture of Over-Indebtedness, estimates the statistical likelihood of individuals being over indebted based on a number of characteristics and is available online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/corporate/a-picture-of-over-indebtedness" target="_blank">https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/corporate/a-picture-of-over-indebtedness</a></p><p> </p><p>The technical report includes detailed data and a description of the methodology, and is also available online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://masassets.blob.core.windows.net/cms/files/000/000/336/original/MAS_PictureOverindebtedness_TechnicalReport_March2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://masassets.blob.core.windows.net/cms/files/000/000/336/original/MAS_PictureOverindebtedness_TechnicalReport_March2016.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/04/2016 10:18:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan