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418855

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2015 to Question 8518, what possible prosecutions and convictions have arisen as a result of the dismantling of illegal laundering plants.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	10359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) does not break down statistics for oils prosecutions to separate out those resulting from the dismantling of illegal laundering plants.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2015 11:28:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

418856

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the use of technology to (a) improve public services and (b) make savings to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Since July the Treasury has received numerous individual representations on the Spending Review.. Many of these include proposals for improving public services and/or making savings to the public purse, with several specifically concerned with the use of technology.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/10/2015 14:41:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418857

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Farms: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes have been made relating to section 385 of the Valuation Office Agency's Rating Manual on the rating of farm and agricultural land used for festivals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	10382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>There have been no changes to section 385 of the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) Rating Manual regarding the rating of farm and agricultural land used for festivals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The VOA is currently reviewing festival sites to ensure that those which should be assessed for business rates are rated correctly. It is also working with the events sector to draw up guidance to help organisers better understand when liability for business rates will arise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/09/2015 13:02:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

418858

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
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 maximum number of people whose income will fall as a result of changes to taxes and benefits introduced by the Summer Budget 2015; and if he will estimate the average fall in annual income for those people.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	10384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The reforms announced at the Summer Budget will ensure that support will be focused more on those on the very lowest incomes and the system will be fairer upon those who pay for it, as well as those who benefit from it. Taking the welfare changes in the Budget together with the record increases in the income tax personal allowance and the introduction of the new National Living Wage, 8 out of 10 working households will be better off in 2017-18.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/09/2015 13:01:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

418859

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Farms: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Valuation Office on the Government's policy on the rating of farm and agricultural land used by festivals.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	10386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency has provided factual information to HM Treasury in respect of its review of business rates on festival sites.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The aim of this review is to ensure that those sites that should be assessed, are rated correctly, thus treating all businesses equally and ensuring they pay their fair share of the overall business rates bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/09/2015 12:45:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

418860

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Government employees are in receipt of tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	10319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/09/2015 08:53:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

418861

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
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 scale of the competitive advantage gained by three-party schemes in their exemption from designation under the Payment Systems Regulator; and if he will publish the results of any such assessment.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	10308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government consulted on which payment systems should be brought into the scope of the Payment Systems Regulator in November 2014. The decision to designate eight systems, including two card schemes, was based on the designation criteria set out in the Financial Services Act 2013, using the evidence that the Payment Systems Regulator gathered from industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Based on these criteria, the Government does not consider any three-party card schemes to be appropriate for designation at this time. The Government keeps this position under review through annual horizon-scanning exercises by the Payments Systems Regulator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10306 question first answered 22/09/2015 13:12:20 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

418862

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria and calculations the Government intends to use to determine which particular card schemes will be subject to interchange fee regulation as part of the EU Multilateral Interchange Fees regulation.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	10304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The European Interchange Fee Regulation is directly applicable to UK law. However, there are discretions afforded to Member States, including an exemption for certain card schemes which have less than a 3% market share in the UK. The Government has consulted on this issue and will set out its response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10305 10307 question first answered 23/09/2015 12:43:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

418863

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
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 scale of the competitive advantage gained by any particular card scheme being exempted from interchange fee regulations as part of the EU Multilateral Interchange Fees regulation.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	10305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The European Interchange Fee Regulation is directly applicable to UK law. However, there are discretions afforded to Member States, including an exemption for certain card schemes which have less than a 3% market share in the UK. The Government has consulted on this issue and will set out its response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10304 10307 question first answered 23/09/2015 12:43:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

418864

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what input the Payment Systems Regulator has in the Government's decision on which card schemes are to be designated for regulation.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	10306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government consulted on which payment systems should be brought into the scope of the Payment Systems Regulator in November 2014. The decision to designate eight systems, including two card schemes, was based on the designation criteria set out in the Financial Services Act 2013, using the evidence that the Payment Systems Regulator gathered from industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Based on these criteria, the Government does not consider any three-party card schemes to be appropriate for designation at this time. The Government keeps this position under review through annual horizon-scanning exercises by the Payments Systems Regulator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10308 question first answered 22/09/2015 13:12:20 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley