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428757

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland Executive on tax credits since 25 October.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	16663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have regular discussions with Ministers of the devolved administrations and with politicians of all parties on a range of topics.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/11/2015 14:27:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

428759

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
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, what his estimate is of revenue lost to the Exchequer through fuel laundering in Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	16637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of total revenue losses associated with fuel fraud in Northern Ireland are published in chapter 5 of ‘Measuring Tax Gaps 2015'. These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud such as smuggling or laundering.</p><br /><p><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><br></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/11/2015 14:28:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

428834

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
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, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of cross border co-operation in reducing the level of fuel laundering.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	16636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the effectiveness of cross border co-operation in reducing the level of fuel laundering. However, tax gap figures published on 22 October 2015 in the document at the link below estimates the market share for all illicit diesel in GB mainland as or just under 1%, and 8% in NI for 2013/14. This amounts to about £100m for UK as a whole. Petrol fraud is negligible.</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a> <br> <br></p><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. Additionally, the UK has recently implemented an improved marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit. Ireland has also introduced the same new marker as the UK.</p><br /><p>HMRC works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland to fight fuel fraud, including regular exchange of information and joint operational activity.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2015 15:09:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

425622

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in devolved administrations on the merger of income tax and national insurance.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	14542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Scotland Bill introduces significant new powers for the Scottish Government to set income tax rates and thresholds. As recommended by the Smith Commission, National Insurance remains a UK wide contributory system.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to simplifying the tax system. We have asked the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to look at alignment of income tax and National Insurance. The terms of reference for the OTS review can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ots-review-of-income-tax-and-national-insurance-tor" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ots-review-of-income-tax-and-national-insurance-tor</a>. The focus is on looking to simplifying the underlying rules in the way the two charges operate which remain a reserved matter.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 10/11/2015 16:51:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

424486

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Action Task Force
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 implementation of the recommendations on money laundering and terrorism financing of the G7 Financial Action Task Force.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	13835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The international standards for anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing are set by the Financial Action Task Force of which the UK is a leading member. The UK has a comprehensive anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime, and we are committed to ensuring our financial system is a hostile environment for criminal finances. The UK was last assessed by the FATF in 2007 and our high level of compliance with the standards exempted us from the detailed follow-up most countries must complete. The UK will next be evaluated beginning in 2017 and the Treasury and Home Office are already making the necessary preparations for this assessment.</p><br /><p>To this end, the Government recently published the UK’s first National Risk Assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing which is a requirement of the FATF standards. We are now preparing an Action Plan to address the findings of the NRA. The Action Plan will be a core component of our preparations for our FATF evaluation.</p><br /><p>The FATF has now completed fourth round evaluations of Spain, Belgium, Norway, Australia, and Malaysia to assess both technical compliance and effectiveness. These reports, and those of the previous rounds, are publicly available on the FATF website (www.fatf-gafi.org).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/11/2015 15:26:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

174993

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coastal Erosion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional resources to the devolved administrations to tackle coastal erosion.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	221515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has prioritised flooding and coastal erosion risk management over the course of this Parliament, and announced at Spending Round 2013 that £2.3 billion will be invested in flood and coastal erosion defences in an unprecedented 6-year programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Coastal erosion is an area of devolved responsibility, and as such it is for the devolved administrations to allocate funds between services according to their own priorities. The Barnett Formula was applied to departmental settlements in the normal way at the Spending Round.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 29/01/2015 17:22:02 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

169746

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospices: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the announcement in the Autumn Statement of the removal of VAT for hospice charities, whether the exemption will apply to capital as well as revenue expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	218254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Following the Chancellor’s announcement in the Autumn Statement that this government will refund the VAT that hospice charities incur, the government will now engage with the hospice sector, including those in Northern Ireland, in taking this policy forward to implementation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/12/2014 17:07:09 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

167695

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make representations at EU level to prevent an EU Mortgage Credit Directive from (a) significantly altering current regulatory practice in the UK and (b) increasing costs and administration for businesses and consumers.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	217072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>The UK already has a robust regulatory regime to protect consumers in the UK mortgage market.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Throughout the negotiation of the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), the UK focused on aligning its requirements as far as possible with the existing UK regulations, with a view to minimising the impact on UK industry and consumers.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Government’s proposed approach to the implementation of the MCD, as with the negotiations, is to minimise the impact on the UK market. For this reason the Government is proposing to build on the existing UK regulatory regime in our transposition of the MCD, rather than copy out the Directive into UK legislation.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>This approach is set out in more detail in the Government’s consultation on the Implementation of the EU MCD, which closed on 31 October. A summary of responses to the consultation will be published in due course.</strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/12/2014 17:55:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

167704

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
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 help home buyers aged over 40 acquire mortgages.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	216970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The government has taken steps to support people who aspire to own their own home. The Help to Buy scheme has helped over 71,000 people to buy their home, and is available for first time buyers and those moving house. As announced in the Autumn Statement, the government is also cutting stamp duty for 98% of people who pay it by reforming the way that it is charged.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is responsible for the rules that protect consumers taking out a mortgage. In April this year the requirements on firms around responsible lending were strengthened with the introduction of the new rules known as the Mortgage Market Review. The operation of these rules is a matter for the FCA, whose day-to-day operations are independent from government.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/12/2014 17:59:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

166248

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget
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 encourage the European Commission to publish greater details on how much revenue it receives and how that revenue is spent.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	216074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The European Commission publishes a Financial Report each year which sets out details of the amount of revenue and levels of expenditure in respect of the previous year’s EU Budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest report, on the 2013 EU Budget, was published in September 2014 and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/budget/financialreport/2013/lib/financial_report_2013_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/budget/financialreport/2013/lib/financial_report_2013_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Annex 2C, page 123, provides a breakdown of expenditure and revenue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/12/2014 14:35:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn