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1127941

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 254832 on Social Security Benefits: Uprating, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of resuming the uprating of social security payments in line with CPI for each of the next five years; and from which budget his Department plans to pay for that uprating.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	257133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Twice a year, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produce detailed forecasts for the coming five years, assessing the likely impact of policy decisions and expected developments in the economy. A key component of this is the welfare annually managed expenditure (AME) forecast, which estimates future government expenditure on social security benefits and tax credits.</p><p>The current welfare freeze, which was announced in 2015, runs from 2016/17 to 2019/20. As such, the cost of resuming the uprating of frozen benefits from 2020/21 is already accounted for in the welfare forecast – which combines DWP, HMRC and BEIS AME expenditure. The OBR does not routinely disaggregate the cost of uprating within the forecast.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/06/2019 06:46:58 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1126895

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Parental Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in employment claimed (a) statutory paternity pay and (b) statutory shared parental pay in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	254831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) claimants in the last five years can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Number of SPP Claimants</p></td><td><p>Number of ShPP Claimants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>215,100</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>219,900</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>212,700</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>202,800</p></td><td><p>10,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li><p>Data collected using HMRC Real Time Information (RTI) and extracted in May 2019. RTI is subject to revision or updates.</p></li><li><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></li><li><p>In the 2015/16 tax year, those receiving Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (ASPP) for children born before 6 April 2015 cannot be distinguished from those claiming ShPP within RTI data.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/05/2019 16:25:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1126896

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains his Department’s policy that the four year freeze on the uprating of social security payments will end in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	254832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>As the Chancellor has recently made clear, we have no intention of repeating the current freeze. From April next year, we expect to resume increasing frozen benefits in line with CPI.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/05/2019 14:35:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1124238

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	General Anti-abuse Rule Advisory Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases have been referred to the GAAR Advisory Panel since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	249975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Since 2015, 13 cases have been referred to the General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel. GAAR Advisory Panel opinions are published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/05/2019 15:25:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1124239

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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, how many penalties related to off-shore activities HMRC collected in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	249976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not record data on penalties related to offshore activities in a single system, as cases can be complex and involve a combination of offshore and onshore elements. The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/05/2019 15:23:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1124241

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many late filing penalties HMRC collected in 2018 from small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	249978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not record data on penalties paid by size of business so the information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/05/2019 15:28:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1123255

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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, how many promoters of tax avoidance schemes have complied with their obligations under the disclosure of tax avoidance scheme in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	247724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Information about disclosures of tax avoidance schemes between 2010 and 2014 is available on GOV.UK. Data is recorded on a ‘scheme’ rather than promoter basis. Since 2014, over 60 schemes have been disclosed under DOTAS.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) DOTAS Taskforce was set up to ensure compliance with the DOTAS regime. The team review all intelligence information, taking appropriate action where avoidance risks are identified.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has taken litigation action against 10 businesses that it considers to be avoidance scheme promoters for failure to disclose under the DOTAS regime, with around 20 others deciding to disclose to avoid litigation. Of the 10 cases, 6 have been heard before a tribunal and in each of the 3 decisions received so far, all have confirmed HMRC’s view that the schemes were disclosable, with decisions awaited in a further three cases. Further cases will be litigated in the year ahead.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 30/04/2019 14:07:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1122694

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Foreign Investment: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investment agreements the Government has signed with the Chinese Government since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	247095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not signed any investment agreements with the Chinese Government since 2010. The UK-China investment relationship is strong, and the UK is the number one destination in Europe for Chinese Foreign Direct Investment.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 29/04/2019 14:07:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1122695

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what official engagements and meetings he has scheduled at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	247096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The second Belt and Road Forum took place in Beijing 25th to 27th April 2019. The Chancellor attended the opening ceremony and gave a keynote speech at the main plenary session. He also attended the Gala Dinner and Leaders’ Roundtable hosted by President Xi Jinping.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor held bilateral meetings with Vice Premier Hu Chunhua, Premier Li Keqiang, Governor of the People’s Bank of China Yi Gang and Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand Don Pramudwinai. He attended a reception hosted by the China Britain Business Council and Department for International Trade, and met with the CEO of DiDi Will Cheng.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 29/04/2019 14:02:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1122696

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the former Prime Minister the Rt. Hon David Cameron ahead of the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	247097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Chancellor did not have any discussions with the Rt. Hon David Cameron ahead of the second Belt and Road Forum.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 29/04/2019 14:12:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd