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77521

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs takes when an employer whom it has deemed to have underpaid the minimum wage absconds without repaying the money owed.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	205524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205525 205612 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77522

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials employed by his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	205467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>To provide the information on numbers and amount of pay increase over the period would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2014 15:44:31 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77524

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	205484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury occupies a small estate the core of which is the building at 1 Horse Guards Road. Space rationalisation in this building has allowed the Cabinet Office, the Northern Ireland office, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and UK Export Finance to be accommodated.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has no other land available for release.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2014 16:58:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

77525

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Capital Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses received the annual investment allowance in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	205500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) has been used to encourage investment in plant and machinery by all businesses. The number of unincorporated businesses and companies that received AIA is presented in the table below, and has been rounded to the nearest 1,000. The latest year for which figures are available is 2011-12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Of AIA Claims</p></td><td><p>1,203,000</p></td><td><p>1,222,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/09/2014 16:31:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

77527

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what outstanding total of minimum wage arrears were unpaid because the employer had absconded in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	205525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205524 205612 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77528

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>As part of the government’s transparency agenda, any spend over £25,000 is available on the Department’s website at GOV.UK. Since January 2011, all contracts over £10,000 in value are published on Contracts Finder (<a href="http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2014 15:49:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

77529

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 1993, Official Report, column 52W, on security services, how much expenditure by the security and intelligence agencies was contained in the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Foreign and Commonwealth Office votes for financial years 1984-85 to 1993-94.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	205689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Having reviewed our records, HM Treasury does not centrally hold all the details of this expenditure in the years requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 205690 question first answered 21/07/2014 15:42:56 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

77530

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Secret Vote expenditure was in financial years 1984-85 and 1993-94.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	205690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Having reviewed our records, HM Treasury does not centrally hold all the details of this expenditure in the years requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 205689 question first answered 21/07/2014 15:42:56 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

77531

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rangers Football Club
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) cost to date and (b) expected total cost is of the litigation between HM Revenue and Customs and Rangers Football Club.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	205620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>The litigation involving Rangers was a part of a wider case that involved five companies. The information requested is not held within the Department in the form requested, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/07/2014 14:53:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

77534

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has encountered employers suspected of underpaying the minimum wage who (a) falsified documents, (b) obstructed the investigation and (c) had previously been found on previous occasions by HMRC or by an employment tribunal, to have underpaid on a previous occasion in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	205612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205524 205525 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry