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438846

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the rate of VAT on tourism.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	20409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to alter the rates of VAT relating to the tourist industry.</p><br /><p>I refer the Rt Hon gentleman to my comments during the Westminster Hall debate on 17th March 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/01/2016 17:03:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

438847

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to use any of its statutory regulatory powers to ensure that there is the reduction in the cost of car insurance referred to in paragraph 1.143 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The pricing of insurance products is a commercial matter for individual insurers in which the Government does not seek to intervene. The motor insurance market is intensely competitive and the Government therefore expects that the insurance industry will pass on savings to consumers.</p><br /><p>Some insurers have already committed to pass on all savings to consumers as a result of the proposed changes.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/01/2016 17:05:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

438848

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Second Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans that the three per cent additional stamp duty rate on the purchase of a second home will apply to people in the process of moving house who own two properties for a short period of time.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	20402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>In general, if, at the end of the day of a residential property transaction, a purchaser owns more than one property and has not replaced a main residence, the higher rates will apply. Where there is a temporary overlap between replacing and selling a main residence, the higher rates will apply but the purchaser will be entitled to a refund of the higher amounts on disposal of the previous main residence within 18 months.</p><br /><p>The Government is consulting on the policy detail, including on the treatment of difficult cases.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/01/2016 12:13:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

438849

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what mechanism any savings made by insurance companies as a result of a change to the small claims limit for soft tissue road traffic accident injuries will be passed on to policyholders.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The pricing of insurance products is a commercial matter for individual insurers in which the Government does not seek to intervene. The motor insurance market is intensely competitive and the Government therefore expects that the insurance industry will pass on savings to consumers.</p><br /><p>Some insurers have already committed to pass on all savings to consumers as a result of the proposed changes.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/01/2016 15:21:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

438850

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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, what recent representations he has received about the level of household debt.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	20351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The government has taken action on household debt by establishing the independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/01/2016 14:06:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

438851

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of the level of (a) consumer borrowing and (b) personal loans.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	20352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>Household debt as a proportion of income has fallen to 144% in Q2 2015, from a peak of 168% in Q1 2008. To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past we have created the independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/01/2016 15:23:43 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

438852

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
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 potential costs and benefits to business of changes to motor insurance proposed in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice will launch a public consultation in the New Year on the details of the policy.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/01/2016 12:43:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

438853

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: East Kilbride
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 effect of HM Revenue and Customs office closures on the local economy in East Kilbride.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	20362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has a large and long-established presence in Scotland. The Department announced in November its decision to significantly invest in Scotland by creating two Regional Centres in Glasgow and Edinburgh, employing up to 6,300 staff. As part of those transformation plans, HMRC is planning to remain in East Kilbride until 2025-26.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/01/2016 17:00:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

438854

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014 to Question 211605, how many and what proportion of initial enquiries by HM Revenue and Customs, which sought confirmation that arrears had been paid to workers following enforcement action due to non-payment of the national minimum wage, were unable to confirm that the requisite arrears had been paid in full in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	20432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage not only have to pay back arrears of wages at current minimum wage rates but also face financial penalties of up to £20,000 per underpaid worker. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not keep data in a format to enable provision of the information requested. To reiterate the answer provided to UIN 211605, HMRC will pursue non-payment of arrears through civil recovery action.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/01/2016 17:06:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

438855

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received about the work of Royal Bank of Scotland's Global Restructuring Group.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	20452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the reports published by Sir Andrew Large and, separately, by Dr Lawrence Tomlinson into Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)'s treatment of customers and businesses in financial difficulty.</p><br /><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Promontory Financial Group and Mazars to independently review the allegations in the reports against RBS's practices. If the findings from the review reveal issues which come within the FCA's remit, the FCA will consider further regulatory measures.</p><p>The Government’s shareholding in RBS is managed at arm’s length from HM Treasury by UK Financial Investments (UKFI). However, UKFI’s role is to manage the investment, not the bank. Commercial affairs remain the responsibility of the bank’s independent management team.</p><br /><p>RBS is making progress to deal decisively with the problems of the past, which will allow it to become a simpler, safer and more focused bank that works for the UK economy. Under the leadership of Ross McEwan RBS has made good progress in becoming a simpler, safer and more focused bank that works for the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 20453 question first answered 05/01/2016 14:09:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady