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456373

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the decision of the European Council concerning a new settlement for the UK within the EU, which states that "not all member states have the euro as their currency", means that the Financial Services Compensation reduction of the deposit protection limit from £85,000 to £75,000 will be reversed, and whether in future such fixed sterling amounts will not be subject to amendment according to exchange rate movements.
tabling member printed	Viscount Trenchard
uin	HL6605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made representations to the European Commission to suggest that the reviews of the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive coverage level in non-euro states should occur after the Commission completes its review of suitability of the coverage level as a whole and also that changes for non-euro states reflect genuine, very large and lasting changes in exchange rates.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 15/03/2016 16:23:33 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1829 label Biography information for Viscount Trenchard

456413

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the Financial Conduct Authority's oversight of anti-money-laundering regulations in the light of consumer complaints about enforced, unannounced and unexplained closures of bank accounts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government encourages banks to take a risk based approach in its activities to ensure that measures they take are effective, proportionate and mitigate the risks that they face. In doing so the Government also encourages them to have due regard to financial inclusion.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst it would be inappropriate for the Government to intervene in these decisions, individuals are able to request a review of the decision to close their bank account using the bank’s formal complaint procedure and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 15/03/2016 16:22:33 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

456498

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Google: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on auditing Google's tax returns in each of the last 10 years; and how many full-time equivalent staff worked on that task in those years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	29359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not disclose details of its work on the affairs of particular taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2016 14:28:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

456508

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on implementation of the National Infrastructure Plan.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	29129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>In the past year a number of key projects have been completed, including the opening of Smart Motorway projects on the M6 and M1, significant rail station redevelopments at Birmingham New Street and Manchester Victoria, and major local transport schemes in Nottingham and South Devon.</p><p> </p><p>The government will shortly publish a new National Infrastructure Delivery Plan, setting out how it will deliver key projects and programmes over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/03/2016 11:28:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

456514

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on reducing Air Passenger Duty.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	29288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>In the absence of any taxation of international aviation fuel and no VAT on international or domestic flights, Air Passenger Duty (APD) ensures that the aviation sector plays its part in contributing towards general taxation and helping to bring down the deficit. In 2014-15, APD raised £3.2bn, an important part of the Government’s tax revenues.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, the Government has recently made reforms to APD to cut the longest haul rates and exempt children, reducing the tax burden by £1.5 billion over the period 2015-2020.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes, APD is kept under review with any changes announced at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/03/2016 11:51:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

456530

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation exercise of the Gift aid small donations scheme: A Call for evidence which closes on 2 March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	29241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The consultation has now closed and HMRC are currently analysing the responses. They will publish a responses document before the summer recess and will continue to work closely with the charity sector.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/03/2016 11:48:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

456535

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the average cost to (a) self-employed people and (b) small businesses of moving from annual to quarterly digital tax reporting by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	29251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to my response of 11 January 2016 (with references <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-04/20876/" target="_blank">20876</a> and <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-05/21032/" target="_blank">21032</a>).</p><p> </p><p>In the longer term we expect these changes will lead to a reduction in business administration costs. Updating HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) through software or apps will deliver a light-touch process, much less burdensome and time-consuming than it is today.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will produce an initial draft impact assessment alongside the formal consultation process, which will start this spring. As with any other tax measure, a detailed assessment of the impact on administrative burdens will be published alongside draft legislation, expected to be in December 2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2016 14:14:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

456536

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment: Small Businesses
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 technological capacity of small businesses to move to a quarterly digital tax reporting system by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	29343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>In the context of the Making Tax Digital programme, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has developed a strong understanding of the technological capability of small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of small businesses are already engaging with HMRC online. For example, 95% of VAT returns and 98% of Corporation Tax returns are submitted online, while a record 89% of self-assessment returns were submitted online in January 2016. In addition, many are already using digital tools to deal with their tax affairs.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has additional research underway to further explore digital capability issues. The Department recognises that some people will need support to transition to dealing with their tax affairs digitally and will help those who may struggle to adapt.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consult on the details of the Making Tax Digital proposals throughout 2016, including digital capability issues.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/03/2016 10:52:17 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

456537

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a manual reporting option will remain available to small businesses under the proposal to move to a quarterly digital tax reporting system by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	29344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government will consult on the details of the Making Tax Digital proposals throughout 2016, including digital exclusion issues.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) vision is for everyone to deal with their tax affairs digitally by default, although the Department does of course recognise its responsibility and legal duty to ensure equal and fair access to services. For those who genuinely cannot get online, for example due to disability, geographical or other reasons, non-digital alternatives will be provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/03/2016 10:53:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

456538

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment: Small Businesses
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 small businesses and small business associations on the proposal to move to a quarterly digital tax reporting system by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	29345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>Both I and officials from HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs have discussed the Making Tax Digital reforms with a wide range of professional bodies and advisory groups representing small businesses and the self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has recently concluded an initial 4 week consultation with businesses on the Making Tax Digital reforms. Further consultations will take place with all stakeholders throughout 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/03/2016 11:17:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman