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391704

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 6496, how much of the £800 million referred to in that Answer is allocated as additional spending in the Budget.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs received an additional £800m of funding at the Summer Budget 2015 for a range of measures to tackle evasion and non-compliance. The additional expenditure which covers both the funding and the investment is set out in line 54 of table 2.1 in Chapter 2 on page 72 of the Summer Budget 2015 document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 8217 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:58:04 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391714

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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, which Minister in his Department authorised the pay rises for his Department's senior executives in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB), which reports to Cabinet Office Ministers, recommends the pay framework for the Senior Civil Servants within government and the Prime Minister responds via ministerial statement the government’s response. HM Treasury applied pay increases in line with agreed framework within the resources available for the Senior Civil Servants. These increases were signed off by the HMT Executive management Board.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/09/2015 10:41:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391717

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Part-time Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to paragraph 2.11 of the Spending Review 2015 (Cm 9112), how many of the two million jobs referred to in that paragraph are part-time.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Over the last Parliament the number of people in employment increased by almost 2 million, meaning on average an extra 1,000 people in work every single day. The number working full-time increased by 1.5 million making up 76 per cent of the rise in employment, while the number of part-time workers rose by 482,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/09/2015 11:39:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391724

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Information Commissioner's Office: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what the fines imposed on the Information Commissioner's Office for excessive pay rises will be spent.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The financial penalty imposed on the Information Commissioner’s Office will be retained in the UK Consolidated Fund. This is the central account which receives government revenues and ensures that the government can distribute the funds appropriately to support its priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/09/2015 15:10:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391726

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 6496, how much of the £800 million referred to in the Answer will be invested in each year of the present Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs received an additional £800m of funding at the Summer Budget 2015 for a range of measures to tackle evasion and non-compliance. The additional expenditure which covers both the funding and the investment is set out in line 54 of table 2.1 in Chapter 2 on page 72 of the Summer Budget 2015 document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 8292 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:58:04 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

390182

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will conduct a public consultation on the HM Revenue and Customs Building our Future programme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	7449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Building our Future is an internal communications exercise in which HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is having a conversation with its workforce about the future of the department, and how it can change its ways of working to meet customer needs and maximise tax compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC regularly engages with its stakeholders on the ways it is changing, which include investing in new digital services and data analysis to improve the customer experience and reduce tax error and fraud.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Its annual report for 2014-15 has just been published showing that HMRC has brought in record revenues of £517.7 billion last year, and sets out the department’s future development plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/07/2015 14:52:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

390187

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.171 of the Summer Budget 2015, whether the £800 million investment in tackling tax non-compliance and evasion has been diverted from other business areas.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	7457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Summer Budget 2015 announced significant additional investment of £800m in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) work on non‑compliance and tax evasion covering a range of areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As well as announcing additional resource for these measures, the government is committed to providing HMRC with the funding it needs to maintain its current level of compliance performance, while making efficiencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/07/2015 16:25:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

65986

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will request UK Financial Investments Ltd to investigate the reasons why banks in receipt of financial support from the public purse have used deceptive practices to recover loans through sending of the letters purporting to be from law firms which do not exist.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	204120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government deplores the use of deceptive practices to recover loans. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the regulator responsible for the conduct of banks. It is for the FCA rather than UKFI to consider whether to take action against banks in relation to debt recovery practices.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the banks involved to respond to any concerns raised by customers or regulators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The role of UK Financial Investments Ltd (UKFI) is to manage the Government's shareholdings. As an engaged shareholder, UKFI acts to ensure that the banks have sound long-term strategies which produce value for the taxpayer, and that they are effectively managed and properly governed. However, it does not interfere in day-to-day operations.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/07/2014 14:03:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

64272

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which powers and responsibilities the Financial Conduct Authority has not inherited from the Office of Fair Trading; and which financial regulatory body has inherited each such power and responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	202724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market. The transfer of regulatory responsibility for consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took effect in April. The FCA has stronger powers and is far better equipped to protect consumers than the OFT.</p><p> </p><p>Wonga has voluntarily agreed to pay compensation totaling more than £2.6m to around 45,000 customers in relation to unfair debt collection practices between 2008 and 2010. The requirement agreed by Wonga is available at <a href="http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq" target="_blank">http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq</a>. Had Wonga not agreed, the FCA could have used its powers to impose requirements. Wonga will appoint a skilled person (as specified under section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) to ensure that affected customers receive appropriate compensation.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government has ensured that the FCA has inherited the OFT's powers (both criminal and regulatory) in relation to misconduct which occurred before 1 April 2014, as well as considerably strengthening the FCA's powers in relation to misconduct which occurs under the new regulatory regime.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has the same powers as the OFT had to investigate and prosecute offences under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA has also inherited the OFT's power to fine, although the OFT's power to fine under the Consumer Credit Act was limited to fining a firm for breaches of a requirement imposed by the OFT (and the maximum penalty in this regard was £50,000). The Government has already strengthened the new regime by giving the FCA the ability to impose unlimited fines for breaches of regulatory requirements that take place after 1 April 2014.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 202688 202725 202726 question first answered 03/07/2014 15:49:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

64273

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the scope of the consumer credit regulatory powers of the Financial Conduct Authority.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	202725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market. The transfer of regulatory responsibility for consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took effect in April. The FCA has stronger powers and is far better equipped to protect consumers than the OFT.</p><p> </p><p>Wonga has voluntarily agreed to pay compensation totaling more than £2.6m to around 45,000 customers in relation to unfair debt collection practices between 2008 and 2010. The requirement agreed by Wonga is available at <a href="http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq" target="_blank">http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq</a>. Had Wonga not agreed, the FCA could have used its powers to impose requirements. Wonga will appoint a skilled person (as specified under section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) to ensure that affected customers receive appropriate compensation.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government has ensured that the FCA has inherited the OFT's powers (both criminal and regulatory) in relation to misconduct which occurred before 1 April 2014, as well as considerably strengthening the FCA's powers in relation to misconduct which occurs under the new regulatory regime.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has the same powers as the OFT had to investigate and prosecute offences under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA has also inherited the OFT's power to fine, although the OFT's power to fine under the Consumer Credit Act was limited to fining a firm for breaches of a requirement imposed by the OFT (and the maximum penalty in this regard was £50,000). The Government has already strengthened the new regime by giving the FCA the ability to impose unlimited fines for breaches of regulatory requirements that take place after 1 April 2014.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 202688 202724 202726 question first answered 03/07/2014 15:49:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn