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46972

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the average charge-out rate of pension advisers in calculating the quantity and quality of advice that will be available to people retiring under the new pension arrangements announced in the 2014 Budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL6580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>At Budget the government announced a new guarantee that everyone with a defined contribution pension will be offered free and impartial face-to-face guidance on their financial choices in retirement when they retire. </strong><strong>The government is consulting on how best to deliver this guidance as part of its consultation</strong><strong>, ‘Flexibility and Choice in Pensions'.</strong></p><p><strong>In addition, the government will work with the FCA to explore the extent to which regulated advice can be made more affordable through more cost effective delivery, such as through the development of online delivery channels. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

46973

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what new measures they will put in place to protect against the mis-selling of financial advice to people retiring under the new pension arrangements announced in the 2014 Budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL6581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Alongside the pensions flexibility announced at Budget, the government announced a new guarantee that everyone with a defined contribution pension will be offered free and impartial face to face guidance on their financial choices in retirement when they retire. </strong><strong>The Government is consulting on how best to deliver this guidance as part of its consultation</strong><strong>, ‘Flexibility and Choice in Pensions'.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The guidance will be designed to help consumers navigate the options available and is not intended to replace the services of professional financial advice. The government expects that many consumers will go on to seek further advice and</strong><strong> will ensure that the guidance equips consumers to choose the advisory service that suits their needs.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The government has asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to coordinate the development of robust standards for this guidance and a framework for monitoring compliance.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Professional financial advice is regulated by the FCA. The FCA's statutory objectives and regulatory powers are geared to protect consumers. The FCA has committed to taking a proactive and interventionist approach to retail conduct regulation.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

46974

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact on public spending as a result of the new pension arrangements announced in the 2014 Budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL6582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>The impact will depend on how people choose to use their pension savings, which is difficult to predict.</strong><strong> The Government expects any impact to be small in the context of the other pension measures announced in this Parliament – including State Pension age changes, the introduction of the single tier pension and public service pension reform – which are projected to save around £17 billion in 2030 in today's terms. The estimated net fiscal impact of pension changes announced in this Parliament can be found in Chart 1.12 of the Red Book here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293759/37630_Budget_2014_Web_Accessible.pdf</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton attachment 1 file name 3467LW.pdf title projected tax ipacts of pension arrangements
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

46991

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HM Revenue and Customs keeps records of the amount of Gift Aid claimed by, or paid to, attractions in respect of qualifying admission fees paid to view charity property; and, if so, in what form the records are kept.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL6599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not collect information about Gift Aid claimed by, or paid to, charities in respect of admission fees to view charity property, except for charities subject to enquiry. It would be administratively burdensome for charities to routinely provide a detailed breakdown of their income with every Gift Aid claim they make.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

47011

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned any studies to assess behavioural change consequent upon income and corporate tax changes since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL6619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>The table below sets out the Corporation Tax rates from 2009-10 to 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Small Profits Rate </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Main Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10 </strong></p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11 </strong></p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>At Budget 2013 it was announced that from 2015-16 the rates would be unified to a single Corporation Tax rate of 20%.</p><p> </p><p>The latest year for which full data is available is 2011-12. Total onshore Corporation Tax liabilities fell slightly from £35.6bn in 2010-11 to £35.4bn in 2011-12. HMRC publishes annual National Statistics on Corporation Tax liabilities. Table 11.1B is attached[1].</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the Income Tax rates from 2000-10 to 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Basic Rate </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Additional Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Starting Rate of tax for savings is currently 10%. This is applied only to savings income which falls within the starting rate band above the personal allowance.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014-15 the personal allowance is £10,000 and the starting rate band is £2,880. At Budget 2014 the Government announced that from 2015-16 that band would be increased to £5000 and the rate set to 0%.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available income tax liability statistics held by HMRC relate to the tax year 2011-12. These statistics are attached[2].</p><p> </p><p>Other more timely published information is available in tax receipts statistics which are published on a monthly basis and could be considered as a leading indicator of liabilities. These statistics are also attached[3].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To estimate the exchequer impact of policy changes it is necessary to estimate the change in tax liabilities after taking into account the behavioural response. At each fiscal event where the tax rates have been changed these estimates have been made and certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility. These estimates are published in table 2.1of the corresponding Budget and Autumn Statement reports.</p><p> </p><p>There are significant behavioural responses associated with changes in the top marginal rate of income tax. The HMRC report ‘The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax'[4] outlines these behavioural responses.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HMRC jointly published the report ‘Analysis of the dynamic effects of corporation tax reductions' at Autumn Statement 2013[5].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/256886/table11-1b.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/256886/table11-1b.pdf</a></p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277459/Table_2.6.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277459/Table_2.6.pdf</a></p><p>[3]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294267/20140312_Feb_v0.2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294267/20140312_Feb_v0.2.pdf</a></p><p>[4]<a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.pdf</a></p><p>[5]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/analysis-of-the-dynamic-effects-of-corporation-tax-reductions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/analysis-of-the-dynamic-effects-of-corporation-tax-reductions</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6620 question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

47012

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any evidence that income tax and corporate tax revenues have increased as the rates of income and corporate taxes have decreased since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL6620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>The table below sets out the Corporation Tax rates from 2009-10 to 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Small Profits Rate </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Main Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10 </strong></p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11 </strong></p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>At Budget 2013 it was announced that from 2015-16 the rates would be unified to a single Corporation Tax rate of 20%.</p><p> </p><p>The latest year for which full data is available is 2011-12. Total onshore Corporation Tax liabilities fell slightly from £35.6bn in 2010-11 to £35.4bn in 2011-12. HMRC publishes annual National Statistics on Corporation Tax liabilities. Table 11.1B is attached[1].</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the Income Tax rates from 2000-10 to 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Basic Rate </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Additional Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15 </strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Starting Rate of tax for savings is currently 10%. This is applied only to savings income which falls within the starting rate band above the personal allowance.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014-15 the personal allowance is £10,000 and the starting rate band is £2,880. At Budget 2014 the Government announced that from 2015-16 that band would be increased to £5000 and the rate set to 0%.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available income tax liability statistics held by HMRC relate to the tax year 2011-12. These statistics are attached[2].</p><p> </p><p>Other more timely published information is available in tax receipts statistics which are published on a monthly basis and could be considered as a leading indicator of liabilities. These statistics are also attached[3].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To estimate the exchequer impact of policy changes it is necessary to estimate the change in tax liabilities after taking into account the behavioural response. At each fiscal event where the tax rates have been changed these estimates have been made and certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility. These estimates are published in table 2.1of the corresponding Budget and Autumn Statement reports.</p><p> </p><p>There are significant behavioural responses associated with changes in the top marginal rate of income tax. The HMRC report ‘The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax'[4] outlines these behavioural responses.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HMRC jointly published the report ‘Analysis of the dynamic effects of corporation tax reductions' at Autumn Statement 2013[5].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/256886/table11-1b.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/256886/table11-1b.pdf</a></p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277459/Table_2.6.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277459/Table_2.6.pdf</a></p><p>[3]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294267/20140312_Feb_v0.2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294267/20140312_Feb_v0.2.pdf</a></p><p>[4]<a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.pdf</a></p><p>[5]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/analysis-of-the-dynamic-effects-of-corporation-tax-reductions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/analysis-of-the-dynamic-effects-of-corporation-tax-reductions</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6619 question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

46665

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance HM Treasury has given to the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority on the use of selective press briefing of unannounced policies or position statements on matters judged to be market price-sensitive.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2014 answer text <p>The Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority are operationally independent of Government. HM Treasury does not issue them with operational guidance about how they should discharge their statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 11/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

46401

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions an action under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has also been investigated by HM Revenue and Customs to ensure that tax has been paid by the individuals concerned.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>Actions under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002) (POCA) could include a variety of different provisions within the Act. For instance, the use of POCA investigative powers, a prosecution for a POCA money laundering offence, the use of criminal confiscation following conviction, the use of POCA civil recovery procedures or financial intelligence received by way of the Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) regime.</p><p> </p><p>Where a law enforcement agency has suspicions of tax evasion it is up to that agency to refer the matter to HMRC to review and investigate as appropriate, using civil or criminal powers. HMRC does not keep a record of how many such referrals are made to them.</p><p> </p><p>Where HMRC is the investigating agency conducting the POCA actions, they routinely also assess the correct tax position and seek to recover outstanding amounts</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46403

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have (1) applied for, and (2) been granted, help through (a) the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme, and (b) the Help to Buy equity loan scheme, in each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL6500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2014 answer text <p>LORD NEWBY</p><p>a) On 23 March, the Prime Minister announced that 2,572 mortgages were supported by the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme in its first four months. 342 of these were in the North West. The Government does not generally collect data on the number of applications participating lenders receive for mortgages supported by the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. However, as a single submission to the Government, two of the largest lenders in the Scheme, Lloyds and RBS, have said they received 9,569 applications, and one of the smallest lenders in the Scheme, Aldermore, received 2,313 applications.</p><p> </p><p>Now the Scheme is open, the Government is collecting data on mortgages covered by the guarantee, and will report in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>b) The Government publishes monthly statistics on the cumulative number of homes purchased (legal completions), with the support of Help to Buy: equity loans, by local authority in England. The data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 11/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby attachment 1 file name 3434LW 1314.xlsx title Help to buy - Cumulative number
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

46406

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many VAT inspectors, tax inspectors and senior tax inspectors were employed by HM Revenue and Customs in the financial year 2009–10; and how many will be employed in 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs was formed by the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs &amp; Excise in 2005 and the VAT Inspector and Tax Inspector are no longer roles in the organisation. There are some 17,000 tax professionals in HM Revenue &amp; Customs carrying out a range of duties from tackling non-compliance with tax obligations to advising Ministers on changes in legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the overall numbers of tax professionals has largely been maintained from 2009/10 to the present day, and will be into 2014/15, the way in which those tax professionals have been deployed has changed to address priority areas of tax risk. This is reflected in the compliance yield, which almost doubled between 2005 and 2011 to £13.9 billion, and increased again to reach £20.7 billion in 2012/13 as key risks were addressed.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs continues to recruit substantial numbers of graduates and suitable internal candidates to develop as senior tax professionals, around 600 in the period 2012/13 to 2014/15, to maintain numbers and enhance capability.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham