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708902

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fines were issued for late payment of VAT bills in each local authority area in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	66965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold data on fines for late payment of VAT bills split by local authority area.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/03/2017 17:19:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

694297

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pay: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many firms were investigated for alleged (a) non-payment of and (b) other breaches of national minimum or living wage legislation in each local authority in Wales in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	65504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints referred to the department.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to Government regions, constituencies or counties. In 2015/16, HMRC investigated 2,667 businesses, identifying £10.3m of underpaid wages for 58,080 workers.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/03/2017 15:29:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

672039

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the value of tax reliefs granted to each merchant shipping company in each of the last five years; and for what purposes those tax reliefs were granted.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	59749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The purpose of the Tonnage Tax relief is to promote the success and effectiveness of UK strategically and commercially managed shipping fleets in a market highly exposed to international competition and whose management is highly mobile. The table below shows the estimated tax liabilities due to Tonnage Tax for each year from 2010 to 2014 (the latest year for which full data is currently available) and the estimated tax liabilities due to Tonnage Tax for companies registered in the SMarT Funding scheme. This relates to companies who reported a Tonnage Tax Profit in the relevant year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Companies</p></td><td><p>Total Tax Liabilities due to Tonnage Tax (£m Rounded)</p></td><td><p>Tax Liabilities due to Tonnage Tax for companies registered in the SMarT Funding Scheme (£m Rounded)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data cannot be broken down to reflect relief given to individual companies for reasons of confidentiality. Tax liabilities due to Tonnage Tax for individual companies ranged from £0 to £1.4 million for each year in the five year period.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 59751 question first answered 17/01/2017 17:14:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

672043

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Tonnage Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the value of tax reliefs on tonnage tax granted to merchant shipping companies who are members of the SMarT Funding scheme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	59751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The purpose of the Tonnage Tax relief is to promote the success and effectiveness of UK strategically and commercially managed shipping fleets in a market highly exposed to international competition and whose management is highly mobile. The table below shows the estimated tax liabilities due to Tonnage Tax for each year from 2010 to 2014 (the latest year for which full data is currently available) and the estimated tax liabilities due to Tonnage Tax for companies registered in the SMarT Funding scheme. This relates to companies who reported a Tonnage Tax Profit in the relevant year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Companies</p></td><td><p>Total Tax Liabilities due to Tonnage Tax (£m Rounded)</p></td><td><p>Tax Liabilities due to Tonnage Tax for companies registered in the SMarT Funding Scheme (£m Rounded)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data cannot be broken down to reflect relief given to individual companies for reasons of confidentiality. Tax liabilities due to Tonnage Tax for individual companies ranged from £0 to £1.4 million for each year in the five year period.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 59749 question first answered 17/01/2017 17:14:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

671838

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding appeals against decisions made by Concentrix on tax credits there were up to 16 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	59681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has 237 outstanding appeals against decisions made by Concentrix up to 16 January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/01/2017 16:21:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

671855

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mitie: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what investigations (a) have been concluded and (b) remain ongoing for alleged non-payment of the minimum wage by Mitie Group companies in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	59680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to them. Additionally, HMRC collates and analyses data from various sources in order to identify those employers who are potentially more likely to be underpaying NMW or NLW so that they can undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.</p><p> </p><p>For reasons of confidentiality, HMRC does not divulge information relating to the affairs of an individual or company or confirm whether or not there is an ongoing enquiry. HMRC investigates all cases where it is believed an employer is not paying its workers the minimum wage to ensure those workers receive what they are owed under the law.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/01/2017 16:07:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

601192

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Transport: South Wales
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 economic effect of the withdrawal of EU funding on the South Wales metro project.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government will guarantee funding otherwise expected from the EU for structural and investment projects in Wales, including European Regional Development projects, signed before we leave the EU. It will be for the Welsh Government to make an assessment of which projects should be pursued in areas of its competence within its MFF allocations in this period, and this guarantee will apply to any such projects.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/10/2016 12:31:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

532419

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Railways: South Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government intends to replace or substitute any loss of funding to the Welsh Government for the South Wales Metro as a result of the outcome of the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	41712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p><em>As the Prime Minister has made clear, while the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged. It will be for the government under the new Prime Minister to begin the negotiation to exit the EU and set out the arrangements they will put in place for those currently in receipt of EU funds. </em></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/07/2016 15:57:45 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

513499

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business Premises Renovation Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many schemes have benefited from the Business Premises Renovation Allowance in each of the last five years; and what the average value of such benefit was.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	34300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Business Premises Renovation Allowance claims by year and the average cost in tax relief per claim for the last five years for which data is available. Some businesses may have made more than one BPRA claim for a single project and some claims may involve more than one project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of claims</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average cost per claim</p></td><td><p>£14,200</p></td><td><p>£20,500</p></td><td><p>£63,000</p></td><td><p>£27,800</p></td><td><p>£19,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/04/2016 15:56:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

483109

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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 assessment he has made of the budgetary implications of lower-than-predicted growth rates for government departments other than the Department for International Development.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	31951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>Departmental budgets were set at Spending Review 2015.</p><p>Budget 2016 announced an adjustment to Official Development Assistance spend to account for the lower growth forecast.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2016 12:36:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty