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760020

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Amazon: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of the report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research Bookselling Britain that bookshops pay 11 times more tax than Amazon, and whether they have plans to address this.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK levies corporation tax on companies based on the profits generated by their economic activity undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a number of recent changes to reinforce that principle, including a restriction to the deductibility of corporate interest expense, which is due to increase receipts by around £1bn per annum.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to consider, at both a domestic and international level, whether the existing tax rules deliver that principle for new digital business models. For instance, the UK actively supports the OECD’s Task Force on the Digital Economy, which has been mandated to explore these issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/09/2017 09:59:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

760022

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Police and Prison Officers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether pay increases during this financial year for police and prison officers will be paid for from existing budgets.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL1578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>As the Chief Secretary to the Treasury set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 12<sup>th</sup> September, pay awards for 2017/18 for police and prison officers will be funded within existing budgets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/09/2017 10:38:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

760039

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) men and (b) women have left his Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	10340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>When numbers are so small that individuals could be identified, identifying details are masked to protect their privacy. Starting on and including the 1 April 2016 the Department has had 5 or fewer men and 5 or fewer women leave under exit schemes.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/10/2017 11:24:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

760040

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the average pension payment from the Mineworkers Pension Scheme has been in the last 12 months; and how many such payments amount to less than (a) £10, (b) £20 and (c) £50 per week.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	10332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme is administered by the Scheme’s Trustees. Therefore, the Department does not hold this information. Requests such as this should be directed to the Scheme’s Trustees.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 15:46:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

760041

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing the 20 per cent tax relief to non-taxpayers enrolled in net-pay-arrangement defined contribution pension schemes on the same basis as is provided in relief-at-source schemes; and how many people are not benefiting from that relief.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	10359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>No estimate has been carried out on the cost of providing tax relief for non-taxpayers enrolled in net-pay schemes. Legislation determines the difference between net-pay and relief-at-source systems, and ultimately, it is for pension schemes to choose which to apply. To help employers choose an appropriate pension scheme, The Pensions Regulator offers guidance, including information on the different methods by which tax incentives are obtained.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 09/10/2017 12:53:27 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

760042

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Temporary Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 7983, on Treasury: temporary employment, for what reasons his Department does not have a resource board.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	10321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>HMT conducts an annual business planning round and the Executive Management Board delegates budgets and headcount targets to Directors. Within these constraints, Directors are free to make their own resourcing decisions, including whether to make use of temporary staff. Historically, the use of temporary staff has been very low in HMT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/10/2017 15:56:05 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

760043

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether existing contracts that underpin cross-border financial transactions within the EU of financial institutions based in the UK will continue to be valid when the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	10390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority to assess how the UK’s exit from the EU could impact financial services firms, and is alive to the risk that the UK’s withdrawal could in some cases create legal uncertainties regarding the status of existing cross-border financial services contracts.</p><p> </p><p>As noted in the record of its meeting on 20 September 2017, these and other issues that the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) have identified pose risks to the provision of financial services in both the European Union and the United Kingdom. The FPC also highlighted in its June Financial Stability Report the risk of market fragmentation as the UK leaves the EU, which could result in higher costs and greater risks for both EU and UK companies and households.</p><p> </p><p>There is a shared interest for both the UK and the EU in ensuring that we avoid outcomes that impose unnecessary costs and disruption to UK and EU individuals and businesses as the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 09/10/2017 15:53:10 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

760044

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnet consequentials arise from the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-domestic Rates) Bill for (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	10393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Barnett consequentials for the years covered by the 2015 Spending Review arising from the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-domestic Rates) Bill are set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Government</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Government</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 13:13:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760045

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
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, how many of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above one per cent, (b) at one per cent and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	10440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>This PQ can only be responded to fully at a disproportionate cost as data held includes other salary increases (e.g. promotion increases) besides the annual pay award increases.</p><p> </p><p>The annual pay awards for the delegated grades (i.e. below Senior Civil Service) have been applied in accordance with HM Treasury pay guidance that restricts increases in paybill to an average of one per cent across all staff. Over the last few years, the department has targeted pay awards so that lower paid staff receive higher awards than those at the top of pay ranges.</p><p> </p><p>The annual pay arrangements for the Senior Civil Service are based on the outcomes of the Senior Salaries Review Body Report and the Government’s response to its recommendations. The arrangements are applied centrally by Cabinet Office. Over the last three years, pay awards for HM Treasury senior civil servants have based on their performance and their position in the pay range. Overall, an average award of 1% has applied to this group of staff, in each year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/10/2017 15:57:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

760047

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 7295, how much funding UK companies have received from the (a) European Investment Bank and the (b) European Investment Fund in (i) each of the last three years and (ii) each month of the 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	10429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is all publicly available.</p><p> </p><p>The European Investment Bank (EIB) publishes details of all projects including dates of approval and signature and total signed amounts. Information on UK EIB projects can be found in the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.eib.org/projects/loan/list/?region=1&amp;country=GB" target="_blank">http://www.eib.org/projects/loan/list/?region=1&amp;country=GB</a></p><p> </p><p>The European Investment Fund also publish information on all newly signed operations on their website including signature dates and amounts invested. This can be found in the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.eif.org/news_centre/press_releases/all/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.eif.org/news_centre/press_releases/all/index.htm</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 10/10/2017 12:54:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris