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946759

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will revise upwards the level of compensation paid to people who experienced financial loses as a result of the mismanagement of Equitable Life.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Jared O'Mara
uin	167397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Around £1.5bn tax free has already been allocated to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme, which closed to new claims in 2015. There are no plans to reopen the Payment Scheme or to allocate further funds to it.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/09/2018 12:55:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4661 label Biography information for Jared O'Mara

946765

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	BBC: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps in relation to (a) the BBC and (b) the employees of the BBC who previously used (i) personal service companies and (ii) other remuneration schemes and as a result are now liable for increased tax bills; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	167220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs do not comment on identifiable cases because of their duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>The off-payroll working rules (often known as IR35) ensure that individuals who work like employees pay broadly the same income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) as other employees, regardless of whether they work through a personal service company. These rules have been in place for nearly 20 years but non-compliance was widespread.</p><p> </p><p>In Finance Act 2017 the Government reformed the rules in the public sector. The reform introduced no new tax liability but moved responsibility for operating the rules to public authority engagers, including the BBC. Initial evidence suggests that the reform has been successful and more people are paying the right tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/09/2018 13:07:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

946772

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has issued guidance to consumers without mobile phones on alternatives to the one-time password code banking system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	167389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 and the preceding 2011 Regulations, banks are required to have systems and controls in place to manage security risks, including those relating to authentication of a payment. It is a commercial matter for the banks as to how they manage these risks, including the use of one-time passcodes, or alternative systems, and their responsibility to issue guidance to customers about their use.</p><p> </p><p>UK banks’ and building societies’ treatment of their customers is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. This includes a requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers, including those without mobile phones.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/09/2018 14:52:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

946781

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse on not collecting VAT at UK ports after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	167298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>After the UK leaves the EU, goods brought into the UK from the EU and non-EU countries will continue to be subject to VAT as they are now. HM Revenue and Customs will continue to promote compliance and tackle avoidance and evasion to support a level and competitive playing field for law abiding UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 15:59:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

946782

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Port of Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was raised from goods coming through the Port of Dover in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	167299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold the requested information. Most goods passing through the Port of Dover into the UK are EU acquisitions. VAT registered businesses account for VAT due on EU acquisitions via their domestic VAT returns. Information on the specific point of entry for EU acquisitions is not collected as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 15:53:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

946811

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public sector pay in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	167219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s pay policy has always been designed to strike the right balance between being fair to public servants and being fair to all those, including public sector workers themselves, whose taxes pay for them.</p><p>That approach has not changed, and the Government continually assesses that careful balance. The current assessment is that salaries in the public sector are, on average, comparable to those in the private sector with the additional benefit of higher pension entitlements in many cases.</p><p>The ONS publishes the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which includes median gross annual earnings in the public sector. A time series of this data from 1997 to 2017 can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/ashe1997to2015selectedestimates" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/ashe1997to2015selectedestimates</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/09/2018 11:50:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

946823

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	London Stock Exchange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential contribution of the London Stock Exchange to the UK economy after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make statement.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	167164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The London Stock Exchange is a key institution in the UK’s financial services sector and makes a valuable contribution to the UK economy. The financial services sector provides necessary services for the healthy functioning of the UK economy, and the Government takes very seriously our responsibility to protect the future of the UK’s global financial services sector, including the London Stock Exchange. We are working closely with financial services firms in the UK to ensure a smooth transition to our future relationship with the EU. We are confident in securing a deal with the EU on financial services that allows cross-border trade to continue because this is the mutually beneficial outcome of our withdrawal from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/09/2018 12:57:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

946824

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unilever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions has he had with the London Stock Exchange on the qualification criteria for the FTSE 100 (a) before and (b) after Unilever's announcement that it would seek to unify its headquarters outside of the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	167165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Criteria for inclusion within an index are a matter for the benchmark administrator, rather than for the government or regulator. It is therefore FTSE Russell’s decision as a private company and not for HM Treasury to comment on an ongoing decision. FTSE’s methodology is made publicly available at (<a href="http://www.ftse.com/products/downloads/FTSE_UK_Index_Series.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ftse.com/products/downloads/FTSE_UK_Index_Series.pdf</a>) and discretion is available within this framework.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors, including the London Stock Exchange, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 167171 167172 167177 question first answered 10/09/2018 13:19:04 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

946825

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unilever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from representatives of the investment management industry in London on (a) Unilever unifying its dual headed corporate structure to the Netherlands and (b) the effect of that unification on the company remaining a constituent of the FTSE 100 index.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	167166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 167167 167168 167169 167170 167175 167176 167178 question first answered 10/09/2018 13:14:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

946827

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unilever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the financial services industry on the potential (a) unification by Unilever of its dual-headed corporate structure to the Netherlands and (b) implications of that unification for Unilever's remaining a constituent of the FTSE 100 index; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	167167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 167166 167168 167169 167170 167175 167176 167178 question first answered 10/09/2018 13:14:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin