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175881

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tax credit recipients have received an administrative penalty relating to overpayments in each of the past four years.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL4461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The following table outlines the number of tax credit claims that have been subject to a penalty in each of the past four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Penalties applied in period</p></td><td><p>Tax credit claims subject to a civil penalty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>8,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,932</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 10/02/2015 17:44:56 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

175882

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total sum of administrative penalties applied to tax credit claimants following overpayments in each of the past four years.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL4462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The following table outlines the sum of penalties applied to tax credits claimants in each of the past four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Penalties applied in period</p></td><td><p>Sum of civil penalties applied</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£28,181,587.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£13,128,383.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£4,599,135.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,196,988.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>An integral part of the tax credits error and fraud strategy was to ensure that claimants who negligently or deliberately sought to mislead HMRC about their circumstances would be dealt with appropriately. This led to a review of the penalty regime, which resulted in a large scale levying of penalties. This was consistent with the principles contained in the Welfare Reform Act 2012, in particular with the approach to issue tougher penalties for the most serious offences.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 09/03/2015 17:56:12 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

175892

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of links between terrorist organisations and the illicit tobacco market in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL4472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) currently has no direct evidence that profits from tobacco fraud fund any specific terrorist groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The joint HMRC/Border Force strategy to tackle tobacco smuggling has been successful in driving a consistent and sustained reduction in the illicit market in the UK, reducing the market share for illicit cigarettes by more than half and hand-rolling tobacco by one-third since 2000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest tobacco anti-fraud strategy ‘Tackling Tobacco Smuggling – building on our successes’ was launched in April 2011. Its objective is to achieve further sustainable downward pressure on the illicit market in cigarettes through to 2015. A copy was placed in the House of Commons library at that time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, HMRC referred 328 cases for prosecution and seized 1,437 million cigarettes and 330 tonnes of hand-rolling tobacco.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 16/02/2015 16:42:52 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

175902

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 7 July 2014 (HL686), what is the aggregate value of the debt of the government, non-financial corporations, the household sector and financial institutions as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product for the United Kingdom, and for the other G7 countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL4482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The latest data from the OECD is available from 2012 and is presented below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Debt as a % of nominal GDP (2012)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Private Sector*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>General Government</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Corporations**</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United States</strong></p></td><td><p>196.6%</p></td><td><p>123.3%</p></td><td><p>258.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Canada</strong></p></td><td><p>235.3%</p></td><td><p>109.0%</p></td><td><p>274.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Italy</strong></p></td><td><p>178.7%</p></td><td><p>134.9%</p></td><td><p>202.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>France</strong></p></td><td><p>218.4%</p></td><td><p>110.4%</p></td><td><p>221.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Germany</strong></p></td><td><p>153.8%</p></td><td><p>86.2%</p></td><td><p>252.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Japan</strong></p></td><td><p>240.5%</p></td><td><p>235.9%</p></td><td><p>463.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>195.1%</p></td><td><p>95.6%</p></td><td><p>423.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Private sector is non-financial corporations and households</p><p> </p><p>**Financial corporations is securities (other than shares and derivatives), plus loans</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>The UK and other nations moved to the new European System of Accounts 2010 standard in September 2014 which mean that the GDP debt levels are not comparable with previous PQ answered by Lord Deighton on 7 July 2014 (HL686).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A liability (debt) for one sector is often an asset for another.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 10/02/2015 16:50:45 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

175909

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes have been made in the last five years to the rules on the distinctions for income tax purposes between employment and self-employment.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL4489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government have not made any changes to the rules on the distinctions for income tax purposes between employment and self-employment in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However the Government has taken action to address false self-employment both through intermediaries and limited liability partnerships (LLP), making changes that mean that a salaried member of an LLP will be treated as an employee for income tax.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 04/02/2015 14:39:35 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

175915

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total revenue to the Exchequer as a result of arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the last year.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) does collect information from private sector companies on what contracts defence companies win with Saudi Arabia and other countries. This data is provided on a confidential basis and only published in aggregated format. This data exercise does not include details on tax paid to the UK however.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 10/02/2015 17:37:07 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

175926

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Oil: Prices
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 effect of falling oil prices on the ability of businesses to pay salary increases.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	222161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Falling oil prices will provide a further boost to the UK’s GDP, which in 2014 grew faster than any other major advanced economy. Cheaper oil and low inflation will support living standards across the country for hardworking families and reduce business costs. Wages are rising faster than inflation, and the OBR expect that trend to continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 02/02/2015 14:09:29 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

175927

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to encourage people to complete their tax returns by 31 January.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The 31 January deadline for online filing of tax returns is well known among Self Assessment (SA) filers, more than two-thirds of whom are represented by agents. For the past three years, more than 90% of customers filed on time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uses a mixture of direct reminders and a multimedia proactive publicity campaign to raise awareness and encourage people to pay and file on time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/02/2015 13:58:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175928

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many trained staff delivering (a) face-to-face and (b) telephone guidance through the Government's Pension Wise scheme will be based in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	222172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Around 300 trained guidance specialists will be working to deliver the Pension Wise service face-to-face and over the phone across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Pension Wise telephone sessions will be delivered by the Pensions Advisory Service, based at its headquarters in London. Face to face sessions will be offered in selected Citizens Advice bureaux across the United Kingdom with the aim of providing good geographic coverage and ensuring the service is accessible across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMT is working with Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Bureau Northern Ireland to finalise the number and location of Citizens Advice offices in Scotland and Northern Ireland which will be providing coverage for the Pension Wise service.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 222173 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:46:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

175929

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Citizens Advice Scotland offices in Scotland will deliver pension guidance through the Government's Pension Wise scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	222173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Around 300 trained guidance specialists will be working to deliver the Pension Wise service face-to-face and over the phone across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Pension Wise telephone sessions will be delivered by the Pensions Advisory Service, based at its headquarters in London. Face to face sessions will be offered in selected Citizens Advice bureaux across the United Kingdom with the aim of providing good geographic coverage and ensuring the service is accessible across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMT is working with Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Bureau Northern Ireland to finalise the number and location of Citizens Advice offices in Scotland and Northern Ireland which will be providing coverage for the Pension Wise service.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 222172 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:46:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson