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178834

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Rebates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the island fuel rebate.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	223964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government keeps all elements of the island rural fuel rebate scheme under review. In 2013, the Government published a report which found the rebate to be effectively reducing prices for motorists.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK required EU approval to introduce the scheme. The EU permission for the island scheme is in place until 2017. Ahead of the scheme’s expiry in 2017, the Government will consider the case for applying to the EU for renewal, along with the case for altering aspects of the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 223966 question first answered 16/02/2015 13:41:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

178835

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Rebates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last reviewed the level of the island fuel rebate.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	223966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government keeps all elements of the island rural fuel rebate scheme under review. In 2013, the Government published a report which found the rebate to be effectively reducing prices for motorists.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK required EU approval to introduce the scheme. The EU permission for the island scheme is in place until 2017. Ahead of the scheme’s expiry in 2017, the Government will consider the case for applying to the EU for renewal, along with the case for altering aspects of the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 223964 question first answered 16/02/2015 13:41:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

178452

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222161, what estimate he has made of the extent of the increase in UK GDP provided by falling oil prices.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	223913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>As noted in the answer given to the Honorable Member on 2 February 2015, 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.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/02/2015 13:40:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

178079

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: EU Nationals
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 proportion of nationals of each EU country who reside in the UK who are claiming tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/02/2015 17:07:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

178081

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Compulsory Purchase
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his speech to the Royal Economic Society on 14 January 2015, what steps his Department will take to engage with (a) the Country Landowners Association and (b) other rural organisations on the reforms to compulsory purchase proposed in that speech.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	223646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>I thank the Honourable Member for Chesham and Amersham for tabling this question.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In his speech to the Royal Economic Society last month, the Chancellor set out the Government’s commitment to reforming the Compulsory Purchase Regime and making it clearer, faster and fairer for both affected landowners and developers alike.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the department for Communities and Local Government and HM Treasury will jointly consult as a way to make compensation, interest payments and the Compulsory Purchase process fairer, more flexible and to encourage development. As part of this consultation we will work with rural organisations such as the Country Landowners Association.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 10/02/2015 16:05:58 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

178082

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: EU Nationals
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 proportion of nationals of each EU country who reside in the UK who are claiming child benefit for children in (a) the UK and (b) another EU country.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/02/2015 17:06:51 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177765

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Workers: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report Enforcing the National Minimum Wage - Keeping up the Pressure, published by the TUC in January 2015, and pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2014 to Question 218677, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) proactively investigate care providers who do not pay their employees the National Minimum Wage and (b) investigate complaints made by care workers to the Pay and Rights Helpline.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	223480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC review every complaint referred to them by the PWRH and, in addition, collate and analyse data from various sources to identify employers more likely not to be paying National Minimum Wage and undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, some complaints may not lead to the commencement of an investigation. This might be due to incomplete information being provided, or the worker subsequently wishing to withdraw their complaint. Similarly, multiple complaints about the same employer would only be recorded under one investigation. HMRC do not record statistics by complaints received, but by investigations completed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As stated above, HMRC review every complaint they receive from the PWRH. I refer the honorable member to the response given to UIN 220731 for details of HMRC’s current proactive work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 223473 question first answered 17/02/2015 14:01:04 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

177788

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February to Question 222173, what the locations are of the Citizens Advice Bureaux in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland where trained staff deliver the Pension Wise service.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	223449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The figure of 300 trained guidance specialists is an estimate across the whole of the service. It is the responsibility of our delivery partners to determine exactly how many trained guidance specialists they will need in each area. HM Treasury has plans in place to boost capacity, particularly to deal with any initial surge of demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Citizens Advice has published the names of 44 bureaux which are in the first tranche of participating bureaux in England and Wales. Bureaux will use also a range of satellite locations to deliver guidance. Details of a further tranche of bureaux and satellite locations will be published shortly, along with announcements from Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland of their participating bureaux.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 223448 223450 question first answered 11/02/2015 16:55:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

177789

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on womens sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	223436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK applies a 5% reduced rate of VAT, the lowest permissible under EU law, to the supply of sanitary products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/02/2015 17:29:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

177790

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February to Question 222173, how many of the 300 trained staff working to deliver the Pension Wise guidance will provide face to face sessions in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	223450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The figure of 300 trained guidance specialists is an estimate across the whole of the service. It is the responsibility of our delivery partners to determine exactly how many trained guidance specialists they will need in each area. HM Treasury has plans in place to boost capacity, particularly to deal with any initial surge of demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Citizens Advice has published the names of 44 bureaux which are in the first tranche of participating bureaux in England and Wales. Bureaux will use also a range of satellite locations to deliver guidance. Details of a further tranche of bureaux and satellite locations will be published shortly, along with announcements from Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland of their participating bureaux.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 223448 223449 question first answered 11/02/2015 16:55:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson