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177078

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Theatre: Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.201 in the Autumn Statement 2014, how the £78 million allocated to The Factory Manchester will be spent; and from which departmental budget that funding will come.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	222979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The £78m exchequer funding announced for The Factory Manchester at the 2014 Autumn Statement will be spent on the construction of a new theatre and exhibition space in Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Final funding arrangements will be determined once delivery plans have been finalised.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 11/02/2015 16:59:13 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

177079

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Stratford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.133 in the Autumn Statement 2014, how the £141 million allocated to the Olympicopolis project will be spent; and from which departmental budget that funding will come.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	222980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Plan 2014 announced the government would be investing £141m in order to support the London Legacy Development Corporation and Mayor of London’s Olympicopolis project to redevelop the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This will support the construction of a new higher education and cultural quarter carried out in partnership with University College London, the Victoria and Albert museum, University of the Arts London and Sadler’s Wells.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government are responsible for providing funding to the Greater London Authority and will administer this funding on behalf of government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/02/2015 16:05:56 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

177083

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect that accelerated payment notices have had on small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Mark Field
uin	222933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>A Tax Information and Impact Notice (TIIN) published on 9 March 2014 set out the summary of potential impacts of Accelerated payments including impact on business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The TIIN noted that Accelerated Payments will have no impact on business undertaking normal commercial transactions. Small and micro businesses will only be affected if they participate in tax avoidance. The TIIN also indicated that the measure would be monitored and evaluated.</p><p> </p><p>The TIIN is available <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293934/TIIN_5133_7040_and_9029_accelerated_payments_of_tax_DOTAS_GAAR.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293934/TIIN_5133_7040_and_9029_accelerated_payments_of_tax_DOTAS_GAAR.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/02/2015 16:07:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

177084

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to encourage banks to offer their services to money service businesses.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	222940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting a healthy and legitimate remittance sector, and ensuring that UK citizens are able to continue to remit funds safely to family abroad. That is why, in response to the withdrawal of banking services from the Money Service Business sector we set up an Action Group on Cross Border Remittances to address this issue. The group is monitoring changes to the market, has developed guidance for MSBs and banks and is promoting a shared understanding of risk. The group is also overseeing the development of a Safer Corridor to ensure the continued, secure flow of remittances to Somalia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers have been engaging closely with the banking industry both through the British Bankers Association and directly with those banks involved in this issue, including personally writing to and phoning a number of banks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/02/2015 12:29:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

177085

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Manchester Airport: Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was accrued to the Exchequer in air passenger duty from Manchester Airport in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	222889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The devolution of APD to Scotland raises the potential for reel pressure to be put on regional airports – particularly in the North East but also on Manchester and others. The Chancellor has been clear we will work together cross parties to ensure that we minimise the impact of any decision by Scotland to reduce ADP, so that we protect English regional airports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 222890 222891 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

177086

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment was undertaken of the effect of a zero-rate air passenger duty in Scotland on airports in Northern England before taking the decision to devolve the setting of that duty.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	222890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The devolution of APD to Scotland raises the potential for reel pressure to be put on regional airports – particularly in the North East but also on Manchester and others. The Chancellor has been clear we will work together cross parties to ensure that we minimise the impact of any decision by Scotland to reduce ADP, so that we protect English regional airports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 222889 222891 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

177087

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Manchester Airport: Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to Manchester Airport of a zero-rate air passenger duty for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	222891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The devolution of APD to Scotland raises the potential for reel pressure to be put on regional airports – particularly in the North East but also on Manchester and others. The Chancellor has been clear we will work together cross parties to ensure that we minimise the impact of any decision by Scotland to reduce ADP, so that we protect English regional airports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 222889 222890 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

176877

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that staff in HM Revenue and Customs' new counter-avoidance directorate have received adequate training to deal with challenges to Accelerated Payment Notices.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Mark Field
uin	222787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ensures that all staff dealing with Accelerated Payment Notices have received appropriate training in the relevant legislation and the operational processes to be followed on receipt of representations made on accelerated payment notices that have been issued. A separate, specialised and trained team is responsible for dealing with representations received on these notices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of its normal reporting of compliance and operational information, HMRC will include information on Accelerated Payments Notices in its Annual Report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 222802 question first answered 10/02/2015 17:12:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

176878

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to produce a report on its progress in using accelerated payment notices.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Mark Field
uin	222802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ensures that all staff dealing with Accelerated Payment Notices have received appropriate training in the relevant legislation and the operational processes to be followed on receipt of representations made on accelerated payment notices that have been issued. A separate, specialised and trained team is responsible for dealing with representations received on these notices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of its normal reporting of compliance and operational information, HMRC will include information on Accelerated Payments Notices in its Annual Report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 222787 question first answered 10/02/2015 17:12:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

176879

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many breaches of the minimum wage were reported in each year since 2010 for which records are available in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many such cases were (i) taken to court and (ii) led to convictions or penalties.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	222805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 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> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (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>HMRC does not capture complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to Government regions, constituencies or county. Details of prosecutions can be found in the answer provided on 6 May 2014 at Hansard Column 110W. Details of penalties can be accessed in the response provided at UIN 205613.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/02/2015 16:09:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash