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1121347

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the planned timeframe for the publication of a report on the second phase of its investigation into the Royal Bank of Scotland's Global Restructuring Group.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	244146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>On 31 July 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced it would publish a fuller account of its findings following the conclusion of its investigation into the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Global Restructuring Group.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is an independent non-governmental body. In view of this independence, it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment on the timeframe for the publication of the FCA’s findings.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/04/2019 13:04:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1121360

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the elderly to accrue personal savings.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	244002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people of all incomes and at all stages of life to save.</p><p> </p><p>Older people will continue to benefit from a number of measures this Government has introduced in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of money that people can save into their ISAs each year (the annual subscription allowance) has been increased to a record £20,000.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2016, individuals have also been able to benefit from a new Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of these measures, over 95% of people with savings income pay no tax on that income.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/04/2019 13:07:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1121367

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has consulted with representatives of (a) lenders, (b) business, (c) consumer groups and (d) other relevant stakeholders on his decision at the 2018 Budget to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in corporate insolvencies (i) before and (ii) after that decision was made.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	244076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policy making, the Government regularly engages with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently consulting on the detailed policy design for this measure to ensure the changes work as intended. The consultation closes on 27 May and the Government is encouraging financial services businesses, lenders and insolvency practitioners to respond. The Government has already held discussions with UK Finance (the representative body for the banking and finance industry), the Insolvency Service, and R3 (the representative body for insolvency practitioners) as part of this consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 244077 question first answered 23/04/2019 15:41:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1121368

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) HMRC and (b) his Department consulted with the Insolvency Service (a) before and (b) after his decision at the 2018 Budget to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	244077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policy making, the Government regularly engages with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently consulting on the detailed policy design for this measure to ensure the changes work as intended. The consultation closes on 27 May and the Government is encouraging financial services businesses, lenders and insolvency practitioners to respond. The Government has already held discussions with UK Finance (the representative body for the banking and finance industry), the Insolvency Service, and R3 (the representative body for insolvency practitioners) as part of this consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 244076 question first answered 23/04/2019 15:41:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1121369

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department has allocated to the marriage allowance; and how many (a) married couples and (b) couples in civil partnerships received that allowance in each year since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	244098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific funding allocated to this relief, and therefore no under-spend. Anyone who is eligible for the Marriage Allowance (MA) will receive it if they apply.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of couples who have benefitted from MA are being updated following the end of 2018-19 tax year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 244099 question first answered 23/04/2019 15:37:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1121370

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of the under-spend in the marriage allowance budget in each year since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	244099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific funding allocated to this relief, and therefore no under-spend. Anyone who is eligible for the Marriage Allowance (MA) will receive it if they apply.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of couples who have benefitted from MA are being updated following the end of 2018-19 tax year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 244098 question first answered 23/04/2019 15:37:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1121371

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of funding allocated to the married couples allowance in each year up to 2025.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	244100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific funding allocated to this relief, anyone who is eligible for Married Couples Allowance will receive it if they apply.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes the estimated cost of the Married Couples Allowance (MCA) for the years up to the current tax year in their “Estimated costs of principal tax reliefs” publication, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a></p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost of the MCA is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Estimated costs beyond 2018-19 have been modelled based on projections using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2018 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. These extend as far as the tax year 2023-24, so this is the final year for which figures are provided.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2019-20</em></p></td><td><p><em>2020-21</em></p></td><td><p><em>2021-22</em></p></td><td><p><em>2022-23</em></p></td><td><p><em>2023-24</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>130</em></p></td><td><p><em>105</em></p></td><td><p><em>85</em></p></td><td><p><em>65</em></p></td><td><p><em>55</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All estimates are based on the 2015-16 Survey of Personal Incomes projected using economic assumptions consistent with the OBR’s October 2018 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/04/2019 15:45:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1111018

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Caravans: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue that has accrued to the public purse from the 5 per cent rate of VAT on static caravans in each financial year since 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	243373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold information on which to base an estimate of the revenue accrued from the 5 per cent rate of VAT on static caravans, as businesses are not required to provide this information on their VAT returns.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/04/2019 15:45:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1111064

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the amount employers pay into the apprenticeship levy will increase in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	243425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced on a UK wide basis from 6 April 2017. Employers are charged at 0.5% of their pay bill over £3 million. The latest receipts forecast for the Apprenticeship levy is published by Office for Budget Responsibility which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p>https://obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2019</p><p> </p><p>In 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22, it is forecasted that employers will pay £2.8bn, £2.9bn, and £3.1bn respectively into the Apprenticeship Levy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/04/2019 15:40:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1111109

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Six-figure taxpayer-funded public sector exit payments to end published on 10 April 2019, (a) how many exit payments were made by each public sector employer and (b) what the value of those exit payments was by employer in the latest period for which for which data figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	243540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of exit payments made by public sector employers is available publicly in their annual accounts and reports. The table attached consolidates this information and contains the number of exit payments made by public sector employers and the total amount of these exit payments.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/04/2019 15:24:37 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss attachment 1 file name Public sector exit payments WGA - Table for PQ.docx title Table for PQ response
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock