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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

177784

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	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total advertising budget is for the campaign to promote the Help to Buy scheme; and how much has been spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other advertising mentioning that scheme in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	223404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s transparency agenda, all Departments publish details of transactions above £25,000. Data is published one month in arrears can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/02/2015 17:01:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

177785

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	National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total advertising budget is for the campaign to promote the Employment Allowance; and how much has been spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other advertising mentioning that allowance in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	223403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Employment Allowance is administered by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Details of all HMRC spending, in excess of £25,000, are set out on the government website via: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 11:18:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

177786

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	Health: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax and National Insurance incentives there are for employers who participate in programmes and initiatives related to the physical wellbeing of their employees.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
uin	223456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>There are a number of reliefs within the tax and National Insurance system for employers who support the physical wellbeing of their employees. For example, a number of benefits in kind that are related to health and wellbeing are exempted from employer National Insurance; these include eye tests, health screening, and medical check-ups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2013, this government also announced the introduction of a new income tax and National Insurance contributions exemption for employer funding of recommended medical treatments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 16:56:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	403 label Biography information for Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

177787

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	Sports: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times his Department has introduced special tax arrangements to support a major sporting event since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
uin	223457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has supported a wide range of sporting events held in the UK, including by providing specific tax exemptions for overseas sportspersons competing in the following events:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Champions League final (2011)</p></li><li><p>Olympic &amp; Paralympic games (2012)</p></li><li><p>London Anniversary Games (2013)</p></li><li><p>Champions League final (2013)</p></li><li><p>Glasgow Commonwealth Games (2014)</p></li><li><p>Glasgow Athletics Grand Prix (2014)</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2015 13:22:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	403 label Biography information for Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

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

177791

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	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid in compensation to Equitable Life policyholders since the establishment of the compensation scheme; and by what date the full £1.5 billion of that scheme will be paid out.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	223419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>As of 31st October 2014 the Equitable Life Payment Scheme had paid £990m to 887,061 policyholders. A further progress report will be published shorty. As With-Profits Annuitants receive a payment for the duration of their annuity, the Scheme is expected to continue making payments for some years to come.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/02/2015 16:37:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

177792

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	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of the potential effect of the possible introduction of standardised tobacco products on the illicit tobacco market in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>HMRC have carried out an assessment of the potential effect of standardised packaging on the illicit tobacco market, working with Border Force and the National Crime Agency to develop the assessment. HMRC plans for their assessment to be published alongside the Department of Health’s consultation summary in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 223411 question first answered 11/02/2015 17:03:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies