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62183

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid under the Enterprise Initiative Scheme to members of each qualifying wind farm co-operative in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	201095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 23/06/2014 14:54:22 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

62196

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Misrepresentation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government is taking with banks and credit card companies to ensure PPI repayments are made in full.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	201034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>It is important that consumers get the redress which they are due. Ensuring that banks provide appropriate redress for their customers is a matter for the independent regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) </strong></p><p><strong>The Government is supportive of action taken by the FCA to recompense customers for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) and prevent cases of mis-selling in the future through regulatory action. The FCA has stated that it is keeping a close eye on how the industry handles all PPI complaints and will be quick to challenge anything it thinks is unfair.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>I have asked the FCA to write to the Member in more detail about action being taken in regard to PPI. A</strong><strong> copy of the response will be placed in the Library of the House.</strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2014 15:52:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

62197

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance and support (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investment will provide for parents who encounter IT problems during the quarterly reconfiguration process for tax-free childcare; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	200673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts. Following this decision the Government will work with stakeholders to develop guidance to support parents, and assisted approaches will be provided to parents without access to the internet. </strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 23/06/2014 14:48:15 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

62198

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	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 number of divorced and separated parents who will have to decide which of them should own a tax-free childcare account; how HM Revenue and Customs plans to resolve disputes over such decisions; and what additional resources will be committed for this purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	200674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>It is estimated that of the families that will directly benefit from the Tax-Free Childcare scheme around 95% are couples and 5% are lone parents. </strong><strong>Based on the best available data, we estimate that around half of these lone parents will be either divorced or separated.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Working lone parents are more likely to have lower income levels than working couples. More lone parents will therefore receive support for childcare through Tax Credits and then subsequently Universal Credit which is generally more generous than Tax-Free Childcare. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>On the 18 March the Government published its response to the consultation on design and operation of Tax-Free Childcare which sets out that where</strong><strong> adults in a family are unable to reach agreement about which of them should claim, HMRC will consider the facts of the case and make a decision. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The resource requirements of the scheme will be settled once the scheme's details have been finalised. </strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 24/06/2014 15:41:30 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

62199

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to promote the video games tax relief to video games producers.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	200659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The video games tax relief came into effect from 1 April 2014. This generous new relief will provide support for the growing video games sector in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are currently presenting a series of events across the country to promote and explain the new relief to the industry. A specialist unit has been provided to assist businesses with making claims. Guidance is available on HMRC's website to explain the relief and help businesses decide whether they are eligible for relief. HMRC are working closely with the video games industry to develop more detailed guidance, which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/06/2014 16:41:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

62200

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date each of the 25 firms named and shamed for breach of the national minimum wage by his Department on 8 June 2014 was issued with the relevant Notice of Underpayment of the minimum wage by HM Revenue and Customs.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	200988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.</p><p>The dates that the Notice of Underpayments (NoU) were issued for the 25 firms named and shamed for breach of the national minimum wage (NMW) are as follows.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Month</em></td><td><em>NoUs</em></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>They were issued under the revised Naming Scheme which was introduced on 1 October 2013. It takes time for cases to work their way through the system as there is a process to follow before an employer can be named. If HMRC investigates an employer that is breaking NMW law they will be issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NOU) by HMRC. An employer has 28 days to appeal against the NOU and 14 days from when the case closes to make representations to BIS.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 26/06/2014 12:06:03 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

62201

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Northern Ireland
	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 changes in the extent of (a) fuel smuggling and (b) other organised revenue avoidance schemes in Northern Ireland in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	200991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>Estimates of the non UK duty paid market for petrol and diesel fuels in Northern Ireland are published in ‘Measuring Tax Gaps 2012-13'. The non UK duty paid estimate covers both the illicit market and cross border shopping. These estimates cannot be disaggregated into its component parts or by the type of illicit activity e.g. through smuggling or other fraud.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The excise duty losses due to the non-UK duty paid diesel market for 2010-11 were £110m and for 2011-12 were £120m. The excise duty losses due to the petrol non-UK duty paid market for 2010-11 were £30m and for 2011-12 were £30m. Figures for 2012-13 will be published in the autumn.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The information on other organised revenue avoidance schemes in Northern Ireland is not available. The figures cannot be disaggregated by country. UK figures are available from “Measuring Tax Gaps 2012-13”.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The methodologies for producing the estimates are provided in the ‘Methodological Annex for Measuring Tax Gaps 2013'.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Both documents can be accessed via the following page on the HMRC website:</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/tax-gaps.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/tax-gaps.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 23/06/2014 14:56:21 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62202

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the last assessment was carried out of the perceived community background of HM Revenue and Customs staff recruited in Northern Ireland in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	200993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>HMRC assesses annually the community background information relating to its Northern Ireland staff. This is done as part of the annual reporting arrangements to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and helps inform HMRC's Equality Analysis work and Northern Ireland Equality Scheme.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2014 15:40:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62203

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the Scottish Government to discuss air passenger duty.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	200629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings and discussions with a wide variety of organisations as part of the process of policy development and delivery. </strong><strong>As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings and discussions.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 24/06/2014 15:44:24 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

62204

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Self-employed: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people registered as self employed in (a) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (b) Scotland reported net income of (i) zero and (ii) below the threshold for national insurance in each of the last four years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	200630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the numbers of individuals with self employment sources are published in HMRC's National Statistics table 3.10 which is available at the following internet address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-of-individuals-with-self-employment-sources-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-of-individuals-with-self-employment-sources-2010-to-2011</a></p><p>The numbers of individuals making zero profits and at other income levels is also shown in these tables.</p><p> </p><p>Tables for 2009-10 and earlier years are available from the National Archives internet site at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121102223513/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121102223513/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Overall, these show a long term trend of growth in the numbers of self-employed people.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 200631 200632 200633 question first answered 30/06/2014 14:22:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson