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166229

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date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Construction: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will have discussions with representatives of the construction industry on their use of umbrella companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	216035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>While I have not been approached by representatives from the construction industry on this matter, I am open to representations on the use of umbrella companies in the construction sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/12/2014 11:43:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 31000 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

166247

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Construction
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 tax revenues lost from the use of umbrella companies in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	216034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is concerned at the growing use of overarching contracts of employment by employment intermediaries such as “umbrella companies”. <br><br>The Government will review these arrangements and has published a discussion document inviting representations from interested parties to inform potential future action.<br><br>There is no estimate of tax revenue lost from the use of umbrella companies in the construction industry alone</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2014 17:11:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas