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623394

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Impact Bonds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and which social impact boards have been promoted by government departments since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the launch of the world's first social impact bond (SIB) in Peterborough Prison in 2010, the government has supported the development of 32 SIBs across the country. This includes 14 SIBs targeting youth unemployment, 7 SIBs focused upon homelessness and 11 SIBs centred on tackling a range of issues including mental health and employment, long term health conditions, children in care and loneliness amongst older people. We have also made more than £105m available over this Parliament to catalyse the growth of SIBs aimed at tackling a range of social issues.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 02/11/2016 15:48:54 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

623395

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Charities: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the national living wage on charities who are not subject to corporation tax in the (a) care home and (b) heritage sector.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of the National Living Wage marked an important step towards building an economy that works for everyone. It ensures that low-wage workers are fairly rewarded for their contribution to a growing economy. At £7.20, it is a 50p increase on the National Minimum Wage and means a pay rise for over a million workers aged 25 and over across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s assessment of the effects of the National Living Wage is contained within the published impact assessment, which is available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141625/impacts/2016/3.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/11/2016 17:10:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

623396

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT for small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	50899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>At Budget 2016, the VAT registration threshold was increased so that businesses with a turnover of £83,000 and below do not have to register for VAT. This relieves many smaller businesses of the burdens associated with VAT.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/11/2016 17:39:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

623397

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix: Garston and Halewood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Garston and Halewood constituency have had a tax credit claim stopped by Concentrix.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	50948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be preparing regional analysis of tax credits claims and Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and this will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016, the Government published the most recent policy costings. This can be found in section B23 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf. However, this is in the process of being updated to reflect the change in circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p><p>Where a discrepancy is detected, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information about their circumstances or household before making any decisions about their award. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. Often, claimants are required to submit information that had originally been requested as part of a Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p>As announced on 7th October, the National Audit Office will also be conducting an investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 50949 50950 50951 50952 50953 50954 50955 50956 question first answered 07/11/2016 17:49:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

623398

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data HM Revenue and Customs and Concentrix have relied upon to identify fraud and error in tax credit claims.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	50949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be preparing regional analysis of tax credits claims and Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and this will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016, the Government published the most recent policy costings. This can be found in section B23 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf. However, this is in the process of being updated to reflect the change in circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p><p>Where a discrepancy is detected, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information about their circumstances or household before making any decisions about their award. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. Often, claimants are required to submit information that had originally been requested as part of a Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p>As announced on 7th October, the National Audit Office will also be conducting an investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 50948 50950 50951 50952 50953 50954 50955 50956 question first answered 07/11/2016 17:49:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

623399

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs plans to continue to use current data sources to identify fraud and error in tax credit claims in the future; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	50950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be preparing regional analysis of tax credits claims and Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and this will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016, the Government published the most recent policy costings. This can be found in section B23 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf. However, this is in the process of being updated to reflect the change in circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p><p>Where a discrepancy is detected, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information about their circumstances or household before making any decisions about their award. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. Often, claimants are required to submit information that had originally been requested as part of a Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p>As announced on 7th October, the National Audit Office will also be conducting an investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 50948 50949 50951 50952 50953 50954 50955 50956 question first answered 07/11/2016 17:49:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

623400

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the cost and benefits of HM Revenue and Customs' employment of Concentrix to identify fraud and error in tax credit claims.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	50951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be preparing regional analysis of tax credits claims and Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and this will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016, the Government published the most recent policy costings. This can be found in section B23 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf. However, this is in the process of being updated to reflect the change in circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p><p>Where a discrepancy is detected, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information about their circumstances or household before making any decisions about their award. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. Often, claimants are required to submit information that had originally been requested as part of a Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p>As announced on 7th October, the National Audit Office will also be conducting an investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 50948 50949 50950 50952 50953 50954 50955 50956 question first answered 07/11/2016 17:49:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

623401

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
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 HM Revenue and Customs adheres to section 16 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 in respect of the employment of Concentrix to identify fraud and error in tax credit claims.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	50952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be preparing regional analysis of tax credits claims and Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and this will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016, the Government published the most recent policy costings. This can be found in section B23 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf. However, this is in the process of being updated to reflect the change in circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p><p>Where a discrepancy is detected, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information about their circumstances or household before making any decisions about their award. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. Often, claimants are required to submit information that had originally been requested as part of a Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p>As announced on 7th October, the National Audit Office will also be conducting an investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 50948 50949 50950 50951 50953 50954 50955 50956 question first answered 07/11/2016 17:49:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

623402

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the accuracy and reliability of data sets used to identify fraud and error in tax credit claims.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	50953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be preparing regional analysis of tax credits claims and Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and this will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016, the Government published the most recent policy costings. This can be found in section B23 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf. However, this is in the process of being updated to reflect the change in circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p><p>Where a discrepancy is detected, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information about their circumstances or household before making any decisions about their award. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. Often, claimants are required to submit information that had originally been requested as part of a Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p>As announced on 7th October, the National Audit Office will also be conducting an investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 50948 50949 50950 50951 50952 50954 50955 50956 question first answered 07/11/2016 17:49:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

623403

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, why some tax credits have been stopped prior to recipients being asked to deal with apparent discrepancies in information about their claims.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	50954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be preparing regional analysis of tax credits claims and Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and this will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016, the Government published the most recent policy costings. This can be found in section B23 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf. However, this is in the process of being updated to reflect the change in circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p><p>Where a discrepancy is detected, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information about their circumstances or household before making any decisions about their award. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. Often, claimants are required to submit information that had originally been requested as part of a Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p>As announced on 7th October, the National Audit Office will also be conducting an investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 50948 50949 50950 50951 50952 50953 50955 50956 question first answered 07/11/2016 17:49:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle