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694333

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 20 February (HL5284), what assessment they have made of the impact of HM Revenue and Customs enforcement actions in relation to money laundering.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL5607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Tackling money laundering is a UK-wide issue and receives a cross-Government response. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) supervises specific sectors, and investigates high risk activity, in close collaboration with other supervisors and law enforcement agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Effectiveness is best assessed in the round. The latest UK national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing is published on gov.uk<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. The assessment factors in information about the impact of anti-money laundering activities, including contributions from across HMRC and other organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468210/UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468210/UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/03/2017 14:06:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf title The latest UK national risk assessment of money la
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

694340

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	European Parliament Members: Per Capita Costs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average cost to the British taxpayer, including salary and expenses but excluding building maintenance costs, of a UK Member of the European Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL5614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The terms and conditions of MEPs are set out in the Statute for Members of the European Parliament. As of July 2016 the gross monthly salary of an MEP is €8,484.05. MEPs are also entitled to a monthly €4,342 general expenditure allowance covering staff and office costs, and allowances for travel and subsistence.</p><p> </p><p>As the government contributes to the EU budget as a whole and not to individual programmes or institutions, it is not possible to say how much this costs the British taxpayer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/03/2017 13:52:02 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

694337

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been lent by the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) to local authorities for the acquisition of commercial real estate for investment purposes, from 2011 to 2016 inclusive; and how the PWLB is monitoring the risk from such investments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL5611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) is a statutory body that issues loans to local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales from the National Loans Fund. The PWLB is not required to collect information on the specific reasons that local authorities borrow from it, and so it does not hold information about the amount of lending that has been used for acquisition of commercial real estate.</p><p>Before it can advance a loan to a local authority, the PWLB requires formal assurance from the authority that the loan is within their borrowing powers and the relevant legislation. Local authorities are required to have regard to the Prudential Code when they borrow from the PWLB or from any other lender. The main objective of the Prudential Code is to ensure, within a clear framework, that the capital investment plans of local authorities are affordable, prudent and sustainable. Responsibility for local authority spending and borrowing decisions lies with locally-elected council Members, who are democratically accountable to their electorates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/03/2017 16:11:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

694192

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
	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 tackle authorised push-payment scams.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	65461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2015 the Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) to ensure that payment systems work well for those that use them.</p><p> </p><p>Following Which?’s super-complaint about Authorised Push Payment (APP) Scams last year, the PSR has developed a programme of work to better protect consumers and increase awareness of payment scams. The banking industry will lead on the following work:</p><p> </p><p>• Developing, collecting and publishing scam statistics to address the lack of clear data on the scale and scope of the problems, and to enable monitoring over time.</p><p>• Developing a common approach or best practice standards that banks should follow when responding to reported APP scams.</p><p>• Developing a common understanding of what information can be shared under the current law and any key legal barriers to sharing further information, liaising with the Information Commissioner’s Office as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR will monitor this work and review industry progress in the second half of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR is also undertaking work to consider the potential for operators of the Faster Payments and CHAPS payment systems to play an expanded role in helping to minimise the consumer harm caused by APP scams.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the PSR has recognised the benefits that enhanced assurance data could bring in this space, and is currently undertaking work on a possible ‘Confirmation of Payee’ solution, whereby entering the account details would bring up the name of the account holder.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 01/03/2017 14:24:54 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

694193

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of lost revenue resulting from changes to inheritance tax thresholds announced in Budget 2015 in the (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20 and (d) 2020-21 fiscal year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	65490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>At Summer Budget 2015, the Government announced the introduction of a new ‘residence nil rate band’ for inheritance tax when a home is passed on death to a direct descendent. It will start at £100,000 in 2017-18, increasing in £25,000 increments to £175,000 in 2020-21. This, in addition to the existing nil rate band of £325,000, will increase the inheritance tax free threshold to £500,000 for many individuals, and up to £1 million for many married couples and civil partners by 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>The latest estimates of the cost to the Exchequer of introducing the residence nil rate band from 2017-18 to 2020-21 are published in Table 2.2 of the Budget 2016 official publication at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508193/HMT_Budget_2016_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508193/HMT_Budget_2016_Web_Accessible.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The next update to this publication is scheduled for 8 March 2017, following the Spring Budget 2017 announcements.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/03/2017 15:08:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

694195

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of senior civil servants of his Department are (a) men, (b) women, (c) disabled, (d) from working-class backgrounds and (e) from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	65567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>Diversity data for Senior Civil Servants can be found on page 79 of the HM Treasury annual report and accounts 2015 to 2016. The report can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report</a></p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 01/03/2017 14:41:11 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

694297

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pay: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many firms were investigated for alleged (a) non-payment of and (b) other breaches of national minimum or living wage legislation in each local authority in Wales in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	65504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints referred to the department.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to Government regions, constituencies or counties. In 2015/16, HMRC investigated 2,667 businesses, identifying £10.3m of underpaid wages for 58,080 workers.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/03/2017 15:29:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

694302

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of the recipients of funding from the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme were (a) female entrepreneurs and (b) companies with at least one woman in a leadership position in each year since that scheme was established.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	65492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information. HM Revenue and Customs does not collect information on the number, role or gender of officers and directors of companies that apply to use the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/03/2017 15:30:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson