Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1139104

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to change the pension arrangements for senior public servants, especially doctors in the NHS, as they approach retirement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL17189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The government keeps public sector pensions policy under constant review in the context of the wider public finances.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will shortly publish a consultation on proposals for a new flexibility for senior clinicians in the NHS pension scheme via the introduction of a 50:50 option.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/07/2019 11:07:28 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1139051

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the Making Tax Digital service and improve the current (1) process of, and (2) software used by, that service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Colgrain
	uin	HL17136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>HMRC are constantly reviewing the progress of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) service. As at 18 July, over 712,000 businesses have joined the VAT service and over 460,000 VAT submissions have been made successfully.</p><p> </p><p>The VAT Helpline has been performing within the 5 minute target for average waiting time. A small proportion of customers – around 0.5% - have been affected by service issues which HMRC are addressing.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the value of independent assurance. MTD is part of the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio and the VAT service will be reviewed by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) in September.</p><p> </p><p>Software enabling customers to use MTD is provided by a wide range of third-party software providers. This approach has led to a rich choice of products to meet businesses’ different needs, preferences and budgets.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 16:19:11 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4596 label Biography information for Lord Colgrain

1139049

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the level of (1) income tax, and (2) National Insurance contributions, paid to the public purse by people under the age of 18 in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL17134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>This table contains estimates of the total amount of Income Tax and National Insurance Contribution (NICs) liabilities of individuals who are under the age of 18 at the end of the tax year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Total Income Tax and NICs liability of individuals under age 18 (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Income Tax</p></td><td><p>NICs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li><p>All figures presented are rounded to the nearest whole number.</p></li><li><p>These estimates are based on the latest outturn data from the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.</p></li><li><p>Figures for Income Tax are gross of dividend tax credit consistent with HMRC’s Income Tax liabilities Statistics publication.</p><p> </p><p>Outturn data for the most recent two tax years (2017-18 and 2018‑19) is not yet available. The latest available outturn data in this format is from the Survey of Personal Incomes for 2016‑17. The estimates are for total liabilities rather than amounts actually paid.</p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 16:24:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1139077

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 8 July (HL16704), whether they will carry out a cumulative impact assessment of tax and spending decisions by gendered household type, which avoids the need to make assumptions about income sharing within households.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL17162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The government carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics - including gender - in line with both its legal obligations and with its strong commitment to promoting fairness.</p><p>However, analysis of the impact of tax and spending decisions by gendered household type will present a partial picture of the impact of policy decisions on different genders as most people live in households with other people.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/07/2019 12:57:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett