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78880

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	206650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>Since May 2010 the UK has not lost any EU infraction proceedings falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/09/2014 14:18:10 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

78881

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	206663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Since May 2010 the UK has not lost any EU infraction proceedings falling within the responsibility of HM Treasury. The UK has never been fined for an infraction.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/08/2014 09:51:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

78882

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
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 additional annual cost to the public purse resulting from the extension of seafarers' earnings deduction to all EU and European Economic Area seafarers in 2011.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Budget 2010 published the estimated annual Exchequer cost of £5million resulting from the extension of Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction (SED) to EU and European Economic Area seafarers from 2011.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes the estimated cost of SED each December. This can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=main+tax+expenditures+and+structural+reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=main+tax+expenditures+and+structural+reliefs</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the majority of claimants the SED reduces their income tax liability to zero.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 206602 206603 question first answered 01/09/2014 16:35:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78883

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
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 (a) number of seafarers claiming the seafarers' earnings deduction (SED) and (b) the cost to the public purse of SED in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Budget 2010 published the estimated annual Exchequer cost of £5million resulting from the extension of Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction (SED) to EU and European Economic Area seafarers from 2011.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes the estimated cost of SED each December. This can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=main+tax+expenditures+and+structural+reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=main+tax+expenditures+and+structural+reliefs</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the majority of claimants the SED reduces their income tax liability to zero.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 206601 206603 question first answered 01/09/2014 16:35:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78884

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
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 proportion of seafarers claiming seafarers' earnings deduction who were (a) basic, (b) higher and (c) additional rate income taxpayers in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Budget 2010 published the estimated annual Exchequer cost of £5million resulting from the extension of Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction (SED) to EU and European Economic Area seafarers from 2011.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes the estimated cost of SED each December. This can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=main+tax+expenditures+and+structural+reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=main+tax+expenditures+and+structural+reliefs</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the majority of claimants the SED reduces their income tax liability to zero.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 206601 206602 question first answered 01/09/2014 16:35:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78885

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office of Tax Simplification Review of Tax Reliefs: Final Report, paragraphs J.38-J.41, whether he plans to accept the report's recommendation that proposals should be brought forward to update seafarers' earnings deduction legislation in order to target better that relief.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government considers recommendations made the Office of Tax Simplification carefully and keeps income tax policy, including seafarers’ earnings deduction, under constant review.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/08/2014 09:41:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78886

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to remove VAT from death notices.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	Dr Phillip Lee
uin	206631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>This is not possible under current EU VAT law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although EU law allows a VAT exemption for certain costs charged by an undertaker or crematorium, this does not extend to such things as death notices, newspaper announcements, announcement cards, flowers or wreaths, all of which are standard rated.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/08/2014 09:34:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee

78887

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
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 (a) number and (b) cost to the public purse of fraudulent claims for seafarers' earnings deduction in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>No estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To minimise any potential for fraud, a valid claim to seafarers’ earnings deduction requires the individual to supply verifiable information and claims are handled by specialist HMRC staff in a single office.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/08/2014 09:37:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78888

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce mandatory eviction orders to be used by local authorities when unauthorised Traveller encampments take place in public parks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Our expectation is that local authorities will be proactive in their use of the existing strong enforcement powers that are available to deal with unauthorised encampments and development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A possession order under Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules can be obtained by both local authorities and private landowners who require the removal of trespassers from property including land.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A local authority can use its powers under sections 77-78 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to direct individuals to remove their vehicles and belongings, and to leave highway land, or any land occupied without the consent of the landowner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have lifted the previous Administration’s restrictions on the use of Temporary Stop Notices, which give councils more freedom to take early and decisive action against unauthorised sites and encampments. Councils can issue such a notice on both private and public sector land.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In August last year we sent all Council Leaders a summary of the powers available to them to remove illegal and unauthorised sites; at the same time we reminded them of the need to act swiftly, working with other local agencies, including the police.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/07/2014 13:05:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78890

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	206651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has never lost an EU infraction case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 10/09/2014 16:12:43 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood