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751195

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Hereditary Peers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	4530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Conservative manifesto, although comprehensive reform is not a priority, we are committed to ensure that the House of Lords continues to fulfil its constitutional role as a revising and scrutinising chamber which respects the primacy of the House of Commons. We will continue to work to ensure the work of the House of Lords remains relevant and effective by addressing issues such as its size.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 4531 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:28:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

751196

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords Composition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to reduce the size of the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	4531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Conservative manifesto, although comprehensive reform is not a priority, we are committed to ensure that the House of Lords continues to fulfil its constitutional role as a revising and scrutinising chamber which respects the primacy of the House of Commons. We will continue to work to ensure the work of the House of Lords remains relevant and effective by addressing issues such as its size.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 4530 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:28:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

751200

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many eligible electors are not registered to vote in (a) the Arfon constituency and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	4512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 17/07/2017 15:36:20 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ4512 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ4512
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

751209

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many bank branches have closed by parliamentary constituency in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect data relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 4499 4501 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:04:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751212

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many bank and building society branches have closed in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency, (b) Denbighshire and (c) Conwy county in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect data relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 4500 4501 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:04:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751216

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Insurance Premium Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an assessment has been made of the potential effect of increasing insurance premium tax on the uptake of household insurance.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	4505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is a tax on insurance premiums which is accounted for and paid by insurers.</p><p> </p><p>The HMRC costing for the increase to the rate of IPT, published at Autumn Statement 2016, took into account behavioural responses resulting from any change associated to prices of general insurance products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/07/2017 15:29:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

751219

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans for the simplification of the tax system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The government aims to have a tax system that is simple to understand and easy to comply with.</p><p> </p><p>In 2010 we set up the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) as an independent Office of the Treasury to provide advice on how to simplify the tax system. The OTS was made permanent and statutory in 2016. This ensures it is in the best possible position to provide robust advice to the Chancellor on simplifying the tax system.</p><p> </p><p>The OTS has made over 400 recommendations to simplify the tax system, over half of which have already been implemented by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/07/2017 15:27:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

751220

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs conducts a cost-benefit analysis of potential job losses and tax revenues forgone before issuing winding-up petitions for unpaid debts under accelerated payment notices.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will always ensure that its action is proportionate and the precise action taken will depend on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. However, anyone who anticipates problems paying their tax bill should contact HMRC, who may be able to offer extra time to pay based on individual circumstances. HMRC has an outstanding record for supporting those facing genuine difficulty paying their Accelerated Payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC treat unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC have issued 12 winding up petitions to companies with Accelerated Payment debt. Most of these companies also have non Accelerated Payment related debts.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4526 4527 4528 4529 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:12:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

751221

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs issues a winding-up petition for an accelerated payment notice if the debt pursued is a payment on account for a liability that may never fall due.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will always ensure that its action is proportionate and the precise action taken will depend on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. However, anyone who anticipates problems paying their tax bill should contact HMRC, who may be able to offer extra time to pay based on individual circumstances. HMRC has an outstanding record for supporting those facing genuine difficulty paying their Accelerated Payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC treat unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC have issued 12 winding up petitions to companies with Accelerated Payment debt. Most of these companies also have non Accelerated Payment related debts.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4525 4527 4528 4529 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:12:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

751222

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria HM Revenue and Customs applies in deciding whether to issue a petition.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will always ensure that its action is proportionate and the precise action taken will depend on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. However, anyone who anticipates problems paying their tax bill should contact HMRC, who may be able to offer extra time to pay based on individual circumstances. HMRC has an outstanding record for supporting those facing genuine difficulty paying their Accelerated Payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC treat unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC have issued 12 winding up petitions to companies with Accelerated Payment debt. Most of these companies also have non Accelerated Payment related debts.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4525 4526 4528 4529 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:12:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps