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92433

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date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	New Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted, and how much money has been loaned through that scheme, in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Start Up Loans</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Barnsley East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South Yorkshire </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Volume of Drawn Loans</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>19,901</p></td><td><p>21,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Value of Drawn Loans</p></td><td><p>£60,000</p></td><td><p>£1,551,421</p></td><td><p>£106,326,369</p></td><td><p>£113,485,492</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/10/2014 15:11:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92438

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Acorn Agricultural Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what licenses the Financial Conduct Authority has granted Acorn Agriculture Finance Ltd in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	209889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply to the honorable gentleman directly by letter. A copy of the response will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/10/2014 12:41:34 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

92440

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what UK arms sales and of what value there were to (a) Libya, (b) Sudan, (c) Somalia, (d) Argentina, (e) Columbia, (f) Zimbabwe, (g) Sri Lanka, (h) Pakistan and (i) Saudi Arabia in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
uin	209952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>We do not hold data on actual arms sales, only on export licences we have granted. They are available to view at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.exportcontroldb.bis.gov.uk/sdb/fox/sdb/SDBHOME" target="_blank">https://www.exportcontroldb.bis.gov.uk/sdb/fox/sdb/SDBHOME</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/10/2014 15:27:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	403 label Biography information for Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

92449

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Driving: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the safety of passengers in taxis and private hire vehicles of implementation of the provision in Clause 8 of the Deregulation Bill currently before Parliament that unlicensed drivers will be able to drive a licensed vehicle when it is not being used for work purposes.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	210033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that Clause 10 (previously Clause 8) of the Deregulation Bill is a common-sense measure with adequate safeguards. However, after listening to concerns about this proposal during the passage of the Bill, the Government has concluded that a better course of action would be for this measure to be considered as part of the package of measures recommended by the Law Commission to reform taxi and private hire vehicle licensing which the Government is considering.</p><p>The Government will withdraw clause 10 from the Bill when clauses 10-12 are debated at Lords Committee Stage on 21 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 16/10/2014 11:03:01 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

92459

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 4.1 in HM Revenue and Customs report, The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax, published in March 2012, what recent estimate his Department has made of taxable income elasticity for the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	209932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 210041 210042 210043 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92460

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraphs 5.40 and 5.41 of HM Revenue and Customs report, The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax, published in March 2012, , what recent estimate he has made of the scale of (a) forestalling and (b) other behavioural effects.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	210042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210041 210043 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92464

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 2.5 of HM Revenue and Customs publication, The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax, published in March 2012, what the income tax revenue shares were by income trend in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	210046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210041 210042 210043 210044 210045 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92472

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rent a Room Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to change the tax-free threshold for the Rent a Room scheme.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	209933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Rent a Room relief ensures that those who are letting out a room in a main residence for residential purposes can receive up to £4,250 tax free. This is in addition to the personal allowance, which is £10,000 in the current tax year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to change the threshold for the Rent a Room scheme. The Government keeps all reliefs and allowances under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/10/2014 13:38:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

92478

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Housing: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes in (a) Barnsley East constituency and (b) South Yorkshire since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>At the end of June 2014, the Government had sold surplus land capable of delivering over 80,000 homes in England, including land for 725 homes in South Yorkshire. This Department, through the Homes and Communities Agency, has disposed of land for 558 of those homes. Information on land is not collected on a constituency basis.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/10/2014 16:04:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

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registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Arts: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the application of the Minimum Income Floor or In-work Conditionality under universal credit on the ability of workers to sustain careers in the creative industries; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the roll-out of universal credit does not undermine the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	209990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The objective of the Minimum Income Floor is to incentivise work and protect the taxpayer against fraud or non-profitable forms of self-employment. Claimants who have the Minimum Income Floor applied, are not required to look or be available for paid employment.</p><p>Claimants who have started a new business in the last 12 months will qualify for a one year start-up period during which the Minimum Income Floor will not be applied to their claim. This is intended to provide self-employed claimants with the room to grow and establish their business during the start-up period.<br></p><p>As Universal Credit rolls out in a careful and controlled way, we will continue our Test and Learn approach to drive continuous improvement of the service ensuring it is built on experience and evidence.</p><p>Under Universal Credit we will be supporting people in low paid employment to get on in-work. We are committed to testing a variety of approaches to help people to earn more and will use the analysis from these trials to understand the impacts on all industries including the creative industries.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/10/2014 15:56:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 22112 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman