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1136089

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposals announced by the Prime Minister since 23 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	911689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made a number of announcements since 23 May, including on modern slavery and mental health. Where announcements have additional costs in 2019/20, they will be funded from existing departmental budgets.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2019 12:45:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1130980

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Income: Kingston upon Hull North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Hull North have annual incomes of £80,000 or more.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	262305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not available from HMRC’s statistical source (Survey of Personal Incomes) due to an insufficient sample size for this group of taxpayers, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost from administrative databases.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2019 14:50:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1127722

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	911025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:46:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1111018

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Caravans: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue that has accrued to the public purse from the 5 per cent rate of VAT on static caravans in each financial year since 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	243373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold information on which to base an estimate of the revenue accrued from the 5 per cent rate of VAT on static caravans, as businesses are not required to provide this information on their VAT returns.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/04/2019 15:45:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1111216

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses that have been subjected to a VAT time penalty for late VAT payments of two days or less.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	243374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Data relating to the number of days that have elapsed that triggered a time penalty for late payment is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/04/2019 15:36:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1111220

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue that has accrued to the public purse from VAT time penalties for late VAT payments of two days or less.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	243375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Data relating to the number of days that have elapsed that triggered a time penalty for late payment is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/04/2019 15:38:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

843704

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many social care providers HMRC has written to in respect of such providers about allegedly underpaying minimum wage rates for sleep-in shifts; and how many of those providers have since opted into the Social Care Compliance Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	128059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The government are determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and National Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Care Compliance Scheme (SCCS) was introduced on 1 November 2017 to provide an interim enforcement approach to the social care sector. From this date up until the 18 February 2018;</p><p> </p><p>· HMRC has contacted 587 social care employers inviting them to apply to join the SCCS. Of these, 424 have applied to join the SCCS, and a further 124 providers have applied to join without prior HMRC contact, making a total of 548 social care employers who have applied to join SCCS.</p><p> </p><p>· No arrears have been identified through SCCS to date: social care employers who join SCCS have until 31 December 2018 to declare arrears which will then be subject to assurance checks. As such the total arrears identified will not be available until after this date.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 128060 question first answered 22/02/2018 16:02:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

843705

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many social care providers have opted into the Social Care Compliance Scheme; how much money owed to workers has been identified through that scheme; and what estimate has been made of what that sum of money represents as a proportion of the total amount of money owed in sleep-in shift payments.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	128060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The government are determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and National Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Care Compliance Scheme (SCCS) was introduced on 1 November 2017 to provide an interim enforcement approach to the social care sector. From this date up until the 18 February 2018;</p><p> </p><p>· HMRC has contacted 587 social care employers inviting them to apply to join the SCCS. Of these, 424 have applied to join the SCCS, and a further 124 providers have applied to join without prior HMRC contact, making a total of 548 social care employers who have applied to join SCCS.</p><p> </p><p>· No arrears have been identified through SCCS to date: social care employers who join SCCS have until 31 December 2018 to declare arrears which will then be subject to assurance checks. As such the total arrears identified will not be available until after this date.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 128059 question first answered 22/02/2018 16:02:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

824604

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Hull (a) receive childcare vouchers and (b) have registered for tax-free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	123405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this information. Childcare vouchers provided by employers are normally exempt from tax, therefore, employers are not required to report details to HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of people who have registered for Tax-Free Childcare by local authority is not available at the current time.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/01/2018 14:28:41 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

819127

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to charge VAT on any part of the training required to complete the Commercial Airline Pilot Standard apprenticeship.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	121804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>In line with the EU VAT Directive, UK law treats vocational training as VAT exempt where it is provided by specific eligible bodies, including universities, schools and certain not-for-profit institutions. It is for HM Revenue &amp; Customs to determine on a case by case basis whether a body providing training for the Commercial Airline Pilot Standard Apprenticeship can qualify for the exemption under these rules.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/01/2018 15:11:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818707

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money from the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund his Department plans to allocate to each NUTS 1 region.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	121471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Following the announcement of this fund at Autumn Budget, the Government is engaging with the private sector to ensure that it is set up in the most effective way. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/01/2018 14:09:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818711

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have been supported by R&D tax relief in each NUTS 1 region in each year since 2006-07.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	121475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on R&amp;D tax relief here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit</a></p><p> </p><p>Table RD5 shows the number of R&amp;D tax credit claims made by companies registered in each NUTS1 region. Data for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 are available at the above link.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for previous years back to 2010-11 can be found in the National Archives:</p><p> </p><p>2012-13</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150131064316/https:/www.gov.uk/government/collections/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150131064316/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit</a></p><p> </p><p>2011-12</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140206152752/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/research-tc.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140206152752/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/research-tc.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>2010-11</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102193237/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/research-tc.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102193237/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/research-tc.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The regional split is based on the company’s registered office address, which may not be where the R&amp;D activity takes place. Companies may make more than one claim in the same year. These data should therefore be interpreted with caution.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/01/2018 15:52:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818718

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 130 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, how much has funding has been allocated to (a) transport, (b) housing, (c) digital and (d) research & development in each NUTS 1 region by the National Productivity Investment Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	121482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>A large proportion of funding from the NPIF – established at Autumn Statement 2016 and expanded to £31bn at Autumn Budget 2017 – has already been allocated to its four target sectors: transport, housing, digital communications and R&amp;D. Breakdowns within these sectors can be found on page 44 of the 2017 Autumn Budget document. Specific projects are selected through a variety of mechanisms that are tailored to achieve programme goals and ensure high value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Funding allocations from the NPIF are not specifically made by region. However the NPIF is intended to fund projects that help to boost productivity and prosperity throughout the UK and across regions. For example, at the Autumn Budget 2017, the government made an allocation specifically benefitting the North East, announcing £337m of new funding from the NPIF to replace rolling stock on the Tyne &amp; Wear Metro. It also established a new £1.7bn Transforming Cities Fund. This funding will be widely distributed, with £840m of per capita funding to be transferred to the six Mayoral Combined Authorities with directly elected mayors, and £840m open for competition for transport projects in cities. These announcements and others demonstrate a commitment to invest to improve productivity in all UK regions.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/01/2018 14:16:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

712426

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding each NUTS 1 region will receive from the Government's policy to top-up the apprenticeship levy in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	68618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy will apply across the UK and will be collected from employers on a UK wide basis.</p><p> </p><p>In England, levy paying employers will be able to access their funds through the apprenticeship service to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment. Employers will also benefit from a 10% top up to monthly funds entering an account.</p><p> </p><p>Regional forecasts of contribution to the apprenticeship levy have not been made, and it not possible to say how much each local area will benefit from the 10% top up. However, the expected yield for the apprenticeship levy is published in table B.5: ‘Current Receipts’, in the Spring Budget 2017 document available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597467/spring_budget_2017_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597467/spring_budget_2017_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/03/2017 15:55:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

710454

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2016 to Question 42176, on tax collection, for what reason technical risks not subject to litigation do not form part of the tax gap; and what proportion of unpaid corporation tax identified as technical risks not subject to litigation was collected by the Exchequer in the last two fiscal years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	67540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The large business corporation tax gap relates to those cases where it was not possible to reach agreement on the amount of tax to be paid. Tax on technical risks not subject to litigation are excluded from the tax gap because for these cases agreement is expected or has been reached between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the customer in line with the Litigation and Settlement Strategy. HMRC collects the tax due under the law in accordance with the published Litigation and Settlement Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/03/2017 11:54:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

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

657022

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Statement of 14 November 2016, HCWS252, on off-payroll review 2014-15, how much was paid from the public purse to the 504 contractors who did not provide sufficient reassurance of their tax affairs; and how much has since been recovered by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	57164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The annex attached to the Written Statement of 14 November 2016 detailing the results of the off-payroll review provides a breakdown of which departments sought assurances on the tax affairs of their contractors earning more than £220 per day for more than six months, including how many such contractors had assurances sought about them and how many did not provide adequate assurance. The total number of off-payroll engagements across departments and their total value is outside the remit of the off-payroll review, and it not held by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>A failure to provide assurance does not conclusively denote anything about the tax arrangements of the individuals concerned. For example, in some of the 504 instances the engagements came to a natural conclusion before assurance was received. Nevertheless, referrals to HMRC for further investigation occurred in all relevant cases across government. HMRC will investigate rule bending and breaking, including fraud investigation by both specialist civil and criminal teams where appropriate. HMRC are unable to provide details of individual cases due to taxpayer confidentiality so it is not possible to calculate the amount of tax recovered as a result of the referrals.</p><p> </p><p>The review found that not all relevant contracts contained the clause required to allow departments to seek assurance. However, assurance was requested and received from the majority of contractors regardless. As I set out in my Statement of 14 November 2016, I expect departments to have these clauses in place and departments can expect to be fined if breaches of this nature are found in the next review. The table below details contracts that, as part of this review, cannot be confirmed as containing the required clause:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>Number of new engagements, or those that reached six months in duration, between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>Number that cannot be confirmed as including contractual clauses giving the department the right to request assurance in relation to income tax and NICs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIS ALBs</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCLG ALBs</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFE ALBs</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFT ALBs</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH ALBs</p></td><td><p>1217</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP ALBs</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OFQUAL</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OFWAT</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKEF</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 57165 57166 question first answered 20/12/2016 10:54:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

657023

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Statement of 14 November 2016, HCWS252, on off-payroll review 2014-15, which departments sought assurances on the tax affairs of 3,034 of their contractors; how many such contractors had assurances sought about them for each such Department; to which departments the 504 cases belonged; and what proportion of contracts by Department the 3,034 represents.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	57165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The annex attached to the Written Statement of 14 November 2016 detailing the results of the off-payroll review provides a breakdown of which departments sought assurances on the tax affairs of their contractors earning more than £220 per day for more than six months, including how many such contractors had assurances sought about them and how many did not provide adequate assurance. The total number of off-payroll engagements across departments and their total value is outside the remit of the off-payroll review, and it not held by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>A failure to provide assurance does not conclusively denote anything about the tax arrangements of the individuals concerned. For example, in some of the 504 instances the engagements came to a natural conclusion before assurance was received. Nevertheless, referrals to HMRC for further investigation occurred in all relevant cases across government. HMRC will investigate rule bending and breaking, including fraud investigation by both specialist civil and criminal teams where appropriate. HMRC are unable to provide details of individual cases due to taxpayer confidentiality so it is not possible to calculate the amount of tax recovered as a result of the referrals.</p><p> </p><p>The review found that not all relevant contracts contained the clause required to allow departments to seek assurance. However, assurance was requested and received from the majority of contractors regardless. As I set out in my Statement of 14 November 2016, I expect departments to have these clauses in place and departments can expect to be fined if breaches of this nature are found in the next review. The table below details contracts that, as part of this review, cannot be confirmed as containing the required clause:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>Number of new engagements, or those that reached six months in duration, between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>Number that cannot be confirmed as including contractual clauses giving the department the right to request assurance in relation to income tax and NICs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIS ALBs</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCLG ALBs</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFE ALBs</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFT ALBs</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH ALBs</p></td><td><p>1217</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP ALBs</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OFQUAL</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OFWAT</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKEF</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 57164 57166 question first answered 20/12/2016 10:54:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

657024

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Statement of 14 November 2016, HCWS252, on off-payroll review 2014-15, how many Government contracts which did not allow departments to seek assurance regarding contractors' tax affairs there were by Department; and what proportion of contracts issued in 2014-15 that number represents by Department.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	57166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The annex attached to the Written Statement of 14 November 2016 detailing the results of the off-payroll review provides a breakdown of which departments sought assurances on the tax affairs of their contractors earning more than £220 per day for more than six months, including how many such contractors had assurances sought about them and how many did not provide adequate assurance. The total number of off-payroll engagements across departments and their total value is outside the remit of the off-payroll review, and it not held by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>A failure to provide assurance does not conclusively denote anything about the tax arrangements of the individuals concerned. For example, in some of the 504 instances the engagements came to a natural conclusion before assurance was received. Nevertheless, referrals to HMRC for further investigation occurred in all relevant cases across government. HMRC will investigate rule bending and breaking, including fraud investigation by both specialist civil and criminal teams where appropriate. HMRC are unable to provide details of individual cases due to taxpayer confidentiality so it is not possible to calculate the amount of tax recovered as a result of the referrals.</p><p> </p><p>The review found that not all relevant contracts contained the clause required to allow departments to seek assurance. However, assurance was requested and received from the majority of contractors regardless. As I set out in my Statement of 14 November 2016, I expect departments to have these clauses in place and departments can expect to be fined if breaches of this nature are found in the next review. The table below details contracts that, as part of this review, cannot be confirmed as containing the required clause:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>Number of new engagements, or those that reached six months in duration, between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>Number that cannot be confirmed as including contractual clauses giving the department the right to request assurance in relation to income tax and NICs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIS ALBs</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCLG ALBs</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFE ALBs</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFT ALBs</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH ALBs</p></td><td><p>1217</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP ALBs</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OFQUAL</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OFWAT</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKEF</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 57164 57165 question first answered 20/12/2016 10:54:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

657278

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Concentrix
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Statement of 14 November 2016, HCWS251, update on HM Revenue and Customs' contract with Concentrix, of those Mandatory Considerations against Concentrix tax credit decisions that are still outstanding, what the dates were on which the cases relating to those decisions were first lodged; and what the date was when the case longest awaiting consideration was lodged.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	57162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>As at 18 December 2016 there are 1,302 Concentrix related Mandatory Reconsiderations outstanding.</p><p> </p><p>The oldest case still outstanding was received on 28 November 2016, all other outstanding Mandatory Reconsiderations were received after 28 November.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/12/2016 10:47:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

647600

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the National Productivity Investment Fund money will be spent in each NUTS 1 region.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	55307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The government has established a National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) to provide £23bn of additional spending between 2017/18 and 2021/22. Every penny spent by the UK government is explicitly earmarked for areas that are critical to boosting productivity: economic infrastructure (transport and digital communications), Research and Development (R&amp;D), and housing.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about specifically how and where this money will be invested will be set out by the relevant departments and agencies in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Where spending on measures within the NPIF does not extend to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, the devolved administrations will receive funding through the Barnett formula in the usual way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/12/2016 11:07:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

647601

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff will be employed in administering the National Productivity Investment Fund; and how many such staff will be employed in each NUTS 1 region.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	55308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The National Productivity Investment Fund will be administered by HM Treasury in collaboration with relevant departments and expert bodies, as set out in paragraph 3.9 of the Autumn Statement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/12/2016 11:09:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

647606

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	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, if he will publish (a) vehicle excise duty and (b) fuel duty revenues by NUTS 1 region for each of the last three fiscal years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	55285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Fuel duty is paid on hydrocarbon oil when it is released for consumption in the UK, either from a UK refinery or an excise warehouse. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not collect data about the location where the tax liability arose. HMRC therefore does not hold the data to produce reliable regional estimates.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel duty receipts for the whole of the UK are published by HMRC, and are available in the Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>HMRC also publishes an estimate of fuel duty receipts for each of the countries in the UK, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts</a></p><p> </p><p>National VED revenues are published in the annual Budget report. Figures for fiscal years 2014-15 and 2015-16 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508193/HMT_Budget_2016_Web_Accessible.pdf</p><p> </p><p>For fiscal year 2013-14, the figures are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416330/47881_Budget_2015_Web_Accessible.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to publish either Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) or fuel duty revenues by NUTS 1 region.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/12/2016 14:29:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

647607

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how (a) much funding and (b) many full-time equivalent staff the National Infrastructure Commission has allocated to its projects on (i) London transport, (ii) Transport for the North and (iii) the Cambridge-Milton Keynes- Oxford growth corridor.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	55286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has its own budget, and under the terms of the Charter for the NIC published in October 2016, it has complete discretion over its work programme and resource allocation. The government does not hold exact figures on the funding and resource allocations for each of the NIC’s projects.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/12/2016 11:11:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

647608

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Housing Infrastructure Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which date local authorities will be able to bid for funding from the Housing Infrastructure Fund; and how the Government plans to assess which areas have the greatest housing need in allocating those funds.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	55287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund will be used to support local authorities in areas of high housing demand to deliver up to 100,000 homes through providing the vital infrastructure needed to make new housing developments possible – whether that is delivering new roads, faster broadband or improvements to gas and water supply.</p><p> </p><p>Money will be competitively allocated to the projects that deliver additional homes in areas of high housing demand. Further details will be set out next year.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/12/2016 11:08:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson