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48110

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 724W, on housing benefit: social rented housing, if he will make an interim assessment of the effects of the under-occupancy penalty on rent arrears in the social rented sector in the first year of its introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have already commissioned a two year evaluation of the effects of the removal of the spare room subsidy across Great Britain. The evaluation commenced in April 2013 and is being led by Ipsos-MORI and includes the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research. The final report will be published in late 2015.</p><p>Rent arrears can have multiple causes and levels tend to fluctuate over time. A longer time frame than one year is required in order to factor out short-term fluctuations and to see whether and to what extent the removal of the spare room subsidy has impacted on rent arrears levels.</p><p>There is some evidence that rent arrears levels are falling, as the Homes and Communities Agency reported in February 2014 that the median level of arrears among larger housing associations had fallen from 4.1% in the second quarter of 2013-14 to 3.9% in the third quarter of 2013-14.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48109

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 724W, on housing benefit: social rented housing, for what reasons his Department has determined that a longer timeframe than one year is required to assess the effects of the under-occupancy penalty on rent arrears in the social rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Rent arrears can have multiple causes and levels tend to fluctuate over time. Analysis of monthly, quarterly or even a single year of arrears is insufficient to reliably remove these normal fluctuations, driven by both seasonal and general economic trends, and to determine whether and to what extent the removal of the spare room subsidy has impacted on rent arrears levels</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48077

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 18W, on employee ownership, for what reason the details of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are not available.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Employers are not required to provide details of any shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements to HM Revenue &amp; Customs until they submit their annual employment-related securities return for 2013-14. No details or estimates of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are currently available.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the Exchequer impact of the capital gains tax exemption and the income tax and national insurance treatment of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements in tax years to 2017-18 can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196169 196170 196171 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48078

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 18W, on employee ownership, if he will make an estimate of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Employers are not required to provide details of any shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements to HM Revenue &amp; Customs until they submit their annual employment-related securities return for 2013-14. No details or estimates of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are currently available.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the Exchequer impact of the capital gains tax exemption and the income tax and national insurance treatment of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements in tax years to 2017-18 can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196168 196170 196171 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48079

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 18W, on employee ownership, for what reason the details of the Exchequer impact of the tax rules for the shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are not available.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Employers are not required to provide details of any shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements to HM Revenue &amp; Customs until they submit their annual employment-related securities return for 2013-14. No details or estimates of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are currently available.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the Exchequer impact of the capital gains tax exemption and the income tax and national insurance treatment of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements in tax years to 2017-18 can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196168 196169 196171 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48080

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 18W, on employee ownership, if he will make an estimate of the Exchequer impact of the tax rules for shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>Employers are not required to provide details of any shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements to HM Revenue &amp; Customs until they submit their annual employment-related securities return for 2013-14. No details or estimates of the total value of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements since 1 September 2013 are currently available.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the Exchequer impact of the capital gains tax exemption and the income tax and national insurance treatment of shares awarded under employee shareholder agreements in tax years to 2017-18 can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/tiin/emp-shareholder-status.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 196168 196169 196170 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48071

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 8W, on employee ownership, if he will produce guidelines for companies and employees on choosing independent advisers provided by companies to advise employees about the Shares for Rights Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>Detailed guidance on the employee shareholder status was published on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website before the status came into law on 1 September 2013, and this guidance includes a section on who qualifies as a relevant independent advisor.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48070

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 8W, on employee ownership, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the qualifications and independence of the independent advisers provided by companies to advise employees on their employee shareholder employment status.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>In order for an individual to become an employee shareholder, the individual must obtain advice from a relevant independent adviser on the terms and effect of the proposed agreement. An employee shareholder employment contract is of no effect if an individual does not get independent advice before the agreement is made. It is in the interest of the individual to understand the employee shareholder contract and its implications before they accept a job.</p><p> </p><p>Advice must be given by a qualified lawyer, certified trade union member, certified worker at an advice centre or a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives who is employed in a solicitor's practice. The law does not permit advice from a person employed by the employer to count towards fulfilling the legal advice requirement.</p><p> </p><p>The law is already clear in this area. Government has drawn on the same legal mechanism detailing the provision of advice which is set out in the Employment Rights Act 1996.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47901

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 8W, on employee ownership, what estimate he has made of how many people will apply to be an employee shareholder under the Shares for Rights Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The employee shareholder status is a new employment status that is optional for companies and offer and for individuals to take up. There is no requirement for individuals to apply to Government to become an employee shareholder or for companies to register or apply to Government to use it.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has therefore made no assessment of levels of current or future take-up.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott grouped question UIN 196147 question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47902

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 8W, on employee ownership, how many companies have applied to participate in the Shares for Rights Scheme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The employee shareholder status is a new employment status that is optional for companies and offer and for individuals to take up. There is no requirement for individuals to apply to Government to become an employee shareholder or for companies to register or apply to Government to use it.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has therefore made no assessment of levels of current or future take-up.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott grouped question UIN 196146 question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham