The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.<\/p>
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| <\/td> | Thousands<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Year<\/p><\/td> Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC<\/p><\/td> Families benefitting from WTC Only<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007-08<\/p><\/td> 740<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008-09<\/p><\/td> 760<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009-10<\/p><\/td> 780<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> 800<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> 750<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> 600<\/p><\/td> <\/p> Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> The decrease in the number of self employed households in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the \u2018Second Income Threshold\u2019 of tax credits in April 2012. This policy change removed a large number of higher income households from the whole tax credits population.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In general, there is and has been a long term trend of growth in the number of self employed people.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed people claimed (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in corporation tax by businesses registered in Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such taxation was paid by small and medium-sized enterprises.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish details of the Government's proposed legislation to provide for a controlled release of non-financial VAT registration data for specific purposes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid through working tax credits to people in Bolton North East constituency in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/46725/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC enforce the national minimum wage legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999. It does that by investigating all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.<\/p> <\/p> HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have a legal duty of confidentiality towards their customers. For NMW, this includes employers and their workers. This means that HMRC cannot supply all the information requested as this would breach HMRC's statutory duty of confidentiality under s18(1) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005.<\/p> <\/p> Fines are associated with criminal offences. Where minimum wage arrears are identified for any pay reference periods starting on or after 6 April 2009, the employer will be charged an automatic penalty. The rate of the penalty charge was 50% of the arrears falling in pay periods after 6 April 2009 (minimum penalty charge was £100 and the maximum was £5,000).<\/p> <\/p> The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.<\/p> <\/p> To ensure that underpaid workers receive the arrears of national minimum wage due to them, HMRC contacts every employer for confirmation that they have paid the arrears to workers. In cases where 5 or fewer workers are owed arrears HMRC also contacts all those workers for confirmation of payment. In cases where more than 5 workers are identified as being owed arrears HMRC contacts an additional sample of workers for confirmation of payment.<\/p> <\/p> HMRC records information by Standard Industry Codes. The table below shows the number of employers in the Social Care sector found to be non-compliant with NMW legislation in the last year. Also shown are the value of arrears, the number of underpaid workers identified and the value of penalties issued to employers as a result of those investigations.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> Number of employers recorded as Social Care Sector and found to be non-compliant<\/p><\/td> Arrears identified during those investigations<\/p><\/td> Underpaid workers identified during those investigations<\/p><\/td> Penalties issued during those investigations<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013-14<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> £800,883<\/p><\/td> 3,620<\/p><\/td> £46,020<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which social care providers have been identified by HM Revenue and Customs as non-compliant with national minimum wage legislation; how much is owed in arrears by each such provider and to how many workers; and what value of fines have been levied on such providers to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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