http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons&use-dates=True&dept=29&uin=213752<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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In February 2015, the Government published the Invitations to Tender for the Northern and TransPennine rail franchises. The specification includes a substantial package of upgrades including new services and some new trains in order to phase out the outdated Pacer trains by 2020.<\/p>
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It will be for bidders to set out how they will meet the specification set out by Government, noting that a key part of the bid evaluation criteria is price.<\/p>
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The final cost of phasing out the pacer trains is subject to the outcome of the competition. The Government\u2019s initial estimate for the costs of the proposals, including 120 new build train vehicles, is approximately £250 million across the nine years of the Northern franchise, however we would expect the prices received by bidders through the competition to be lower than this.<\/p>
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HMRC\u2019s staff dealing with Accelerated Payment Notices are trained to ensure that they have a clear understanding of the relevant legislation and the operational processes to be followed under the Accelerated Payments regime. Where necessary, for example if they are dealing with Accelerated Payment Notices to be issued in a specialist area of the tax code such as Stamp Duty Loan Trusts, staff also receive bespoke technical training in that area.<\/p>
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HM Treasury estimated that £10bn of the 65+ bond would help over a million pensioners.<\/p>
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The original scheme was extended on Sunday 8 February the Chancellor announced the Government will extend the availability of the Bonds. Following the unprecedented demand - which has made this the biggest sale of any retail financial product in Britain's modern history - the Bonds will now be on sale until 15 May 2015.<\/p>
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Applications are received through the internet, by phone and by post, and have different processing times. Transactions undertaken over the internet and by phone receive a debit card receipt confirming that the funds have been taken within a few hours, and they will receive an email confirmation within two days. It takes between 7 and 10 days to process a postal application, this timeframe includes 2 days for the postal delivery service.<\/p>
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The proposed investment allowance will enable operators subject to the North Sea Supplementary Charge to tax to reduce the proportion of their profits subject to that charge. Drilling contractors operating in the North Sea do not generally fall within the North Sea ringfence tax regime and hence are already exempt from the Supplementary Charge.<\/p>
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The number of full time equivalent staff in the specialist inheritance tax compliance teams for the last four years are:
2014/15 148
2013/14 158
2012/13 156
2011/12 153
Prior to 2011/12 the teams were organised and structured in a different way and comparable figures are not available.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has improved the process it used to ensure compliance with inheritance tax law. This has increased the team's efficiency which is reflected in the number of staff deployed.<\/p>"}
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The number of staff, by headcount and full time equivalent (FTE) posts, employed at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices in Belfast, Edinburgh and Nottingham in each of the last five years is shown in the attached table.<\/p>
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The Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes regime to which Question 223223 referred requires promoters of avoidance schemes to notify HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of schemes which meet certain criteria. Users of a notified tax avoidance scheme are required to report this use to HMRC, for appropriate challenge.<\/p>
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Where a dispute on a tax avoidance scheme cannot be settled by agreement, it is open to the user to take the dispute to the Tax Tribunal for a decision. HMRC win around 80% of the avoidance cases users choose to take to court, and many more users decide to settle before they reach litigation.<\/p>
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Tax avoidance schemes are dealt with by way of Tax Tribunal hearing, if necessary moving to the higher Courts where the taxpayer or HMRC are given leave to appeal a decision of the Tribunal.<\/p>
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