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I did not write to the Chair of the Police Remuneration Review Body ahead of the 2019/20 pay round. The Home Secretary\u2019s remit letter was published on 10 January 2019.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4097", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Elizabeth Truss"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Norfolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Elizabeth Truss"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-14T12:03:43.157Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Police: Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the Chair of the Police Remuneration Review Body on the public sector pay round 2019-20.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4473", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Louise Haigh"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield, Heeley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Louise Haigh"} ], "uin" : "219506"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1058823", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1058823/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the most recent statutory report which the Treasury provided to Parliament as required by Section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010 and which covers the period 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018. The report was laid in Parliament on 15 October 2018 and is available in the Printed Paper Office.<\/p>
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This report shows, in Table 2.A, that the remaining principal repayments are due in tranches from 15 April 2019 until 26 March 2021. The UK has received interest payments since the disbursement of the loan, listed in Table 2.B. The timetable for repayment set out in the report remains unchanged and the UK Government expect the repayment of the bilateral loan to Ireland on time and in full.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4051", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Glen"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Salisbury"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "John Glen"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-14T14:34:31.63Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Republic of Ireland is on schedule to repay its loan from the UK by March 2021.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Londonderry"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Gregory Campbell"} ], "uin" : "219331"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1058890", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1058890/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Asset Protection Agency (APA) was set up by the Government in 2009 to manage the Asset Protection Scheme (APS). The APA supported financial stability and the taxpayers\u2019 interest by protecting financial institutions participating in the APS against exceptional credit losses on high-risk assets.<\/p>
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An APA Remuneration Committee advised the Chief Executive and Advisory Board on remuneration for APA staff, and advised HM Treasury on remuneration for the Chief Executive. Performance awards were made based on individual performance appraisals, which were undertaken in line with Civil Service appraisal and performance award policies. Further information on remuneration is publicly available in the APA Annual Report and Accounts here: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130129110533/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/apa.htm<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> The HMT Operations Committee approved the pay principles to be adopted in setting salary ranges for APA staff. Remuneration packages for senior APA staff were approved by the Cabinet Office.<\/p> <\/p> The Senior Oversight Committee was established by RBS in compliance with the APS governance and oversight conditions. The Committee consisted of RBS senior management personnel and a non-executive director of RBS. The APA leadership team attended Committee meetings as non-voting observers.<\/p>"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1056698", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1056698/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/strong>The information requested is not held. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the tax gap, which will encompass fraud, for VAT, excise duties and customs duty \u2013 the latter is contained within the Department\u2019s estimates of \u2018other taxes\u2019. However, it is not possible to subdivide these tax gap estimates into fraud that occurs at the United Kingdom border and fraud that occurs elsewhere. Tax gap estimates for VAT, excise duties and other taxes for tax years 2005-06 to 2016-17 are available in chapters 2, 3 and 6, respectively, of HMRC\u2019s publication Measuring Tax Gaps 2018. This report is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of fraud in (a) VAT, (b) customs duty and (c) excise duties at the United Kingdom border in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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