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registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in reducing levels of tax avoidance in the UK's Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	202916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government is at the forefront of the global response to international aggressive tax planning and cross-border evasion, driving the international tax, transparency and trade agenda forward under the UK's G8 presidency in 2013, and fully backing the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Prime Minister's leadership of the G8, the UK has led a global leap forward in international tax transparency, meaning there are fewer places to hide. We are imposing tough new sanctions for those who do not come forward under HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) offshore disclosure facilities. There will be serious consequences for those who continue to believe they can hide wealth offshore, when later on this year HMRC will consult on a new strict liability criminal offence that could mean jail for those who do not declare taxable offshore income. HMRC will also consult on tougher civil sanctions. In addition, last year the Government entered into a series of Intergovernmental Agreements with the overseas territories which will ensure that from September 2016 HMRC will receive details of UK residents who have bank accounts and other investments in the overseas territories.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC co-operates with tax authorities in other countries, in areas such as exchange of information and recovery of tax. Following the commitments made at the G8, all of the UK's Overseas Territories with financial centres and the Crown Dependencies have taken significant steps forward on tax transparency putting them at the forefront of this agenda globally. In addition to signing agreements with the UK for the automatic exchange of tax information, they have also agreed to be early adopters of the new global standard for automatic exchange of tax information, committing to an ambitious timetable of implementation as members of a group of 44 countries and jurisdictions.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/07/2014 15:12:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

64464

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mapeley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 675W, on Mapeley, how many years the Private Finance Initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley Steps Contractor Limited has left to run.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	202953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>As explained in the answer I gave on 1 July 2014, Official Report, Column Reference 581W, a copy of the contract, which runs until April 2021, can be viewed on the National Archive website at <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/steps-contract.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/steps-contract.htm</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/07/2014 14:51:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

64577

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received child and working tax credits in 2009 and in each year since.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>The finalised annual award Child and Working Tax Credits statistics for 2012-13 are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><ins>Since </ins><ins>the original PQ answer was issued, HM Revenue and Customs</ins><ins> have revised figures for finalised Child and Working Tax Credit Statistics for 2012-13. As such, figures in the referenced publication of interest may </ins><ins>have </ins><ins>be</ins><ins>en</ins><ins> subject to change</ins><ins>.</ins></ins></p><p> </p><p>The finalised annual award Child and Working Tax Credits statistics for 2011-12 are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>For the years 2009-10 to 2010-11, please refer to the archived publication webpage:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121106034103/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/final-award-geog.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121106034103/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/final-award-geog.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 2 of these publications provide a breakdown of figures by local authority, including York.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 3 of these publications provide a breakdown of figures by parliamentary constituency, including York Central.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 02/07/2014 14:56:46 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2015 11:55:28 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes previous answer version 7633 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64280

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Lloyds Bank: TSB
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role his Department played in the decision to separate Lloyds and TSB.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	202713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Lloyds Banking Group is required to divest part of its UK banking business – TSB – as a result of European Commission approval of the aid it received from the UK Government during the financial crisis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The TSB divestment was part of a wider package of measures to ensure that the recapitalisation of Lloyds was compliant with the single market. The State aid agreement is therefore between HM Government and Lloyds, and between the Government and the European Commission.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/07/2014 16:35:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

64282

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mapeley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 197W, on Mapeley, whether HM Revenue and Customs reviewed these commercial provisions following the raising of financial concerns by Mapeley in November 2001.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	202739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>There have been no material changes to the relevant commercial provisions in the STEPS contract. A copy of the contract can be viewed on the National Archive website at <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/steps-contract.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/steps-contract.htm</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2014 14:18:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

64333

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken in response to EU Council Regulation 692/2014 to (a) identify goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol and exclude them from entry into the UK and (b) ensure no individual or business based in the UK provides, directly or indirectly, financing, financial assistance or insurance or reinsurance related to the import of such goods from Crimea or Sevastopol.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	202740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs<strong> (</strong>HMRC) has set up customs risk profiles to target goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol in response to EU Council Regulation 692/2014. The profiles are targeting Crimean postcodes. The risk profiles are being monitored and will be adjusted as circumstances require.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As with all sanctions introduced by the EU, they have direct effect in the UK and apply directly to UK persons and companies. The Government will take steps to ensure these measures are effectively implemented and enforced.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/07/2014 15:08:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden