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174663

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HM Revenue and Customs helplines from numbers in (a) England and (b) the Bedford 01234 area were answered in (i) less than two minutes, (ii) between two and five minutes, (iii) between six and 10 minutes, (iv) between 10 and 20 minutes, (v) between 20 and 30 minutes, (vi) between 30 and 45 minutes, (vii) between 45 minutes and one hour, (viii) more than an hour after the start of the call in each of the last six months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	221351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/01/2015 17:09:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

174664

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Rhyl
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department arising from the closure of HM Revenue and Customs facilities in Rhyl.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>Although as part of a national initiative, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ceased its Enquiry Centre operation in Llys Anwyl, Rhyl in June 2014, there is still a current requirement to house the Department’s Executive Agency (the Valuation Office Agency) staff here. The building is still held by HMRC and the department has not yet agreed the surrender of the Enquiry Centre space.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/01/2015 16:53:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174665

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of personal allowance increases on those in work.
tabling member constituency	Newbury
tabling member printed	Richard Benyon
uin	221327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has announced successive above inflation increases in the personal allowance this parliament, rising from £6,475 to £10,600 in April 2015 (an increase of 64%).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The increases in the personal allowance since 2010 will reduce income tax paid by typical basic rate taxpayers by £825.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These increases will also reduce income tax paid by someone working full time on the National Minimum Wage by £618.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date (2014-2015) the increases have benefitted 26 million individuals.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/01/2015 16:45:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon

174668

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Rangers Football Club
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to pursue a claim for costs against Rangers Football Club.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Mr Brian H. Donohoe
uin	221441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested was not held within the Department in the form requested. A number of parties were involved in litigation and it was not possible to extract costs relating to an individual party without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 221440 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:04:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	586 label Biography information for Mr Brian H. Donohoe

174669

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Rangers Football Club
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2014 to Question 205620, how his Department calculated the cost of providing the information requested.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Mr Brian H. Donohoe
uin	221440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested was not held within the Department in the form requested. A number of parties were involved in litigation and it was not possible to extract costs relating to an individual party without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 221441 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:04:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	586 label Biography information for Mr Brian H. Donohoe

174670

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria HM Revenue and Customs uses to assess the prudence of settling a tax case when costs of pursuing a case are compared to the settlement offer.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Mr Brian H. Donohoe
uin	221400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC’s) approach to taking-up, working and settling disputes is set out in its published Litigation and Settlement Strategy (LSS). Governance procedures for how HMRC settles big value disputes are set out in the published Code of Governance for resolving tax disputes.</p><p><br>Together the LSS and the Code of Governance assure taxpayers that tax rules are applied appropriately and even-handedly by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 221401 question first answered 29/01/2015 16:18:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	586 label Biography information for Mr Brian H. Donohoe

174671

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HM Revenue and Customs' accounting procedures relating to assessing the cost of pursuing big value claims.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Mr Brian H. Donohoe
uin	221401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC’s) approach to taking-up, working and settling disputes is set out in its published Litigation and Settlement Strategy (LSS). Governance procedures for how HMRC settles big value disputes are set out in the published Code of Governance for resolving tax disputes.</p><p><br>Together the LSS and the Code of Governance assure taxpayers that tax rules are applied appropriately and even-handedly by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 221400 question first answered 29/01/2015 16:18:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	586 label Biography information for Mr Brian H. Donohoe

174356

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue is protected by applying the EU VAT place of supply rules to micro businesses and sole traders which operate under the UK VAT threshold.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	221289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>A Tax information and Impact Note was published on 10 December 2013, which included an assessment of the additional revenue raised by the change. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385370/OLD_complete_v3.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385370/OLD_complete_v3.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/03/2015 17:47:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

174357

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of administrative burden the EU VAT place of supply rules places on (a) micro businesses and sole traders and (b) large multinational companies.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	221290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>A Tax Information and Impact Note was published on 10 December 2013 which included an assessment of the impact on small and micro businesses. It is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264647/Overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264647/Overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/01/2015 17:42:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

174358

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the way in which (a) the UK and (b) other EU member states have applied the EU VAT place of supply legislation to micro businesses and sole traders.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	221287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The new VAT place of supply rules were agreed by all Member States and apply to all businesses across the EU supplying digital services to consumers in other Member States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/01/2015 17:41:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris