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156587

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Vulture Funds: Argentina
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 17 November 2014, Official Report, column 49, what workarounds the Government is proposing so that Argentina can avoid technical default without paying vulture funds in full.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	215171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Securing the resolution of its sovereign debts is a matter for the government of Argentina. We encourage Argentina and its creditors to work towards a negotiated resolution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to actively engage in ongoing discussions to improve the operation of sovereign debt restructurings in international fora, including supporting the International Monetary Fund’s work on the contractual framework that has proposed new measures to reduce the power of holdout creditors in future debt restructurings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/11/2014 17:44:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

156625

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tynemouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Tynemouth constituency paid the top rate of income tax in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	215256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of additional rate income tax payers liable to pay by government office regions, including North East England, are published in HMRC’s income tax statistics, table 2.2: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Constituency level information on additional rate tax payers is not published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/11/2014 16:25:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

156699

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the Irish government about the double-Irish system of reducing the UK tax obligations of multinational corporations.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	215311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>There are regular discussions of international tax issues in the ECOFIN Council, in the OECD and in other international fora including the G20. The UK is playing a leading role in reform of the international tax rules to ensure that companies pay their fair share.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all aspects of the tax system under review. Changes to the UK tax system are announced as part of the normal fiscal cycle.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 215312 question first answered 26/11/2014 16:31:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

156700

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Multinational Companies
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 UK tax revenue foregone as a result of the double-Irish system.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	215312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>There are regular discussions of international tax issues in the ECOFIN Council, in the OECD and in other international fora including the G20. The UK is playing a leading role in reform of the international tax rules to ensure that companies pay their fair share.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all aspects of the tax system under review. Changes to the UK tax system are announced as part of the normal fiscal cycle.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 215311 question first answered 26/11/2014 16:31:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

156701

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Multinational Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will request the EU's inspection teams to provide details of all preferential tax deals between (a) Luxembourg, (b) the Netherlands and (c) Ireland and multinational corporations which trade in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	215308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The European Commission has a duty of confidentiality to Member States in relation to the information they provide to the Commission. Where appropriate, HMRC can request information relevant to UK tax matters directly from the fiscal authorities in Member States under existing arrangements for the exchange of information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/11/2014 16:23:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

156702

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Luxembourg
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the government of Luxembourg about that country's tax agreements with multinational corporations who trade in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	215309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury does not comment on confidential inquiries relating to the tax decisions of other Member States. The nature of State aid investigations is that they examine the specific circumstances in each case. It is therefore for each Member State to provide their own evidence to the European Commission. More widely, the UK is playing a leading role in reform of the international tax rules to ensure that companies pay their fair share, including in discussions in ECOFIN, the OECD and other international fora.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 215310 question first answered 26/11/2014 16:18:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

156703

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Multinational Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence he has given to the EU inquiry into the extent and means of tax avoidance by multinational corporations through Luxembourg and Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	215310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury does not comment on confidential inquiries relating to the tax decisions of other Member States. The nature of State aid investigations is that they examine the specific circumstances in each case. It is therefore for each Member State to provide their own evidence to the European Commission. More widely, the UK is playing a leading role in reform of the international tax rules to ensure that companies pay their fair share, including in discussions in ECOFIN, the OECD and other international fora.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 215309 question first answered 26/11/2014 16:18:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

156718

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what supply side reforms he is undertaking to encourage investment in start-up technology businesses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a comprehensive set of measures to encourage investment in start-up and technology businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Tax-advantaged venture capital schemes provide generous tax reliefs to encourage private investment. The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) introduced in 2012 and made permanent at Budget 2014 has helped over 2,000 companies raise in excess of £175m in investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank has a range of schemes to support investment in smaller companies with growth potential. The Business Angel Co-Fund has facilitated over £100m of investment in 50 high-growth companies since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK provides support for innovative small and medium sized enterprises. Its Smart funding programme offers grants of up to £250,000 for ambitious high growth smaller businesses in technology, science or engineering industries for research and development projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/11/2014 14:37:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156720

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Japan
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 potential effects of the Japanese recession on the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury continually monitors global economic developments, including those in Europe and Japan, and their impact on the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the most open economies in the world through trade and financial channels, so we are not immune from global developments. Despite the effects of these developments, the UK was the fastest growing major advanced economy (G7) in the first half of the year, the deficit is falling and there are record levels of people in work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor said last month: “We need to send a clear message out around the world that we have a stable economy, that our economic plan is working, and that we’re not going to deviate from that economic plan, so that people around the world know that while Britain is not immune from what is going on in the world we can take steps to protect ourselves.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 215132 question first answered 26/11/2014 13:47:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156721

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Europe
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 effect of slow economic growth in Europe on the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury continually monitors global economic developments, including those in Europe and Japan, and their impact on the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the most open economies in the world through trade and financial channels, so we are not immune from global developments. Despite the effects of these developments, the UK was the fastest growing major advanced economy (G7) in the first half of the year, the deficit is falling and there are record levels of people in work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor said last month: “We need to send a clear message out around the world that we have a stable economy, that our economic plan is working, and that we’re not going to deviate from that economic plan, so that people around the world know that while Britain is not immune from what is going on in the world we can take steps to protect ourselves.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 215130 question first answered 26/11/2014 13:47:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell