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598391

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
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 the soft drinks industry levy on (a) small businesses and (b) the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	47898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government published an initial impact assessment alongside the consultation document.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:11:54 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

428637

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Councillors: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the taxation of travel expenses for councillors in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	16597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>A new exemption from tax and National Insurance Contributions for councillors’ travel expenses will take effect from 6 April 2016. This was legislated for in the Summer Finance Bill. It will apply to travel expenses paid to councillors across the UK, including those in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2015 12:48:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

423234

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aggregates Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent to date on legal fees in respect of the case against the Aggregates Levy brought by the British Aggregates Association.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	13069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The lawfulness of the Aggregates Levy been challenged in the UK and European courts for over thirteen years by the British Aggregates Association. No court has ever found the levy to be unlawful.</p><br /><p>The legal challenges have also caused many years of uncertainty for industry, and have prevented the government from making any significant changes to the levy.</p><br /><p>The government’s legal costs are not finalised and are continuing to rise. This should be viewed against over £4 billion (and rising) in levy revenue that the government’s defence is protecting.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/10/2015 14:22:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

224190

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reopen the Listed Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund for grant applications.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	225767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The government announced £15m for a new Listed Places of Worship – Roof Repair fund at Autumn Statement 2014. 1,900 applications have been received for the very successful scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Applications opened on Wednesday 3<sup>rd</sup> December and closed on Friday 30<sup>th</sup> January.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 11/03/2015 14:27:36 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

175666

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints his Department has received concerning the inability of people who have applied for pensioner bonds to have their applications dealt with owing to breakdowns in the website of the agency handling the sale.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	221926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The 65+ “Pensioner” Bond launch has had the biggest opening sales of any retail financial product in Britain’s modern history. In advance of the launch NS&amp;I doubled the size of their call centres, and have now added further staff to help manage the high call volumes. National Savings &amp; Investment’s website is operating normally. This remains the easiest route by which to invest and provides immediate assurance that an application has been received. Customers can also invest by making a postal application. NS&amp;I publish six monthly total complaint data on nsandi.com.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/02/2015 14:03:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

175667

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what value of pensioner bonds have been sold to applicants from (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	221927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The 65+ “Pensioner” Bond launch has had the biggest opening sales of any retail financial product in Britain’s modern history.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Detailed figures on different aspects of the sale cannot reliably be given for a bond which is still on sale, and this is particularly the case for an issuance of this size.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 222447 222448 222470 question first answered 03/02/2015 18:00:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

175668

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of the pensioner bonds that were issued in the recent sale of those assets.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	221928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The 65+ Bond remains on sale, and NS&amp;I are taking thousands of transactions every day. The Government made £10bn worth of the bond available. This policy was a huge success - £1,150m of these bonds were sold in the first two days, to over 110,000 pensioners. The information on how many bonds were sold in the 2014/15 year will be made available in NS&amp;I’s annual report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/02/2015 17:51:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

155736

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid out in tax credits in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	214473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Expenditure figures of Tax Credits for 2013-14 are available on the HM Revenue and Customs receipts publication <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/364582/20141015_Sepmonthlyreceipts.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/364582/20141015_Sepmonthlyreceipts.xls</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/11/2014 12:31:03 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

147437

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been recovered from people who fraudulently claimed tax credits in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	214040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) do not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:13:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

147438

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
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 value of tax credits which were claimed fraudulently in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	214041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the central estimate of the levels of error and fraud in the tax credit system for each of the last five tax years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Central estimate of Error and Fraud as a percentage of finalised tax credits entitlement</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.9%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.1%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.3%</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>7.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Central estimate of the total net Error &amp; Fraud value (billion)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,060</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,270</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,090</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>£2,010</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest published statistics relating to tax credit error and fraud can be found in the attached link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/316032/Random_Enquiry_2012-13_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/316032/Random_Enquiry_2012-13_final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/11/2014 17:05:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson