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49193

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people did not meet the 31 January 2014 deadline for making their tax return.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	197291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>Of the 10.7 million 2012-13 Self Assessment tax returns due by 31 January 2014 around 708,800 (6.6%) were not filed by the filing deadline. </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

49212

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which meetings or telephone calls have taken place between Ministers and officials in his Department and (a) the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, (b) BlackRock, (c) Capital Research, (d) Fidelity Worldwide, (e) GIC, (f) Henderson, (g) JP Morgan, (h) Kuwait Investment Office, (i) Lansdowne Partners, (j) Lazard Asset Management, (k) Och Ziff, Schroders, (l) Soros, (m) Standard Life, (n) Third Point and (o) Threadneedle since 2010 and what was discussed in any such discussions.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	197329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Details of officials' meetings with external organisations are not held centrally and it would entail disproportionate cost to collate this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

49249

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will next meet representatives of energy-intensive industries to discuss the EU Commission's draft Environmental and Energy State Aid Guidelines.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	197358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Treasury ministers meet with a range of stakeholders on an ongoing basis, including energy intensive industries. For instance the Chancellor recently visited Tata Steel's Port Talbot plant. The Chancellor has written to representatives of energy-intensive industries about the Environmental and Energy State Aid Guidelines and instructed officials to meet with them to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

49327

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of unscrupulous money lending in (a) the UK, (b) East Midlands, (c) Nottinghamshire and (d) Ashfield in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	197321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not made an estimate about levels of unscrupulous money lending. The National Audit Office estimated that unaddressed detriment in the UK consumer credit market cost consumers £450m in 2011-12.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market. The new, more robust Financial Conduct Authority regime will help to deliver the Government's vision for a well functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet consumers' needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

49335

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) inspections, (b) findings of non-compliance, (c) prosecutions and (d) convictions have been handled by HM Revenue and Customs to non-payment of the minimum wage in each region in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government take the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC reviews every complaint that is referred to it, investigating the complaint and, in addition, carrying out targeted enforcement where we identify a high risk of non-payment of NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The information for the time period requested is detailed in the table below. HMRC does not keep statistics at regional level for the purposes of completed inspections and non-compliance. However, the location of the employers prosecuted is included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial</p><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Completed</p><p>Inspections</p></td><td><p>Non-</p><p>Compliance</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Employer</p><p>Location</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3643</p></td><td><p>1256</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2904</p></td><td><p>1140</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2534</p></td><td><p>968</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1693</p></td><td><p>736</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1455</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the NMW will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don't, HMRC will pursue recovery through the civil courts. For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, HMRC operates a policy of selective and exemplary criminal investigation action to bolster our overall enforcement strategy. Criminal investigations rarely result in arrears being paid to workers and are reserved only for the most serious cases. All of the prosecutions noted in the table above were successful.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

49373

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax has been collected from insolvency litigation (a) through the Specialist Investigation Unit and (b) in all other insolvency litigation cases handled by HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	197343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>HMRC does not maintain centrally held records of the amount it collects through insolvency litigation. </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

49374

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
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 how much tax will be collected annually from insolvency litigation following reforms to insolvency litigation through the 2012 Legal, Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	197300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>No assessment has been made of how much tax will be collected annually from insolvency litigation following reforms to insolvency litigation through the 2012 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

48908

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) London, (b) Hounslow Borough and (c) Brentford and Isleworth constituency, will benefit from the Government's tax free childcare policy.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Mary Macleod
uin	197018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>The information requested is not available.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	3927 label Biography information for Mary Macleod

48930

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to encourage manufacturing in the UK since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	197138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>With its long-term economic plan, this Government is committed to strong and sustainable growth that is balanced across the economy. Manufacturing is a vital part of this, and the Government has put in place a wide range of measures to improve the wider business environment and support this sector, including both tax reforms and direct support.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has reduced the main rate of corporation tax to improve the business environment and attract investment: it is currently 21%, down from 28% in 2010, and will fall further to 20% in April 2015. Beyond this, support to manufacturing includes the Government committing £3.2bn to the Regional Growth Fund, over £1.5bn of support to specific sectors through theIndustrial Strategy, £345m to the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative, and over £200m to a Catapult centre on High Value Manufacturing. In the recent Budget the Government announced a package of measures to reduce energy bills for manufacturers and improve their competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>There is more to do, but the latest GDP figures and May's manufacturing PMI are encouraging.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

48931

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal measures he has taken to encourage small and medium-sized businesses in the UK since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	197139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The government is committed to making the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business and has introduced a number of fiscal measures since 2010 to encourage small and medium sized businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The government has doubled the Small Business Rate Relief for every year of this Parliament saving businesses occupying small premises over £1.5 billion to date. The government announced additional business rate measures at Autumn Statement 2013, capping business rates increases at 2 per cent in 2014-15, and introducing a special discount of £1,000 for retail premises with rateable values below £50,000 in 2014-15 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2014 the £2,000 Employment Allowance is supporting small businesses aspiring to hire their first employee or expand their workforce. The government has also increased the payable Research and Development tax credit for loss-making small and medium sized businesses from 11 per cent to 14.5 per cent from April 2014, providing particular support for early-stage companies and start-ups.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel costs are significant for many small businesses so the government has implemented the longest duty freeze for over 20 years. In total, by 2015-16 a small business with a van will have saved £1,300 and a haulier £21,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie