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748498

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have (a) been taken out of paying income tax and (b) had a reduction in the income tax they pay in (i) North Swindon constituency and (ii) the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	3169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member for North Swindon to the answers given on 22nd March 2017 to his previous questions on this subject.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 09:44:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

748499

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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 amount his Department estimates will be raised from the soft drinks industry levy over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	3166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>As published in Table 2.2 of Budget 2017, the levy is expected to raise approximately £385m per year from April 2018. This is less than originally expected at Budget 2016, reflecting the OBRs judgement that producers will reformulate a higher proportion of their products towards lower sugar content. More information is available in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2017 14:58:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

748500

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to include the cash value of changes to income tax on payslips when any change is made.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	3239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on income tax is provided in annual tax summaries which have been issued for the last three years. Tax summaries show individuals how their income tax and National Insurance contributions have been calculated for all their employments and other forms of taxable income, and how this contributes to public expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals can compare one year’s tax summary with another to see how changes to income tax, such as increases to the personal allowance, affect their tax bill. Since 2010, the personal allowance has increased by nearly 80 per cent - from £6,475 in 2010-11, to £11,500 in 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 09:43:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

748546

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) how many employees and (b) what proportion of the total workforce in each Government department are in receipt of tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	3147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 3197 question first answered 10/07/2017 11:17:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

748547

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Glasgow South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public sector workers are claiming in-work benefits in the Glasgow South West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	3197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 3147 question first answered 10/07/2017 11:17:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

748620

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
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 his policy is on raising the higher rate threshold for tax to £50,000 by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We have committed to raising the higher rate threshold to £50,000 and the path to meeting this commitment will be set out, funded and legislated for at future fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>This April, the government took a significant step towards meeting this commitment; the higher rate threshold has increased from £43,000 to £45,000. A typical higher rate taxpayer will pay over £1,100 less income tax than in 2010-11, and 585,000 individuals will be taken out of the higher rate of tax in 2017-18 – a reduction of more than 10%</p><p> </p><p>This, alongside changes to the personal allowance, has benefitted over 31 million individuals since the start of the last parliament.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/07/2017 11:09:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

748621

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on raising the tax-free personal allowance to £12,500 by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We have committed to raising the personal allowance to £12,500 and the path to meeting this commitment will be set out, funded and legislated for at future fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>This April, the government took a significant step towards meeting this commitment; the personal allowance has increased from £11,000 to £11,500. 1.3 million people on the lowest incomes were taken out of income tax altogether, and a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay over £1,000 less income tax than in 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p>This, alongside changes to the higher rate threshold, has benefitted over 31 million individuals since the start of the last parliament.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/07/2017 11:08:08 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

748667

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has discussed with the Governor of the Bank of England the recent rise in consumer credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor has regular discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on the economy and matters relating to financial stability.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC), which includes the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury, was set up by the government to assess and mitigate financial stability risks. The FPC recently published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) which included an assessment of recent trends in the consumer credit market. The FSR noted that consumer credit has been growing rapidly but that loss rates on consumer credit lending are low at present.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 10/07/2017 15:43:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

748668

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit
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 the recent rise in consumer credit on household debt.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Consumer credit growth remains below its pre-crisis average (from 1997-2007), and household debt-to-income stands at 145% in Q1 2017, significantly below the pre-crisis peak of 160% in Q1 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made significant changes to strengthen regulation of the UK’s consumer credit market. In addition, the independent Financial Policy Committee was set up by the government to assess and mitigate financial stability risks, and has taken action to ensure against a significant rise in highly indebted households.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 10/07/2017 16:01:09 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

748669

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Consumer Price Index
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has discussed with the Governor of the Bank of England the recent rise in the Consumer Price Index; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor has regular discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on the economy. Maintaining price stability is the primary objective of the Monetary Policy Committee. This objective is defined as an inflation target of 2 per cent as measured by the twelve month increase in the Consumer Prices Index.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the Monetary Policy Committee are committed to transparency, publicly setting out their views of the outlook for the economy. The Committee publishes detailed forecasts for a range of economic variables in their quarterly <em>Inflation Report</em>, forecasting in May that average CPI inflation would fall to 2.4% in 2018 and 2.2% in 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 11/07/2017 14:59:44 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman