Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1011442

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online scams which rely on the individual voluntarily transferring money.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	194127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that fraudulent transactions of this manner, commonly known as Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams, can significantly impact those affected.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, the Government set up the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) with a statutory objective to, among other things, ensure that payment systems are operated in a way that takes account of users’ needs. The PSR is addressing these kinds of scams as part of a programme of work announced in December 2016, following a Which? Super-complaint on the issue.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, the PSR established a steering group of consumer representatives and banks to draft an industry code to help protect consumers against these kinds of scam. The code was published for consultation in September 2018, with the intention for the final code to be in place in 2019. The aim of this code is to reduce the incidence of APP scams, and it will set out rules on how industry should reimburse consumers in certain scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that industry takes the necessary steps to protect consumers against this kind of fraud. The Government supports the work the PSR is driving forward to tackle these kinds of scams in conjunction with industry, consumer groups and other regulatory and government bodies.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/11/2018 13:04:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1011454

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Border Delivery Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will lift the non-disclosure agreements that apply to the Border Delivery Group to enable that Group to update businesses on its contingency plans for after 29 March 2019 in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	193996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Border Delivery Group is actively seeking agreement for communication with stakeholders about border issues to be carried out without non-disclosure agreements as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/11/2018 17:22:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011457

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of financial liabilities that would arise pursuant to the provisions of Article 143 of the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	194063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Under Article 143 of the draft Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will continue to stand behind a share of the EU’s contingent liabilities related to financial operations up to the date of withdrawal. These contingent liabilities are reported to Parliament in the Consolidated Fund accounts as having a remote probability of crystallising. The UK will also get a share of the associated pre-paid guarantee funds and reflows from the financial operations and, in the event of a contingent liability being triggered, the UK will receive its share of any subsequent amounts recovered by the EU.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/11/2018 14:49:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1011560

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the November 2018 Outline Political Declaration on the Future Relationship, whether EU equivalence decisions on UK financial services will be revocable with 30 days' notice; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The financial services section of the Political Declaration on the Future Relationship outlines that as part of the close and structured cooperation between the UK and EU on regulatory and supervisory matters that there should be initial decisions on equivalence by June 2020 and clear processes around the suspension and withdrawal of equivalence decisions in future. As of today, there are 43 equivalence provisions in EU legislation across a range of financial services sectors, of which only three<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> state that jurisdictional equivalence can be withdrawn with 30 days’ notice. The agreement reached with the EU will establish new processes to give further confidence to firms and consumers that the equivalence relationship between the EU and UK will be a durable one.</p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> MiFIR Article 33, STFR Article 21 and EMIR Article 13</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/11/2018 14:53:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1011596

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2018 to Question 185719 on Brexit and with reference to paragraph 4.111 of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in October 2018, how much of the current £0.4 billion underspend estimate is within the Brexit funding pot.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	194204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>On 13 March 2018, the Treasury confirmed allocations of c.£1.6bn to departments. A full breakdown of the allocation can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, which can be found at <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>.</p><p>The Economic and Fiscal Outlook is produced by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility. As part of their fiscal forecast they take a judgement on how much departments will underspend on aggregate DEL spending. This information is available at <a href="https://cdn.obr.uk/EFO_October-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.obr.uk/EFO_October-2018.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/11/2018 17:27:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1010571

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available to borrowers seeking to access lower mortgage rates in the event that their proposed new lender or current lender is not signed up to the Government's voluntary agreement with UK Finance, the Building Socieities Association and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	193356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>67 lenders representing 95% of the UK’s residential mortgage market have signed up to the industry voluntary agreement to help mortgage prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in my response to your PQ tabled 5<sup>th</sup> November 2018 officials in the Treasury continue to work closely with the FCA and industry to explore what more can be done. This will include where lenders are not signed up to the industry’s voluntary agreement.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/11/2018 13:00:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1010577

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have reported technical issues with tax-free childcare payments to his Department as of October 2018; and how those people so affected will be compensated.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	193504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The vast majority of parents apply for and use their childcare accounts without problems. Where parents have experienced technical issues that impact them financially, HMRC has arrangements in place to ensure that they do not miss out as a result. Where parents report technical issues with their Tax-Free Childcare payments, HMRC pay compensation to reimburse them for any missed government top-up.</p><p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has received 4,560 complaints from parents who have experienced technical issues with the childcare service. HMRC does not hold information on the breakdown of the complaints in relation to Tax-Free Childcare payments specifically.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/11/2018 16:54:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1010597

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buildings: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rate for goods and services required for the essential repair and maintenance of (a) residential and (b) commercial buildings.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	193519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Under EU rules, the government cannot reduce the rate of VAT on the repair and maintenance of commercial buildings. Applying the reduced rate of VAT on repairs and renovations of private dwellings would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer, estimated at £2.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Any future decisions on VAT will continue to be taken in line with the normal Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/11/2018 17:49:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1010650

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2018 to Questions 185525-8 on Tax Avoidance, whom he defines as (a) employers and (b) individuals.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	193399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>In the context of the legislation at S554A of ITEPA 2003, employers are those who have set up a disguised remuneration (DR) scheme and remunerated their staff or themselves through the DR scheme they have set up. Individuals are employees who are personally responsible for their tax arrangements because HMRC cannot reasonably collect the liability from the employer.</p><p>A breakdown of the number of DR users classified as employers who are individuals paid through their own limited companies is not available. However, the structure of this type of scheme and the costs involved with using one means that it is not likely to be an individual paying themselves through their own limited company.</p><p>HMRC are pursing employers who have used a DR scheme to pay their employees. So far, over 90% of the £650 million collected since Budget 2016 has been collected from employers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 193400 question first answered 28/11/2018 17:51:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1010651

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2018 to Questions 185525-8 on Tax Avoidance, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of the scheme users classified as employers are individuals who were paid through their own limited companies.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	193400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>In the context of the legislation at S554A of ITEPA 2003, employers are those who have set up a disguised remuneration (DR) scheme and remunerated their staff or themselves through the DR scheme they have set up. Individuals are employees who are personally responsible for their tax arrangements because HMRC cannot reasonably collect the liability from the employer.</p><p>A breakdown of the number of DR users classified as employers who are individuals paid through their own limited companies is not available. However, the structure of this type of scheme and the costs involved with using one means that it is not likely to be an individual paying themselves through their own limited company.</p><p>HMRC are pursing employers who have used a DR scheme to pay their employees. So far, over 90% of the £650 million collected since Budget 2016 has been collected from employers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 193399 question first answered 28/11/2018 17:51:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans