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752088

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve the financial inclusion of refugees in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5046 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:51:42 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

752089

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve access to bank accounts for refugees in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5045 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:51:43 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

752100

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Edinburgh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates during the purdah period before the 2017 General Election meetings took place to discuss moving HM Revenue and Customs jobs to Waverley Gate in Edinburgh.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>On 26 May HMRC exchanged on the agreement for lease for New Waverley Place. In line with purdah guidance, HMRC sought and followed Cabinet Office advice before making this commitment.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to move HMRC jobs to the Edinburgh regional centre was announced in November 2015. No decisions were made on moving jobs to the Edinburgh Regional Centre during purdah.</p><p> </p><p>As part of wider business planning, meetings to discuss the moves have taken place regularly since November 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 5047 5048 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:52:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

752101

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Edinburgh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which documents relating to the HM Revenue and Customs lease for its Waverley Gate premises in Edinburgh were signed during the purdah period before the General Election in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>On 26 May HMRC exchanged on the agreement for lease for New Waverley Place. In line with purdah guidance, HMRC sought and followed Cabinet Office advice before making this commitment.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to move HMRC jobs to the Edinburgh regional centre was announced in November 2015. No decisions were made on moving jobs to the Edinburgh Regional Centre during purdah.</p><p> </p><p>As part of wider business planning, meetings to discuss the moves have taken place regularly since November 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 5048 5049 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:52:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

752102

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Edinburgh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what decisions were taken during the purdah period before the 2017 General Election on moving HM Revenue and Customs jobs to Waverley Gate in Edinburgh.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>On 26 May HMRC exchanged on the agreement for lease for New Waverley Place. In line with purdah guidance, HMRC sought and followed Cabinet Office advice before making this commitment.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to move HMRC jobs to the Edinburgh regional centre was announced in November 2015. No decisions were made on moving jobs to the Edinburgh Regional Centre during purdah.</p><p> </p><p>As part of wider business planning, meetings to discuss the moves have taken place regularly since November 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 5047 5049 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:52:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

752131

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many face-to-care visits were undertaken by Needs Extra Support advisers in HM Revenue and Customs in each tax year since 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Face to Face Appointments booked:</p><p>2014-15 17,556</p><p>2015-16 25,641</p><p>2016-17 25,171</p><p>2017-18 to date 4,721</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 15:56:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

752132

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Finance
	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 whether HM Revenue and Customs' Customer Compliance Group will overspend its budget for 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury continually monitors all departmental expenditure as part of routine in-year financial control processes. We do not expect HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group to overspend in 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:37:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

752133

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Needs Extra Support advisers have been working in HM Revenue and Customs in each tax year since 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Staff in post at the start of each year</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mobile Advisers (who visit customers)</p></td><td><p>Telephony Advisers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:35:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

752140

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Television: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies received high-end TV tax relief in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>HMRC publishes this information in the Creative Industries Statistics here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/creative-industries-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/creative-industries-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The next release of these statistics, including the latest data for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, will be published on 20 July 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:07:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

752141

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received capital gains tax exemption on the disposal of their only or main residence in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on the number of people that would pay Capital Gains Tax on their main residence if there were not an exemption, as taxpayers are not usually required to submit a Capital Gains Tax return when they sell their main home.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes an estimate of the total cost of the tax relief on the only or main residence. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579720/Dec_16_Main_Reliefs_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579720/Dec_16_Main_Reliefs_Final.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 13:44:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd