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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

750692

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Collection: Underpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been collected by HM Revenue and Customs every year since 2010 from (a) underpayment and (b) previously undeclared income.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since April 2010, HMRC’s Debt Management group has collected £278.3 billion in underpaid tax, and HMRC’s compliance activities into all types of non-compliance have generated almost £160 billion of additional compliance yield.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:41:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

750693

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been prosecuted for crimes related to tax evasion in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Positive Charging Decisions (PCD's)</p></td><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>Acquittals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>739</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>682</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1254</p></td><td><p>623</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1067</p></td><td><p>774</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1067</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Lower level data on Positive Charging Decisions not held for 10-11, therefore unable to provide Tax Evasion figures for this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:40:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

750806

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in Wales are known to have paid employees less than the minimum wage in each year for which figures are available; and if he will list those companies and their location.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law</a></p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4482 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750891

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Penistone and Stocksbridge
	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 number of employers in Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency that will not be required to pay the apprenticeship levy.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in April 2017. Therefore it is not yet possible to produce the number of employers that are paying the levy by region or parliamentary constituency. In addition, it may not be possible to publish these numbers for some geographical areas if there are only a few employers in an area, as the rules about statistical disclosure may apply if there are very small numbers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent UK wide forecasts of the number of employers paying the levy are found in the Department for Education release:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf.</p><p> </p><p>Across the UK, this estimates that around 20,000 employers will pay the levy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4240 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:55:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

750892

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers will be required to pay the apprenticeship levy in (a) Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in April 2017. Therefore it is not yet possible to produce the number of employers that are paying the levy by region or parliamentary constituency. In addition, it may not be possible to publish these numbers for some geographical areas if there are only a few employers in an area, as the rules about statistical disclosure may apply if there are very small numbers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent UK wide forecasts of the number of employers paying the levy are found in the Department for Education release:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf.</p><p> </p><p>Across the UK, this estimates that around 20,000 employers will pay the levy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4239 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:55:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

751208

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
	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 number of employers in Wales who were successfully prosecuted for paying less than the minimum wage in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law</a></p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4274 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

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