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101023

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made on the benefit to UK companies of an increase in the capacity of the UK's Islamic finance market.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	211993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Islamic finance is the one of the world’s fastest growing sectors - according to estimates from TheCityUK, at the current rate of growth, the market will exceed US$2 trillion in assets by the end of this year.[1] The Government has not estimated the benefits to UK companies of the expansion of the UK’s Islamic finance market, although we recognise the significant opportunity it represents UK firms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK remains the global partner and destination of choice for Islamic finance. In June this year the Government was the first western country to issue a sovereign sukuk, an Islamic bond, worth £200 million. This cemented the UK’s position as the western hub for Islamic finance and demonstrates that the UK has created a level playing field which puts Islamic finance on par with conventional forms of finance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has a high concentration of Islamic finance and related professional services firms: 6 full Islamic banks, over 20 banks offering Islamic finance products and services, and over 25 UK law firms have Islamic finance units. As the Government continues its efforts to develop the UK’s Islamic finance market, we expect further opportunities and benefits to arise for UK companies although these have not been estimated.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/10/2014 17:19:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

101044

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2012 to Question 292135, what was the average tax paid by those people in each of the top (a) 10, (b) five, (c) one, (d) 0.1 and (e) 0.01 per cent of the population.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
uin	212142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The proportion of total income accounted for by the top 10, 5 and 1 per cent of UK taxpayers by income can be found in table 2.4 'Share of total income (before and after tax) and income tax for percentile groups', available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-tax-statistics-and-distributions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-tax-statistics-and-distributions</a></p><p> </p><p>The number and average income of taxpayers in each group can be determined from the above together with table 2.5 'Income Tax liabilities, by income range', with reference to the total number of taxpayers and their income stated on this table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/11/2014 14:04:17 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

101048

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) company headquarters and (b) jobs have been reshored in the UK since the reduction in corporation tax rates.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	211930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Supporting businesses and helping them to invest, create jobs and to grow is a key part of the Government’s long term economic plan. Since 2010 we have already cut Corporation Tax (CT) from 28% to 21%, and next year it will fall to 20% - the joint lowest rate in the G20. The Government has also cut the small profits rate to 20%. Overall these CT cuts for large and small firms will be worth £9.5bn a year to business by 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has not estimated the number of jobs reshored.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work to ensure that the tax system in the UK remains competitive and enables us to attract business investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/11/2014 16:46:42 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

101049

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
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 in each region earn between the 2014-15 higher rate threshold and £55,000.
tabling member constituency	Bromley and Chislehurst
tabling member printed	Robert Neill
uin	211931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of individuals with total income between £41,865 (higher rate threshold) and £55,000 by each Government office region in 2014-15 is projected to be:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Taxpayers (thousands)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West and Merseyside</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>2,590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table note:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Projected estimates for 2014-15 is based upon the 2011-12 Survey of Personal Incomes using economic assumptions consistent with the OBR’s March 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some UK taxpayers reside abroad, or their region is not known. Therefore, the sum of taxpayer numbers across countries and regions will not match the UK summary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 17:27:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1601 label Biography information for Sir Robert Neill

101050

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
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 employment and support allowance recipients received a payment for income tax for 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	212040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Reliable estimates of the number of recipients of employment and support allowance also paying income tax in 2012-13 are not available due to the small sample size in this subset of the Family Resources Survey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2014 15:46:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

100853

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits and disbenefits of HM Revenue and Customs launching pro-active investigations into the home care sector and the non-payment of the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	211863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the targeted enforcement activity undertaken, HMRC have collaborated with care sector representative bodies, such as the UK Home Care Association, and payroll software service providers to improve understanding and awareness of National Minimum Wage compliance issues and assist in the development of compliance toolkits to enable those organisations to promote and facilitate voluntary compliance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 211864 question first answered 03/11/2014 15:30:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

100855

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs plans to launch any further pro-active investigations into non-compliance with the national minimum wage in the social care sector.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	211864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the targeted enforcement activity undertaken, HMRC have collaborated with care sector representative bodies, such as the UK Home Care Association, and payroll software service providers to improve understanding and awareness of National Minimum Wage compliance issues and assist in the development of compliance toolkits to enable those organisations to promote and facilitate voluntary compliance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 211863 question first answered 03/11/2014 15:30:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

100856

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) Class 2 and (b) Class 4 National Insurance his Department collected from individuals earning less than the threshold for income tax during the 2012-13 tax year.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	221892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the amount of Class 2 National Insurance contributions collected from individuals earning less than the threshold for income tax are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the tax year 2012-13, £28m of Class 4 National Insurance contributions was collected from individuals with total profits below the income tax threshold of £8,105.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the tax year 2012-13, £510m of Class 1 National Insurance contributions was collected from individuals with total employment income below the income tax threshold of £8,105.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 211895 question first answered 03/11/2014 16:13:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

100857

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Overseas Residence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce his response to the consultation on removing the personal allowance for people living abroad.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	211841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The consultation closed on 9th October. I expect the Government to set out the conclusions of the consultation and any next steps at the Autumn Statement on 3rd December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2014 16:04:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

100858

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue in the form of Class 1 National Insurance contributions was collected from people earning less than the threshold for income tax in the 2012-13 tax year.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	211895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the amount of Class 2 National Insurance contributions collected from individuals earning less than the threshold for income tax are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the tax year 2012-13, £28m of Class 4 National Insurance contributions was collected from individuals with total profits below the income tax threshold of £8,105.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the tax year 2012-13, £510m of Class 1 National Insurance contributions was collected from individuals with total employment income below the income tax threshold of £8,105.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 221892 question first answered 03/11/2014 16:13:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb