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

156655

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus: Career Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus staff were promoted to a higher grade in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Data that is available for the number of people promoted to a higher grade in Jobcentre Plus is set out in the following table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Promotions in DWP</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total DWP</p></td><td><p>Jobcentre Plus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 09 - Mar 10</p></td><td><p>4,359</p></td><td><p>2,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 10 - Mar 11</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 11 - Mar 12</p></td><td><p>581</p></td><td><p>6 *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 12 - Mar 13</p></td><td><p>1,817</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 13 - Mar 14</p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Note- Jobcentre Plus ceased to exist as a separate organisation in October 2011 and was consumed within the wider Department for Work and Pensions. Information for Jobcentre Plus is therefore not available beyond September 2011 and Jobcentre Plus information for April 11 – Mar 12 is part year only.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/11/2014 11:48:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156656

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Jobcentre Plus advisers was from a black and minority ethnic group in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/11/2014 11:43:41 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156781

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.140, page 75, of the Budget Report 2014, HC1104, what progress he has made on (a) introducing a registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers by 2016 and (b) requiring traders to take reasonable steps to ensure their customers are legitimate by the end of 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	215325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to taking decisive action to address alcohol fraud. A number of steps have been taken to reduce tax evasion in this area, including significant investment in enforcement and introduction of a programme of new measures outlined in “<em>Alcohol Fraud: Next Steps”</em> published by the Government in January 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We announced at Autumn Statement 2013 that the Government intends to introduce a registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers, to reduce the prevalence of alcohol fraud in the wholesale and retail sectors. Since then HMRC has consulted businesses on the operation of a register, and preparations are now advanced to introduce this scheme from the autumn of 2015. The Government will introduce legislative proposals for this scheme at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced a new measure on 1 November 2014 requiring business to undertake reasonable due diligence on their supply-chains and have robust procedures to reduce risks of trading in illicit goods. This currently applies to businesses in the alcohol sector that already hold other forms of excise approval with HMRC, and consideration is being given to applying this to other sectors such as alcohol wholesalers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Joint Alcohol Anti-Fraud Taskforce (JAAT) was also launched in January 2014. This brings together government agencies and the drinks industry in a common objective of developing new ways to reduce alcohol fraud. The taskforce is exploring new technologies, information sharing and more effective collaboration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All these measures, in combination with the ongoing enforcement strategy which the Government introduced in 2010-11, are significant steps aimed at reducing the tax gap due to alcohol fraud which remains unacceptably high.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 215326 215365 question first answered 24/11/2014 12:42:48 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

156782

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.140, page 75, of the Budget Report 2014, HC1104, whether he expects the registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers to take effect by 2016; and whether he plans to introduce legislative proposals for that scheme in the 2015 Finance Bill.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	215326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to taking decisive action to address alcohol fraud. A number of steps have been taken to reduce tax evasion in this area, including significant investment in enforcement and introduction of a programme of new measures outlined in “<em>Alcohol Fraud: Next Steps”</em> published by the Government in January 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We announced at Autumn Statement 2013 that the Government intends to introduce a registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers, to reduce the prevalence of alcohol fraud in the wholesale and retail sectors. Since then HMRC has consulted businesses on the operation of a register, and preparations are now advanced to introduce this scheme from the autumn of 2015. The Government will introduce legislative proposals for this scheme at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced a new measure on 1 November 2014 requiring business to undertake reasonable due diligence on their supply-chains and have robust procedures to reduce risks of trading in illicit goods. This currently applies to businesses in the alcohol sector that already hold other forms of excise approval with HMRC, and consideration is being given to applying this to other sectors such as alcohol wholesalers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Joint Alcohol Anti-Fraud Taskforce (JAAT) was also launched in January 2014. This brings together government agencies and the drinks industry in a common objective of developing new ways to reduce alcohol fraud. The taskforce is exploring new technologies, information sharing and more effective collaboration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All these measures, in combination with the ongoing enforcement strategy which the Government introduced in 2010-11, are significant steps aimed at reducing the tax gap due to alcohol fraud which remains unacceptably high.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 215325 215365 question first answered 24/11/2014 12:42:48 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

156783

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to pages 31 to 36 of HM Revenue and Customs' publication Measuring tax gaps 2014 edition, October 2014, what steps he has taken to reduce the alcohol tax gap since 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	215365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to taking decisive action to address alcohol fraud. A number of steps have been taken to reduce tax evasion in this area, including significant investment in enforcement and introduction of a programme of new measures outlined in “<em>Alcohol Fraud: Next Steps”</em> published by the Government in January 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We announced at Autumn Statement 2013 that the Government intends to introduce a registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers, to reduce the prevalence of alcohol fraud in the wholesale and retail sectors. Since then HMRC has consulted businesses on the operation of a register, and preparations are now advanced to introduce this scheme from the autumn of 2015. The Government will introduce legislative proposals for this scheme at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced a new measure on 1 November 2014 requiring business to undertake reasonable due diligence on their supply-chains and have robust procedures to reduce risks of trading in illicit goods. This currently applies to businesses in the alcohol sector that already hold other forms of excise approval with HMRC, and consideration is being given to applying this to other sectors such as alcohol wholesalers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Joint Alcohol Anti-Fraud Taskforce (JAAT) was also launched in January 2014. This brings together government agencies and the drinks industry in a common objective of developing new ways to reduce alcohol fraud. The taskforce is exploring new technologies, information sharing and more effective collaboration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All these measures, in combination with the ongoing enforcement strategy which the Government introduced in 2010-11, are significant steps aimed at reducing the tax gap due to alcohol fraud which remains unacceptably high.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 215325 215326 question first answered 24/11/2014 12:42:48 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

156801

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he intends to use his powers under section 13, sub-section 2(b) of the Mesothelioma Act 2014 to reduce the total amount of the first levy on relevant active issuers designed to meet the costs of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	215284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I will announce the total amount of the first levy which will cover the estimated costs of the Scheme in the financial year 2014-15 when the regulations laid in Parliament on 7 November concerning the levy have come into effect.</p><p> </p><p>Further detailed information on the costs of the Scheme and information about the levy and how it was calculated will be included in the first annual report on the scheme which will be published on or before 30<sup>th</sup> November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/11/2014 11:39:53 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

156154

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any (a) external contractors and (b) consultancy companies engaged by his Department have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	214978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Since August 2012 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has benefitted from having central records of contracts let by the Department. However, the operational management of each contract continues to rest with the respective project SRO (Senior Responsible Owner) or team, and there may often be valid reasons for any subsequent contract changes. The Department is reviewing its Commercial Strategy and expects to increase management information in this area soon but presently lacks the capacity to marry contracts let with actual payments made, and to do so would involve disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 24/11/2014 13:11:42 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

156168

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Western Isles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Na h-Eileanan an lar constituency paid the top rate of income tax in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	214976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>i, ii, iii, iv and v. Statistics on the number of additional rate income tax payers liable to pay by government office regions, including Scotland, are published in HMRC’s income tax statistics, table 2.2: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>County and constituency level information on additional rate tax payers is not published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 214297 214298 214299 214300 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:26:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

156169

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the devolution of corporation tax in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	215036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>In 2013 the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive signed an economic pact taking forward a constructive and positive programme of work examining the potential for devolving Corporation Tax powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 21/11/2014 12:57:24 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

156170

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Bury
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 families in Bury North constituency who will be eligible for support under the Childcare Payments Bill.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	214928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/11/2014 14:53:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall