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93472

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further steps he plans to take to encourage banks to lend money to small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	210820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has taken significant action to increase bank lending to smaller businesses, such as through the Funding for Lending Scheme, and through supporting non-bank lending channels via the British Business Bank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In Autumn 2013 a joint United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Ministerial Task Force was set up to look at ways to promote lending and increase support for businesses in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also implementing further major reforms to boost competition in the provision of smaller business finance through the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill; these measures intend to improve access to SME Credit Information and to match SMEs rejected for SME finance with challenger banks and alternative finance providers that are looking to offer finance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2014 15:21:56 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

91908

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley local authority, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) England have completed the purchase of a house through the Help to Buy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Help to Buy scheme continues to support responsible lending with the average property value considerably less than the national average. The average house price under the scheme as a whole is around £190,000, compared to the national average of £272,000.</p><p> </p><p>Over 50,000 households have benefitted from the scheme to date. The scheme is supporting lending in all regions and over 94% of mortgages bought under the scheme have been outside London. Mortgage completions have been particularly high in the North West and Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes quarterly Official Statistics relating to the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. The most recent of these were published on 2 September.</p><p>This report, along with accompanying tables, can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-june-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-june-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government also publishes monthly statistics on the number of homes purchased with the support of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme, by local authority in England. This data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/10/2014 15:42:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

90423

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent fiscal steps he has taken to support small and micro-sized businesses in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Lindsay Roy
uin	208129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting small businesses across the UK, and has recently taken a number of measures to support Scotland’s 326,000 SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2014, the Start Up Loans programme went live in Scotland, and has already supported 500 Scottish entrepreneurs to start their own business with £1.6m of loans.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2014, the Government launched the Employment Allowance to allow businesses and charities throughout the UK to deduct up to £2,000 off their employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) bill each year. By June 2014, 57,000 Scottish SMEs had benefitted from this scheme. Also in April 2014, the government increased the rate of the credit payable to loss-making SMEs investing in research and development from 11% to 14.5% and doubled the Annual Investment Allowance to £500,000 until 2016 to support business investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also launched new tax reliefs for the production of high-end television, animation, video games and theatre and introduced the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme to support small early stage companies seeking equity investment.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/09/2014 10:39:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1608 label Biography information for Lindsay Roy

90288

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small and medium-sized businesses have been subject to an HM Revenue and Customs tax review in each of the last three years; and in how many cases such a review has revealed significant errors in the accounts of such a business.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	207832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) do not use the term ‘tax review’ as such our management information systems do not record this information. Compliance interventions in respect of Small and Medium Enterprises are carried out across a range of HMRC Directorates and can relate to any tax regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not use the term ‘significant error’ as such our management information systems do not record this information.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/09/2014 14:46:16 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

65989

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications have been submitted from Northern Ireland for the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	204227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of applications participating lenders receive for mortgages supported by the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes quarterly official statistics relating to the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. The first of these were published on 29 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This report, along with accompanying tables, can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/07/2014 14:55:56 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

65653

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the level of bank lending to small and medium-sized businesses since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Lindsay Roy
uin	203916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has introduced measures to improve both bank and non-bank lending to businesses, such as the Funding for Lending Scheme, the British Business Bank and the Appeals Process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Against this backdrop, gross lending to small and medium sized businesses in 2014 Q1 was almost 15% higher than in the same quarter a year earlier; and 32% of SMEs that have been through the Appeals Process have had their initial loan rejection overturned.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/07/2014 14:05:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1608 label Biography information for Lindsay Roy

64896

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average value of tax credits were paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	203325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Tax Year</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'in work'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'out of work'</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as self employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as both employed and self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£4,300</p></td><td><p>£5,800</p></td><td><p>£2,800</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td><td><p>£6,500</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td><td><p>£6,800</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td><td><p>£4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,200</p></td><td><p>£6,900</p></td><td><p>£3,900</p></td><td><p>£4,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£5,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td><td><p>£4,500</p></td><td><p>£4,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£7,600</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>7,500</ins></ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£6,300</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>6,200</ins></ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£6,400</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>6,000</ins></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures have been rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in average tax credit awards in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ in April 2012. This policy removed a number of higher income households from the tax credit population. As higher income households generally have lower tax credit awards, the effect of removing these households increases the average award.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 07/07/2014 14:06:19 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2015 11:54:34 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes previous answer version 8139 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

62573

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for the Help to Buy scheme have been for (a) shared equity, (b) shared ownership, (c) mutual housing and (d) self-build properties since the scheme was launched.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Andrew George
uin	201366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of applications made under the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes quarterly official statistics relating to the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. The first of these were published on 29 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p>This report, along with accompanying tables, can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The Help to Buy: equity loan scheme is a shared equity scheme. At Budget 2014, the Government announced that it will seek to explore how it can make the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme available for custom build.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the legal completions supported by the equity loan scheme are published monthly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/06/2014 14:06:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

62574

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for the Help to Buy scheme have been received in respect of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from applicants who (a) reside in Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly and (b) do not reside in either place.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Andrew George
uin	201367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly official statistics relating to the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. The first of these were published on 29 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p>This report, along with accompanying tables, can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently published statistics on the completions supported by the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme. Full statistics covering the period April 2013 to March 2014 have been published as well as the number of completions, by local authority, to April 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under both the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee and the Help to Buy: equity loan schemes borrowers need to declare that the property will be their sole residence.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2014 16:05:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

61985

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Glasgow North constituency have used the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	200923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly official statistics relating to the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. The first of these were published on 29 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This report, along with accompanying tables, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/06/2014 14:55:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin