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751209

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	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many bank branches have closed by parliamentary constituency in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect data relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 4499 4501 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:04:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751212

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	Banks: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many bank and building society branches have closed in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency, (b) Denbighshire and (c) Conwy county in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect data relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 4500 4501 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:04:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751220

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	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs conducts a cost-benefit analysis of potential job losses and tax revenues forgone before issuing winding-up petitions for unpaid debts under accelerated payment notices.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will always ensure that its action is proportionate and the precise action taken will depend on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. However, anyone who anticipates problems paying their tax bill should contact HMRC, who may be able to offer extra time to pay based on individual circumstances. HMRC has an outstanding record for supporting those facing genuine difficulty paying their Accelerated Payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC treat unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC have issued 12 winding up petitions to companies with Accelerated Payment debt. Most of these companies also have non Accelerated Payment related debts.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4526 4527 4528 4529 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:12:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

751221

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	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs issues a winding-up petition for an accelerated payment notice if the debt pursued is a payment on account for a liability that may never fall due.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will always ensure that its action is proportionate and the precise action taken will depend on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. However, anyone who anticipates problems paying their tax bill should contact HMRC, who may be able to offer extra time to pay based on individual circumstances. HMRC has an outstanding record for supporting those facing genuine difficulty paying their Accelerated Payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC treat unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC have issued 12 winding up petitions to companies with Accelerated Payment debt. Most of these companies also have non Accelerated Payment related debts.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4525 4527 4528 4529 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:12:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

751222

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	Revenue and Customs: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria HM Revenue and Customs applies in deciding whether to issue a petition.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will always ensure that its action is proportionate and the precise action taken will depend on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. However, anyone who anticipates problems paying their tax bill should contact HMRC, who may be able to offer extra time to pay based on individual circumstances. HMRC has an outstanding record for supporting those facing genuine difficulty paying their Accelerated Payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC treat unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC have issued 12 winding up petitions to companies with Accelerated Payment debt. Most of these companies also have non Accelerated Payment related debts.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4525 4526 4528 4529 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:12:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

751223

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	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria HM Revenue and Customs applies in deciding whether to issue a winding-up petition for an unpaid accelerated payment notice.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will always ensure that its action is proportionate and the precise action taken will depend on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. However, anyone who anticipates problems paying their tax bill should contact HMRC, who may be able to offer extra time to pay based on individual circumstances. HMRC has an outstanding record for supporting those facing genuine difficulty paying their Accelerated Payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC treat unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC have issued 12 winding up petitions to companies with Accelerated Payment debt. Most of these companies also have non Accelerated Payment related debts.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4525 4526 4527 4529 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:12:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

751224

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	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many winding-up petitions have been issued to companies in respect of accelerated payment notices issued by HM revenue and Customs in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will always ensure that its action is proportionate and the precise action taken will depend on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. However, anyone who anticipates problems paying their tax bill should contact HMRC, who may be able to offer extra time to pay based on individual circumstances. HMRC has an outstanding record for supporting those facing genuine difficulty paying their Accelerated Payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC treat unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC have issued 12 winding up petitions to companies with Accelerated Payment debt. Most of these companies also have non Accelerated Payment related debts.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4525 4526 4527 4528 question first answered 17/07/2017 15:12:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

751227

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	Banks: Closures
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 the effect of bank and building society closures on (a) town centres, (b) businesses and (c) individuals.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect data relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 4499 4500 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:04:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751228

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	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will phase in digital taxation rollout.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	4503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the Making Tax Digital rollout was given in my written statement to the House on 13 July which is available here.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;answered-from=2017-07-13&amp;answered-to=2017-07-13&amp;dept=14&amp;uin=HCWS47" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;answered-from=2017-07-13&amp;answered-to=2017-07-13&amp;dept=14&amp;uin=HCWS47</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/07/2017 15:02:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

751230

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	Tax Avoidance
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 HM Revenue and Customs's ability to investigate whether there are grounds for it to recover tax revenue lost to alleged tax avoidance schemes promoted by the Anderson Group and other temporary recruitment agencies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	4623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>During the last Parliament the Government announced over 35 measures and invested a further £800 million in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to tackle avoidance and evasion.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC investigate all instances of tax avoidance and have robust compliance procedures in place to take action against any identified abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/07/2017 15:04:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead