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	registered interest
	date	11/09/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rollout of online individual electoral registration; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	905410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Voter registration is now easier and more convenient than ever before with the launch of online registration. Applying to register to vote now takes as little as 3 minutes and has been a huge success so far – over 90% of users that have provided feedback on the Register to Vote website have said they were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the service.</p><p>To date, over 2 million applications have been made under IER with the majority of these made online.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/10/2014 14:11:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92459

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 4.1 in HM Revenue and Customs report, The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax, published in March 2012, what recent estimate his Department has made of taxable income elasticity for the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 210041 210042 210043 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92460

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraphs 5.40 and 5.41 of HM Revenue and Customs report, The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax, published in March 2012, , what recent estimate he has made of the scale of (a) forestalling and (b) other behavioural effects.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210041 210043 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92461

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
	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 fall in liabilities as a result of the introduction of the 50 per cent top rate of income tax on 6 April 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210041 210042 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92462

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the yield was of the 50 per cent tax rate in each fiscal year of its existence from 6 April 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210041 210042 210043 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92463

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the yield was of the top rate of income tax for each fiscal year from the introduction of the top rate of 45 per cent in 1988 to its abolition in 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210041 210042 210043 210044 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92464

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 2.5 of HM Revenue and Customs publication, The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax, published in March 2012, what the income tax revenue shares were by income trend in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210041 210042 210043 210044 210045 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92465

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
	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 revising the starting threshold for (a) basic-rate and (b) top-rate income taxpayers for each £500 the threshold is raised.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The cost of raising the income tax limits may be approximated using the “Direct effects of illustrative tax changes” table as published on the internet at the following address:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/10/2014 13:40:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92466

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Personal Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had a net income of £150,000 or more in each fiscal year from 2007-08 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210042 210043 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
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	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Iran
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of Iran's financial and material support for Hamas.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	215509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by Iran’s ongoing financial and material support for Hamas and other Palestinian rejectionist groups. The supply of arms to Hamas contravenes the embargo on Iranian arms exports established by UN Security Council Resolution 1747 and undermines prospects for peace and stability in the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:26:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond