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100312

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many people would not be paying income tax and national insurance contributions if the threshold for both were equalised at the higher rate of the two.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Increasing the National insurance Contribution Primary threshold for employees and Lower Profits Limit for self employed to £10,000 in 2014-15, in order to match the personal allowance, would take an estimated 1.5m people out of paying NICs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the 2011-12 Survey of Personal Incomes projected forward to 2014-15 using economic assumptions consistent with the OBR’s March 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2014 16:26:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

92143

	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	Income Tax: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there has been in the number of people paying income tax at the (a) basic and (b) higher rate in each constituency in Northern Ireland between January 2009 and January 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of individuals by Northern Ireland parliamentary constituency whose highest marginal rate of income tax was the basic rate or the higher rate for the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 tax years are provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Reliable estimates for later years are not available at the parliamentary constituency level due to greater uncertainties in making projections for smaller geographical areas.</p><p> </p><p>By April this year this Government's increases in the personal allowance (for those born after 5 April 1948) are estimated to have taken 83,000 people in NI out of the income tax system altogether. The income tax cuts have benefitted 680,000 people who live in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the 2011-12 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected to 2014-15 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p><p>The cash increases in the personal allowance since 2010‑11 are worth £705 to a typical basic rate payer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/10/2014 14:39:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke attachment 1 file name Northern Ireland taxpayers.docx title Northern Ireland Tax Payers
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

79002

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Personal Pensions: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on addressing the challenges faced by people who are not yet retired who hold personal pensions which commenced between 1970 and 2000, and who are no longer contributing, but are being charged annual fees which reduce the amount in their pensions.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>As a conduct of business regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority’s role is to promote effective competition in the interests of consumers, secure an appropriate degree of protection for consumers, and to protect and enhance the integrity of the UK financial system. The Government works closely with the FCA. It is, however, important that the FCA, as an independent regulatory authority, has the ability to develop rules without undue fear of direct intervention by Government.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/09/2014 16:07:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

77531

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Rangers Football Club
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) cost to date and (b) expected total cost is of the litigation between HM Revenue and Customs and Rangers Football Club.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>The litigation involving Rangers was a part of a wider case that involved five companies. The information requested is not held within the Department in the form requested, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/07/2014 14:53:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76689

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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 estimate he has made of the total cost to the UK of the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in (a) the current financial year and (b) the following two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	204849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The estimate of the cost of the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) set out in the Tax Information and Impact Note that accompanied the Regulations to implement the UK-USA Intergovernmental Agreement. The Tax Impact Note estimates thatthe costs to United Kingdom Financial Institutions to implement the domestic law to allow the UK to be FATCA compliant will involve an initial investment of £0.9bn - £1.6bn, with an ongoing cost of £50 million - £90 million a year.</p><p> </p><p>This is a reduction to the estimated costs of an initial investment of £2-3billion, with ongoing costs of £100m - £170m a year that United Kingdom business would have faced if they had to report to the United States directly in accordance with United States Treasury Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The initial investment costs have not been allocated to any financial year, but the ongoing costs are expected to apply for both the current, and the following two financial years.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:29:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76690

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs staff based in Northern Ireland are currently working on personal taxation matters who are scheduled to be offered voluntary redundancy terms will be given the opportunity of being redeployed to benefits and credits employment.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	204850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not offered any voluntary redundancies in Northern Ireland in the current financial year. However, this cannot be ruled out in the future if redeployment options cannot be found for staff in need of new roles. HMRC will work to redeploy these people to other business areas within the Department and across the wider Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Tax (PT) staff in Londonderry and Enniskillen entered HMRC's Redeployment Pool in early June. People in the Redeployment Pool have priority status when applying for roles on level transfer across HMRC and the wider Civil Service, maximising their opportunity for a new job at their current grade.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, people working in Enquiry Centres in PT across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, who have not secured a role in the new service have also entered the Redeployment Pool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Custom House, Newry, is primarily a PT site. None of HMRC's lines of business intend to retain a presence there, and HMRC is in consultation on a proposed closure date for the office in 2015. Staff at Newry have been given the opportunity to enter the Redeployment Pool in advance of the outcome of the consultation due to be announced in September. Whilst these people are in the pool, HMRC will do all it can to redeploy them within the department or to help them find jobs elsewhere in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:10:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76691

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs staff based in Northern Ireland who are scheduled to face voluntary redundancy in the current financial year will be considered for redeployment to work in the Passport Office.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	204851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not offered any voluntary redundancies in Northern Ireland in the current financial year. However, this cannot be ruled out in the future if redeployment options cannot be found for staff in need of new roles. Civil Service departments will work together to do all they can to redeploy staff who have formally been declared surplus.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Tax staff in Londonderry and Enniskillen entered HMRC's Redeployment Pool in early June. People in the Redeployment Pool have priority status when applying for roles on level transfer across HMRC and the wider Civil Service, maximising their opportunity for a new job at their current grade.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, people working in Enquiry Centres across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, who have not secured a role in the new service have also entered the Redeployment Pool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>None of HMRC's lines of business intend to remain in Custom House, Newry, and HMRC is in consultation on a proposed closure date for the office in 2015. Staff at Newry have been given the opportunity to enter the Redeployment Pool in advance of the outcome of the consultation due to be announced in September. Whilst these people are in the pool, HMRC will do all it can to redeploy them within the department or to help them find jobs elsewhere in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:05:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

64663

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend treatment of ISAs in respect of spouse-to-spouse transfers after death of either person to bring such transactions into line with other spouse-to-spouse transactions.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>ISAs are a personal tax relief: they are non-transferable accounts and the tax advantages they provide end upon the death of the account holder.</p><p> </p><p>As with other personal tax allowances and reliefs, the individual nature of ISAs reflects the general principle of individual taxation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all areas of the tax system under review.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/07/2014 15:18:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62561

	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	Income Tax: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there was in the numbers of taxpayers in Northern Ireland who had employment income in the last four years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Estimates for the number of taxpayers in Northern Ireland with income from employment are published in HMRC's National Statistics Table 3.11 which is available at the following internet address for 2010/11 to 2011/12:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-and-tax-by-gender-region-and-country-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-and-tax-by-gender-region-and-country-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 3.11 for 2009/10 and earlier can be found in the internet address below from the National Archives website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120609145917/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm#311" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120609145917/http://hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm#311</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for which 2011-12 is the latest year available. Figures for 2008/09 are not currently available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2014 15:27:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62202

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the last assessment was carried out of the perceived community background of HM Revenue and Customs staff recruited in Northern Ireland in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>HMRC assesses annually the community background information relating to its Northern Ireland staff. This is done as part of the annual reporting arrangements to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and helps inform HMRC's Equality Analysis work and Northern Ireland Equality Scheme.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2014 15:40:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell