The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many employment tribunals mental health was a contributing factor in each year since 2010.
Mr Shailesh Vara
This information is not held.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Leader of the House, what the order of precedence is for induction to the Privy Council.
Chris Grayling
By custom and convention, the Order of precedence for the induction of new members of the Privy Council is that those wishing to take an Oath are appointed first, followed by those wishing to make affirmation. Other than this distinction, the Order of induction is alphabetical. Privy Counsellor appointments are published after each Privy Council meeting and are available at http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-meetings/.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants made redundant have been hired back in each year from 2011.
Matthew Hancock
Data is not held centrally on the number of individuals who have been made redundant from the Civil Service and then rehired, and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Since 2010 we have introduced into the Civil Service Compensation arrangements new provisions to prevent windfall benefits to anyone made redundant and then hired back into the Civil Service. These did not previously exist.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was awarded to businesses in Brighton and Hove under the Government Start-Up Loans scheme; and how much of that has been repaid to date.
Anna Soubry
To date over £1.1million has been lent through Start-Up Loans issued in Brighton and Hove. Of this, over £268,000 has been repaid.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-01-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has made to the Financial Conduct Authority on Symphony interbank communications software.
Harriett Baldwin
The FCA does not directly regulate the activities of Symphony Communication Services LLC or any other electronic messaging platform. However, firms that are authorised by the FCA who use messaging services such as Symphony are subject to a range of applicable requirements, including the recording and storage of such tapes and electronic communications. The FCA is monitoring developments in relation to the use of Symphony by FCA-regulated firms.
The FCA is also in touch with regulated firms to monitor how they are using new technology in this area, and any risks that may exist.
Treasury Ministers and officials meet regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority to discuss relevant regulatory issues.
As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Treasury’s practice to provide details of all such discussions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-01-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on micro-businesses of changes included in the Finance Bill in relation to dividend taxation.
Mr David Gauke
At Summer Budget 2015, the Chancellor announced that the dividend tax credit will be replaced by a new £5,000 tax-free dividend allowance from April 2016, and that dividend tax rates would be amended from the same date.
A tax information and impact note setting out expected impacts was published on 9 December. This is available to view at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-changes-to-dividend-taxation/income-tax-changes-to-dividend-taxation.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-01-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish monitoring his Department undertook on the impact on micro-businesses of the changes to dividend taxation included in the Finance Bill.
Mr David Gauke
At Summer Budget 2015, the Chancellor announced that the dividend tax credit will be replaced by a new £5,000 tax-free dividend allowance from April 2016, and that dividend tax rates would be amended from the same date.
A tax information and impact note setting out expected impacts was published on 9 December. This is available to view at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-changes-to-dividend-taxation/income-tax-changes-to-dividend-taxation.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-01-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made representations to the Bank of England regarding the regulation of any specific bank since May 2015.
Harriett Baldwin
The Prudential Regulation Authority is a subsidiary of the Bank of England and operationally independent of Government.
Treasury Ministers and officials meet regularly with the Prudential Regulation Authority to discuss relevant regulatory issues.
As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Treasury’s practice to provide details of all such discussions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-01-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by when he expects to publish the outcome of HM Treasury’s consultation on the recommendation made in the review by Christine Farnish of the Money Advice Service, published in March 2015, for a breathing space mechanism to protect vulnerable customers making debt repayments.
Harriett Baldwin
The Government is committed to exploring whether some form of “breathing space” would be a useful and viable addition to the range of formal and informal debt solutions available to consumers and creditors. Officials in HM Treasury and the Insolvency Service have been asked to discuss this issue with stakeholders with a view to identifying possible options and have begun work on this review.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nusrat Ghani on 2016-01-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people aged (a) 21 to 64 and (b) 65 and over who pay income tax pay tax at the higher rate.
Mr David Gauke
The information is not held in the form requested.
Information on the number of taxpayers liable at the higher and additional rates of tax is set out in HM Revenue and Customs’ National Statistics table 2.1. This is available at the following internet address:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/429111/Table_2.1.pdf
This data covers the number of taxpayers aged under 65 years old as well as those aged 65 and over.
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