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  • Bill Wiggin – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Bill Wiggin – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-12-03.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs co-ordinates the Fast Stream scheme for civil servants; and what role the Cabinet Office has in the development for future civil servants.

    Mr David Gauke

    Civil Service Resourcing coordinates the Fast Stream for the Civil Service and manages all Fast Streamers on the central corporate schemes.Civil Service Resourcing is currently hosted by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and reports to the Minister for the Cabinet Office on talent matters.

    161 Fast Streamers currently work in HMRC.

  • Richard Burgon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Richard Burgon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burgon on 2015-12-03.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that former Northern Rock mortgage holders will not be disadvantaged by the sale of UK Asset Resolutions’ Granite Portfolio to Cerberus.

    Harriett Baldwin

    A key consideration in the selection of the successful bidder was the continued fair treatment of customers. Cerberus was selected following a thorough due diligence process, and like any buyer, remains subject to the regulatory oversight of the Financial Conduct Authority; including the requirement of Treating Customers Fairly.

    Day-to-day management of the assets within the Granite portfolio will remain with the mortgage servicing arm of UK Asset Resolution, and there will be no changes to the terms and conditions of the mortgages involved in the transaction.

  • Richard Burgon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Richard Burgon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burgon on 2015-12-03.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he took the National Crime Agency investigation into the Project Eagle loan sale by Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency to Cerberus into account in decisions on the sale of UK Asset Resolutions’ Granite Portfolio to Cerberus.

    Harriett Baldwin

    Cerberus was selected as the successful bidder for UK Asset Resolution (UKAR)’s Granite portfolio following a thorough due diligence process. Cerberus have confirmed to UKAR that their involvement in the Project Eagle loan sale was conducted with the utmost integrity; and have separately provided a detailed submission to the Northern Ireland Committee on Finance and Personnel, which conducted a full enquiry into the sale.

  • Ian Mearns – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Ian Mearns – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Mearns on 2015-12-03.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total (a) gross and (b) net revenue has been collected by HM Revenue and Customs from companies in the tonnage tax scheme since 2000-01.

    Mr David Gauke

    The table below shows estimated tax liabilities due to tonnage tax for each year from 2000-01 to 2013-14 (the latest year for which data are currently available):

    Tax

    Tax Liabilities

    Year

    £m Rounded

    2000-01

    1.4

    2001-02

    2.3

    2002-03

    2.9

    2003-04

    3.1

    2004-05

    3.4

    2005-06

    3.9

    2006-07

    4.3

    2007-08

    4.3

    2008-09

    4.4

    2009-10

    4.6

    2010-11

    4.6

    2011-12

    4.4

    2012-13

    4.2

    2013-14

    3.6

    Notes: 1. The latest data for 2013/14 are provisional and may be subject to change.

  • Ian Mearns – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Ian Mearns – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Mearns on 2015-12-03.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) company groups and (b) vessels qualified for the tonnage tax scheme in each year since 2008-09.

    Mr David Gauke

    The table below shows the number of tonnage tax groups and vessels that have reported tonnage tax profits in each year since 2008. The latest data available are for 2013.

    Year

    Tonnage tax groups

    Vessels

    2008

    80

    1,190

    2009

    80

    1,070

    2010

    80

    1,080

    2011

    75

    1,050

    2012

    75

    1,140

    2013

    70

    1,080

    Notes:

    1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
  • Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-12-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount of National Insurance contributions (a) FTSE100 companies, (b) businesses qualifying for Small Employer’s Relief and (c) other companies claimed from HM Revenue and Customs to pay for statutory maternity pay for their employers for the (i) first six weeks of their employees’ leave and (ii) subsequent 33 such weeks.

    Priti Patel

    DWP data on the amount of National Insurance Contributions claimed by employers to pay for Statutory Maternity Pay comes from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

    The information is not available in the exact breakdowns requested as:

    • HMRC do not hold information on the amount of National Insurance contributions claimed for SMP from (a) FTSE100 companies; and
    • DWP are unable to provide an estimate of SMP recoveries by employer size and duration of employees’ leave. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
  • Rebecca Long Bailey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Rebecca Long Bailey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rebecca Long Bailey on 2015-12-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 1.123 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, when he plans to publish further information on transitional protection for universal credit recipients; whether his policy is to guarantee that such protection entails no loss of income for recipients compared to income from tax credits; and whether he plans for such protection to apply to (a) new applicants and (b) people who experience a change in circumstances.

    Priti Patel

    At the summer budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out the Government’s commitment to move the UK from a high tax, high welfare, low wage society to a lower tax, lower welfare, higher wage society. This remains the case, and Universal Credit (UC) is delivering this.

    UC is a fundamentally different benefit to the legacy benefit system and provides people with support into, and to progress in work.

    Therefore there is no meaningful way of comparing an unreformed Tax Credit system with Universal Credit. The Government has committed to transitional arrangements as we reform the benefits and Tax Credit system. Those transferred without a change of circumstances by DWP from tax credits to UC will receive Transitional Protection so that their income is not reduced as a result of the transfer.

    We will bring forward regulations for transitional protection in due course.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-12-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers applied to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to have their employees’ statutory maternity pay paid in advance in each of the last five financial years; what proportion of those applications were (a) accepted and (b) rejected; and what average time was taken by HMRC to make decisions on those applications.

    Priti Patel

    DWP data on the amount of National Insurance Contributions claimed by employers to pay for Statutory Maternity Pay comes from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

    The information is not available as requested. HMRC do not keep records of the number of claims to advanced funding which are rejected and therefore it is not possible to provide proportions of those (a) accepted and (b) rejected.

  • Jonathan Ashworth – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Jonathan Ashworth – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2015-12-03.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2015 to Question 8466, whether any further Departments have established or are planning to establish an Extended Ministerial office.

    Matthew Hancock

    An Extended Ministerial Office has been approved in the Scotland Office.

  • Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2015-12-03.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 17301, what proportion of (a) males aged 16 to 24, (b) males aged 16 to 18, (c) males aged 19-20, (d) males aged 21-22, (e) males aged 23-24, (f) women aged 16 to 18, (g) women aged 19-20, (h) women aged 21-22 and (i) women aged 23 to 34 had been unemployed for more than 12 months on the latest date for which figures are available.

    Mr Rob Wilson

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.