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Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the mean retirement age of a firefighter was in each of the last 10 years.

Brandon Lewis

The Department collects information on numbers of normal and early retirements only, it does not collect information on the specific age of these firefighters at retirement. To assist the hon. Member a table containing this information has been provided.

Wholetime and Retained Duty System firefighters leavers from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority 2002/03 – 2012/13
	Compulsory/voluntary age retirements
2002-03	30
2003-04	26
2004-05	43
2005-06	35
2006-07	19
2007-08	29
2008-09	64
2009-10	43
2010-11	27
2011-12	18
2012-13	30

The Department collects information on retirements at Fire and Rescue Authority level only.

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01/11/2022

Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters in South Yorkshire retired before the age of 60 in each of the last 10 years.

Brandon Lewis

Wholetime and Retained Duty System firefighters leavers from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority 2002/03 – 2012/13
	Compulsory/voluntary age retirements
2002-03	30
2003-04	26
2004-05	43
2005-06	35
2006-07	19
2007-08	29
2008-09	64
2009-10	43
2010-11	27
2011-12	18
2012-13	30

The Department collects information on retirements at Fire and Rescue Authority level only.

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01/11/2022

Gordon Marsden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Marsden on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times failure to pay the minimum wage has been (a) reported, (b) prosecuted and (c) penalised in the maritime sector since the Equality Act 2010 came into force.

Mr David Gauke

The Government takes the enforcement of national minimum wage (NMW) legislation very seriously and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforce the NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999.

HMRC investigates all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.

Since 2006, HMRC started considering prosecution for minimum wage offences. Since then, there have been 7 investigations into employers in the Water Transport sector. None of these were identified as having failed to pay the minimum wage.

01/11/2022
Charlie Elphicke – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how long discussions have been ongoing between HM Revenue and Customs, Network Rail and others on the development of new parking facilities at the Customs House site adjacent to Dover Priory railway station.

Mr David Gauke

HM TREASURY

Charlie Elphicke MP

DOVER

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how long discussions have been ongoing between HM Revenue and Customs, Network Rail and others on the development of new parking facilities at the Customs House site adjacent to Dover Priory railway station. 195432

DAVID GAUKE

HM Revenue & Customs does not own the freehold interest in the Custom House site (also known as Priory Court) adjacent to Dover Priory railway station. HMRC occupies the site with the STEPS PFI agreement. While HMRC has been aware of approaches to the freeholder Mapeley for some time, formal discussions have commenced only recently in February 2014.

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William Bain – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Bain on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with financial institutions based in the UK in respect of improving tax transparency in other jurisdictions in which they or their subsidiaries operate.

Mr David Gauke

The Government carried out a formal consultation, starting in September 2013, on the Capital Requirements Directive’s tax transparency proposals for financial institutions which require country-by-country reporting. The records of the consultation are publicly available.

01/11/2022
Gregg McClymont – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregg McClymont on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an impact assessment of planned changes to pensions from 2015 as announced in the 2014 Budget.

Mr David Gauke

HM TREASURY

MP Gregg McClymont MP

CUMBERNAULD, KILSYTH AND KIRKINTILLOCH EAST

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish an impact assessment of planned changes to pensions from 2015 as announced in the 2014 Budget 195423

DAVID GAUKE

The expected Exchequer impacts over the forecast period of the changes made to private pensions taxation as announced at Budget 2014 were included in the Taxes Information and Impact Note “Increasing Pension Flexibility” published on 19 March 2014 and can be found in Table 2.1 (p.56) of the Red Book.

The Treasury announced in paragraph 1.13 of “Freedom of Choice in Pensions” that “it intends to publish draft legislation for a short technical consultation prior to the introduction of the legislation that will enact the changes from April 2015”. A consultation impact assessment will be published alongside this draft legislation.

01/11/2022
Gregg McClymont – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregg McClymont on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people made the maximum allowed contribution to an ISA in each of the last three years; and how many he estimates will do so in each of the next three years as a result of changes announced in the 2014 Budget.

Mr David Gauke

HM TREASURY

Gregg McClymont MP

CUMBERNAULD, KILSYTH AND KIRKINTILLOCH EAST

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people made the maximum allowed contribution to an ISA in each of the last three years; and how many he estimates will do so in each of the next three years as a result of changes announced in the 2014 Budget. 195422

DAVID GAUKE

In 2010-11, around 1.2 million individuals made full use of their (£10,200) ISA allowance. Figures for more recent years are not yet available.

As announced at Budget 2014, from 1 July 2014 the overall annual New ISA subscription limit will be increased to £15,000 and can be used for either cash or stocks and shares investments, or any combination of the two, up to this limit. Over 6 million people are expected to benefit from these increases, including over 5 million adults currently making full use of the cash ISA limit.

Estimates of the numbers of individuals expected to save at the new limit in each of the next three years are not available.

01/11/2022
Charlie Elphicke – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations HM Revenue and Customs has received from interested parties on the sale of the Customs House landholding near Dover Priory Railway Station.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs does not own the freehold interest and has not received any representations on the sale of the Custom House (also known as Priory Court) landholding near Dover Priory Railway Station.

01/11/2022
Adam Afriyie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Afriyie on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he held with the Office of Tax Simplification in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

Mr David Gauke

Treasury Ministers regularly meet with the Office of Tax Simplification and other parts of Treasury group as part of normal departmental and Government business. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s practice to provide details of all such meetings and discussions.

Details of Ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm.

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01/11/2022
Adam Afriyie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Afriyie on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect the introduction of seven-day bank account switching has had on the number of people changing bank account provider; and if he will make a statement.

Andrea Leadsom

The Current Account Switching Service launched in September of last year, and has had a very positive impact. Early signs are positive, with switching numbers in Q4 of 2013 up by 17 per cent compared to Q4 of the previous year.

The Financial Conduct Authority will carry out a review in September of this year into the effectiveness of the Current Account Switching Service. This will include an assessment of the effect the introduction of seven day account switching has had on the number of people changing bank account provider.

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