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.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-06-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long he expects discussions to be ongoing between Mapeley, Network Rail and HM Revenue and Customs on the sale of land on the western perimeter of the Priory Court site and the construction of new parking facilities for Dover Priory railway station.
Mr David Gauke
Previous replies have explained that further discussions in relation to the land at Priory Court in Dover are a matter for Mapeley who own the land. While HMRC occupy the property under the STEPS contract and will consider any reasonable proposals, resolution of commercial considerations are for Network Rail and Mapeley.
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.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-06-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons Mapeley has not come to an agreement with Network Rail regarding the sale of land on the western perimeter of the Priory Court site for the construction of new parking facilities for Dover Priory railway station.
Mr David Gauke
Commercial arrangements in relation to the land at the Priory Court site are a matter for discussion between Network Rail and Mapeley. The Crown does not own the land.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require landowners and service suppliers to install manhole covers that have resistance abrasion values to prevent slipping and injury.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The majority of manhole covers on the highway network fall under the responsibility of utility companies, with a small percentage in the ownership of local highway authorities.
The Department for Transport currently has no plans to bring forward legislative proposals for landowners and service suppliers to install high-friction manhole covers to prevent slipping and injury. That said, we are aware of a number of authorities who are taking steps to replace manhole covers with ones having enhanced anti-skid properties.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants are estimated to have entered the UK from Calais in each year since 1999.
James Brokenshire
To ensure the integrity and security of the UK border Her Majesty’s Government
cannot comment on port specific statistics.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK citizens attempting to enter the UK illegally or clandestinely were apprehended by UK border control agencies at the ports of (a) Dover and (b) Calais in each year between 1999 and 2014.
James Brokenshire
To ensure the integrity and security of the UK border Her Majesty’s Government
cannot comment on port specific statistics.
Under Information Commissioner Guidelines statistics for UK port activity may
only be released at a regional level.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the highest amount is that a single household has been capped as a result of the benefit cap.
Esther McVey
Of the top ten highest capped households at the end of March 2014, the average capped amount was £607 per week.
More detailed information on the amount capped is not available as providing this information could identify individuals and would breach data confidentiality. Further information on the number of households capped by the amount capped is found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-january-2014
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-05-07.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has paid to Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited since the sale of HM Revenue and Customs’ estate to that company.
Mr David Gauke
Since the financial year 2006-2007, the earliest year for which records are held on HMRC accounting systems, HMRC has paid £2,364m to Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited. This amount includes VAT and utility and other non STEPS costs. Payments to Mapeley are published in Departmental Spending Reports at data.gov.uk
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-03-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made before the 2012 Budget of the number of properties valued at more than (a) £2 million and (b) £5 million.
David Gauke
The number of residential properties in the UK valued at more than £2 million was estimated before Budget 2012 to be around 55,000.
Before Budget 2012, an assessment of the average annual payment required from each property above £2 million in order to raise a net sum of £2 billion per annum was not made.
On 1 July 2013, during Report stage of the Finance Bill, I referred to “a simple calculation arrived at by dividing £2 billion by 55,000 (an internal HMRC estimate of the number of properties valued at over £2 million) to give a ‘mean’ average of £36,000.”
A so-called mansion tax would depress stamp duty land tax and inheritance tax yields. The exact impact would be dependent on the rates and bands chosen.