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  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2015-01-14.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax yield was from IR35 legislation in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

    Mr David Gauke

    Yield from IR35 compliance interventions up to 2013/14 for the UK is shown in the table below. Regional data is not produced by HM Revenue and Customs.

    Year Yield

    2009/10 £155K

    2010/11 £219K

    2011/12 £1.2M

    2012/13 £1.1M

    2013/14 £430K

    In addition to the tax voluntarily paid through IR35, and the compliance revenue the cost to the Exchequer of not having the IR35 legislation would be around £520 million a year.

  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2015-01-14.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many IR35 status enquiries HM Revenue and Customs has made in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

    Mr David Gauke

    Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) carries out IR35 status enquiries by way of compliance interventions. The table below shows the number of interventions up to 2013/14. Regional data is not produced by HMRC.

    Year

    Compliance interventions

    2009/10

    12

    2010/11

    23

    2011/12

    59

    2012/13

    256

    2013/14

    192

  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2015-01-14.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.

    Andrea Leadsom

    The department’s accounting system does not separately identify the recruitment agency fee element of an invoice, and this information could not be extracted within the disproportionate cost threshold.

    Total agency fees for displaced or redundant staff for the past five years are as follows:

    Financial Year

    £

    2009/10

    15,500

    2010/11

    9,100

    2011/12

    6,810

    2012/13

    4,883

    2013/14

    5,984

    2014/15 (Apr to Dec)

    2,800

    Total spend on learning and development in the department has reduced over the last six financial years as follows:

    Financial Year

    Total staff training costs (£)

    2009-10

    2,252,064

    2010-11

    1,157,750

    2011-12

    801,541

    2012-13

    646,470

    2013-14

    771,359

    2014-15 (Apr to Dec)

    620,966
  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2015-01-14.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises contracting with, or providing consultancy services to, Government departments have been paid daily fees greater than £100 in the last five years.

    Mr Francis Maude

    The information is not held centrally.

    As a result of this Government’s commercial reforms, by limiting expenditure on marketing and advertising, consultants and temporary agency staff, we have saved the taxpayer £870m in 2010-11; £1bn in 2011-12; £1.9bn in 2012-13; and £2bn in 2013-14 – all against a 2009-10 baseline.

  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will implement travel bans against those who have been actively promoting the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014.

    James Brokenshire

    The Secretary of State has a non-statutory power to exclude from the UK any
    foreign national whose presence is considered not conducive to the public good.
    The power to exclude is broad but is normally used in circumstances involving
    national security, ‘unacceptable behaviour’ (extremism), international
    relations and foreign policy and serious organised crime.

    Where the Government identifies or is made aware of any individual who may have
    crossed the threshold for exclusion, we will consider carefully the evidence in
    the case before the Secretary of State decides whether or not to take action.

  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what performance indicators for the renewal of existing passports have been met by each passport office administrative centre in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England in each year since 2009.

    James Brokenshire

    Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not log performance data at office, regional
    or home country level. Performance is monitored at a national level as Her
    Majesty’s Passport Office distributes work across the UK estate to manage
    variation in local levels of passport demand. The cost of identifying the information
    in the format requested would be disproportionate.

    Information on the number of passports issued each year in the UK is set out in
    Her Majesty’s Passport Office’s Annual Report and Accounts. I refer to the
    Answer given to the hon. Member on 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 381W.

    Her Majesty’sPassport Office have issued over 4 million passports in the year
    2014 to date.

  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2014-04-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was between an application being made and benefit paid for (a) attendance allowance, (b) bereavement benefits, (c) carer’s allowance, (d) disability living allowance, (e) employment and support allowance, (f) jobseeker’s allowance, (g) maternity benefits, (h) housing benefit, (i) council tax benefit and (j) pension credit in the most recent period for which figures are available in (i) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK.

    Mike Penning

    The information regarding when a benefit is paid is not available as this can vary from each claim depending on circumstances, payment type and frequency of payment.

    The data that is available is the Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) which is the average time taken between an application being made and the date the customer was notified of the decision on their claim.

    Please see the most recent AACT data in the table below.

    Claims Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT)

    National Year-End 2013/2014

    Scotland Year End 2013/2014

    Attendance Allowance claims AACT

    14.3

    N/A

    Bereavement Benefit Claims AACT

    15.9

    N/A

    Carers Allowance claims AACT

    N/A

    N/A

    Disability Living Allowance claims AACT

    22.4

    N/A

    Employment & Support Allowance claims AACT

    8.6

    8.3

    Jobseekers Allowance claims AACT

    8.1

    7.9

    Maternity Allowance Claims AACT

    7.3

    N/A

    Pension Credit claims AACT

    7.15

    N/A

    Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit are administered by local authorities and not the DWP. Processing statistics for these benefits can be found at

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?publication_filter_option=statistics

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  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time period between application and issuing of passports for residents of (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each year since 2009.

    James Brokenshire

    Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not store information at constituency level
    and the cost of extracting the information requested would be disproportionate.
    Information on passport processing performance can be found in HMPO’s annual
    report and accounts, which can be accessed via the links below.

    2009-2010:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118758
    /annual-report-accounts-200910.pdf

    2010-2011:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-and-passport-service-annual-
    report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011

    2011-2012:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118751
    /ips-annual-report-2012.pdf

    2012-2013:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210619
    /IPS_annual_report_and_accounts_2012-13.pdf

  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials in his Department are employed on zero-hours contracts.

    Mrs Helen Grant

    The Department has no employees with a zero hours contract.

  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport renewals for residents in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK have been completed within a three week turnaround time from receipt in each year since 2009.

    James Brokenshire

    Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) does not store information at constituency level and
    the cost of extracting the information requested would be disproportionate.
    Information on passport processing performance can be found in HMPO’s annual
    report and accounts, via the links below.

    2009-2010:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118758
    /annual-report-accounts-200910.pdf

    2010-2011:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-and-passport-service-annual-
    report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011

    2011-2012:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118751
    /ips-annual-report-2012.pdf

    2012-2013:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210619
    /IPS_annual_report_and_accounts_2012-13.pdf