The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-05-04.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of HM Revenue and Customs have had the power of arrest in each year since 2009-10.
Mr David Gauke
The number of HM Revenue & Customs officers with the power of arrest is constantly fluctuating and it is not possible to give figures for each year from 2009-10. The total number of officers recorded as having powers of arrest in April 2016 was 1449.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-05-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of assets (a) subject to restraint orders and (b) recovered using confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each year since 2009-10.
Mr John Hayes
The value of assets subject to restraint orders between 2009-10 and 2015-16 is shown in the tables below.
Orders are counted as fully paid where the outstanding balance, including any interest payable, is nil. There is no central record which would show how many people subject to unenforced orders were serving prison sentences.
Data is extracted from reports run on 4 May 2016 using the Joint Asset Recovery Database (JARD). JARD is a central repository of information relating to the seizure of the proceeds of crime.
JARD is a live database which is continually updated. As such, the data provided may vary from reports run on earlier dates.
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Restraint Orders issued in England & Wales |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-2015 |
2015-16 |
|
Values (in millions) |
£648.68m |
£873.40m |
£500.78m |
£463.75m |
£393.70m |
£368.18m |
£448.10m |
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Gross confiscation receipts – includes compensation paid to victims and receiver’s fees |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-2015 |
2015-16 |
|
Values (in millions) |
£110.39m |
£113.55m |
£124.58m |
£134.85m |
£139.20m |
£155.67m |
£206.30m |
|
Year |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-2015 |
2015-16 |
|
Number of confiscation orders issued |
5592 |
6425 |
6268 |
6401 |
6043 |
5926 |
5900 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-05-06.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports of sanctions breaches were made to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in each year since 2009-10; how many of those alleged breaches concerned businesses in HM Revenue and Customs’ large business database; in how many such cases (a) the OFSI identified wrongdoing and (b) made a referral to the Crown Prosecution Service for prosecution in each such year.
Harriett Baldwin
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation was established on 31st March 2016 however breaches of financial sanctions have previously been reported to HM Treasury. There are 441 records of alleged breaches reported to HM Treasury between September 2013 and December 2015. There are no records prior to September 2013.
HM Treasury does not hold the requested information regarding HMRC’s large business database.
HM Treasury does not determine wrongdoing but works closely with UK law enforcement to deal with suspected breaches. It is a matter for law enforcement to make any referrals to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have claimed employment and support allowance after a paper-based review were refused a paper-based review upon re-assessment for that allowance in each year since 2009-10.
Priti Patel
The information you have requested is not available.
The decision as to whether a paper-based review is appropriate is made by the Healthcare Professional. Their decision on whether to do so is based on evidence provided by the claimant to support their claim including all medical evidence from the claimant’s GP, hospital doctor or other appropriate clinicians.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to amend the Cycle to Work scheme to incorporate a higher maximum allowance for disabled cyclists requiring specialist cycles.
Andrew Jones
We are in the process of reviewing the Cycle to Work Scheme guidance published on GOV.UK and are engaging with other Departments, such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HMRC and HMT to get a firmer view on any possible changes that could be made. As part of this review, we will consider the level of the maximum allowance.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities receive a 50 per cent discount from the public purse on the costs to them of reduced business rates since the Minister for Childcare’s address at the launch of the NDNA Annual Nursery Survey in January 2015.
Caroline Dinenage
The Government does not collect data on particular types of premises that might have benefited from local discretionary relief.
Central Government has given local authorities wide-ranging, discretionary powers to grant business rates discounts as they see fit – they are best placed to serve the needs of their community. All local authorities which grant a local discount will receive 50% of the cost from central Government funds.
The Minister for Childcare wrote to all local authorities in November 2014 to encourage them to apply business rates relief to nurseries and reminded them that central Government will meet 50% of the costs involved. He also encouraged nurseries to follow up with their local authorities themselves. The Department for Communities and Local Government wrote to local authorities in January 2015, reinforcing this message. This letter is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/395333/BRIL_1__-_2015__-__General_-_14_Jan.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-12-14.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) cases of national minimum wage compliance HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) National Minimum Wage Risk Unit has investigated, (b) Notices of Underpayment have been issued to employers for non-compliance, (c) employers have been fined the maximum amount for non-compliance and (d) employers have been taken to civil court or an employment tribunal by HMRC for failing to comply with the terms of a Notice of Underpayment in each of the last five years.
Mr David Gauke
The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage not only have to pay back arrears of wages at current minimum wage rates but also face financial penalties of up to £20,000 per underpaid worker.
I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN 17623 for information on the number of investigations undertaken.
I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN 16851 for information on Notices of Underpayment.
Information on the number of maximum penalties issued is provided in the table below.
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Year |
10/11 |
11/12 |
12/13 |
13/14 |
14/15 |
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No. of employers fined the maximum amount |
13 |
27 |
52 |
53 |
59 |
I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN 225468 for information on civil court and employment tribunals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-12-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2015 to Question 13605, on Tenancy Deposit Schemes, if he will provide that information for 2014-15.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints about practical driving tests heard by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (a) were made by (i) men and (ii) women and (b) were found (i) in favour of and (ii) against the complainant; and how many such complaints were subsequently taken to the Independent Complaints Assessor in each year since 2009-10.
Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not record information about the sex of any complainant. Nor does it retain information about complaints made before 2011-12 about practical driving tests or cases referred to the ICA. Information it does hold is as follows:
2011-12 1,080 complaints received – 42 upheld, 938 not upheld, 100 no outcome recorded
2012-13 1,108 complaints received – 40 upheld, 1002 not upheld, 66 no outcome recorded
2013-14 1,260 complaints received – 37 upheld, 1013 not upheld, 210 no outcome recorded
2014-15 1,401 complaints received – 27 upheld, 1158 not upheld, 216 no outcome recorded
2015- 16 1,351 complaints received – 37 upheld, 1174 not upheld, 140 no outcome recorded
Complaints referred to the ICA
2011-12 – 3 cases
2012-13 – 9 cases
2013-14 – 10 cases
2015-16 – 4 cases
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2015 to Question 902116, how much additional financial support in winter resilience money the NHS received in each year from 2009-10 to 2014-15; and on what dates in those years that additional support was allocated.
Alistair Burt
The following table shows funding given to the National Health Service for winter resilience each year:
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Year |
Winter Financial Support |
Date |
|
2009-10 |
No figures available |
Not applicable |
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2010-11 |
No figures available |
Not applicable |
|
2011-12 |
£300 million |
January 2012 |
|
2012-13 |
£330 million |
September 2012 |
|
2013-14 |
£400 million |
November 2013 |
|
2014-15 |
£400 million |
October 2014 |
The figures for 2009-10 and 2010-11 are not available as funding was not recorded in this way prior to 2011.
The figures for 2011-12 and 2012-13 represent additional non-recurrent funding provided to strategic health authorities and primary care trusts.
The figures for 2013-14 and 2014-15 represent additional non-recurrent funding added to NHS England Mandate.