Tag: Tulip Siddiq

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-05-09.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax gap was for (a) income tax, (b) national insurance contributions and (c) capital gains tax in each year since 2009-10.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs published its latest tax gap estimates on 22 October 2015 in Measuring tax gaps 2015 edition, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470540/HMRC-measuring-tax-gaps-2015-1.pdf.

The total tax gap for Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions and Capital Gains Tax for the years from 2009-10 to 2013-14 is set out in Table 1.3 (page 18).

Separate estimates for each of these three components are not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-05-18.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 13 April 2016, Official Report, column 374, how many (a) cases of offshore tax evasion were investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and (b) individuals were subject to criminal investigation for offshore tax evasion by HMRC in each year since 2009-10.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) undertakes a broad range of civil compliance activity to tackle offshore tax evasion. No definitive year by year assessment of the total number of HMRC investigations applying civil sanctions is recorded. Over 1,100 cases of offshore evasion are currently under investigation, with more than 90 individuals currently being investigated for offshore offences.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-07-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much additional funding is being made available by his Department to meet the target of a 50 per cent reduction in prescription of antimicrobial drugs.

Nicola Blackwood

The Government’s ambition to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics by half by 2020 will be achieved through financial incentives within the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation and Quality Premiums schemes. These schemes reward healthcare providers for improvements in the quality of the services that they commission or provide, that contribute to better patient outcomes.

The National Health Service has already made good progress in reducing inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics. Between April and December 2015, two million fewer prescriptions were dispensed compared to the same period in 2014. Overall, the NHS’ new programme to reduce prescribing went live in April 2016 and will offer hospitals incentive funding worth up to £150 million to support expert pharmacists and clinicians review and reduce inappropriate prescribing.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-10-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policies of the Extra Costs Commission, initiated by the disability charity Scope in July 2014.

Andrew Jones

The Government is committed to improving the rights of disabled people when accessing and using transport. Though Government cannot currently comment on the Law Commission’s proposals as it continues to scrutinise the report, we are implementing measures to improve the transport rights of disabled people. These include sections 165 and 167 of the Equality Act 2010, and a strengthening of Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Best Practice Guidance for local authorities, both of which are expected in 2017.

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

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her policy is on extending the time in which women may take a pregnancy and maternity discrimination case against their employers to a tribunal from three to 12 months.

Caroline Dinenage

The Government awaits the final report on pregnancy and maternity discrimination and will carefully consider any recommendations from the Equality and Human Rights Commission before deciding on next steps.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-12-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the National Wildlife Crime Unit has assisted police in wildlife crime investigations in (a) London and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.

Rory Stewart

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Stockton North, Alex Cunningham, on 17 November 2015, PQ UIN16012.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of her Department’s Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014; and if she will make a statement.

Karen Bradley

Ensuring that the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is identifying and supporting potential victims of modern slavery continues to be a top priority. The Government is running pilots in the West Yorkshire police force area and the South West region to test the recommendations made in the NRM review. These pilots are due to conclude in summer 2016, after which the Government will reflect on lessons learned and announce next steps.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-06.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints the Counter-Avoidance Intelligence Team has received about tax avoidance in each year since 2009-10.

Mr David Gauke

The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Counter-Avoidance DOTAS Taskforce Risk Team receive and review referrals from a variety of different sources in connection with marketed tax avoidance. The information is not held in a numeric format that enables complaints to be distinguished.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of backlog maintenance for each level of assessed risk was in the NHS (a) in total and (b) for each NHS organisation in each of the last five years.

George Freeman

The Backlog Maintenance cost reported by the National Health Service in total for the last five years is:

	Cost to eradicate high risk backlog	Cost to eradicate significant risk backlog	Cost to eradicate moderate risk backlog	Cost to eradicate low risk backlog
	£ million	£ million	£ million	£ million
2010-11	321.7	1,021.6	1,523.6	1,298.7
2011-12	296.3	926.4	1,484.8	1,316.3
2012-13	353.1	1,002.0	1,476.5	1,204.3
2013-14	356.6	1,016.7	1,426.6	1,241.8
2014-15	458.0	1,062.1	1,551.3	1,266.5

The equivalent data for each NHS organisation is attached.

The Department collects data on backlog maintenance annually from the NHS trusts through its Estates Returns Information Collection. The data collected has not been amended centrally and its accuracy always remains the responsibility of the contributing NHS organisations.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NICE plans to issue a consultation on a draft update to its guideline on Parkinson’s disease.

George Freeman

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence currently expects to consult on its draft updated clinical guideline on Parkinson’s disease between 4 October 2016 and 15 November 2016. The anticipated publication date for the updated guideline is April 2017.

Further information is available at:

www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-cgwave0698

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