Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Small Businesses (21 Jul 2015)
David Gauke: Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and the Government are committed to helping them grow and prosper. In the summer Budget we announced that we will increase the employment...
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Business Support (21 Jul 2015)
David Gauke: In addition to the measures we took in the last Parliament, in the summer Budget we announced that we will: cut the main rate of corporation tax to 19% in 2017 and 18% in 2020; publish a...
View ArticleEuro Area (21 Jul 2015)
David Gauke: It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) on securing this debate, and I thank all...
View ArticleBill Presented — Constitutional Convention (No. 2) Bill: Finance Bill (21 Jul...
...Thompson Michelle Thomson Mike Weir Eilidh Whiteford Philippa Whitford Corri Wilson Pete Wishart Marion Fellows (teller) Jonathan Edwards (teller) No Nigel Adams Peter Aldous Lucy Allan Heidi Allen...
View ArticleWelfare Reform and Work Bill (20 Jul 2015)
...Liam Byrne Ruth Cadbury Mr Alan Campbell Gregory Campbell Mr Alistair Carmichael Sarah Champion Jenny Chapman Mr Nick Clegg Ann Clwyd Vernon Coaker Julie Cooper Yvette Cooper Jo Cox Neil Coyle David...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs (23 Jul 2015)
David Gauke: Building our Future is an internal communications exercise in which HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is having a conversation with its workforce about the future of the department, and how it...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (20 Jul 2015)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) contract with SYNNEX-Concentrix UK Limited, signed in May 2014, provides additional capacity to review and correct tax credit claims that are potentially...
View ArticleWelfare Reform and Work Bill (20 Jul 2015)
...Liam Byrne Ruth Cadbury Mr Alan Campbell Gregory Campbell Mr Alistair Carmichael Sarah Champion Jenny Chapman Mr Nick Clegg Ann Clwyd Vernon Coaker Julie Cooper Yvette Cooper Jo Cox Neil Coyle David...
View ArticleUpcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber (8 Sep 2015)
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View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Economic situation: China (22 Sep 2015)
David Gauke: The Treasury continuously monitors global economic developments, including those in China, and their impact on the UK as part of the normal process of policy development. As one of the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Income Tax: Tax Allowances (22 Sep 2015)
David Gauke: It is assumed that the question refers to clause 24 of the Summer 2015 Finance Bill: relief for finance costs related to residential property businesses. To make the tax system fairer, the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Income Tax: Tax Allowances (22 Sep 2015)
David Gauke: The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Personal Savings: Pensioners (23 Sep 2015)
David Gauke: The Government has recently set up Pension Wise to provide free, impartial guidance for those who are able to use the new pension flexibilities, to help them make confident and informed...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Bank Cards: Fees and Charges (23 Sep 2015)
David Gauke: The European Interchange Fee Regulation is directly applicable to UK law. However, there are discretions afforded to Member States, including an exemption for certain card schemes which...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Farms: Non-domestic Rates (23 Sep 2015)
David Gauke: The Valuation Office Agency has provided factual information to HM Treasury in respect of its review of business rates on festival sites. The aim of this review is to ensure that those...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Oil Fired Power Stations: Enterprise...
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which administers the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), does not keep a record of the number of diesel power generation companies receiving capacity...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 23 - Pensions: annual allowance...
David Gauke: Clause 23 and schedule 4 ensure that the cost of pensions tax relief is fair, manageable and affordable. These changes will restrict the benefits of pensions tax relief for the highest...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 21 - Pensions: special lump sum...
David Gauke: I beg to move amendment 13, in clause 21, page 32, line 44, at end insert- ‘( ) In paragraph 16 of Schedule 32 to FA 2004 (benefit crystallisation event 7: defined benefits lump sum death...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 24 - Relief for finance costs...
David Gauke: I hope I will be able to welcome the support of the Opposition for the clauses in full, although the hon. Gentleman is quite right to ask scrutinising questions. We are not making any...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 25 - Enterprise investment scheme...
David Gauke: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support for these clauses. He essentially raised two points. First, he raised his concern about whether replacement capital was consistent with the...
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