Written Answers — HM Treasury: Electronic Commerce: VAT (26 Nov 2015)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is actively targeting operational and intelligence activity, as well as a range of other options, to tackle this issue. This work is ongoing. However, HMRC is...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Dentists: National Insurance Contributions (26...
David Gauke: The Employment Allowance is an annual cut of up to £2,000 from the employer National Insurance Contributions bill of businesses and charities throughout the UK. As announced by the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Minimum Wage (26 Nov 2015)
David Gauke: The information requested is provided in the ‘Final Government Evidence for the Low Pay Commission’ reports.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: VAT: Sanitary Protection (26 Nov 2015)
David Gauke: Following the recent Parliamentary debate on this issue, I have written to the European Commission and other Member States setting out the Government’s view that Member States should have...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Minimum Wage (26 Nov 2015)
David Gauke: In 2014/15, HM Revenue and Customs identified 735 incidences of non-compliance and issued penalties of £934,660. They recovered arrears for 26,318 workers. I refer the honourable member to...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Montserrat: Companies (23...
James Duddridge: I refer the Right Honourable Lady to the answer given by my Hon Friend the member for Hertfordshire South West (David Gauke), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 16 October to...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Yorkshire and the Humber...
David Gauke: On 12 November, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the next stage of its ten-year modernisation programme. As part of that, the department demonstrated its long-term commitment to...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (1 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: I can confirm that HM Revenue and Customs closely monitors and verifies the decisions of Concentrix. Full details can be found in the Contract, which is available to view here:...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Property: Taxation (1 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: By 2020, local government will retain 100% of business rates and will have the power to reduce business rates. Directly elected mayoral authorities, such as the Mayor of London, will have...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (1 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (1 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: Concentrix are not introducing a liaison unit for hon. Members as HM Revenue and Customs has three areas allocated to deal with representations from hon. Members relating to their...
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Earnings (1 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The Government have committed to raise the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher-rate threshold to £50,000 by the end of this Parliament. In the summer Budget, the Government took...
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Personal Allowance (1 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The Government are committed to raising the income tax personal allowance from £10,600 to £12,500 by the end of this Parliament. This is alongside our commitment to raise the higher rate...
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Business Rates (1 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The Government have announced a radical reshaping of the state. By the end of the Parliament, local government will retain 100% of business rates to fund local services. The Government...
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Treasury: HMRC Regional Hub (1 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: HMRC announced the planned locations of its future regional centres based on a number of key principles that will enable it to deliver more for less. In addition to cost, HMRC has taken...
View ArticleConsumer Protection (Standards of Fire Resistance of Children’s Fancy Dress...
Division number 134 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Rushanara Ali Graham Allen David Anderson Richard Arkless Jonathan Ashworth Adrian Bailey Kevin...
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Division number 135 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Graham Allen David Anderson Richard Arkless Jonathan Ashworth Adrian...
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Division number 137 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Nigel Adams Adam Afriyie Peter Aldous Lucy Allan Heidi Allen David Amess Stuart Andrew Caroline Ansell Edward Argar Victoria Atkins...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Preston (2 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The following table outlines the number of full time equivalent staff employed at the tax credit office in Preston at the start of each financial year. Financial year Number of full time...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: National Insurance Contributions (2 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The Government is considering responses to the discussion document published in July on how to improve the effectiveness of the existing intermediaries legislation (IR35). As set out in...
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