Written Answers — HM Treasury: EU Law: Government Assistance (15 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The Chancellor receives a large number of representations on a wide range of issues including both the EU Budget and EU State Rules. As has been the case with previous administrations, it...
View ArticleOpposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Climate Change and Flooding (15 Dec 2015)
Division number 149 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Graham Allen David Anderson Jonathan Ashworth Adrian Bailey Kevin Barron Margaret Beckett...
View ArticleOpposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Housing (15 Dec 2015)
...Burden Richard Burgon Dawn Butler Liam Byrne Ruth Cadbury Mr Alan Campbell Ronnie Campbell Sarah Champion Jenny Chapman Vernon Coaker Ann Coffey Yvette Cooper Jeremy Corbyn Jo Cox Neil Coyle David...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Tax Avoidance (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The UK is supportive of Commission action against illegal state aid, including recovery where illegal state aid has been found. This is an important part of ensuring that the single market...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Sports Direct: Minimum Wage (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously.Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Acas...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Charities: Wakefield (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: Since the scheme’s inception in April 2013, 12 charities that fall within Wakefield postcodes have claimed back Gift Aid on their small cash donations.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Mortgages: Interest Rates (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The restriction to finance cost relief brings the rate of relief available for individual landlords more in line with that of corporate landlords.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Carers: VAT (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: Care services provided by certain bodies are subject to a mandatory VAT exemption under EU VAT rules. EU VAT rules do not allow the introduction of any new zero rates without the unanimous...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: ICT (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is making significant progress in preparing for the end of the Aspire IT contract in 2017. In August, HMRC announced that the changes it has planned will...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: VAT: Cemeteries (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The goods and services to which the government may apply a reduced rate of VAT are set out in Annex III of the Principal VAT Directive. When the UK joined the European Community, the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Tonnage Tax (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The table below shows estimated tax liabilities due to tonnage tax for each year from 2000-01 to 2013-14 (the latest year for which data are currently available): Tax Tax Liabilities Year...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Tonnage Tax (16 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The table below shows the number of tonnage tax groups and vessels that have reported tonnage tax profits in each year since 2008. The latest data available are for 2013. Year Tonnage tax...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Cycling: Taxation (17 Dec 2015)
David Gauke: The tax exemption associated with the Cycle to Work scheme is for the loan or hire by an employer to an employee of a cycle or cyclist’s safety equipment. It was established to promote...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland (17 Dec...
David Gauke: HMRC has a long-established presence in Northern Ireland. HMRC intends to increase the number of people it employs in the Province, opening a new Regional Centre in Belfast, from 2017-18,...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Minimum Wage (17 Dec 2015)
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....
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Clause 89 —...
Division number 160 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Debbie Abrahams Heidi Alexander David Anderson Jonathan Ashworth Ian Austin Adrian Bailey Kevin Barron Margaret Beckett...
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: New Clause 52 —...
Division number 162 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Debbie Abrahams Heidi Alexander David Anderson Jonathan Ashworth Ian Austin Adrian Bailey Kevin Barron Margaret Beckett...
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Schedule 6 —...
Division number 163 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: Research and Development Tax Credit (13 Jan 2016)
David Gauke: R&D tax credit statistics are published by HMRC each September, so the final figures for 2014-15 won’t be available until September 2016. HMRC’s latest statistics for 2013-14 show that...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (13 Jan 2016)
David Gauke: Concentrix are obliged under their contract with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to respond to complaints which relate to the quality of their handling of compliance interventions, as...
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