Bills Presented — Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill (4 Feb 2013)
...and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, Greg Clark, Mr David...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Tax Evasion and Fraud (1 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: On 14 January 2013 I deposited an Explanatory Memorandum on the Commission's communications to tackle tax fraud and tax evasion. The Government is fully committed to clamping down on those...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services (5 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: The data requested on calls answered within five to 20 minutes prior to Quarter 3 (Q3) 2011 are unobtainable in the timescales requested. Details of the calls answered within five to 20...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Correspondence (5 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: HMRC does not count letters separately from other incoming post such as certain forms, faxes and e-mail. The number and proportion of post items (including letters) to HMRC from customers...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs (5 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: The chief executive of HM Revenue and Customs has meetings and discussions with a wide variety of authorities as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Child Benefit (5 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: An individual's entitlement to child benefit is not affected by the introduction of the high income child benefit charge. Entitlement to child benefit will remain even if an individual...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Video Games: Taxation (5 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury. As announced at Budget 2012, the Government will introduce a new corporation tax relief to support companies developing video games,...
View Article[Mr George Howarth in the Chair] — HM Revenue and Customs (5 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth, and to respond to the debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) on securing it. He has...
View ArticleMarriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Carry-over) (5 Feb 2013)
...See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Debbie Abrahams Nigel Adams Adam Afriyie Mr Bob Ainsworth Peter Aldous Mr Douglas Alexander Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Graham Allen...
View ArticleMarriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme): Marriage (Same Sex Couples)...
...See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Debbie Abrahams Nigel Adams Adam Afriyie Mr Bob Ainsworth Peter Aldous Mr Douglas Alexander Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Graham Allen...
View ArticleMarriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) (5 Feb 2013)
...full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Debbie Abrahams Nigel Adams Adam Afriyie Mr Bob Ainsworth Danny Alexander Mr Douglas Alexander Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Graham Allen...
View ArticleMarriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (5 Feb 2013)
Division number 151 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Debbie Abrahams Mr Bob Ainsworth Danny Alexander Mr Douglas Alexander Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Graham Allen David...
View ArticleTax Transparency (FTSE 100) (6 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stevenage (Stephen McPartland) on securing this debate and setting out his...
View ArticleOpposition Day — [16th Allotted Day: First Part] — Suicide Prevention: Clause...
Division number 156 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Nigel Adams Peter Aldous Heidi Alexander Graham Allen David Amess Jonathan Ashworth Richard Bacon Adrian Bailey William Bain Steve...
View ArticleOpposition Day — [16th Allotted Day: First Part] — Suicide Prevention: Clause...
Division number 155 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Nigel Adams Peter Aldous Heidi Alexander Graham Allen David Amess Jonathan Ashworth Richard Bacon Adrian Bailey William...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Tax Avoidance (6 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: To date 5,792 letters have been issued to scheme users in respect of the settlement opportunity, HMRC does not have an accurate breakdown of the level of tax avoided by this group as a...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs (6 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff expected to be employed in each area of HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) activity on 31 March 2013 and 31 March 2014 is shown in the following...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs (6 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: HMRC is aware of, and regrets, the difficulties which its customers experienced in matching the guidance given in the SA342 leaflet to using the HMRC online direct debit service. The SA342...
View ArticleWritten Ministerial Statements — Treasury: Finance Bill 2013 (7 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: The Finance Bill will be published on Thursday 28 March. Explanatory notes on the Bill will be available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office and placed in the Libraries of both...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Taxation: Fraud (7 Feb 2013)
David Gauke: Estimates of the revenue lost to tax fraud are only produced at UK level. Estimates for the UK are available for 2007-08, 2009-10 and 2010-11, which include a breakdown of the three...
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