Written Answers — Treasury: George Anson (19 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The general rule in the appeal courts is that the losing party risks having to pay the other side's costs. HMRC won this case in the Upper Tribunal which made an order requiring HMRC's...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Free Zones (19 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: For part (a) of the question, the information requested is not available. In respect of part (b) there should be no loss to Government revenue as goods removed from free zones are subject...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Corporation Tax (19 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: HMRC publish National Statistics which show illustrative tax changes and their associated costs in Table 1.6 of the Tax expenditures and ready reckoners release....
View ArticleWritten Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Cultural Heritage (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury. The number of individuals making use of the conditional exemption scheme and amounts of inheritance tax foregone are shown in the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits: EU Nationals (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The information requested is not available. Nationality is not a condition of entitlement to the child and working tax credits. However, tax credits are intended to provide support to...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: Information on the number of tax credits awards where there is an overpayment at the end of each year, to be recovered either directly or by reducing an ongoing award, is published in the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: VAT: Energy (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The Government has now responded to the European Commission's reasoned opinion and intends to defend the current reduced rate of VAT on energy saving materials.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Non-domestic Rates (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The permanent small business rate relief (SBRR) scheme is ongoing. This offers up to 50% rate relief to more than 500,000 small businesses. It is only the temporary doubling of this relief...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The Ministerial Working Group has made real progress on understanding the practicalities and potential impacts of the devolution of corporation tax to Northern Ireland. The group will...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Child Benefit: EU Nationals (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: Information in respect of (a) and in respect of the amounts paid in child benefit is not available. However, information in respect of (b) is available from a database maintained by HM...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Work and Pensions: Families (23 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury. Small sample sizes for families with four or more children mean that data can not be provided for all parliamentary constituencies.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland (23 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: In the last three years there has been very little external recruitment within Northern Ireland to HM Revenue and Customs with only two staff being appointed in 2009-10 and two in 2011-12,...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Non-domestic Rates (23 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The following table shows the latest available statistics on proposals (appeals) to alter the 2005 and 2010 rating lists. The numbers provided cover England and Wales and are for the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Members: Correspondence (23 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: HMRC replied on 22 October 2012 and apologise for the delay.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Non-domestic Rates (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The permanent small business rate relief (SBRR) scheme is ongoing. This offers up to 50% rate relief to more than 500,000 small businesses. It is only the temporary doubling of this relief...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The Ministerial Working Group has made real progress on understanding the practicalities and potential impacts of the devolution of corporation tax to Northern Ireland. The group will...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Child Benefit: EU Nationals (22 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: Information in respect of (a) and in respect of the amounts paid in child benefit is not available. However, information in respect of (b) is available from a database maintained by HM...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Work and Pensions: Unsecured Pensions (24 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury. The Government continually keeps all aspects of its policies under review and is committed to maintaining flexibility for those with...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Working Tax Credit: Wrexham (24 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The only change to tax credits made in Budget 2012 was to lower the working hours requirement for working tax credit, including the child care element, for couples with children where at...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (24 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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