Upcoming Business – Commons: Select Committee (7 Apr 2014)
Work and Pensions: Fraud and error in the benefits system. 4:30 pmWitnesses: Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, Department for Work and Pensions, Mr David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary to the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Occupational Pensions (1 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: Under existing rules the capital value of pension investments is disregarded when assessing entitlement to working age income related benefits. Actual pension payments are deducted from...
View ArticleWritten Answers — International Development: Tax Havens (1 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury. I am unable to comment on the tax affairs of individual companies.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Barclays (1 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury. I am unable to comment on the tax affairs of individual companies.
View ArticleFinance (No. 2) Bill (Carry-over) (1 Apr 2014)
...Karen Bradley Graham Brady Tom Brake Angie Bray Julian Brazier Andrew Bridgen Steve Brine James Brokenshire Annette Brooke Jeremy Browne Fiona Bruce Robert Buckland Conor Burns Mr Simon Burns David...
View ArticleBill Presented: Finance (No. 2) Bill (1 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: ...East (Mr Bain), but I understand that he referred to the sunlit uplands of a Labour Government next year. I do not know whether that was an April fool’s joke. My hon. Friend the Member...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: At Budget 2014, the Government announced changes which give greater flexibility to many individuals with private pension savings. It is estimated that these changes will promote greater...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: The planned changes do not affect pensions tax relief during the accumulation phase. This Government has already taken action to restrict the generosity of pensions tax relief to make it...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: The proposed changes will ensure that individuals benefit from having additional flexibility and choice over how they access their pension savings. The Government recognises that people...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: The Government published a consultation, "Freedom of Choice in Pensions" alongside Budget 2014, where it is considering how the planned changes could potentially impact on investment in...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: The Treasury is consulting on how best to deliver the Government's aims for pension flexibility. This will ensure that the legislation is robust and does not open opportunities for evasion.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: The Government announced at Budget a new guarantee that everyone with defined contribution pension savings will be offered free and impartial face-to-face guidance at the point of...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: At Budget, the Government announced significant reforms to the pensions market, giving people greater choice about how they access their defined contribution savings. Alongside this, the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: The Government welcomes the increased appetite among insurers for investments in infrastructure. Insurers want to invest in infrastructure because the regular cash flow profile and...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: The impact will depend on how people choose to use their pension savings, which is difficult to predict. Depending on the choices they make, people may be either more or less likely to...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Pensions (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: This measure fundamentally changes the way that people can access their retirement savings, and so depending on the decisions they make, people may increase or decrease their chances of...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Office of Tax Simplification (2 Apr 2014)
David Gauke: The OTS was set up by the Chancellor in July 2010 as an independent office to advise on tax simplification. It has completed reviews into tax reliefs, small business tax, pensioner...
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