Written Answers — HM Treasury: Venture Capital (2 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: The precise information requested is not available at reasonable cost. Venture Capital Trusts raised £440 million in 2013-14, £400 million in 2012-13 and £325 million in 2011-12 to fund...
View ArticleWritten Ministerial Statements — Treasury: Autumn Statement 2014: Measures...
David Gauke: This Government are committed to delivering a tax system that is fair and promotes growth and competitiveness. As part of the autumn statement 2014, the Government have announced a number...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Income Tax: Scotland (3 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: Estimates of the number of individuals by Scottish parliamentary constituency whose highest marginal rate of income tax was the basic rate and the higher or additional rates for the tax...
View ArticleBusiness of the House: New Clause 1 — Impact on Government revenues (3 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: My hon. Friend makes an important and relevant point. We are putting power in the hands of individuals to decide what they do with their retirement pension pot. We are also ensuring-I...
View ArticleBusiness of the House: Schedule 1 — Pension flexibility etc (3 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. The House has reached the final stage of its consideration of the Bill, which will give individuals more choice about how they...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Income Tax (4 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: The numbers of taxpayers paying tax at the higher rate by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5. This is available on the internet at the following address;...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs (4 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: HMRC has no plans to establish a dedicated VAT helpline for the offices of Members of Parliament. HMRC receives far fewer enquiries from the public and MPs on business taxes such as VAT...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs (4 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs operates some dedicated MP telephone hotlines and the contact information is available on the MPs website
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Inheritance Tax (4 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: These figures are publically available in table 12.10 of Inheritance Tax Official Statistics. The latest version for estates left as a result of deaths in 2011-12 is published at:...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Vat (4 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: A Tax Information and Impact Note was published on 10 December 2013 which included an assessment of the impact on small and micro businesses. It is available at...
View ArticleBusiness of the House: Stamp Duty Land Tax Bill (4 Dec 2014)
Presentation and First Reading Mr David Gauke accordingly presented a Bill to make provision about stamp duty land tax on residential property transactions; and for connected purposes. Bill read the...
View ArticleBusiness of the House: Stamp Duty Land Tax (4 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: It is a pleasure to reply to this debate. I am grateful for the warm support for this measure. I am sometimes so enthusiastic about these changes to SDLT that I am almost breathless, but...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Income Tax (5 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: Table 3.11 of HMRC’s personal income statistics provides estimates of income tax liabilities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland for the last 5 years (for which data are...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: D-Day Landings (5 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: The Chancellor announced in June that we would be using LIBOR fines to allow for the future return to Normandy of Veterans once the existing Big Lottery funding had ceased at the end of...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: VAT: EU Action (5 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: The UK’s current VAT return and associated procedures are supported by businesses. As the Office for Tax Simplification said in its recent report –Review of the Competitiveness of the UK...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: EU Budget (5 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: The European Commission publishes a Financial Report each year which sets out details of the amount of revenue and levels of expenditure in respect of the previous year’s EU Budget. The...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Social Security Benefits: Disability (5 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: There are no published estimates of the tax paid by claimants of the three benefits.
View ArticleBusiness of the House: New Clause 1 — Impact on Government revenues (3 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: My hon. Friend makes an important and relevant point. We are putting power in the hands of individuals to decide what they do with their retirement pension pot. We are also ensuring-I...
View ArticleBusiness of the House: Schedule 1 — Pension flexibility etc (3 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. The House has reached the final stage of its consideration of the Bill, which will give individuals more choice about how they...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Inheritance Tax: Overseas Aid (8 Dec 2014)
David Gauke: The inheritance tax exemption for those whose death is caused or hastened by injury responding to humanitarian emergencies covers both British military and medical personnel. The...
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