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Fuels: Scotland
Mr. MacNeil: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on proposals for a fuel duty derogation for island communities in Scotland. [295711]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Decisions on fuel duty rates are a matter for the Chancellor as part of the normal Budget and PBR process.
Government Contracts
Mrs. May: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Government contracts were awarded to companies which were members of the Consulting Association between 2000 and 2009. [297303]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The Treasury does not hold a central record of its suppliers' affiliations to trade bodies and the information could not be provided within the disproportionate costs threshold.
Income Tax: Ireland
Mark Durkan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people resident in each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland and employed in the Republic of Ireland were liable to pay UK income tax in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. [296121]
Mr. Timms: Where a person is resident, ordinarily resident and domiciled in the United Kingdom, they pay tax on their worldwide income and gains in the United Kingdom on an arising basis subject to the application of any double taxation agreement.
Estimated figures for the number of people resident in Northern Ireland and claiming foreign tax credit relief for earned income arising in the Republic of Ireland in 2007-08 derived from a sample of tax returns are provided in the following table. Available information for 2008-09 is not available, as the filing deadlines for this year have not yet passed.
These estimates take into account the improvements made to the self-assessment return for 2007-08, and therefore are not comparable to the answer provided to the hon. Member for Foyle on 25 February 2009, Official Report, columns 893-94W.
Figures are not available for those who are not ordinarily resident or not domiciled in the UK who can claim to be taxed only on their income from overseas which they bring into or transfer to the UK.
| Numbers of individuals claiming foreign tax credit relief for 2007-08 in respect to income from employment, self-employment and other income received from the Republic of Ireland( 1) | |
| Constituency of residence | 2007-08 |
| (1 )Excludes: (a) interest and other income from overseas savings; (b) dividends from foreign companies; (c) overseas pensions, social security benefits and royalties; (d) dividends and other income received by an overseas trust, company or other person abroad; (e) income from land and property abroad; (f) capital gains subject to foreign tax; (g) other overseas income and gains (e.g. gains on disposal of offshore funds, benefit from an overseas trust company or other person abroad, gains on foreign life insurance policies). | |
Inheritance Tax
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of raising the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million per person and £2 million per couple in each year between 2010-11 and 2015-16; and if he will make a statement. [297323]
Mr. Timms: The cost of increasing the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million with effect from April 2010 is estimated at £500 million in 2010-11, £1.2 billion in 2011-12, £1.4 billion in 2012-13 and £1.5 billion in 2013-14.
Forecasts beyond 2013-14 have not been made.
Loans
David Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on the mechanisms other than the use of credit reference agency services by which lenders assess a loan applicant's ability to repay a loan; and if he will hold discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders on that matter. [297139]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Treasury Ministers and officials receive representations from and meet with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such representations and meetings.
Local Government: Loans
Norman Lamb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many local authorities in (a) Norfolk and (b) England have current loans from the Public Works Loan Board; when each loan was taken out; what interest rates are being charged on each; what the term of each loan is; and how much interest has been paid on each to date. [292688]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: A complete answer can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
At 31 March 2009, 296 of the 446 principal authorities in England, Scotland and Wales had loans outstanding with the PWLB. A summary of total outstanding loans from the PWLB to Norfolk local authorities is tabled as follows:
| £ | |
A summary of PWLB lending to these local authorities by advance date, interest rate and term has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
Total outstanding PWLB debt owed by authorities in England at 31 March 2009 was £40,842,357,987.
Total overall PWLB debt across the UK, at 31 March 2009, was £50,853,477,721 at an average term of 27.4 years and average interest rate of 5.501 per cent.
Mortgages
Mr. Evans: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to assist those affected by shared appreciation mortgages. [296934]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 23 February 2009 from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and Fife West, (Willie Rennie) Official Report, column 322W.
PAYE
Mr. Swayne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether PAYE is included in the payroll taxes that can be deferred by small businesses facing cash flow difficulties. [295955]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 27 October 2009]: The Business Payment Support Service was launched on 24 November 2008 to support viable businesses in temporary financial difficulties. Under the scheme tax liabilities that would otherwise be due for payment are included in a time to pay arrangement that provides the business with the opportunity to spread their tax payments over a timetable they can afford. The service covers most taxes and duties including PAYE, income tax, corporation tax, VAT and national insurance.
Further information can be found online at:
Public Services
Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to promote a reform of public services centred on the citizen. [295979]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 28 October 2009]: Ensuring that public services are centred on the citizen is at the heart of the Government's measures to reform services, and will continue to be our priority.
Our strategy for taking this forward is set out in two recent reports: "Building Britain's Future" and "Working Together-Public Services on Your Side", which cover the actions that the UK Government is taking to move the UK from recession to recovery and forge a new model of economic growth; restore trust and accountability to the political system through democratic reform and renewal; and modernise our public services and national infrastructure.
Much has already been achieved by giving people more choice over services. Now, we are building on this by ensuring that services are more accountable and responsive to citizens through introducing stronger entitlements to core standards in services and giving those who use services greater personal control over them.
Revenue and Customs: Complaints
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessors received in each year since 1997; how many of those complaints were upheld in each such year; how many such complaints resulted in a repayment; and if he will make a statement. [296663]
Mr. Timms: Data on complaints received by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and its predecessor Departments are published in the relevant annual reports covering the years stated, available at:
The number of complaints upheld and partially upheld is only available for the years 2007-08 and 2008-09 as follows:
| Upheld | Partially upheld | |
Data on the number of upheld or partially upheld cases that result in repayments is available only at disproportionate cost as HMRC's systems do not capture this automatically.
Taxation: Corporate Hospitality
Jo Swinson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish guidance for businesses in respect of their tax liability for corporate entertainment in lap dancing clubs. [296383]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 29 October 2009]: HM Revenue and Customs have published guidance on business entertainment on their Business Income Manual at BIM45000 (specific deductions: entertainment), available at:
No tax relief is available for client entertaining. The expenses incurred in entertaining clients at lap dancing clubs would not constitute an allowable deduction in computing a company's profits chargeable to corporation tax.
Taxation: Fuel Oil
Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the estimated financial value of tax to be collected on the use of recovered fuel oil from the lime manufacturing industry is in the UK over the next three years; [296955]
(2) how much tax has been collected on the use of recovered fuel oil from (a) the lime industry, (b) the electrical industry and (c) the steel industry since the implementation of the tax in November 2008; and if he will make a statement. [296956]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The forecast revenue for 2009-10 from fuel duty is published in table C.6 of the 2009 Financial Statement and Budget Report. This can be found at:
Data on receipts from oils duties are published in the National Statistics Hydrocarbon Oils Duties bulletin available at:
Receipts and forecasts of recovered fuel oil by industry are not available.
Welfare Tax Credits
Mr. Byers: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will amend the tax credit system to reflect the respective financial contribution by parents who have separated towards the cost of raising their children. [296422]
Mr. Timms: The Government recognise the difficulties separated parents face when sharing responsibility for a child. There is no easy solution, which is why, ideally, parents should themselves reach an arrangement how the financial support provided through child tax credit and child benefit should be divided.
However, where parents cannot reach such an arrangement, the Government believe that the best outcome for the child is achieved by directing support to the family with the main responsibility for caring for the child. As with all aspects of the tax credits system, the issue of shared care is kept under review.
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