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Written questions

Pamela Nash

205 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

National Insurance Contributions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised in revenue from employers of apprentices under the age of 25 in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) England who were required to pay secondary Class 1 employer nation

20 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Tax Evasion

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been (a) under investigation and (b) taken to trial for tax evasion in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland and (v) England in each year since April 2010.

20 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2015 to Question 223223, how many of the notifications received by HM Revenue and Customs resulted in (a) court proceedings and (b) a conviction in each of the last five years fo

20 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2015 to Question 223222, how many staff were employed at HM Revenue and Customs offices in (a) Belfast, (b) Edinburgh and (c) Nottingham in each of the last five years for which

20 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2015 to Question 223222, how many staff made up the specialist inheritance tax compliance teams in each of the last five years for which records are available.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department estimates it will raise in child maintenance service charges in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015 to Question 222298, how much was paid to overseas recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) the Christmas bonus in each of the last fi

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2015 to Question 222607, what savings have accrued to the public purse from closure of driving centres in Scotland since 2010-11.

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Lloyds Banking Group

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many government shares in Lloyds Banking Group have been sold to date; and at what prices those shares were sold.

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax relief on inheritance tax was granted for (a) agricultural and (b) business property in each the last four years up to the most recent period for which records are available.

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were employed by HM Revenue and Customs to tackle inheritance tax avoidance in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in the last five years for which records are ava

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Unpaid Taxes

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is owed to HM Revenue and Customs in unpaid tax debt in each of the last four years up to the most recent period for which records are available; and if he will provide a regional breakdown of such debtors.

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many disclosure of tax avoidance schemes notifications HM Revenue and Customs has received in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available; and how many of those notifi

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of HM Revenue and Customs were employed to tackle the issue of inheritance tax avoidance in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years up

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Banks: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many banks his Department requested to adopt the Code of Practice on Taxation for Banks; and how many such banks subsequently adopted the code.

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Lloyds Banking Group

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fees were paid to banks advising on the recent sale of Government shares in Lloyds Banking Group.

3 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Wales have been fined for failing to comply with the high-income child benefit tax charge since it was introduced.

2 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Income Tax: Scotland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the income tax gap in Scotland in each of the last five years.

30 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many breaches of the minimum wage were reported in each year since 2010 for which records are available in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in the latest period for which

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres have (a) closed and (b) opened; and how many formerly closed centres reopened in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each of the last f

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Airdrie

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to close the Airdrie Driving Test Centre.

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres have been (a) closed, (b) opened, (c) reopened having been previously closed in each (i) Scottish and (ii) English local authority area in each of the last five years up to the mos

28 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

National Savings Bonds: Pensioners

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average value was of 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds issued to applicants for (a) 1-year and (b) 3-year bonds; and how many applicants applied for both of those bonds.

28 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

National Savings Bonds: Pensioners

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what value of 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds have been sold to applicants from (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) England.

28 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

National Savings Bonds: Pensioners

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many higher-rate and additional rate taxpayer purchasers of 65-plus Guarantee Growth Bonds have declared the interest payable on these bonds to HM Revenue and Customs.

28 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

National Savings Bonds: Pensioners

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria were used to determine eligibilty for the 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds; and for what reason the qualifying age was set at 65 years.

28 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

National Savings Bonds: Pensioners

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department plans to happen to the ownership of the 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds in the event of a bondholder's death.

28 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

Pensions: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in tax relief on private pensions for (a) higher rate taxpayers, (b) additional rate tax payers in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.

28 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

National Savings Bonds: Pensioners

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds requested the full allowances of (a) £10,000 per bond, (b) £20,000 for both bonds and (c) £40,000 for combined holders.

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overseas recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) the Christmas bonus there were in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Source: official written-questions record.