Written questions

1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement, how much of the £155 million in resources and technology for HMRC has already been invested; and how much has been raised as a result of that investment.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: ICT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse of HMRC’s connect programme was; and what the value of revenue raised through the programme was in each of the last five years.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many penalties HMRC issued to high net worth individuals in each year since 2009; and what was the total value of these penalties.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax was paid by people who fall under the jurisdiction of HMRC’s high net worth unit in each year since 2014-15.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Tax Evasion: Criminal Investigation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many high net worth individuals have been placed under criminal investigation for tax affairs in each year since 2009.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

High Net Worth Unit

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff are employed within HMRC’s High Net Worth Unit.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of whether the transition to regional HMRC centres through the Building Our Future programme will be effected by the UK leaving the EU.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff employed by HMRC are involved in creating and approving each individual tax ruling.

19 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will ensure that safeguards are in place so that tax rulings are properly scrutinised before coming into force and subject to monitoring thereafter.

15 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how frequently the contractor's compliance with the government childcare service contract is assessed by his Department.

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Scottish Limited Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many firms are registered as Scottish Limited Partnerships in the UK.

6 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Gift Aid

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce a de minimis limit of £20 on retail Gift Aid claims for shops in the charity retail sector.

6 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Gift Aid

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received (a) in support of and (b) opposed to the introduction of a de minimis limit of £20 on retail Gift Aid claims for shops in the charity retail sector.

6 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Gift Aid

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of introducing a de minimis limit of £20 on retail Gift Aid claims for shops in the charity retail sector on that sector.

6 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Exemptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in the availability of full council tax relief for working-age people on (a) household poverty and (b) child poverty.

6 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Appleby

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials in his Department have held meetings with the legal firm Appleby's since October 2017.

6 Mar 2018 · Women and Equalities

Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the timetable is of the publication of the updated Advisory Statement on implementing the Equality Duty by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission.

6 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Marginal Tax Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the marginal tax rates applying to (a) men and (b) women at different income levels.

6 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Business Bank Italy

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the date (a) when the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised BUSINESS BANK ITALY LTD (Company number 06623736) to conduct business in the UK, (b) on which the FCA sent i

8 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Money Laundering

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been (a) convicted and (b) fined under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 by offence since 2010.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce automated verification systems in Companies House to check the accuracy of the register of beneficial ownership for companies; and how much it costs

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies House: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2018 to Question 123021, what information his Department holds on the number of staff who will be recruited to Companies House in 2018-19; and

6 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Companies: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the contribution of 12 December 2017 by Lord Ahmed of Wimbledon, HL Deb col 1519, on the Sanctions and Anti Money Laundering Bill what constitutes a similarly effective

6 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Tax Evasion: Prosecutions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions have been (a) brought to court and (b) completed for offences under the failure to prevent the facilitation of UK and foreign tax evasion clause of the Criminal Finances Act 2017; and how much h

31 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with medicines manufacturers on the minimum implementation period required to implement regulatory and business operations changes after the UK leaves the EU

31 Jan 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Drugs: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the withdrawal of Rules of Origin trade exemptions contained within current EU Free Trade Agreements on the competitiveness of

31 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with medicines manufacturers on the cost and ongoing viability of the production of medicines which currently have shared medicine packs with multiple EU cou

30 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124494, what assessment she has made of the effect of removing the named worker system on the effectiveness and efficiency of the immigration appl

29 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Personal Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for money management arrangements for personal care budgets in social care to be implemented by each local authority; and if he will make a sta

24 Jan 2018 · Cabinet Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 118845, tabled by the hon. Member for Oxford East on 12 December 2017.

Source: official written-questions record.