Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
Centenary of the Battle of the Somme
"The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I suspect he will have closely followed the programme over the past two years and will continue to monitor it closely over the next two years, leading up to armistice in 2018.
As I was gazing over Scapa Flow a few weeks ago, …..."Andrew Murrison - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
Centenary of the Battle of the Somme
"I agree with my hon. Friend. One of the things that has struck me while I have been doing this work is how much added value there is in the presence of a serviceman from today’s Army on the battlefield tours that we have been running, and in seeing the …..."Andrew Murrison - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
Centenary of the Battle of the Somme
"We have had a debate of superlative quality this evening, with 20 right hon. and hon. Members speaking extremely movingly on this the eve of the centenary of the bloodiest day in British military history.
The 19th century French army officer and author, Alfred de Vigny, spoke in his book …..."Andrew Murrison - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jun 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for his email on Monday about superfast broadband which I am sending out to my parishes. May I raise with him the problem of not spots in rural areas? What is being done following the cessation of the mobile infrastructure project run by Arqiva?..."Andrew Murrison - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 May 2016
Battle of Jutland Centenary
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate and on the support that I know she gives to the naval historic dockyard in Portsmouth. I know she has seen this already, but I commend her on the wonderful exhibition “36 Hours: Jutland 1916, The Battle That Won The War”, …..."Andrew Murrison - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 May 2016
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
"I apologise for not being here for the start of the debate. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Mr Simpson) on bringing it forward. Does the Minister agree that one of the biggest tributes that we pay to our fallen is the sheer quality of the …..."Andrew Murrison - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Murrison (Conservative - South West Wiltshire)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have withdrawn more than the 25 per cent tax-free allowance from their pension fund as a lump sum since 2014.
Answered by David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs does not have information on all types of taxable pension payments taken since 2014. However, information on the taxable element of pension flexibility lump sums taken since April 2015 is collated and published quarterly. This also provides details of the number of people who have taken these payments. The publication can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/flexible-payments-from-pensions.
Written Question
Friday 12th February 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Murrison (Conservative - South West Wiltshire)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses and other organisations in (a) Wiltshire and (b) the UK that will be required to pay the apprenticeship levy.
Answered by Greg Hands
The apprenticeship levy will apply across the UK and will be collected from employers on a UK wide basis. An allowance of £15,000 means those with a paybill exceeding £3million will have to pay the levy.
Regional level estimates of those likely to pay the Apprenticeship Levy is not available.
Written Question
Friday 12th February 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Murrison (Conservative - South West Wiltshire)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for his Department's plans to separate retail and investment banking arms.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin
- Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
The banks are required to separate by 1 January 2019 and implementation remains firmly on track.
Written Question
Friday 12th February 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Murrison (Conservative - South West Wiltshire)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what metrics his Department plans to use to measure the effects of tax-free childcare on attainment in early years' education.
Answered by Damian Hinds
Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are developing plans to measure the success of Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) once it is in ‘steady state’ following the full rollout of the scheme.
We will measure how well TFC performs against its policy objective to help working families with their childcare costs. We will continue to engage with stakeholders as we start to put in place these plans.
The key programmes for early education are the 15 hours of free childcare offered to all 3 and 4-year olds, and eligible 2-year olds. These provisions are measured under Assessment and Reporting Arrangements set out by the Standards and Testing Agency to ensure attainment against the Early Years Framework.