Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the adequacy of social care funding prior to Autumn Budget 2017.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Recognising the challenges of an ageing and growing population, Spring Budget 2017 announced £2 billion additional funding for adult social care to meet social care needs, reduce pressures on NHS services, and support the social care provider market.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful applications have been made for tax-free childcare accounts in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information requested is not available at the current time.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement about the outcomes of HM Revenue and Customs' Let Property Campaign to date and the plans for the Let Property Campaign until 2020.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched the Let Property Campaign in 2013, which focusses on the residential property letting market. It aims to help landlords to get their tax right from day one, keeping them on track and offering an opportunity to address previous errors. The campaign has been successful at both providing education material to prevent tax loss and enabling landlords to bring their affairs up to date.
The Let Property Campaign has raised over £115m in additional tax, interest and penalties to December 2016. Of that total, £9.6m represents penalties paid by landlords.
HMRC plan to continue the Let Property Campaign for the foreseeable future as it continues to help ensure customers understand their obligation and to target those that choose not to meet them.
HMRC does not hold information in a form that allows them to provide the estimate requested. However, data sources used in the Let Property Campaign include information annually requested from local authorities: a register of all licenses issued for Homes with Multiple Occupancy, and local authority returns of Housing Benefit paid directly to Landlords during the last financial year.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which local authorities in England share the names and addresses of landlords with HM Revenue and Customs.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched the Let Property Campaign in 2013, which focusses on the residential property letting market. It aims to help landlords to get their tax right from day one, keeping them on track and offering an opportunity to address previous errors. The campaign has been successful at both providing education material to prevent tax loss and enabling landlords to bring their affairs up to date.
The Let Property Campaign has raised over £115m in additional tax, interest and penalties to December 2016. Of that total, £9.6m represents penalties paid by landlords.
HMRC plan to continue the Let Property Campaign for the foreseeable future as it continues to help ensure customers understand their obligation and to target those that choose not to meet them.
HMRC does not hold information in a form that allows them to provide the estimate requested. However, data sources used in the Let Property Campaign include information annually requested from local authorities: a register of all licenses issued for Homes with Multiple Occupancy, and local authority returns of Housing Benefit paid directly to Landlords during the last financial year.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional (a) tax revenue and (b) revenue derived from penalties that resulted from local authorities sharing data with HMRC.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched the Let Property Campaign in 2013, which focusses on the residential property letting market. It aims to help landlords to get their tax right from day one, keeping them on track and offering an opportunity to address previous errors. The campaign has been successful at both providing education material to prevent tax loss and enabling landlords to bring their affairs up to date.
The Let Property Campaign has raised over £115m in additional tax, interest and penalties to December 2016. Of that total, £9.6m represents penalties paid by landlords.
HMRC plan to continue the Let Property Campaign for the foreseeable future as it continues to help ensure customers understand their obligation and to target those that choose not to meet them.
HMRC does not hold information in a form that allows them to provide the estimate requested. However, data sources used in the Let Property Campaign include information annually requested from local authorities: a register of all licenses issued for Homes with Multiple Occupancy, and local authority returns of Housing Benefit paid directly to Landlords during the last financial year.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of landlords in each local authority area who are registered for self-assessment with HM Revenue and Customs.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
The table attached presents the number of individuals who declared income from property on their Self-Assessment tax returns for the 2015-16 tax year, the latest year for which data is available, excluding those who declared income from furnished holiday lettings.
Note that (i) these figures are based on tax return data, and not Self-Assessment registrations; and (ii) the locations given in the Table relate to the residences of the individuals with property income, and not the locations of properties from which they declared income.
HMRC do not hold information about the total number of landlords and so it is not possible to provide a proportion of the numbers in Self-Assessment against that total.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other cabinet colleagues on measures to maintain free ATM provision following reports of a review being undertaken by LINK.
Answered by Simon Kirby
In line with the practice of successive administrations details of ministerial discussions are not routinely disclosed.
The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained. The Government is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.
The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely.
The PSR has the power to act if LINK or any of its members act in a way that conflicts with any of its objectives.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of changes to the level of access to free ATMs on high streets and local communities.
Answered by Simon Kirby
In line with the practice of successive administrations details of ministerial discussions are not routinely disclosed.
The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained. The Government is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.
The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely.
The PSR has the power to act if LINK or any of its members act in a way that conflicts with any of its objectives.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on ensuring a sustainable future for the LINK scheme in advance of approval of the sale of Vocalink.
Answered by Simon Kirby
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is responsible for strengthening business competition and preventing and reducing anti-competitive activities. The Payment Systems Regulator, which the Government set up in 2015, is responsible for promoting competition and innovation within the payments market, and ensuring that payment systems are operated and developed in a way that considers and promotes the interests of those that use them.
The CMA is investigating the anticipated acquisition by MasterCard UK Holdco Limited, an affiliate of MasterCard International Incorporated, of VocaLink Holdings Limited. The Government does not involve itself with CMA investigations.
Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives from the LINK scheme on steps being taken to place the LINK system on a sustainable footing.
Answered by Simon Kirby
The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained. The Government is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.
The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely.
The PSR has the power to act if LINK or any of its members act in a way that conflicts with any of its objectives.