Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"It is absolutely clear that that is the case and that this was nothing other than a political ruse to try to mislead the country and to wrong-foot the Labour party to pave the way for the Chancellor to move from No. 11 to No. 10 Downing Street. It is …..."David Anderson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"I certainly will, even though the hon. Gentleman has only been here for five minutes...."David Anderson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"The people who die leaving property worth £1 million. In the past, some of that would have been taxed and now it will not be. Instead, the Government will tax poor working people, people who are on the dole and people who have more than two kids—they can have two …..."David Anderson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"Actually, less than a quarter of the people of this country voted for the Tory party, and the vast majority of them would not be traditional working people. More than 75% of the people of this country did not vote for the Tory party.
Let us acknowledge that people in …..."David Anderson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 18th June 2015
Asked by:
David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the level of fuel duties.
Answered by Damian Hinds
At Budget 2015 the government cancelled the fuel duty increase that was planned for 1 September 2015, thereby freezing fuel duty until the end of 2015-16. Like all taxes, fuel duties are kept under review in the context of the wider public finances, with tax policy changes announced at fiscal events.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jun 2015
Productivity
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Written Question
Wednesday 17th June 2015
Asked by:
David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the effect is on the income of a single parent with two children of choosing not to claim child benefit because they are subject to the High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge.
Answered by Damian Hinds
There is no effect on the single parent’s income. However, as the single parent is choosing not to claim Child Benefit, it means that they do not receive Child Benefit at a rate of £34.40 per week (£20.70 for the eldest child, and £13.70 for the additional child).
Written Question
Wednesday 17th June 2015
Asked by:
David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2015 to Question 1239, on child benefit, what estimate he has made of the potential costs of obtaining the requested information.
Answered by David Gauke
The cost considered by the Treasury to be disproportionate is £850.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are unable to provide an answer to question 1239 within proportionate costs as information stored on the Child Benefit system does not contain details of i) income of claimants and ii) whether claimants are in a single or joint claim.
This means to obtain the information, additional data (such as Self-Assessment) would have to be matched to claimant’s details to obtain their income. Further matching to further datasets would then be required to determine whether the claimant is a single or couple claimant.
Written Question
Friday 12th June 2015
Asked by:
David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many single-parent families have stopped claiming child benefit since the introduction of the High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge.
Answered by Damian Hinds
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