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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Mar 2017
Equitable Life Policyholders: Compensation

"At times, the debate has seemed like a meeting of old lags, since some of us have been discussing this issue for many years.

I would like to be able to say, like other Members, that many of my constituents are still coming to see me about Equitable Life. I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Mar 2017
Equitable Life Policyholders: Compensation

"Indeed it is. That is the point that I was making.

Some of us are now getting to the age at which we are beginning to think seriously about what our pensions will bring us—it is going to hit us pretty shortly—but I have children who are in their 20s, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Mar 2017
Equitable Life Policyholders: Compensation

"I have a daughter who is now into her third university degree, so I know exactly what the hon. Gentleman is talking about. Yes, parents are having to use their own money to help out their children, and that can cut down the amount that will be available to them …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Mar 2017
Budget Resolutions

"My hon. Friend is making a good point, as did the right hon. Member for Leicester East (Keith Vaz). This is not just about individuals. There will be an impact on the local economy of areas such as mine that rely on migrant labour for fruit picking and will face …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Dec 2016
Commercial Financial Dispute Resolution Platform

"I have a constituent in a similar situation to the constituent of my hon. Friend the Member for North East Fife (Stephen Gethins). My hon. Friend the Member for East Lothian (George Kerevan) is right to talk about an imbalance. My constituent’s business was put under by the Royal Bank …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jun 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. The eye-watering costs of the proposed new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C will put public finance at risk, as well as the strike price, pushing up energy bills for businesses and consumers. Will the Chancellor redirect this investment to cleaner, safer and cheaper energy sources such as …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2016
Equitable Life

"It is a somewhat novel experience for me, as a Scottish National party Member, to stand up to support a motion that starts by saying

“this House congratulates the Government”.

However, I do so because this matter has been dragging on for a large number of years. The hon. Member …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Oct 2015
Tax Credits

"My hon. Friend will remind the House that the Scottish Government have already spent £100 million in mitigating other attacks on the poor from this Government...."
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Written Question
Welfare Tax Credits
Monday 20th July 2015

Asked by: Mike Weir (Scottish National Party - Angus)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what service level agreements HM Revenue and Customs has with Concentrix for turnaround time on tax credit queries; and what assessment he has made of the contractor's performance in meeting those targets in each of the last 12 months.

Answered by David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) contract with SYNNEX-Concentrix UK Limited, signed in May 2014, provides additional capacity to review and correct tax credit claims that are potentially based on incorrect information.

Full details of the contractual arrangements, including agreed performance indicators, put in place in respect of the intervention service can be found at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7

HMRC regularly monitors the performance of contractors but, due to the commercially sensitive nature of this information, it does not disclose such information.

Written Question
Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
Wednesday 15th July 2015

Asked by: Mike Weir (Scottish National Party - Angus)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been employed to work on the (a) tax credit helpline and (b) general HM Revenue and Customs helpline for hon. Members in each of the last 12 months.

Answered by David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) regularly publishes general performance reports, including those for its Tax Credit Helpline, on GOV.UK.

HMRC does not record call waiting times on the HMRC helpline for Members of Parliament.

HMRC does not have the numbers of staff employed to work on the tax credit helpline in the form requested, and it could only be collected at disproportionate cost.

An average of 10-12 staff were employed on the HMRC helpline for Members of Parliament in each of the last 12 months.