PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES - United Kingdom Parliament

1071W
Written Answers
26 MARCH 2013
Written Answers
1072W
(2) what assessment he has made of the potential
cost to the public purse of guaranteeing certain bank
deposits of UK citizens in Cyprus. [150226]
Greg Clark: Deposits in Cypriot banks in Cyprus are
subject to the laws and regulations of the Republic of
Cyprus.
Those who have been sent to Cyprus to serve our
military or our Government, and their families, will be
protected in full from any losses on their personal
deposits.
As the situation in Cyprus is still fluid, with banks
remaining shut and the details of proposals not yet
finalised, it is not possible to offer a figure on what the
cost of this commitment is, and it would be inappropriate
to comment further at this stage.
We continue to monitor the situation closely.
Pay: Peterborough
Mr Stewart Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the number of
individuals in work in Peterborough constituency who
earn between £9,440 and £12,230 per annum; [149592]
(2) if he will estimate how many individuals in
Peterborough constituency earn between £9,205 and
£12,000; and if he will make a statement. [150102]
Mr Hurd: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the
Cabinet Office.
The information requested falls within the responsibility
of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority
to reply.
Letter from Glen Watson, dated March 2013:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I
have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question
asking the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the
number of individuals in work in Peterborough constituency who
earn between £9,440 & £12,230 per annum (149592); and £9,205
& £12,000 per annum (150102).
In April 2012, no reliable statistics can be produced from
ASHE on the proportion of employee jobs with the gross annual
earnings specified in Peterborough constituency due to the small
sample size at this geographical breakdown.
PAYE
Stephen Timms: To ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer for what reasons he has delayed for small
firms the requirement in the new PAYE Real Time
Information system that employers should make a
PAYE submission on or before each payment to an
employee; and in what circumstances he would
consider a further such delay. [150223]
Mr Gauke: In developing PAYE Real Time Information
(RTI) HMRC has worked closely with employers, their
representatives, payroll bureaux and agents to understand
the impact of RTI. As a consequence of these consultations
they recognise that some small employers who pay their
employees, more frequently, but currently only process
their payroll monthly may need longer to adapt to
reporting PAYE information in real time. HMRC have
therefore agreed a transitional relaxation of reporting
arrangements for small businesses. However, all businesses
will still be required to report real time information at
the time of their payroll or at the very latest by the end
of the tax month. Working with representatives of
small business and the accountancy profession, HMRC
agreed this as an appropriate easement at the start of
this transitional year for RTI in which they are supporting
all businesses through the implementation without the
threat of penalties.
HMRC have no plans to extend this reporting relaxation
beyond 5 October 2013. They will, however, continue to
work with employer representatives during the summer
to assess the impact of RTI on the smallest businesses
and consider whether they can make improvements to
real time reporting which will address their concerns
without compromising the benefits of RTI or the success
of the Department for Work and Pension’s universal
credit.
Public Expenditure: Wales
Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer what Barnett consequentials will be
awarded to the Welsh Government as a result of the
creation of a new UK aerospace technology institute.
[149809]
Danny Alexander: The proposed funding will be directed
towards science and innovation on a UK wide basis
and, as these matters are reserved, there will be no
Barnett consequentials.
However Wales will benefit directly from the Aerospace
Technology Institute (ATI) with businesses such as
those in the aerospace cluster based around the North
Wales border benefiting from access to the £2.1 billion
fund.
Social Security Benefits: Greater London
Jim Fitzpatrick: To ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer (1) how many people in Poplar and
Limehouse constituency will be affected by the changes
to working tax credit due to take place in April 2013;
[149811]
(2) how many people in Poplar and Limehouse will
be affected by the changes in child benefit due to take
effect in April 2013. [149873]
Sajid Javid: Forecasts of the number of tax credits
claimants are not available at parliamentary constituency
level and we have not estimated the number of people
who would be affected by working tax credit policy
changes. As at December 2012, there were 6.3 thousand
in-work families in Poplar and Limehouse constituency.
This information can be found in HMRC’s published
National Statistics here:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/prov-geog-stats/cwtc-geogdec12.xls
There are no changes to the pre-announced child
benefit policy taking place at April 2013. As at August
2012, there were 15.7 thousand families in receipt of
child benefit in Poplar and Limehouse constituency.
More information can be found in HMRC’s published
National Statistics, here:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/child-geog-stats/chb-geogaug12.xls