Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to pursue a claim for costs against Rangers Football Club.
Answered by David Gauke
The information requested was not held within the Department in the form requested. A number of parties were involved in litigation and it was not possible to extract costs relating to an individual party without incurring disproportionate costs.
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2014 to Question 205620, how his Department calculated the cost of providing the information requested.
Answered by David Gauke
The information requested was not held within the Department in the form requested. A number of parties were involved in litigation and it was not possible to extract costs relating to an individual party without incurring disproportionate costs.
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria HM Revenue and Customs uses to assess the prudence of settling a tax case when costs of pursuing a case are compared to the settlement offer.
Answered by David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC’s) approach to taking-up, working and settling disputes is set out in its published Litigation and Settlement Strategy (LSS). Governance procedures for how HMRC settles big value disputes are set out in the published Code of Governance for resolving tax disputes.
Together the LSS and the Code of Governance assure taxpayers that tax rules are applied appropriately and even-handedly by HMRC.
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HM Revenue and Customs' accounting procedures relating to assessing the cost of pursuing big value claims.
Answered by David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC’s) approach to taking-up, working and settling disputes is set out in its published Litigation and Settlement Strategy (LSS). Governance procedures for how HMRC settles big value disputes are set out in the published Code of Governance for resolving tax disputes.
Together the LSS and the Code of Governance assure taxpayers that tax rules are applied appropriately and even-handedly by HMRC.
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual recruitment figure to the Army from Central Ayrshire was in each of the last five years.
Answered by Julian Brazier
Recruiting information is not held specifically for central Ayrshire. Annual recruitment to the Army from Scotland over the last five years is as follows:
Scotland | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 (to 31 October ) |
Regular | 820 | 1,050 | 840 | 540 | 380 |
Reserve | 330 | 330 | 330 | 140 | 130 |
Figures have been rounded to 10. Numbers ending in 5 are rounded to
the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army recruitment offices there are in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland.
Answered by Julian Brazier
No Army recruitment offices have been closed in the UK or Scotland in the last 12 months. There are currently 74 recruiting offices in the UK, of which five are in Scotland. A trial is currently being conducted into the deployment of mobile careers centres at locations throughout the UK, including Scotland.
Whilst physical recruitment offices do have a role to play, research shows that today's target audience is twice as likely to look online for career guidance and advice. Given the improved digital access and contact that we now provide, a number of Army recruiting offices were closed in 2012 and 2013. However, there remains a recruiting office within a reasonable travelling distance of over 90% of the target population.
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army recruitment offices have been closed in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland in the last 12 months.
Answered by Julian Brazier
No Army recruitment offices have been closed in the UK or Scotland in the last 12 months. There are currently 74 recruiting offices in the UK, of which five are in Scotland. A trial is currently being conducted into the deployment of mobile careers centres at locations throughout the UK, including Scotland.
Whilst physical recruitment offices do have a role to play, research shows that today's target audience is twice as likely to look online for career guidance and advice. Given the improved digital access and contact that we now provide, a number of Army recruiting offices were closed in 2012 and 2013. However, there remains a recruiting office within a reasonable travelling distance of over 90% of the target population.
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has given recent consideration to increasing the number of armed forces information centres in Scotland.
Answered by Julian Brazier
No Army recruitment offices have been closed in the UK or Scotland in the last 12 months. There are currently 74 recruiting offices in the UK, of which five are in Scotland. A trial is currently being conducted into the deployment of mobile careers centres at locations throughout the UK, including Scotland.
Whilst physical recruitment offices do have a role to play, research shows that today's target audience is twice as likely to look online for career guidance and advice. Given the improved digital access and contact that we now provide, a number of Army recruiting offices were closed in 2012 and 2013. However, there remains a recruiting office within a reasonable travelling distance of over 90% of the target population.
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual operating cost is of RAF Northolt.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The annual operation costs of RAF Northolt for financial year 2013-14 is included in the following table. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000 and are inclusive of Net Additional Costs of Military Operations.
Expenditure Type | Financial Year 2013-14 Costs £ million |
Personnel (Military and Civilian) | 15.7 |
Infrastructure | 11.9 |
Stock Consumption | 9.1 |
Equipment Support | 15.1 |
Other Costs | 2.8 |
Receipts and Other Income | -9.6 |
Total | 45 |
Asked by: Brian H. Donohoe (Labour - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much annual revenue his Department generates from the commercial or civil use of RAF Northolt.
Answered by Philip Dunne
In the last full financial year, 2013-14, the revenue generated was £9.6 million.