Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the economic case for a reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector.
Answered by David Gauke
The Government has reviewed the economic case for a reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector.
The Governments position set out in the Westminster Hall debate on 17 March 2015.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department of each (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) age received the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System's (i) exceeded, (ii) met and (iii) must improve performance mark in 2013-14.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Treasury is implementing the Civil Service Employee Policy Performance Management System in 2014-15, so the data requested is not available for 2013-14.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; how many and what proportion of those officials received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark; and how many and what proportion (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus under that process.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Treasury is implementing the Civil Service Employee Policy Performance Management System in 2014-15, so the data requested is not available for 2013-14.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department who received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark under the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System (i) had a disability, (ii) worked full-time and (iii) worked part-time in 2013-14.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Treasury is implementing the Civil Service Employee Policy Performance Management System in 2014-15, so the data requested is not available for 2013-14.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that sharing of customer information collected by HM Revenue and Customs is subject to appropriate safeguards.
Answered by David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is bound by a strict duty of confidentiality with respect to all of the information it holds in connection with its functions. This is underpinned by a criminal sanction to protect against the unlawful disclosure of information that identifies a person or through which their identity can be deduced. HMRC officials may share information only in the limited circumstances set out in legislation, which include disclosures for the purposes of HMRC's functions, through specific legislative gateways or with the consent of the subject of the information.
After establishing that there is a valid legal basis to disclose, any disclosures must also be compliant with the Data Protection Act and Human Rights Act. HMRC also operates rigorous and robust security processes and safeguards which are in line with industry best practice. Legislative gateways include restrictions and safeguards to control how information may be used.