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1347918

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was invested by (1) the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, (2) the NHS Pension Scheme, (3) the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, (4) the Local Government Pension Scheme, (5) the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, and (6) the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, into (a) Alibaba, (b) Tencent, (c) China Construction Bank, (d) China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, and (e) China National Offshore Oil Corporation, between 2014 and 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>The main unfunded public service pension schemes have not invested in any of the mentioned companies.</p><p> </p><p>Most Public Service Pension schemes are unfunded Defined Benefit pension schemes, with the exception of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Members’ pension benefits are set out in statute and there is no fund of assets from which pension benefits are paid. Employer and employee contributions are paid to the relevant public service pension scheme, but these contributions are not invested. Instead, the public service pension scheme uses the contributions to meet the cost of pensions in payment. Where there is a difference between pensions in payment and total contributions, the difference is made up by HMT through Annually Managed Expenditure (AME).</p><p> </p><p>The Local Government Pension Scheme is a funded scheme in which all the assets are owned by the administering authorities, which are responsible for the management of their investments. The data requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/07/2021 09:35:05 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1347925

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure and Projects Authority
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Annual Report on Major Projects 2020–21 by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, published on 15 July, in respect of the projects categorised 'red', what plans they have (1) to reassess the need for these projects, and (2) to cancel these projects; and what estimate they have made of the savings that would result from cancelling these projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>The IPA is not responsible for the individual GMPP projects, and the decisions to re-assess, or cancel a project belong to the relevant Departmental Accounting Officer.</p><p> </p><p>The previous Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating colours for HS2 are not shown as this is the first time that the individual phases of the project have been presented in the IPA’s Annual Report, previously HS2 has been presented as a single project.</p><p> </p><p>The IPA will continue to work closely with all departments and delivery bodies, including the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd to ensure efficient and effective delivery to drive construction innovation and capture and share lessons learned.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL2144 question first answered 30/07/2021 09:34:22 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1347926

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure and Projects Authority
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Annual Report on Major Projects 2020–21 by from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, published on 15 July, (1) why historical data of eight years of 'amber/red' or 'red' colour ratings has been deleted, (2) why the HS2 project has been separated into Phases 1, 2a and 2b, and (3) on what (a) costs, (b) benefits, and (c) timetable, are the revised assessments of Phases 1 and 2b made; and what steps they plan to take to ensure these are assessed as 'amber' or 'green' in the 2021–22 report.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>The IPA is not responsible for the individual GMPP projects, and the decisions to re-assess, or cancel a project belong to the relevant Departmental Accounting Officer.</p><p> </p><p>The previous Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating colours for HS2 are not shown as this is the first time that the individual phases of the project have been presented in the IPA’s Annual Report, previously HS2 has been presented as a single project.</p><p> </p><p>The IPA will continue to work closely with all departments and delivery bodies, including the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd to ensure efficient and effective delivery to drive construction innovation and capture and share lessons learned.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL2143 question first answered 30/07/2021 09:34:23 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1347954

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what requirements UK companies have to conduct due diligence on the source of funds when selling goods to (1) members of, or (2) representatives of the (a) government of Zimbabwe, and (b) governments of other countries, where widespread corruption is evident.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL2173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has not had specific discussions with the Bank of England or Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on this issue. The UK does not have any foreign currency controls in place.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), regulated entities are required to conduct enhanced due diligence if a transaction or a business relationship involves a ‘politically exposed person’ such as a Minister from another country. The MLRs also require that regulated entities conduct enhanced due diligence on transactions and businesses relationships involving individuals established in a high risk country. The UK’s High Risk Countries list is specified under the MLRs and aligns with assessments made by the Financial Action Taskforce, the global anti-money laundering standard setter.</p><p> </p><p>Where financial institutions are in scope of the MLRs, they are supervised by the FCA. Where high value dealers are in scope of the MLRs, they are supervised by HMRC.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL2174 HL2178 question first answered 30/07/2021 09:35:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1347955

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Zimbabwe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will investigate the due diligence conducted by GVE London into the funds allegedly used by a Zimbabwe minister to purchase a Rolls Royce Phantom.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL2174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has not had specific discussions with the Bank of England or Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on this issue. The UK does not have any foreign currency controls in place.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), regulated entities are required to conduct enhanced due diligence if a transaction or a business relationship involves a ‘politically exposed person’ such as a Minister from another country. The MLRs also require that regulated entities conduct enhanced due diligence on transactions and businesses relationships involving individuals established in a high risk country. The UK’s High Risk Countries list is specified under the MLRs and aligns with assessments made by the Financial Action Taskforce, the global anti-money laundering standard setter.</p><p> </p><p>Where financial institutions are in scope of the MLRs, they are supervised by the FCA. Where high value dealers are in scope of the MLRs, they are supervised by HMRC.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL2173 HL2178 question first answered 30/07/2021 09:35:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1347959

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Zimbabwe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Bank of England, and (2) the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, regarding foreign currency regulations; and whether those regulations were complied with during the reported purchase of a Rolls Royce Phantom for a minister in the government of Zimbabwe.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL2178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has not had specific discussions with the Bank of England or Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on this issue. The UK does not have any foreign currency controls in place.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), regulated entities are required to conduct enhanced due diligence if a transaction or a business relationship involves a ‘politically exposed person’ such as a Minister from another country. The MLRs also require that regulated entities conduct enhanced due diligence on transactions and businesses relationships involving individuals established in a high risk country. The UK’s High Risk Countries list is specified under the MLRs and aligns with assessments made by the Financial Action Taskforce, the global anti-money laundering standard setter.</p><p> </p><p>Where financial institutions are in scope of the MLRs, they are supervised by the FCA. Where high value dealers are in scope of the MLRs, they are supervised by HMRC.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL2173 HL2174 question first answered 30/07/2021 09:35:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1347965

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer financial support to small businesses who will keep COVID-19 capacity limits in place.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses and public services across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>To do this, the Government has put in place an economic package of support totalling £352 billion through the furlough and self-employed income support schemes, support for businesses through grants and loans, and business rates and VAT relief. Many of these schemes were extended at the Budget to provide continued support to businesses.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, the Government has made up to £25 billion in cash grants available over the course of the pandemic, to protect businesses in England and the jobs they support. Over £2 billion of discretionary business grant funding has been provided to local authorities via the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) fund, including a £425 million top-up announced at the Budget. A significant proportion of this £2 billion is still with local authorities and available to be allocated to businesses in need of support.</p><p> </p><p>Business Rates relief for retail, hospitality &amp; leisure will continue until next April. Eligible businesses have paid no business rates for 15 months from 1 April 2020, and thanks to the 66% relief, which took effect on 1 July 2021, an estimated 90% of eligible businesses will see a 75% reduction in the business rates bill for the entire financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) ensures viable businesses, including small businesses, continue to have access to Government-backed finance needed throughout 2021. The scheme will run until 31 December 2021. The scheme operates UK-wide, providing an 80% guarantee to lenders for term loans, overdrafts, and invoice and asset finance.</p><p> </p><p>To continue supporting the cash flow and viability of around 150,000 businesses and to protect over 2.4 million jobs across the UK, the Government has extended the temporary reduced rate of VAT (5%) to goods and services supplied by the tourism and hospitality sectors to the end of September. To help businesses manage the transition back to the standard rate, a 12.5% rate will then apply for a further six months, until 31 March 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/07/2021 09:33:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1347991

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason nuclear energy projects are excluded from the new green savings bonds; and how his Department plans to attract private investment to support point 3 of the 10 point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	35960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The government recognises that reaching net zero emissions by 2050 will require power to be generated from low carbon sources. As set out in the Government’s Energy White Paper last autumn, nuclear power will play an important role in achieving net zero.</p><p> </p><p>Some energy sources have been excluded from the UK Government Green Financing Framework, including nuclear energy. This is in line with current international market standards for sovereign green bonds, it does not represent an assessment of what the Government considers ‘green’ or affect an expenditure’s eligibility for traditional financing instruments. We will review the framework on a regular basis with the aim of adhering to best practices in the market.</p><p> </p><p>In December, the Government published responses to the consultation on the proposed regulated asset base (RAB) funding model for nuclear projects, which involves an economic regulator granting a licence to a company to charge a regulated price to users of the infrastructure. The funding model could help secure private investment and cost consumers less in the long run. The Government is continuing to explore a range of financing options, including the RAB model and the potential role of government finance during construction, provided there is clear value for money for consumers and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/07/2021 11:08:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1348012

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which of his Department's non-executive directors were appointed through open competition.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	35723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>All HM Treasury Non-Executive Directors were recruited according to the guidance set out in the Corporate governance code for central government departments.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury announces the appointments (including reappointment dates) of Non-Executive Directors, as well as their experience, in the Annual Report and Accounts. Our current Non-Executives are covered in the following Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/446730/50601_HC_34_HMT_Annual_Report_WEB.pdf" target="_blank">Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15</a> (Page 24, 41)</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/533615/annual_report_and_accounts_2016_-_web.pdf" target="_blank">Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16</a> (Page 41)</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/821147/HMT_ARA_with_correction_slip.pdf" target="_blank">Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19</a> (Page 45)</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/07/2021 13:18:09 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1348020

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Civil Service: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.1 of the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2020-21 published by the Cabinet Office on 18 May 2020, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HM Revenue and Customs' work with its recognised trade unions on the development of its pay business case for years 2020-21 to 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	35482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2020-21 encourages departments to work constructively with trade unions on the development of their overall pay, reward and workforce strategies as a matter of course. HMRC have followed the Cabinet Office procedure for pay cases including conducting formal negotiations with trade unions in late 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The outcome was a pay settlement agreed with trade unions and endorsed by Union members in a series of ballots held in February 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2021 13:19:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell