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1675022

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date	04/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the evidence by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee on 29 November, why Official Development Assistance will remain at 0.5 per cent of gross national income for five successive years despite previous commitments by Ministers.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to returning to a target of spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA when, on a sustainable basis, the government is no longer borrowing for day-to-day spending and underlying debt is falling.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/12/2023 13:56:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1675025

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Rents: Inflation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address challenges that may arise from the new methodology for assessing rental prices in inflation data.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for measuring rents and inflation. The government takes note of ONS’s plans to improve the measurement of rental prices.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/12/2023 14:29:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1675042

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date	04/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Central Bank Digital Currencies: Bank of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks and benefits of introducing the digital pound, including on financial stability.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury and the Bank of England will conduct a full examination of the costs and benefits of introducing a digital pound, including an assessment of any potential financial stability impacts. This assessment will be made before any decision is taken.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/12/2023 14:30:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1674509

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Cuba
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 22 November (HL158), why they agreed to defer Cuba’s debt repayments in 2021, how much the UK is owed by Cuba as a member of the Group of Creditors of Cuba, and when payment is expected.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the answer to HL549, the Group of Creditors to Cuba (GCC), including the UK, agreed in 2021 to defer payments due under the 2015 Agreement. This was on the basis of the Republic of Cuba’s economic and financial situation and the Cuban Government’s efforts to support Cuban economic development in the context of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>The GCC and Cuba have confirmed their willingness to preserve the 2015 Agreement and commitment to ensure its full implementation. The GCC has not published the terms of implementation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/12/2023 16:06:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra