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1027192

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Equity: Financial Markets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit uncertainty on the deal value of the UK private equity market.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL12374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working to deliver legal certainty on the UK’s future relationship with the EU, recognising that uncertainty has had a short-term impact on the performance of the UK private equity market.</p><p>The deal we have negotiated with the EU is the right deal for the country. And for financial services, the Political Declaration sets the foundations for a comprehensive future relationship with the EU that works in our mutual interest. It will be of greater depth than any other the EU currently has with a third country in financial services.</p><p>The agreement on the full Political Declaration is a major step forward in providing clarity for the industry about a smooth transition to our new relationship.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:40:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1025345

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the impact of stamp duty on (1) housing mobility, and (2) the frequency of housing transactions; and whether they consider any useful lessons can be drawn from the experience of the Republic of Ireland in reducing stamp duty.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL12311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and monitors a range of factors as part of that process.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, SDLT continues to be an important source of government revenue, raising several billion pounds each year to help pay for the essential services the Government provides. As set out in HMRC’s April 2018 release on illustrative tax changes, a 1 percentage point reduction in the main rates of residential Stamp Duty Land Tax would cost an estimated £1.6 billion in 2019-20.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:09:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1025346

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Service Charges: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether VAT is payable on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges for properties managed by (1) resident self-management organisations, and (2) independent property services management companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Service charges payable by residents to a landlord are exempt from VAT. Supplies of goods and services, including staff, by a property management company to a landlord or a “Right to Manage” company are normally subject to VAT.</p><p> </p><p>There is no difference between resident self-management organisations and independent property services management companies. In both cases the supplies to them by a property management company are subject to VAT.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:36:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1025347

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Service Charges: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated receipts to HM Treasury for 2018–19 from VAT charged on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold information to base an estimate of the receipts to HM Treasury for 2018-19 from VAT charged on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:10:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1025360

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they are considering an alternative to business rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The government keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p>The government completed a fundamental review of business rates in 2016. Respondents were in favour of retaining a property based tax, and agreed that business rates are easy to collect, difficult to avoid, stable, and clearly linked to local government spending.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative taxes were proposed, but there was no consensus on these options and respondents were clear that they each presented their own significant challenges. At Budget 2018 the government announced Our Plan for the High Street, which includes a new retail discount cutting eligible retailers’ business rates bills by a third for two years from April 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:37:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1024734

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sum the UK is obliged by treaty to pay the EU when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	202067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has always recognised that the UK has obligations to the EU, and the EU obligations to the UK, that will survive the UK’s withdrawal – and that these would need to be resolved. The UK is a nation that honours its obligations, and we will honour the commitments we made during our membership. We have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and have ensured a fair deal for UK taxpayers.</p><p>The OBR updated their central forecast in the October Economic and Fiscal Outlook publication, to incorporate the latest information on the cost of the financial settlement, the estimate remains within the £35 – 39bn range.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/12/2018 15:48:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1024794

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Attorney General on proposals to reform the law on corporate liability for economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	202131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice carried out a call for evidence on corporate criminal liability for economic crime in 2017, to establish whether further reform of the law was necessary. The response is expected to issue in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 202132 question first answered 19/12/2018 15:46:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1024795

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on proposals to reform the law on corporate liability for economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	202132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice carried out a call for evidence on corporate criminal liability for economic crime in 2017, to establish whether further reform of the law was necessary. The response is expected to issue in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 202131 question first answered 19/12/2018 15:46:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1024804

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of public expenditure is spent on children’s services delivered by local government.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	202165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2018 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, total managed expenditure was £793.8bn in 2017/18 and will increase to £812.8bn in 2018/19.</p><p>Local authority spending on children’s services in 2017/18 was £9.4bn. Councils have access to over £200 billion to deliver local services, including children’s services, between 2015/16 and 2019/20 and local government core spending power will increase in real terms next year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 200077 question first answered 17/12/2018 13:51:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1024823

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to assess the value for money of the spending of funds he has allocated for infrastructure in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Assessing value for money of infrastructure projects is a devolved matter. Assessments should be made in line with published HM Treasury guidance.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/12/2018 18:18:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon