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1179862

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of the loan made by the UK to the Republic of Ireland following the financial crisis of 2008/09; what is the repayment schedule; and what are the servicing costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the most recent statutory report on the UK’s bilateral Loan to Ireland, which the Treasury provided to Parliament as required by Section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. The most recent version of the report was laid in Parliament on 7 February 2020 and is available in the Printed Paper Office.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the first repayment on the loan took place in April 2019. To date, four repayments have been made according to the agreed schedule. £1,613,480,000 on the principal remains outstanding. The final repayment will take place in March 2021. The Government continues to expect the loan to be repaid on time and in full.</p><p> </p><p>As stipulated under the loan’s Credit Facility Agreement, Ireland pays a service fee equal to 0.18% of the remaining tranches of the loan per annum. This fee is payable on 15 December and 15 June concurrently with interest payments on the remaining tranches of the loan.</p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/864414/PU2193_Ireland_loan_statutory_report_2020.pdf</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/03/2020 13:49:47 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name PU2193_Ireland_loan_statutory_report_2020.pdf title stautory report
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1179865

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to build infrastructure at UK ports to accommodate new checks on (1) vehicles, and (2) goods, coming from the EU after 1 January 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL1732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>HMRC will continue to engage with port authorities at key border locations to understand the constraints in different sites, and to discuss how to ensure ports are operationally ready for the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will also continue to keep their plans for additional infrastructure under review, depending on what is needed as part of the future trading relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 09/03/2020 15:32:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

1180201

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
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 possibility of zero-rating VAT on e-publications, including audiobooks and eBooks, to bring them into line with their physical counterparts.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL1823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Representations on this issue are considered as part of the fiscal event process.</p><p>The impact on people from low-income backgrounds and on literacy levels of any reduction of VAT on e-publications is likely to depend on commercial decisions about the extent to which any tax saving would lead to price reductions for consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1824 question first answered 09/03/2020 15:35:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1180202

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
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 case for reducing the VAT applied to digital reading materials with a view to supporting reading among children and young people from low-income backgrounds.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL1824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Representations on this issue are considered as part of the fiscal event process.</p><p>The impact on people from low-income backgrounds and on literacy levels of any reduction of VAT on e-publications is likely to depend on commercial decisions about the extent to which any tax saving would lead to price reductions for consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1823 question first answered 09/03/2020 15:35:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1178405

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has introduced to increase the domestic installation of solar roofs since the closure of the Feed in Tariff framework.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	1964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text The Government is committed to greening the economy. HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs are working closely together to ensure that the tax system as a whole, as well as future spending decisions, facilitate the Government’s objectives for both the Net Zero Review and its wider fiscal and economic strategy. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/02/2020 13:59:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1178415

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the EU has instigated infringement proceedings against the UK over its post production dilution duty regime; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	1971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced the Government’s intention to introduce legislation prohibiting the practice of post duty point dilution (PDPD). This change is due to take legal effect from April 2020. The Government’s announcement followed a review by HM Revenue &amp; Customs, which considered a wide range of information from businesses across the drinks industry and their representative bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The review concluded that the practice, which is not adopted across the alcohol sector, leads to certain products enjoying an unjustifiable competitive advantage in the UK market place and that this advantage comes at a significant cost to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>The EU Commission has not instigated formal infringement proceedings against the UK on the matter of PDPD. However, under the EU’s pre-infringement process the Commission did request the UK’s observations regarding the PDPD and its compatibility with EU Law.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/02/2020 14:06:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1178461

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward proposals to match the EU action plan on sustainable finance.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	1846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK shares the aims of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan. The three new pieces of legislation that followed the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan, were all supported by the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s Green Finance Strategy set out our ambition to align private sector financial flows with clean, environmentally sustainable and resilient growth. Further, hosting COP26 in November will provide a unique opportunity to pursue our green finance goals in partnership with many countries around the world, including the EU.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/02/2020 12:30:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1178502

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of Government infrastructure spending was spent in the North of England between 2015 and 2020; and what is their target for the proportion that will be spent in the North of England between 2020 and 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up and spreading opportunity to all region and nations in the UK. This includes a £5bn package of investment for buses and cycling and a consultation on Freeports. We have confirmed that we will proceed with HS2 to deliver essential North-South connectivity, greater capacity, and shorter journey times.</p><p> </p><p>This will build on £13bn of investment in transport in the North - more than ever before by government, including £3bn investment to improve strategic roads across the region.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 12:49:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1178525

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate and address tax evasion.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax evasion at all levels. The Government has introduced over 100 measures to tackle tax evasion, avoidance and other forms of non-compliance since 2010. Together with HMRC’s compliance work, the government has secured and protected an additional £200 billion in tax revenue which would otherwise have gone unpaid.</p><p>This success demonstrates the Government’s continued efforts to address tax evasion, avoidance and non-compliance in all its forms.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs strategic approach is to use the most appropriate, cost-effective, and highest-impact way to encourage and support all taxpayers in complying with their obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 13:43:14 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178526

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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 what were the receipts from stamp duty land tax on residential properties sold for over £1 million in each year from 2013–14 to 2018–19.
tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
uin	HL1662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The table below summarises the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) paid on residential properties valued over £1 million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax year</p></td><td><p>Stamp Duty Land Tax (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 13:43:28 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court