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1138559

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
	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 implications of recent changes to the Lifetime Allowance for pension benefits for those in (1) the legal profession, (2) the medical profession, and (3) other professions; and of the case for reviewing those changes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL17117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Pensions tax relief is one of the most expensive reliefs in the personal tax system. In 2017/18 income tax and employer National Insurance Contributions relief cost over £50 billion, with around two-thirds going to higher and additional rate taxpayers. As confirmed at Autumn Budget 2017, from April 2018 the lifetime allowance will increase in line with CPI, in order that the value of this benefit is able to keep pace with inflation. This means from April 2019 the lifetime allowance has risen to £1,055,000.</p><p> </p><p>The same tax rules must apply identically to everyone in the same situation, regardless of their employer.</p><p> </p><p>However, across all public service workforces the Government looks at remuneration in the round and takes action when required to ensure delivery of world class public services. Where there is evidence that the delivery of services is being impacted, the Government takes appropriate action to address this, in line with our principles for pay and pensions policy. This is why we have introduced a temporary, taxable, Recruitment and Retention allowance for a small section of the judiciary, and will shortly bring forward a consultation on a new 50:50 pensions flexibility for senior clinicians in the NHS pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>All aspects of the tax system are kept under review and are subject to change through the annual Budget, in the context of the wider public finances. Any future changes to the tax system will be announced through this process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2019 11:12:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1137959

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Whitehall History Publishing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Whitehall History Publishing still exists; if so, (1) what is its role, and (2) how is it managed and by whom; and if not, who is responsible for the publication of material it previously produced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
	uin	HL17058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Whitehall History Publishing, comprised of several historical branches of government departments and led by the Cabinet Office, produces material on historical matters and themes to meet individual departmental requirements. The next publication is due out in autumn 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:55:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	940 label Biography information for Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

1137960

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	History: Publications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last reviewed the possible resumption of producing official histories.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
	uin	HL17059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s official history series is intended to provide authoritative histories in their own right.</p><p>Two volumes of Criminal Justice history were published earlier this year. The next publication is due out in autumn 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:55:25 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	940 label Biography information for Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

1137076

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies: Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote investment by the insurance industry into applied research, new technologies, and infrastructure; whether information about any such investments will be published on an annual basis; and if so, where.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
	uin	HL16940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The treatment of infrastructure investment by insurance undertakings for the purposes of prudential regulation is set by the Solvency II Directive. In March 2019, the EU adopted new Solvency II rules to help insurers to invest in equity and private debt and to provide long-term capital financing. This means that insurers will be able to hold less capital for such investments and will therefore find such investments more attractive. The Government does not collect information about such investments, but individual insurance firms often include such details in their annual reports.</p><p><em> </em></p>The government provides competitive R&amp;D tax reliefs to support businesses to invest. Support for businesses through R&amp;D tax reliefs rose to £3.7 billion in 2015-16, up by almost a quarter from the previous year. The government is also carrying out the Infrastructure Finance Review, to support private infrastructure investment and ensure that infrastructure projects, including those using new technologies, are able to access the finance they need. The review will conclude alongside the National Infrastructure Strategy in the Autumn.<p> </p>In 2018, the UK Government provided £20m of ‘pioneer funding’ through the Next Generation Services Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to explore how new technologies could transform the UK accountancy, insurance and legal services industries<p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/07/2019 16:31:26 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

1137091

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Legislation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many post-legislative reviews by Government departments have been completed and published since 1 January 2018; and in what form they were published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL16955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Effective post-legislative scrutiny is fundamental to driving up standards of legislation. The Government is committed to providing Parliament with information to assist in this vital role through the submission of a memorandum to the relevant departmental select committee with a preliminary assessment of how the act has worked in practice within five years of Royal Assent.</p><p>The Government does not centrally hold information on the post-legislative reviews completed by Departments and published since 1 January 2018; the optimum moment for post legislative memoranda to be submitted is a matter for individual departments in discussion with the relevant departmental select committee. Memoranda are laid before Parliament as command papers and published on gov.uk. It is of course for the relevant committee to decide whether it wishes to conduct further post-legislative scrutiny but the Government would welcome further scrutiny of these memoranda.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:56:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1136759

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many consultancy contracts they have with Bain & Company, broken down by each government department.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL16909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>In order to enable government departments to quickly secure resource for critical work on preparations and implementation of EU exit at pace, the Cabinet Office have put in place a set of contracts for all government departments to access. This includes a contract with Bain and Co. The contracts have been published on contracts finder and spend under this arrangement is published monthly on GOV.UK titled ‘Central EU Exit Consultancy’.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16910 question first answered 15/07/2019 14:53:31 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1136760

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any government department has used Bain & Company for any consultancy or advisory work since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL16910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>In order to enable government departments to quickly secure resource for critical work on preparations and implementation of EU exit at pace, the Cabinet Office have put in place a set of contracts for all government departments to access. This includes a contract with Bain and Co. The contracts have been published on contracts finder and spend under this arrangement is published monthly on GOV.UK titled ‘Central EU Exit Consultancy’.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16909 question first answered 15/07/2019 14:53:31 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1136761

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, they have given to the probity and quality of Bain & Company's consultancy work for the South African Revenue Service in regard to any work by that consultancy for government departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL16911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is aware of this situation and is monitoring it. Assessments on the probity and quality of work on individual UK Government contracts are undertaken on a department by department basis.</p><p>A UK Government department seeking bids for contracts covered by the Public Contracts Regulations would need to follow the rules on exclusions as defined within Regulation 57.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:54:50 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1136413

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Income: Pensioners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the number and percentage of pensioners with annual incomes above £50,000, broken down by age, in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL16863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>For this answer pensioners have been defined as those over State Pension Age (SPA). The definition used is consistent with average SPAs from HMRC’s published Income Tax Liabilities Statistics. The average female SPA for the purposes of this are 63.75 years in 2016-17 and 64.5 years in 2017-18 (the male SPA is 65 in both). The average male and female SPA in 2018-19 is 65.25.</p><p> </p><p>i)</p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had tax liabilities at the 40% and 45% rates of income tax:</p><p> </p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>i)</p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had an annual income above £50,000 as:</p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>474</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>ii)</p><p>Of these pensioners with income above £50,000, the age ranges are:</p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-64</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65-69</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70-74</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75+</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of 60-64 year old Pensioners reduces to zero by 2018-19 reflecting the increasing SPA for females over the time period shown.</p><p> </p><p>The figures for 2016-17 are based on the latest outturn data from the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), 2017-18 and 2018-19 are projections based on the 2016-17 SPI, which are projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) March 2019 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>For comparison to the total population of pensioners, Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the population of the UK give the number of individuals by age. The number of pensioners in the UK can also be estimated using the average state pension age in each tax year:</p><p> </p><p>12.3 million in 2016-17</p><p>12.2 million in 2017-18</p><p>12.0 million in 2018-19</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16778 HL16779 question first answered 15/07/2019 16:39:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1136430

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment
	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 leaving the EU on 31 October on employment levels.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL16880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>In November 2018 the Government published a detailed set of economic analyses on the long-term impacts of EU exit on the UK economy, its sectors, nations and regions and the public finances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This government has a strong track record of delivering and protecting jobs. There are 3.7 million more people in work compared to 2010, and the proportion of low paid jobs is at its lowest level for at least 20 years.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/07/2019 15:14:29 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1136436

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in infrastructure projects in the UK financial services industry to help address climate change.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>On 2<sup>nd</sup> July, the Government launched its Green Finance Strategy with the ambition to align private sector financial flows with clean, environmentally sustainable and resilient growth, and strengthen the competitiveness of our financial sector. The strategy outlines how we will drive the greening of the financial system and help mobilise private sector finance to meet our environmental objectives, including through infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas. We have also worked with the City of London to launch the Green Finance Institute on 2<sup>nd</sup> July.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/07/2019 16:22:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1135685

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Pensioners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of pensioners paid tax at (1) the 40 per cent, and (2) the 45 per cent, rate in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL16778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>For this answer pensioners have been defined as those over State Pension Age (SPA). The definition used is consistent with average SPAs from HMRC’s published Income Tax Liabilities Statistics. The average female SPA for the purposes of this are 63.75 years in 2016-17 and 64.5 years in 2017-18 (the male SPA is 65 in both). The average male and female SPA in 2018-19 is 65.25.</p><p> </p><p>i)</p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had tax liabilities at the 40% and 45% rates of income tax:</p><p> </p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>i)</p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had an annual income above £50,000 as:</p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>474</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>ii)</p><p>Of these pensioners with income above £50,000, the age ranges are:</p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-64</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65-69</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70-74</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75+</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of 60-64 year old Pensioners reduces to zero by 2018-19 reflecting the increasing SPA for females over the time period shown.</p><p> </p><p>The figures for 2016-17 are based on the latest outturn data from the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), 2017-18 and 2018-19 are projections based on the 2016-17 SPI, which are projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) March 2019 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>For comparison to the total population of pensioners, Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the population of the UK give the number of individuals by age. The number of pensioners in the UK can also be estimated using the average state pension age in each tax year:</p><p> </p><p>12.3 million in 2016-17</p><p>12.2 million in 2017-18</p><p>12.0 million in 2018-19</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16779 HL16863 question first answered 15/07/2019 16:39:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1135686

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Income: Pensioners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the total number, and (2) the percentage, of pensioners who had an annual income above £50,000 in each of the last three years; and whether they have a gender breakdown for those data.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL16779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>For this answer pensioners have been defined as those over State Pension Age (SPA). The definition used is consistent with average SPAs from HMRC’s published Income Tax Liabilities Statistics. The average female SPA for the purposes of this are 63.75 years in 2016-17 and 64.5 years in 2017-18 (the male SPA is 65 in both). The average male and female SPA in 2018-19 is 65.25.</p><p> </p><p>i)</p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had tax liabilities at the 40% and 45% rates of income tax:</p><p> </p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>i)</p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had an annual income above £50,000 as:</p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>474</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>ii)</p><p>Of these pensioners with income above £50,000, the age ranges are:</p><p>Numbers: thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-64</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65-69</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70-74</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75+</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of 60-64 year old Pensioners reduces to zero by 2018-19 reflecting the increasing SPA for females over the time period shown.</p><p> </p><p>The figures for 2016-17 are based on the latest outturn data from the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), 2017-18 and 2018-19 are projections based on the 2016-17 SPI, which are projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) March 2019 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>For comparison to the total population of pensioners, Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the population of the UK give the number of individuals by age. The number of pensioners in the UK can also be estimated using the average state pension age in each tax year:</p><p> </p><p>12.3 million in 2016-17</p><p>12.2 million in 2017-18</p><p>12.0 million in 2018-19</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16778 HL16863 question first answered 15/07/2019 16:39:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1135700

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people claimed the Marriage Allowance in the 2018–19 financial year; and what steps they are taking to increase the uptake of that allowance.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL16793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015 to recognise the importance of marriage and civil partnerships through the tax system, and support those on low incomes by helping them keep more of the money they earn. There were 1.78m claimants for the Marriage Allowance in 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken significant steps to encourage people to claim for the Marriage Allowance. HM Revenue and Customs ran a series of both free and paid-for marketing campaigns, which ran between October 2015 and March 2017, and continue to raise awareness through ongoing communication on social media and on GOV.UK. Marriage Allowance can be claimed through the Personal Tax Account on GOV.UK or by phone to HMRC. The Marriage Allowance can be backdated to 2015-16 when it was introduced. This means eligible couples can claim a total of £1,150 if not claimed before.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:37:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1135701

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	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 effectiveness of the Marriage Allowance; and what plans they have to review that allowance.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL16794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015 to recognise the importance of marriage and civil partnerships in the tax system, and support those on low incomes by helping them keep more of the money they earn.</p><p> </p><p>The Marriage Allowance is effective as it gives extra financial support to those couples eligible for it. In 2018/19, 1.78m couples benefitted from the Marriage Allowance which is worth up to £250 a year. The Marriage Allowance can be backdated to 2015-16 when it was introduced. This means eligible couples can claim a total of £1,150 if not claimed before.</p><p> </p><p>As with all aspects of Government policy, the Marriage Allowance will be kept under review and any decisions on future changes will be taken as part of the annual Budget process in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:38:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1135702

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Libya
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue has been raised from frozen Libyan assets in London in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL16795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text The Government’s response of 24 June to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report (into Government support for UK victims of IRA attacks that used Qadhafi-supplied Semtex and weapons) set out the information the Government had obtained about tax receipts on frozen Libyan assets held in UK banks. The response states: “Around £17 million has been received in total since the start of the 2016-17 tax year. HMRC currently receives around £5 million each year.” answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:36:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1135748

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Facebook: Cryptocurrencies
	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 implications of Facebook’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency on the management of monetary and financial stability mechanisms and policies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL16841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on details of the proposed business models of individual companies. However, this proposal raises wider questions for policy and financial regulation. The Government is working with the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and international counterparts to consider these issues.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government established the Cryptoassets Taskforce – comprised of HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England - to explore the risks and potential benefits of cryptoassets and consider the appropriate response. The Taskforce’s response set out commitments to further consider the regulatory approach to cryptoassets. The Government will consult on its approach to unregulated cryptoassets later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce’s final report, found that cryptoassets do not currently pose a material threat to UK or global financial stability, however this could change in the future, and the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:04:14 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1135749

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	H2O Asset Management
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to conduct, or commission, an investigation into the management of investment portfolios by H2O Asset Management with particular reference to (1) the valuation of unlisted investments, and (2) the accuracy and completeness of statements by that firm’s management of the "gating" of future redemptions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL16842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>There is no requirement for asset management firms to discuss their specific investment strategies with either HM Treasury or the FCA.</p><p> </p><p>The overarching regulatory framework for UK UCITS funds comprises EU and UK legislation and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is responsible for the supervision of UK funds including UCITS, and have a broad suite of supervisory and investigative powers. For example, the FCA is required to approve the investment objective and policy of UK domiciled funds, as well as statements in the prospectus about the application of investment limits, and firms are required to treat customers fairly.</p><p> </p><p>In circumstances where a UCITS fund is domiciled outside of the UK, the supervision of its compliance with applicable UCITS investment restrictions is a matter for the home state regulator.</p><p> </p><p>If individuals have concerns about their investments, they should speak to their advisor or platform. If individuals have purchased units in a fund directly, they should speak with the relevant firm.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16843 question first answered 15/07/2019 14:03:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1135750

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	H2O Asset Management
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether H20 Asset Management consulted (1) them, or (2) the Financial Conduct Authority, before that company indicated that it would never "gate" redemptions for its funds; what assessment they have made of the accuracy of that statement; and whether H2O Asset Management has been required to back that statement up with a guarantee or credit line.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL16843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>There is no requirement for asset management firms to discuss their specific investment strategies with either HM Treasury or the FCA.</p><p> </p><p>The overarching regulatory framework for UK UCITS funds comprises EU and UK legislation and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is responsible for the supervision of UK funds including UCITS, and have a broad suite of supervisory and investigative powers. For example, the FCA is required to approve the investment objective and policy of UK domiciled funds, as well as statements in the prospectus about the application of investment limits, and firms are required to treat customers fairly.</p><p> </p><p>In circumstances where a UCITS fund is domiciled outside of the UK, the supervision of its compliance with applicable UCITS investment restrictions is a matter for the home state regulator.</p><p> </p><p>If individuals have concerns about their investments, they should speak to their advisor or platform. If individuals have purchased units in a fund directly, they should speak with the relevant firm.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16842 question first answered 15/07/2019 14:03:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1135077

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Buscombe on 25 June (HL Deb, col 1003), whether they will now ask the National Audit Office to examine the feasibility of implementing the cumulative social impact assessment recommended by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights; and whether they will explain what they meant by their reservation concerning "unreasonable assumptions about income sharing" set out in paragraph 38 of the Comments by the State on the UN Special Rapporteur’s report.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL16704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury regularly publishes detailed analysis on the cumulative impact of policy decisions on tax, welfare and public spending on households of different incomes. The government also carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics - including at Budgets and other fiscal events - in line with both its legal obligations and with its strong commitment to promoting fairness.</p><p>Our statement concerning income sharing reflects our reservations about producing cumulative analysis of the impact of tax and spending decisions on vulnerable groups beneath household level (for instance, by gender). This analysis often requires unreasonable assumptions about how income is shared within households. As independent experts at the Institute for Fiscal Studies have said, “because most people live in households with others, and we don't know how incomes are shared, it is very hard to look at effects separately for many men and women.”</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/07/2019 13:51:40 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1135092

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to include housing associations and tenant management organisations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL16719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government agrees that landlords, including housing associations, should be accountable and transparent in their dealings with tenants and be responsive to their needs. However, we do not believe the extension of the FOI to housing associations is the best means of achieving that.</p><p>Housing Associations are already required to make a significant amount of information public. They are required to publish their accounts annually, including a strategic report covering issues such as the remunerations of key personnel.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing, which regulates the sector, also publishes information supplied by Housing Association at individual provider level, including details of their stock holdings, rent levels and evictions.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/07/2019 13:11:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

1135096

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to scrap the inheritance tax 40 per cent excess policy above an individual's £325,000 allowance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Inheritance tax makes an important contribution to the health of public finances and the Government has no plans to abolish it.</p><p> </p><p>The rate of inheritance tax is normally 40% on the value of an estate above a nil rate band of £325,000. Any unused nil rate band may be transferred to a surviving spouse or civil partner, increasing their combined threshold to up to £650,000.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises that individuals work hard to build up assets with the aim of passing these on to their families. Rising house prices have contributed to more families facing an inheritance tax bill. The Government is addressing this through the phased introduction of the additional £175,000 residence nil rate band. Any unused residence nil rate band may also be transferred to a surviving spouse or civil partner.</p><p> </p><p>Taken together, the combination of the nil rate bands means an individual could pass on up to £500,000 in 2020-21 and the estate of the remaining spouse or civil partner could pass on up to £1 million under certain circumstances in 2020-21. Around 96% of estates are forecast to be able to pass on all their assets without paying any inheritance tax as a result.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, the Chancellor of the Exchequer commissioned the Office of Tax Simplification to review the tax. The first report was published in November 2018 and the second report in July 2019. The Government will consider the recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/07/2019 16:39:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1134678

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Children
	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 appointing a minister for children at Cabinet level.
	tabling member printed	Baroness D'Souza
	uin	HL16645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families at the Department for Education has a wide range of responsibilities for children's interests and that work is represented at Cabinet by the Secretary of State for Education.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/07/2019 13:11:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3709 label Biography information for Baroness D'Souza

1134695

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	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 quantitative easing and bank capital requirements on (1) moving credit risk to open-ended investment funds, and (2) financial stability.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL16662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The question has been passed to the Bank of England. The Bank of England will reply directly to Lord Myners by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/07/2019 14:53:59 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1134323

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Departmental Records: Archives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the arrangements for preserving departmental archives; and when the Cabinet Secretary last reviewed record management practices.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
	uin	HL16608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Archives monitors departments’ compliance with the Public Records Act 1958 and progress towards transition to the 20 year rule. The Chief Executive and Keeper updates the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport annually on the 20 year rule transition and engages with the Cabinet Secretary and Permanent Secretaries where necessary.</p><p>John Manzoni wrote to all other Permanent Secretaries in January 2019 to brief them about digital records management.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/07/2019 13:10:40 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	940 label Biography information for Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

1134326

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ministerial Powers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times Ministerial Directions have been issued in each of the last five years; and from which departments.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
	uin	HL16611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministerial Directions are published on gov.uk.</p><p>There have been nineteen Ministerial Directions in total in the last five years. Details of these Ministerial Directions are set out in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 02/07/2019 16:13:25 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name LWPQ Template_PQLW_17-19_2019_09503.docx title Ministerial Directions
	tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1134330

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the use of new crypto-currencies created by large technology companies; and what steps they are taking to protect private financial information in that sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on details of the proposed business models of individual companies. However, large technology companies developing cryptoassets clearly raises wider questions for policy and financial regulation. The Government is working with the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and international counterparts to consider these issues.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government established the Cryptoassets Taskforce<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> to explore the risks and potential benefits of cryptoassets and consider the appropriate response. The Taskforce’s report set out commitments to further consider the regulatory approach to cryptoassets. The Government will consult on its approach to unregulated cryptoassets later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes the protection and privacy of personal data extremely seriously. All organisations, especially the biggest global tech firms who process private financial data containing personal information, must comply with the GDPR and the UK's Data Protection Act 2018, which poses strict obligations on organisations to ensure that UK citizen's data is stored safely and securely.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Comprised of HM Treasury, the FCA, and the Bank of England</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/07/2019 13:47:25 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1134338

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 18 June (HL16068), what guidance they provide, if any, to banks and other businesses about ensuring that routine anti-money laundering checks do not cause stress to customers, particularly when those banks or businesses have not been made aware of any change to the circumstances of and have no concerns as to the identity of an existing customer as set out in regulation 27(8) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/692), and when those organisations may not be required to conduct such checks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL16623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury is responsible for the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, which set out the high-level requirements on regulated businesses to combat money laundering. These Regulations are not prescriptive in setting out how customer due diligence (CDD) checks must be carried out, and instead require businesses to take a proportionate approach. Each business will therefore have their own policies based on their assessment of risks.</p><p> </p><p>Specific guidance for banks on applying customer due diligence measures and ongoing monitoring of customers is included in guidance published by the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group. This guidance is approved by HM Treasury, and it highlights that a firm must apply CDD measures at appropriate times to its existing customers on a risk-sensitive basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/07/2019 13:15:55 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1133783

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what gambling activities are subject to (1) value-added tax, and (2) gross profits tax; and how much value-added tax was collected from adult gaming centres in England and Wales in (a) 2017, and (b) 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL16534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>(1) Almost all gambling activities are exempt from value added tax (VAT). However, VAT does apply to prize machines that offer non-cash prizes only. Such machines are not typically located in adult gaming centres.</p><p> </p><p>(2) There are seven Gambling Duties. Of these, six are based broadly on a gross profits tax model. The seventh, Lottery Duty is based on a percentage of the value of ticket sales.</p><p> </p><p>Total receipts from Betting and Gaming are published on the UK Trade Information website. A separate breakdown for value added tax collected from adult gaming centres in England and Wales is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/07/2019 12:01:46 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1133481

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make public advice available to prepare for the threat of a category one cyberattack.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In the event of any major cyber incident, the National Cyber Security Centre will ensure that the right technical advice is issued quickly and directly, and that the public are kept informed. As no two cyber incidents are identical, public communications will always be tailored to the specifics of a cyber attack.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 27/06/2019 11:37:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1133482

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the UK financial sector (1) increases its diversity, and (2) ensures equal pay.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text It is the Government’s aspiration to see diversity across the UK economy, and HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter reflects our ambition to see an improved gender balance in the financial services industry. So far, over 330 financial services firms have signed the Charter, committing to implement strategic actions to improve their gender balance in senior positions.<p> </p>Regarding wider work to improve diversity in the UK labour market, we are supporting the government commissioned Hampton-Alexander review to push for 33% of all board and senior leadership positions to be held by women by 2020 in the FTSE 350. Government also fully supports the Parker Review, which recommends that FTSE100 and 250 boards should have at least one director of colour by 2021 and 2024, respectively. The Prime Minister also launched the Race at Work Charter and a consultation on mandatory ethnicity pay reporting as part of a package of measures to make the workplace fairer for people from ethnic minority groups. Over 150 employers have signed the Race at Work Charter, including a number of financial services firms.<p> </p>Equal pay for men and women doing the same work, equivalent work or work of equal value, has been a legal requirement since 1970. The Government remains fully committed to the Equal Pay protections in the Equality Act 2010.<p> </p>In 2017, the Government introduced regulations requiring large employers across all sectors, including financial services, to publish the differences in what they pay their male and female staff in average salaries and bonuses annually. The gender pay gap is caused by many factors and does not necessarily mean an employer has breached equal pay laws. Transparency is key to highlighting gender-based differences in pay and enabling employees to hold their employers to account, particularly where equal pay law may have been breached. answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 02/07/2019 16:02:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1133033

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Exchange Rates
	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 reasons for (1) sterling losing nearly five per cent of its value against the US dollar since the beginning of May this year, and (2) other major currencies holding their value over the same period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL16451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The government does not comment on movements in financial markets. It is also important to note that the UK does not have an exchange rate target. Instead the UK’s macroeconomic framework is based on an inflation target, and it is for the independent Monetary Policy Committee to set monetary policy to meet this target.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/06/2019 12:56:57 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1133052

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Legislative Process
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the recommendations in the report of the House of Lords Constitution Committee The Legislative Process: Preparing Legislation for Parliament (HL Paper 19), published in October 2017, they have not accepted and implemented.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL16470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The then Leader of the House of Commons responded to the Committee's report on 26 January 2018. In her response she committed to asking officials to consider carefully where the Committee's recommendations can be factored into our processes.</p><p><br>The Committee made two recommendations that the Government cannot support, relating to consultations and a legislative standards committee. First, on consultations, the Government agrees that timelines for consultations should be proportionate and realistic to allow stakeholders sufficient time to provide a considered response. However, within these parameters, consultation lengths should be adaptable to the complexity of policy and legislative. Second, on a legislative standards committee, the Government is committed to bringing forward well-drafted legislation of the highest quality but does not believe a legislative standards committee would add to this process.The PBL Committee already serves as a strict gatekeeper to legislation being introduced to Parliament. Furthermore, it is generally not possible to separate views on the standards of a bill from views on the appropriateness of the underlying policy, for which the bill stages in each House already provide the appropriate forum for debate and scrutiny. The Committee’s remaining four recommendations continue to be useful to Government and, as the then Leader of the House of Commons said in her response, are being factored into our processes as appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 02/07/2019 16:01:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1132619

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Honours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of each category of honours were awarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours List to people in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, (3) Northern Ireland, and (4) each of the regions of England, as a (a) number, and (b) percentage, of that country or region's population.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL16397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Statistical information held in relation to The Queen’s Birthday List 2019 can be found below. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region is not captured, as we are not able to break down the data in that way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>K Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OBE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MBE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BEM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of overall List</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of the UK’s population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>4.75%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>10.81%</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>5.96%</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>7.83%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>4.10%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>18.55%</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>2.70%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>7.55%</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>14.07%</p></td><td><p>13.7&amp;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>9.69%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>6.15%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humberside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>5.68%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/07/2019 11:41:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1132620

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Honours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many honours were awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List to people in (1) London, and (2) each English city region that has a mayor, per head of population of that city or region.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL16398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Statistical information held in relation to The Queen’s Birthday List 2019 can be found below. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region is not captured, as we are not able to break down the data in that way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>K Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OBE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MBE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BEM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of overall List</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of the UK’s population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>4.75%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>10.81%</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>5.96%</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>7.83%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>4.10%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>18.55%</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>2.70%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>7.55%</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>14.07%</p></td><td><p>13.7&amp;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>9.69%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>6.15%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humberside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>5.68%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/07/2019 11:42:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1132666

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what is the percentage breakdown of public sector employees by (1) gender, and (2) ethnicity, for each region of the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL16444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p>Dear Viscount Waverley,</p><p><br>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what the percentage breakdown of public sector employees is by (1) gender, and (2) ethnicity for each region of the United Kingdom (HL164444).</p><p><br>Estimates of employees by sector of employment are available from the Annual Population Survey (APS), a household survey of people in the UK. In the APS, the distinction between public and private sector is based on respondents’ views about the organisation for which they work. This may differ from how we would classify them for the headline measure of public sector employment. The APS also collects information regarding respondents’ sex and ethnicity.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 contains estimates of the percentage of public sector employees broken down by sex within each region. Table 2 contains estimates of the percentage of public sector employees broken down by ethnicity within each region. Both breakdowns use APS data for April 2018 to March 2019, the latest period for which data are available.</p><p>As the data are quite extensive, copy of both tables have been placed in the House of Commons Library.</p><p><br>Yours sincerely,</p><p><br><strong>John Pullinger</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 28/06/2019 13:49:32 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL16444 - Table.xlsx title UKSA Final Response
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1132303

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Inter-Ministerial Group on Family support from Conception to Age Two to report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group is considering how the Government can improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years (conception to age 2) family support and identify gaps in available provision. The group will make recommendations to Secretaries of State in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/06/2019 11:26:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132306

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they plan to provide to departments other than the Department for Work and Pensions for the purpose of reducing parental conflict in (1) in 2019–20, and (2) over the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>In addition to DWP’s £39m Reducing Parental Conflict programme, the government provides funding to other departments that can contribute to a reduction in parental conflict, including a £6m joint DHSC/DWP package of measures to support children living with alcohol-dependent parents, the Public Health Grant to local authorities (£3.13bn in 2019/20) to funds public health services, such as treatment, prevention and reducing harm from alcohol and drug misuse in adults, and the MHCLG led Troubled Families programme (£200m in 2019/20).</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, over the course of this Parliament, the Government is spending £100 million to support victims and survivors of violence against women and girls.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on future funding for reducing parental conflict will be made in the round at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/06/2019 12:56:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132189

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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 what steps they are taking to ensure that independent governance committees (IGCs) monitor and provide effective oversight of the suitability of all the retail fund choices available to pension scheme members through the firm which an IGC oversees.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Drake
	uin	HL16350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced rules in 2015 to require contract-based pension providers to set up independent governance committees (IGCs) to address poor consumer outcomes. IGCs have a duty to scrutinise the value for money of the provider’s workplace personal pension schemes, taking into account transaction costs, raising concerns and making recommendations to the provider’s board as appropriate. IGCs have a duty to assess whether all the investment choices available, including default options, are suitable for the interests of consumers.<p><strong> </strong></p>In 2016, the FCA reviewed IGCs and found that they were “generally effective” in influencing and advancing cost reductions for members. The FCA has announced that it will undertake a further review of IGCs in 2019/20. answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/06/2019 16:50:19 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4155 label Biography information for Baroness Drake

1131913

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in the digital transformation of government services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is recognised internationally as a world leader in digital government. The Government Digital Service (GDS) was set up in 2011 with the purpose of digitally transforming government and its services. It leads government’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) function, helping departments build and run services that are digital by default and focused on the needs of citizens.</p><p>Departments have built their digital professionalism and capability and there are now approximately 800 digital services, including applying online for a UK passport, applying for your full or provisional driving licence, checking your state pension, and the voter registration digital service. As an example, over 90% of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Association’s (DVLA) transactions (over 1 billion in 2017/18) are now completed online. Government continues to update current and create new digital services to benefit citizens in their interactions with government.</p><p>GDS this month published the Government Technology Innovation Strategy which looks at creating the right foundations to use emerging technologies in government. This will help digitally transform government even more by using innovative technology solutions to make government more efficient and save taxpayers’ money. Alongside this, ‘A guide to using artificial intelligence in the public sector’ was published following a review of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in government by GDS and the Office for Artificial Intelligence (OAI).</p><p>The £20m, 3-year GovTech Catalyst Programme has supported central and local government, devolved administrations, and public sector bodies to find innovative solutions to operational service and policy delivery challenges. It provides public sector organisations a safe space to experiment with innovative technologies by providing them with funding, purely for research and development. The Catalyst also encourages the sharing of digital learning and resources, which allows public sector organisations to identify other groups across the UK working on similar problems. The Programme helps government deliver on a key principle of the UK’s Digital Strategy, to improve the digital business sector in the UK, by providing tech companies of all sizes opportunities with the public sector.</p><p>Over 10,000 civil servants have also now been trained by the GDS Academy; new standards have made services across government consistent, accessible and intuitive; and departments have delivered digital services to make essential transactions with citizens easier and more efficient.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/06/2019 14:25:42 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1131462

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have died from mesothelioma in each year from 2010 to the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL16256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dear Baroness Kennedy,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people have died from mesothelioma in each year from 2010 to the last year for which figures are available <strong>(HL16256)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. The most recent figures published are for deaths registered in 2017[1].</p><p> </p><p>Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10 edition (ICD-10). The underlying cause of death is defined by the World Health Organisation as (a) the disease or injury that initiated the train of events directly leading to death, (b) the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the fatal injury.</p><p> </p><p>Deaths due to an underlying cause of mesothelioma would be assigned the ICD-10 code C45.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below provides the numbers of deaths from mesothelioma registered in England and Wales between 2010 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>John Pullinger</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1:</strong> <strong>Number of deaths with an underlying cause of mesothelioma, persons, England and Wales, 2010 to 2017<strong>[2]</strong><sup>,<strong>[3]</strong>,<strong>[4]</strong>,<strong>[5]</strong></sup></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deaths</p></td><td><p>2,079</p></td><td><p>2,101</p></td><td><p>2,214</p></td><td><p>2,261</p></td><td><p>2,356</p></td><td><p>2,308</p></td><td><p>2,313</p></td><td><p>2,279</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Office for National Statistics</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables</a></p><p>[2]Underlying cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10) code C45.</p><p>[3]Deaths under 28 days are excluded.</p><p>[4]Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.</p><p>[5]Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/06/2019 14:14:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1131466

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Opening up Public Appointments to Disabled People Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement the recommendations of the review conducted by Lord Holmes of Richmond Opening up public appointments to disabled people, published in December 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
	uin	HL16260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving diversity in public appointments and has made good progress. Between 2015/16 and 2017/18, the number of appointments (including re-appointments) made to women rose from 45% to 48% and to those with a declared disability from 4% to 7%. In 2017/2018 appointments to candidates from a BAME background (where declared) were at 8.4%.</p><p>But there is still more to do. We have carefully considered the recommendations put forward by Lord Holmes of Richmond in his review. As I set out in my response to my Noble friend’s Oral question in 09 May, we are aiming to publish our response to his review’s recommendations, together with a refreshed Public Appointment Diversity Action Plan, around the end of June.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16261 question first answered 20/06/2019 11:26:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1131467

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Appointments: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the diversity of public appointees.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
	uin	HL16261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving diversity in public appointments and has made good progress. Between 2015/16 and 2017/18, the number of appointments (including re-appointments) made to women rose from 45% to 48% and to those with a declared disability from 4% to 7%. In 2017/2018 appointments to candidates from a BAME background (where declared) were at 8.4%.</p><p>But there is still more to do. We have carefully considered the recommendations put forward by Lord Holmes of Richmond in his review. As I set out in my response to my Noble friend’s Oral question in 09 May, we are aiming to publish our response to his review’s recommendations, together with a refreshed Public Appointment Diversity Action Plan, around the end of June.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL16260 question first answered 20/06/2019 11:26:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1131471

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Consultation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Government consultations there have been in each of the last five years; and to how many of those they published a formal response within 12 weeks of the consultation closing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL16265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>All public government consultations are uploaded onto GOV.UK where they can be filtered by many criteria, including date of publication, official document status and department. Granular information on consultations across all individual departments is not centrally held in the form requested, as individual departments are responsible for their consultations. The Cabinet Office is responsible for the Government Consultation Principles, which provide departments with guidance on conducting consultations. That guidance sets out that consultations and any response to them should be published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/06/2019 11:27:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1131477

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Financial Conduct Authority about establishing an independent review into the (1) role of corporate directors of open-ended investment funds, (2) limitations placed on unlisted and illiquid investments in such funds, and (3) systemic risks arising from daily dealing in the units of investment funds.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL16271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to Lord Myners by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/06/2019 15:31:06 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1131478

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any (1) systemic risk arising from open-ended investment funds investing in leveraged sub-investment grade bonds and debt issues by developing world nations denominated in G7 currencies, and (2) risks arising from such maturity transformation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL16272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The question has been passed to the Bank of England. The Bank of England will reply directly to Lord Myners by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/06/2019 15:30:53 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1131480

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Income
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 May (HL15607), whether the figures given for total take-home pay, child benefit and tax credits for a family of two adults, one of whom is aged 25 or over and works 35 hours per week and receives the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage, were adjusted for inflation to allow for accurate comparisons between years; and if not, whether they will provide such figures.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Primarolo
	uin	HL16274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The figures in HL15607 were shown in cash terms. The table below shows the same table in April 2019 prices, adjusted using the Consumer Prices Index and rounded to the nearest £5.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Total take-home pay, Child Benefit, and tax credits in April 2019 prices for a family with two adults, one of whom is aged 25 or over and works 35 hours per week and receives the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£ per annum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>20,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>19,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>20,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>20,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>20,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>20,185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>20,135</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table above is true for a family with a particular set of circumstances. On average real household disposable income per person is 6.7% higher than at the start of 2010 – meaning people have more money to spend than they did in 2010. Since unemployment has fallen 48% since 2010, families are also significantly more likely to have at least one person in work now than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The government has introduced policies to increase take home pay since 2010 including;</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Increasing the Work Allowance in Universal Credit by £1000 from April 2019. This would provide up to an additional £630 per year for households with children and for people with disabilities;</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Doubling the amount of free childcare available to working parents of 3 and 4 year olds, saving families using the full 30 hours around £5,000 per year. This is in combination with increasing the amount that working families can claim back in childcare to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month under UC, compared to 70% on the legacy system. For families with two children this could be worth up to £13,000 a year;</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>Increasing the Marriage Allowance from £1,190 in 2018-19 to £1,250 in 2019-20. The benefit is therefore worth up to £250 in 2019-20. It will continue to increase each time the Personal Allowance is increased.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/06/2019 12:56:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	217 label Biography information for Baroness Primarolo

1131487

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in addressing the findings of the report by the Office for Professional Body AML Supervision (OPBAS) Anti-Money Laundering Supervision by the Legal and Accountancy Professional Body Supervisors: Themes from the 2018 OPBAS anti-money laundering supervisory assessments; and what areas they have identified as key for OPBAS’s supervisory plans for 2019.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL16281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>In response to the recommendation from the Treasury Select Committee following its recent Inquiry into Economic Crime, HM Treasury will publish a detailed consideration of the process for responding to a recommendation from the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) for the removal of a professional body’s status as an anti-money laundering (AML) supervisor, including management of changes in supervisory responsibilities, by September 2019. The next steps in strengthening the UK’s approach to AML supervision will be set out more fully through an Economic Crime Plan, which is due to be published in July 2019. <br> <br> This question has also been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), within which OPBAS is housed. The FCA will reply directly to Baroness Stern by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/06/2019 15:31:25 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

1131488

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when their consultation on electoral integrity will be launched; and whether that consultation will be open to the public.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL16282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government recently announced measures to strengthen and protect our democratic processes, which includes a consultation on electoral integrity. Before we launch the consultation, we will be holding discussions with interested groups and exploring the scope for cross-party agreement. The consultation will be open to all interested parties, including members of the public, and it will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/06/2019 14:06:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

1130825

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are (1) the benefits, and (2) the concessions, provided exclusively to people of pensionable age; and what are the costs of each to the Exchequer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL16192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>In total, DWP expenditure to people of pensionable age in 2017/18 was £123.8bn and this includes benefits payable to pensioners but not exclusive to that group such as: Disability Living Allowance; Personal Independence Payment; Christmas Bonus; and Cold Weather Payments. Exclusive pensioner benefits are listed below :</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Pensioner benefit expenditure 2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attendance Allowance</p></td><td><p>£5.74bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension Credit</p></td><td><p>£5.57bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Pension (bSP and nSP combined)</p></td><td><p>£97.38bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winter Fuel Payments</p></td><td><p>£2.1bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free TV Licences</p></td><td><p>£655m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/06/2019 13:57:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean