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723720

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	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 effect of Brexit on the UK's GDP per hour worked, in comparison to (1) Germany, (2) France, and (3) Italy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL6762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the effect of leaving the EU on the UK’s GDP per hour worked compared to that of other countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/04/2017 10:53:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

723755

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Chewing Gum: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the introduction of a tax on chewing gum to be used to fund local authority clean-up programmes for discarded gum.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL6797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the Litter Strategy for England on 10 April. The Strategy sets out a range of measures to tackle litter, which includes chewing gum, and littering behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has not given consideration to the introduction of a tax on chewing gum.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/04/2017 10:53:31 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

723756

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the total amount of taxation raised from road users in all forms related to their road use, including through VAT and other duties, in the last financial year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL6798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. HM Revenue and Customs do not hold such detailed data on VAT, for example.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/04/2017 10:53:50 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

723763

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the application of the Common Reporting Standard to small charities, including Parochial Church Councils, that are currently obliged to complete Tax Jurisdiction Entity Certification in the same manner as financial institutions, in the light of the considerable cost of doing so, and of the lack of any <i>de minimis</i> exemption for small donations; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL6805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is the global standard for the exchange of financial account information and any changes would need to be agreed internationally. Under the CRS financial institutions, including some charities, are required to obtain and report tax residence information of their account holders. The information that tax authorities will receive under the CRS, including that on distributions from charities, is a vital part of global efforts to tackle offshore tax evasion and increase tax transparency.</p><p> </p><p>Consistent implementation of the CRS by all adopting jurisdictions is important to create a level playing field and to ensure that avoidance loopholes are not created.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in HM Revenue and Customs are working closely with charity sector representatives to minimise the compliance burden.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/04/2017 10:54:31 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

718209

	registered interest
	date	06/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider advising the Bank of England to change its formal name to the Bank of England and the United Kingdom, whilst continuing to use the Bank of England for day-to-day purposes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
	uin	HL6710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Bank of England's name carries a longevity that pre-dates the formation of the United Kingdom itself, having been founded in 1694 as “the Governor and Company of the Bank of England”. Under the current state of the union the Bank acts as central bank for the entirety of the United Kingdom. This includes underwriting both Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes.</p><p>To change its name now would represent a break from over 300 years’ worth of history and the prestige it carries as a global brand.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/04/2017 14:50:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

718217

	registered interest
	date	06/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Closures
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the closure of high street branches of the major UK banks, what assessment they have made of the continued availability of access to financial services.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL6717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving access to financial services, across both traditional and digital channels.</p><p> </p><p>Six in ten UK adults aged 16 and over now use internet banking, while the British Bankers’ Association estimates that the use of mobile payments alone increased by 54% between 2014 and 2016. The Government recognises that online and mobile banking brings practical day to day benefits to many consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the need to support local communities to adapt to changes in the banking landscape, including when bank branches close. In March 2015, the Government helped to broker an industry-wide agreement to work with customers and communities to minimise the impact of bank branch closures and put in place alternative banking services. The Government welcomed Professor Russel Griggs’ recent review of the Protocol and is pleased to see the industry commit to further improvements to protect those affected by closures.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative banking services are also available at the Post Office. As a result of a new agreement with UK banks, announced in January 2017, the Post Office estimates that 99% of personal and 75% of business customers will be able to carry out their day to day banking at more than 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/04/2017 13:30:03 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

717906

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Security: Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total expenditure on social security in 2016–17; and what were the ten largest heads of expenditure.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL6653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The total expenditure on social security in the UK in 2016–17 was forecast to be £217.9bn by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), in their Spring Budget 2017 forecast. Table 4.24 of the OBR’s March 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> provides more detail, including a breakdown by benefit area.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Office for Budget Responsibility, <em>Economic and Fiscal Outlook</em>, March 2017, Table 4.24 (http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/March2017EFO-231.pdf).</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/04/2017 14:50:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

717808

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to match, post-Brexit, the funding provided by the European Investment Bank for the environment and water industry within the UK; and what long-term plans they intend to have in place to guarantee future funding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL6617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is in the process of assessing the contribution the EIB makes in the UK, including in the water sector, but we are clear that the future relationship between the UK and the EIB will be a matter for the Article 50 negotiations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/04/2017 09:34:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

717818

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the gender analysis undertaken by the Women’s Budget Group of the proposed national insurance changes relating to the self-employed, published on 20 March in their report <i>Gender impact assessment of the Spring Budget 2017</i>.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL6627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out in his statement to Parliament on 15 March, the Government will no longer be proceeding with the changes announced at Spring Budget 2017 to increase Class 4 National NICs in April 2018 and April 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/04/2017 09:36:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

717821

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the latest Office for Budget Responsibility figures published in its <i>Economic and fiscal outlook March 2017</i>, showing an annual fall in business investment of 1.5 per cent in 2016 and a further fall forecast for 2017, what is their assessment of the impact of falling business investment on GDP; and what plans they have to address this.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The OBR forecast business investment to grow by 15 per cent over the forecast horizon to 2021, and to rise as a share of GDP. The government is committed to ensuring that businesses have the right environment to invest. We are delivering this by cutting corporation tax to 17 per cent by 2020, setting out our Industrial Strategy and investing for the future through the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF).</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/04/2017 14:35:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn