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106155

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	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 on the budgets of the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive of equalisation of public expenditure per head of population throughout the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government has not made such an assessment. The leaders of the three main UK political parties have indicated that the Barnett formula will continue to operate. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/11/2014 12:44:24 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

105756

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage changes, in real terms, were incurred by the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Executive in the financial settlements for the four financial years beginning 2011–12.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>The table below sets out the percentage changes in real terms to devolved administration budgets, year-on-year, for the period requested. It reflects the settlements set out at the 2010 Spending Review, and incorporates changes made at subsequent fiscal events.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>% change (real terms)</p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11 to 2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12 to 2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13 to 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14 to 2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scottish Government</strong></p></td><td><p>-4.6%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>-1.4%</p></td><td><p>-1.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Welsh Government</strong></p></td><td><p>-4.8%</p></td><td><p>-1.4%</p></td><td><p>-0.1%</p></td><td><p>-1.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland Executive</strong></p></td><td><p>-2.1%</p></td><td><p>-0.7%</p></td><td><p>-0.7%</p></td><td><p>-2.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/11/2014 14:16:25 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

101280

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the Barnett Formula.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>In the context of the Scottish referendum debate, the leaders of the three largest UK political parties made clear that the Barnett formula would continue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 06/11/2014 14:37:15 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

157090

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Scottish Government, Welsh Government or Northern Ireland Executive have been permitted to convert financial resources allocated to them for Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit to Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL3035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Switching provision from Capital budgets to Resource budgets requires the approval of Treasury Ministers, as set out in the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the course of this Parliament, no switches from Capital to Resource budgets have yet been made within devolved administration allocations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 02/12/2014 16:45:25 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

147388

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when announcing new expenditure on grants to national and international organisations and programmes, they will state whether such expenditure is met through savings elsewhere or by borrowing; and, if the latter, whether they will state the source of the borrowing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The total level of government spending is set in advance through the Spending Review process. Spending within this envelope is adjusted at fiscal events. Spending is primarily funded through tax receipts, with any shortfall met by borrowing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of borrowing is financed through the issuance of gilts Treasury bills. Additionally, the public can lend money to the Government through National Savings and Investments (NS&amp;I). The Treasury does not hold details on the holders of this debt.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not differentiate between these funding channels when meeting its obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 24/11/2014 14:29:40 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

156174

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) preparing, (b) printing and (c) posting the personalised annual tax statements in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
	uin	214854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The cost to prepare, print and post annual tax summaries was published in response to Parliamentary question number 213257 on 11 November 2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/11/2014 14:56:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

106227

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on collating, distributing and mailing the recently sent annual tax summary letter.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	213257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The cost to print and post annual tax summaries sent to individual taxpayers is estimated to be around £5.3m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 17:13:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

165913

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of printing and distributing personal tax summaries; on what criteria it was determined who would receive such summaries; what representations he has received on the wording used in those documents; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	215891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>The cost to print and post annual tax summaries was published in response to Parliamentary question number 213257 on 11 November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Tax summaries are being sent to around 24 million taxpayers. Individuals will not receive a tax summary if they have paid no income tax in the past year, or where HMRC is awaiting updated PAYE information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC undertook in-depth customer research to test with taxpayers whether they found the information on tax summaries clear and comprehensive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 28/11/2014 14:33:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter