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164237

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU External Trade: Tunisia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether duties on goods from Tunisia entering the European Union have been eliminated; and if not, to what extent they will be reduced in the coming year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>Following the signing of an Association Agreement with the EU in 1995, the import Tariffs on industrial products originating from Tunisia have been eliminated. The same Agreement also resulted in greater liberalisation in the Tariffs on agricultural and fishery products.<br> <br> A preparatory process for launching negotiations on a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) is on-going.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 05/12/2014 14:58:25 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

164234

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the financial services industry to ensure that the information technology infrastructure is fit for purpose.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK finance sector is primarily for the firms themselves. The Financial Authorities have a role to play in supporting, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</strong><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>In addition to on-going supervisory oversight of technology risk within firms by the Authorities, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review </strong><strong>focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude in mid-2015.</strong> <strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 05/12/2014 14:59:57 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

170228

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering: EU Action
	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 progress of current negotiations on the proposed 4th European Union Directive on money laundering as regards risk assessment and consequent enhanced due diligence for United Kingdom Politically Exposed Persons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL3724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government has advocated a risk-based approach to “politically exposed persons” domestically, through negotiations on the Directive.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>In the UK, this would require treating UK PEPs, such as UK Parliamentarians, on the basis of risk when undertaking customer due diligence. Enhanced due diligence would only apply if the business relationship is assessed as high risk.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Political agreement between the Presidency, the European Parliament and the Commission on the Directive was reached on 16 December. We expect the Italian Presidency to provide further details shortly. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 22/12/2014 14:45:24 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

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

105755

	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: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they informed the Northern Ireland Executive of their annual financial settlement for financial year 2015–16; and what was that amount.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Northern Ireland Executive were informed of their allocations for 2015-16 as part of the 2013 spending round in June 2013. The allocations made as part of the spending round are shown in the table below.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fiscal Resource DEL</strong></p></td><td><p>9,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ring-fenced depreciation</strong></p></td><td><p>404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ring-fenced Student Loans</strong></p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capital DEL</strong></p></td><td><p>956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Transactions Capital</strong></p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Northern Ireland Executive budgets have been adjusted at subsequent Budgets and Autumn Statements to reflect Barnett consequentials flowing from those events.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/11/2014 14:07:47 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

105753

	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: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they informed the Northern Ireland Executive of their annual financial settlement for financial years 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15; and the respective amounts for each of those years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Northern Ireland Executive were informed of their allocations for the years 2011-12 to 2014-15 as part of the 2010 Spending Review in October 2010. The allocations set out at that Spending Review are shown in the table below.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fiscal Resource DEL</strong></p></td><td><p>9,425</p></td><td><p>9,420</p></td><td><p>9,486</p></td><td><p>9,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ring-fenced depreciation</strong></p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ring-fenced Student Loans</strong></p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capital DEL</strong></p></td><td><p>903</p></td><td><p>859</p></td><td><p>781</p></td><td><p>804</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Northern Ireland Executive budgets were then adjusted at subsequent Budgets, Autumn Statements and Estimates rounds to reflect Barnett consequentials flowing from those events.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/11/2014 13:00:54 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

164235

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the rules governing short selling.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>The rules governing short selling are set out in the Short Selling Regulation (SSR) - a directly applicable EU regulation which entered into force on 1 November 2012. Article 45 of the Regulation requires the European Commission to carry out a review of the Regulation. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The European Commission published a report in December 2013 setting out its findings. That review concluded that “…it is too early, based on available evidence, to draw firm conclusions on the operation of the SSR framework which would warrant a revision of the legislation at this stage”. The report concludes that a further review could be carried out based on more empirical evidence by 2016.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 05/12/2014 14:56:34 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

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

101265

	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	Russia: Ukraine
	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 suggestion by the government of Russia that the European Union act as guarantor in respect of money owed by Ukraine to Russia for gas supplies; and whether any consideration has been given to how such a scheme would be funded.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>Ukraine and Russia agreed a deal regarding the supply of gas on 30 October 2014 under which Ukraine will reprioritise funding to which it already has access under its IMF-led programme. The EU is not acting as guarantor to this deal.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/11/2014 14:35:27 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

168473

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs Officers: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the cost to the Exchequer incurred in training HM Revenue and Customs officers in Northern Ireland in the use of vehicle stop and search powers in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL3503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>A cadre of officers has been trained to use vehicle stop and search powers. There is no estimate available of the cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/12/2014 12:45:33 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont