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1144183

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Investment
	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 Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) model for forecasting business investment, in the light of business investment growth consistently falling below OBR forecasts and remaining “significantly weaker than expected” according to its Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published in March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL17671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) publishes an annual Forecast Evaluation Report, in which they compare their forecasts to subsequent published data, explain any forecast errors, and identify lessons for future forecasts. answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 15:37:41 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1149833

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board: Interest 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 interest rate rises announced by the Public Works Loan Board.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Scott of Needham Market
	uin	HL125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text In raising interest rates for new loans from the Public Works Loan Board, the Treasury assessed the potential impact on local government capital plans. Local authorities continue to benefit from very favourable interest rates on Public Works Loan Board loans. This increase returned Public Works Loan Board rates to levels that were available in 2018.<p> </p>The Government will continue to work with individual authorities on a case-by-case basis if they raise concerns over their financial position. answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 15:42:34 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2542 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Needham Market

1149735

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the review of the application of VAT as applied to the NHS.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL28
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text At Spring Statement 2019 the Chancellor announced that the Government would carry out a review of VAT in relation to the public sector. The Government will be publishing a policy paper for public consultation in the coming months. The Government welcomes the views of public sector organisations including NHS trusts and organisations on potential changes. answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 28/10/2019 15:58:15 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1175339

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the case for reducing VAT applicable to the UK tourism industry.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text At Spring Statement 2018, the Government launched a call for evidence on the impact of VAT and APD on tourism in NI, which also considered UK-wide changes. The Government received over 80 individual responses to this call for evidence from a wide range of stakeholders, including trade organisations, public sector bodies, campaign groups and wider industry. The response to the call for evidence was published at Budget 2018. answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 10/02/2020 15:41:49 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1156328

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Advertising
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many adverts they have placed in newspapers in EU27 countries alerting businesses to Brexit on 31 October; and what was the total cost of those adverts.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>“Get Ready for Brexit” campaign activity has taken place in all 27 EU countries to make sure citizens and businesses have the facts they need to know about the steps they need to take to be ready for when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>The overall costs of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis as part of routine government transparency.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 31/10/2019 16:10:31 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

1156543

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Advertising
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) motorway advertising, (2) newspaper advertisements, and (3) other public information campaigns, in the past 12 months, about preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>‘Get Ready for Brexit’ is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.</p><p>The cost of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis, as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 31/10/2019 16:12:08 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1174437

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that International Monetary Fund data shows that the UK is placed 27th out of 28 EU countries for investment as a proportion of GDP between 2000 and 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that in recent years the UK has seen relatively low levels of investment. This Government has committed to increase investment through improving infrastructure. The National Infrastructure Strategy, to be published alongside the Budget, will set out further details of the Government’s plan to transform the UK’s infrastructure and the Government’s long-term ambitions across transport, local growth, decarbonisation, digital infrastructure, infrastructure finance and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>The UK corporate tax regime is highly competitive, with the lowest rate of corporation tax in the G20. Beyond this, businesses are benefitting from enhanced tax incentives, including the recent introduction of the Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA), and a temporary increase in the Annual Investment Allowance to £1 million.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 11/02/2020 12:41:19 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1147637

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the results of Operation Kingfisher before 31 October; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>We are continuing to monitor companies and sectors that may be exposed to short-term difficulties as a result of EU exit. This monitoring is market sensitive and confidential.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 08/10/2019 11:59:57 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753341

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which detecting incidents of the same person voting more than once in the same election from different addresses will (1) require the creation of a national database based on collating the local electoral registers as maintained by each Electoral Registration Officer, (2) compilation of the marked registers from each election in electronic format, and (3) enabling such information to be used by those investigating such allegations
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL1029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election is a crime which carries an unlimited financial penalty. Any evidence of an individual who is suspected to have voted twice at the General Election should be reported to the Police for investigation. In addition, the presiding officer at a polling station may ask any elector if they have already voted, and may withhold a ballot paper from an elector if they do not answer the question satisfactorily. The electoral register is marked to record the issuing of ballot papers to individuals at polling stations; there are electronic records of the issuing of postal votes representing an equivalent to the marked register for some electors. These records can already assist with an investigation should any voting irregularities be suspected.</p><p>There are a number of significant technical and practical barriers, as well as security and privacy concerns, relating to implementing a national electoral registration database. The Government has no plans to create such a database.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL1030 question first answered 06/09/2017 12:52:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753342

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the prevention of multiple voting in the same election by the same person using different addresses may require a change to the electoral registration process such that an individual may only be included on a particular register for a general election, regional assembly or referendum from somewhere other than their sole address, if that individual has been resident at that alternative address on most days in the preceding year
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL1030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election is a crime which carries an unlimited financial penalty. Any evidence of an individual who is suspected to have voted twice at the General Election should be reported to the Police for investigation. In addition, the presiding officer at a polling station may ask any elector if they have already voted, and may withhold a ballot paper from an elector if they do not answer the question satisfactorily. The electoral register is marked to record the issuing of ballot papers to individuals at polling stations; there are electronic records of the issuing of postal votes representing an equivalent to the marked register for some electors. These records can already assist with an investigation should any voting irregularities be suspected.</p><p>There are a number of significant technical and practical barriers, as well as security and privacy concerns, relating to implementing a national electoral registration database. The Government has no plans to create such a database.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL1029 question first answered 06/09/2017 12:52:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard