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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-25more like thismore than 2015-11-25
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Civil Engineering: Tunnels more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that tunnelling engineering skills in the UK are not lost. more like this
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley more like this
star this property uin HL3912 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>.</p><p>In 2012, the Government published “Tunnelling: A Capability Analysis” which identified the tunnelling skills essential to deliver key projects, including Crossrail, HS2 and the Thames Tideway Tunnel.</p><br /><p>To help meet this demand and maintain the UK’s skills base, the National Construction College delivers training at a purpose-built facility: the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy in East London.</p><br /><p>In September, the Government published the National Infrastructure Plan for Skills, to ensure the UK has the right skills base to deliver and maintain world-class infrastructure. This report sets out the scale of the challenge and is just the first step. The Government is now consulting with stakeholders across industry, academia and training providers to build a series of detailed actions to address the skills challenge.</p><br /> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T16:50:53.1Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T16:50:53.1Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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4303
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley more like this
432428
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-25more like thismore than 2015-11-25
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading National Infrastructure Commission more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the budget for the National Infrastructure Commission for the current year; what are the locations of its office accommodation; what that accommodation costs; and how many staff it employs, and at what cost. more like this
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Lord Greaves more like this
star this property uin HL3942 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>A suitable budget will be made available to cover the costs of staff and commissioning work from external organisations where necessary. The Commission is currently located at 1 Horse Guards Road on a temporary basis. The Commission is expected to have a staff of around 30 and it is now recruiting for these positions. The staff are being paid in line with salaries for government officials.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T16:33:45.443Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T16:33:45.443Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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2569
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Greaves more like this
433680
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-12-02more like thismore than 2015-12-02
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Air Passenger Duty more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 30 November (HL Deb, col 931–3) about the non-devolution of the long-haul element of air passenger duty to Wales, how they differentiate between Edinburgh and Newcastle, and Cardiff and Bristol with respect to state aid. more like this
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Lord Rowe-Beddoe more like this
star this property uin HL4190 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>As set out in the St David’s Day Agreement, the government is considering the case and options for devolving powers to the Welsh Assembly over air passenger duty (APD). Any next steps pursued by the government will comply with EU State aid rules on tax devolution.</p><br /><p>Discussion of State aid is relevant to options we are considering to mitigate the effects of APD devolution with respect to English airports. In July, the government published a discussion paper on several options to do this. We will respond to the consultation and announce next steps in due course.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T17:10:00.007Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T17:10:00.007Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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3806
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Rowe-Beddoe more like this
433375
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-12-01more like thismore than 2015-12-01
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Credit more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the latest Bank of England figures showing elevated levels of personal indebtedness, what assessment they have made of what is an acceptable and safe level of such borrowing. more like this
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Lord Beecham more like this
star this property uin HL4093 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Household debt as a proportion of income has fallen to 144 per cent in Q2 2015, from a peak of 168 per cent in Q1 2008. To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past we have created the independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England, to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T17:08:44.61Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T17:08:44.61Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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4181
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
432423
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-25more like thismore than 2015-11-25
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading NHS: Finance more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the resource Departmental Expenditure Count figure for the NHS in 2016–17, set out in Table 2.9 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, includes provision for a rolled forward overspend from 2015–16; and if not, how any such overspend will be treated. more like this
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Lord Warner more like this
star this property uin HL3937 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Department of Health has plans in place to manage Trust deficits in 2015-16 within the overall health budget.</p><br /><p>The agreed Spending Review funding supports the NHS’s own detailed assessment of pressures over the Parliament – including from an ageing and growing population. In 2016-17 total NHS funding will increase by £3.8bn in real terms, equivalent to a 3.6 per cent real terms increase.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T17:43:45.543Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T17:43:45.543Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Warner more like this
433646
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-12-02more like thismore than 2015-12-02
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Viridor Credits more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the grant from Viridor Credits to All Saints Church in Kingston was audited by ENTRUST, and what assessment they have made of environmental objectives that grant fulfils. more like this
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
star this property uin HL4156 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund is a tax credit scheme. It allows landfill operators to gain a tax credit against 90% of the voluntary donations they make to environmental bodies for spending on certain prescribed objectives.</p><br /><p>The prescribed objectives include:</p><ul><li>the restoration of a building of historic interest or place of religious worship; and</li><li>the maintenance or improvement of a public amenity;</li></ul><p>within the vicinity of a landfill site.</p><p><br> ENTRUST, the independent regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund assesses and approves applications for project funding to ensure they meet the objectives of the scheme. ENTRUST also carries out a programme of assurance under which a cross-section of projects are selected for audit to ensure they meet the prescribed objectives, and that funds are spent compliantly.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
HL4157 more like this
HL4158 more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T17:28:21.18Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T17:28:21.18Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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4297
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
433647
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-12-02more like thismore than 2015-12-02
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Viridor Credits more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the grant from Viridor Credits to Holy Trinity Church in Wallington was audited by ENTRUST and what assessment they have made of environmental objectives that grant fulfils. more like this
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
star this property uin HL4157 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund is a tax credit scheme. It allows landfill operators to gain a tax credit against 90% of the voluntary donations they make to environmental bodies for spending on certain prescribed objectives.</p><br /><p>The prescribed objectives include:</p><ul><li>the restoration of a building of historic interest or place of religious worship; and</li><li>the maintenance or improvement of a public amenity;</li></ul><p>within the vicinity of a landfill site.</p><p><br> ENTRUST, the independent regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund assesses and approves applications for project funding to ensure they meet the objectives of the scheme. ENTRUST also carries out a programme of assurance under which a cross-section of projects are selected for audit to ensure they meet the prescribed objectives, and that funds are spent compliantly.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
HL4156 more like this
HL4158 more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T17:28:21.21Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T17:28:21.21Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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4297
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
433648
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-12-02more like thismore than 2015-12-02
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Viridor Credits more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the grant from Viridor Credits to Twickenham Rowing Club was audited by ENTRUST, and what assessment they have made of the environmental objectives that grant fulfils. more like this
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
star this property uin HL4158 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund is a tax credit scheme. It allows landfill operators to gain a tax credit against 90% of the voluntary donations they make to environmental bodies for spending on certain prescribed objectives.</p><br /><p>The prescribed objectives include:</p><ul><li>the restoration of a building of historic interest or place of religious worship; and</li><li>the maintenance or improvement of a public amenity;</li></ul><p>within the vicinity of a landfill site.</p><p><br> ENTRUST, the independent regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund assesses and approves applications for project funding to ensure they meet the objectives of the scheme. ENTRUST also carries out a programme of assurance under which a cross-section of projects are selected for audit to ensure they meet the prescribed objectives, and that funds are spent compliantly.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
HL4156 more like this
HL4157 more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T17:28:21.147Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T17:28:21.147Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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4297
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
432427
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-25more like thismore than 2015-11-25
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading National Infrastructure Commission more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what legislation the National Infrastructure Commission currently operates; whether the National Infrastructure Commissioners are being paid allowances or expenses for their work; and if so, on what basis, and how much. more like this
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Lord Greaves more like this
star this property uin HL3941 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The National Infrastructure does not currently operate under any legislation, but it will be legislated for when parliamentary time allows. Commissioners are being reimbursed all reasonable expenses properly and necessarily incurred in respect of their appointments. They are paid allowances in line with similar government positions.</p><br /> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T16:52:00.33Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T16:52:00.33Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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2569
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Greaves more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-11-26more like thismore than 2015-11-26
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Government Finance more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated financial contribution of central government to local government (1) for the year ending 5 April 2016, and (2) for each of the years to 5 April 2020, in the light of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015. more like this
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Lord Wakeham more like this
star this property uin HL3982 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The local government departmental expenditure limit (LG DEL) is £11.5bn in 2015/16 with the Spending Review announcing that it will reduce to £5.4bn by 2019/20. With forecast increases to other sources of local government income, overall local government spending will be higher in cash terms by 2019/20 than in 2015/16, an estimated rise from £40.3bn to £40.5bn.</p><br /><p>The total financial contribution made to local authorities by central government will be dependent on the grants made available by individual government departments. As departments will not yet have determined how much funding will be made available as grant across all years, it is not possible to provide a definitive end of parliament total.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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less than 2015-12-09T17:06:40.36Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-09T17:06:40.36Z
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4536
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Wakeham more like this