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	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank Cards: Surcharges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to address concerns highlighted by the Federation of Small Businesses regarding the impact of new rules making it unlawful to levy extra charges on customers who pay with credit or debit cards, on small businesses
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressures that small businesses are facing and that the new rules banning surcharging may have an impact on them.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published guidance on the ban, including on how retailers could manage an increase in their costs to accommodate the ban:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664065/payment-surcharges-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664065/payment-surcharges-guidance.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The surcharging ban should help to ensure prices are transparent and consumers will not face a hidden fee just for wanting to pay in a particular way. This should help consumers to pick the most competitive deals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/01/2018 12:46:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name payment-surcharges-guidance.pdf title payment surcharges guidance
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

823224

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Economic Situation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of economic progress in the Occupied Territories of Palestine following decades of aid dependency.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL4715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>According to the World Bank (August 2017), growth in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) is forecast at around 3% for the next three years years. This level of growth is not sufficient to create the necessary jobs for a growing labour force or to improve living standards. International bodies (the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations) conclude that Israeli constraints on movement, access and trade remain a key impediment to economic progress in the OPTs and that full potential will not be reached without a final political resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Donor support has been crucial in creating the enabling environment for economic progress including by improving the competiveness of the private sector and investing in infrastructure.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/01/2018 17:31:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

827906

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have provided to (1) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and (2) Marie Stopes International, in (a) 2016–17, and (b) 2017–18 to date.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
	uin	HL4956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 DFID channelled funding of £6.5 million and £40.5 million via the International Planned Parenthood Federation and Marie Stopes International respectively. Data for 2017/18 is not yet available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/01/2018 17:35:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

827923

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Financing Facility
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what annual financial contributions they have provided to the Global Financing Facility since its inception.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL4973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>To date we have not made any financial contribution to the Global Financing Facility.</p><p>Ministers have recently approved spend of £30m over 3 years to enable the Global Financing Facility to pilot innovative financing mechanisms. These will increase domestic and private sector resources for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Our investment will save lives and will enable women and girls to thrive and help transform their countries, our trading partners of tomorrow. It is the right thing to do and it is in our national interest.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/01/2018 17:52:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge