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820663

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many families have had their tax credits reduced by the two-child limit in each month since the introduction of the limit in April 2017; how many of those families had one or more parents in work; how many families were (1) lone parent families or (2) two-parent families; and what was the number of children per family involved.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL4633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The government considers the impact of policies on different groups during their development. During the passage of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 we published an Impact Assessment<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> for the policy of limiting support in tax credits and Universal Credit. The impact assessment shows the number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>This does not include a number of groups who have received an exception to the policy of limiting support: statistics on these exceptions will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <strong><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006E.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006E.pdf</a> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/01/2018 16:09:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name welfare reform document.pdf title impact assessment
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

796000

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, prior to the suspension of the alcohol duty escalator announced in the Budget Statement, they conducted a risk assessment of the effects and consequences for the NHS; and if so, what that risk assessment showed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL3651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The government ended the alcohol duty escalator for beer in 2013, and for cider, wine and spirits in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>A Tax Impact and Information Note (TIIN) was published alongside these measures which set out the government’s assessment of the impacts of ending the beer duty escalator. The relevant TIINs for the 2013 changes are attached.</p><p> </p><p>For the 2014 changes please see Section A63 of the Overview of Tax Legislation and Rates document which is also attached.</p><p> </p><p>A separate assessment of the specific impact on the NHS was not undertaken.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates attachment 1 file name tax and legislation rules .pdf title Tax and legislation rules 2 file name beer duty rates .pdf title Beer duty rates question first answered 12/12/2017 16:38:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

823218

	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

792463

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Tax Evasion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made for each of the last six financial years of the revenue lost as a consequence of carousel fraud.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Primarolo
	uin	HL3403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The latest available estimates of the amount of VAT lost to Missing Trader Intra-Community (MTIC) fraud for the last five years are published annually in the Chapter 2 of the ‘Measuring tax gaps’ publication<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. For 2015-16, this was estimated at £0.5-1 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Further ‘Measuring tax gaps’ online tables are published giving the estimate of the VAT lost to MTIC fraud since 2005-06<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p>The MTIC tax gap estimates includes multiple types of fraud not traditional carousel fraud alone.</p><p> </p><p>The estimates are published as a range to reflect the uncertainty in the estimation of the MTIC tax gap.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><p> </p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps-tables</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bates attachment 1 file name HMRC-measuring-tax-gaps-2017.pdf title HMRC Measuring Tax Gaps 2 file name Copy of HMRC-Measuring-tax-gaps-2017-tables.xlsx title HMRC Measuring Tax Gaps Table question first answered 04/12/2017 15:07:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	217 label Biography information for Baroness Primarolo

731064

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the annual average total cost saving to private schools in England and Wales from the tax relief granted by their charitable status.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL72
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available. Data held on charitable tax reliefs cannot be broken down into such sector specific detail.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/06/2017 15:45:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

731069

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what would be the fiscal impact each year, at current prices, if tax relief on higher-rate pension contributions was (1) abolished, or (2) reduced by 50 per cent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL77
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>An estimate of the fiscal impact of abolishing or halving the tax relief on higher-rate pensions is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on tax receipts of restricting or abolishing pensions tax relief for higher rate tax payers would depend on how any changes were implemented and would also be subject to significant behavioural effects.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the cost of pensions tax relief is published in the HM Revenue and Custom (HMRC) National Statistics table ‘Registered pension schemes: cost of tax relief’, available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/06/2017 14:34:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

733220

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with PoolRe extending cover for acts of terrorism to forms of damage other than property damage; and if so, what support they intend to offer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>There is nothing in law that prevents insurers from providing cover for other types of terrorism risks, for example where no physical damage occurs. However, Government understands that these policies are not commonly offered or bought. Treasury is in active discussions with Pool Re in relation to the evolving nature of the terrorism threat.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/07/2017 13:46:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

733222

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review the Barnett formula.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The government remains committed to the Barnett formula, which is designed to ensure that devolved administrations are funded to deliver their priorities within their devolved responsibilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/07/2017 15:10:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

747382

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many people, who at the time of issue of their National Insurance number were recorded as being of (1) Romanian nationality, and (2) Bulgarian nationality, were known to (a) the Real Time Information system, and (b) the self assessment system, by HM Revenue and Customs, in the financial year 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available as the nationality of individuals is not a reporting requirement of PAYE Real-Time Information or the Self-Assessment system.</p><p> </p><p>The latest information on the National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals including Bulgarians and Romanians has been published by the Department for Work and Pensions on GOV.UK[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-insurance-number-allocations-to-adult-overseas-nationals-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-insurance-number-allocations-to-adult-overseas-nationals-to-march-2017</a></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/07/2017 16:18:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

747420

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend that UK exporters will continue to have access to the Excise, Movement and Control System following Brexit; and if not, what system they intend to introduce to replace it.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>As negotiations on the terms of the UK’s exit from and future relationship with the EU have only just begun, no decisions or evaluations have been made about the continuing use of the Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are engaging closely with UK businesses and will consider any concerns they raise.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL385 HL386 question first answered 14/07/2017 12:18:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill