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	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	World War I: Debts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they owe the government of the United States as a result of the First World War; and what are the arrangements for repayment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>At the end of the First World War, the debt owed to the United States by the United Kingdom amounted to around £850 million. Repayments of the debt were made between 1923 and 1931. In 1931, President Hoover of the United States proposed a one year moratorium on all war debts, which allowed extensive international discussions on the general problems of debt repayment to be held. However, no satisfactory agreement was reached. In the absence of such an agreement, no payments have been made to, or received from, other nations since 1934. At the time, the United Kingdom was owed more by other nations than the outstanding principal it owed the United States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For this reason, liabilities and assets arising from WW1 have not been listed on the UK government’s balance sheet since 1944-45.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 20/11/2014 17:03:29 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

61265

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so how much, money they have withheld from the Northern Ireland Executive because of its failure to implement welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury notified the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance and Personnel on 31 March that the Northern Ireland Executive's funding allocations would be reduced by £13m, £87 m and £114 m in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/06/2014 15:14:55 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

79775

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current regulations with regard to the levying of value added tax on repairs and maintenance of old and listed buildings; and whether there are any plans to review or change such regulations.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>Section 1 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 determines that value added tax should be charged on a supply of goods or services. Section 2 of the same Act sets the standard rate at 20%. Repairs and maintenance of all buildings fall into this standard rate.</p><p>The Chancellor keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 11/08/2014 11:57:21 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

65835

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money is owed to HM Revenue and Customs by those whom they have contacted repeatedly to pay what they owe, as described in paragraph 2.4 of the HM Revenue and Customs report Direct Recovery of Debts published on 6 May 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Howard of Rising
	uin	HL827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The additional tax revenue HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) expects to collect through the use of this policy is represented in Table 2.1 of the Budget 2014 document.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in paragraph 2.12 of the Direct Recovery of Debts consultation document, HMRC estimates that this measure will apply to around 17,000 debtors a year, who have an average of £5,800 in tax and tax credit debts and around £20,000 in their bank and building society accounts.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/07/2014 16:13:21 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3674 label Biography information for Lord Howard of Rising

61920

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Unpaid Fines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what value of fines remained unpaid at the end of financial years 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12 (1) in total, and (2) with respect to fines issued in that financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Howard of Rising
	uin	HL338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>We have answered this question on the basis that it relates to HMRC penalties.</p><p> </p><p>1) 2009-10 £0.5 billion</p><p>2010-11 £1.5 billion</p><p>2011-12 £1.5 billion</p><p> </p><p>Fines and Penalties that remain unpaid are included as receivables and are reported in both the Resource Accounts and Trust Statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2) It is not possible to state the value of fines issued in each of the financial years. The question is very broad in scope and covers the majority of the business of the Department. Some data is held in electronic systems and some in paper files, and records are not kept centrally of the value of fines issued across the Department and across all obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 26/06/2014 15:12:28 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3674 label Biography information for Lord Howard of Rising

63774

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	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 impact of the euro on youth unemployment in the European Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment. However the Government recognises that unemployment is the biggest social challenge facing the EU today, caused by slow growth and labour market barriers in Europe. Solving youth unemployment should involve creating flexible labour markets across the EU, and this is a matter of national competence.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 01/07/2014 14:47:21 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

100015

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the risk of the Eurozone returning to recession and the statement by the Chancellor of Exchequer that Britain could not be immune from any such event, they plan to encourage industry and commerce to diversify their markets and reduce their reliance on the European Union market.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>We have to recognise that the UK is not immune to problems elsewhere in the world. The UK has one of the most open economies in the world through trade and financial channels. In particular, growth in the euro area – our largest trading partner – is weak and we have to expect that to dampen our own recovery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since entering office, this Government has worked consistently towards a rebalancing of the UK economy and growing our trade with all parts of the world, including key emerging markets. Since 2010, for example, UKTI has increased the number of its overseas-based staff working outside the EU from 875 to 1060, reflecting the growing priority being given to non-EU markets; and, excluding aircraft, nearly all of the exports supported by UK Export Finance in recent years have been to markets outside the EU. Ministers continue to take an active role, including through the Chancellor-led annual Economic and Financial Dialogues with India and China, the most recent of which secured £2.4 billion in bilateral investment deals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 03/11/2014 17:17:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

60557

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	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 impact on the European Union's balance of trade with the United Kingdom of any United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the impact on the European Union's balance of trade with the United Kingdom of any withdrawal from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The EU represents a market of over 500 million people with a combined GDP of around £10.5 trillion. It is the largest single market in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The EU is the UK's most important trading partner; 45% of our exports are destined for the EU and seven of the UK's top ten individual trading partners are EU member states.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/06/2014 15:15:15 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

77794

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's speech to the Centre for Transatlantic Relations in Washington on 26 June, of how many jobs in each sector is the 3.3 million that the HM Treasury analysis says are connected to Britain's place in the European Union comprised.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL1091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury estimate that 3.3 million jobs in the UK may be related to exports to other European Union countries. This figure is based on the assumption that the share of UK employment associated with UK exports to the EU is equal to the share of output that is exported to the EU, making allowance for the composition of the UK economy. It is not an estimate of the impact of EU membership on employment.</p><p> </p><p>Allocating all of these jobs to specific sectors is challenging in the absence of data providing both a sectoral and geographical breakdown of exports. Such estimates would be very sensitive to the further assumptions required to allocate jobs to sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 28/07/2014 11:47:45 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

79766

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 28 July (WA 273), what is their estimate of the impact of European Union membership on United Kingdom employment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL1658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the impact of European Union membership on United Kingdom employment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As I noted in my response dated 28 July (WA 273) to Lord Grocott, the Treasury estimate that 3.3 million jobs in the UK may be related to exports to other European Union countries. This figure is based on the assumption that the share of UK employment associated with UK exports to the EU is equal to the share of output that is exported to the EU, making allowance for the composition of the UK economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 11/08/2014 12:19:17 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch