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707570

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	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, further to the Written Answer by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 10 October 2005 (HL1518), whether they will update the table showing standard VAT rates and thresholds for the 28 European Union member states.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL5793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the attached table.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 16/03/2017 16:45:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name An updated table showing the standard VAT rates and registration thresholds for the 28 European Union member states is set out below.docx title updated table
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

47417

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they or the relevant regulators are examining the impact of high frequency trading on equity markets and financial stability.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL6649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>As I set out in my answer of 23 September 2013, the findings of the Foresight project &quot;The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets,&quot; led by the Government Office for Science and sponsored by the Treasury, was published in autumn 2012. This study considered, inter alia, the impact of computer trading on the integrity of markets – principally equity markets - and financial stability.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton attachment 1 file name 3515LW.pdf title the future of computer trading in financial market
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1179862

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of the loan made by the UK to the Republic of Ireland following the financial crisis of 2008/09; what is the repayment schedule; and what are the servicing costs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL1730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the most recent statutory report on the UK’s bilateral Loan to Ireland, which the Treasury provided to Parliament as required by Section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. The most recent version of the report was laid in Parliament on 7 February 2020 and is available in the Printed Paper Office.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the first repayment on the loan took place in April 2019. To date, four repayments have been made according to the agreed schedule. £1,613,480,000 on the principal remains outstanding. The final repayment will take place in March 2021. The Government continues to expect the loan to be repaid on time and in full.</p><p> </p><p>As stipulated under the loan’s Credit Facility Agreement, Ireland pays a service fee equal to 0.18% of the remaining tranches of the loan per annum. This fee is payable on 15 December and 15 June concurrently with interest payments on the remaining tranches of the loan.</p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/864414/PU2193_Ireland_loan_statutory_report_2020.pdf</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/03/2020 13:49:47 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name PU2193_Ireland_loan_statutory_report_2020.pdf title stautory report
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

46974

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact on public spending as a result of the new pension arrangements announced in the 2014 Budget.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL6582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>The impact will depend on how people choose to use their pension savings, which is difficult to predict.</strong><strong> The Government expects any impact to be small in the context of the other pension measures announced in this Parliament – including State Pension age changes, the introduction of the single tier pension and public service pension reform – which are projected to save around £17 billion in 2030 in today's terms. The estimated net fiscal impact of pension changes announced in this Parliament can be found in Chart 1.12 of the Red Book here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293759/37630_Budget_2014_Web_Accessible.pdf</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton attachment 1 file name 3467LW.pdf title projected tax ipacts of pension arrangements
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

713677

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the savings to HM Treasury in terms of tax relief which would be gained if the annual allowance for pension contributions were reduced from £40,000 a year to (a) £30,000 a year, (2) £25,000 a year, and (3) £20,000 a year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL6274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The impacts of reducing the Annual Allowance from £40,000 a year would depend upon a number of factors including earnings growth and behavioural response to the policy change.</p><p> </p><p>A costings note for the reduction of the Annual Allowance from £50,000 to £40,000 and the Lifetime Allowance from £1.5 million to £1.25 million was published at Autumn Statement 2012<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] This policy costings document was published alongside Autumn Statement 2012</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/04/2017 11:09:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name as2012_policy_costings.pdf title policy costings
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

713680

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the savings of (1) tax, and (2) National Insurance relief, of restricting the annual allowance for pension contributions in defined contribution pension schemes to £25,000 a year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL6277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The impacts of reducing the Annual Allowance from £40,000 a year would depend upon a number of factors including earnings growth and behavioural response to the policy change.</p><p> </p><p>A costings note for the reduction of the Annual Allowance from £50,000 to £40,000 and the Lifetime Allowance from £1.5 million to £1.25 million was published at Autumn Statement 2012<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] This policy costings document was published alongside Autumn Statement 2012</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/04/2017 11:09:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name as2012_policy_costings.pdf title policy costings
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

713681

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the savings of reducing the annual allowance for pension contributions in defined benefit pension schemes to £25,000 a year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL6278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The impacts of reducing the Annual Allowance from £40,000 a year would depend upon a number of factors including earnings growth and behavioural response to the policy change.</p><p> </p><p>A costings note for the reduction of the Annual Allowance from £50,000 to £40,000 and the Lifetime Allowance from £1.5 million to £1.25 million was published at Autumn Statement 2012<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] This policy costings document was published alongside Autumn Statement 2012</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/04/2017 11:09:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name as2012_policy_costings.pdf title policy costings
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

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

79155

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average call waiting time in each of the last five years of the HM Revenue and Customs helpline.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
	uin	HL1316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes monthly performance figures from 2011-12 onwards for the HMRC contact centre, including time waiting in a queue. The data is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-indicators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-indicators</a></p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 18/08/2014 14:44:06 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton attachment 1 file name 0573lw.pdf title overall call centre contact
	tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

861331

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Poverty
	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 child poverty of the freeze in Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits and Jobseeker's Allowance between 2015 and 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Primarolo
	uin	HL6314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>During the passage of Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 the government published an Impact Assessment of the benefit rate freeze. This is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/03/2018 12:08:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name IA15-006C.pdf title impact assessment.
	tabling member	217 label Biography information for Baroness Primarolo