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star this property date less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
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Cabinet Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Statistics 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 His Majesty's Government, in the light of the recommendations of the Independent Review of the UK Statistics Authority on the separation of functions and reporting arrangements, what steps they are taking to ensure greater transparency in the governance and enhancements of the statistical system. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3265 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>The independent review of the UK Statistics Authority and the Government’s response to the recommendations were published on 12 March 2024. They can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-the-uk-statistics-authority-uksa-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-the-uk-statistics-authority-uksa-2023</a></p><p>The review made 19 separate recommendations to the UK Statistics Authority and Cabinet Office including amending the statistical legislation (Statistical and Registration Services Act 2007) to better reflect the governance arrangements in place and reflect the practical operation of the UKSA.</p><p>The Government agrees in principle with this recommendation but noted that - given that the report concluded the current arrangements were working in practice - this is not a current priority for legislation and will be a matter for the next Parliament to consider. However, in our response we said that the UKSA leadership in the meantime should take active steps to better communicate the current working arrangements to assure users and stakeholders that robust systems are in place to regulate the Office for National Statistics and the wider Government Statistical Service.</p><p>The Government also welcomed wider recommendations regarding transparency, such as establishing a triennial statistical assembly which will allow users and the Authority to discuss priorities in an open and constructive way.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T17:02:55.82Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T17:02:55.82Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1697330
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star this property date less than 2024-03-19more like thismore than 2024-03-19
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
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star this property hansard heading Tourism: VAT 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 His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential (1) costs, and (2) benefits, of reintroducing tax-free shopping for international visitors, including the impact on (a) retail sales, (b) employment levels, and (c) economic recovery. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3428 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>As set out at Spring Budget 2024, the government is considering the findings of the OBR’s review of the original costing of the withdrawal of tax-free shopping, published in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 6 March, alongside industry representations and broader data. The government welcomes further submissions in response to the OBR’s findings.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T15:29:26.46Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T15:29:26.46Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1695979
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star this property date less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Pay 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 His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of slowing wage growth on household finances and consumer spending; and what steps they are taking to mitigate any negative impact. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3264 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>Real wages have increased for seven consecutive months and are 1.1% above their pre-pandemic level.</p><p>ONS retail sales volumes increased by 3.4% on the month in January, representing a full recovery of the decline seen in December 2023.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T11:35:26.12Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T11:35:26.12Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1696357
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star this property date less than 2024-03-14more like thismore than 2024-03-14
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Payments: Regulation 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 His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the draft Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024, what steps they are taking to introduce legal safeguards to protect consumer rights and ensure transparency in the process of delaying payments for further investigation. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3303 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>The government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime.</p><p>The government has published draft legislation that allows the sending of payments to be delayed where there are reasonable grounds to suspect fraud or dishonesty, and more time is needed to contact the customer or relevant third parties.</p><p>Subject to some exceptions to ensure Payment Service Providers (PSPs) meet other legal obligations, for example around tackling financial crime, PSPs will be obliged to inform the customer, set out the reasoning behind a delay, and what information or actions are needed to enable the PSP to decide whether to execute the payment.</p><p>The government intends to introduce this legislation in summer 2024 and, subject to Parliamentary approval, for it to come into force on 7 October 2024.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T11:34:25.157Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T11:34:25.157Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1695571
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star this property date less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Import Controls: Small Businesses 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 His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address challenges faced by small businesses and importers due to the introduction of new border checks and paperwork requirements post-Brexit. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3221 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-26more like thismore than 2024-03-26
star this property answer text <p>The Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) sets out our new global regime of border controls that makes better use of technology and data to reduce friction and the cost of border controls for businesses and consumers when compared to the proposed July 2022 regime. It will create a radically simpler yet secure experience for traders moving goods across the UK border.</p><p> </p><p>After engaging with stakeholders and considering the implementation challenges they raised, alongside the need to manage biosecurity risks, we have adapted the timeline we originally published in the draft version of the BTOM to give businesses and their supply-chains more time to prepare. Many goods, including more than 60% of animal product consignments, are now deemed low risk and either not controlled at all or only subject to pre-notification, and medium risk goods are subject to fewer physical checks than the EU’s regime.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has also introduced several facilitations for groupage movements, as well as developing our Certification Logistics Pilot. Those facilitations include: relaxed official sealing requirements for animal products; greater flexibility in transporting groupage loads; elimination of 'Either/Or' sections in health certificates; the use of schedules allowing greater number of similar animal products under a single export health certificate, and greater flexibilities in the pre-notification and import declaration processes.</p><p> </p><p>All businesses will also benefit from the Single Trade Window, a simple service gateway that serves as a single point of interaction between businesses and UK border processes, submitting information to the Government only once and in only one place ensuring administration costs are kept to a minimum.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller more like this
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less than 2024-03-26T13:47:21.973Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-26T13:47:21.973Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1695572
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star this property date less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Exchange Rates 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 His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the recent strengthening in sterling on inflation in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the effect this may have on the timing and magnitude of monetary policy adjustments made by the Bank of England. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3222 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the government’s official forecaster. They published their latest assessment of the economic and fiscal outlook (EFO) on 6<sup>th</sup> March. The OBR noted that the trade weighted sterling effective exchange rate had strengthened by around 2 per cent since their November 2023 forecast. Inflation has halved since its peak in October 2022 and was 4.0% in January 2024. In the March EFO, the OBR note that inflation has fallen more sharply than they expected in November, and now expect inflation to fall below 2% in Q2 2024 – a year earlier than previously expected.</p><p>Monetary Policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. Therefore, it is right the Government does not comment on the conduct of monetary policy.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T17:32:53.587Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T17:32:53.587Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1695573
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
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star this property hansard heading Cryptocurrencies 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 His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate any risks associated with trading crypto-backed exchange traded notes by professional investors, particularly in relation to market manipulation and investor protection. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3223 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text The question of whether to allow the listing of exchange-traded products that reference cryptoassets is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority as the independent regulator. more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T17:31:31.86Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T17:31:31.86Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1694892
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star this property date less than 2024-03-11more like thismore than 2024-03-11
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Financial Services: Equality 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 His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to accelerate progress towards gender equality in the financial services industry. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3191 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>The Government has a wide programme of work aimed at tackling gender inequality and supporting women in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2017, organisations with 250 or more employees have been required to publish specific data on their gender pay gaps annually, ensuring they are aware of their gender pay gaps and are taking steps to improve gender equality in their organisation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken action to ensure that working parents can balance work and care by expanding childcare entitlements, making flexible working simpler to access, and introducing carer's leave.</p><p>Regarding the financial services industry specifically, the Government has taken action to ensure the sector remains world-class, and as productive, innovative and competitive as it can be. In 2016, the Government launched the Women in Finance Charter, which aims to ensure that the right talent is being attracted to the sector and that the best and brightest can continue to rise to the top, regardless of their gender.</p><p>The Charter’s Annual Reviews have consistently shown that the Charter has stimulated positive progress across the sector. Participation in the Charter is voluntary, and the first wave of signatories to the Charter started out with an average level of senior female representation of 27%. The signatory base has grown since then and average representation now stands at 35%.</p><p>The Treasury Committee’s Sexism in the City inquiry recently made a number of recommendations to the industry, the regulators and Government to consider in order to accelerate progress. The Government will respond to the report and its recommendations in due course.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T16:58:46.35Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T16:58:46.35Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1694893
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2024-03-11more like thismore than 2024-03-11
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Exchange Rates: Overseas Trade 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 His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent fluctuations in the exchange rate of the pound sterling on the price of imports and exports. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3192 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>Many factors have been relevant in driving movements in aggregate trade prices.</p><p> </p><p>While movements in the exchange rate would likely have influenced these changes in trade prices, movements in broader global prices (such as energy and other tradable commodities) have been a far bigger factor in driving movements in aggregate trade prices.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T16:54:26.173Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T16:54:26.173Z
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4580
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1695981
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star this property date less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
star this property hansard heading Gas Fired Power Stations: Environment Protection 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 His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential environmental impact and carbon emissions associated with the development of gas-fired power plants. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL3266 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-22more like thismore than 2024-03-22
star this property answer text <p>Renewables need to be complemented by flexible technologies which can provide power when the wind is not blowing, or the sun does not shine.</p><p> </p><p>The Climate Change Committee’s independent analysis finds that a power sector without unabated gas in 2035 would be “likely to increase costs and delivery risks”. Their power sector analysis sees unabated gas providing around 2% of total electricity generation in 2035.</p><p> </p><p>In the future, unabated gas plants will only run a limited number of hours per year, and we expect all new plants to be net zero ready.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
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less than 2024-03-22T13:07:30.363Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-22T13:07:30.363Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
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1796
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this