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1697327

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Third Party Financing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement on 4 March of the establishment of an inquiry into third party litigation funding, when they expect to announce the terms of reference, the members of the inquiry panel and the timing of the review.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL3398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor has invited the Civil Justice Council, the body responsible for overseeing and co-ordinating the modernisation of the civil justice system, to undertake a review of third-party litigation funding in England and Wales. The CJC has agreed to undertake the review and will be announcing terms of reference and other information shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 03/04/2024 12:55:51 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1690938

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture and horticulture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of full time equivalent personnel employed by DEFRA to administer farming and horticultural grants and subsidies in England on the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL2657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Grants Hub data does not hold a ‘Farming &amp; Horticulture’ flag so it would not be possible to quickly pull together a list of schemes in scope of this question.</p><p> </p><p>Manually reviewing the schemes and deciding if they fit or not, without a standard definition of what counts as ‘Farming &amp; Horticulture’, would require a degree of personal judgement and therefore yield some inaccuracy. It would then be necessary to validate the list with teams to ensure they are ‘Farming &amp; Horticulture’ grants.</p><p> </p><p>From experience of similar requests, this would push the cost to disproportionate (ie greater than the HMT-set limit of £850 for a PQ answer).</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 12/03/2024 14:24:36 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1690939

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of (1) farmers, and (2) their direct employees, for the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL2658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>Farmers are defined here as full time and part time principal farmers, business partners, directors and spouses. All other agricultural workers are defined here as regular employees, salaried managers and casual workers who were working on the holding on 1 June 2023.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Agricultural workforce in England in 2023</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Farmers</p></td><td><p>178,696</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All other agricultural workers</p></td><td><p>113,705</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total agricultural workforce</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>292,401</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes</p><p>(a) Commercial holdings are those registered with the Rural Payments Agency for payments or livestock purposes and with significant levels of farming activity (as recorded in responses to the Defra June Survey of Agriculture or the Cattle Tracing System). Holdings are only included if they have more than five hectares of agricultural land, one hectare of orchards, 0.5 hectares of vegetables or 0.1 hectares of protected crops, or more than 10 cows, 50 pigs, 20 sheep, 20 goats or 1,000 poultry.</p><p> </p><p>Full data series for agricultural workforce are published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/agricultural-workforce-in-england-at-1-june" target="_blank">here</a> for England. A copy is attached to this answer.</p><p> </p><p>Similar figures for the UK are available at gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 06/03/2024 17:43:55 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller attachment 1 file name PQ HL2658 attachment Agricultural Workforce in England.xlsx title Agricultural Workforce, England
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1684627

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Private Bills: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the list of fees charged to promoters of private bills was last reviewed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL1856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The current level of Private Bill fees was agreed to by the House on 27 March 2000, and the consequent amendments to Private Business Standing Orders agreed to on 24 July 2000, following a recommendation of the Select Committee of House of Lords’ Offices (4th Report, Session 1999-2000, HL Paper 45). A review of private legislation fees charged to promoters and applicants, as set out in the Table of fees in Private Business Standing Orders, is planned to take place this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/02/2024 17:26:38 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1681717

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Politically Exposed Persons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Baroness Penn to Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts on 22 August 2023, when they expect to publish the interim report on the review of treatment of Politically Exposed Persons by financial institutions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL1514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 committed the Financial Conduct Authority to conduct, and publish the conclusions of, a review into how financial institutions are following its guidance on politically exposed persons (PEPs) by the end of June 2024. As set out in the Written Statement on the treatment of PEPs published on 14 December 2023, given the strength of concern on this issue, the Government expects that the FCA will prioritise this review over the coming months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/01/2024 12:45:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1664751

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts: Stocks and Shares
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to permit fractionated shares to be held in ISAs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL10542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>HMRC’s long standing view on interpretation of the current law is that a fraction of a share is not a share for the purposes of the ISA legislation.</p><p>The government is committed to ensuring the ISA the market works for both industry and consumers. We are aware of representations from the industry to allow fractional shares to be included in ISAs going forward, and are considering the issue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 24/10/2023 11:39:42 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1661475

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to amend the present ability to reclaim VAT under the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL10240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>Listed places of worship represent some of the nation's finest heritage, and HM Government recognises the need to preserve and maintain such hallowed buildings. The Listed Place of Worship Grant Scheme aims to mitigate the cost of doing so and to support listed and protected buildings for the benefit of present and future generations.</p><p>There are presently no plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the scheme, but we keep them under review. We have also been working to ensure that the accessibility and uptake of the scheme is improved, particularly through the development of a new website and application process. Officials maintain regular contact with key people and organisations representing listed places of worship, and continue to welcome feedback on the operation and effectiveness of the scheme. I was pleased to visit St Peter and St Paul's church in Albury, Surrey, earlier this year to hear how the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme helped them to carry out repairs to the church roof.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 29/09/2023 09:27:50 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1661476

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the value of VAT relief given under the Listed Places of Worship Scheme in each of the past two financial years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL10241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS) was established in 2001 to provide grants towards VAT paid on repairs and maintenance to the nation's listed churches and cathedrals. The scheme, which presently handles around 7000 claims per annum, applies to all faiths and denominations and is delivered UK wide. It is currently funded through a combination of £17 million from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s core baseline, together with £25 million available from HMT reserves (so a total of up to £42m total each financial year).</p><p>Historically, the scheme has operated with an underspend each year. However, efforts are underway to reduce underspend, including via a new LPWGS website and comms outreach campaign. Initial data since the launch of the website in July 2023 suggests a gradual increase in uptake and grants being made.</p><p>The LPWGS website provides details of the annual spend of the scheme, but does not provide details of previous years’ allocations. See here: https://listed-places-of-worship-grant.dcms.gov.uk/about-us/.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 29/09/2023 09:32:37 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1661477

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	National Insurance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many national insurance numbers were issued in each of the past five years; and how many were outstanding at each year end.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL10242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>The department regularly publishes the number of National Insurance Numbers (NINOs) allocated by DWP to Adult Foreign Nationals on Stat-Xplore, and these are shown in Table 1 for the past five years. The number of outstanding applications at the end of each year are shown in Table 2. These figures do not include those NINOs issued by HMRC to juveniles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Annual number of National Insurance Numbers Allocated to Adult Foreign Nationals, April 2018 to March 2023</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FYE 2019</p></td><td><p>650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2020</p></td><td><p>760,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2021</p></td><td><p>230,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2022</p></td><td><p>770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2023</p></td><td><p>1,110,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a></p><p>Note: Data has been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Number of outstanding National Insurance Number applications at the end of the last 5 business years</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FYE 2019</p></td><td><p>86,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2020</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2021</p></td><td><p>55,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2022</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2023</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Internal NINO clerical Capacity Plans and NINO Work Position Overviews.</p><p>Note: Data has been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/09/2023 09:15:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1661478

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Property: Ownership
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many requests were made to HMRC for details of property ownership under the (1) "offshore company", or (2) "legitimate interest", provision in each of the past two years; and how many were accepted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL10243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Trust Registration Service (TRS) is a register of beneficial ownership of trusts held by HMRC, rather than property ownership. Third parties have been able to request access to information held on the TRS since 1 September 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/09/2023 13:54:40 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts