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star this property date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: British National (Overseas) more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will allow British National (Overseas) visa holders to voluntarily pay up to 15 years' worth of Class 3 national insurance contributions towards a state pension, in cases where such visa holders have been denied access to their Mandatory Provident Fund pension savings by HSBC. more like this
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Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
star this property uin HL3506 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-28more like thismore than 2024-03-28
star this property answer text <p>British National Overseas individuals who live or work abroad (or have previously) are usually able to make backdated voluntary National Insurance contributions payments for the previous six tax years where they have either previously lived in the UK for three years in a row or paid at least three years of contributions.</p><p> </p><p>For the tax years 2016 to 2017 and 2017 to 2018 the government has extended the deadline for paying voluntary contributions to 5 April 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The deadline has also been extended to 5 April 2025 for eligible customers to pay voluntary contributions for the tax years 6 April 2006 to 5 April 2016. Further guidance on the eligibility and deadlines for making voluntary contributions, including for those living or working abroad is published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-28T12:39:24.127Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-28T12:39:24.127Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton remove filter
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
1698049
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star this property date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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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 Economic Growth 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 reports that the economy returned to growth in January after entering a recession in the second half of 2023, what steps they are taking to (1) support, and (2) sustain positive momentum in, sectors of the economy which have shown signs of growth in 2024. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
star this property uin HL3543 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-28more like thismore than 2024-03-28
star this property answer text <p>The government is pursuing an ambitious policy agenda to increase growth and productivity across the economy. This includes making full expensing permanent, a tax cut to companies of over £10 billion a year, to ensure the UK has one of the most generous capital allowances regimes in the world and backing the UK’s priority growth sectors. At Spring Budget 2024, the government set out the next steps in delivering a £4.5 billion funding package for strategic manufacturing sectors over the five years to 2030 and announced over £1 billion of new tax reliefs for creative industries.</p><p> </p><p>The IMF forecasts that the UK will have the third fastest cumulative growth in the G7 over the 2024-2028 period and the OBR expects that policies announced in the previous three fiscal events will increase the size of the economy by 0.7% by 2028-29.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-28T16:09:13.593Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-28T16:09:13.593Z
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4580
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton remove filter
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1796
star this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1698017
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star this property date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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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 Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties 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 whether the UK can apply any duty rate on alcoholic beverages in Northern Ireland which are below the EU minimum rate. more like this
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn more like this
star this property uin HL3511 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-28more like thismore than 2024-03-28
star this property answer text <p>The same alcohol duty rates apply across the whole UK. The new alcohol duty system was implemented on 1 August 2023 and moves all alcohol to taxation by strength for the first time. The rates were set at the right level to support businesses and meet public health objectives.</p><p> </p><p>We have implemented these broad reforms across the whole of the UK: taxation by strength, Draught Relief, and Small Producer Relief. This was impossible in Northern Ireland under the original Protocol. The Windsor Framework secured substantive, legally binding changes to ensure that Northern Ireland benefits from the same VAT and alcohol taxes as apply in the rest of the United Kingdom.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-28T16:12:32.52Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-28T16:12:32.52Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn more like this
1697671
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Revenue and Customs: Standards 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 quality of customer services provided by His Majesty's Revenue and Customers to taxpayers; and whether they will undertake a review or ask an independent third party to do so. more like this
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Lord Kempsell more like this
star this property uin HL3463 more like this
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unstar 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 quality of HMRC's customer service is regularly assessed by various bodies, including the Treasury Select Committee, National Audit Office, independent Adjudicator's Office, and Public Accounts Committee. HMRC also has internal customer surveys and key performance metrics to monitor its customer service objectives as outlined in the HMRC Charter.</p><p>HMRC Performance is published on a monthly and quarterly basis on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates</a></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T15:30:08.007Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T15:30:08.007Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Kempsell more like this
1697686
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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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 Pay: Inflation 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 considering to mitigate the potential inflationary effects of the increase in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
star this property uin HL3492 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-28more like thismore than 2024-03-28
star this property answer text <p>In March 2020 the Office for Budget Responsibility estimated that meeting the National Living Wage target of 2/3rds of median earnings by 2024 would increase the level of consumer price inflation by less than 0.1 per cent across that period. Evidence shows employers respond to minimum wage increases in a variety of ways, most commonly by absorbing the additional cost and accepting lower profits.</p><p> </p><p>Inflation reduces real incomes, creates uncertainty, and slows economic growth. It’s essential that the government continues with its efforts to keep inflation down. Inflation has more than halved, falling from its peak of 11.1% in October 2022 to 3.4% in February. The OBR forecasts that inflation will return to the 2% target in the second quarter of this year, a year earlier than forecast in November.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-28T12:48:13.423Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-28T12:48:13.423Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1697670
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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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 Individual Savings Accounts 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 is the timetable for the launch of the British ISA announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 6 March. more like this
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Lord Kempsell more like this
star this property uin HL3462 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-28more like thismore than 2024-03-28
star this property answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced the creation of a UK ISA. Alongside this, the Government published a consultation seeking responses on the policy design and implementation. The consultation closes on 6<sup>th</sup> June 2024, after which we will consider responses and next steps.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-28T12:47:20.137Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-28T12:47:20.137Z
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4580
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Kempsell more like this
1697258
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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 UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland 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 progress they have made in March in simplifying trade procedures between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to minimise disruption for businesses. more like this
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Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
star this property uin HL3369 more like this
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unstar 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 is committed to ensuring smooth trade flows within the UK internal market.</p><p>The UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS) replaced the previous UK Trader Scheme on 30 September 2023, allowing a much wider range of businesses to move goods into Northern Ireland under the existing ‘not at risk’ arrangements, with over 3,000 new businesses now authorised.</p><p>From 30 September 2024, UKIMS traders will also be able to benefit from the new simplified processes for UK internal market movements which will scrap burdensome supplementary declarations and allow for the use of a simpler dataset based on standard commercial information as opposed to full customs declarations as is required currently.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is also tailored support available for businesses trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland via the free-to-use Trader Support Service (TSS).</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL3371 more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T15:28:54.697Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T15:28:54.697Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
1697259
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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
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland 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 ensure that customs controls do not disproportionately affect small and medium-sized businesses trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. more like this
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Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
star this property uin HL3370 more like this
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unstar 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 is committed to ensuring smooth trade flows within the UK internal market.</p><p>The UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS) replaced the previous UK Trader Scheme on 30 September 2023. UKIMS allows a much wider range of businesses to move goods into Northern Ireland under the existing ‘not at risk’ arrangements than the previous scheme, with over 3,000 new businesses now authorised.</p><p>Under UKIMS, the turnover threshold below which companies involved in processing can move eligible goods under the scheme quadrupled from the old £500,000 limit up to £2m, benefiting SMEs. From 30 September 2024, UKIMS traders will also be able to benefit from the new simplified processes for UK internal market movements which will scrap burdensome supplementary declarations and allow for the use of a simpler dataset based on standard commercial information as opposed to full customs declarations as is required currently.</p><p>There is tailored support available for all sizes of businesses trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including small and medium-sized businesses, via the free-to-use Trader Support Service (TSS).</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T15:28:07.91Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T15:28:07.91Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
1697260
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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
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland 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 ensure a consistent and friction-free supply of goods to Northern Ireland from Great Britain. more like this
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Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
star this property uin HL3371 more like this
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unstar 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 is committed to ensuring smooth trade flows within the UK internal market.</p><p>The UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS) replaced the previous UK Trader Scheme on 30 September 2023, allowing a much wider range of businesses to move goods into Northern Ireland under the existing ‘not at risk’ arrangements, with over 3,000 new businesses now authorised.</p><p>From 30 September 2024, UKIMS traders will also be able to benefit from the new simplified processes for UK internal market movements which will scrap burdensome supplementary declarations and allow for the use of a simpler dataset based on standard commercial information as opposed to full customs declarations as is required currently.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is also tailored support available for businesses trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland via the free-to-use Trader Support Service (TSS).</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL3369 more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T15:28:54.757Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T15:28:54.757Z
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4580
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3801
star this property label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont 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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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 more like this
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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4580
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this