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870281

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Trade Barriers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to protect the economy from the effects of any trade war, following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a global advocate for free trade and continues to work with global partners and as part of multilateral discussions at the WTO to tackle protectionism and protectionist measures.</p><p> </p><p>When the UK leaves the EU, we will play a full part in promoting compliance with the rules-based trading system and, if necessary, make use of the WTO’s dispute resolution procedures in defence of our national interests.</p><p> </p><p>As part of preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU, we are also committed to creating a trade remedies framework which is able to react efficiently and effectively to tackle unfair trade where necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 14:57:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

861321

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East: Water Supply
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have provided financial assistance to the Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project; if so, how much; and what is the current status of that project.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL6304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is not providing direct financial assistance to this project. However, the UK indirectly provides financial assistance to this project, for example through its capital share of the European Investment Bank, which may provide a loan to the project, and through its contribution to the EU budget, which is supporting the project through the Neighbourhood Investment Facility.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/03/2018 15:42:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

861325

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Cholera
	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 causes of the ongoing cholera epidemic in Yemen; and what assistance they are providing to the more than one million people affected.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL6308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Yemen has suffered from one of the worst cholera outbreaks ever recorded, at almost 1.1 million suspected cases. Although new cases have declined, cholera is likely to resurge during the upcoming rainy season. Estimates put 74% of districts (representing 22 million people) at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The reason that cholera, a treatable condition which stems from using contaminated water, is so difficult to control is because systems like public health and water and sanitation have broken down.</p><p> </p><p>DFID provided £8 million in the financial year 2017/18 to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration for prevention, for example providing households with chlorine tablets for drinking water, and treatment for those who are affected. We are now encouraging the UN to have a robust preparedness plan for the upcoming rainy season and have helped to fund the planned cholera vaccination campaign through our core-funding to GAVI.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/03/2018 16:03:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

868225

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNRWA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in its work and to address its current financial crisis; and what representations they have made to the government of the United States following that government's decision to withhold more than half its funding to UNRWA in 2018.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL6497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains unequivocally committed to supporting the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and has so far provided around £50 million in 2017/18 to help the Agency provide key services to Palestinian refugees across the region including basic education and health. On 15 March 2018 the Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, announced that the UK has offered to deliver its next round of financial support earlier than originally planned, to help alleviate the pressure that UNRWA is currently facing. Minister Burt has spoken to United States (US) counterparts to discuss how best to ensure the sustainable delivery of UNRWA’s services, and UK officials are also in discussion with US representatives.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 15:55:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

868247

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost to the UK economy of the universal application of the Common Reporting Standards and consequent obligations on individuals, entities and controlling persons to complete tax residency self-certification forms, including for multiple institutions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL6519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The estimated economic impact of implementing the Common Reporting Standard and the estimated costs to business were set out in a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published on 18 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Tax residency self-certification forms are requested by financial institutions to help determine whether account holders are reportable under the CRS. The Government has not estimated the number of tax residency self-certification forms that have been completed or will be completed annually in future.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6520 HL6521 question first answered 29/03/2018 14:46:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

868248

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the costs to (1) banks, (2) insurance companies, (3) charities, and (4) other financial institutions, of the universal application of the Common Reporting Standards and consequent obligations on individuals, entities and controlling persons to complete tax residency self-certification forms, including for multiple institutions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL6520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The estimated economic impact of implementing the Common Reporting Standard and the estimated costs to business were set out in a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published on 18 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Tax residency self-certification forms are requested by financial institutions to help determine whether account holders are reportable under the CRS. The Government has not estimated the number of tax residency self-certification forms that have been completed or will be completed annually in future.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6519 HL6521 question first answered 29/03/2018 14:46:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

868249

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of tax residency self-certification forms completed by (1) individuals, (2) entities, and (3) controlling persons, since the introduction in the UK of the Common Reporting Standards; and how many such forms they estimate will be completed annually in future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL6521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The estimated economic impact of implementing the Common Reporting Standard and the estimated costs to business were set out in a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published on 18 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Tax residency self-certification forms are requested by financial institutions to help determine whether account holders are reportable under the CRS. The Government has not estimated the number of tax residency self-certification forms that have been completed or will be completed annually in future.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6519 HL6520 question first answered 29/03/2018 14:46:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

864520

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Companies: USA
	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 taxing the revenue from large United States technology companies operating and investing in the UK, and in particular, on investment by such companies in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The government has set out its receptiveness to exploring interim measures with like-minded countries, such as a tax on revenues, to tax certain digital businesses which generate value from UK users. Any such tax would be designed to compensate for unrecognised user-created value pending wider reform of the international corporate tax system. The effects of any such tax would depend on its scope, rate and detailed design.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 14:41:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

864521

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	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 effect of LINK’s proposed cut in ATM funding, with particular regard to the impact on local high streets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with the regulators and industry, including LINK, to ensure that it is maintained.</p><p>The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users.</p><p>As part of this, the PSR is monitoring developments within ATM provision. The PSR recently commissioned work to understand the impact on the provision of free-to-use ATMs that a reduction in interchange fees may have. They have also set out three requirements of LINK: that LINK must maintain the current geographical spread of ATMs; that any changes made to interchange fees must be incremental to allow LINK to monitor the impact and take action if the impact is not as expected; and for a greater focus on LINK’s financial inclusion programme, to continue to fill gaps in the network. The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should LINK behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found on their website.</p><p>Following the publication of these three criteria, LINK committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. To do this, LINK will bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in certain areas where demand would not otherwise make one viable. LINK will also protect all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM, and ensure that any community that loses ATM access because of a branch closure has a free ATM provided.</p><p>Furthermore, LINK will do an annual review the impact of the interchange fee reduction as it is phased in over the next four years. In addition, LINK will set up publicly available monitoring on its website of every area of the country showing free ATM availability, and highlight any areas where free ATM availability is lost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 14:23:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

862933

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	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 Bates on 16 February (HL5444), what assessment they have made of the compatibility of the UK's commitment to spend 0.79 per cent of Gross National Income on overseas aid with cuts in spending for other public services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL6381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The government takes a balanced approach to government spending, getting debt falling but also investing in our key public services like the NHS, and keeping taxes low. It also believes that the UK has a moral obligation to the world’s poorest, and the UK will continue to keep its promise to spend 0.70 per cent of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance (ODA). This represents less than 2 per cent of total public spending.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/03/2018 12:31:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon