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755132

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment: EEA Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many EEA nationals have been denied a job in the public sector in each of the last five years on the grounds that the UK has invoked the employment in the public service derogation provided for by Article 45(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL1140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Some sensitive posts in the Civil Service are designated as being reserved for UK nationals only. This is explained in the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>In practice, an EEA or third country national who applies for a reserved post in the Civil Service will be sifted out at an early stage, as it would not be lawful to employ him or her. Therefore, there is no record of this information.</p><p>Aside from this, most other public bodies do not generally rely on the derogation.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 06/09/2017 12:54:48 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

753937

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the duration and cost of the Chilcot Inquiry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL1083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>A number of lessons about inquiry processes were learned from the Iraq Inquiry, and government has absorbed these so that future inquiries can benefit from the experience. Government has received the report of Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Iraq Inquiry, and will be responding in due course, setting out the lessons learned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/09/2017 12:56:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

755105

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Social Mobility
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to measure the progress of the UK's development other than by the measurement of GDP per capita, as set out in the Social Progress Imperative report, Social Progress Index 2017; and what assessment they have made of the UK's ranking in that report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL1113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and will place a copy of their letter in the house library.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 06/09/2017 12:50:40 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown attachment 1 file name HL1113 Final (2) (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

755176

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide for simultaneous implementation of all four Boundary Commissions’ reports as set out in the Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Act 2011; and what assessment they have made of the case for providing for the report of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland to be treated differently to those of the Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland and Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL1184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries.</p><p>The current boundary review is proceeding in accordance with legislation passed in the 2010-15 Parliament under which the four Boundary Commissions are required to submit their final reports in September 2018. The Government will lay the report, once received, of each Boundary Commission before Parliament, and if the recommendations of the Boundary Commissions are approved by Parliament they will all take effect at the next General Election.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/09/2017 14:33:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753947

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Young of Cookham on 11 July (HLWS37), what steps they have taken to seek explanations from Ministers and Agency Chief Executives in (1) the Department for Communities and Local Government, (2) the Department for Education, (3) the Home Office, (4) HM Revenue and Customs, and (5) Ofwat, in the light of the Minister's response that they have failed to answer one third of the correspondence within the target set for replies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL1094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Government takes seriously its responsibilities for providing timely replies to correspondence from MPs and Peers. The Departments in question are committed to improving their performance on replying to correspondence from MPs and Peers and have plans in place to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/09/2017 12:56:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

753905

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the speech by the then Leader of the Conservative Party on 8 September 2009 linking the issue of cutting the cost of politics to the proposal to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 585, what recent estimate they have made of the annual savings that will result from the implementation of that reduction.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL1051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries.</p><p>The current boundary review is proceeding in accordance with legislation passed in the 2010-15. The Boundary Commissions are required to submit their final reports in September 2018.</p><p>It is estimated that the reduction in the number of MPs will save approximately £13.1 million each year.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/09/2017 14:33:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

754544

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases HM Revenue and Customs has pursued to prosecution for tax avoidance and evasion since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	6732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions for tax avoidance and evasion for each full year since 2010 are as below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions (Convictions + Acquittals)</p></td><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>Acquittals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>761</p></td><td><p>716</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>808</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not act as a prosecuting authority. All prosecutions must be authorized by the relevant independent prosecuting authority, which for England and Wales would be the Crown Prosecution Service; for Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; and for Northern Ireland, the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/09/2017 09:12:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

754497

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was lost to the Exchequer as a result of the reduction of capital gains tax (a) basic rate to 10 per cent and (b) main rate to 20 per cent excluding residential property and carried interest since that reduction was implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	6565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text The estimated effect on Exchequer revenue resulting from the reduction of capital gains tax (a) basic rate to 10 per cent and (b) main rate to 20 per cent excluding residential property and carried interest was published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf</a>. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/09/2017 08:53:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

754527

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Sugar: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue will be raised from the sugar levy in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	6484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The latest forecast for the revenue raised by the Soft Drinks Industry Levy was published by the Office for Budget Responsibility in March 2017. It is available here: <a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/download/march-2017-economic-and-fiscal-outlook-charts-and-tables-fiscal/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/download/march-2017-economic-and-fiscal-outlook-charts-and-tables-fiscal/</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/09/2017 13:35:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

754494

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government's estimates for 2017-18 as set out in the Supply and Appropriations (Main Estimates) 2010 will accommodate any increased pay offer to the Fire and Rescue Services.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	6554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Central Government does not play a role in the pay negotiation process for firefighters. It is the responsibility of the National Joint Council (NJC) to consider what pay award is appropriate, taking into account views of fire and rescue authorities and the budgets available.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/09/2017 13:38:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell