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439749

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date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the amount of government loans to the Republic of Ireland during the past decade; of those loans, what capital has been re-paid; and how much interest has been received.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL4802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the most recent statutory report which the Treasury provided to Parliament as required by Section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. It was published on 15 October 2015 and is available online along with all previous reports submitted.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><br /><p>This report shows the outstanding principal is £3,226,960,000, with repayments due in tranches from 15 April 2019 until 26 March 2021. An interest payment was made by the Republic of Ireland on 15 December 2015 and therefore the interest payments received now total £273,825,613.71.</p><br /><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bilateral-loan-to-ireland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bilateral-loan-to-ireland</a></p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 14:01:34 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

439751

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total annual cost of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s political advisers, including both special advisers and members of the Council of Economic Advisers.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL4804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>Details of Special Adviser numbers and remuneration across Government departments, including for Special Advisers and Members of the Council of Economic Advisers in HM Treasury, were published in December on the gov.uk website.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 14:00:24 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

439755

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Pensioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will clarify whether they intend to reissue the 65+ Guarantee of Growth Bonds as and when they mature.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL4808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>65+ GGB “Pensioner” Bonds were a special issue aimed at helping pensioners who rely on their savings in retirement. There are currently no plans for a further issue.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 14:02:35 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

439765

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the difference between the public finance forecasts for 2015–16 and the actual financial figures available to date, and what assessment have they made of the reasons for the difference.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) jointly with HM Treasury publish the public sector finances statistical bulletin on a monthly basis, which provides the latest available estimates for key aspects of Public Sector Finances.</p><br /><p>The latest release was published on 22 December covering the November 2015 public sector finances.[1]</p><br /><p>Borrowing for the 8 months to November is £6.6 bn less than the same period last year against an Autumn Statement forecast of a £15.7bn full year fall. It’s clear that there is no shortcut to fixing the public finances. That’s why the Chancellor used the Autumn Statement and Spending Review to set out our plan to finish the job and build a resilient economy.</p><p><br></p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) are responsible for producing the forecasts of the public finances. They have published a detailed commentary on 22 December, which assesses the latest estimates included in the bulletin against their latest forecast<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>.</p><br /><p><br></p><p>[1] <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-sector-finances-bulletin" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-sector-finances-bulletin</strong></a></em></p><br /><p>[2] <em><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/wordpress/docs/Dec-2015-Commentary-on-the-Public-Sector-Finances-release.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/wordpress/docs/Dec-2015-Commentary-on-the-Public-Sector-Finances-release.pdf</strong></a></em></p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 13:57:00 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

439767

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of their obligation under EU law to prevent VAT evasion.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL4820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>In considering fraud against European own resources, including VAT collection, the European Court recently clarified in the <em>Taricco</em> judgment that Member States are obliged under EU law (Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) to have in place effective and dissuasive criminal penalties against VAT fraud. The UK applies a full range of penalties to address various behaviours from dishonesty and deliberate inaccuracies through to criminal prosecutions for VAT offences.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 13:58:00 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

439768

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
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 liability of online marketplaces for unpaid VAT where a business trading in that marketplace evades VAT.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL4821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>Online marketplaces have no liability for unpaid VAT where the operator merely provides a marketplace for businesses to sell goods. However, HM Revenue and Customs is continuing to work with major online marketplaces to tackle this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 13:58:42 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

439769

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have conducted any test purchases in online markets to provide evidence of the evasion of VAT.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL4822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has a range of operational activity in place to tackle evasion and to establish evidence of the scale of the problem. HMRC does not routinely carry out test purchases through online platforms.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 13:55:22 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas