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603970

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inflation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will explain the basis on which the inflation target for the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is set; and the circumstances in which that figure would be raised above two per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>A comprehensive Review of the Monetary Policy Framework was published in 2013. The current remit for the Monetary Policy Committee reflects the assessment set out in the 2013 Review, which includes retaining a flexible inflation targeting framework, with a 2 per cent symmetric inflation target. The remit also states that the MPC may allow inflation to deviate from this target temporarily in order not to cause undesirable volatility in output due to the short-term trade-offs involved.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 31/10/2016 15:30:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

600963

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	World War I: Debts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in October 2014 that they were planning to pay off some debts from World War One, how much has been paid off to date, and how much is still outstanding.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 3 December 2014 that the government would adopt a strategy to remove the remaining undated gilts in the government’s debt portfolio, thus repaying all the nation’s First World War debt.</p><p> </p><p>Three of the eight undated gilts that remained in the government’s portfolio in 2014 were issued to fund the First World War: the 4% Consolidated Loan, 3½% War Loan and 3½% Conversion Loan. These were redeemed in 2015, on 1 February, 9 March and 1 April respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Almost 99% of the amount due has been repaid to date. Due to the age of the records relating to undated gilts, the registrar has not been able to contact all holders. However, the government has thus repaid the vast majority of the nation’s First World War debt.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/10/2016 12:35:02 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

600976

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
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 Fair Tax Mark for businesses.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has recently legislated for the publication of tax strategy by the largest businesses; promoting board accountability for tax, and encouraging transparency on approach to tax planning. In this context, the Government welcomes all business moves to improve transparency over their own tax affairs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/10/2016 14:16:49 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

600488

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) prosecutions, and (2) convictions, in relation to fuel laundering there have been since 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is not a prosecuting authority. All prosecutions have to be authorised 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 NI.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s record does not differentiate between the forms of fuel fraud it investigates and so they cannot identify Prosecution and Convictions for fuel laundering. Prosecutions and Convictions instigated for oils offences since 2014 were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>Up to September 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures for prosecutions and convictions in any particular year do not correspond as investigations and prosecutions do not always reach conclusion in the year that they commence.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/10/2016 14:16:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

600525

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Consumer Goods: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact they expect the recent fall in the value of sterling to have on imported consumer goods.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Before the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, the UK government published short-term and long-term assessments of the likely impact on the UK economy from leaving the EU, including the effects of sterling revaluation. HM Government is monitoring economic developments closely and the independent Office for Budget Responsibility will produce an updated economic forecast alongside Autumn Statement 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/10/2016 11:09:30 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

598878

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to ensure that (1) employers, and (2) employees earning under £11,000 a year, understand the consequences of using a net pay arrangement on entitlement to tax relief.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL2186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator provides guidance to employers on choosing a pension scheme for their staff in order to discharge their statutory obligations under automatic enrolment. This guidance covers the choice between net pay and relief at source schemes, and the implications of net pay schemes for employees who do not pay tax.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s latest analysis of the eligibility of workers for automatic enrolment was published on 13 October 2016 in ‘Workplace Pensions: Update of analysis on Automatic Enrolment’. Information on age and earnings breakdowns for all workers can be found in table 3a on page 6, and is available in the report titled: Workplace pensions: Update of Analysis on Automatic Enrolment 2016, which is available on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not collect data on the number of workers earning less than the personal allowance who are also members of pension schemes that operate a net pay system. The Government does not hold employee level data on employees enrolled in net pay pension schemes, as such schemes are not obliged to report pension contributions to HM Revenue and Customs. The Government does not therefore hold information on the value of tax reliefs paid out to employees in net pay schemes.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL2187 HL2188 question first answered 25/10/2016 16:51:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

598879

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that workers who are contributing to a workplace pension, and who earn less than £11,000 a year, are able to receive the government contribution to their pension for which they are eligible; and what action they are taking to ensure that such earners are not disadvantaged by losing out on the 25 per cent top-up to which they are entitled.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL2187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator provides guidance to employers on choosing a pension scheme for their staff in order to discharge their statutory obligations under automatic enrolment. This guidance covers the choice between net pay and relief at source schemes, and the implications of net pay schemes for employees who do not pay tax.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s latest analysis of the eligibility of workers for automatic enrolment was published on 13 October 2016 in ‘Workplace Pensions: Update of analysis on Automatic Enrolment’. Information on age and earnings breakdowns for all workers can be found in table 3a on page 6, and is available in the report titled: Workplace pensions: Update of Analysis on Automatic Enrolment 2016, which is available on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not collect data on the number of workers earning less than the personal allowance who are also members of pension schemes that operate a net pay system. The Government does not hold employee level data on employees enrolled in net pay pension schemes, as such schemes are not obliged to report pension contributions to HM Revenue and Customs. The Government does not therefore hold information on the value of tax reliefs paid out to employees in net pay schemes.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL2186 HL2188 question first answered 25/10/2016 16:51:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

598880

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assess the number of people earning less than £11,000 a year who are auto-enrolled or paying into net pay arrangement workplace pension schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL2188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator provides guidance to employers on choosing a pension scheme for their staff in order to discharge their statutory obligations under automatic enrolment. This guidance covers the choice between net pay and relief at source schemes, and the implications of net pay schemes for employees who do not pay tax.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s latest analysis of the eligibility of workers for automatic enrolment was published on 13 October 2016 in ‘Workplace Pensions: Update of analysis on Automatic Enrolment’. Information on age and earnings breakdowns for all workers can be found in table 3a on page 6, and is available in the report titled: Workplace pensions: Update of Analysis on Automatic Enrolment 2016, which is available on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not collect data on the number of workers earning less than the personal allowance who are also members of pension schemes that operate a net pay system. The Government does not hold employee level data on employees enrolled in net pay pension schemes, as such schemes are not obliged to report pension contributions to HM Revenue and Customs. The Government does not therefore hold information on the value of tax reliefs paid out to employees in net pay schemes.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL2186 HL2187 question first answered 25/10/2016 16:51:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

598892

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of Brexit, they are considering using a more flexible and variable approach to setting VAT and Excise duties for different goods and services to improve the nation's health and wellbeing.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL2200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Until the UK has left the EU, we will remain a member of the EU with all the rights and obligations that membership entails.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will work hard to get the best deal for Britain, including for VAT and excise, and is determined to make the most of the opportunities that are presented.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/10/2016 16:03:53 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

598907

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to change the rules on VAT applicable to sixth form colleges.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the rules on VAT applicable to sixth form colleges.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/10/2016 11:26:30 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey