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772966

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date	18/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Surveys
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the content of the OECD Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2017 before agreeing to the same report being launched in the buildings of HM Treasury.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is an independent international organisation, and its Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2017 represents its own views. The government welcomes regular surveillance of the UK economy by international institutions as a source of external challenge and scrutiny.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2017 16:27:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

772967

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Brexit
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 accuracy of predictions made by the OECD, in the light of the statement made by OECD Director General, Jose Angel Gurria on 27 April 2016, which suggested that a UK exit from the EU would immediately hit confidence and would result in UK GDP being reduced by 3 per cent by 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The government has not made an assessment of the accuracy of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) predictions. The OECD is an independent international organisation, and its analysis of the UK economy represents its own views.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2017 16:21:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

773011

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) taxis, (2) private hire cars, (3) Uber drivers, and (4) other types of taxi and private hire vehicle, are subject to VAT; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Any taxi, private hire car, self-employed driver (including Uber drivers) or any other type of taxi or private hire vehicle where the annual taxable turnover exceeds £85,000 must register and charge VAT on their supplies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/11/2017 12:49:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

773021

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Monarch Airlines: Insolvency
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 amount of tax income and public revenue that will be foregone as a result of the failure of Monarch Airlines.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The costs of repatriating Monarch’s ATOL protected customers will be met by the ATOL scheme. The costs of repatriating all other passengers will be met by Her Majesty’s Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority has estimated the total repatriation costs to be approximately £60m, although some of these costs will be met by the ATOL scheme. Government is also seeking to recover costs through credit card companies and travel providers who would otherwise be liable. HM Treasury has not made its own assessment of the costs and do not produce forecasts of future tax payments by specific taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2223 HL2288 question first answered 01/11/2017 12:49:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

773022

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Monarch Airlines: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the costs of repatriating customers of Monarch Airlines to the UK will be met, in any part, by HM Treasury; and if so, what assessment they have made of such costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The costs of repatriating Monarch’s ATOL protected customers will be met by the ATOL scheme. The costs of repatriating all other passengers will be met by Her Majesty’s Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority has estimated the total repatriation costs to be approximately £60m, although some of these costs will be met by the ATOL scheme. Government is also seeking to recover costs through credit card companies and travel providers who would otherwise be liable. HM Treasury has not made its own assessment of the costs and do not produce forecasts of future tax payments by specific taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2222 HL2288 question first answered 01/11/2017 12:49:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

773023

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: EU Law
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 potential impact on business resulting from the implementation, in their current form, of Articles 15 and 16 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL2224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The government is continuing to study the draft implementing legislation for Articles 15 and 16 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive and is discussing the drafts with the Commission and other Member States. We are aware of concerns raised by businesses affected and are working to try to ensure that the system adopted is effective, efficient and proportionate in tackling the trade in illicit tobacco products which puts public health at risk and avoids the payment of duty.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to assess the impact of the legislation and the timetable for implementation as the drafts develop, and we welcome and encourage those affected to continue to contribute their views and concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2225 HL2226 question first answered 01/11/2017 12:50:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

773038

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNICEF: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the Department for International Development's core and non-core funding to UNICEF in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development's core and non-core funding to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17 can be found in the table below. These figures are taken from ‘Statistics on International Development: gross public expenditure tables’ and DFID’s management information system.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(£ Millions)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID core funding to UNICEF</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID non-core funding to UNICEF</p></td><td><p>266.5</p></td><td><p>276.3</p></td><td><p>349.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total DFID funding to UNICEF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>314.5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>324.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>397.2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The non-core figure for 2016/17 is provisional. It may be subject to minor revisions when the 2016 and 2017 Official Development Assistance (ODA) statistics are published.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2017 11:21:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

773039

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Marie Stopes International
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what core and non-core funding the Department for International Development provided to Marie Stopes International in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>Between April 2014 and March 2017, DFID provided Marie Stopes International (MSI) with core funding to the value of £12.0 million and non-core funding to the value of £112.9 million. A breakdown of this funding by financial year is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Core funding</p></td><td><p>Non-core funding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£4.4 million</p></td><td><p>£34.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£4.4 million</p></td><td><p>£41.7 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£3.3 million</p></td><td><p>£37.2 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Core funding was delivered through DFID’s Programme Partnership Arrangement, which supported MSI to deliver improvements in maternal health in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.</p><p>Non-core funding supports programmes delivered by MSI. DFID support to these programmes enables women and girls to complete their education, take up better economic opportunities and have control over their own lives, therefore transforming lives, and creating more prosperous and stable societies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2017 11:22:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

773040

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much bilateral expenditure was directly targeted by the Department for International Development towards HIV and AIDS issues in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2016–17, listed as totals and divided into subgroups (a) HIV/AIDS including sexually transmitted infection prevention, and (b) HIV/AIDS including sexually transmitted infection treatment and care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID reports data on expenditure against specific sector codes, including all the reproductive health care and HIV/AIDS sub-groups, annually to the OECD. These data for 2015/16 are published and publically available on the Statistics for International Development website: GPEX tables. Data for 2016/17 will be released early in 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2242 question first answered 25/10/2017 10:51:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

773041

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much bilateral expenditure was directly targeted by the Department for International Development towards reproductive health in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2016–17, listed as totals and divided into subgroups (a) Population Policy and Administrative Management, (b) Reproductive Health Care, (c) Maternal and Neonatal Health, (d) Family Planning, and (e) Personnel Development for Population and Reproductive Health.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID reports data on expenditure against specific sector codes, including all the reproductive health care and HIV/AIDS sub-groups, annually to the OECD. These data for 2015/16 are published and publically available on the Statistics for International Development website: GPEX tables. Data for 2016/17 will be released early in 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2241 question first answered 25/10/2017 10:51:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge