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785835

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date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit
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 report by the Financial Inclusion Commission, Credit where it’s due: Overcoming the barriers to mainstream credit with data, with respect to how new sources of data, including rental payment data, may help individuals access credit via mainstream and low-cost lenders.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL2983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of efforts to help borrowers access credit from mainstream lenders. The Government will introduce new Open Banking standards from January 2018, allowing consumers to share data directly from their payment accounts in a secure way. This will enable consumers to access cheaper and more competitive financial services, and quicker and more accurate credit reporting.</p><p> </p><p>The government also recognises the importance of financial inclusion, and has demonstrated leadership in this area by committing to the creation of a Financial Inclusion Policy Forum to support collaboration with industry in this area.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:50:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

785847

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Airlines: 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 agency pilots who consistently work for only one airline which holds a UK operating licence, who are (1) self-employed, and (2) employed, for tax purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold such an estimate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:51:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

785848

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Airlines: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HMRC has conducted, or is conducting, a review or inquiry into the practice of any airline which holds a UK operating licence that is supplied with pilots who are either agency workers or self-employed, but who only work for that airline.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has targeted compliance activity in the airline industry, but does not disclose details relating to specific taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:53:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

785881

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Tax Avoidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any train operating companies or train leasing companies using offshore companies or structures, including captive insurance vehicles, to minimise the amount of tax paid to HMRC; and if not, whether they have any plans to seek such information.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not disclose details relating to specific taxpayers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:49:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

785886

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the loss to the Exchequer resulting from the removal of the Alcohol Duty Escalator.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The government ended the alcohol duty escalator for beer in 2013, and for cider, wine and spirits in 2014. The impact of ending the duty escalator on government revenues can be found in Table 2.1 of the Budget documents from 2013 and 2014, reproduced below. These are central estimates certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013: 1p off pint of beer and abolish escalator in 2014-15</p></td><td><p>-170</p></td><td><p>-215</p></td><td><p>-210</p></td><td><p>-205</p></td><td><p>-205</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014: 1p off pint of beer and freeze cider duty</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-110</p></td><td><p>-110</p></td><td><p>-110</p></td><td><p>-110</p></td><td><p>-110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014: freeze spirits duty and abolish wine escalator</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-175</p></td><td><p>-185</p></td><td><p>-195</p></td><td><p>-205</p></td><td><p>-215</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/11/2017 17:53:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

785901

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HM Treasury is involved in the invitations to tender to build the three new solid support ships, in particular relating to the costs; and, in assessing the bids, what account will be taken of the impact on UK tax revenues of an overseas company being awarded the contract.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is responsible for developing the assessment criteria for procurement programmes. Where these programmes exceed the Ministry of Defence’s delegated limits, HM Treasury provides additional scrutiny of programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:48:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

784662

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
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 women who are not claiming Child Benefit due to a parent earning above £50,000 and who do not receive the credit for National Insurance State Pension each year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL2880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Child Benefit can help some claimants qualify for National Insurance credits. These credits count towards their State Pension and protect it by making sure they don’t have gaps in their National Insurance record.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ensures that individuals have the information they need to make well-informed choices about their pension position and Child Benefit. HMRC provides specific information on the Child Benefit claim form, through the HMRC helpline, online at gov.uk, through partners such as Citizen’s Advice, and in the Bounty Packs that go to new parents.</p><p> </p><p>However, some people may choose not to claim Child Benefit. HMRC does not have an estimate of the number of people whose state pension entitlements are affected by their decision not to claim.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:36:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

784701

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Antigua and Barbuda: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the eligibility of Antigua and Barbuda to receive aid and assistance following the recent hurricane damage.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL2919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Antigua and Barbuda is eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA). The island of Barbuda, with a population of 1,800 persons, was recently devastated by Hurricane Irma and the UK is providing humanitarian assistance, through the Red Cross and the Pan American Health Organisation, to the affected population. We have also released £14 million, to Antigua and Barbuda, for climate-resilient infrastructure projects to help the islands build back better and stronger. DFID is awaiting the World Bank’s post disaster needs assessment and will review future needs accordingly, in collaboration with other donors. All of this UK support will be classified as ODA.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:38:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

784706

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	NHS: VAT
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 1 November (HL2444), and in the light of guidance from HMRC stating that VAT refunds paid under s 41(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 are met from public expenditure rather than VAT revenue, whether refunds paid to the NHS under that section are met out of the NHS spend voted by Parliament; and if so, whether the Vote is adjusted in order to meet the additional costs of those refunds.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS expenditure is included in the Department of Health budget, which is voted by Parliament. Budgets are set net of recoverable VAT and therefore take account of payments under section 41 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/11/2017 15:26:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

784725

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Internally Displaced People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much UK aid being provided to Iraq in 2017–18 is focussed on supporting the return of displaced individuals to their home communities, if they wish to return; what proportion that represents of the total annual aid provided to Iraq; and what estimate they have made of the relative proportions provided through (1) the EU, (2) the UN, and (3) other international agencies.
tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
uin	HL2943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The majority of UK funding to Iraq is in the form of immediate humanitarian assistance aimed at saving lives. DFID humanitarian assistance is delivered according to need and not conditional on whether an individual intends to return home or remain in a host community. DFID support through cash assistance to vulnerable families, support to health services, water, sanitation, or the return of documentation - may all contribute to an environment conducive to return, but it would be not be possible to specify a percentage given the unique circumstances for the people involved.</p><p>In 2017/18 the UK has allocated £40 million in humanitarian assistance to displaced individuals. In addition to this the UK is contributing over £30 million through our Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) this financial year. This includes £5.68 million to the UN Fund for Immediate Stabilisation (FFS) which focusses on encouraging returns by rehabilitating critical infrastructure, regenerating services such as water and electricity and providing livelihood opportunities in newly liberated areas.</p><p>Most major international agencies including the EU provide funding via the UN-coordinated Humanitarian Response Plan. The 2017 appeal is for $984m to respond to urgent needs in Iraq and is 64% funded. The plan covers a range of sectors that may encourage solutions such as return, although is similarly not conditional on return. DFID continues to work with the government of Iraq and humanitarian actors to ensure that robust and coordinated response planning is in place going into 2018, including for activities that support displaced people to return home.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2944 question first answered 14/11/2017 13:24:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning