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784730

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	Tobacco: EU Action
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 impact on UK business of the proposal from the EU Commission for a European track and trace for the tobacco market; and what steps they are taking to protect UK interests.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL2948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The illicit tobacco trade is a global problem, and the introduction of a track and trace system will be an important step forward in tackling this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The government is continuing to study the draft implementing legislation for Article 15 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive and is discussing the drafts with the Commission and other Member States.</p><p> </p><p>In considering the proposed EU regulations, the government is concerned to ensure they are proportionate, efficient, effective, can be implemented in the timescale set and keep burdens on legitimate business to a minimum while delivering the required objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The government is aware of some concerns raised by businesses affected and will continue to assess the impact of the legislation and the timetable for implementation as the drafts develop.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2862 question first answered 15/11/2017 13:20:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

778039

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Pension Fund
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 October (HL1890), whether they intend to make good the deficit in the Central African Pension Fund, as they did in 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL2585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The Central African Pension Fund will next be officially valued in July 2018. It is for Crown Agents, as Trustees of the Fund, to consider how to respond to any deficit.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/11/2017 14:07:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

778064

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many National Insurance numbers there are at present; and how many have been cancelled in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL2610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available as it is not held centrally. It could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>National Insurance numbers cannot be cancelled. This is because a National Insurance number, even if only used for a limited period, links an individual to their National Insurance contributions record which may be relevant in any future claim to benefits or State Pension.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/11/2017 15:26:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

776775

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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 what estimate they have made of the loss to the Exchequer resulting from the actions of NHS bodies in setting up wholly owned subsidiaries.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT refunds to NHS bodies broken down to this level of detail.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/11/2017 16:17:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

776779

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	QE Facilities: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what dialogue they have had with QE Facilities regarding VAT avoidance schemes, in relation to wholly owned subsidiaries of NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>I am unable to comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/11/2017 16:18:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

775929

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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 whether the direct refund mechanism, provided for in section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994, applies to wholly owned companies of NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts which provide services to the NHS Trust or Foundation Trust that owns them.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The VAT refund mechanism provided in section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994 applies to government departments and NHS authorities when they are acting in their legal capacity as a functionary of the Crown. Wholly owned companies of NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts are not eligible to receive such refunds.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/11/2017 14:55:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

775930

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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 how many Contracting Out Directions have been issued in respect of NHS bodies who have set up wholly owned subsidiaries in order to claim VAT refunds.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Contracting Out Directions are not issued in respect of individual bodies. There is only one such direction issued by HM Treasury, which lists the government departments and health authorities that are eligible to claim refunds of VAT, and the services on which VAT can be refunded.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/11/2017 14:59:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

775931

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	QE Facilities: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a Contracting Out Direction has been made in relation to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust so that it can claim refunds of VAT, in respect of its wholly owned subsidiary company, QE Facilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Contracting Out Directions are not issued in respect of individual bodies. There is only one such direction issued by HM Treasury, which lists the government departments and health authorities that are eligible to claim refunds of VAT, and the services on which VAT can be refunded.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/11/2017 14:59:33 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

775940

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment that have made of the ways in which retail vehicle sales are financed, in the light of the increasing levels of debt incurred by new rental and lease purchase schemes and current pressures on the retail motor industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate
uin	HL2348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the UK automotive industry to understand the issues and opportunities the sector faces. The Government will continue its longstanding programme of support for the sector’s competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 1 April 2014. This more robust regulatory system is helping to deliver the Government’s vision for a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which can meet consumers’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>Car finance companies are required to meet the standards that the FCA expects of lenders, including making affordability checks and providing adequate pre-contractual explanations to consumers. FCA rules are binding, and the FCA has a wide enforcement toolkit to take action wherever these rules are breached.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is committed to tackling sources of consumer detriment, and is looking at the car finance market to ensure that it works well and to assess whether consumers are at risk of harm. The FCA is carrying out supervisory work with lenders, and is carefully scrutinising firms’ sales practices and processes, to decide what further interventions may be necessary. This work includes assessing how well firms are managing the risk that asset valuations could fall, and how they ensure that they adequately price risk. The FCA will publish an update on this work in Q1 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/11/2017 14:58:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	891 label Biography information for Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate

775943

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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 considerations HMRC takes into account when deciding whether or not to pursue a person for VAT evasion.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL2351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC always pursues known VAT evasion. HMRC employs a wide range of civil and criminal law approaches to tackle the full spectrum of wrong-doing, taking the most appropriate course of action based on all the intelligence and information available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/11/2017 14:46:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas