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1138559

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date	11/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
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 implications of recent changes to the Lifetime Allowance for pension benefits for those in (1) the legal profession, (2) the medical profession, and (3) other professions; and of the case for reviewing those changes.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL17117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Pensions tax relief is one of the most expensive reliefs in the personal tax system. In 2017/18 income tax and employer National Insurance Contributions relief cost over £50 billion, with around two-thirds going to higher and additional rate taxpayers. As confirmed at Autumn Budget 2017, from April 2018 the lifetime allowance will increase in line with CPI, in order that the value of this benefit is able to keep pace with inflation. This means from April 2019 the lifetime allowance has risen to £1,055,000.</p><p> </p><p>The same tax rules must apply identically to everyone in the same situation, regardless of their employer.</p><p> </p><p>However, across all public service workforces the Government looks at remuneration in the round and takes action when required to ensure delivery of world class public services. Where there is evidence that the delivery of services is being impacted, the Government takes appropriate action to address this, in line with our principles for pay and pensions policy. This is why we have introduced a temporary, taxable, Recruitment and Retention allowance for a small section of the judiciary, and will shortly bring forward a consultation on a new 50:50 pensions flexibility for senior clinicians in the NHS pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>All aspects of the tax system are kept under review and are subject to change through the annual Budget, in the context of the wider public finances. Any future changes to the tax system will be announced through this process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2019 11:12:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1138300

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to decrease the UK’s trade deficit after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL17097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting UK exports. International trade is beneficial to economic growth and is important to achieving long term prosperity and welfare. The Government has a range of policies, in particular the Industrial Strategy, to enable UK firms to compete in global markets.</p><p> </p><p>The Export Strategy, launched in August 2018, sets out how the Government will enable UK businesses to take advantage of international demand for UK goods and services. This support, including impartial export advice from International Trade Advisors and our overseas network in markets across the world, has contributed to the continuing growth in UK exports which increased by 4% to a record high of £647.1 billion in the 12 months to May 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/07/2019 13:39:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1137931

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Curfews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of (1) assessing, (2) monitoring, and (3) any additional support in the community required for, prisoners released under Home Detention Curfew.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL17030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. An assessment of the specific use of staff time would be required in order to estimate the costs involved.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/07/2019 09:52:35 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1137936

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the structure of the territorial police forces in England and Wales, in particular regard to (1) the standard of performance, (2) public satisfaction, and (3) ensuring that the full range of expert services, subject to a proportionate and necessary senior command structure, is available throughout the country.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL17035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to review the structure of territorial police forces in England and Wales.</p><p><br>More can be done within the current organisational and leadership structures to improve police performance and ensure services meet public expectations.</p><p><br>The Government supports HMICFRS’ ongoing assessments of forces, measuring performance and identifying areas to improve. Through the Police Transformation Fund we have also supported collaboration arrangements, for example, via the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Specialist Capabilities Programme which is developing new approaches for the provision of specialist capabilities across police force boundaries to tackle a range of criminality.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/07/2019 16:20:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

1137963

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
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: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, with UNESCO, to raise global education standards.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL17062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>In alignment with the Global Goal for education (SDG4), DFID is helping tackle the learning crisis: millions of children unable to read and do maths despite years at school. DFID works to strengthen the quality of education and the effectiveness of education systems so that all children have access and opportunity to learn.</p><p> </p><p>UNESCO is the UN’s specialized agency for education and UN lead on SDG4. DFID works with UNESCO towards our shared goal of ensuring quality education for all. DFID provides a voluntary contribution of £7.8m to support the UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) and the UNESCO published Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report). The UIS provides comparable, publicly available data on learning outcomes. The GEM Report is an independent, policy focused monitoring report, it is a key tool for pushing progress towards the Global Goals.</p><p> </p><p>Our support to the UIS and the GEM Report is being used to create vital data, evidence and tools to assess whether children are learning, who is being left behind and whether SDG4 is being achieved. It allows the international community to report progress on SDG4 education indicators on learning and equity and enables policy makers to know whether SDG4 is on track and where to direct policy intervention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:05:48 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1137377

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mayors: Cost Effectiveness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 4 July (HL Deb, col 1524), what assessment they have made of (1) the comparative costs of directly elected mayoral systems and traditional systems of local government administration, and (2) whether directly elected mayoral systems represent value for money.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL16984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s comparative assessment of the models of local governance is that only the mayoral model provides that single point of accountability necessary if significant powers and budgets are to be devolved to an area, and it is for local areas to decide whether such an arrangement would be of benefit and value to their local communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2019 15:23:38 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1137379

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: International Assistance
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 research paper by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House Principled Aid in Syria: A Framework for International Agencies, published in July.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL16986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the recent Chatham House paper, and note the report’s concerns over alleged Assad regime interference in the delivery of humanitarian aid, including the risk of diverting aid for military and political purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Our aid contribution in Syria is targeted towards those most in need and distributed, impartially, in line with humanitarian principles. On this basis, our partners do work in regime-controlled areas. However, DFID does not work directly with the Assad regime, and our programmes have a range of safeguards in place to mitigate the risks of regime interference and aid diversion.</p><p> </p><p>These measures include independent third-party monitoring of programmes and tight financial controls, which include requiring our partners to record and provide detailed information and evidence about the use of funds. We have a high degree of confidence in these measures, but will continue to keep this position under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:27:11 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1137403

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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 contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of UNICEF in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL17010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Details of Her Majesty's Government (HMG) spending on international development is available online in <em>Statistics on International Development</em>. Please note that data is published by calendar year and not HMG financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the UNICEF received the following funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Core</p></td><td><p>£354m</p></td><td><p>£400m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> 2018 data on non-core funding will be published later this year. Core funding for 2018 remained steady at £48m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:04:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137405

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN Women: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of UN Women in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL17012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Details of Her Majesty's Government (HMG) spending on international development is available online in <em>Statistics on International Development. </em>Please note that data is published by calendar year and not HMG financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the UN Women received the following funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Core (£ millions)</p></td><td><p>Non-core (£ millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2018 data on non-core funding will be published later this year. Core funding for 2018 remained steady at £12.5m.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:04:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137077

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce noise both in the internal environment, in particular, with regard to underground trains, and the external environment, with greater use of noise barriers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL16941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that it is important to minimise the noise impacts of the railway on its neighbours and on passengers. We have actively contributed to the development of the new European noise technical specification for interoperability that sets limits on noise from new and upgraded rolling stock.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government's most recent rail innovation competition, £2.75m of funding was awarded to projects aimed at reducing environmental impacts such as noise pollution. One of these projects will develop a noise barrier with an innovative design that will deflect noise upwards in order to reduce noise at a level comparable to a barrier of three times the height.</p><p> </p><p>Transport for London is responsible for the London Underground and its noise impacts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/07/2019 13:39:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton