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420560

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Investment: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the transparency of costs charged to investors by asset managers based and regulated in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government.</p><p>This question has been passed on to the FCA. They will reply directly to the noble Lord by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 23/10/2015 12:53:42 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

419686

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they instructed local authorities not to disclose the contents of their submissions for the Comprehensive Spending Review; and, if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has not instructed local authorities on the matter of disclosing the contents of their submissions for the Comprehensive Spending Review. Local authorities are free to publish the contents of their submissions and many have chosen to do so.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 19/10/2015 15:31:40 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

419398

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Executive: Borrowing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current amount of borrowing by the Northern Ireland Executive as a result of the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>A breakdown of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Reinvestment and Reform Initiative (RRI) borrowing for the years 2003-2004 to 2014-15 is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2003-2004</p></td><td><p>2004-2005</p></td><td><p>2005-2006</p></td><td><p>2006-2007</p></td><td><p>2007-2008</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>£million</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So far this year, the Executive have drawn down £80 million of RRI borrowing. The maximum possible drawdown for 2015-16 is £327 million. Of that total, £100 million is additional capital borrowing provided by the Stormont House Agreement. Accessing this additional borrowing is dependent on continuing implementation of that Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL2330 HL2331 question first answered 01/10/2015 14:57:32 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

419399

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Executive: Borrowing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they expect the amount of borrowing by the Northern Ireland Executive as a result of the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative to be by the end of 2015–16.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>A breakdown of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Reinvestment and Reform Initiative (RRI) borrowing for the years 2003-2004 to 2014-15 is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2003-2004</p></td><td><p>2004-2005</p></td><td><p>2005-2006</p></td><td><p>2006-2007</p></td><td><p>2007-2008</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>£million</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So far this year, the Executive have drawn down £80 million of RRI borrowing. The maximum possible drawdown for 2015-16 is £327 million. Of that total, £100 million is additional capital borrowing provided by the Stormont House Agreement. Accessing this additional borrowing is dependent on continuing implementation of that Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL2329 HL2331 question first answered 01/10/2015 14:57:32 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

419400

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Executive: Borrowing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much borrowing has been incurred by the Northern Ireland Executive since the beginning of the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative, broken down by financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>A breakdown of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Reinvestment and Reform Initiative (RRI) borrowing for the years 2003-2004 to 2014-15 is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2003-2004</p></td><td><p>2004-2005</p></td><td><p>2005-2006</p></td><td><p>2006-2007</p></td><td><p>2007-2008</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>£million</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So far this year, the Executive have drawn down £80 million of RRI borrowing. The maximum possible drawdown for 2015-16 is £327 million. Of that total, £100 million is additional capital borrowing provided by the Stormont House Agreement. Accessing this additional borrowing is dependent on continuing implementation of that Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL2329 HL2330 question first answered 01/10/2015 14:57:33 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

418619

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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 much duty has been lost in each of the last five years as a result of fuel laundering in South Armagh.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the loss of revenue specifically due to fuel laundering in South Armagh to the UK each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to reducing revenue loss due to fuel duty fraud and HM Revenue and Customs works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland and others to fight fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts. This includes regular exchange of information, joint operational activity and the recent implementation of an improved new marker for rebated fuel (which was also introduced in the Republic of Ireland).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/09/2015 11:49:47 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

418178

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Siblings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 9 September (HL Deb, cols 1427–9), whether they will publish full details of how the family home allowance announced in the 2015 Budget will affect siblings who have joint ownership of their home.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>All individuals have an inheritance tax threshold (or ‘nil rate band’), currently £325,000, which is the value below which an estate does not have to pay any inheritance tax. The Summer Budget 2015 announced that from April 2017, a new additional transferable residence nil-rate band of £175,000 is being phased in for individuals who leave their home on death to their children, grandchildren or other direct descendants. Together with the existing nil-rate band this means that most individuals will have an effective inheritance tax threshold of up to £500,000 each.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The long standing spouse exemption means that any transfers of assets between spouses or civil partners are exempt from inheritance tax. The Government has no plans to change the inheritance tax treatment of long-term cohabiting and co-dependent siblings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where a property is jointly owned by siblings, the individual sibling’s share of the property will be included in their estate for inheritance tax purposes. Each individual’s estate is considered separately and the position for siblings is the same as for other co-habiting individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Full details of the legislation relating to the new residence allowance announced in the Summer Budget 2015 can be found at clause 9 of the Summer Finance Bill. Guidance will be published nearer the time that the new allowance comes into effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL2150 question first answered 23/09/2015 15:35:09 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

418179

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Siblings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 9 September (HL Deb, cols 1427–9), what is the position of siblings who live together in jointly owned property under current inheritance tax laws.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>All individuals have an inheritance tax threshold (or ‘nil rate band’), currently £325,000, which is the value below which an estate does not have to pay any inheritance tax. The Summer Budget 2015 announced that from April 2017, a new additional transferable residence nil-rate band of £175,000 is being phased in for individuals who leave their home on death to their children, grandchildren or other direct descendants. Together with the existing nil-rate band this means that most individuals will have an effective inheritance tax threshold of up to £500,000 each.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The long standing spouse exemption means that any transfers of assets between spouses or civil partners are exempt from inheritance tax. The Government has no plans to change the inheritance tax treatment of long-term cohabiting and co-dependent siblings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where a property is jointly owned by siblings, the individual sibling’s share of the property will be included in their estate for inheritance tax purposes. Each individual’s estate is considered separately and the position for siblings is the same as for other co-habiting individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Full details of the legislation relating to the new residence allowance announced in the Summer Budget 2015 can be found at clause 9 of the Summer Finance Bill. Guidance will be published nearer the time that the new allowance comes into effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL2149 question first answered 23/09/2015 15:35:08 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

418181

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sugar: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in response to the recently introduced taxes on sugary drinks by the governments of Mexico, France, Finland and Hungary.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL2152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce new taxes on sugary drinks. The Government is committed to using a range of approaches to promote health outcomes, and will publish a Childhood Obesity Strategy by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 23/09/2015 15:35:18 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

418197

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the results of the Confederation of British Industry's quarterly survey of the financial sector, what steps they are taking to reduce the cost of red tape and to support the growth of the business sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The government has committed to supporting business sector growth in the Enterprise Bill, which will set a target of cutting £10 billion of red tape over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The productivity plan: “<em>Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation</em>” launched in July 2015 outlines an number of steps the government is taking to support the growth of the business sector, including cutting red tape.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/09/2015 15:10:25 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick