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1675713

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Union: Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money the UK pays to the EU annually; for what purpose; and for how long such payments are expected to continue.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Details of how much money the UK has paid the EU, its purposes, forecasts of future payments and timings are set out in the annual European Union Finances Statement. The most recent version covers payments made in 2022 and is available in the library of the House and on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/12/2023 17:48:09 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1626246

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what provision they have made for those who are unable to make their P11D returns online; and, if they have made no such provision, whether they plan to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL7706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The PAYE regulations have for some time required employers to make their regular payroll reports online and now also require employers to report P11D information online. Paper routes to submit these will continue to be available for the small number of digitally exempt customers for whom the existing PAYE regulations already make provision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 17/05/2023 13:49:14 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1565316

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 4 January (HL4389), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, whether they will list in a single table in the answer to the question the constituent parts of the UK's financial commitments to the EU that the payment of c.£11bn sought to settle; and how much of that c.£11bn relates to each of those parts.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL4584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The European Union Finances Statement provides a breakdown of the purpose, timing and forecasts of material payments in relation to the financial settlement under the Withdrawal Agreement (WA), as well as other obligations, during the transition period. Editions from prior years and the most recent document for 2021 are available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Details of payments made up to the end of 2022 and an updated estimate of the financial settlement will be outlined in the next edition of the European Union Finances Statement 2022 which is planned to be published in 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 23/01/2023 16:08:18 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1563777

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Penn on 25 November (HL3505) and 14 December (HL3949),  whether they will now provide a figure in their answer of how much money the UK has paid the EU since its departure; for what purposes that money was paid; how much they expect to pay in the future; and when that money will be paid.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL4457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2023 answer text <p>All details of how much money the UK has paid the EU since departure, its purposes, forecasts of future payments and timings are set out in the annual publication of the European Union Finances Statement (EUFS). The most recent EUFS is for 2021 and is available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The financial settlement under the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020 (WA) represents the negotiated agreement over the UK’s historical financial commitments to the EU and those of the European Union (EU) to the UK. This financial arrangement is related to the UK’s past obligations as a departing Member State and does not relate to any future arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in EUFS 2021, the net UK payments under the WA were c.£11bn (€13.4bn) from the UK’s departure on 31<sup>st</sup> January 2020 to the 31 December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>From 31 December 2021 the UK has been further invoiced in April and September 2022; from these the gross contributions between January 2022 and May 2023 are c.£12.7bn. This amount does not include UK receipts. HMG will publish the EUFS 2022 in the coming months that will provide a definitive net figure up to 31 December 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 05/01/2023 17:01:42 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1552767

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 14 December (HL3949), whether they will list in a table the various constituent parts of the UK’s financial commitments to the EU that the payment of c.£11bn sought to settle; and how much of that c.£11bn relates to each of those parts.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL4389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government has provided the breakdown of material payments in relation to the financial settlement under the Withdrawal Agreement as well as other obligations during the transition period in the annual publication of the European Union Finances Statement. The details can be found in the documents published in 2021 and 2022, which are accessible on gov.uk and also provided in the attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn attachment 1 file name 210706_FINAL_European_Union_Finances_Statement_2020.pdf title Supporting doc 1 2 file name 20220720_EU_Finances_Statement_2021_with_cover_v3_FINAL.pdf title Supporting doc 2 question first answered 04/01/2023 17:00:53 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1547536

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 25 November (HL3505), whether they will provide a figure in their answer of how much money the UK has paid the EU since its departure; and for what purposes that money was paid.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The financial settlement under the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020 (WA) represents the negotiated agreement over the UK’s financial commitments to the EU and those of the European Union (EU) to the UK. This financial arrangement is related to the UK’s past obligations as a departing Member State and does not relate to any future arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>As published in the European Union Finances Statement 2021, the net UK payments under the WA were c.£11bn (€13.4bn) by 31 December 2021. The publication notes that the UK received an invoice of c.£2.9bn (€3.4bn) in April 2022 which has been paid in full. Since the publication of this document, the UK has received the next regular invoice under the WA for c.£5.5bn (€6.4bn) which is paid in monthly instalments until May 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The payments made to the EU in 2022 under the WA will be outlined in more detail in the next edition of the European Union Finances Statement 2022 which is planned to be published in 2023. The latest publication with additional information about the underlying liabilities under WA can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 14/12/2022 11:53:02 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1543488

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money the UK has paid the EU since the UK’s departure from the EU; how much they paid in each year; and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL3505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK’s financial relationship with the European Union is set out in the annual European Union Finances Statement (EUFS). The 2021 edition was published in July 2022 and gives a breakdown of invoices received from the EU and payments made in 2021 under the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020. The document also provides an overview of the April 2022 invoice, the last payment of which was made on 30 September 2022. A copy is available in the Library of the House and electronically on Gov.uk. Following the publication of the EUFS, the UK received the second invoice of 2022 in September. The UK was invoiced €6,396,952,144.11 to be paid over eight months from 30th October 2022. Full details of payments made in 2022 will be included in the next edition of the EUFS which will be published in 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 25/11/2022 13:19:57 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1343246

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Union: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the UK has paid to the EU since the 2016 referendum; how much they anticipate the UK will pay to the EU in the future; and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government publishes a summary of the UK’s financial relationship with the European Union in an annual report to Parliament by HM Treasury. The latest edition of the European Union Finances Statement has been laid before Parliament today, covering the calendar year 2020 as well as certain information for previous years. A copy is available in the Library of the House. The Statement reports the UK’s contributions to the EU Budget and public-sector receipts from the EU, in addition to receipts which flow directly to the private sector without being included in Government accounts. The EU Finances Statement provides the most complete analysis of the UK’s financial relationship with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The European Union Finances Statement also includes an annex on the impact of EU Withdrawal, which provides an updated estimate of the total value of the financial settlement. The Statement explains all components of the outstanding net liability and provides an extended description of the assurance arrangements which will ensure the UK pays only what it owes under the Withdrawal Agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 15/07/2021 11:08:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1327225

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Pensions
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 Agnew of Oulton on 29 April (HL15257), when they expect the Financial Conduct Authority to provide a response about the (1) value, and (2) service, provided by UK pension providers to holders of UK Self-Invested Personal Pensions.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2021 answer text <p>Information on the value and service provided to holders of Self-Invested Personal Pensions has now been provided by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the form of a letter and a copy of the letter has been placed in the Library of the House. The FCA apologise for the delay in their response.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/06/2021 10:56:03 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1311976

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Pensions
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 (1) value, and (2) service, provided by UK pension providers to holders of UK Self-Invested Personal Pensions.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL15257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p>The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA 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 Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/04/2021 11:50:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch