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1699292

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date	27/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
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 Vere of Norbiton on 27 March (HL3259), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, how much money the United Kingdom pays to the European Union annually; on what that money is spent; and what plans they have, and to what timescale, for its reduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL3689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>At the Spring Budget 2020 following withdrawal from the EU the OBR estimated that there was £42.3bn more to spend on public services between 2020-21 and 2024-25 than would have been the case had we stayed in the EU. This additional spending has been included in the overall spending plans set out at Spending Reviews since we left the EU.</p><p>The financial settlement as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement ensures the UK only pays its past obligations as a departing Member State and does not relate to any continuing or future arrangements. As set out in the European Union Finances Statement 2023 (available in the library of the House and on Gov.uk), the UK is estimated to have paid £6.1bn in net liabilities in 2023 as part of this settlement.</p><p>Where the UK has decided it is in its interests to cooperate with the EU further, for instance on Horizon Europe, details of payments are set out in the relevant departments’ annual account.</p> answering member printed Lord Roborough question first answered 12/04/2024 12:54:29 answering member 4953 label Biography information for Lord Roborough
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1695974

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton on 12 March (HL Deb col 1905), how much money the United Kingdom pays to the European Union annually; on what that money is spent; and what plans they have, and to what timescale, for its reduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL3259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>Details of how much money the UK has paid the EU under the Withdrawal Agreement, 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 2023 and is available in the library of the House and on Gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/03/2024 13:46:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1677964

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 December (HL880), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, 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	HL1164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <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 continuing arrangements.</p><p> </p><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><p>Additionally, departments make payments in areas of continuing cooperation with the EU. These include the Peace+ programme and, from 2024, the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes. Details of payments are set out in the relevant departments’ annual accounts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/12/2023 10:53:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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