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1718134

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Broadcasting Programmes and Film: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to incorporating health and safety requirements into tax incentives for film and television productions, similar to those implemented recently in California.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
	uin	HL4646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is not currently considering incorporating health and safety requirements into tax incentives for film and television productions, however the Government keeps the tax system under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/05/2024 11:17:15 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1717442

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to leverage the positive growth momentum reported in the first quarter of 2024, particularly in sectors such as housing and recreation, to stimulate further economic expansion and job creation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The government continues to pursue an ambitious policy agenda to increase growth and productivity across the economy.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside wider pro-growth measures announced at recent fiscal events, the Government is taking action in relation to housing and recreation. To ensure that people can live where they want to and meet the needs of the UK’s growing, cutting-edge industries, the Spring Budget allocated over £260 million to build more homes now. The Government also set out further detail on plans to support growth in Cambridge with long-term funding at the next Spending Review, to build on the success of the UK’s third most productive city.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also taking action to leverage growth in recreation. We have committed to the Creative Industries Sector Vision which sets out our vision for the sector to become an even greater growth engine, with a goal to support 1 million more creative jobs by 2030. At Spring Budget 2024, the Government announced a package that will provide over £1 billion in additional tax relief over the next five years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/05/2024 13:56:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1717037

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to oral evidence by officials on the work of HMRC given to the Treasury Select Committee on 24 April, how many HMRC employees on 1 January had earnings at or below the national minimum wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL4543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC complies with the statutory requirement and all colleagues are paid the National Living Wage rate or above.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/05/2024 12:58:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1717040

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the bank loan application success rates of small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital importance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and is committed to supporting SMEs grow and create jobs by providing an environment in which they can thrive.</p><p> </p><p>Access to finance for small businesses is important to drive growth. The government supports that access through the Recovery Loan Scheme, which offers a 70% government guarantee on loans to SMEs</p><p>of up to £2 million. The scheme has supported over £5.3 billion of finance to SMEs since its introduction in April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2024 Spring Budget, the Government announced that the Recovery Loan Scheme would be extended to the end of March 2026, and renamed as the Growth Guarantee Scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/05/2024 16:00:39 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1716671

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Speed Limits: Fines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money the Treasury has collected in speeding fines imposed in Wales for each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
	uin	HL4482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold data on flows into the consolidated fund from speeding fines specifically, or receive any management information on fines across local areas.</p><p> </p><p>Fixed penalty notices for motoring offences are overseen and administered by local police forces.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/05/2024 13:55:04 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1715936

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expected processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by April, what are the "normal" target processing times.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL4386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC processing timescales for A1 forms are to clear 75% of online applications within 15 working-days, for postal applications it is to clear 75% within 40 working-days.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 10:57:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1715696

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expects processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by April, what assessment they have made of progress so far, and what steps they are taking to improve processing times.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL4324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has taken steps to address the backlog of A1 applications, have achieved their recovery strategy ahead of time and they are now achieving service levels. Since September 2023 the processing times for online applications have decreased to 6 days from 15 weeks previously, and for post applications, it is now also 6 days, down from 33 weeks. The Standard Level of Service Agreement targets for both are 15 days and 40 days respectively. As of 3rd May, HMRC has reduced the number of cases on hand to approximately 2500.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 10:57:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1715435

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 15 March 2023 that "subject to consultation, nuclear power will be classed as environmentally sustainable in our green taxonomy" (HC Deb col 841), when they will publish the associated consultation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
	uin	HL4296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government reiterated its commitment in the 2023 Green Finance Strategy to delivering a UK Green Taxonomy and remains committed to implementing a UK Green Taxonomy, an important tool to increase transparency into the market to mobilise private investment into green activities and to tackle greenwashing.</p><p>Developing a usable and useful taxonomy is a complex and technical exercise. The government continues to work at pace and expects to publish in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/05/2024 12:05:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1715448

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) retain, and (2) attract, foreign financial firms and jobs in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Financial and related professional services employ more than 2 million people in the UK and the Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains the location of choice for top talent from across the world. This is part of the Government’s mission to ensure the UK retains its position as one of the most innovative and competitive financial centres in the world. Most recently, at Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor updated on the ambitious package of reforms which will help to deliver the Government’s vision for a financial sector that is open, sustainable, technologically innovative, and globally competitive.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/05/2024 16:00:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1715449

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have issued any guidance to Police and Crime Commissioners concerning the taxation of their home security.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
	uin	HL4310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs cannot comment on the guidance issued to taxpayers on individual cases, including to Police and Crime Commissioners on the taxation of their home security. answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/05/2024 12:15:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman