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47830

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
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 average interest rate charged to small and medium-sized enterprises by United Kingdom banks.
tabling member printed	Lord Barnett
uin	HL6772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting small and medium sized businesses and recognises their importance to the economy. Since 2010, the Government has introduced a number of schemes aimed at improving access to finance for businesses, including the creation of the British Business Bank and the introduction of the joint Government and Bank of England Funding for Lending Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about whether to lend to specific individuals or businesses including the rate of interest charged, remain commercial decisions for banks and building societies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1018 label Biography information for Lord Barnett

47852

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been an evaluation into the impact on international trade and the United Kingdom economy resulting from changes to the Government Gateway and Identity Assurance programme; and, if so, whether they will publish it.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL6794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Identity Assurance programme is at an early stage in development. The programme will be subjected to rigorous consultation and testing. Any relevant documents will be published when available.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6795 question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

47853

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any risk assessment has been undertaken as to the impact on the Excise Movement and Control System, the Import Control System and the New Computerised Transit System following changes to the Government Gateway and Identity Assurance programme; and, if so, whether they will publish it.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL6795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Identity Assurance programme is at an early stage in development. The programme will be subjected to rigorous consultation and testing. Any relevant documents will be published when available.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6794 question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

47854

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any guarantee that the current levels of service and functionality provided by the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight System are to be provided in any replacement system.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL6796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>Our plans for the future replacement of the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system are that service levels and functionality should be equal to or better than those provided in the current system. This will be a requirement within the “Invitation to Tender” that HMRC issues in respect of the procurement process for a new import and export declaration processing system.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas