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1201029

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Construction: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the implementation of the forthcoming VAT reverse charge for construction services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL5401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction sector, the Government has decided to delay the introduction of the VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction services, to 1 March 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/06/2020 13:07:54 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1201031

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inspections: Dover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government where they plan to locate inspection zones for vehicles travelling into the UK via the port of Dover.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>On 12 June the Government committed to building new border facilities in Great Britain to carry out the required checks following the end of the transition period, building inland port facilities where there is no space at ports for new infrastructure. The Government will also provide targeted support to ports to build new infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is consulting with ports across the UK to agree what infrastructure is required.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/06/2020 13:07:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1201100

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering adjusting the mandate of the Bank of England to make (1) full employment or (2) nominal GDP an equal or higher priority than inflation.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Monetary Policy in the UK has the primary objective of achieving price stability, as set out in the Bank of England Act 1998. Price stability is an essential pre-requisite for long run growth.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor reaffirmed in the remit of the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Budget, price stability is defined as a symmetric inflation target of 2 per cent, as measured by the 12-month increase in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s commitment to price stability and the inflation target remains absolute.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/06/2020 12:38:23 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1200750

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Financial Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that commercial loans are covered in COVID-19-related debt-relief schemes for the 75 lowest-income nations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL5282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is deeply concerned about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on low-income developing countries. It is vital that all creditors work together to ensure that countries especially vulnerable to the pandemic are able to protect their citizens and economies.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor and his G20 counterparts called on commercial creditors to participate in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative, which suspends payments due from the 77 poorest countries, on comparable terms to the official sector.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government is working closely with the Paris Club of official creditors and Institute of International Finance (IIF) to facilitate private sector participation. On 28 May, the IIF published a Terms of Reference to guide its members’ responses to DSSI-eligible requests for commercial forbearance.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL5089 question first answered 16/06/2020 11:12:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1200292

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with the most economically developed countries, the World Bank, and the IMF, about effective cooperation to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences; and whether they intend to include conditional debt relief in any such discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to engage very closely and regularly with the international community, the World Bank, and the IMF, to respond to the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. G7 Finance Ministers continue to convene on a regular basis to work together on critical economic issues, and G20 Finance Ministers will next meet on 19 July to continue to coordinate the international response to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The UK recently led the development of the G20 Action Plan, which brings together ambitious and wide-ranging commitments to address the economic impact of the virus. As part of this, the Chancellor and his G20 counterparts, in close consultation with the World Bank and the IMF, agreed to a temporary suspension on debt service repayments from the poorest countries. We are working closely with G20 partner countries and international organisations (including the IMF and World Bank) to monitor the implementation of the Action Plan and ensure it maintains efficacy. The UK Government will also work through the G20 and Paris Club of official creditors to monitor sovereign debt vulnerabilities in developing countries closely.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that the most vulnerable are able to successfully respond to the crisis, the UK has also committed up to £150m to the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust. This will suspend upcoming IMF obligations for the poorest countries, allowing them to better respond to Covid-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/06/2020 16:35:14 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1200306

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Barristers: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to exempt barristers from business rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>Office space, such as barristers’ chambers, is not eligible for the retail, hospitality and leisure relief business rates relief. A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, has been made available. For example, the Government has launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms keep people in employment, and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/06/2020 16:36:05 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1200307

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Barristers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support publicly funded barristers who are ineligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said there will be no further changes and no further extensions to the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), which continues to be one of the most generous in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Barristers who are ineligible for this scheme may be eligible for other elements of the unprecedented financial support provided by the Government. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, increased levels of Universal Credit, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL5251 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:34:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1200309

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Barristers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to expand the range of evidence newly practising barristers can submit to be eligible for the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said there will be no further changes and no further extensions to the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), which continues to be one of the most generous in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Barristers who are ineligible for this scheme may be eligible for other elements of the unprecedented financial support provided by the Government. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, increased levels of Universal Credit, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL5249 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:34:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1200327

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Claims Management Services: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Financial Conduct Authority has sufficient powers to regulate claims management companies, particularly in relation to cold calling.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL5191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is confident that the FCA has a broad suite of authorisation, supervision and enforcement powers to regulate the conduct of claims management companies (CMCs). The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 transferred responsibility for the regulation of CMCs from the Claims Management Regulator, a unit of the Ministry of Justice, to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as of 1 April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This transfer was intended to enable the application of the FCA’s Senior Managers Regime to CMCs, allow for the creation of more detailed conduct rules to address issues that were causing consumer detriment, and effectively facilitate tougher regulation. The Act also provided for a ban on cold calling, unless prior consent has been given, by amending the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Following the transfer, the FCA is currently carrying out a process of re-authorisation, whereby all CMCs must re-apply for permission to operate in the sectors regulated by the FCA. Once this process of re-authorisation has progressed further, HM Treasury will be able to make any necessary assessments of whether the current model for CMC regulation is operating effectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/06/2020 16:35:28 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1199246

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to alter higher rates of income tax to ensure that no-one unduly benefits financially from the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a fair tax system in which those with the most contribute the most. The income tax system consists of three progressive rates of tax, which sit above an internationally high personal allowance. This creates a highly progressive income tax system, with the top 1% of income taxpayers projected to pay over 29% of all income tax in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is proud of its record of reducing tax for working people. The personal allowance has increased by more than 90% in less than a decade, which means that a typical basic rate taxpayer pays over £1,200 less income tax compared to 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of the tax system under review; as the UK exits the current crisis, the Government will take stock of the economy and public finances and make further decisions at that point.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 16/06/2020 11:11:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno