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509992

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Institutions: Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the Government's (a) gross and (b) net contribution to EU institutions in 2014; and what the UK's balance of payments with those institutions was in that year.
tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
uin	33432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Complete outturn figures, including receipts administered by public sector bodies and those received directly by beneficiaries, for the UK’s gross and net contribution to the EU Budget in 2014 can be found in Table 3B, page 16, of HM Treasury’s European Union Finances 2015 publication (Cm 9167) which is available from the House library and on gov.uk. No estimates are provided, as outturns for 2014 are available. The Government does not produce an estimate of the UK’s balance of payments with EU institutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK’s contributions fluctuate between years. Over the years 2010 to 2014, the UK’s contributions averaged around £7.1bn. This means that for every pound paid in tax, a little over 1p goes to the EU. An explanation of these figures can be found in Annex B of HM Treasury’s analysis of the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/04/2016 13:28:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

510193

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Health Services: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the public sector spend on health per head of population in real terms for each of the years from 1990–2015; and how in each of those years that compares with GDP per head.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL7399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The total UK Public Sector expenditure on health per head of population in real terms and GDP per head between the financial years 1990-91 and 2014-15 has been set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Real per capita (2015 £)</p></td><td><p>Health</p></td><td><p>GDP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990-91</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>19,624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991-92</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>19,368</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992-93</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>19,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993-94</p></td><td><p>1,023</p></td><td><p>20,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994-95</p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>20,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995-96</p></td><td><p>1,104</p></td><td><p>21,248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996-97</p></td><td><p>1,093</p></td><td><p>21,716</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997-98</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td><td><p>22,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>1,151</p></td><td><p>23,066</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>1,198</p></td><td><p>23,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>24,494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>1,388</p></td><td><p>25,047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>1,491</p></td><td><p>25,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>1,637</p></td><td><p>26,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>1,748</p></td><td><p>26,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>1,825</p></td><td><p>27,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>1,857</p></td><td><p>27,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>1,912</p></td><td><p>28,449</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>27,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2,072</p></td><td><p>26,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,047</p></td><td><p>26,898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>27,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,022</p></td><td><p>27,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,049</p></td><td><p>27,801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2,074</p></td><td><p>28,361</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The expenditure figures set out in this table are drawn from the HM Treasury Public Spending Statistics (PSS) publications.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to expenditure on services by the Department of Health, this includes health expenditure by other central departments, local government and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Please Note:</p><ul><li><p>UK government expenditure on the health function is only available on a financial year basis.</p></li><li><p>Health expenditure recording switches from a cash basis to an accruals basis in 1998-99</p></li><li><p>Population is taken from the mid-year figure for each calendar year that falls in the respective financial year.</p><p> </p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 15:10:41 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

510226

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Landfill Communities Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether waste operators can distribute Landfill Communities Fund monies directly to projects, or must do so through an environmental body.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL7432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Landfill operators can only distribute monies from the Landfilll Communities Fund to environmental bodies. In order to receive money directly from a landfill operator, a project would have to register as an environmental body with the scheme’s regulator, ENTRUST.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 14:58:02 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

510241

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people paid capital gains tax on personal possessions in each of the last five years, and what was the total amount of tax paid.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL7447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Information is not available on the number of people paying Capital Gains Tax on specific types of possession, or the total amount of tax paid on gains of specific type of possession. Capital Gains Tax payments are not separated into personal possessions. However, the Government publishes information about total amount of Capital Gains Tax paid each year and the total numbers of individuals accruing liabilities.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 15:12:46 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

510242

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Securities
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 impact of a vote to leave the EU on UK gilt auctions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL7448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The average amount bid by wholesale Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) at gilt auctions between 14 May 2015 and 7 April 2016 was £202.17 million per GEMM per auction.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have said, the civil service is working to support the Government’s position that Britain is stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. Gilt auctions are expected to proceed as normal in the build up to the EU referendum, in line with UK Debt Management Office (DMO) plans published on 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As customary, the DMO will publish precise details of gilt auctions for July-September 2016 one month before the start of the quarter on 31 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7449 HL7450 question first answered 25/04/2016 15:04:59 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

510243

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Securities
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 impact of speculation around the EU referendum on UK gilt auctions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL7449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The average amount bid by wholesale Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) at gilt auctions between 14 May 2015 and 7 April 2016 was £202.17 million per GEMM per auction.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have said, the civil service is working to support the Government’s position that Britain is stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. Gilt auctions are expected to proceed as normal in the build up to the EU referendum, in line with UK Debt Management Office (DMO) plans published on 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As customary, the DMO will publish precise details of gilt auctions for July-September 2016 one month before the start of the quarter on 31 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7448 HL7450 question first answered 25/04/2016 15:04:59 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

510244

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Securities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average bid made by banks with official trader status in each gilt auction since May 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL7450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The average amount bid by wholesale Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) at gilt auctions between 14 May 2015 and 7 April 2016 was £202.17 million per GEMM per auction.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have said, the civil service is working to support the Government’s position that Britain is stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. Gilt auctions are expected to proceed as normal in the build up to the EU referendum, in line with UK Debt Management Office (DMO) plans published on 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As customary, the DMO will publish precise details of gilt auctions for July-September 2016 one month before the start of the quarter on 31 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7448 HL7449 question first answered 25/04/2016 15:04:59 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

510249

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Office for Budget Responsibility
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish an independent analysis of the economic forecasting record of the Office for Budget Responsibility, including an assessment of the accuracy of forecasting against free consensus expectations.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) already publish an assessment of the accuracy of their forecasts in their annual Forecast Evaluation Report (FER). This compares the latest outturn data for the economy and public finances with the OBR’s earlier forecasts, and aims to explain the differences. This assessment is required by the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act (BRNAA); this provides self-discipline for the OBR, and maintains transparency and accountability around their forecasting.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 15:20:38 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

510250

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Office for Budget Responsibility
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent their fiscal strategy is influenced by Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was established to introduce independence, greater transparency and credibility to the economic and fiscal forecasts on which the government’s fiscal policy is based. Since 2010, the government has used the OBR’s economic and fiscal forecasts as the official forecasts. The government sets its fiscal strategy independently of the OBR but the forecasts are used to inform decisions on fiscal policy.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 15:19:28 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

510252

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
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 O’Neill of Gatley on 1 April (HL7086), what are the annual (1) gross, and (2) net, costs of the UK's contributions to the EU for each year from 2013 to 2015 inclusive, and why those figures were not provided in that answer.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL7458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The outturn figures for gross and net contributions to the EU Budget in the year’s 2013 and 2014 can be found in Table 3B, page 16, of European Union Finances 2015 (Cm 9167), which is easily available in the House library and on gov.uk. Equivalent figures for 2015 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>As shown in Table 3B of European Union Finances 2015 (Cm 9167), the UK’s gross and net contributions in 2013 and 2014 were:</p><p> </p><p>2013: Gross €17.07 billion Net €10.76 billion (£9.13 billion)</p><p>2014: Gross €14.07 billion Net €7.09 billion (£5.71 billion)</p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for 2015 are not yet available.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 15:18:59 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch