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592883

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cider: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the current duty structure for cider in the light of their statement that alcohol duties should be directly proportional to alcohol content.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL2009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Current rules require that cider duty is structured in bands according to the strength of the product.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to keep all taxes under review, and in that context is considering the views of stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/10/2016 15:50:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

592909

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the impact of quantitative easing on investment and on savings to determine whether it is of greater benefit to one or the other.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is responsible for setting monetary policy to deliver its primary objective of maintaining price stability. As the MPC remit makes clear, ensuring price stability is an essential pre-requisite for economic prosperity. The MPC is accountable to both Parliament and the public, through regular reports and evidence given to the Treasury Committee. The Bank of England has previously produced analysis of the distributional effects of asset purchases on different groups in society. At the August Inflation Report hearing on 7 September the Bank committed to updating this analysis.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/10/2016 14:27:01 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

592910

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Marketing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to restrict the advertising and promotion of primary option trading and investment to retail investors in the UK by firms based in Cyprus and Malta.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The government takes this issue very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The government will introduce measures to strengthen investor protection when it transposes the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).</p><p> </p><p>This will include powers for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to prohibit or restrict the marketing, distribution or sale of financial instruments, including relevant binary options where there are significant investor protection concerns.</p><p> </p><p>These powers will apply from 3 January 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/10/2016 12:36:00 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

583937

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the International Aid budget is spent by departments other than the Department for International Development, and which are those departments and how much they are spending.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL1984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2016 answer text <p>The estimated proportion of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to be spent by Departments other than the Department for International Development based on the Spending Review 2015 settlement is 18% in 2016/17. The other departments spending ODA (including allocations from cross-Government funds) are: the Department of Health; the Department of Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy; the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office; the Department for Energy, Food &amp; Rural Affairs; HM Revenue &amp; Customs; HM Treasury; the Office of National Statistics; the Department for Education; the Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport; the Ministry of Defence; the Department for Transport; and the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Outturn figures are not yet available, but a detailed breakdown of the 2016 ODA spend by department will be published in April 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 29/09/2016 13:04:17 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

583939

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the procedures and priorities to agree the spending of public money on international aid are the same across all government departments, and if there are differences, what they are.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL1986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2016 answer text <p>The allocation of Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding was agreed at the 2015 Spending Review in line with the strategic objectives set out in the UK aid strategy. Departments spending ODA are required to demonstrate how they are using rigorous evidence to underpin spending decisions. There must be clear lines of accountability for all ODA projects, and project performance must be regularly assessed. Poor performing programmes will be closed and funds redeployed. In addition, all ODA spend is subject to scrutiny by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.</p><p> </p><p>Spending on ODA is also subject to the principles of sound financial management set out in ‘Managing Public Money’. Within these constraints departments have discretion over how they organise, direct and manage the resources at their disposal.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 29/09/2016 13:03:37 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

583463

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Infrastructure Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the absence of proposals in the Neighbourhood Planning Bill, whether they still plan to put the National Infrastructure Commission on a statutory basis; if so, when, and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL1926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>To allow the Neighbourhood Planning Bill to focus on essential planning measures, legislation for the National Infrastructure Commission has not be included at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission is an important part of the government’s overall approach on infrastructure and has already made a significant impact through its first three reports.</p><p> </p><p>We remain fully committed to the Commission which has a crucial role to play in setting out the country’s infrastructure priorities. We are considering how it can best support the government’s new industrial strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 19/09/2016 09:37:14 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

583468

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Zones: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received proposals from the Northern Ireland Executive for the establishment of an Enterprise Zone in Northern Ireland, and if so, where such a zone would be located.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The establishment of an enterprise zone in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2013 economic pact between the UK government and the Northern Ireland Executive, ‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’, we agreed to consider designating a range of sites within any Northern Ireland Enterprise Zone as designated areas for Enhanced Capital Allowances, should the Executive propose them.</p><p> </p><p>This year, we delivered the necessary legislation to provide for Enhanced Capital Allowances in the Executive’s pilot Coleraine Enterprise Zone.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL1932 question first answered 26/09/2016 13:43:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

583470

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Zones: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they received their most recent communication from the Northern Ireland Executive concerning the establishment of an Enterprise Zone in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The establishment of an enterprise zone in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2013 economic pact between the UK government and the Northern Ireland Executive, ‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’, we agreed to consider designating a range of sites within any Northern Ireland Enterprise Zone as designated areas for Enhanced Capital Allowances, should the Executive propose them.</p><p> </p><p>This year, we delivered the necessary legislation to provide for Enhanced Capital Allowances in the Executive’s pilot Coleraine Enterprise Zone.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL1931 question first answered 26/09/2016 13:43:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

582687

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Broadband: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many proposals they have received from prospective fund managers in response to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority competition for a commercial partner for its proposed Broadband Investment Fund, and when they plan to announce the successful bidder.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL1870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority has received seven proposals from prospective commercial partners for the proposed Broadband Investment Fund. Officials are currently evaluating the proposals and carrying out due diligence. The government will announce a decision in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 19/09/2016 09:35:26 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

582688

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Infrastructure Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to bring forward legislation to provide a statutory basis for the independent National Infrastructure Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL1871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission has a crucial role to play in setting out the country’s infrastructure priorities. Since being set up, it has produced three challenging and authoritative reports on smart power, London transport and a long-term strategy for transport in the North, and has recently consulted on its approach to the first National Infrastructure Assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The government remains fully committed to the Commission and we are considering how it can best support the government’s new industrial strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 19/09/2016 09:34:52 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington