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1045450

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to contact all members of the public who have taken pensions advice from Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated pensions advisers who have had their authorisations revoked or have been otherwise instructed to cease giving pensions advice; if not, why not; and whether each case is being individually reviewed by the FCA.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL12986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure consumers have access to high quality financial advice. The FCA, as the independent financial services regulator, has responsibility for ensuring that the financial advice market works well, competitively and fairly.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA conducts investigations into firms in relation to pension transfer advice. If this work results in formal action the FCA publicly sets out their detailed findings on those firms responsible for serious failings and ensures affected customers are aware.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where the FCA suspects serious misconduct may have occurred and harm needs to be prevented immediately, as a first step the FCA may also ask firms voluntarily to accept a variation of permission or the imposition of a requirement (VREQ). Typically, when the FCA uses this power it will be displayed on the FCA’s Financial Services Register which is free to access and publicly available. Through their work on pension transfers advice, they identified a number of firms which gave cause for concern. This resulted in VREQs being put in place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/02/2019 14:49:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1045496

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individual capital projects were awarded to (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019 to date by the Government; and what was the value of those projects.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	210499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not centrally hold information on all individual capital projects approved in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Capital projects in the Devolved Administrations are not funded through a single mechanism, nor is there a single decision-making body. In devolved policy areas funding comes from either i) central government, as in the case of the Belfast City Regional Deal at Autumn Budget 2018; or ii) from Devolved Administrations’ own capital budgets, which are set per the Barnett formula. Projects in reserved policy areas, such as Defence, are funded through central government. Because there is no central funding source or decision-making body, we do not hold a complete record of individual capital projects approved in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 13:07:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1043728

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government's review of the loan charge is planned to (a) seek external evidence about, (b) evaluate all aspects of and (c) be able to recommend any changes to the loan charge.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	210060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The government chose to accept New Clause 26 during the passage of the Finance Bill, and will lay a report in line with the requirements of that New Clause no later than 30 March 2019. The report will include a comparison with the time limits for the recovery of lost tax relating to disguised remuneration loans.</p><p> </p><p>The government also consulted extensively on the detail of the charge on disguised remuneration loans after it was announced at Budget 2016.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 210061 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:32:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1043729

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that members of the public can contribute to the review of the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	210061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The government chose to accept New Clause 26 during the passage of the Finance Bill, and will lay a report in line with the requirements of that New Clause no later than 30 March 2019. The report will include a comparison with the time limits for the recovery of lost tax relating to disguised remuneration loans.</p><p> </p><p>The government also consulted extensively on the detail of the charge on disguised remuneration loans after it was announced at Budget 2016.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 210060 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:32:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1043736

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Mozambique
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2018 to Question 172591 on Mozambique: Loans, what steps he is taking with UK and Mozambican authorities to ensure that London-based banks and individuals concerned are held to account for undisclosed loans to state owned companies.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	210062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>UK-based lenders are subject to prudential disclosure requirements under UK prudential and accounting law. This includes loans made to foreign governments. Compliance with these requirements are independently assessed by the relevant UK regulator during their supervisory activities.</p><p> </p><p>Given the complex international nature of sovereign debt, we continue to believe that internationally-agreed approaches are the most effective way to promote sovereign debt transparency. Sovereign governments are ultimately responsible for the transparency of their own borrowing. The UK supports the IMF and World Bank’s efforts to improve capacity and capabilities of sovereign borrowers to fulfil this responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>The UK recognizes that creditors also have an important role to play in securing debt transparency and sustainability. The UK is working through the G20 to monitor an industry-led initiative by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) to improve the transparency of lending of private creditors.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the particular case in question, I can confirm that the relevant UK authorities have considered the allegations and have offered assistance to Mozambique in relation to their investigations.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/01/2019 14:27:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1042978

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Supported Housing: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether VAT is being added to the cost of site staff at supported housing facilities for elderly people and similar schemes; and what assessment they have made of the (1) financial, and (2) practical implications of that policy for (a) such facilities, and (b) elderly residents of those facilities who have limited resources.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The supply of any on-site staff to an individual, landlord or company has, since the inception of VAT, been a taxable supply.</p><p>As there has been no change in government policy in this area, no financial or practical assessment on implications of this policy for housing facilities for elderly people has been carried out.</p><p>Any individuals facing difficulties in meeting their accommodation costs may want to contact the Department for Work and Pensions to establish whether they are entitled to any additional financial support.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/01/2019 11:23:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1042982

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is being used to fund oral health improvement programmes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL12932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The 2016 Budget announced funding for a number of programmes to support pupil health and wellbeing linked to the revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. These include doubling funding for the primary physical education and Sport Premium to £320 million a year from 2017, providing £100 million in 2018/19 for the healthy pupils capital fund, and providing up to £26 million to kick-start or improve breakfast club provision in over 1,700 schools.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, Public Health England is leading a wide ranging multi-agency programme focusing on improving children’s oral health. NHS England’s ‘Starting Well’ programme is working in 13 high needs areas aiming to improve oral health in children under five years old who would not normally be regular dental attenders.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/01/2019 11:34:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1043108

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with LINK on the interchange rate for ATMs.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	209838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government is continuing to engage with the regulators and industry, including LINK, on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has cancelled its third interchange fee reduction, due in January 2020, and put on hold its fourth reduction, due in January 2021, pending further review.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator, who regulates LINK, has welcomed these adjustments, having stated that LINK must carefully review its decisions on interchange fees to reflect changing market conditions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/01/2019 11:31:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1043137

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The cleaning, security and catering service at HM Treasury is provided through a service contract, let by the landlord for 1 Horse Guards Road (Exchequer Partnership). HM Treasury does not hold information on remuneration for cleaners, security guards or catering staff.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/01/2019 15:13:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043173

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in alcohol consumption as a result of alcohol duty freezes and reductions since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	209901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>HMRC publishes a tax information and impact note (TIIN) on gov.uk explaining the impact of the policy change, each time alcohol duty rates are amended. The most recent TIIN published at Autumn Budget 2018 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-uprating" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-uprating</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/01/2019 15:21:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous