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164535

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date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 5 November (HL2465), what is the amount of the enhanced payment for each of the 20 medical conditions listed.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The 20 medical conditions listed in the answer of 5 November (HL2465) relate to indicators in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). QOF is a voluntary incentive scheme that provides additional reward to general practitioner practices for how well they care for patients based on performance against a number of agreed indicators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Each indicator is assigned a number of QOF points, further detail is set out on the NHS Employers website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/primary-care-contacts/general-medical-services/quality-and-outcomes-framework</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>QOF points are awarded according to level of achievement. In 2014-15 there is a possible total of 559 points. The value of each QOF point is set out in the Statement of Financial Entitlements and is currently £156.92. The final payment is weighted to take account of the practice population.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/12/2014 13:41:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

164536

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
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 Deighton on 17 November (HL2610), what are the gross contributions during the same periods.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Data for the years 2009-10 to 2013-14 can be found in Table C.1 of HM Treasury’s Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses of July 2014, attached<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2014-15 forecast can be found in Table 2.19 of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and fiscal outlook supplementary and fiscal tables – December 2014, attached<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 09/12/2014 14:54:32 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton attachment 1 file name Stoddart of Swindon tables.docx title Transactions with EU
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

164537

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 20 November (HL2789), whether they will now answer the question originally asked namely, "whether they will consider recommending withdrawal from the European Union if their objectives cannot be met through negotiations".
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to my answer of 20 November, Official Report, House of Lords, column WA131.</p><p>The Government’s position remains the same: the European Union must reform to become more competitive, democratically accountable and fair for those inside and outside the Eurozone. The need for reform is widely acknowledged amongst the EU Institutions and other Member States.</p><p>The UK’s membership of the EU brings many benefits to the UK, including jobs and investment; a strong collective voice to negotiate free trade agreements; and greater international influence on global threats such as climate change and Ebola.</p><p>This was demonstrated at the recent European Council last October where EU leaders agreed to the 2030 climate and energy policy framework– the world’s most ambitious targets so far – as well as agreeing to increase EU financial help to fight Ebola to €1 billion.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 16:56:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

164538

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 20 November (HL2790), whether the Member State could insist on its candidate for membership of the European Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my previous answer of 20 November, Official Report, Column WA130. The Commission President is responsible for the internal organisation of the Commission, and Member States are responsible for proposing nominees for the Commission. Both parties would need to discuss and agree next steps depending on the facts of the particular situation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/12/2014 14:51:05 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

164539

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Internal Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the European Union annual budget is involved in administering the Single Market.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The adopted EU Annual Budget for 2014 allocates €63.5 million to ‘Administrative expenditure of the ‘Internal Market and Services’ policy area’. This amounts to around 0.05% of the total adopted EU Annual Budget for 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information is available in Chapter 12 of the EU Annual Budget 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 08/12/2014 17:43:58 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

164540

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the European Commission President Mr Jean-Claude Juncker's statement on 12 November that he supports greater tax harmonisation in the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Protecting the UK’s tax sovereignty in the EU, by ensuring that all tax decisions by the Member States are agreed by unanimity, is a red line for the UK. This ensures that EU tax policy takes into account Member States’ individual economic circumstances, and that the UK can veto proposals that would, for example, damage economic growth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>That said, we are keen to support those proposals that take forward the UK’s G8 legacy, to tackle cross-border tax avoidance and evasion. These include aligning EU law with the new global rules agreed at the G20-OECD. For example, the OECD’s Global Standard will be implemented within the EU through the amended Directive for Administrative Cooperation.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 08/12/2014 17:51:22 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

147385

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 3 November (HL2246, HL2247 and HL2249) concerning the repatriation of powers from the European Union to the United Kingdom, whether they will consider recommending withdrawal from the European Union if their objectives cannot be met through negotiation.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government’s position is clear: the European Union must reform to become more competitive, democratically accountable and fair for those inside and outside the Eurozone. The need for reform is widely recognised among EU Member States and the UK Government has already shown that it is possible, such as through cutting the EU budget and ending the UK’s bailout obligations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/11/2014 14:42:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

147386

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 3 November concerning the power of the European Parliament to reject candidates nominated for membership of the European Commission by member states (HL2231), what would be the consequence of a member state insisting on their nominee taking office.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text It would be for the Commission President to liaise with the Member State on next steps. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/11/2014 15:14:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

147387

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take action to ensure that the state pension is treated as a contributory pension and not a welfare benefit.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The state pension is based on the National Insurance contributions a person has paid or been credited with and it is paid out of the National Insurance Fund. The state pension is technically and legally a benefit and has been so since the 1946 National Insurance Act. The Government does not include the state pension in the Welfare Cap.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/11/2014 14:18:57 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

147388

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when announcing new expenditure on grants to national and international organisations and programmes, they will state whether such expenditure is met through savings elsewhere or by borrowing; and, if the latter, whether they will state the source of the borrowing.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The total level of government spending is set in advance through the Spending Review process. Spending within this envelope is adjusted at fiscal events. Spending is primarily funded through tax receipts, with any shortfall met by borrowing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of borrowing is financed through the issuance of gilts Treasury bills. Additionally, the public can lend money to the Government through National Savings and Investments (NS&amp;I). The Treasury does not hold details on the holders of this debt.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not differentiate between these funding channels when meeting its obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 24/11/2014 14:29:40 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon