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175343

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many staff working on the House of Lords estate and undertaking work for the House of Lords Administration are (1) employed directly by the House of Lords, and (2) employed indirectly through third parties; and whether there are any plans to change the number of staff employed indirectly through third parties.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2015 answer text <p>The House of Lords Administration directly employs 572 staff (including part-time staff); a small number of these staff may not necessarily work all the time on the estate.</p><p> </p><p>The number of staff employed indirectly through third parties is not centrally counted but the two Houses have a contract for approximately 180 office and property service staff employed through an agency (whose work is not necessarily confined to the Lords estate) and the Catering and Retail Services of the House of Lords employed 321 agency staff in 2014 for a total of 16,732 hours to supplement their core workforce.</p><p> </p><p>The above figures do not include shared services and joint departments where the House of Commons is responsible for their employment, such as Parliamentary ICT and the Parliamentary Estates Directorate.</p><p> </p><p>The House also employs, from time-to-time, consultant staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Presently there are no plans to change the number of staff employed indirectly through third parties.</p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 06/02/2015 11:37:36 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

175371

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the daily fees paid to the chair and members of the Chilcot inquiry; and on what terms are they paid.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL4374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The Maxwellisation process is a matter for the Inquiry; Sir John Chilcot has described the process as essential and confidential, and to comment further might jeopardise the confidentiality of the process. Once his report is complete, Sir John Chilcot will deliver it to the Prime Minister. It is for Government to publish the report, and once it is delivered we expect to publish without delay.</p><p> </p><p>The daily fees for the Chair and Members of the Inquiry are published on the Inquiry’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 05/02/2015 16:48:48 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

175373

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons have been prosecuted for illegal fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland in the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fights fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to dismantling laundering plants. Additionally the UK will shortly implement an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder for criminals to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit. The impact of this activity is shown by the fact that 2.11m litres of illicit fuel were seized in the UK in 2013/14 (including 0.57m in Northern Ireland) and 44 laundering plants were dismantled in the same period (38 of these were in Northern Ireland).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC arrests those involved in fuel fraud, but decisions over prosecutions are made by the judiciary. It is not possible to break down figures to determine prosecution specifically for fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland, but prosecutions for all forms of fuel fraud are as follows (figures are not available for years before 2011/2012):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland at a number of levels; this includes regular exchange of information, joint operational activity and the gathering of evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At a strategic level the development of the new fuel marker has been a joint initiative between HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners. The Revenue Commissioners are also partners in the Cross Border Fuel Group. This sub-group of the Organised Crime Task Force is chaired by HMRC and includes representatives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, National Crime Agency, Environmental Agency, plus their equivalents from the Republic of Ireland. It last met on 23 October 2014. In addition to identifying emerging trends and areas of common interest, this Group also identifies opportunities to take multi-agency action against organised fuel crime.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the loss of revenue specifically due to fuel laundering. However, tax gap figures published by HMRC estimate the market share for all illicit diesel in Northern Ireland as 13%, or £80M in 2012/13. Petrol fraud is negligible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL4377 HL4378 HL4379 HL4380 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:11:18 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

175374

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to prevent the distribution of laundered fuel in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fights fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to dismantling laundering plants. Additionally the UK will shortly implement an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder for criminals to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit. The impact of this activity is shown by the fact that 2.11m litres of illicit fuel were seized in the UK in 2013/14 (including 0.57m in Northern Ireland) and 44 laundering plants were dismantled in the same period (38 of these were in Northern Ireland).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC arrests those involved in fuel fraud, but decisions over prosecutions are made by the judiciary. It is not possible to break down figures to determine prosecution specifically for fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland, but prosecutions for all forms of fuel fraud are as follows (figures are not available for years before 2011/2012):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland at a number of levels; this includes regular exchange of information, joint operational activity and the gathering of evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At a strategic level the development of the new fuel marker has been a joint initiative between HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners. The Revenue Commissioners are also partners in the Cross Border Fuel Group. This sub-group of the Organised Crime Task Force is chaired by HMRC and includes representatives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, National Crime Agency, Environmental Agency, plus their equivalents from the Republic of Ireland. It last met on 23 October 2014. In addition to identifying emerging trends and areas of common interest, this Group also identifies opportunities to take multi-agency action against organised fuel crime.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the loss of revenue specifically due to fuel laundering. However, tax gap figures published by HMRC estimate the market share for all illicit diesel in Northern Ireland as 13%, or £80M in 2012/13. Petrol fraud is negligible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL4376 HL4378 HL4379 HL4380 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:11:17 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

175375

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the amount of revenue lost to the Exchequer as a result of illegal fuel laundering and distribution in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fights fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to dismantling laundering plants. Additionally the UK will shortly implement an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder for criminals to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit. The impact of this activity is shown by the fact that 2.11m litres of illicit fuel were seized in the UK in 2013/14 (including 0.57m in Northern Ireland) and 44 laundering plants were dismantled in the same period (38 of these were in Northern Ireland).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC arrests those involved in fuel fraud, but decisions over prosecutions are made by the judiciary. It is not possible to break down figures to determine prosecution specifically for fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland, but prosecutions for all forms of fuel fraud are as follows (figures are not available for years before 2011/2012):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland at a number of levels; this includes regular exchange of information, joint operational activity and the gathering of evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At a strategic level the development of the new fuel marker has been a joint initiative between HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners. The Revenue Commissioners are also partners in the Cross Border Fuel Group. This sub-group of the Organised Crime Task Force is chaired by HMRC and includes representatives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, National Crime Agency, Environmental Agency, plus their equivalents from the Republic of Ireland. It last met on 23 October 2014. In addition to identifying emerging trends and areas of common interest, this Group also identifies opportunities to take multi-agency action against organised fuel crime.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the loss of revenue specifically due to fuel laundering. However, tax gap figures published by HMRC estimate the market share for all illicit diesel in Northern Ireland as 13%, or £80M in 2012/13. Petrol fraud is negligible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL4376 HL4377 HL4379 HL4380 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:11:18 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

175376

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the authorities in the Republic of Ireland concerning the processing and distribution of laundered fuel in Northern Ireland; and when the last discussions took place.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fights fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to dismantling laundering plants. Additionally the UK will shortly implement an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder for criminals to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit. The impact of this activity is shown by the fact that 2.11m litres of illicit fuel were seized in the UK in 2013/14 (including 0.57m in Northern Ireland) and 44 laundering plants were dismantled in the same period (38 of these were in Northern Ireland).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC arrests those involved in fuel fraud, but decisions over prosecutions are made by the judiciary. It is not possible to break down figures to determine prosecution specifically for fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland, but prosecutions for all forms of fuel fraud are as follows (figures are not available for years before 2011/2012):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland at a number of levels; this includes regular exchange of information, joint operational activity and the gathering of evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At a strategic level the development of the new fuel marker has been a joint initiative between HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners. The Revenue Commissioners are also partners in the Cross Border Fuel Group. This sub-group of the Organised Crime Task Force is chaired by HMRC and includes representatives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, National Crime Agency, Environmental Agency, plus their equivalents from the Republic of Ireland. It last met on 23 October 2014. In addition to identifying emerging trends and areas of common interest, this Group also identifies opportunities to take multi-agency action against organised fuel crime.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the loss of revenue specifically due to fuel laundering. However, tax gap figures published by HMRC estimate the market share for all illicit diesel in Northern Ireland as 13%, or £80M in 2012/13. Petrol fraud is negligible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL4376 HL4377 HL4378 HL4380 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:11:18 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

175377

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HM Revenue and Customs officials have carried out any joint operations with their counterparts in the Republic of Ireland aimed at preventing the manufacture and distribution of illegally produced fuel in the border area; and what was the outcome of any such operations.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fights fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to dismantling laundering plants. Additionally the UK will shortly implement an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder for criminals to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit. The impact of this activity is shown by the fact that 2.11m litres of illicit fuel were seized in the UK in 2013/14 (including 0.57m in Northern Ireland) and 44 laundering plants were dismantled in the same period (38 of these were in Northern Ireland).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC arrests those involved in fuel fraud, but decisions over prosecutions are made by the judiciary. It is not possible to break down figures to determine prosecution specifically for fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland, but prosecutions for all forms of fuel fraud are as follows (figures are not available for years before 2011/2012):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland at a number of levels; this includes regular exchange of information, joint operational activity and the gathering of evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At a strategic level the development of the new fuel marker has been a joint initiative between HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners. The Revenue Commissioners are also partners in the Cross Border Fuel Group. This sub-group of the Organised Crime Task Force is chaired by HMRC and includes representatives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, National Crime Agency, Environmental Agency, plus their equivalents from the Republic of Ireland. It last met on 23 October 2014. In addition to identifying emerging trends and areas of common interest, this Group also identifies opportunities to take multi-agency action against organised fuel crime.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the loss of revenue specifically due to fuel laundering. However, tax gap figures published by HMRC estimate the market share for all illicit diesel in Northern Ireland as 13%, or £80M in 2012/13. Petrol fraud is negligible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL4376 HL4377 HL4378 HL4379 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:11:18 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

175378

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the Republic of Ireland about the risks to health posed by the by products of illegally laundered fuel being dumped into waterways in the border areas; and whether they will put this matter on the agenda for a future meeting of the British–Irish Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Managing the risks posed by the by-products of illegally laundered fuel is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. I understand that fuel laundering is regularly on the agenda when the Justice Minister David Ford meets his counterpart in the Republic of Ireland; and that the Minister for the Environment, Mark H. Durkan, regularly discusses waste crime in North South Ministerial Council meetings.</p><p>In related areas, HM Revenue and Customs is active in promoting cross-border co-operation to tackle fuel laundering, including through chairing meetings of the Cross Border Fuel Group, which includes representatives of the PSNI, NCA, Environment Agency and their opposite numbers from the Republic of Ireland.</p><p>The British Irish Council is a forum for co-operation on matters of mutual interest between the eight Member Administrations. It may not therefore be the best means of raising issues which specifically concern only some of those Members. We shall continue, however, to make all the efforts we can to ensure the most effective co-operation on these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 05/02/2015 15:45:37 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey