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417025

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether decisions on the next Comprehensive Spending Review will be taken before the outcome of the next Strategic Defence and Security Review.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL1945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Spending Review will be published on 25<sup>th</sup> November, and work is currently underway on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) which we expect to publish before the end of the year. These reviews will be closely aligned, recognising that economic security and national security are two sides of the same coin.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the Summer Budget, the Government committed to increased spending on defence and security, and to meet the properly measured NATO pledge to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence every year of this decade. The allocation of a Joint Security Fund of up to an additional £1.5 billion per year by 2020/21, available to the Armed Forces and Security and Intelligence agencies, will also be based on the conclusions of the SDSR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/09/2015 15:53:26 question first ministerially corrected 22/09/2015 14:57:30 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley previous answer version 22475 answering member printed Lord Bridges answering member 3524
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

417094

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
	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 30 July (HL1654), whether HM Revenue and Customs has target times by which members of the public can reasonably expect to get through on the telephone and speak to an official; and by what percentage extent there has been a change over the past three years in the number of telephone calls from the public seeking information or assistance from that Department.
	tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
	uin	HL2014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>As stated in an earlier response (HL897), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes its performance data quarterly on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC handles 50 million calls a year from customers. It aims to answer 80 per cent of all calls and accepts that it is not currently delivering on that aspiration. HMRC published a press release on 25 June in which it apologised for the poor service, acknowledged that some customers were struggling to get through on the telephone and outlined a number of initiatives it is putting in place to improve performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/09/2015 15:54:07 question first ministerially corrected 22/09/2015 14:57:41 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley previous answer version 22479 answering member printed Lord Bridges answering member 3524
	tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

416945

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff are employed by HM Revenue and Customs to enforce the national minimum wage; how many cases have been brought since 7 May 2014 in respect of alleged failure to pay the national minimum wage; and what is the total amount of fines (1) imposed, and (2) collected, since 7 May 2014 in respect of cases of failure to pay the national minimum wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL1865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage not only have to pay back arrears of wages at current minimum wage rates but also face financial penalties of up to £20,000 per underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently 232 staff working in National Minimum Wage for HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), up from 171 at the start of 2014/15. The government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously and has increased funding from £8m in 2013/14 to £13.2m in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Civil penalties were introduced on 6 April 2009 for employers who are found to have underpaid their workers. The following table provides a breakdown of penalties issued by year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Penalties issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£111,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£520,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£766,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£776,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£815,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£934,660</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of employers pay penalties upon being issued with a Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not, HMRC will seek to recover through the civil recovery route.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the period 2009/10 –2014/15, HMRC issued penalties totalling nearly £4m, of which less than 2% is currently uncollected and is being actively pursued through civil recovery processes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not hold data in a format to be able to provide information on unpaid arrears for the time range specified. It is not possible to identify a specific timescale of when a penalty was issued in relation to the time debt management processes took place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/09/2015 15:07:30 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

416982

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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 what is their assessment of the decision to give Landfill Communities Fund contributions by Viridor regarding the Beddington landfill site to the Wilton Music Hall in Tower Hamlets and All Saints Church in Kingston, which are not situated in the communities affected by that site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund allows a landfill operator to gain a tax credit against 90 per cent of the voluntary donations it makes to environmental bodies for spending on certain prescribed objectives. The restoration of a building of historic interest or place of religious worship within the vicinity of a landfill site is one of these objectives.</p><p> </p><p>ENTRUST, the regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund publishes guidance which describes the vicinity of a landfill sites as within approximately 10 miles of a site. The works at Wilton Music Hall and All Saints Church fall within this range.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/09/2015 15:32:40 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

416983

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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 what assessment they have made of whether charities that distribute Landfill Communities Fund money should be wholly independent of waste companies bidding for contracts with waste authorities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) allows landfill operators to claim a 90 per cent tax credit on voluntary contributions made to Environmental Bodies, for spending on certain prescribed objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Environmental Bodies do not need to be charities but they must be non-profit making, and not controlled by the landfill operator or a local authority. Environmental Bodies are also precluded from using funds for the benefit of the contributing landfill operator.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All LCF-funded projects undertaken by Environmental Bodies are approved by ENTRUST, the regulator of the LCF, to ensure they meet the requirements of the scheme. Details of all projects approved by ENTRUST are published on their website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/09/2015 11:39:47 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

417002

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Greece
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they are next meeting representatives of other European Union member states to discuss the procedures in the Greek emergency financial recovery plan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dykes
	uin	HL1922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>While Greece remains in the euro, its financial stability is the responsibility of the euro area. Ministers and officials routinely meet with international counterparts to discuss economic and financial issues within the euro area and wider European Union, including ongoing financial assistance programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/09/2015 15:30:11 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	810 label Biography information for Lord Dykes

417053

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people who pay (1) Class 2, and (2) Class 4, National Insurance contributions below the Lower Profits Limit also employ (a) one person, (b) two people, (c) three people or (d) fewer than 10 people.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	uin	HL1973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of self-employed individuals who employ other people are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are paid on profits below the Lower Profits Limit (LPL). Class 4 is only charged on profits above the LPL.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of individuals paying self-employed National Insurance Contributions on profits below £10,000 and the average of their contributions are in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (thousands)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Average paid by individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>865</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>575</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The level of the LPL for these years is in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC Lower Profit Limit (LPL)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£7,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£7,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£7,956</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1974 HL1975 question first answered 01/10/2015 14:57:09 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

417054

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average amount paid in Class 4 National Insurance contributions below the Lower Profits Limit in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	uin	HL1974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of self-employed individuals who employ other people are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are paid on profits below the Lower Profits Limit (LPL). Class 4 is only charged on profits above the LPL.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of individuals paying self-employed National Insurance Contributions on profits below £10,000 and the average of their contributions are in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (thousands)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Average paid by individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>865</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>575</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The level of the LPL for these years is in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC Lower Profit Limit (LPL)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£7,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£7,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£7,956</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1973 HL1975 question first answered 01/10/2015 14:57:10 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

417055

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with profits smaller than £10,000 paid (1) Class 2, and (2) Class 4, National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years, and what was the average amount paid.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	uin	HL1975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of self-employed individuals who employ other people are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are paid on profits below the Lower Profits Limit (LPL). Class 4 is only charged on profits above the LPL.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of individuals paying self-employed National Insurance Contributions on profits below £10,000 and the average of their contributions are in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (thousands)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Average paid by individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>865</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>575</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The level of the LPL for these years is in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC Lower Profit Limit (LPL)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£7,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£7,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£7,956</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1973 HL1974 question first answered 01/10/2015 14:57:10 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

417077

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to the British economy of the Financial Conduct Authority’s policies on the banking sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL1997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from Government and carries out its functions within the framework of statutory objectives and duties agreed by Parliament. This includes requirements to publicly consult and perform cost benefit analysis on their relevant rules and policies. These questions are therefore a matter for the FCA as an independent regulator.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The questions have been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the Noble Lord by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1998 HL1999 question first answered 21/09/2015 15:31:34 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson