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755135

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: EEA Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many EEA migrants who have had benefit applications refused have brought a claim to the Social Entitlement Chamber Tribunal in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL1143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 03/08/2017 15:40:30 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

755132

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment: EEA Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many EEA nationals have been denied a job in the public sector in each of the last five years on the grounds that the UK has invoked the employment in the public service derogation provided for by Article 45(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL1140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Some sensitive posts in the Civil Service are designated as being reserved for UK nationals only. This is explained in the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>In practice, an EEA or third country national who applies for a reserved post in the Civil Service will be sifted out at an early stage, as it would not be lawful to employ him or her. Therefore, there is no record of this information.</p><p>Aside from this, most other public bodies do not generally rely on the derogation.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 06/09/2017 12:54:48 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

755106

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how they define, monitor and assess (1) poverty, and (2) the root causes of poverty, in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL1114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to an approach that tackles the root causes of poverty and disadvantage. Through <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families</em>, published on 4 April, it published its evidence and analysis on the root causes of disadvantage and the impact they can have on children’s lives. It also set out nine national indicators and underlying measures to track progress in tackling these disadvantages and to drive continued action on improving outcomes for disadvantaged children and families, now and in the future.</p><p>The most commonly used measure of poverty is ‘relative low-income’. Estimates on the number and proportion of people in low income are published annually in the ‘Households Below Average Income’ series. It measures how the incomes of one group compare to median incomes in the UK, with those incomes below 60 per cent of the median classified as being in relative low-income.</p><p>For more details on the definitions of low income please see the latest Households Below Average Income report attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 03/08/2017 15:42:37 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HBAI Report.PDF title HBAI Report
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

755134

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: EEA Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have, if any, that EEA migrants come to the UK for the specific purpose of claiming benefits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL1142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>While the Government checks the immigration status of benefit claimants to ensure the benefit is paid properly and to prevent fraud, the Department does not collect information of an individual’s specific purpose for coming to the UK and so this information is not available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 03/08/2017 15:40:49 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

755149

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the value of exports from the UK that is accounted for by (1) the areospace industry, and (2) the motor industry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL1157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, the value of UK goods exported by the aerospace industry (CPA category 30.3) was £29.6 billion and by the motor industry (CPA category 29) was £40.1 billion. Data on services exported by the aerospace and motor industries are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Source: ONS UK trade in goods by classification of product by activity (CPA), published 14 June 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 03/08/2017 15:51:56 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

755105

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Social Mobility
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to measure the progress of the UK's development other than by the measurement of GDP per capita, as set out in the Social Progress Imperative report, Social Progress Index 2017; and what assessment they have made of the UK's ranking in that report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL1113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and will place a copy of their letter in the house library.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 06/09/2017 12:50:40 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown attachment 1 file name HL1113 Final (2) (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

755138

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Cross Border Cooperation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish further details about their proposals for future co-operation on civil justice matters with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL1146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>As the Government’s White Paper makes clear, civil judicial cooperation is an important issue, which underpins the resolution of cross-border disputes in the fields of civil and commercial, and family, law; supports the attractiveness of UK laws and UK courts; and contributes to the UK legal and financial services economies.</p><p> </p><p>The UK intends to keep working with others, including stakeholders, in order to ensure a smooth implementation of future arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/08/2017 15:55:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

755176

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide for simultaneous implementation of all four Boundary Commissions’ reports as set out in the Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Act 2011; and what assessment they have made of the case for providing for the report of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland to be treated differently to those of the Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland and Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL1184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries.</p><p>The current boundary review is proceeding in accordance with legislation passed in the 2010-15 Parliament under which the four Boundary Commissions are required to submit their final reports in September 2018. The Government will lay the report, once received, of each Boundary Commission before Parliament, and if the recommendations of the Boundary Commissions are approved by Parliament they will all take effect at the next General Election.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/09/2017 14:33:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

755153

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Euratom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government why they propose to withdraw from membership of Euratom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2017 answer text <p>Euratom is a separate treaty-based community, it shares a common institutional framework with the EU, including a role for the Commission, the Courts of Justice of the European Union and the Council of Ministers. This makes Euratom and the EU uniquely legally joined. Therefore, on withdrawal from the EU, the UK will also be withdrawing from the Euratom Community. Article 106a of the Euratom Treaty makes Article 50 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applicable to the Euratom Community in identical terms.</p><p>Moving forward, the UK has enjoyed a successful relationship with Euratom for over 40 years and we want that relationship to continue. The shape of the UK’s future relationship with Euratom is subject to negotiations with the EU and our aim, throughout these negotiations, will be to maintain our mutually successful civil nuclear cooperation with Euratom and the rest of the world.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/08/2017 12:34:57 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

754544

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases HM Revenue and Customs has pursued to prosecution for tax avoidance and evasion since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	6732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions for tax avoidance and evasion for each full year since 2010 are as below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions (Convictions + Acquittals)</p></td><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>Acquittals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>761</p></td><td><p>716</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>808</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not act as a prosecuting authority. All prosecutions must be authorized by the relevant independent prosecuting authority, which for England and Wales would be the Crown Prosecution Service; for Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; and for Northern Ireland, the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/09/2017 09:12:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell