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437322

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date	11/12/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce the new opening date for the airport on St Helena in order to bring certainty to investors in the island and to enable potential visitors to make appropriate travel plans from January 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL4523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>St Helena Government recently announced that subject to final certification and operational readiness, St Helena Airport is expected to be accepting commercial flights before the planned official opening of the Airport in May 2016. They plan to issue further information at the end of January 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 21/12/2015 14:25:38 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

437323

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the official opening of the airport on St Helena.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL4524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The St Helena Government is responsible for planning the official opening of the airport on St Helena.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 21/12/2015 14:38:30 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

437324

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: South East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to make a final decision about airport expansion in the South East.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>On 10 December, the Government accepted the Airports Commission’s case for expansion in the South East. We agree with the Commission’s shortlist of three options, all of which it concluded were viable. The Government will now conclude a package of further work by the summer, and will ensure that the timetable for delivering additional capacity set out by the Commission does not alter.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:53:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

437325

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Sheffield
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 10 December (HL4243), whether the specific power of the Mayor to veto a vote by not voting for a motion, as set out in paragraph 4 of the Sheffield City Region Devolution Agreement, remains negotiable.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>All deals are agreed in principle, and we are therefore open to extending or amending existing devolution deals. However, it is vital that any alternative arrangement offered by Sheffield City Region would ensure that the Mayor will retain the same or stronger powers as the currently agreed arrangements.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/12/2015 15:22:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

437326

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the status of the Northern Powerhouse rail network, what schemes are incorporated into its remit, what budget it has allocated to it and by whom, what the governance structure is, and what powers it has.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The government and Transport for the North (TfN) published the <em>Northern Transport Strategy</em> in March 2015, setting out the vision for the Northern Powerhouse Rail network: radically improved journey times and frequencies between the major cities of the North, building on the substantial improvements to rail in the North to which the government is already committed.</p><br /><p>In November, the government and Transport for the North published the <em>Northern Transport Strategy: Autumn Report</em>, providing a progress update on the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) network.</p><br /><p>The government has also committed a total of £50 million of funding over this parliament to Transport for the North, to help it develop plans to transform the North’s rail connections and build a single regional economy.</p><br /><p>Work on Northern Powerhouse Rail is governed jointly by the Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for the North as set out in <em>Principles for Governing the Relationship Between TfN and DfT.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:57:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

437327

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timescale for the delivery of the HS3 rail scheme, and what budget is allocated to it.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Since March, the government and Transport for the North have undertaken significant work to develop options for transformational improvements to the North’s rail network; building on committed upgrades in the North of England and integrating with HS2.</p><br /><p>By March 2016 we will conduct an initial prioritisation of options to focus further work and inform the development of an appropriate timeline for implementation.</p><br /><p>The government has also established a new £300 million Transport Development Fund, which following advice from the National Infrastructure Commission, could support the development of proposals such as Northern Powerhouse Rail (HS3).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:59:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

437328

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made for the electrification of the South TransPennine route between Sheffield and Manchester.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail is currently updating its national electrification strategy taking into account Sir Peter Hendy’s Report on Network Rail’s 2014-2019 rail enhancements portfolio and the recommendations of the North of England Electrification Task Force. The Task Force placed the South TransPennine route in the second tier of lines it recommended for future electrification. The updated strategy will be subject to public consultation during 2016 and inform the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for 2019-2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 13:00:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

437329

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Temporary Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what cross-Government estimates they have made in 2016–17 departmental budgets for the extra cost of agency and contract staff of HMRC’s proposals on not allowing staff employed through agencies or contractors to claim tax relief on their travel and subsistence expenses.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sharp of Guildford
uin	HL4530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <p>No cross-government estimates have been made for the extra cost of agency and contract staff in 2016-17 departmental budgets, following the restriction of tax relief on travel and subsistence for workers engaged through an employment intermediary.</p><br /><p>The changes are aimed at ensuring the tax system provides no individuals or business with an unfair advantage by preventing temporary workers, who are employed through employment intermediaries, and their employers, from benefiting for relief for home-to-work travel and subsistence expenses. This relief is not generally available to other workers who are employed directly or through temporary work contracts.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 23/12/2015 10:28:35 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2113 label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford

437330

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Supply Teachers: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their estimates for the extra cost of supply teachers of HMRC’s proposals on not allowing staff engaged through agencies to claim tax relief on their travel and subsistence expenses.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sharp of Guildford
uin	HL4531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <p>No estimates have been made for the extra cost of supply teachers following restrictions to tax relief on travel and subsistence expenses for those working through employment intermediaries. The planned changes will put supply teachers employed through an intermediary on the same terms as other supply teachers, either contracted directly, or through an agency contract.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 23/12/2015 10:29:01 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2113 label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford

437331

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Reserve Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the amount of stamp duty reserve tax that will be repaid following the 2012 decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax) in the case of <i>HSBC Holdings PLC and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation v HMRC </i>(TC/2009/165484)<i>.</i>
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is not in a position to provide an assessment of Stamp Duty Reserve Tax that may be repaid following the 2012 First Tier Tribunal decision in the case of HSBC Holdings PLC and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation v HMRC. This is due to ongoing litigation of cases arising from that decision.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 23/12/2015 10:29:50 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington