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1005624

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date	12/11/2018
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	Intelligence Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to pursue an agreement with the EU after Brexit to allow the UK to continue sharing certain intelligence available through the Five Eyes agreement with the 27 EU member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL11395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Intelligence sharing between the British Government and overseas partners is important to the security of our country. The Government's vision for a security partnership with the European Union is set out in the White Paper: &quot;The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union&quot; (July 2018). This includes a proposal for continued information and intelligence sharing, for example through the EU Intelligence and Situation Centre, European Union Satellite Centre and EU Military Staff. It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on the detail of intelligence matters.​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/11/2018 15:31:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1005625

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A30
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the A30 trunk road between Exeter and Penzance is not yet dual carriageway; and what plans they have to convert those sections to dual carriageway.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL11396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Approximately 16 per cent (17 out of 109 miles) of the A30 trunk road between Exeter and Penzance is not yet dual carriageway. The remaining single carriageway sections are between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross, and between Camborne and Penzance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to dualling the A30 between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross (9 miles of the above 17 miles of single carriageway), with construction work due to start in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Proposals to dual the A30 between Camborne and Penzance will be considered as part of decisions on the second Road Investment Strategy covering the period 2020-2025.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/11/2018 15:50:14 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1005626

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) advice is available, and (2) guidance has been given by HMRC, to VAT-registered businesses on how to implement the changes in VAT reporting obligations that will come into force on 1 April 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL11397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>In July, HMRC published a package of resources on GOV.UK, including a VAT Notice providing guidance on the requirements of MTD for VAT. This provides comprehensive advice for businesses and agents. HMRC’s ‘Help and support for Making Tax Digital’ page on GOV.UK brings all of HMRC’s digital support products for MTD together.</p><p>HMRC is also writing to all businesses expected to be mandated, to ensure they are aware of their new obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/11/2018 16:07:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

934662

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	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 how much they spent on (1) defence, and (2) international aid, in each of the last five years; and and in each case what that spending represented as a proportion of GDP for each such year.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL9239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2018’ is an annual HM Treasury publication on public spending. It is due to be released on 19 July 2018. The collection can be found at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-expenditure-statistical-analyses-pesa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-expenditure-statistical-analyses-pesa</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 5.2 will include the latest information on public sector service spend on all functions of government on a consistent and comparable basis. This presentation follows the UN defined Classification of Functions of Government (COFOG). This split includes defence and foreign economic aid expenditure for each of the last five years. GDP figures will also be available in annex F of the same publication.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note defence and foreign economic aid are also evaluated against alternative internationally agreed classifications.</p><p> </p><p>Official Development Assistance (ODA) is the internationally-agreed classification of foreign aid financing and is measured in accordance with international standards agreed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The UN COFOG measure of Foreign economic aid presented in this table is quite different from the UK ODA measure and therefore not comparable. For example the UK ODA measure include financial transactions such a loans, whereas the UN COFOG measure does not. Also, the UK ODA analysis is on a calendar year rather than financial year basis. A link to the latest ODA releases is provided here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2015 Spending Review continued the commitment to meet the NATO investment pledge to spend 2% of GDP on Defence for the rest of this decade. This is evaluated using the NATO definitions of Defence spending rather than the UN COFOG definitions that are used in this table. The UN COFOG and NATO measures of Defence use different definitions and are therefore not comparable. For example, the NATO Defence figures include pensions whereas in COFOG these are included in Social Protection. Details and figures on NATO Defence expenditures can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2017_06/20170629_170629-pr2017-111-en.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/07/2018 13:50:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

934663

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the outstanding personal financial liability on non-EEA visitors to the UK for treatment received under the NHS in each of the last three years; and what was the total income received for each year in respect of such treatment.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL9240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the outstanding personal financial liability on non-European Economic Area visitors to the United Kingdom who have treatment received under the National Health Service in the last three years.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/07/2018 16:17:04 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

934664

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the residence qualification, and (2) the personal identification documentation required, from people seeking to register with general practitioners for treatment under the NHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL9241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>NHS England’s policy ‘Patient Registration, Standard Operating Principles for Primary Medical Care (General Practice)’ states that:</p><p>“When applying to become a patient there is no regulatory requirement to prove identity, address, immigration status or the provision of an NHS number in order to register. However, there are practical reasons why a practice might need to be assured that people are who they say they are, or to check where they live, so it can help the process if a patient can provide relevant documents. There is however no contractual requirement to request this nor is establishing an individual’s identity the role of General Practice.</p><p>Any practice policy to ask for patient ID should be applied in a non-discriminatory fashion. This means the policy should apply to all prospective patients equally.”</p><p>As there is no requirement under the regulations to produce identity or residence information, the patient must be registered on application unless the practice has reasonable grounds to decline – such as where the patient lives outside of the practice area.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/07/2018 16:16:29 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

934665

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total expenditure by the NHS on general practitioner services in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL9242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The investment in general practice in England in cash terms for the years 2012/13-2016/17 is presented in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Investment in General Practice (millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£10,203.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£9,696.562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£9,173.038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£8,830.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£8,459.881</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/07/2018 16:16:09 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

934666

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the revenue from the immigration health surcharge for each year since it was introduced; and what is the estimated revenue for the current year.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL9243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>The Immigration Health Surcharge was introduced in April 2015. Information on income collected from Immigration Health Surcharge payments since then is reported annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>Information on income collected for the 2015/16 financial year can be found on pages 134 &amp; 135 of the following report:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf</a></p><p>Information on income collected for the 2016/17 financial year can be found on page 117 of the following report:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf</a></p><p>Information on income collected for the 2017/18 financial year will be made available in the 2017/18 Home Office Statement of Accounts which is due to be laid in the House on 12 July 2018.</p><p>In relation to the estimated revenue for the current year, by precedent, the Home Office does not release current year data until the accounts are closed and the figures audited by the National Audit Office. The NAO’s role is to inspect and agree the accounts: were we to release any estimates/figures now, we may later find that the auditors will ask us to amend/change the figures, rendering any early releases of data incorrect. Consequently, we may need to re-issue the answer to the PQ, because parliament would have been misled. Information on income collected for the current financial year will be made available in the 2018/19 Home office Statement of Accounts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name HO Annual Report and Accounts 2015~16 Pgs 115.pdf title HO Annual Report - 2015-16 - Page 115 2 file name HO Annual Report and Accounts 2015~16 Pgs 134.pdf title HO Annual Report 2015-16 - Page 134 question first answered 13/07/2018 12:17:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

923142

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many businesses in the UK are registered as (1) above the VAT threshold, and (2) below the VAT threshold.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL8606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The latest published statistics show that in the last year for which figures are available (2016-17), there were approximately 2,309,000 VAT registered businesses. Of these, approximately 1,179,000 were registered above the VAT threshold, and approximately 1,130,000 were registered below the VAT threshold.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Tax Simplification noted in their review of VAT published last year that the current design of the VAT threshold may be dis-incentivising small businesses from growing. The Chancellor at Autumn Budget recognised these concerns about the cliff edge nature of the threshold, but also noted that the threshold has the benefit of keeping the majority of UK businesses out of VAT altogether, and was therefore not minded to reduce the threshold, but would consult on whether its design could better incentivise growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore launched a call for evidence to explore how the threshold could better incentivise growth at Spring Statement. This call for evidence closed on 5 June, and the Government will respond later this year. In the meantime, the threshold will remain at £85,000 for two years from April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission publishes details of VAT registration thresholds in the Member States. Their latest edition (April 2018) can be found on their website.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL8607 HL8608 question first answered 27/06/2018 14:04:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

923143

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to change the £85,000 VAT threshold.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL8607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The latest published statistics show that in the last year for which figures are available (2016-17), there were approximately 2,309,000 VAT registered businesses. Of these, approximately 1,179,000 were registered above the VAT threshold, and approximately 1,130,000 were registered below the VAT threshold.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Tax Simplification noted in their review of VAT published last year that the current design of the VAT threshold may be dis-incentivising small businesses from growing. The Chancellor at Autumn Budget recognised these concerns about the cliff edge nature of the threshold, but also noted that the threshold has the benefit of keeping the majority of UK businesses out of VAT altogether, and was therefore not minded to reduce the threshold, but would consult on whether its design could better incentivise growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore launched a call for evidence to explore how the threshold could better incentivise growth at Spring Statement. This call for evidence closed on 5 June, and the Government will respond later this year. In the meantime, the threshold will remain at £85,000 for two years from April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission publishes details of VAT registration thresholds in the Member States. Their latest edition (April 2018) can be found on their website.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL8606 HL8608 question first answered 27/06/2018 14:04:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford