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1662616

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
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	National Insurance Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimates they have made, if any, of the cost savings that would result from increasing the minimum years of National Insurance contributions required for a full State Pension from 35 to 45.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The number of Qualifying Years required for a full State Pension strikes a balance between achieving wide coverage, maintaining the contributory principle and ensuring the overall affordability of the State Pension.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/10/2023 16:45:14 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1659881

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of people aged 55 to 66 have a National Insurance record of more than 40 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained/compiled/collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL10016 question first answered 22/09/2023 13:35:01 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1659882

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of people aged 55 to 66 have a National Insurance record of more than 35 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained/compiled/collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL10015 question first answered 22/09/2023 13:35:01 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1659883

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what the value of the full Basic State Pension weekly payment in 2023–24 would be if the pension had been tied only to average earnings since 2010, rather than the triple lock.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The full weekly amount of Basic State Pension would have been worth £138.05 in 2023-24 if it had been uprated by earnings, rather than the Triple Lock.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/09/2023 13:41:06 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1659884

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the savings to the Exchequer in total cost of paying UK State Pensions in 2023–24 if full state pensions for all newly retired individuals required a National Insurance record of 45 years instead of 35 years, assuming no purchase of additional voluntary years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>We have not made any estimate of the savings to the Exchequer of paying UK State Pensions in 2023–24 if a full state pension for all newly retired individuals required a National Insurance record of 45 years instead of 35 years. There are currently no plans to review the qualifying criteria for the new State Pension.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/09/2023 13:44:07 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1654936

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Horizon Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on negotiations for associate membership of the EU Horizon programme; and when they will be in a position to make an announcement.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL9533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/08/2023 answer text <p>The Government is moving forward with discussions on the UK’s involvement in Horizon Europe and hope these will be successful. That is the UK’s preference. While the Government hopes negotiations will be successful, participation must work for UK researchers, businesses and taxpayers.</p><p>Talks are ongoing and therefore a deal has not yet been agreed. A deadline for these talks has not been set but to provide the industry with certainty, the UK must come to a resolution as quickly as possible. The Government has set out Pioneer, the UK’s bold alternative, which it is ready to implement if association cannot be secured.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 22/08/2023 11:59:51 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1648314

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support businesses operating in the travel retail sector, amid rising inflation and constraints on consumer spending resulting from increases in the cost of living.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL8799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>Our £13.6bn business rates package announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement will help retailers and small businesses. This comes after the Government reversed the Health and Social Care Levy, enabling smaller firms to reduce their National Insurance bills even further by increasing the Employment Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, on 9 January, the Government announced the Energy Bills Discount Scheme. Under the new scheme, eligible non-domestic customers receive a per-unit discount to their energy bills during the 12-month period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, subject to a threshold level of £107/MWh for gas and £302/MWh of electricity.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 11/07/2023 15:39:46 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1648315

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the commercial interests of airports and travel hubs as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions; and whether they are considering cost-neutral measures such as duty free on arrival stores.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL8800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s aviation sector largely operates in a competitive private market. Government’s role is primarily to develop and implement the regulatory and policy frameworks that have helped to shape this world-leading sector. Last year we published Flightpath to the Future to set out how we will work with the sector to help it grow and return to pre-pandemic levels of demand and profitability.</p><p>The Government recognises how our extensive airport network can act as a catalyst for national and local benefits. In April, we introduced a 50% cut in domestic Air Passenger Duty (APD) to help bolster domestic connectivity, while further aligning APD with UK environmental objectives by adding a new ultra-long-haul distance band.</p><p>Although there are no plans to introduce a scheme for Duty-free on arrival stores, the Government does keep all taxes under review. On 1 January 2021, the Government did extend duty-free sales to EU-bound passengers for the first time in over 20 years. This is a significant boost to all airports and international rail terminals in England, Scotland and Wales, including smaller regional airports and rail hubs, which have not been able to offer duty-free to the EU before.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/07/2023 16:22:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1648316

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the successes of duty free on arrival stores in the 65 other countries that have legislated for these; and whether they intend to assess the potential merits of implementing arrivals duty free in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL8801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Duty-free on arrival would place additional pressure on the public finances to which excise duty makes a significant contribution. Tax generated by the Government helps fund key spending priorities such as important public services, including the NHS, education, and defence.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are no plans to introduce a duty-free on arrival scheme, the Government keeps all taxes under review and welcomes representations to help inform future decisions on tax policy, as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL8802 question first answered 06/07/2023 15:21:10 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1648317

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the UK economy of removing duty-free shopping for passengers arriving in the UK, and for overseas shoppers across the country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL8802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Duty-free on arrival would place additional pressure on the public finances to which excise duty makes a significant contribution. Tax generated by the Government helps fund key spending priorities such as important public services, including the NHS, education, and defence.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are no plans to introduce a duty-free on arrival scheme, the Government keeps all taxes under review and welcomes representations to help inform future decisions on tax policy, as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL8801 question first answered 06/07/2023 15:21:10 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann