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unstar this property date less than 2020-11-04more like thismore than 2020-11-04
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Treasury more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Coronavirus: Disease Control more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020. more like this
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Baroness McGregor-Smith more like this
star this property uin HL9996 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
star this property answer text <p>As the Chancellor said in his letter to the TSC on 4 November, HM Treasury does not prepare formal forecasts for the UK economy, which are the responsibility of the independent OBR. They will publish their next forecast on 25 November.</p><p>In addition, within their statutory mandates, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) produce analysis which reflect their independent judgements regarding the impact of Covid-19 on the likely path of the economy. They updated their projections in their Monetary Policy Report published on 5 November. This reflected UK restrictions announced up to 31 October, including “heightened England-wide measures for the period 5 November to 2 December”. In this scenario, GDP was revised downwards and is now expected to contract by 2% in Q4 reflecting the impact of stricter measures to control Covid-19.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2020-11-18T17:14:53.127Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T17:14:53.127Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2018-09-04more like thismore than 2018-09-04
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Inheritance Tax: Families more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to deferring the date that inheritance tax becomes payable on the home of two blood-related joint owners until the death of the second of those two persons. more like this
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Lord Lexden more like this
star this property uin HL9987 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-09-14more like thismore than 2018-09-14
star this property answer text <p>All individuals benefit from a £325,000 tax free threshold for inheritance tax. On certain assets, inheritance tax can be paid in instalments over a ten-year period. This includes situations where the estate contains a house, provided that the house remains unsold.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-09-14T11:50:19.97Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-14T11:50:19.97Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Lexden more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2020-11-04more like thismore than 2020-11-04
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Treasury more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Wales more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the extension of the paid benefits of the Job Retention Scheme following the announcement of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020, will be fully backdated to 23 October for Wales. more like this
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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff more like this
star this property uin HL9986 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
star this property answer text <p>The CJRS has been available in Wales throughout the pandemic. Eligible employers in Wales would have been able to furlough their employees in October and furloughed employees will have received at least 80% of their wages. The CJRS, which was recently extended to the end of March 2021, has always been available UK-wide and all changes to the scheme apply UK-wide, as they have done throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>To further support the whole UK, the Chancellor recently announced an increase of £2 billion to the upfront guaranteed funding for the devolved administrations. For Wales, this means an increase to £5 billion of support on top of their Spring Budget funding.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2020-11-18T17:10:40.083Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T17:10:40.083Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2023-09-07more like thismore than 2023-09-07
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Childcare: VAT more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the average expenditure on VAT by private, voluntary and independent childcare providers, and (2) the cost to the Treasury of zero-rating those childcare providers. more like this
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Lord Browne of Ladyton more like this
star this property uin HL9976 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-18more like thismore than 2023-09-18
star this property answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted-registered nurseries and childcare providers are exempt from VAT. This means they do not have to charge VAT to their customers, but it also means they cannot recover the VAT they incur on the things they buy.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on irrecoverable VAT expenditure as businesses are not required to report this information to HMRC in their VAT returns.</p><p> </p><p>While we keep all taxes under review there are no plans to make changes to the VAT exemption which nurseries currently enjoy. Representations on changes to the VAT system will be considered through the normal fiscal event process.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Penn more like this
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less than 2023-09-18T14:25:54.59Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-18T14:25:54.59Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Penn more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2023-09-07more like thismore than 2023-09-07
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Nurseries: Business Rates more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the average business rates charged to nurseries in England, and (2) the cost of exempting early years providers from business rates. more like this
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Lord Browne of Ladyton more like this
star this property uin HL9975 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-14more like thismore than 2023-09-14
star this property answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for valuing non-domestic property for business rates purposes. Based on VOA data from April 2023, the mean rateable value (RV) for a day nursery or play school in England is £26,400. This indicates that, before applying any relevant reliefs, an average nursery in England would pay around £13,175 in business rates for 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The sector has a total RV of around £320 million and represents nearly half a percent of England’s RV. The Government keeps the tax system under review.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a freeze to the business rates multiplier. This third consecutive freeze supports all ratepayers, including Early Years businesses, and means bills are 6% lower than without the freeze.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Penn more like this
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less than 2023-09-14T16:21:04.277Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-14T16:21:04.277Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Penn more like this
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620
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
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HM Treasury more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to engage with the European Parliament's inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion. more like this
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
star this property uin HL997 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-28more like thismore than 2017-07-28
star this property answer text <p>The Government has engaged constructively with the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion‎.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2017, the previous Financial Secretary to the Treasury and the previous Economic Secretary to the Treasury wrote to the Chair of the European Parliament to set out the extensive recent steps the UK had taken in these areas. In the same month, Members of the Committee visited London and met with senior officials from the UK's cross-agency Panama Papers Taskforce to discuss their important work.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2017-07-28T12:33:37.203Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-28T12:33:37.203Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
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HM Treasury more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government what progress have they made in reducing the national debt. more like this
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
star this property uin HL996 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-28more like thismore than 2017-07-28
star this property answer text <p>In 2010 the government inherited the largest deficit since the Second World War at 9.9% of GDP in 2009-10. Since then the government has reduced the deficit by three quarters to 2.4% of GDP last year. Without this reduction the level of debt would be even higher than its level of 86.8% of GDP at the end of March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to ensure Public Sector Net Debt as a share of GDP is falling in 2020-21. In their March 2017 forecast the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that the government will meet this target two years early in 2018-19.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2017-07-28T12:33:52.503Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-28T12:33:52.503Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Business: Pay more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses and organisations had a wage bill of between £2 and £3 million in (1) 2021–22, and (2) 2022–23. more like this
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Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
star this property uin HL9919 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-19more like thismore than 2023-09-19
star this property answer text <p>We estimate there were 11,100 and 12,200 employers with wage bills between £2m and £3m, in the 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023 tax-years respectively.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Penn more like this
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less than 2023-09-19T11:31:57.173Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-19T11:31:57.173Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Penn more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Business Rates more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the business rate multiplier in England and Wales. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
star this property uin HL9917 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-13more like thismore than 2023-09-13
star this property answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a freeze to the business rates multiplier for 2023-24, a tax cut worth £9.3 billion over the next five years. This was the third consecutive year the multiplier has been frozen, protecting businesses from inflationary pressures at an overall cost of £14.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Business rates are an essential form of funding for local government to provide vital public services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Penn more like this
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less than 2023-09-13T13:00:26.103Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-13T13:00:26.103Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Penn more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2020-11-03more like thismore than 2020-11-03
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Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Cash Dispensing more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the future of cash machine networks in the UK. more like this
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Lord Goodlad more like this
star this property uin HL9914 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-17more like thismore than 2020-11-17
star this property answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains important to millions of people across the UK, which is why it has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and to ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable in the long term.</p><p> </p><p>To inform the development of this legislation, the Government published a Call for Evidence on 15 October seeking views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the development of legislation, LINK, the scheme that runs the UK’s largest ATM network, has existing arrangements in place to protect free-to-use ATMs that do not have another free-to-use ATM or Post Office within 1 kilometre. LINK’s members have also made £5 million available to fund ATMs at the request of communities with poor access to cash. The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator, which has powers to regulate LINK, the scheme that runs the UK’s largest ATM network. The Payment Systems Regulator is holding LINK to account over their commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2020-11-17T15:36:14.353Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-17T15:36:14.353Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Goodlad more like this