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845386

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Japan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of (1) the potential impact on the UK economy if Japanese companies decided to relocate away from the UK following the UK’s exit from the EU, and (2) any comments by the Japanese Ambassador on this issue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL5586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and Japan have a strong existing bilateral trade and investment relationship. We have agreed that as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union we will work quickly to establish a new economic partnership between Japan and the UK based on the final terms of the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement. The UK is clear that it wants a smooth and orderly transition to its new relationship with the EU and our key partners, including Japan. The UK welcomes the many high value and high profile Japanese investments in the UK, and will work closely with Japanese business and government to build on these investments in future</p><p> </p><p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. Our programme of analysis is constantly developing and evolving, and included sectoral analysis.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2018 12:54:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

849915

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 25 January (HL4633) and 19 February (HL5367), whether they have collected statistics on the number of families affected by the two-child limit policy in the child element of Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit since its introduction in April 2017.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL5869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text No family has seen a cash reduction in their tax credit award as a consequence of the decision to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit. The number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years were published in the Impact Assessment relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.<p><strong>The government continues to monitor the impact of its welfare policy decisions, including reviewing available statistical information</strong><strong>. </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5870 HL5871 question first answered 06/03/2018 13:07:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

849917

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 25 January (HL4633) and 19 February (HL5367), of those families affected by the two-child limit policy in the child element of Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit since its introduction in April 2017, how many (1) had one or more parents in work, (2) were single parent families, and (3) were two-parent families.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL5871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text No family has seen a cash reduction in their tax credit award as a consequence of the decision to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit. The number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years were published in the Impact Assessment relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.<p><strong>The government continues to monitor the impact of its welfare policy decisions, including reviewing available statistical information</strong><strong>. </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5869 HL5870 question first answered 06/03/2018 13:07:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

849916

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 25 January (HL4633) and 19 February (HL5367), (1) how many families have had their tax credits reduced as a result of the two-child limit policy in the child element of Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, in each month since its introduction in April 2017; and (2) how many children the families had in each case.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL5870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text No family has seen a cash reduction in their tax credit award as a consequence of the decision to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit. The number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years were published in the Impact Assessment relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.<p><strong>The government continues to monitor the impact of its welfare policy decisions, including reviewing available statistical information</strong><strong>. </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5869 HL5871 question first answered 06/03/2018 13:07:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

845411

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Metals: VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why reverse charge VAT has been applied to products such as mobile phones and gold, but not to scrap metal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
	uin	HL5611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC uses a wide range of risk assessment and compliance responses to identify and tackle non-compliance. The introduction of a reverse charge can be effective in preventing certain types of VAT fraud. It is used selectively and targeted at the highest risks such as mobile phones and, most recently, telecommunications.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2018 13:02:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

845480

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why VAT is payable on the provision of palantypists for deaf people and people with hearing loss in full time employment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL5680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the standard rate of twenty percent applies to most goods and services, including the supply of sign language interpreters and palantypists by VAT-registered suppliers. Exceptions to the standard rate are strictly limited under domestic and international law. However, VAT-registered employers are able to deduct VAT incurred on such services to the extent that they relate to VAT-able supplies. answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5679 question first answered 06/03/2018 12:48:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

845479

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why VAT is payable on the provision of British Sign Language interpreters for deaf people and people with hearing loss in full-time employment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL5679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the standard rate of twenty percent applies to most goods and services, including the supply of sign language interpreters and palantypists by VAT-registered suppliers. Exceptions to the standard rate are strictly limited under domestic and international law. However, VAT-registered employers are able to deduct VAT incurred on such services to the extent that they relate to VAT-able supplies. answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5680 question first answered 06/03/2018 12:48:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

845472

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to provide any additional help to any regions that experience negative economic impacts due to Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Radice
	uin	HL5672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The government has committed to create a United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund following Brexit. The fund will support regions across the UK to achieve sustainable, inclusive growth, based on our modern industrial strategy. Further details on the fund will be set out in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2018 12:47:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	510 label Biography information for Lord Radice

845456

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether assessments produced by HM Treasury economists concur with the Bank of England’s assessment of the impact of Brexit on capital investment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL5656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Before the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, the UK government published short-term and long-term assessments of the likely impact on the economy of the UK leaving the EU, which noted that heightened uncertainty would affect capital investment. The Bank of England published analysis on this issue as part of its February 2018 Inflation Report.</p><p> </p><p>Business investment grew by 2.2% in 2017 and the OBR expect growth to remain over 2% per annum on average over the next five years.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2018 13:16:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

845474

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Biodiversity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a decision has been made on whether the £1 million received by the UK Overseas Territories per year from the EU’s Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of Europe Overseas Fund will be replaced after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Scott of Needham Market
	uin	HL5674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on the replacement of EU funding have not yet been taken and will be taken in light of wider UK strategic priorities and other domestic spending decisions. As we start to take our own decisions in these areas, we will of course make sure all parts of the UK, including the Overseas Territories, are treated fairly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2018 13:03:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2542 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Needham Market