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1124896

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Equity
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 decline in private equity investments in UK companies due to Brexit uncertainty.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text The government is confident that the UK will continue to represent an attractive place to do business, and be a world-leading, global financial centre for asset management, including Private Equity.<p> </p><p>Investment is crucial for the economic future of this country, and the government is committed to ensuring that businesses can access to the finance they need as we leave the EU. In April 2019, the government provided the British Business Bank with an additional £200m to invest in venture and growth capital in 2019/20.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/05/2019 13:26:17 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1124897

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of revenue that has been raised in VAT and collected by HMRC from sales of electricity in each year since 1 April 2013 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL15572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer l gave on 25 April 2019 to Question HL15205[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15573 HL15574 HL15575 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1124898

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Natural Gas: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of revenue that has been raised in VAT and collected by HMRC from sales of gas in each year since 1 April 2013 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL15573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer l gave on 25 April 2019 to Question HL15205[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15572 HL15574 HL15575 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1124899

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuel Oil: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of revenue that has been raised in VAT and collected by HMRC from sales of heating oil in each year since 1 April 2013 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL15574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer l gave on 25 April 2019 to Question HL15205[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15572 HL15573 HL15575 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1124900

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Liquefied Petroleum Gas: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of revenue that has been raised in VAT and collected by HMRC from sales of liquid petroleum gas in each year since 1 April 2013 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL15575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer l gave on 25 April 2019 to Question HL15205[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15572 HL15573 HL15574 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1125502

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to HM Treasury of "cum-ex" tax fraud since 2012; and whether there have been any related prosecutions.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL15597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>“Cum-ex” tax fraud exploits rules which impose withholding tax (WHT) on dividend payments. The UK does not apply WHT to dividend payments; there is no direct UK tax impact on banks, other taxpayers or HM Treasury.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15598 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:12:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1125503

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
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 impact of "cum-ex" tax fraud on (1) banks, (2) taxpayers, and (3) HM Treasury.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL15598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>“Cum-ex” tax fraud exploits rules which impose withholding tax (WHT) on dividend payments. The UK does not apply WHT to dividend payments; there is no direct UK tax impact on banks, other taxpayers or HM Treasury.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15597 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:12:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1125512

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 30 April (HL Deb, col 857), what is the minimum amount that a family with two children under 16 years of age with one adult working full-time on the national minimum wage or national living wage would take home in each year since 2010 if they were claiming child benefit, tax credit, child tax credit and working tax credit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Primarolo
uin	HL15607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The figures are shown in table 1 below, rounded to the nearest £5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Total take-home pay, Child Benefit, and tax credits for a family with two adults, one of whom is aged 25 or over and works 35 hours per week and receives the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£ per annum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>16,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>17,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>18,205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>18,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>18,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>19,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>19,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>19,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>20,135</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/05/2019 13:58:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	217 label Biography information for Baroness Primarolo

1125515

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of remarks by the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority about the impact of a post-Brexit customs union on the UK financial services sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>A customs union would eliminate tariff and rules of origin barriers on trade in goods only, as they do not concern trade in services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s ambition is to preserve the economic benefits of the most important financial services traded between the UK and the EU, and ensure stable institutional processes for governing the relationship in financial services. This is the best way to protect financial stability and open markets, and is in the interests of businesses and consumers on both sides. This ambition is reflected in the Political Declaration agreed by the UK and the EU in November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to preserving our competitive position in financial services after the UK has left the European Union. Our industry continues to innovate and to move with the times – we have world-leading positions in the markets of the future, including green and sustainable finance, FinTech, and renminbi and rupee products.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/05/2019 14:01:00 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1125516

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to replicate the European Trading Scheme carbon emissions tax on companies in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU ETS under a No Deal scenario, Government policy remains that we will implement a carbon emissions tax on an interim basis.</p><p>We are discussing with the Commission the implications of our exit from the EU for our future participation in the EU ETS.</p><p>A consultation on long-term carbon pricing once the UK has left the UK has now been launched.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/05/2019 14:02:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick