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1683936

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date	22/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign Relations: Scotland
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 decision of the Scottish First Minister to invite a foreign head of government to a meeting where no official of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is present.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL1787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Following a meeting between the Scottish First Minister and the Turkish President, which took place without an FCDO official being present, the Foreign Secretary wrote to Scottish Cabinet Secretary Robertson. He made it clear that the Scottish Government must respect the relevant protocols for the overseas visits of devolved Government Ministers, for continued FCDO facilitation. We remain open to discussing a constructive way forward, but the UK's foreign policy must be communicated consistently and coherently to our international partners.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/02/2024 17:50:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1668710

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the gift aid review launched in their policy paper Summary of tax administration and maintenance: Spring 2023, published on 27 April, what progress they have made so far in that review.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a review of the administration of Gift Aid. It is considering areas for improvements suggested by representatives of charities. Since the announcement HMRC has undertaken analysis of its systems that administer Gift Aid and also undertaken research on charities use of Gift Aid. HMRC has not completed this review of existing processes and research into challenges and possible improvements.</p><p>HMRC works closely and regularly with representatives from across the charity sector reviewing Gift Aid, as well as raising awareness amongst donors. It places a high priority on this collaborative work and is always interested in ideas to improve the administration, take-up and awareness of Gift Aid.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/11/2023 12:38:23 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1668711

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the gift aid review launched in their policy paper Summary of tax administration and maintenance: Spring 2023, published on 27 April, how many meetings they have had with charities in the past six months as part of that review.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s review of the administration of Gift Aid processes, and to fully understand the current Gift Aid Service and associated processes and challenges, HMRC has conducted in-depth research interviews with officials responsible for Gift Aid from 17 charities across the country, ranging in size from micro to large. These represented charities across a range of different sectors and included some that claim Gift Aid, don’t claim or partially claim, to help understand the reasons, challenges and needs.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC also conducted internal user research with members of its charities operations team to understand the challenges and to inform its research with charity officials.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the announcement, HMRC met with 6 charity officials responsible for Gift Aid at their respective charities to test changes to the charities online service. This followed research conducted with 5 charities in November 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In total, there have been 28 research sessions with distinct, individual charities, and two sector meetings. 18 of these meetings have been in the past 6 months, with the remaining 12 having happened in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>This review of existing processes and research into challenges and possible improvements is still ongoing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/11/2023 12:39:08 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1661471

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Scottish Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks of the Cabinet Secretary in evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution on 18 July, what action they have taken to review the position of the Scottish Minister for Independence and the team of civil servants who currently support him.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL10232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>I am aware that the Cabinet Secretary, Simon Case, has stated that he is considering this matter.</p><p>All civil servants must abide by the Civil Service Code and the law, and that applies to civil servants working for the Scottish Government.</p><p>People expect their Governments to be fully focused on the issues which matter most to them: driving down inflation, growing our economy and maintaining the UK’s energy security by making Britain more energy independent.</p> answering member printed Lord Evans of Rainow question first answered 27/09/2023 10:49:22 answering member 4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1661472

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate whether Scottish Government spending on independence campaigning is appropriate.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL10233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is concerned by the First Minister’s decision to appoint a Minister for Independence. This decision is out of step with the real priorities of the public, which include continuing to tackle the cost of living, growing Scotland’s economy, tackling NHS waiting lists, ensuring energy security and improving transport links.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to uphold the reputation and impartiality of the civil service in Scotland and appreciates that this is a matter for the Scottish Government Permanent Secretary who has been asked to consider this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 02/10/2023 15:01:13 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1661473

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Embassies: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate whether Scottish Government spending on overseas embassies is appropriate.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL10234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>International relations is a matter reserved to the UK Government (UKG), but the UKG recognises that the devolved governments have legitimate interest in international activities which affect delivery of devolved objectives. The Scottish Government currently operates eight overseas offices and has an office in London. Most overseas offices are physically co-located with the UK Mission. As the UKG highlighted in its evidence to the Scottish Affairs Select Committee, there are a wide range of positive examples of engagement and co-operation between FCDO and Scottish Government staff based at UK Missions, delivering for Scotland and the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/10/2023 16:01:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock