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1216496

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Repossession Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that courts deal more speedily with landlord and tenant cases concerning anti-social behaviour and domestic violence, once possession cases related to rented housing recommence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text The listing of court cases, including possession, is a judicial function. The Master of Rolls has set up a judiciary-led cross-sector working group to consider and address matters affecting litigants to inform arrangements that will be in place when the current stay on possession is lifted. The work of this group will consider the needs of all users involved in the possession process. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/07/2020 15:08:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1327984

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Low Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate have they made of the number of (1) women, and (2) men, earning less than the personal tax threshold who were automatically enrolled in workplace pension schemes which operate on net pay basis in each tax year since 2017–18.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text HMRC cannot determine which individuals have been automatically enrolled in a workplace pension. However, HMRC estimates that 1.5m individuals earning below the personal allowance in 2018-19 made workplace pension contributions via Real time Information (RTI) using net pay arrangements. Around 75% of these individuals are estimated to be female and 25% are estimated to be male.<p> </p>The personal allowance in 2018-19 was £11,850. HMRC’s Survey of Personal Income (SPI) and administrative data was used to produce the estimates. The 2018-19 SPI (published in March 2021) is the latest year available. The SPI is published annually. answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/06/2021 11:42:57 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1454399

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Earnings Limits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the lower earnings limit for National Insurance will be set at for the years 2022–23; and whether any changes are proposed from July 2022.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL7351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text As set out in The Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2022, the Lower Earnings Limit will be £123 per week in 2022-23. The threshold is not impacted by changes announced at Spring Statement 2022, so will remain at this level throughout the 2022-23 tax year. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 05/04/2022 12:51:43 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1156543

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Advertising
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) motorway advertising, (2) newspaper advertisements, and (3) other public information campaigns, in the past 12 months, about preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>‘Get Ready for Brexit’ is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.</p><p>The cost of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis, as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 31/10/2019 16:12:08 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1333878

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what interest rate is applied to the arrears payments for women whose automatic pension uplifts were not applied as they should have been since 2008, and who are now receiving the back-dated amounts due.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL1033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>Where underpayments are identified, the Department is contacting individuals to inform them of the changes to their State Pension amount and of any arrears payment they will receive in accordance with the law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 17/06/2021 14:02:50 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1246823

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Fees and Charges
	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 fees paid by privately funded residents in care homes, relative to the fees paid by local authority funded residents in the same homes in the past three years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL9610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Where individuals are not eligible for financial support, they make their own arrangements for care services and pay the fees. The fees are set out in a contract between the individual and the care provider.</p><p>We are committed to bringing forward a plan for social care to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and to find long term solutions for one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/11/2020 12:30:55 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1230943

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Older People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance is available to bereaved relatives who are being required to pay council tax at full or double rate after being unable to sell an inherited retirement property that has been on the market while potential purchasers have been unable to view or move during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL7576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>When a property is empty following the death of its owner or occupant, and there is no other liable person, it is exempt from council tax for as long as it remains unoccupied and until probate is granted. A further six months exemption is then possible. Authorities have powers to provide further discounts where they consider that the circumstances merit it. Authorities can also agree alternative payment arrangements, such as deferring payment until the proceeds of a sale are made available. Potential purchasers who wish to move home can do so, and guidance on home moves is available (attached) at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-advice-on-home-moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/09/2020 14:18:32 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200916 Government advice on home moving during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - GOV.UK.pdf title Government advice on home moving during Covid-19
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

657373

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Companies: Registration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the scrutiny of company formations, in the light of reports of UK-registered companies being used to operate international scams.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL4007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>When a company incorporates with Companies House, information is required about the company’s type, its name and registered office, its directors and shareholders, its share structure and, under measures that came into force in June this year, its beneficial owners – the people with significant influence and control over it. Copies of the company’s governing documents are also required.</p><p>A number of checks are undertaken to ensure this information is complete, formatted correctly and that it meets the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. If these requirements are not met, the application will be rejected and the company will not be incorporated.</p><p>Incorporation allows the company to take actions such as opening a bank account in its own name. But when it first seeks to do this, the company and the relevant officers of the company will be subject to due diligence processes by the bank or other relevant obliged entities with which it is entering into a business relationship. UK companies are subject to customer due diligence many times throughout their lifetime.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/12/2016 14:57:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1247977

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Visits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a national system to enable care home residents to have meaningful visits from relatives by treating named family members in the same way as key workers who are tested weekly.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL9805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>We understand how vital it is to allow care home residents to meet their loved ones safely. We appreciate the particular challenges visiting restrictions pose for people with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic adults, amongst others, as well as for their friends and family.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 November, we began a trial of testing visitors to care homes. The aim is to support care home providers and families to work together to find the right balance between the benefits of visiting on wellbeing and quality of life, and the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to social care staff and vulnerable residents. This trial is currently taking place in around 21 care homes across three local authorities - Devon, Cornwall and Hampshire - with a view to rolling out nationally in December.</p><p> </p><p>Visitors will still be expected to follow infection prevention and control procedures. Holding hands and hugs can be allowed with a negative test and personal protective equipment, but visitors should minimise contact as much as possible to reduce the risk of transmission.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/12/2020 16:28:20 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1203471

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Rami Aman
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the arrest of Rami Aman in Gaza in April for engaging in online dialogue with Israelis; and whether they have called for his release.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL5631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>We strongly condemn the detention of Rami Aman by Hamas. The UK retains a policy of no contact with Hamas in its entirety. Hamas has de facto control over the Gaza Strip. We monitor the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories closely, including reporting on human rights violations in the FCO's annual Human Rights and Democracy Report.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/07/2020 14:39:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann