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166647

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	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the devolution of corporation tax is proposed for (1) Scotland, (2) Wales, and (3) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL3238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Smith Commission reported on 27 November and the Government has announced it will now prepare draft legislative clauses to implement the Heads of Agreement by the end of January. The Smith Commission did not agree that corporation tax would be devolved to Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Wales Bill, currently in Parliament, provides the legislative framework to support the implementation of the recommendations made in the first report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (Silk Commission). The Wales Bill does not feature any devolution of corporation tax powers to Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Government announced that the devolution of a corporation tax rate-setting power to Northern Ireland could be implemented provided that the Northern Ireland Executive is able to manage the financial implications. The parties in the Northern Ireland Executive are continuing talks aimed at resolving a number of issues including agreeing budgets for 2015-16 and putting the Executive’s finances on a sustainable footing for the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland faces unique cross-border challenges from the very low corporation tax rate in the Republic, significant over-reliance on public sector employment and the challenging legacy of the Troubles. The devolution of corporation tax to Northern Ireland recognises those factors and is consistent with the UK’s asymmetrical approach to devolution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any devolution of tax powers, such as corporation tax rate-setting powers, would require a corresponding reduction in the block grant to reflect the tax revenues that the UK Government would forego.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL3239 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:29:28 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

166648

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the devolution of corporation tax to Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland would cause a reduction in the block grant under the Barnett Formula to any of those devolved administrations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL3239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Smith Commission reported on 27 November and the Government has announced it will now prepare draft legislative clauses to implement the Heads of Agreement by the end of January. The Smith Commission did not agree that corporation tax would be devolved to Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Wales Bill, currently in Parliament, provides the legislative framework to support the implementation of the recommendations made in the first report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (Silk Commission). The Wales Bill does not feature any devolution of corporation tax powers to Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Government announced that the devolution of a corporation tax rate-setting power to Northern Ireland could be implemented provided that the Northern Ireland Executive is able to manage the financial implications. The parties in the Northern Ireland Executive are continuing talks aimed at resolving a number of issues including agreeing budgets for 2015-16 and putting the Executive’s finances on a sustainable footing for the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland faces unique cross-border challenges from the very low corporation tax rate in the Republic, significant over-reliance on public sector employment and the challenging legacy of the Troubles. The devolution of corporation tax to Northern Ireland recognises those factors and is consistent with the UK’s asymmetrical approach to devolution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any devolution of tax powers, such as corporation tax rate-setting powers, would require a corresponding reduction in the block grant to reflect the tax revenues that the UK Government would forego.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL3238 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:29:28 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

347252

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Block Grant
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their latest estimates of the block grant amounts transferred to (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland in each of the three most recent financial years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The combined Resource and Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits for each of the Devolved Administrations for the years in question is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Government</p></td><td><p>29,008</p></td><td><p>30,220</p></td><td><p>30,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Government</p></td><td><p>15,791</p></td><td><p>15,896</p></td><td><p>15,935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive</p></td><td><p>11,105</p></td><td><p>11,365</p></td><td><p>11,193</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These data do not include the changes made for 2015-16 as part of the Main Estimates round or the estimated outturn for 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Updated information will be published in Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses later this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 09/06/2015 14:25:27 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney