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45993

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for VAT carousel fraud have taken place in the United Kingdom over the last six years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service do not identify the number of prosecutions for fraud cases known as VAT carousel fraud. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47761

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in HM Treasury to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have a prescribed percentage for which a forecast overspend is tabled at the executive management board. Each month the board receives a summary of the forecast expenditure against budget and a commentary in which any significant forecast variances to individual budgets are described and explained.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46401

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions an action under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has also been investigated by HM Revenue and Customs to ensure that tax has been paid by the individuals concerned.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>Actions under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002) (POCA) could include a variety of different provisions within the Act. For instance, the use of POCA investigative powers, a prosecution for a POCA money laundering offence, the use of criminal confiscation following conviction, the use of POCA civil recovery procedures or financial intelligence received by way of the Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) regime.</p><p> </p><p>Where a law enforcement agency has suspicions of tax evasion it is up to that agency to refer the matter to HMRC to review and investigate as appropriate, using civil or criminal powers. HMRC does not keep a record of how many such referrals are made to them.</p><p> </p><p>Where HMRC is the investigating agency conducting the POCA actions, they routinely also assess the correct tax position and seek to recover outstanding amounts</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

45998

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Quarterly Data Summary for any department does not include data for the current period, for the year to date, and for the full year forecast.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p>In each quarter of the 2013/14 financial year, 15 of the 17 departments taking part in the Quarterly Data Summary process have provided all of the information requested. In quarter 3, the most recent quarter for which data is available, average completion was 96%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6493 question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46396

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Quarterly Data Summary for any department does not include the data compared (1) to budget, (2) to the same period in the previous year, and (3) to the end of year target.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p>In each quarter of the 2013/14 financial year, 15 of the 17 departments taking part in the Quarterly Data Summary process have provided all of the information requested. In quarter 3, the most recent quarter for which data is available, average completion was 96%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6476 question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

49923

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Department for Communities and Local Government.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Within the Department for Communities and Local Government the official who holds responsibility for departmental management information is Andrew Campbell, Director General for Finance and Corporate Services.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

49925

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Helen Carrier (Head of Strategy, Resourcing and Governance), is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47422

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Core Defra's Governance arrangements ensure that a full schedule of pressures and opportunities is prepared each month and reviewed by the Department's Group Management Accounts team to ensure that Defra remains within its control totals, and each Director remains within their approved budget. In addition, the schedule is signed off on a quarterly basis by the Executive Committee via the Department's Finance Panel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With this process in place we have not had to table any over-runs to the management board in the past 12 months.</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 22/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47423

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Management Board reviews forecast expenditure each month through the Finance Key Performance Report. There is no formal cost overrun percentage threshold that triggers a review of specific budgets. The FCO Board does however examine potential material overspending each month that represents a significant risk to the FCO's overall Resource and Capital budgets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46400

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many proceedings have been brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each year since its enactment; what was the total amount pursued; and what has been the amount actually recovered.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2014 answer text <p>More money has been recovered from criminals under this Government than in any equivalent period previously. The Serious and Organised Crime Strategy sets out the steps we will take to attack criminal finances and further improve performance.<br><br>The table below details the number of cases brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act together with the amounts set on orders that the courts issued and the amounts recovered. The amounts recovered in a given year do not necessarily relate to orders made in that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 15/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach attachment 1 file name HL6497 TABLE.doc title Table for PQ HL6497
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn