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1471558

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date	20/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duke of Sussex: Charter Flights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they funded the return charter flight for the Duke of Sussex from the United States to the UK for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text No public money was used for the charter flight for the Duke of Sussex from the United States to the UK.<p><strong> </strong></p>The Government provides financial support to the Queen known as the Sovereign Grant, to fund The Queen's official duties and maintain the Occupied Royal Palaces. Funding from the Sovereign Grant only covers expenses incurred by other Members of the Royal Family when they undertake official duties on behalf of Her Majesty. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:18:49 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1471559

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bureaux de Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require currency exchange services for consumers to display both (1) the live interbank exchange rate, and (2) the commission charged, following the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text Where currency conversion is provided as part of a payment transaction, the Payment Services Regulations 2017 make requirements on UK payment service providers regarding disclosure of fees and charges to the payer, for example, the exchange rate used for a currency conversion transaction. Provisions under the Cross Border Payments Regulation, which continue to apply in the UK as part of retained EU law, also contribute to price transparency, with further requirements regarding how foreign exchange costs are communicated before a payment is made. The Government has no plans at this time to amend the requirements on firms, but keeps all policy under review.<p><strong> </strong></p>The Government recognises the importance of transparency of fees and charges in ensuring effective competition between payment service providers. These regulations, amongst other things, are intended to enable consumers to make informed decisions when making use of payment services including where currency conversion is offered as part of a payment transaction. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:28:52 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1471575

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Truphone
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the sale of Truphone to ensure that it does not undermine (1) the UK's sanctions relating to Russia, or (2) the UK's national security.
tabling member printed	Baroness Pidding
uin	HL1097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Truphone Limited are not currently subject to financial sanctions.</p><p> </p><p>Financial sanctions restrictions apply to any entity that is itself designated, or is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by a designated person. This includes where that person holds (directly or indirectly) more than 50% of the shares or voting rights in an entity, has the right (directly or indirectly) to appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors of the entity, or it is reasonable to expect that the person would be able to ensure the affairs of the entity are conducted in accordance with the person’s wishes.</p><p> </p><p>If any sanctioned individuals are due to receive funds as a result of the sale of a company which is not subject to financial sanctions restrictions, any funds they receive from a UK company or into a UK bank account will need to be frozen. A licence from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in HM Treasury would then be needed for any onward movement of such funds, otherwise breaches of financial sanctions restrictions may occur. Any suspected breach of financial sanctions should be reported to OFSI.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI is the competent authority for implementing and enforcing the UK’s financial sanctions. The maintenance of national security is a cross-departmental effort and any activity to monitor and intervene in matters of national security may be undertaken by departments other than HMT.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:22:55 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4552 label Biography information for Baroness Pidding

1471577

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inland Border Facilities: Dover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of acquiring the land for the Dover Inland Border Facility; and what has been the cost of (1) preparatory works undertaken so far to the site, and (2) access to the site.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is the owner of the land at Dover White Cliffs and bought the asset as a strategic and important site for the Government to establish functions that would ease pressure at the border. The Government is currently reviewing potential future use of the site. The initial cost of the land is currently confidential, pending the previous owner’s agreement that this can be released.</p><p> </p><p>The cost for developing the site was £18.3 million, with £6.4 million being spent on preparatory works by HMRC, and a further £11.9 million was spent by DfT towards site readiness before handing the site over to HMRC. These costs include £3.3 million being spent on the access to the site, which would have been incurred anyway in developing the fast-track road. Some of the costs such as site surveys, design, and materials, can be re-used by Government for the subsequent use of the land.</p><p> </p><p>The decision has been made to cease delivery of the Dover IBF following the end of staged customs controls in January 2022. The demand on the IBF’s has been lower than expected, and trade is flowing well into and out of GB, utilising the services HMRC and commercial operators offer.</p><p> </p><p>The revised forecasting shows a substantial reduction in demand which has resulted in an opportunity to review the current size of the IBF network and identify substantial savings to the public purse of up to £120 million by ceasing delivery of Dover IBF.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 04/07/2022 15:13:12 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1471602

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Business Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce business rates for UK manufacturers over the next 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has frozen the business rates multiplier for 2022-23, which will support all ratepayers and is a tax cut worth £4.6 billion to businesses over the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2021, new business rates support for green technology was announced, worth around £170 million over the next five years. In addition, the Government is bringing forward the implementation of these measures by one year, starting from 1 April 2022. This will enable businesses to invest in energy efficiency and clean heat, and support the security of energy supply. Overall, this will save businesses an extra £35 million in 2022-23.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 04/07/2022 14:39:20 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick