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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

1327985

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 plans do they have to implement legal obligations on employers (1) to select a suitable pension scheme for low-paid workers, and (2) to inform those workers about the lower take-home pay as a result of enrolling onto a Net Pay scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. The Government committed in its manifesto to review this issue and published a Call for Evidence on 21 July 2020. The Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the relief at source method of tax relief for pension contributions.</p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is carefully analysing this issue and the responses received to understand what deliverable options for change may exist. These responses have raised technical points that we are continuing to explore with HMRC and others. The Government will respond to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL552 question first answered 07/06/2021 12:57:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1327987

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: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement legal obligations on (1) pension scheme trustees, (2) pension advisers, and (3) pension scheme providers, to ensure that the take-home pay of members of auto-enrolment pension schemes take-home pay is not reduced as a direct result of the pension scheme’s tax relief administration system.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. The Government committed in its manifesto to review this issue and published a Call for Evidence on 21 July 2020. The Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the relief at source method of tax relief for pension contributions.</p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is carefully analysing this issue and the responses received to understand what deliverable options for change may exist. These responses have raised technical points that we are continuing to explore with HMRC and others. The Government will respond to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL550 question first answered 07/06/2021 12:57:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1328022

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	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the finance industry regarding the adoption of the voluntary Contingent Reimbursement Model Code; and what steps they are taking to persuade retail banks to sign up to the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and ensuring that victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are protected.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the work industry has undertaken to date, including the introduction of a voluntary reimbursement Code, which has demonstrably had a beneficial impact. However, the Code, whilst improving matters, comes with limitations, including disparity in how different payment service providers are interpreting their obligations under it, as well is its lack of comprehensive cover across providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore welcomed the publication of the Payment Systems Regulator’s (PSR) call for views on APP scams in February 2021, which set out various potential measures for reducing APP scams and improving customer outcomes, including new requirements on payment service providers to reimburse APP scam victims and publishing APP scam data. The Government is of the view that the introduction of Faster Payments Service rules setting reimbursement requirements on all scheme participants is the best possible solution to the issue of APP scams; this will ensure the rules underpinning Faster Payments are fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR’s call for views has now closed and the Government is engaging with the PSR and industry on next steps, including considering what further actions may be necessary to make progress on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL588 question first answered 07/06/2021 12:58:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1328023

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	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of implementing a requirement for banks to regularly publish data on the reimbursement rates of bank transfer scam victims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and ensuring that victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are protected.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the work industry has undertaken to date, including the introduction of a voluntary reimbursement Code, which has demonstrably had a beneficial impact. However, the Code, whilst improving matters, comes with limitations, including disparity in how different payment service providers are interpreting their obligations under it, as well is its lack of comprehensive cover across providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore welcomed the publication of the Payment Systems Regulator’s (PSR) call for views on APP scams in February 2021, which set out various potential measures for reducing APP scams and improving customer outcomes, including new requirements on payment service providers to reimburse APP scam victims and publishing APP scam data. The Government is of the view that the introduction of Faster Payments Service rules setting reimbursement requirements on all scheme participants is the best possible solution to the issue of APP scams; this will ensure the rules underpinning Faster Payments are fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR’s call for views has now closed and the Government is engaging with the PSR and industry on next steps, including considering what further actions may be necessary to make progress on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL587 question first answered 07/06/2021 12:58:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1328024

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	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase awareness of the impact of 'Making Tax Digital' on tax.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that businesses within scope of Making Tax Digital (MTD) understand the impact it will have on their business. All taxpayers within scope of MTD will receive direct contact from HMRC in advance of mandation outlining the changes and explaining how to comply.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC engage extensively with taxpayers, agents, and representative bodies to raise awareness of MTD through stakeholder forums, public events, webinars, social media, and publishing information and guidance on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>MTD does not change the amount of tax a business has to pay, but rather when and how it reports tax information to HMRC. Two independent research studies commissioned by HMRC have found that small businesses that had joined MTD for VAT with fully integrated software reported spending less time on their tax and making fewer errors.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/06/2021 11:42:39 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1327225

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 29 April (HL15257), when they expect the Financial Conduct Authority to provide a response about the (1) value, and (2) service, provided by UK pension providers to holders of UK Self-Invested Personal Pensions.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2021 answer text <p>Information on the value and service provided to holders of Self-Invested Personal Pensions has now been provided by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the form of a letter and a copy of the letter has been placed in the Library of the House. The FCA apologise for the delay in their response.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/06/2021 10:56:03 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1327234

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Labour Turnover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist small businesses staff retention rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2021 answer text <p>In order to support businesses, including small businesses, to retain their employees and protect the UK economy, at the Budget the Chancellor extended both the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) until September 2021. Moreover, the Government is also providing support to small businesses through other schemes that reduce their fixed costs and increase certainty, supporting them in retaining staff through the pandemic and the reopening of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in England, about a million business properties received over £11.6 billion worth of grants through the Small Business Grant Fund, the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund, and the Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund. These schemes provided support to small businesses in some of the sectors hit hardest by COVID-19, with applications accepted between March and August 2020. Local authorities are also receiving over £2 billion of funding through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG), providing local councils with grant funding to support businesses that do not directly pay business rates as well as businesses that do not have to close but which are affected by COVID-19 restrictions, such as small businesses in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2020 Summer Economic Update, the Government introduced the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rebate Scheme to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who may face abnormally large SSP costs caused by COVID-19 related staff absences. This refund will cover up to two weeks’ SSP per eligible employee who has been off work because they have been ill with COVID-19 or have had to self-isolate because of it and are unable to work from home. At Spring Budget 2021 the Government temporarily extended this measure.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, eligible businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England will benefit from business rates relief worth over £6 billion in 2021-22. The Government is also providing a Restart Grant of up to £18,000 to over 680,000 business premises, giving them the cash certainty they need to plan ahead and relaunch trading safely over the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/06/2021 11:07:31 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1316961

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	China: Private Military and Security Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Executive Order 13959 from the President of the United States on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies; and whether they plan to enact a similar policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a framework to ensure that the UK has clean, transparent and safe markets, overseen by high quality independent regulators. The UK is well known as a global financial centre with high standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has powers in place to ensure it can tackle financial threats to UK national security, for example under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act, and the National Security and Investment Act.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for the Government to comment on financial services policy or regulation in other jurisdictions.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/05/2021 14:58:48 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1315922

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Infrastructure Commission about infrastructure development projects in Northern Ireland, apart from meetings concerning the Union Connectivity Review; and whether they will list the topics discussed.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission is responsible for economic infrastructure across six sectors: transport, energy, digital, water, floods, and waste management. Responsibility for most of these areas, excluding digital connectivity and nuclear energy, is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Commission will engage with stakeholders in Northern Ireland on these issues as it prepares its second National Infrastructure Assessment. The Commission’s first National Infrastructure Assessment can be found at <a href="https://nic.org.uk/studies-reports/national-infrastructure-assessment/" target="_blank">https://nic.org.uk/studies-reports/national-infrastructure-assessment/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/05/2021 14:58:02 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn