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1387954

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Music Venues: 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 provide 100 per cent business rate relief to the end of 2022/23 for all music venues, given the COVID-19 Plan B restrictions.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL4945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>Our support for the music industry through the £2 billion Culture Recovery Fund throughout the pandemic has been unwavering.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided unprecedented business rates support, worth £16 billion, for the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors since the start of the pandemic. Eligible retail, hospitality, and leisure properties paid no business rates for 15 months from 1 April 2020, and thanks to the current 66 per cent capped relief which took effect on 1 July 2021, over 90 per cent of eligible businesses will see a 75 per cent reduction in their business rates bill across this entire financial year to April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of longer-term challenges facing the high street, eligible retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses will receive a new temporary relief worth almost £1.7 billion in the year 2022-23.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4963 question first answered 20/12/2021 18:10:46 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1387955

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Culture: Tickets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will (1) cancel, or (2) delay, the planned VAT rise on culture tickets, given the COVID-19 Plan B restrictions.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL4946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July 2020 to support the cash flow and viability of around 150,000 businesses and protect over 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors. As announced at Spring Budget 2021, the Government extended the 5 per cent temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of 12.5 per cent was introduced for these goods and services to help ease affected businesses back to the standard rate. This new rate will end on 31 March 2022.<p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review, but there are no plans to extend the 12.5 per cent reduced rate of VAT. This relief has cost over £8 billion. Applying a reduced rate of VAT for a longer period would impose additional pressure on the public finances, to which VAT makes a significant contribution.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4964 question first answered 20/12/2021 18:08:57 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1387974

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to implement net-zero carbon emissions transition plans on a mandatory basis to avoid (1) regulatory uncertainty, and (2) delays, in transitioning London to a net-zero financial centre, as part of the Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing, published in October.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL4971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>At COP26 Finance Day the Chancellor announced that the UK will move towards making transition plans mandatory. Initially, asset managers, regulated asset owners and listed companies will need to publish a transition plan or provide an explanation if they have not done so.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising that there is not yet an agreed standard for transition plans, the Chancellor also announced that the Government will set up a Transition Plan Taskforce. This will bring together the best of British industry and academia with regulators and the third sector to develop recommendations on transition plan disclosures in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As standards for transition plans emerge, the Government and regulators will take steps to incorporate these into the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and strengthen requirements to encourage consistency in published plans and increased adoption by 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2021 18:07:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1387987

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Music Venues: Business Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the introduction of Plan B COVID-19 restrictions, what plans they have, if any, to provide 100 percent Business Rate Relief to the end of 2022/23 for all music venues.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL4963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>Our support for the music industry through the £2 billion Culture Recovery Fund throughout the pandemic has been unwavering.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided unprecedented business rates support, worth £16 billion, for the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors since the start of the pandemic. Eligible retail, hospitality, and leisure properties paid no business rates for 15 months from 1 April 2020, and thanks to the current 66 per cent capped relief which took effect on 1 July 2021, over 90 per cent of eligible businesses will see a 75 per cent reduction in their business rates bill across this entire financial year to April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of longer-term challenges facing the high street, eligible retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses will receive a new temporary relief worth almost £1.7 billion in the year 2022-23.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4945 question first answered 20/12/2021 18:10:47 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1387988

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Events Industry: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the introduction of Plan B COVID-19 restrictions, whether they will cancel the planned VAT rise on cultural exhibition and event tickets.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL4964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July 2020 to support the cash flow and viability of around 150,000 businesses and protect over 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors. As announced at Spring Budget 2021, the Government extended the 5 per cent temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of 12.5 per cent was introduced for these goods and services to help ease affected businesses back to the standard rate. This new rate will end on 31 March 2022.<p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review, but there are no plans to extend the 12.5 per cent reduced rate of VAT. This relief has cost over £8 billion. Applying a reduced rate of VAT for a longer period would impose additional pressure on the public finances, to which VAT makes a significant contribution.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4946 question first answered 20/12/2021 18:08:57 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1387427

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to extend VAT relief, and (2) to reduce business rates, to support businesses implementing the new COVID-19 restrictions.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text The Government has provided over £400 billion of direct support to the economy during this financial year and last which has helped to safeguard jobs, businesses, and public services in every region and nation of the UK through the pandemic.<p> </p><p>The reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and tourism has cost over £8 billion and will continue to support businesses until 31 March 2022. There are no plans to extend the length of this relief. Eligible businesses in the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors in England will benefit from business rates relief worth over £6 billion in the year 2021-22. All taxes are kept under review, but it is appropriate that the temporary tax reliefs are first reduced, and then removed, in order to strengthen and rebuild the public finances.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2021 18:17:46 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1386802

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trader Support Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the total expenditure on the Trader Support Service has been since its commencement.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>Since its commencement to November 2021, the total spend on Trader Support Service is £204 million.</p><p> </p><p>Trader Support Service (TSS) has handled just under 1.4 million Supplementary Declarations since 1 January 2021, with approximately 44,000 traders registered to use the service.</p><p> </p><p>Just over 16,800 of our traders are registered in Northern Ireland, with just over 11,500 of those traders actively using the service.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/12/2021 14:29:18 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1386803

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trader Support Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what is the projected annual expenditure on the Trader Support Service for each of the next three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The total estimated spend for the Trader Support Service (TSS) in the year 2022-23 is £99 million. There is currently no projected spend in the subsequent two years. We continue to work up options for the end of the TSS’s initial two-year contract period to December 2022 and await the outcome of the negotiations currently underway for the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2021 12:54:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1386804

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trader Support Service: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are employed (1) directly, and (2) indirectly, by the Trader Support Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) contract was awarded to a consortium of Fujitsu, who was the majority member, McKinsey and Company, Customs Clearance Consortium, Institute for Export and International Trade, and Hinduja Global Solutions Limited. There are 759 staff employed across Fujitsu and other consortium members supporting TSS as of the week ending 17 December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Trader Support Service (TSS) has handled just under 1.4 million Supplementary Declarations since 1 January 2021, with approximately 44,000 traders registered to use the service.</p><p> </p><p>Just over 16,800 of our traders are registered in Northern Ireland, with just over 11,500 of those traders actively using the service.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2021 18:05:21 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1386805

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trader Support Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government for how long they intend the Trader Support Service to operate.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The current contract with the Trader Support Service (TSS) is due to end in December 2022. We continue to work up options for the end of the TSS’s initial two-year contract period to December 2022 and await the outcome of the negotiations currently underway for the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2021 12:55:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn