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date	13/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Home Shopping: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered the introduction of an online sales tax for the purpose of levelling the playing field between high street and online retailers, with particular regard to the sale of books.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL5381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2021, the Government announced that it will continue to explore the arguments for and against an Online Sales Tax (OST), the revenue from which would be used to provide business rates relief for in-store retail. The consultation will launch shortly.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions on whether to proceed with an OST have yet been made. It is the Government’s intention to use the forthcoming consultation to consider in detail the issues surrounding proposals for an OST. This will include exploring the range of products, both physical and digital, which are sold online, including books.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/01/2022 17:59:55 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1402536

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Key Workers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the claim by the Trades Union Congress that thousands of key workers are earning less in real terms than they were a decade earlier.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL5367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>To examine the real terms earnings of key workers, we focus on public sector workers - which represent the majority of key workers.</p><p> </p><p>Public sector pay in real terms (total pay, deflated by CPI) has grown at an annualised rate of 0.2% over the last decade (since the three months to November 2011). The level of public sector average weekly earnings (in real terms) is now in line with that of the private sector in the three months to November 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The public sector has, on average, better remuneration packages than the private sector. ONS suggested a 7% premium in 2019 (controlling for characteristics, including pensions). In 2020, the median salary in the public sector was £3,500 higher than the private sector, this gap is most acute amongst the lowest paid, where ONS data suggests public sector average hourly wages are 20% higher.</p><p> </p><p>Looking ahead, pay for most frontline workforces – including nurses, police officers, prison officers and teachers is set through an independent Pay Review Body process. Public sector workers will see pay rises across the whole Spending Review period (2022/23-2024/25) as the strong recovery in the economy and labour market has allowed us to return to a normal pay setting process.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/01/2022 17:08:58 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1402052

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from industry and consumer groups to end or suspend VAT on fuel bills; and what steps they intend to take on this matter.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL5284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>In recognition of the fact that families should not have to bear all the VAT costs they incur to meet their needs, domestic fuels such as gas and electricity are already subject to the reduced rate of 5 per cent of VAT. The Government keeps all taxes under review but going further would impose significant additional pressure on the public finances, to which VAT makes a significant contribution.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced a raft of measures to support vulnerable households with the cost of energy, including increasing the Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payments, and Cold Weather Payments. This is alongside introducing the £500 million Household Support Fund and giving working families on Universal Credit an average of £1,000 more per year.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/01/2022 17:03:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1402093

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to support relief for households struggling with their energy bills.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government places additional taxes on the extraction of oil and gas, with companies engaged in the production of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf subject to headline tax rates on their profits that are currently more than double those paid by other businesses. To date, the sector has paid more than £375 billion in production taxes.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/01/2022 17:06:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1402110

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Libya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any (1) capital,(2) interest, or (3) dividend revenues arising from frozen Libyan assets held in the UK have been distributed since the invocation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 in 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Each year OFSI carries out an annual review of frozen assets held by UK institutions. £11.53 billion of Libyan frozen funds were reported to be held by UK businesses in OFSI’s 2020-21 Annual Review. This includes interest and other earnings accrued to frozen assets.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in UN Security Council Resolution 2009 (2011), a key aim of the Libya financial sanctions regime is “to ensure that assets frozen pursuant to resolutions 1970 (2011) and 1973 (2011) shall as soon as possible be made available to and for the benefit of the people of Libya”.</p><p>Until that time, HM Treasury may only license the release of frozen funds according to the derogations set out in the Libya sanctions regime regulations. The Annual Review includes information about licences granted by OFSI under financial sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of the Libya financial sanctions regime, frozen assets continue to belong to the sanctioned entity or individual. However, the use of any frozen assets, or profits arising from those assets, is tightly constrained by the Libya financial sanctions regime.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/01/2022 17:02:24 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey