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1522033

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date	13/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Chronic Illnesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rising cost of living on people with chronic conditions, such as sickle cell disease.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL2573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands that people across the UK and especially the most vulnerable members of society, such as those suffering from long-term health conditions and disabilities, are worried about the rising cost of living. That is why the Government is taking decisive action to get households through this winter, while ensuring we act in a fiscally responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>People in receipt of extra-costs disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 from 20th September, to help with the extra costs disabled people are facing. The DWP has already processed around 6 million such payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing a £650 Cost of Living Payment to recipients of means-tested benefits, to support people with low incomes with the rising cost of living. Individuals who have limited ability to work because of their health condition, and are in receipt of means-tested benefits such as income-related Employment and Support Allowance or the Universal Credit Health top up, are therefore eligible for this support.</p><p> </p><p>Those living with a long-term health condition, such as sickle cell disease, can also benefit from other forms of non-means-tested support which the Government is providing to assist with UK households’ energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>Firstly via the recently announced Energy Price Guarantee, a typical UK household will have to pay energy bills equivalent to no more than £2500 a year this winter. The Energy Price Guarantee will reduce the unit cost of electricity and gas and will supersede the existing energy price cap. Beyond April 2023, a Treasury-led review will consider how to support households and businesses with energy bills after April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Secondly via the Energy Bills Support Scheme, which will provide £400 to help with domestic energy bills. All households in Council Tax bands A-D will also receive the Government-funded £150 Council Tax Rebate, which will be delivered by Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, to support households who need further help or who are not eligible for elements of the wider package of support, the Government is also providing an extra £500 million of local support to help with the cost of essentials, via the Household Support Fund.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2022 13:04:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1522039

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider including refugees arriving under the family visa scheme within the funding of the Homes for Ukraine scheme; and whether they will remove the barriers to exchanging Ukrainian currency for sterling.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>To support those fleeing the conflict, the Government has introduced two visa schemes to welcome Ukrainian refugees to the UK: the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine. The Ukraine Family Scheme allows applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK. Homes for Ukraine allows Ukrainian nationals and their family members to come to the UK if they have a named sponsor under the scheme. Further details on scheme eligibility can be found at GOV.UK. People that enter under both visa schemes support integration by providing full access to social services and welfare in the UK for up to three years.</p><p> </p><p>As each of these schemes uses different routes to support Ukrainians to find safe refuge in the UK, they were set up to be funded differently. The Ukraine Family Scheme is similar to existing family visa routes, and provision of public services from this route will be managed in the usual way. The UK-based family member is expected to provide support and accommodation for those coming to join them, who in turn benefit from the wider integration advantages in joining an existing family network.</p><p> </p><p>On the matter of exchanging Ukrainian currency for sterling, the Government has taken steps to ensure support for incoming Ukrainian nationals opening bank accounts, and Ukrainians are able to convert their currency to GBP electronically at several major banks and electronic money institutions. The industry has also taken measures to support refugees and their access to essential financial services, including commitments to waive certain fees. The Government continues to monitor the situation for Ukrainians in the UK’s financial marketplace closely.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2022 13:05:00 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1522040

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Health and Unemployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent data from the Office for National Statistics regarding the UK employment rate for October 2022, which found that "UK economic inactivity rate was estimated at 21.7%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the previous three-month period"; and what steps they are taking to improve public health, given this is a potential contributory factor for such economic inactivity.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The latest data indicates that the working age inactivity rate in the three months to August was 21.7%, up 0.6 percentage points on the previous three months and up 0.5 percentage points on the year. The headline employment rate for the three months to August was 75.5%, up 0.3 percentage points on the year. Demand for labour remains strong, with vacancies near record highs and significantly above pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter of 2022 (+51%). The latest data indicates that that the unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in the three months to August, the lowest rate since 1974<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>Our Plan for Patients, which the Department of Health and Social Care introduced in Parliament on 22 September, sets out our immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives and to strengthen the resilience and health of the nation. This includes moving prevention services closer to the patient, expanding mental health support in schools and increasing support for people to start, stay and succeed in employment. Alongside this, the Department of Health and Social Care is currently reviewing all of its wider priorities with a focus on improving the health of the population across the breadth of the country.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2022 12:55:38 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1522068

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current oversight and supervision of the shadow banking sector within the UK and its dependencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>Shadow banks, also referred to as non-banks, form a significant and important part of the financial system. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) estimates non-banks covered 48% of total global financial assets as of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) is responsible for identifying, monitoring, and taking action to address systemic risks and improve the resilience of the UK financial system, including for non-banks. The FPC undertakes regular monitoring of the non-bank sector, as well as more periodic detailed assessments and stress testing. For example, in 2021 they published an assessment of the resilience of market-based finance (which encapsulates non-banks) highlighting existing vulnerabilities within the system. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) regulates insurers in the UK for prudential purposes. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is responsible for the prudential regulation of authorised non-bank financial firms not supervised by the PRA and is the conduct regulator.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining a global approach to the non-bank sector is important given the international nature of the financial system. Through the FSB, HM Treasury and UK financial regulators are working closely with international partners to develop global approaches to address vulnerabilities in the non-bank sector.</p><p> </p><p>On 12 October 2022, the FPC published its most recent assessment on the outlook for UK financial stability. The FPC welcomed the Bank of England’s temporary and targeted intervention in response to recent financial stability risk, and emphasised the importance of the domestic and international non-bank work to address vulnerabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation and supervision of the non-bank sector and wider financial system in the Crown Dependencies is conducted by their relevant regulators.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2022 13:08:05 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1522071

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much money was saved by the UK leaving the EU; and how this money has been spent.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text The UK Government has determined an additional £14.6 billion of spending by 2024-25 can be allocated to its domestic priorities, rather than be sent in contributions to the EU. This additional spending was included in the overall spending plans that the government set out at previous Spending Reviews. The last Spending Review in 2021 set departmental budgets up to 2024-25. Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 plans are set out on the gov.uk website. answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2022 12:55:08 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1521484

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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 His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the Trader Support Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL2523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text The total cost of the Trader Support Service from its inception to September 2022 is £309 million. answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/10/2022 13:33:43 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1521486

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which schemes they have introduced to facilitate trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland since the introduction of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL2525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP), the Government has introduced a range of schemes intended to help facilitate trade between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI), including:</p><ul><li>The Trader Support Service, which provides guidance to traders and completes customs declarations on their behalf;</li><li>The UK Trader Scheme, which allows authorised traders to move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland without paying duty;</li><li>The Customs Duty Waiver Scheme, which allows traders to claim duty waivers within applicable limits; and</li><li>The Movement Assistance Scheme, which provides additional support for traders moving agri-food goods from GB to NI.</li></ul> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/10/2022 13:33:10 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1521504

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Limited Liability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of national insurance contributions which would be raised if all partners of Limited Liability Partnerships were subject to employers' National Insurance contributions.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL2545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been carried out as the Government has no current plans to subject members of a Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs).</p><p> </p><p>Individual members of LLPs are taxed in the same way as partners in a general partnership, paying Class 4 and Class 2 NICs like other partners and self-employed individuals. If members fall within the salaried member rules introduced by the Finance Act 2014, they are taxed as employees, paying Class 1 NICs.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/10/2022 13:33:35 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1521517

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Money
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of retailers no longer accepting cash as a form of payment; and what steps they will take to ensure that cash is accepted in all retail establishments.
tabling member printed	Lord Stone of Blackheath
uin	HL2559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>As technology and consumer behaviour changes, it should remain the choice of individual organisations as to whether to accept or decline any form of payment, including cash or card, based on their consideration of factors such as customer preference and cost.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, the Government recognises that many people continue to transact in cash across the UK and engages closely with financial regulators to monitor and assess trends relating to cash. Research undertaken by the Financial Conduct Authority found that 98% of small businesses would never turn away a customer if they needed to pay by cash.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced legislation to protect access to cash across the UK to Parliament as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022. The legislation will establish the Financial Conduct Authority as the lead regulator for access to cash with responsibility and powers to ensure that people can continue to access cash withdrawal and deposit facilities. This legislation will support local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they have reasonable access to deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about the Financial Services and Markets Bill can be found on the Parliament website.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/10/2022 13:32:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2222 label Biography information for Lord Stone of Blackheath

1521526

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank of England: Government Securities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure market confidence in response to the Bank of England’s announcement that its emergency bond-buying intervention will end on Friday 14 October.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor of The Exchequer on Monday 17 October brought forward a number of measures. These represent another down payment following the reversal of the corporation tax cut announced on Friday 14 October by the Prime Minister.</p><p> </p><p>Following conversations with the Prime Minister, the Chancellor has taken these decisions to ensure the UK’s economic stability and to provide confidence in the Government’s commitment to fiscal discipline. The Chancellor made clear in his statement that the UK’s public finances must be on a sustainable path into the medium term.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is prepared to act decisively and at scale to regain the country’s confidence and trust. The Chancellor stated in his speech that there will be more difficult decisions to take on both tax and spending. This means doing what is needed to lower debt in the medium term and to ensure that taxpayers’ money is well spent, putting public finances on a sustainable footing.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, Government departments will be asked to find efficiencies within their budgets. The Chancellor will publish the government’s fiscal rules alongside an OBR forecast, and further measures to put the public finances on a sustainable footing, on 31 October.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/10/2022 13:04:07 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick