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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

1520906

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
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 VAT on defibrillators for those groups which do not qualify for an exemption; and whether they will consider removing VAT charges from sales of these devices.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Automated External Defibrillators (AED) save lives, which is why the Government has taken action to boost their provision. The Government provides support to aid the purchase of AEDs through VAT refunds on purchases made by local authorities and VAT reliefs for purchases made through voluntary contributions, where the AED is donated to eligible charities or the NHS. Otherwise, they attract the standard rate of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care are examining whether there are ways to further expand public access to defibrillators.</p><p> </p><p>Introducing any new VAT reliefs would come at a cost to the Exchequer and any changes should be seen in the context of over £50 billion worth of requests for relief from VAT received since the EU referendum. Given this, there are no plans to change the current VAT treatment on defibrillators. However, the Government keeps all taxes under constant review.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/10/2022 15:17:16 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1520143

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth: G7
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the average annual rate of GDP growth since 2008 of (1) the UK, and (2) other G7 economies.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK’s average annual GDP growth rate between 2008-2021 was the fourth highest in the G7 at 0.8%, below the US (1.6%), Canada (1.3%) and Germany (0.9%). It was above France (0.7%), Japan (0.2%) and Italy (-0.4%).</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/10/2022 15:05:24 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1520153

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many women currently pay the reduced National Insurance contribution rate for married women and widows.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Brixton
uin	HL2404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC estimates that fewer than 1,000 individuals currently pay the married women’s reduced rate of National Insurance.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a statutory duty of confidentiality regarding taxpayer information, which prohibits officers of HMRC from releasing specifics on individual taxpayers. As a result, the Government cannot provide the information requested on the youngest person currently paying the reduced rate of National Insurance contributions for married women and widows.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2405 question first answered 24/10/2022 15:15:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4893 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Brixton

1520154

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the month and year of birth of the youngest person currently paying the reduced National Insurance contribution rate for married women and widows.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Brixton
uin	HL2405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC estimates that fewer than 1,000 individuals currently pay the married women’s reduced rate of National Insurance.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a statutory duty of confidentiality regarding taxpayer information, which prohibits officers of HMRC from releasing specifics on individual taxpayers. As a result, the Government cannot provide the information requested on the youngest person currently paying the reduced rate of National Insurance contributions for married women and widows.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2404 question first answered 24/10/2022 15:15:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4893 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Brixton

1520168

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their Growth Plan 2022 (CP 743), published on 23 September, whether the extensions to the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts will make those schemes permanent.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL2429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>In the Growth Plan 2022 published on 23 September, the Government made clear its support for the Enterprise Investment/Venture Capital Trust schemes. The Government remains supportive of extending them in the future and will engage with stakeholders on the process of implementing this extension.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/10/2022 15:16:08 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1520187

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support working families given rising mortgage rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>Around 75% of residential mortgage borrowers are on fixed-rate deals and are therefore shielded from interest rate rises in the short term.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government has already taken immediate action to help all households through the Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bills Support Scheme. This is in addition to the £37 billion of targeted support for the cost of living this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>When mortgage borrowers are in financial difficulty and struggling to pay their mortgage, Financial Conduct Authority guidance requires firms to provide support through tailored forbearance options. This could include measures such as a payment holiday, partial payment, or an extension of mortgage term.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Government has also taken a number of measures aimed at helping people to avoid repossession, including Support for Mortgage Interest loans for those in receipt of an income-related benefit, and protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol, which makes it clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/10/2022 11:04:16 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1520194

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what level of economic growth was achieved in the UK in each of the last 25 financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL2389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Data on GDP growth for the last 25 financial years can be found online at the following link and is provided in the attached. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Feconomy%2Fgrossdomesticproductgdp%2Fdatasets%2Fuksecondestimateofgdpdatatables&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIlona.Diomidova%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cc4e33aad247e4e57cb8008daacfa104f%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638012487399352534%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hIJcAZ%2FuY9Xfs8bSDU5KC%2B%2F%2Bg7e3sRIH4GrEKaYGPcM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/uksecondestimateofgdpdatatables</a></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/10/2022 15:36:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Quarterly National Accounts Data Tables.xlsx title ONS data
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1518482

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have fully to meet the standards for tax transparency set by the General Assembly of the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency, including its 14 guiding principles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC, in combination with HM Treasury, the Office of Budget Responsibility, Office for National Statistics, and other Government departments are already meeting, or exceeding, areas identified in the 14 guiding principles set by the General Assembly of the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency for tax transparency, for example:</p><p> </p><ul><li>HMRC publish an annual report which includes information on the prevailing tax gap and action taken to reduce it, as well as comprehensive accounts and other information on revenues, expenditure, performance and performance plans. This is in addition to separate publications on the measurement of tax gaps and other research conducted by HMRC on taxpayers’ behaviour and tax administration;</li><li>HMRC’s published Annual Report and Accounts, as well as other aspects of its performance and expenditure, are regularly audited by the independent National Audit Office (NAO), and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. NAO reports of its audits are also published. Revenue and other statistics published by HMRC adhere to the Official Statistics Code of Practice and are also subject to independent audit by the UK’s Statistics Authority;</li><li>The UK Government and HMRC have increased their own transparency by publishing more data, including information about the exercise of powers. Government departments also publish data as part of a cross-Government transparency data publishing requirement, as directed by several letters from the Prime Minister since 2010;</li><li>The UK Government collaborates with international and regional financial institutions, contributing to their published revenue statistics, to improve the fairness, efficiency, and effectiveness of tax administration, including through the <a href="https://www.oecd.org/tax/forum-on-tax-administration/" target="_blank">Forum on Tax Administration</a>; and</li><li>The Tax Assurance Commissioner (TAC) role was created in 2012 to strengthen governance and assurance of tax disputes. The TAC provides assurance to Parliament and the public on the handling of civil tax disputes<em>, </em>and their Report is published as part of HMRC’s Annual Report.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Increasing transparency to improve the public’s trust in the tax system and Government accountability remains a focus for this administration.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/10/2022 11:29:53 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1518483

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exchange Rates: Dollar
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 main reasons for the long-term decline of the value of the pound against the US dollar.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text Financial market movements are determined by a wide range of domestic and international factors. It is not appropriate for the government to comment on specific currency market movements. The UK does not have an exchange rate target and the Government does not have a desired level for sterling – the price is determined by the market. The UK's macroeconomic framework is based on an inflation target, and it is for the independent Monetary Policy Committee to set monetary policy to meet this target. answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/10/2022 16:33:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt