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1733113

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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 that removing VAT on defibrillators would have on the national rollout effort.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text The Government currently provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibrillators. For example, when an AED is purchased with funds provided by a charity and then donated to an eligible body no VAT is charged. Furthermore, all state schools in England have been fitted with AEDs.<p> </p>The Government keeps all taxes under review including consideration of impacts. A key consideration for any potential VAT relief is whether savings would be passed on to the consumer, and evidence suggests that savings are not always passed on.<p> </p>VAT is the UK's second largest tax forecast to raise £176 billion in 2024/25, and taxation is a vital source of revenue which helps to fund public services. The Government has no current plans to make changes to the VAT treatment of AEDs.<p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 17/10/2024 13:35:05 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1731646

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to require lenders to consider rental payment history when making decisions on mortgage applications.
tabling member printed	Lord Bailey of Paddington
uin	HL1154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK benefits from a competitive mortgage market, including products that are based on a tenant’s history of rental payments. Any prospective first-time buyer should speak to a mortgage broker, who will be able to assist them in finding the best possible product for their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The pricing and availability of mortgages is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene. Lenders need to balance the risk of default and losses when making their decisions, which is why mortgage affordability assessments consider a range of factors.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 17/10/2024 11:00:45 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4987 label Biography information for Lord Bailey of Paddington

1731675

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ian Corfield
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 10 September (HL665), whether they hold any Ministerial Code declaration, and if so in relation to which Minister, regarding the initial appointment of Ian Corfield as a civil servant in July, prior to his subsequent conversion to a direct ministerial appointment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointed, unpaid, as a direct ministerial appointment. The donation was included in the Chancellor's Register of Member's Interests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 17/10/2024 13:30:11 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1731694

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Estate Commissioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Crown Estate has notified the Treasury of any risks to its reputation, further to section 15.1 of the Treasury's Framework Document: The Crown Estate, published in June 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL1354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Estate provides regular updates to the Treasury on all matters of its business in line with its obligations set out in the Framework Document 2023. This includes notifying Treasury officials of any potential risks to its reputation during regular business engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate meet with Treasury officials on a regular basis, including 6-weekly meetings to discuss business performance. Outside of performance meetings, there are open channels of communications between officials where information is openly shared in a timely manner.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 14/10/2024 10:41:50 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1731714

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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 impact of shops refusing to accept cash as payment insisting instead on card payment; and whether they plan to take steps to protect access to and the use of cash.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL1259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK to pay for essential goods and services. It is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to accept or decline a form of payment is a commercial one and, as such, the Government’s position on cash acceptance is that it is primarily a matter for individual businesses. However, the Government recognises the importance of cash as a means of payment for essential services and to the wider economy, and therefore welcomes the work of the regulators to monitor cash acceptance. For example, research published by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2020 found that 98 per cent of small businesses surveyed would never turn away a customer if they needed to pay in cash.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises it is important that people can withdraw and deposit cash with ease, without which it is more difficult for cash to be used as a means of payment. The Financial Conduct Authority has recently assumed regulatory responsibility for protecting access to cash, and its new rules went live on 18 September. Under these rules, following a request from a local community or the closure of a cash access facility, firms that have been designated by the Government to be subject to the FCA’s regime are required to undertake an assessment of a community’s cash access needs and to put in place a new service if necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 17/10/2024 13:29:46 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

1731744

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Estate Commissioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect the draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasury and the Crown Estates to be published before consideration of the Crown Estates Bill is concluded in the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL1355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Yes. As committed at Second Reading of the Crown Estate Bill, the Government will publish a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasury and The Crown Estate by November. This will be before Report stage of the Bill in the House of Lords.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 14/10/2024 10:42:13 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1731834

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ian Corfield
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 17 September (HL810), whether the application and correspondence for the Recruitment Principles exemption for Ian Corfield, sent by the Treasury, informed the Civil Service Commission of the previous political donation from Mr Corfield to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Ian Corfield was appointed via Exception to the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. The Department followed the established process to make the appointment and was granted the required approval from the Civil Service Commission. Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the new government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available.</p><p> </p><p>The established process for the declaration of propriety matters was followed, and this process does not involve the Civil Service Commission.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 17/10/2024 11:04:18 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1731858

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 20 September (HL1065), what discussions they have had with the Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority on their proposals for making diversity and inclusion reporting mandatory through regulation; and what assessment they have made of these regulatory measures in light of the total costs to firms as outlined (1) on page 53 of the Financial Conduct Authority consultation paper Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – working together to drive change, published in September 2023, and (2) on page 57 of the Bank of England consultation paper Diversity and inclusion in PRA-regulated firms, published in September 2023 and updated in October 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL1274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority are non-governmental bodies which are independent from the Treasury. The government does not make assessments of their consultations.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury engages closely and regularly with the regulators on a wide range of issues, including ensuring that effective, proportionate regulation is supporting the government’s mission to drive the growth and international competitiveness of the UK’s financial services sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 17/10/2024 11:11:36 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1729682

registered interest
date	13/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Further Education: 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 removing VAT liability from general further education colleges, given that sixth form colleges are not liable.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2024 answer text <p>On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will include sixth form colleges which provide these services for a charge.</p><p>Education and vocational training provided by further education colleges will not be subject to VAT as they do not charge fees for full time education for 16–19-year-olds.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 27/09/2024 10:39:21 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729691

registered interest
date	13/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reduce the cost of the ATA Carnet for cultural goods.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL1108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and its operational unit, the UK National ATA Carnet Organisation, is responsible for the issue of ATA Carnets in the UK. Issuing Chambers charge their own fees to cover their administration costs. The cost of an ATA Carnet also reflects the cost of providing a guarantee through an International Guarantee Chain, which covers any customs charges potentially due on goods in the countries to be visited.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently participating in a pilot exercise to digitalise ATA Carnets and their processes as part of a World Customs Organisation (WCO) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) initiative. The Digital Pilot was launched in February 2019, initially involving the UK and five other countries. To date, the UK has successfully processed a number of e-ATA Carnets from Heathrow and is looking to collaborate with more ports to make digital Carnets more readily available.</p><p> </p><p>There are other options for temporarily moving goods between the UK and EU which may be more cost-effective than an ATA Carnet, depending on the specific circumstances. The EU’s Temporary Admission procedure can be used in conjunction with the UK’s Returned Goods Relief to claim relief on goods which are temporarily imported into the EU, and subsequently re-exported back into the UK. More information can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 20/09/2024 13:15:31 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty