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1064619

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Bates on 19 January (HLWS1308) concerning the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting of 12 February, what position was taken by the UK during the exchange of views on the European Commission’s proposal to move to qualified majority voting in EU taxation policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL13938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in an explanatory memorandum dated 5 February 2019,<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> the government does not support the use of qualified majority voting (QMV) in the field of taxation and this remains the case following the recent Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) discussion.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/files/2019/02/Scan.pdf" target="_blank">http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/files/2019/02/Scan.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2019 12:34:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name hl13938.pdf title EM attached.
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1056485

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Staff: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 28 January (HL12856), whether the €9.75 billion in pensions liabilities are part of the estimated £39 billion settlement or additional to it.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL13535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The financial settlement negotiated with the European Union includes the value of pensions liabilities incurred while a member state.</p><p> </p><p>We have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and have ensured a fair deal for UK taxpayers. The Government was able to secure a number of successes in negotiations that reduced the size of the settlement from what it might have been under the Commission’s original proposal including provisions that enable future simplifications for the period over which we pay for pensions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/02/2019 12:37:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1042117

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Staff: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the share of pension liabilities to which they have agreed as part of the UK's departure from the EU is based on (1) the full budget share of those liabilities, or (2) the number of British staff employed by the EU up to and until exit day.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL12856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Withdrawal Agreement, as part of the Financial Settlement, the United Kingdom shall be liable to the Union for its share of the financing of the Union's liabilities incurred until 31 December 2020, including pensions. The UK’s share, as set out under Article 139, shall be a percentage calculated as the ratio between the EU Budget contributions made available by the United Kingdom in the years 2014 to 2020 and those EU Budget contributions made available during that period by all Member States and the United Kingdom. The Office for Budget Responsibility in October 2018, estimated the UK’s share of the EU’s pension liabilities as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement, at €9.75 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 14:45:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

934509

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Union: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total value of the capital and other assets owned by the EU; what percentage of those assets have been contributed to by the UK; and whether that figure will be used as a credit in any calculation of a financial settlement on leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL9190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Our financial settlement with the EU includes a settlement on the Union’s liabilities which takes into account corresponding assets. We have also agreed that the UK will receive future income from the Union’s investment assets, including those linked to contingent liabilities. The UK’s share of the EU’s assets and liabilities, where not specified, will be calculated by applying the UK’s historical post-rebate financing share using data from across 2014-2020. In March 2018, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that the net value of the UK’s share of the EU’s liabilities and assets will be €2.7 billion (£2.5 billion).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/07/2018 13:43:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

895069

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank of England: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek candidates internationally for a replacement governor of the Bank of England rather than restricting the post to British candidates; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL7434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The current Governor of the Bank of England has announced he will serve to 30 June 2019. The process of appointing the next Governor will begin in due course and in a way that ensures a smooth transition and gives certainty to markets. When the time comes, the best person for the job will be appointed, whoever she or he may be.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/05/2018 16:15:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

862933

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 16 February (HL5444), what assessment they have made of the compatibility of the UK's commitment to spend 0.79 per cent of Gross National Income on overseas aid with cuts in spending for other public services.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The government takes a balanced approach to government spending, getting debt falling but also investing in our key public services like the NHS, and keeping taxes low. It also believes that the UK has a moral obligation to the world’s poorest, and the UK will continue to keep its promise to spend 0.70 per cent of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance (ODA). This represents less than 2 per cent of total public spending.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/03/2018 12:31:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

389202

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Loans: Greece
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom will incur any financial costs relating to the bailout being given to the government of Greece, either through the European Central Bank or the International Monetary Fund, or in any other way.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has secured a deal that protects UK taxpayers from any risk from financing euro area bailouts now and in the future. This deal gives legal force to the commitment secured in 2010 that UK taxpayers would not be drawn into a euro area bailout. Under the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) short term financing agreement concluded on Friday 17 July, Greece’s IMF arrears have also been cleared.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 27/07/2015 15:56:58 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

389205

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to renegotiate the funding of the European Union budget so that the United Kingdom’s contribution does not increase as a result of economic success.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The EU budget mechanisms, which determine the UK's net contribution to the EU‎ from 2014-20, were agreed in 2013, when the Prime Minister secured an historic real terms cut to expenditure and protected the rebate. This House approved that deal on 8 July 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 27/07/2015 15:56:17 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

387731

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will explain why they agreed to a European directive tying the United Kingdom's bank deposit protection scheme to the euro-sterling value which has resulted in a £10,000 reduction in the level of protection for United Kingdom depositors from next year; and what action they intend to take to address this anomaly.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive (DGSD) updates existing EU legislation designed to harmonise the level of deposit protection provided across the European Economic Area (EEA).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is necessary to ensure that depositors are entitled to the same level of protection wherever they deposit their money, and that UK firms are not competitively disadvantaged in relation to firms in other EEA jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a result of the current strength of the pound in relation to the euro, it has been necessary for the Prudential Regulation Authority to review the sterling coverage limit. However, the Government has taken action to ensure that UK depositors are not exposed to a sudden reduction in the level of protection they receive.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has laid a statutory instrument to ensure that depositors who are currently entitled to £85,000 of protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme will continue to be until 31 December 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This will ensure that there is sufficient time available for depositors to be made aware of the changes, and to take such steps as they feel necessary to manage their financial affairs appropriately in light of this change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 20/07/2015 16:37:43 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

386133

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Lands and Estates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Crown Estate is the property of the reigning monarch; whether a majority of the income from the Estate is used in the interest of taxpayers; and what is the amount by which taxpayers benefited in the tax year 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Estate belongs to the reigning monarch 'in right of The Crown', that is, it is owned by the monarch for the duration of their reign, by virtue of their accession to the throne. But it is not the private property of the monarch - it cannot be sold by the monarch, nor do revenues from it belong to the monarch. The revenue surplus from the Estate is paid to the Consolidated fund. For 2014-15, this was £285.1million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 13/07/2015 15:54:42 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon