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1181077

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether existing and new freeports will be required to maintain the rules and precautions on plant and animal hygiene that now apply in all other ports; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>Freeports will be subject to the same high standards for plant and animal hygiene that apply in other UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on the policy model underpinning Freeports. However, any eventual Freeport policy model will maintain the UK’s high standards for security, safety, workers’ rights, and the environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/03/2020 16:36:12 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1180614

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme and Horizon Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their wish to avoid a role for the Court of Justice of the EU in resolving future disputes between the UK and the EU, what form of dispute resolution they would accept if the UK is to continue participating in the Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL1842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Public Mandate states that the UK is ready to consider participation in certain EU programmes where it is in the UK's and the EU’s interest that the UK does so. The UK will consider a relationship in line with non-EU Member State participation for the following programmes: Horizon Europe, Euratom Research and Training, and Copernicus. The UK will consider service access agreements for the following programmes: EU Space Surveillance and Tracking, and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.</p><p> </p><p>Existing agreements on programmes between the EU and third countries establish dispute resolution mechanisms that do not include recourse to the ECJ.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s priority in negotiations is to ensure that the UK restores its economic and political independence on 1 January 2021. That is the Government’s primary objective. Any agreement must be consistent with this. The UK must have full control over its own laws and the Government will not accept demands for the UK to follow EU law or accept the judgements of the ECJ.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/03/2020 11:51:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1180677

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Flood Control: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional capital resources they plan to make available to the Governments of (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland, to fund capital expenditure in the financial year 2020–21 on flood prevention projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Flood prevention is a devolved policy area. It is for the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to determine how to allocate their funding across their devolved responsibilities, including to flood prevention.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020-21, the devolved administrations have the following capital block grants: £ 5,014m for the Scottish Government, £2,181m for the Welsh Government, and £1,524m for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula is being applied in the normal way on any planned changes in UK government departmental budgets, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy, including to any additional funding for flooding in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/03/2020 11:52:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1180678

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Floods: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional money, over and above that provided by the Barnett formula, they intend to provide to the Welsh Government for the current financial year to meet any additional costs arising from flood damage and alleviation work for (1) households, (2) businesses, (3) farms, and (4) to secure the safety of coal tips.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The devolved administrations can access the HM Treasury Reserve in certain circumstances, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government has not made any requests to access the Reserve in 2019-20 for flooding damage or alleviation work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/03/2020 11:52:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1179862

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of the loan made by the UK to the Republic of Ireland following the financial crisis of 2008/09; what is the repayment schedule; and what are the servicing costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the most recent statutory report on the UK’s bilateral Loan to Ireland, which the Treasury provided to Parliament as required by Section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. The most recent version of the report was laid in Parliament on 7 February 2020 and is available in the Printed Paper Office.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the first repayment on the loan took place in April 2019. To date, four repayments have been made according to the agreed schedule. £1,613,480,000 on the principal remains outstanding. The final repayment will take place in March 2021. The Government continues to expect the loan to be repaid on time and in full.</p><p> </p><p>As stipulated under the loan’s Credit Facility Agreement, Ireland pays a service fee equal to 0.18% of the remaining tranches of the loan per annum. This fee is payable on 15 December and 15 June concurrently with interest payments on the remaining tranches of the loan.</p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/864414/PU2193_Ireland_loan_statutory_report_2020.pdf</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/03/2020 13:49:47 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name PU2193_Ireland_loan_statutory_report_2020.pdf title stautory report
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1179865

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to build infrastructure at UK ports to accommodate new checks on (1) vehicles, and (2) goods, coming from the EU after 1 January 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL1732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>HMRC will continue to engage with port authorities at key border locations to understand the constraints in different sites, and to discuss how to ensure ports are operationally ready for the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will also continue to keep their plans for additional infrastructure under review, depending on what is needed as part of the future trading relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 09/03/2020 15:32:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

1180201

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
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 possibility of zero-rating VAT on e-publications, including audiobooks and eBooks, to bring them into line with their physical counterparts.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL1823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Representations on this issue are considered as part of the fiscal event process.</p><p>The impact on people from low-income backgrounds and on literacy levels of any reduction of VAT on e-publications is likely to depend on commercial decisions about the extent to which any tax saving would lead to price reductions for consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1824 question first answered 09/03/2020 15:35:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1180202

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
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 case for reducing the VAT applied to digital reading materials with a view to supporting reading among children and young people from low-income backgrounds.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL1824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Representations on this issue are considered as part of the fiscal event process.</p><p>The impact on people from low-income backgrounds and on literacy levels of any reduction of VAT on e-publications is likely to depend on commercial decisions about the extent to which any tax saving would lead to price reductions for consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1823 question first answered 09/03/2020 15:35:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1178502

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of Government infrastructure spending was spent in the North of England between 2015 and 2020; and what is their target for the proportion that will be spent in the North of England between 2020 and 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up and spreading opportunity to all region and nations in the UK. This includes a £5bn package of investment for buses and cycling and a consultation on Freeports. We have confirmed that we will proceed with HS2 to deliver essential North-South connectivity, greater capacity, and shorter journey times.</p><p> </p><p>This will build on £13bn of investment in transport in the North - more than ever before by government, including £3bn investment to improve strategic roads across the region.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 12:49:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1178525

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate and address tax evasion.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax evasion at all levels. The Government has introduced over 100 measures to tackle tax evasion, avoidance and other forms of non-compliance since 2010. Together with HMRC’s compliance work, the government has secured and protected an additional £200 billion in tax revenue which would otherwise have gone unpaid.</p><p>This success demonstrates the Government’s continued efforts to address tax evasion, avoidance and non-compliance in all its forms.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs strategic approach is to use the most appropriate, cost-effective, and highest-impact way to encourage and support all taxpayers in complying with their obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 13:43:14 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown