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1005589

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date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tenants: Credit Rating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that where tenants share the payment of rent, their individual payment histories will be taken into account by (1) credit reference agencies, and (2) credit service providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL11360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes it is right that a history of paying rent should be recognised in credit and affordability assessments carried out by credit reference agencies and credit service providers.</p><p> </p><p>That’s why, at Autumn Budget 2017, we announced the Rent Recognition Challenge: a £2million competition seeking technology solutions to enable tenants to record and share their rental data.</p><p> </p><p>The credit reference agency Experian recently announced that rental payments will now be reflected in their credit score reports, and has partnered with some of the Challenge’s participants, Credit Ladder and Canopy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/11/2018 15:56:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1005595

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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 was the cost of VAT on digital (1) books, (2) magazines, and (3) newspapers to public institutions in the last (a) year, and (b) five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL11366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT on e-publications. Policy development also includes consideration of equalities impacts.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold detailed information about the VAT paid on specific products by government departments or public institutions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a digital business and we are taking action to ensure innovative firms can access the skills, investment and infrastructure they need to thrive. Last year, jobs in the digital sector grew at twice the rate of those in the wider economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL11363 HL11364 HL11365 HL11367 HL11368 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:51:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1005596

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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 how much VAT on digital (1) books, (2) magazines, and (3) newspapers was paid by all Government departments in the last (a) year, and (b) five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL11367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT on e-publications. Policy development also includes consideration of equalities impacts.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold detailed information about the VAT paid on specific products by government departments or public institutions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a digital business and we are taking action to ensure innovative firms can access the skills, investment and infrastructure they need to thrive. Last year, jobs in the digital sector grew at twice the rate of those in the wider economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL11363 HL11364 HL11365 HL11366 HL11368 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:51:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1005597

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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 potential merits of the removal of VAT on digital (1) books, (2) magazines and (3) newspapers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL11368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT on e-publications. Policy development also includes consideration of equalities impacts.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold detailed information about the VAT paid on specific products by government departments or public institutions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a digital business and we are taking action to ensure innovative firms can access the skills, investment and infrastructure they need to thrive. Last year, jobs in the digital sector grew at twice the rate of those in the wider economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL11363 HL11364 HL11365 HL11366 HL11367 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:51:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1005626

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) advice is available, and (2) guidance has been given by HMRC, to VAT-registered businesses on how to implement the changes in VAT reporting obligations that will come into force on 1 April 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL11397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>In July, HMRC published a package of resources on GOV.UK, including a VAT Notice providing guidance on the requirements of MTD for VAT. This provides comprehensive advice for businesses and agents. HMRC’s ‘Help and support for Making Tax Digital’ page on GOV.UK brings all of HMRC’s digital support products for MTD together.</p><p>HMRC is also writing to all businesses expected to be mandated, to ensure they are aware of their new obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/11/2018 16:07:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1005630

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 4 April 2017 (HL6630), what assessment they have made of the ONS release, Business Investment in the UK: April to June 2018 revised results, which showed that business investment fell by 0.2 per cent in the last quarter and by 0.7 percent compared to a year earlier; and, in the light of that release, whether they still expect that by 2021 business investment will (1) grow by 15 per cent, and (2) rise as a share of GDP.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL11401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment of this release.</p><p>In the 2018 Budget, the Government announced measures that are expected to affect business investment. These include the introduction of a permanent structures and buildings allowance and a temporary increase in the annual investment allowance for 2 years. These measures, in conjunction with the reduction in the writing down allowance for the special rate pool of assets are expected to increase the level of business investment by 0.4 per cent by the end of the forecast period.</p><p>In its October 2018 forecast, the independent OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) expect business investment to increase by 8% between 2016 Q4 and 2021Q1 and for business investment to rise as a share of GDP.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/11/2018 15:52:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1005663

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the risk of liability to sanctions by the US of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication if it continues to process financial transactions from Iranian banks.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK fully implements UN, EU and UK domestic sanctions law.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The re-imposition of the US sanctions against Iran may have commercial and legal implications for businesses and individuals dealing with Iran.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is a commercial decision for businesses, including the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, to decide on their own risk appetite and to take into account the costs of managing those risks.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/11/2018 15:52:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005688

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the progress of UK banks in ring-fencing retail services from investment banking.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	190479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Under the 2012 Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act large UK banks with retail deposits totalling more than £25 billion are required to ring-fence the deposits of individuals and small businesses from other activities within their groups, such as investment and international banking.</p><p> </p><p>All banks within scope of the ring-fencing regime have successfully completed the necessary restructuring of their operations in advance of the regime coming into force in January 2019. This includes moving customers from one part of the bank to another, changing over a million sort codes and the joining of both UK and international payment systems to facilitate operational separation. The banks have also completed large technology migrations as part of the changes to their internal processes</p><p> </p><p>By insulating these core banking services in a separate legal entity, ring-fencing will support continuity of provision of vital services to the economy if there are shocks originating elsewhere in the group and the global financial system. It will also make banks that provide these essential services simpler and more resolvable and therefore prevent the costs of failing banks falling on taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/11/2018 16:22:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1005717

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received from the Police Service of Northern Ireland on resources for policing after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	190499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at Budget 2018, an additional £500 million will be made available to allow departments and the devolved administrations to continue to prepare for EU exit, taking the total for 2019/20 to £2 billion. As a result of this announcement, the Treasury will have invested over £4 billion in EU exit since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with all of the devolved administrations on matters of importance to the economy across the UK, including EU exit. We are working collaboratively with the Northern Ireland Civil Service to assess the resource requirements of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU. Allocations from the £2 billion to departments and the devolved administrations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190500 190501 question first answered 15/11/2018 12:54:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1005718

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times his Department has met with representatives of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to discuss resource requirements for policing after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	190500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at Budget 2018, an additional £500 million will be made available to allow departments and the devolved administrations to continue to prepare for EU exit, taking the total for 2019/20 to £2 billion. As a result of this announcement, the Treasury will have invested over £4 billion in EU exit since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with all of the devolved administrations on matters of importance to the economy across the UK, including EU exit. We are working collaboratively with the Northern Ireland Civil Service to assess the resource requirements of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU. Allocations from the £2 billion to departments and the devolved administrations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190499 190501 question first answered 15/11/2018 12:54:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh