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registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that sufficient funding is allocated to the Ministry of Defence so that the armed forces are adequately equipped and resourced for current and future missions.
tabling member printed	Lord Reid of Cardowan
uin	HL1579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government prioritises our National Security, currently spending more than £50 billion a year on defence.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental expenditure limits for 2025-26 will be set alongside the Budget in October, which will also confirm control totals for 2024-25. A multi-year Spending Review, due to conclude in Spring 2025, will set Departmental expenditure limits for future years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 28/10/2024 11:55:39 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	617 label Biography information for Lord Reid of Cardowan

1734112

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect high street businesses when the business rates tax relief scheme ends in March 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to delivering a fairer business rates system by levelling the playing field between the high street and online giants, better incentivising investment, tackling empty properties and supporting entrepreneurship.</p><p> </p><p>Any decisions on future tax policy will be announced by the Chancellor at the Budget.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 28/10/2024 11:56:12 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1733464

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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 19 September (HL976), which specific Minister requested the appointment of Ian Corfield as a civil servant in July.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 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 by the Chancellor as an unpaid direct ministerial appointment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 23/10/2024 13:51:56 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1733465

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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 19 September (HL976), whether the Treasury holds a Ministerial Code declaration made to the Permanent Secretary when Ian Cofield was appointed as a civil servant; and if so, whether they will place a copy of the declaration in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 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> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 24/10/2024 15:33:59 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1733112

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 whether they have plans to remove VAT on defibrillators.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government currently provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibrillators. This means that charities pay no VAT if they purchase a defibrillator and then donate it to an eligible body.</p><p> </p><p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited and balanced against affordability considerations. The Government keeps all tax under review, and any changes will be announced at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 22/10/2024 14:26:46 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

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

1733116

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	Environmental Protection: Taxation
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 recommendations from the Confederation of British Industry to implement tax cuts for the manufacturers of (1) electric cars, (2) heat pumps, and (3) biofuel.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK’s Corporation Tax rate remains supportive of growth and internationally competitive – 25% is the lowest rate in the G7. The Chancellor also confirmed that generous tax reliefs including Full Expensing, the Annual Investment Allowance and R&amp;D will be maintained.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining these policies and a predictable tax environment for businesses is the most effective way for encouraging investment overall. The Government keeps all tax policy under review and regularly receives proposals for sector-specific tax reliefs. When considering a new tax relief, the Government must ensure it supports businesses in a fair way and that taxpayer money is effectively targeted.</p><p> </p><p>There are already government incentives that support green investment in these sectors. The Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition, worth up to £30 million, aims to bring forward investment in the UK heat pump manufacturing supply chain. The Green Gas Support Scheme also provides tariff support to support the building of new infrastructure to produce biomethane.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business and Trade’s Automotive programmes also continue to support the development and commercialisation of cutting-edge automotive technologies to support the EV transition and the wider UK supply chain.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 23/10/2024 13:52:54 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1732646

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to end losses in tax revenue from tobacco duty fraud.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL1399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched its first strategy to tackle illicit tobacco in 2000. This, and consequent strategies with Border Force, have reduced the overall tobacco duty tax gap from 21.7% in 2005/6 to 14.5% in 2022/23.</p><p> </p><p>During this time, the duty gap for cigarettes has reduced by a third, and for hand-rolling tobacco by a half.</p><p> </p><p>In January this year HMRC and Border Force published their latest illicit tobacco strategy, ‘Stubbing Out the Problem’. This Government is committed to reducing the trade in illicit tobacco with a focus on reducing demand, and tackling and disrupting the organised crime groups behind the illicit tobacco trade.</p><p> </p><p>The tobacco strategy is supported by £100 million of new smokefree funding over the next 5 years to boost existing HMRC and Border Force enforcement capability.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 22/10/2024 11:50:10 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1732647

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual tax revenue loss from illicit and non-duty paid tobacco.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL1400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish official statistics relating to measuring tax gaps, which include the estimated annual tax revenue loss from Illicit and non-duty paid tobacco.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics are published annually and the latest figures are set out in Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The duty gap for tobacco is estimated at 14.5% of the theoretical tobacco duty liability, or £2.2 billion (£1.7 billion in Excise Duty and £0.5 billion in VAT), in tax year 2022 to 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 22/10/2024 11:43:02 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1732648

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reducing or freezing tobacco excise duty to curtail the illicit and non-duty paid tobacco market, and to minimise the annual tax revenue loss from tobacco duty avoidance.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL1401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>Tobacco duty aims to raise revenue and reduce harm to public health by discouraging smoking and raised £10bn in 2022/23. High duty rates, making tobacco less affordable, have helped reduce smoking prevalence with the percentage of adult smokers in the UK reducing from 26% in 2000 to 12% in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Strong enforcement is essential in tackling the illicit tobacco market and minimising the tax gap. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Border Force published a new illicit tobacco strategy in January 2024, ‘Stubbing Out the Problem)’. This set out the Government’s continued commitment to reduce the trade in illicit tobacco with a focus on reducing demand, and the disruption of organised crime groups behind the illicit tobacco trade.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy is supported by £100 million of new ‘smokefree’ funding over the next 5 years which will boost existing HMRC and Border Force enforcement capability.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 22/10/2024 11:42:37 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan