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registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the weekly reports on the percentage of full-time employees of each Government department attending the workplace at least once per week; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>Civil servants have continued to work throughout the pandemic to deliver public services and support the Government. There are no plans to centrally publish the information requested.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 23/09/2020 16:15:34 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1233134

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Equity
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 competitive threat to the UK economy of treating carried interest arising from the management of private equity funds as income rather than capital; and what plans the Office for Tax Simplification has to investigate this issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that a competitive financial services sector in the UK, which includes the management of private equity funds, is an important part of attracting investment and driving growth.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s approach to the taxation of carried interest remains in line with most other G7 countries. It seeks to ensure that returns are taxed in line with their character and taxed at rates which appropriately balance the need to raise revenue with the importance of maintaining the UK’s competitiveness for fund management.</p><p> </p><p>The OTS is undertaking a review of CGT and aspects of the taxation of chargeable gains. The review will recommend ways to simplify the tax system in line with the statutory role of the OTS.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 23/09/2020 12:58:44 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1233135

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Government Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the publication of the names of borrowers under various financial support arrangements established by the Government would facilitate the identification of funding provided to businesses controlled by unidentifiable owners in tax havens or controlled by directors previously convicted of fraud.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text The Government has focused efforts on getting support to those who need it in a fast, fair and transparent manner, with data on loan applications and volume and value of loans approved under the loan guarantee schemes published regularly on Gov.UK.<p> </p><p>It would be disproportionate for the Government to publish details of each individual recipient of those loans and grant payments.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government have been clear that the loans must be repaid, and banks are undertaking appropriate precautions against fraud, including customer checks and the monitoring of transactions. Any fraudulent applications can be criminally prosecuted.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 23/09/2020 12:59:24 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners