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1677944

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date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government by which legal process they expect consent for the East West Rail route section between Bedford and Cambridge to be obtained, and what is the current timescale for obtaining that consent and starting construction.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>East West Rail Company is expected to make an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to obtain planning consent for the preferred East West Rail route alignment. The DCO application will follow public consultation in 2024. Timing for construction commencing is subject to the DCO application being successful.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 20/12/2023 11:12:33 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1677945

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 22 November (HL210), how many successful prosecutions there were as a result of HMRC investigations into the activities of the activities of businesses which advertise their services on a cash only basis in the financial year ended 2022–23.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>As referenced in the answer I gave on 22 November 2023 to <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-11-13%2Fhl210&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccomplaints.si%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C05c1465ee77f4ba939a308dbffb15bb4%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638384909447767213%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=brS1B4UzIBoYkQTrOOQk6gcgMei3CNjxpO9An07QDGE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">PQ HL210 </a> the Government is committed to creating a level playing field for all sectors by ensuring that everyone pays the right amount of tax at the right time. Like all other businesses, those which exclusively accept cash must meet their tax obligations. HMRC use a range of interventions, including civil and criminal investigations, to tackle non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC reserves complete discretion to conduct a criminal investigation in any case and to carry out these investigations across a range of offences and in all the areas for which the Commissioners of HMRC have responsibility. In 2022/23, 240 prosecutions were brought by the relevant prosecuting authority as a result of HMRC criminal investigations, securing 218 convictions for a range of offences.</p><p> </p><p>The specific data requested – detailing prosecution numbers for businesses which advertise their services on a cash-only basis – is not available as HMRC systems do not segment data in a way that would allow the required analysis, and therefore this information would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on HMRC’s approach to tackling fraud, including other performance information, can be found at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhmrc-quarterly-performance-report-april-to-june-2023%2Fhmrc-performance-update-april-to-june-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccomplaints.si%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C05c1465ee77f4ba939a308dbffb15bb4%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638384909447767213%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lGnmvsBhxWYOcahd6Bc%2BwQaar6dUJNJ8CqbKu8za5ag%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HMRC performance update: April to June 2023 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/12/2023 10:54:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1677946

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
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 length of time it takes for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs to calculate capital gains tax returns.
tabling member printed	Lord Colgrain
uin	HL1134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The vast majority of Capital Gains returns are filed online, through entries in a Self-Assessment Tax return or our online service for sale of a property which is not the main residence. Taxpayers using online services are presented with their tax calculation immediately, unless there are any exceptions requiring a manual check. For the small numbers of 2022-23 tax returns requiring manual checks, HMRC will complete these by 31 January.</p><p> </p><p>For customers who file their self-assessment return on paper, HMRC aim to process 99% of returns received by the 31 October submission deadline by 31 December. They expect to meet that target this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/12/2023 11:08:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4596 label Biography information for Lord Colgrain

1677947

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Victoria Tower Gardens: Monuments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements, if any, they have made to transfer control of all or part of Victoria Tower Gardens to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, or another department, to enable the planned construction of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and whether they intend to attach conditions to such a transfer to safeguard the interests of the Gardens' current users.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s aim, as part of the programme to establish the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, is to enhance Victoria Tower Gardens so that they can continue to be appreciated by everyone living in, working in or visiting the area. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport are discussing the arrangements which can best ensure safe and efficient construction while maintaining access to the Gardens. Those arrangements may include transfer of title for part of the gardens, especially in order to provide a suitably long lease for the Memorial and Learning Centre.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 20/12/2023 12:38:45 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1677948

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their proposals to increase the minimum income requirement for a spouse or partner visa to £38,700, how income other than from employment and property and savings will be regarded, the additional income required for each child of the family, and what length of visa will be issued and how that will be determined.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement (MIR) will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the MIR, and further policy details, in due course.</p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1138 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:52:37 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1677949

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their proposals to increase the minimum income requirement for a spouse or partner visa to £38,700, what fee will be payable on the initial and subsequent applications for a spouse or partner on a 10-year route to settlement, and what immigration health charge will be due.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There will be no changes to the fees payable for any visa applications or the health surcharge as a result of the minimum income requirement changes announced by the Home Secretary.</p><p>For those applying on a spouse or partner visa, the current application fees of £1,846 for entry clearance, £1,048 for Limited Leave to Remain and £2,885 for Indefinite Leave to Remain will remain the same.</p><p>Subject to the passage of the necessary legislation, the Immigration Health Surcharge will increase to £1,035 per year for migrants applying on the partner visa route.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1139 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:54:27 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1677950

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their proposals to increase the minimum income requirement for a spouse or partner visa, (1) how savings and income from property and sources other than employment will be regarded, (2) the additional income required for each child of the family, (3) what length of visa will be issued, and (4) what other changes related to family visas they propose.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement (MIR) will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the MIR, and further policy details, in due course.</p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1136 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:52:37 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1677951

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	GP Surgeries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many GP surgery buildings were operating (1) in England, and (2) in each primary care organisation (primary care trust, clinical commissioning group, or integrated care board), in (a) November 2010, (b) November 2015, (c) November 2020, and (d) November 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has recently undertaken a primary care data gathering programme, which has established a consistent baseline of data for every National Health Service-reimbursed general practice (GP) across England, with outputs visually displayed and accessible to sustainability and transformation partnerships, integrated care systems, clinical commissioning groups and primary care networks via the Strategic Health Asset Planning and Evaluation Place Atlas, which is available in an online-only format. As of December 2023, this reported a total of 8,522 GP premises.</p><p>The requested data however was not collected as part of this data gathering programme and is not held by NHS England.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1141 question first answered 03/01/2024 14:13:37 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1677952

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	GP Surgeries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many new GP surgery buildings were opened in England in each calendar year since 2008.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has recently undertaken a primary care data gathering programme, which has established a consistent baseline of data for every National Health Service-reimbursed general practice (GP) across England, with outputs visually displayed and accessible to sustainability and transformation partnerships, integrated care systems, clinical commissioning groups and primary care networks via the Strategic Health Asset Planning and Evaluation Place Atlas, which is available in an online-only format. As of December 2023, this reported a total of 8,522 GP premises.</p><p>The requested data however was not collected as part of this data gathering programme and is not held by NHS England.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1140 question first answered 03/01/2024 14:13:37 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1677953

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Economy Act 2017
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the last annual assessment of the effectiveness of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2023 answer text <p>We will publish the annual assessment for 2023 following its presentation to the Public Service Delivery (PSD) Review Board and subsequent Ministerial approval.</p><p> </p><p>The current public service delivery powers of the Digital Economy Act have been operational since 2018. The powers enable public authorities to respond quickly and effectively to complex problems, improve citizens' well-being and improve access to public services.</p><p> </p><p>It has previously not been the practice for assessments to be presented in the form of a written report. Instead, the relevant Minister has received oral briefings in relation to the activities of the PSD Review Board, including relevant information on the use of the public service delivery data sharing powers. The PSD Review Board monitors the efficacy of the Digital Economy Act 2017 as a whole, including the effectiveness of the Chapter 1, Part 5 data sharing powers. The terms of reference and quarterly minutes are published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/digital-economy-act-public-service-delivery-review-board" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/digital-economy-act-public-service-delivery-review-board</a></p><p> </p><p>Ministers were also informed of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) review of the data sharing powers under Part 5 of the DEA (March 2023 - <a href="https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/documents/4024606/ico-review-dea-20230314.pdf" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/documents/4024606/ico-review-dea-20230314.pdf</a>). This review addresses the commitment made during the passage of the legislation that the ICO would look at the powers around 3 years after they became operational.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/12/2023 14:15:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath