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1005593

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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	Electronic Publishing: VAT
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 the application of VAT to e-publications but not to physical publications does not discriminate against readers from any social backgrounds.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL11364
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 HL11365 HL11366 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

1005594

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 steps they are taking to ensure that the application of VAT to e-publications but not to physical publications does not have a negative impact on the growth of the UK's digital sector and the use of digital technologies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL11365
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 HL11366 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

1005618

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Brazil: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current political situation in Brazil following the election of Jair Bolsonaro; and what plans they have to maintain bilateral relations with that country, including future ministerial meetings with the President-elect.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​President-elect Jair Bolsonaro won democratic elections and has the mandate of the Brazilian people for the next four years. His transition team is currently working with President Temer's Government on preparations for the handover on 1 January. We understand this process is going smoothly. No Ministerial meetings are currently scheduled with the President-elect. Our Ambassador to Brazil previously met him during the campaign, as he did the other candidates, and since the election has met him as President-elect.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/11/2018 16:03:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

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

1005654

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Paris Peace Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK was represented at the Paris Peace Forum hosted by President Macron on 11 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Lord Bates, Minister of State at the Department for International Development, led the UK delegation to the Paris Peace Forum.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/11/2018 16:08:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott