Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1272393

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 11 December (HL10795), what was the total number of paid employees residing in (1) each of region in England, and (2) each country of the UK, from April 2019 to March 2020 recorded in HMRC Pay As You Earn Real Time Information data.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL11560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of paid employees residing in each of region in England from April 2019 to March 2020, as recorded in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>East</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>1,065,409</p></td><td><p>3,137,816</p></td><td><p>2,300,551</p></td><td><p>2,120,447</p></td><td><p>2,485,313</p></td><td><p>2,772,974</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>1,066,080</p></td><td><p>3,137,620</p></td><td><p>2,300,333</p></td><td><p>2,120,439</p></td><td><p>2,485,075</p></td><td><p>2,771,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>1,066,562</p></td><td><p>3,138,906</p></td><td><p>2,302,000</p></td><td><p>2,121,030</p></td><td><p>2,484,875</p></td><td><p>2,772,962</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>1,065,660</p></td><td><p>3,139,186</p></td><td><p>2,301,235</p></td><td><p>2,119,597</p></td><td><p>2,481,664</p></td><td><p>2,772,737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>1,069,074</p></td><td><p>3,144,592</p></td><td><p>2,306,052</p></td><td><p>2,122,111</p></td><td><p>2,486,040</p></td><td><p>2,776,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>1,071,202</p></td><td><p>3,146,634</p></td><td><p>2,309,501</p></td><td><p>2,124,047</p></td><td><p>2,487,774</p></td><td><p>2,779,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>1,071,728</p></td><td><p>3,147,835</p></td><td><p>2,308,300</p></td><td><p>2,123,763</p></td><td><p>2,488,441</p></td><td><p>2,780,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>1,072,399</p></td><td><p>3,150,222</p></td><td><p>2,309,815</p></td><td><p>2,124,824</p></td><td><p>2,487,414</p></td><td><p>2,781,880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>1,072,789</p></td><td><p>3,150,342</p></td><td><p>2,310,246</p></td><td><p>2,124,354</p></td><td><p>2,486,609</p></td><td><p>2,783,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>1,074,192</p></td><td><p>3,152,781</p></td><td><p>2,312,715</p></td><td><p>2,126,676</p></td><td><p>2,488,194</p></td><td><p>2,785,231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>1,075,642</p></td><td><p>3,153,077</p></td><td><p>2,312,765</p></td><td><p>2,127,755</p></td><td><p>2,488,819</p></td><td><p>2,785,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>1,076,053</p></td><td><p>3,152,661</p></td><td><p>2,313,687</p></td><td><p>2,124,924</p></td><td><p>2,488,551</p></td><td><p>2,783,615</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>4,116,863</p></td><td><p>4,076,344</p></td><td><p>2,408,685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>4,112,387</p></td><td><p>4,077,830</p></td><td><p>2,412,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>4,117,530</p></td><td><p>4,079,886</p></td><td><p>2,414,122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>4,117,859</p></td><td><p>4,079,868</p></td><td><p>2,411,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>4,125,424</p></td><td><p>4,084,737</p></td><td><p>2,417,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>4,131,487</p></td><td><p>4,090,166</p></td><td><p>2,420,027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>4,132,412</p></td><td><p>4,088,062</p></td><td><p>2,419,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>4,133,033</p></td><td><p>4,090,528</p></td><td><p>2,420,215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>4,139,300</p></td><td><p>4,092,004</p></td><td><p>2,421,205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>4,142,490</p></td><td><p>4,094,403</p></td><td><p>2,425,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>4,139,134</p></td><td><p>4,094,158</p></td><td><p>2,422,459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>4,132,450</p></td><td><p>4,088,675</p></td><td><p>2,420,358</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of paid employees residing in each country of the UK, from April 2019 to March 2020, as recorded in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>24,484,402</p></td><td><p>1,255,933</p></td><td><p>2,391,779</p></td><td><p>741,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>24,484,653</p></td><td><p>1,256,903</p></td><td><p>2,392,995</p></td><td><p>742,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>24,497,873</p></td><td><p>1,257,748</p></td><td><p>2,392,860</p></td><td><p>743,088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>24,489,779</p></td><td><p>1,257,585</p></td><td><p>2,391,974</p></td><td><p>745,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>24,532,691</p></td><td><p>1,260,027</p></td><td><p>2,393,484</p></td><td><p>746,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>24,560,781</p></td><td><p>1,260,392</p></td><td><p>2,395,389</p></td><td><p>747,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>24,560,735</p></td><td><p>1,259,622</p></td><td><p>2,395,250</p></td><td><p>748,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>24,570,330</p></td><td><p>1,260,986</p></td><td><p>2,394,490</p></td><td><p>750,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>24,580,471</p></td><td><p>1,261,581</p></td><td><p>2,397,707</p></td><td><p>751,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>24,602,662</p></td><td><p>1,264,215</p></td><td><p>2,401,985</p></td><td><p>752,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>24,598,871</p></td><td><p>1,264,787</p></td><td><p>2,396,300</p></td><td><p>754,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>24,580,974</p></td><td><p>1,262,454</p></td><td><p>2,395,550</p></td><td><p>755,739</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><p> </p><p>(1) These figures have been taken from the publication “Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information” published jointly by HMRC and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 15 December 2020<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p>(2) These figures are as accurate as reported through PAYE RTI. However, PAYE schemes not paying any of their employees above the NICs threshold are not obliged to report employees' earnings through RTI. Therefore, some employees may be excluded from these statistics.</p><p> </p><p>(3) The address information has been taken from individuals’ addresses as at March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/realtimeinformationstatisticsreferencetableseasonallyadjusted" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/realtimeinformationstatisticsreferencetableseasonallyadjusted</a></p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/01/2021 16:52:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1272394

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Consultants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much HS2 Ltd spent on consultancy services in each financial year since 2015/16.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>As HS2 do not categorise consultancy spend within their contracts this information is not easily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/01/2021 13:58:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1272395

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on the purchase of land and property in connection with (1) HS2 Phase 1, and (2) HS2 Phase 2A.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>At November 2020, some £3.642bn has been spent or committed on the three phases of the HS2 property programme. The breakdown is: Phase One - £3.314bn; Phase 2a - £100m; and, Phase 2b - £228m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/01/2021 11:37:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1272396

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the resale value of land and property sales purchased in connection with (1) HS2 Phase 1 and (2) HS2 Phase 2A, in the event that part or all of these projects are cancelled.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>At November 2020, £3.414bn has been spent and committed on the property acquisition programme for Phase One and Phase 2a. No detailed estimates have been produced on the resale value of the property acquired to date on those phases in the event of project cancellation. Subject to wider property disposal rules, the Government’s policy is to sell any land and property not needed for the HS2 programme for its full, unblighted open-market value. The HS2 property disposal policy is kept under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/01/2021 11:40:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1272397

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their current estimate for the (1) outturn cost, and (2) date to start exporting power to the National Grid, of Hinkley Point C.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2021 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Contract for Difference, neither taxpayer nor consumer is liable to contribute to the construction cost of Hinkley Point C. The Contract for Difference defines a Commissioning Window for each of the two nuclear reactors. These are from 1<sup>st</sup> May 2025 to 30<sup>th</sup> April 2029 for Reactor One and 1<sup>st</sup> November 2025 to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2029 for Reactor Two.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2019, the lead investor in Hinkley Point C published a statement on the project cost and schedule. This said that the capital cost is likely to be between £21.5Bn and £22.5Bn (these figures are in 2015 money). The developer is targeting power generation by the end of 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/01/2021 16:31:34 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1272398

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Charities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the (1) funding, and (2) operational sustainability, of small charities working in the field of international development.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL11566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO recognises that this is an uncertain time for the charity sector and we continue to work flexibly with civil society partners to respond to the pandemic, maintain delivery of essential programmes and manage the impacts on organisations and staff. We have kept informed of the level of risk to the sector by the BOND survey of its members. Many charities have benefited from the existing measures announced by the Government to support employers and businesses and all charities have also been eligible for the job retention scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/01/2021 15:53:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1272399

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Charities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Small International Development Charities Network on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continuing viability of such charities; and what plans they have to meet with representatives of the Network.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL11567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO has received a number of MP's letters requesting a response to their constituents who have expressed support for the Small but Mighty campaign championed by the Small International Development Charities Network. The FCDO currently has no specific plans to meet representatives of the Network. However, as an organisation, we attach immense value to engaging with civil society organisations which, like the FCDO, are at the forefront of delivering aid. We will continue to engage directly with organisations that share our objectives in international development and contribute to delivering UK Aid to poor and excluded communities around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/01/2021 15:49:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1272400

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Charities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of small international development charities on (1) the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and (2) furthering the international reputation of the UK and its contribution to overseas development.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL11568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2020 answer text <p>Through FCDO's UK Aid Direct programme, we have a portfolio of 89 live grants to small international development charities (those with an annual income under £250,000); who are contributing to 10 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. As of August 2020, 54 of the small international charities supported through the Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF) had reached 197,411 beneficiaries, in 22 developing countries, 53% of whom were women. The FCDO's funding to small charities supports building the capacity of small charities in order for them to continue their work after the funding is over. We also recognise the important role they play in raising awareness in the UK of the issue of global poverty and the role UK Aid can play.</p><p>The first round of SCCF grants are currently coming to an end and the FCDO will assess their achievements against agreed outcomes and numbers of beneficiaries supported; their overall impact, the strengths and challenges of delivering projects through small charities as well as the lessons that can be learnt from their approaches. This will contribute to our understanding of their contribution to furthering the reputation of the UK and its contribution to overseas development.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/12/2020 10:34:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1272401

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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	Coronavirus: Travellers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) publicise, and (2) facilitate access to, COVID-19 vaccinations for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL11569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The National Health Service is working with Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise partners, inclusion health providers and others to develop an accessible model for delivery of the vaccine to people from communities such as Gypsy, Roma and Traveller. Through the Community Champions Scheme councils and voluntary organisations are delivering a wide range of measures to protect those most at risk - including communicating accurate health information. Champions have been drawn from these communities themselves to share accurate health information with their neighbours, networks and wider community.</p><p>Local vaccination services are playing a vital role in reaching vulnerable groups including those who are in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. These services mobilise general practice, working together in groups of Primary Care Networks plus large and small community pharmacy sites. These services provide the largest number of locations and are well placed to support our highest risk individuals, many of whom already have a trusted relationship with their local health services. They also coordinate and deliver vaccination to people who are unable to attend a vaccination site.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/03/2021 16:39:57 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1272402

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Insurance: Accountancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the effect of implementing IFRS 17 in the UK on the reported capital of insurance companies, and (2) the financial effect of implementing IFRS 17 for the 10 largest insurance companies in the UK; and, if they have made no such assessments, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL11570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2021 answer text <p>While the responsibility for adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) sits with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the UK Endorsement Board secretariat has been tasked with assessing IFRS 17 (the new accounting standard relating to insurance contracts) against the adoption criteria set out in the <em>International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</em>.</p><p> </p><p>Planning for the work required to assess the standard against those criteria is underway. It is expected to include outreach with representatives from stakeholder groups across the UK’s insurance sector, including preparers of financial statements. It will also encompass an Impact Assessment of the standard which will include consideration of the financial effect of implementing IFRS 17, including on capital included in the accounts, for those entities that apply IFRS. These include the largest insurance companies in the UK. The results of the assessment of IFRS 17 against the adoption criteria will be published ahead of any adoption of the standard.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/01/2021 16:32:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted