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1025345

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date	14/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the impact of stamp duty on (1) housing mobility, and (2) the frequency of housing transactions; and whether they consider any useful lessons can be drawn from the experience of the Republic of Ireland in reducing stamp duty.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL12311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and monitors a range of factors as part of that process.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, SDLT continues to be an important source of government revenue, raising several billion pounds each year to help pay for the essential services the Government provides. As set out in HMRC’s April 2018 release on illustrative tax changes, a 1 percentage point reduction in the main rates of residential Stamp Duty Land Tax would cost an estimated £1.6 billion in 2019-20.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:09:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1025346

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Service Charges: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether VAT is payable on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges for properties managed by (1) resident self-management organisations, and (2) independent property services management companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Service charges payable by residents to a landlord are exempt from VAT. Supplies of goods and services, including staff, by a property management company to a landlord or a “Right to Manage” company are normally subject to VAT.</p><p> </p><p>There is no difference between resident self-management organisations and independent property services management companies. In both cases the supplies to them by a property management company are subject to VAT.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:36:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1025347

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Service Charges: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated receipts to HM Treasury for 2018–19 from VAT charged on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold information to base an estimate of the receipts to HM Treasury for 2018-19 from VAT charged on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:10:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1025348

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £50 million they committed to the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre project has been spent so far; and how much has been raised for this project and connected purposes from other sources.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL12314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>From 2015/16 to 17 November 2018, the Government has spent £4.35 million on the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre programme.</p><p>No additional funds have yet been raised from other sources. Plans are being progressed for a country-wide fundraising effort for the Memorial and Learning Centre. An independent charity is being set up to raise funds.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/12/2018 12:44:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1025349

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of (1) building, and (2) running the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and how these costs will be met.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL12315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The estimated cost of building the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is £102 million (including VAT). Future running costs are estimated to be around £5 - 6 million per annum.</p><p>In 2015, the Government committed £50 million to the cost of establishing the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. It is also the intention that further contributions towards the costs will come from a national fundraising effort. Options for providing future financial support are being explored and a sustainable long-term plan will be put in place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/12/2018 12:43:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1025350

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Imperial War Museum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will maintain current levels of grant-in-aid to the Imperial War Museum Holocaust Exhibition after the construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL12316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>As an Arm’s Length Body of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport, Imperial War Museums receives annual Grant-in-Aid funding to carry out a number of objectives, including securing free access to their permanent collections, of which the Holocaust Gallery forms a part. Museums themselves determine how best to allocate Grant-in-Aid across their organisations in addition to self-generated funding. The Government has committed funding in the current Spending Review period. Future funding decisions will be made at the next comprehensive spending review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 21/12/2018 14:02:42 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1025351

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL10355), what assessment they have made of the extent to which local authorities are using their powers under section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to charge those who offer short-term holiday lets for additional waste collection.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL12317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>Waste arising from short-term holiday lets has not been discussed as a specific issue with local authorities regarding their powers under section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. We have not had direct representation from local authorities or any concerns raised by them regarding waste from short-term holiday lets and execution of their power under s45 (4). We consider the powers which allow local authorities to charge for waste collection from commercial properties, including short-term holiday lets, are clear and appropriate for dealing with waste from such businesses.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL12318 question first answered 02/01/2019 12:04:02 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

1025352

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL10355), what discussions they have had with local authorities about whether the powers under section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 are appropriate to address problems of additional waste being generated by properties being offered as short-term holiday lets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL12318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>Waste arising from short-term holiday lets has not been discussed as a specific issue with local authorities regarding their powers under section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. We have not had direct representation from local authorities or any concerns raised by them regarding waste from short-term holiday lets and execution of their power under s45 (4). We consider the powers which allow local authorities to charge for waste collection from commercial properties, including short-term holiday lets, are clear and appropriate for dealing with waste from such businesses.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL12317 question first answered 02/01/2019 12:04:01 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

1025353

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Liothyronine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to negotiate a reduction of the cost of liothyronine (T3) for use in primary care.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Liothyronine is an unbranded generic medicine. The Department encourages competition between suppliers of unbranded generic medicines to keep prices down. This generally works well and has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe.</p><p>Concerns about anti-competitive behaviour are a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate. Liothyronine, marketed by Concordia, is currently the subject of an investigation by the CMA, which has provisionally found that Concordia abused its dominant position to overcharge the National Health Service by millions for liothyronine tablets. A provisional decision does not necessarily lead to an infringement decision. Where companies have breached competition law, the Department will seek damages and invest that money back into the NHS.</p><p>The Department also has its own powers to limit prices of unbranded generic medicines and will consult early in 2019 with the relevant industry bodies on implementation of those powers.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/12/2018 15:44:26 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1025354

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Poverty
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 report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK Poverty 2018, published on 4 December.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL12320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The figure quoted by the Joseph Rowntree Trust in this report is taken from official national statistics on the number and proportion of people in low income published by the Department for Work in March 2018. These statistics show that there are one million fewer people living in absolute poverty since 2010, including 300,000 children. Whichever way you look at overall poverty – relative or absolute, before or after housing costs, none are higher than 2010- in fact three are lower.</p><p>This Government believes that the best way of tackling poverty is by building a strong economy and getting people into work. Adults in workless families are around 4 times more likely to be in poverty than those in working families. Children in workless households are around 5 times more likely to be in poverty after housing costs than those where all adults work. Nationally, there are now over 3.3 million more people in work, around 964,000 fewer workless households, and around 637,000 fewer children living in such households compared with 2010. This is why we will continue with our reforms to the welfare system so that it encourages work whilst supporting those who need help.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 19/12/2018 17:09:15 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley