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717823

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
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	Arcadia Group: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are investigating circumstances surrounding the pension deficit of Arcadia; and what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Pensions Regulator in overseeing the scheme and its governance.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The regulatory oversight of work-based pension schemes, including funding issues, is a matter for the independent Pensions Regulator. The recent BHS settlement shows that there is a system in place for protecting the benefits of members of occupational pension schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The government remains confident in the effectiveness of the Regulator however, we have recently launched a consultation on Defined Benefit pensions to make sure the tools they have are appropriate and sustainable. The paper also covers a number of other areas of concern in the defined benefit sector, including the powers of the Regulator. This paper was laid before Parliament on 20 February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The closing date for comments is 14 May 2017; responses can be submitted to the following postal address:</p><p> </p><p>DB Consultation</p><p>Private Pensions</p><p>First Floor</p><p>Caxton House</p><p>6-12 Tothill Street</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 9NA</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 20/04/2017 09:35:51 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

717237

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Insolvency Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the criteria and principles for deciding whether to publish a report by the Insolvency Service; and who makes that decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service undertakes investigations under a variety of legislative provisions. In some of these investigations there are legal restrictions on disclosure of the information obtained.</p><p> </p><p>Where an application, whether to wind up a company or disqualify a director, is made to the court then the disclosure of any report filed in support of the application is a matter for the court.</p><p> </p><p>In all cases, if any directors are disqualified the Insolvency Service publishes the details of the disqualification on its website (for three months).</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 18/04/2017 13:38:24 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

717238

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether ministers have had discussions with NuGen concerning the impact of the placing into administration of Westinghouse on the development of the Moorside nuclear power station; and whether they plan to offer state funding to ensure that that station is completed on time.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are in regular contact with NuGen and other developers of proposed new nuclear projects about a range of issues, including financing.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 18/04/2017 13:33:40 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

717239

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Insolvency
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 Prior of Brampton on 20 March (HL5833), what criteria they will employ to assess the impact of the voluntary package of pre-pack administration reforms for the body that will make the assessment as to whether further regulation of pre-pack administration is needed.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The 2015 voluntary reforms were based on recommendations made by the independent Graham Review into Pre-pack Administration in 2014. The assessment of those reforms will focus on the suboptimal behaviour in some pre-packs described in the Graham Review’s report - that they lacked transparency and that their marketing and valuation methods could be improved – and whether the voluntary reforms have had an impact on their effect.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 18/04/2017 13:13:58 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

714305

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Evening Standard: Charitable Donations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much matched funding HM Treasury has transferred to Evening Standard charity appeals since May 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Office for Civil Society has granted £2.2m of direct funding for the London Community Foundation's 'Dispossessed Fund' since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>This fund is also supported by the Evening Standard, with nearly £18 million raised in total so far. This fund has supported hundreds of community groups across the capital to build social infrastructure in areas of poverty, help communities take control of issues that are affecting them and to tackle specific problems such as gang culture among young people.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/04/2017 14:06:03 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

713697

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Former Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has ever advised a former minister not to accept an appointment.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments provides its advice direct to the former Minister in question.</p><p>The Committee’s final advice is published online when an appointment has been taken up and/or publicly announced. Until this point, the process is confidential between the Committee and the former Minister in question, to allow for free and frank discussion.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/04/2017 16:15:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

713095

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the effectiveness of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments discharges its remit effectively and efficiently.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/04/2017 14:11:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

712017

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (HC Deb, col 821) where he referred to the "death tax", what is the meaning of that term.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The term “death tax” was used to refer to a levy applied to all estates in order to fund adult social care.</p><p>The government will set out proposals to reform the social care system in a green paper in due course. However, proposals do not include, and never have included, any kind of death tax.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/03/2017 10:53:25 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

712018

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the rationale behind the new rates for grant of probate announced in the budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government set out its rationale for reforming the fees for grants of probate in its response to consultation on the fees published on Friday 24 February.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to providing a modern, world-leading justice system which is proportionate and accessible. The best way to protect access to justice is with a properly funded courts and tribunals service.</p><p> </p><p>Fees are necessary to support an effective courts and tribunals system that supports victims and vulnerable people, and is easy for ordinary people to use. In 2015/16, the Government spent around £1.9 billion on our courts and tribunals and recovered only around £700m through fees and other income. We do not believe that the taxpayer should continue to meet all of this cost.</p><p> </p><p>A key change will be the threshold under which no fee is payable increasing from £5,000 to £50,000. More than half of estates in England and Wales will pay no probate fees. The fees will be implemented on a banded structure, increasing in line with estate values, meaning higher fees are paid by those who can afford to do so. Over 90 per cent of estates will pay £1,000 or less for this service and no one will pay more than 1 per cent of the total estate in fees.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/03/2017 11:16:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

711606

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Greater London
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 extent of future movement of financial service companies from London to Edinburgh, in the event that Scotland leaves the UK but retains passporting rights into the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The PM has been clear that now is not the time for another referendum on Scottish independence, following the decisive vote in 2014. The Government is focused on negotiating a good deal for the UK as a whole, a deal which will give firms in London and Edinburgh the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/03/2017 14:42:06 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners