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824015

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of the term “public sector contracts” which they are using in connection with employees of Carillion; and whether that definition includes (1) Private Finance Initiative contracts, (2) other types of public-private partnerships, and (3) work for non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL4760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The relevant Carillion contracts are those drawn up under the Public Contracts regulations 2015. These are set out in the Regulations to ensure consistency of understanding and interpretation and be found at: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 29/01/2018 17:26:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Public procurement contracts regulations 2015 .pdf title Public procurement contracts regulations 2015
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

808759

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Audit
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 concentration of the auditing profession; and whether any such concentration is eroding confidence in audits.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL4283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into competition in the audit market for companies in the FTSE 350 in 2011. It published its conclusions in 2013. The report is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/statutory-audit-services-market-investigation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/cma-cases/statutory-audit-services-market-investigation</a> and can be found attached.</p><p> </p><p>The new EU Audit Regulation requires the competent authority for each Member State to monitor the audit market for all <em>Public Interest Entities </em>(banks, building societies, insurers and companies with securities traded on an EU regulated market). As the UK competent authority, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) publishes its findings in its annual <em>Key Facts and Trends</em>. It also publishes an annual report on <em>Developments in Audit. </em>Both are available on the FRC’s website, as are annual reports on the quality of audits by each of the six largest audit firms.</p><p> </p><p>This information is used to contribute each to a triennial report by the European Commission on monitoring developments in the EU market for statutory audit services to public-interest entities pursuant to Article 27 of the new EU Audit Regulation. The 2017 report can be accessed at <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/170907-statutory-audit-services-report_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/170907-statutory-audit-services-report_en</a> and can be found attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley attachment 1 file name CELEX_52017DC0464_EN_TXT.pdf title EU audit report 2 file name 131016_final_report.pdf title CMA audit report question first answered 22/12/2017 12:20:38 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

776797

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Monarch Airlines: Insolvency
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 position of KPMG as administrators to Monarch Airlines, in the light of that firm's commercial relationships with Monarch, Greybull Capital, the owner of Monarch, and Greybull's offshore affiliates.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>Government does not have a role in the appointment of administrators, nor does it have direct control of their actions. All insolvency practitioners are subject to an insolvency code of ethics, which sets out the fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity and confidentiality.</p><p>Prior to accepting an insolvency appointment, the insolvency practitioner must check whether the appointment might carry any threat to these fundamental principles, for example a conflict of interest and If the threat cannot be reduced to an acceptable level, they should not accept an appointment.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 31/10/2017 15:06:31 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

775958

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the financial commitments the UK has made to the EU during the period of our membership.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Details of the United Kingdom’s contributions to the EU since accession can be found in the House of Commons report titled ‘The UK’s contribution to the EU budget’.</p><p>The UK does not make ‘financial commitments to the EU’, but instead makes annual contributions towards the EU budget. The EU makes financial commitments each year which are financed through that budget. Details of EU financial commitments can be found in annual budgets published online, or the EU’s consolidated annual accounts.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/11/2017 15:27:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

733220

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with PoolRe extending cover for acts of terrorism to forms of damage other than property damage; and if so, what support they intend to offer.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>There is nothing in law that prevents insurers from providing cover for other types of terrorism risks, for example where no physical damage occurs. However, Government understands that these policies are not commonly offered or bought. Treasury is in active discussions with Pool Re in relation to the evolving nature of the terrorism threat.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/07/2017 13:46:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

733221

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the law on bribery and improper inducements.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to review the law on bribery and improper inducements.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 10/07/2017 13:52:09 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
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

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

710393

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
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 assessment they have made of the relationship between the value of a deceased person’s estate and the cost of grant of probate; and whether the increases in the latter announced in the Budget represent the costs associated with the grant or will raise a surplus in addition to those costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>On Friday 24 February 2017, after careful consideration of responses to consultation, the Government announced its intention to introduce a new banded system of fees for grants of probate, subject to Parliamentary approval. The original Government consultation and the response can both be found on the Ministry of Justice consultation hub website.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>The new probate fees are fair and proportionate in that they are linked to the value of the estate. Our plan to raise the threshold under which no probate fee is payable from £5,000 to £50,000 will ensure that more than half of estates will pay no fee at all. No one will pay more than 1% of the total estate value in fees.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has given the Lord Chancellor the power, through section 180 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, to set court and tribunal fees above the cost of the service. All of the additional income that the fees will raise must be reinvested back into our courts and tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to providing a modern, world-leading justice system which is proportionate and accessible. 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.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/03/2017 15:24:12 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

709816

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
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	ARM: SoftBank
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they were consulted by SoftBank before that company's sale of an interest in ARM Holdings; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which that disposal is consistent with the commitments which were secured by the Government from SoftBank at the time they endorsed its investment.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>The Takeover Panel is responsible for the enforcement of post-offer undertakings.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/03/2017 16:14:10 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners