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79774

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the meeting of the Cabinet in Aberdeen on 24 February, whether they have any plans to hold Cabinet meetings in Wales and Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL1663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>It has been a long-standing practice of successive governments not to disclose in advance the location of Cabinet meetings. However the Noble Peer will recall that Cabinet was last held in Cardiff in July 2011.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:42:50 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

79775

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current regulations with regard to the levying of value added tax on repairs and maintenance of old and listed buildings; and whether there are any plans to review or change such regulations.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL1664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>Section 1 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 determines that value added tax should be charged on a supply of goods or services. Section 2 of the same Act sets the standard rate at 20%. Repairs and maintenance of all buildings fall into this standard rate.</p><p>The Chancellor keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 11/08/2014 11:57:21 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

79777

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their policy that ministers speaking from the despatch box in their capacity as ministers should not express personal opinions in conflict with Government policy; if so, how that policy is enforced; and, if not, whether they intend to introduce such a policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL1666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Ministerial Code provides guidance to Ministers on their accountability to Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:41:50 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

79778

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the Barnett formula, in the light of the referendum on Scottish independence.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government position has been consistent: our priority has been to reduce the deficit and ensure a secure economic future for the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been clear that no significant changes to the Barnett Formula are in prospect.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 11/08/2014 12:03:32 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

79779

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
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	Chernobyl: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assisted in any schemes offering holidays in the United Kingdom to children affected by the Chernobyl disaster; and if not, whether they have been asked to, or plan to.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Up until 2013 children affected by the Chernobyl disaster travelling to the UK on recuperation visits under the auspices of a registered UK charity were granted gratis UK visas. The decision to discontinue the scheme was one of a number of difficult spending decisions across Government. The Visa Application Centre in Minsk will continue to offer a mobile service for some of the children travelling with Chernobyl charities spending a number of days accepting applications and collecting Biometric data in the regions at no additional cost.</p><p>Our Embassy in Minsk has funded other projects run by Chernobyl Children’s charities in 2013 and 2014. These include projects to avoid such children being placed in institutional care and creating a better child protection system in Belarus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:40:31 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

79780

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the World Bank about the Bank’s policies regarding safeguards for indigenous peoples.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL1669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the draft framework as an important step forward in updating the Bank’s approach to safeguards and as a good basis for further consultation. We will continue to engage with World Bank management as the framework is developed further during the second consultation stage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1670 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:47:30 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

79781

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank
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 decisions taken at the World Bank’s Executive Board meeting on 30 July 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL1670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the draft framework as an important step forward in updating the Bank’s approach to safeguards and as a good basis for further consultation. We will continue to engage with World Bank management as the framework is developed further during the second consultation stage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1669 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:47:29 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

79782

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ensure that direct flights from Europe which include a refuelling stop will be given full consideration in assessing which companies to invite to bid for the air service to the new airport on St Helena.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Potential Service Providers who meet the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) criteria will be asked to submit a tender to provide the St Helena Air Service; all tenders will be given full consideration.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:45:23 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

79783

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the amount of income tax, value added tax and company taxation paid by migrants to the United Kingdom and by companies set up by migrants in each year since 2010 for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 11/08/2014 12:24:49 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

79784

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the bombardment of Gaza.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv are holding regular discussions with the Government of Israel about the current Gaza crisis. On 29 July the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), called for an unconditional, immediate, humanitarian ceasefire. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/08/2014 09:50:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham