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45993

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for VAT carousel fraud have taken place in the United Kingdom over the last six years.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service do not identify the number of prosecutions for fraud cases known as VAT carousel fraud. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

45994

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidelines are followed by HM Revenue and Customs and the Crown Prosecution Service in determining whether to investigate or prosecute VAT carousel fraud.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) seek to disrupt VAT carousel (Missing Trader Intra-Community - MTIC) fraud using both civil and criminal interventions.</p><p> </p><p>When using criminal action HMRC seek to investigate the 'guiding minds' behind MTIC fraud, as well as, selectively, other participants, including key enablers.</p><p> </p><p>Such cases are notified and referred to the relevant independent prosecutors. The final charging decision is made by the prosecuting agency, based on the evidence presented as a result of the HMRC investigation. Cases in England and Wales will be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44876

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department for Communities and Local Government to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department's financial position is reviewed on a regular basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44878

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Ministry of Defence to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Defence Board receives a monthly report on the performance of each of its Top level Budgets showing the forecast position against the allocated budget. It also receives information on the delivery of the Ministry of Defence's key equipment and other projects. The Board assesses this management information at each meeting and takes action as and when necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44879

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department for Education to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education's financial position is reviewed every month by the Department's Management Committee.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44880

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department of Energy and Climate Change to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p>The departmental management board review the Department's expenditure forecasts against Parliamentary control totals. No cost over-runs have been forecast in the last 12 months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44558

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Transport and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested regarding the conduct of customer, user and satisfaction surveys across the Department for Transport and its agencies in the last 12 months is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Survey</strong></td><td>Comissioned by Board</td><td>Reported to Board</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>DVLA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Customer Satisfaction Survey 2012-13</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>VOSA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>ATF Satisfaction Survey</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>PSV operators survey</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>MOT modernisation user survey</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>User evaluation of communications - operators</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>User evaluation of communications - MOT</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong> MCA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>UK Ship Register</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Survey and Inspection Regime</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Seafarer Certifcate of Competency</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Seafarer Certificate of Equivalent Comeptency</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>HA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>National Road User Survey</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Area Road User Survey x7</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>DSA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Car driving test candidates x2</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Motorcycle driving test candidates x2</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>LGC/PCV driving test candidates</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Approved driving instructors x2</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Approved motorcycle training bodies</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Potential driving instructors</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Trainers on the ORDIT register</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Trainers on the voluntary LGV/PCV register</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Glossary</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ATF</td><td>Authorised Testing Facility</td></tr><tr><td>DSA</td><td>Driver Standards Agency</td></tr><tr><td>DVLA</td><td>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</td></tr><tr><td>HA</td><td>Highways Agency</td></tr><tr><td>MCA</td><td>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</td></tr><tr><td>PSV</td><td>Public service vehicle</td></tr><tr><td>VCA</td><td>Vehicle Certification Agency</td></tr><tr><td>VOSA</td><td>Vehicle and Operator Services Agency</td></tr><tr><td>LGV</td><td>Large goods vehicle</td></tr><tr><td>PCV</td><td>Passenger carrying vehicle</td></tr><tr><td>ORDIT</td><td>Online register of driving instructors</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44560

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Wales Office and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office has not conducted any customer or user surveys in the last 12 months.</p><p>However, the Wales Office conducts a staff engagement survey annually, and the results are reported to the Department's management board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44561

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Work and Pensions and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions conducts an annual Claimant Service and Experience Survey which measures customer satisfaction. The survey includes customers of Jobcentre Plus and the former agency Pensions, Disability and Carers Service. Fieldwork for the 2013 survey was completed in September. The survey is approved by the Operations Executive Team and key findings have been reported to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance Group conducts customer satisfaction surveys to cover all its statutory schemes. Quarterly surveys are run for the 1993/2003 and 2012 schemes and a monthly survey for the Options Gateway to tell how customers think suppliers are delivering service. All of these surveys are commissioned and reviewed for internal use by the CMG Executive Team.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44562

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Attorney General's Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General's Office (AGO) does not have a cost overrun established by the management board above which it merits a budget being tabled at departmental Executive Board. No overruns have been reported to the AGO Executive Board in the last 12 months.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn