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581617

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date	12/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Low Pay: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total value of tax relief not paid to low-paid workers in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17 to date, as a result of those workers contributing to a net pay scheme from which they were unable to receive the tax relief to which they would be entitled in a relief-at-source scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of workers earning less than the personal allowance who are also members of pension schemes that operate a net pay system. The Government does not hold employee level data on employees enrolled in net pay pension schemes, as such schemes are not obliged to report pension contributions to HM Revenue and Customs. The Government does not therefore hold information on the value of tax reliefs paid out to employees in net pay schemes.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Pensions Regulator provides guidance to employers on choosing a pension scheme for their staff in order to discharge their statutory obligations under automatic enrolment. This guidance covers the choice between net pay and relief at source schemes, and the implications of net pay schemes for employees who do not pay tax.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1586 HL1587 HL1589 question first answered 19/09/2016 09:17:28 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581618

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Pension Protection Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government  how many non-associated multi-employer defined benefit pension schemes in the UK are covered by the Pension Protection Fund, and what estimate they have made of the total number of employers in those schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2016, there were 26 non-associated multi-employer schemes, with a total of 5,060 participating employers between them which are covered by the Pension Protection Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/09/2016 15:28:54 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581619

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the total number of employers who are potentially responsible for paying Pension Act 1995 section 75 debts of previous employers who are no longer part of their non-associated multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Government or the Pensions Regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/09/2016 15:26:08 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581620

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their most recent estimate of the number of individual employers at risk of personal bankruptcy as a result of the increased costs of supporting defined benefit pension liabilities in non-associated multi-employer pension schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Government or the Pensions Regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/09/2016 13:47:30 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581621

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the impact of falling long-term gilt yields on the deficits of UK defined benefit pension schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>Recent movement in gilt yields could have a material impact on the funding position of defined benefit pension schemes in the short term.</p><p>However, the precise effect on deficits will depend on a number of factors including how assets are allocated, the approach to hedging and the demographics of the scheme. We continue to monitor the position.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/09/2016 13:00:32 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581623

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Pensions: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to stop cold-callers who try to lure people into pension scams.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat of pension scams very seriously. We are committed to protecting consumers from such scams, by raising awareness and pursuing scammers when these crimes occur.</p><p>The Government has established Project Bloom, a multi-department, multi-agency forum for officials to monitor trends, share intelligence on emerging threats, and help co-ordinate action to tackle scams. Members include the National Crime Agency, police forces, Pension Wise, regulators and key Government departments.</p><p>We are also taking forward a range of legislative measures to tackle nuisance calls, which will increase consumer protection and choice by strengthening the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ability to take enforcement action against organisations that break the law. Recent actions include a measure in the Digital Economy Bill that will strengthen the ICO's direct marketing guidance by giving it statutory status. We are also exploring proposals to extend the ICO’s powers of compulsory audit to more of the organisations that generate nuisance calls; and the options for enabling the ICO to hold company directors to account for breaches of the direct marketing rules.</p> answering member printed Baroness Shields question first answered 26/09/2016 13:04:49 answering member 4325 label Biography information for Baroness Shields
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581624

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Industry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the trend for input prices for industry since the EU Referendum.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>On a monthly basis, total input prices rose by 0.2% in August 2016, after rising by 3.1% in July 2016 and by 1.7% in June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>On a monthly basis, core input prices rose by 0.2% in August 2016, after a rise of 4.2% in July 2016 and 0.7% in June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The latest ONS producer price inflation data can be found in the following release (also attached): <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/producerpriceinflation/august2016#input-prices-summary" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/producerpriceinflation/august2016#input-prices-summary</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/09/2016 13:15:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name HL1763 - UK producer price inflation August 2016.pdf title UK producer price inflation August 2016
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

581625

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings: Tax Allowances
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 case for not taxing the income from interest-bearing savings whilst interest rates are low.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Since April 2016 savers have benefitted from a new Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers, and £500 for higher rate taxpayers. They can also save up to £15,240 tax-free in ISAs this tax year. Together these measures mean that 95% of taxpayers have no savings tax to pay at all.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 19/09/2016 09:27:27 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

581626

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	International Monetary Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the criticisms in the report published on 8 July by the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), <i>The IMF and the Crises in Greece, Ireland, and Portugal</i>, what value they now place on the IMF's forecasts and policy statements.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The government continues to value the IMF’s forecasts and other analytical outputs, which are supported by high quality technical analysis and data-gathering. This is used alongside the government’s own analysis, and the work of other institutions. We do not believe that the International Evaluation Office’s (IEO) report entitled <em>The IMF and the Crises in Greece, Ireland and Portugal</em> provides compelling evidence to alter this practice.</p><p> </p><p>The government values the work of the IEO, which is important in improving transparency, oversight and enhancing the learning culture at the Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 19/09/2016 09:36:29 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

581627

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in conjunction with UK allies, they plan to increase the level of military activity against British jihadis fighting for ISIL in Iraq and Syria; and whether their objective is to kill such individuals on the battlefield before they return to the UK as potential terrorists.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>UK military action in Syria and Iraq is against Daesh targets, regardless of nationality, as December's Parliamentary motion made clear. As part of the global coalition, the UK is making a substantial air contribution to the campaign to defeat Daesh in both countries and providing training to Iraqi (including Kurdish) security forces taking the fight to Daesh on the ground. The Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) announced in June that we would deploy up to 250 personnel to the Al Asad Air Base in Iraq to increase our training contribution.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/09/2016 15:53:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra