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425824

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date	03/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Stem Cells
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the 2014 report of the UK Stem Cell Strategy Oversight Committee on the future of unrelated donor stem cell transplantation in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL3222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government continues to take forward work to deliver the recommendations in the 2014 report. We remain committed to improving stem cell transplantation services and doing all we can to help those in need of a transplant to find a suitable donor.</p><br /><p>Since 2011, the Department has provided its delivery partners, NHS Blood and Transplant and the Anthony Nolan, a total of £16 million in additional, new funding to improve stem cell transplantation services in the United Kingdom. A further £3 million investment was announced in March 2015.</p><br /><p>This funding has led to a tangible improvement in the availability of stem cells in the UK and the achievements include:</p><br /><p>- More UK patients received a stem cell transplant in 2014 than ever before;</p><br /><p>- Over 60% of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) patients are now able to find a well matched donor compared to only 40% in 2010;</p><br /><p>- A single unified bone marrow donor registry has been created streamlining the provision of stem cells and reducing the time to provide cells from adult donors;</p><br /><p>- The proportion of patients receiving cord blood from UK donors has significantly increased; and</p><br /><p>- An increase in UK patients receiving a transplant from 802 in 2010/11 to 1,060 in 1013/14. The increased use of UK-sourced stem cells has meant that more donors than ever are available to donate leading to a significant cost saving by reducing the need to import stem cells.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 12/11/2015 13:06:57 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

425825

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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
hansard heading	Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what process they followed in making appointments to the Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board.
tabling member printed	Baroness Janke
uin	HL3223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is responsible for appointing members to the local government pension scheme’s advisory board. No more than 12 members in total may be appointed, divided equally between members representing scheme members and scheme employers in England and Wales.</p><p>The list of appointments made by the Secretary of State is shown below. The appointments were made on the basis of nominations submitted by the Local Government Association on behalf of local authority employers and the three major local government trade unions. The 12 appointments shown below replaced the members of a shadow scheme advisory board established in July 2013.</p><p><strong>Local authority employer representatives</strong></p><p>Councillor Roger Phillips (Herefordshire County Council representing non-local authority employers)</p><p>Emelda Nicholroy (Universities and Colleges Employers Association representing education employers).</p><p>Councillor Michael Adams (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham representing London councils).</p><p>Councillor Keiran Quinn (Greater Manchester Pension Fund representing Metropolitan authorities)</p><p>Councillor Denise Le Gal (Surrey County Council representing English local authorities)</p><p>Councillor Mary Barnett (Torfaen Pension Fund representing Welsh local authorities)</p><p><br><strong>Scheme member representatives</strong></p><p>Jon Richards - UNISON</p><p>Chris Tansley – UNISON</p><p>Brian Strutton - GMB</p><p>Gary Warwick - GMB</p><p>Fiona Farmer - UNITE</p><p>Dick Banks - UNITE</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2015 15:40:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4337 label Biography information for Baroness Janke

425826

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent reports about VAT fraud by online traders operating from abroad, what action they are taking to reduce the extent of such tax evasion, and whether that action will be completed before Christmas in order to protect UK businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL3224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is actively targeting operational and intelligence activity, as well as a range of other options, to tackle this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 17/11/2015 17:31:26 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

425827

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent reports about VAT fraud by online traders operating from abroad, what is their estimate of the impact of such tax evasion on (1) the public purse, and (2) UK businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL3225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>Any UK VAT losses arising from online traders operating from abroad are already included within the published UK Tax Gap.</p><br /><p>The estimate of the VAT Gap published in “Measuring Tax Gaps 2015 edition” on 22 October 2015 is £13.1 billion. Overall, the UK Tax Gap was 6.4 per cent in 2013-14,down from 6.6 per cent in 2012-13. As part of that, the VAT Gap is calculated as 11.1 per cent in 2013-14, a reduction from 11.9 per cent in 2012-13.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 17/11/2015 17:32:21 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

425828

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent reports about VAT fraud by online traders operating from abroad, what discussions they have had in the last three months with (1) Amazon, and (2) eBay, about the extent of such tax evasion on their online marketplaces.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL3226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is in regular contact with the largest businesses through its dedicated “Customer Relationship Manager” model.Details of discussions with individual taxpayers cannot be disclosed due to taxpayer confidentiality.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 17/11/2015 17:31:09 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

425829

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent reports about VAT fraud by online traders operating from abroad, whether they plan to require HM Revenue and Customs to work closely with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute in tackling such tax evasion, in particular through Amazon's and eBay’s online marketplaces.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL3227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is actively targeting operational and intelligence activity to tackle this problem. This involves working closely with a number of external bodies, including Trading Standards.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 17/11/2015 17:29:44 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

425830

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent reports about VAT fraud by online traders operating from abroad, whether they plan to pursue (1) Amazon, and (2) eBay, for any UK VAT that has been evaded by traders using those online marketplaces; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL3228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is actively targeting operational and intelligence activity to tackle this issue. However, HMRC is unable to give details of its plans in respect of any individual taxpayer because of taxpayer confidentiality.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 17/11/2015 17:31:49 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

425831

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
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 number of additional hours of employment and jobs available to people wanting to increase their working hours in order to avoid the proposed four-year freeze in working age benefits from 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL3229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 09/11/2015 16:25:04 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

425832

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many people will work more hours as a result of the proposed four-year freeze in working age benefits from 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL3230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 09/11/2015 16:06:08 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

425833

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Social Mobility
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what definitions of social mobility are used by the new Social Mobility Commission, and whether they refer to changes in income.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL3231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>Provisions to reform the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission as the Social Mobility Commission are currently under consideration by Parliament as part of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill. Until these receive Royal Assent, the Commission will continue to operate under its existing statutory framework. Operating arrangements for the reformed Commission will be set in due course, subject to Royal Assent.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 12/11/2015 13:01:46 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor