Results 1-20 of 127 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Lord Barnett

Written Answers — House of Lords: Offshore Financial Centres (7 Jul 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering sanctions on British overseas territories or Crown Dependencies which are offshore financial centres.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Financial Services Regulation (6 Jul 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering changing the powers and responsibilities of the Financial Services Authority. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to give greater powers to the Bank of England.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Offshore Financial Centres (2 Jul 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the offshore financial centres which are British overseas territories or Crown Dependencies.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Taxation (2 Jul 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the opinion of the CBI that some taxpayers could face a marginal tax rate of 145 per cent as a result of the Finance Bill.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Houses of Parliament: Members' Expenses (16 Jun 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the alleged statement by HM Revenue and Customs quoted in the Daily Telegraph on 27 May that "MPs are not exempt from tax laws, and tax must be paid on some expenses", parliamentarians must pay tax on benefits in kind. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any legislation under which parliamentarians have received expenses...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Houses of Parliament: Members' Expenses (16 Jun 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government how HM Revenue and Customs differentiates between professional fees related to preparation of tax returns, and any charges for general work related to business affairs, for the purposes of taxing parliamentarians.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Taxation (16 Jun 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all taxpayers are taxed equally for benefits in kind; and whether this has always been the case.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Loan Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether loans made by banks under the small firms loans guarantee scheme and the recently announced loan scheme must have matching funds provided by the firms.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Loan Guarantee Scheme (18 May 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent in the current financial year under the small firms loan guarantee scheme; and what is the proportion of the guarantees available under the scheme.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme (27 Apr 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the recently announced loan scheme to begin.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Forecasts (20 Apr 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Answer by Lord Myners on 11 March (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 1165), how the banks' forecasts compare with the forecasts in the Pre-Budget Report 2008.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Post Office: Banking (20 Apr 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any formal agreement was made with the Government of the Republic of Ireland to underwrite personal savings accounts in the Post Office which were transferred to Irish banks.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Post Office: Banking (31 Mar 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government under what authority the Post Office transferred personal savings accounts to Irish banks. To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Post Office transferred savings accounts to Irish banks, whether savers were protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Bad Banks (30 Mar 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of banks' toxic assets for possible inclusion in a bad bank. To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the creation of a bad bank. To ask Her Majesty's Government how a bad bank's assets would be rationed.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Bonuses (19 Mar 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Answer by Lord Myners on 10 February (Official Report, House of Lords, cols. 1009—1011), when he expects the required decisions to be made on the issue of bonuses in the banking sector.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Loan Guarantee Scheme (19 Mar 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been taken up by banks under the loan guarantee scheme to date.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Bonuses (16 Mar 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Lord Myners on 10 February (Official Report, House of Lords, cols. 1009—11), whether they have identified any instances where legal and contractual obligations to pay bonuses can be challenged; and, if so, in how many cases.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Bonuses (16 Mar 2009)

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Lord Myners on 10 February (Official Report, House of Lords, cols. 1009—11), whether he has instructed the direction of UK Financial Interests Limited to take account of the views he expressed regarding bonuses being fully justified by the contribution of the individual.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking (18 Nov 2008)

Lord Barnett: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will urge the European Commission to review current accounting rules, with particular reference to the value of derivatives.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking (12 Nov 2008)

Lord Barnett: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether off-balance sheet transactions have been included in group accounts of those banks in which they have purchased ordinary or preference shares; and Whether the accounts of those banks in which they have purchased ordinary or preference shares include any derivatives; and, if so, what was their value.