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HANSARDAccess to CashI am happy to undertake to do that. At the same time as I write the noble Lord, Lord Low, I will write to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett.03 Apr 2019HANSARDAccess to CashI am aware of that. There is obviously the universal service obligation. This year for the first time telephone banking apps will overtake digital online as the way in which most…03 Apr 2019HANSARDAccess to CashThat is partly within the role of the Payment Systems Regulator, although not entirely. On the point about cash and Link machines, Link is a network of banks that supervise these…03 Apr 2019HANSARDAccess to CashMy Lords, I pay tribute to the work of the mutuals. The noble Lord is right that a situation is emerging where people, particularly the most vulnerable, are seeing access to cash…03 Apr 2019HANSARDAccess to CashMy Lords, the Government are committed to safeguarding access to cash while supporting digital payments. Last year, we launched a call for evidence on cash and digital payments in…03 Apr 2019HANSARDAid: Anti-Corruption MeasuresMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord McInnes on securing this debate. I thank him and all noble Lords for their contributions during this short debate, which has gone…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTax: Short-term LetsWe have done some work on that. The tax return I referred to is SA105, which is the self-assessment tax form. The HMRC Let Property campaign, to which the noble Lord referred, has…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: The Customs Challenge (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I begin with one or two points on which we can all agree. The noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, mentioned the work of the committees in your Lordships’ House, how outstanding…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTax: Short-term LetsThe noble Lord asks a leading question. I would worry about giving a precise answer, but tax evasion is wrong and it is against the law. All Members, who are responsible for…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTax: Short-term LetsLocal authorities have responsibility for enforcement if they feel the schemes are being abused, but it is not our responsibility to defend large international hotel chains. We…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTax: Short-term LetsMy Lords, the Government seek to prevent non-compliance with tax through targeted education and support, and by responding strongly to those who break the rules. HM Revenue and…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTax: Short-term LetsPeople already have to make that declaration via tax form SA105. For the latest two years for which numbers are available, the number of people in that position was 2.48 million,…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: The Customs Challenge (European Union Committee Report)The noble Lord will be aware that this is a fast-moving situation. There have been some statements by the Taoiseach on this in relation to the Republic of Ireland. The Good…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTax: Short-term LetsThat is a good question. Whether it is Uber or Amazon, we are genuinely wrestling with how to capture the income due here. We have made some changes to taxing digital companies…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTax: Short-term LetsIt is an interesting idea. There is a scheme in Newham and there was one in Westminster. We are open to looking at whether more needs to be done. We also recognise however, that…01 Apr 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiOn the co-ordination that we are responsible for, we have committed some £5.8 billion to international climate finance. We are taking a leading role in resilience, ensuring that…28 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiWe could not say that there were enough, but what the international organisations are doing is quite remarkable. The Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs at the…28 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiYes, I can give the noble Lord an update from the situation report that I received just an hour before coming to the House today. Five cases were confirmed at a laboratory in…28 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiI am happy to do that in relation to Mozambique and Malawi. Canada has contributed some $2 million, but the scale and response internationally is just not meeting the level of…28 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiAbsolutely—I am happy to give that commitment. The UK Met Office has a significant relationship in Mozambique as far as that is concerned. We have commitments already on the…28 Mar 2019