Asked by: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to incorporating health and safety requirements into tax incentives for film and television productions, similar to those implemented recently in California.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton
The Government is not currently considering incorporating health and safety requirements into tax incentives for film and television productions, however the Government keeps the tax system under review.
Asked by: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times Ministerial Directions have been issued in each of the last five years; and from which departments.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
Ministerial Directions are published on gov.uk.
There have been nineteen Ministerial Directions in total in the last five years. Details of these Ministerial Directions are set out in the table attached.
Asked by: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice has been provided this Session for ministers or senior officials in HM Treasury on whether to use secondary legislation or primary legislation for significant legislation.
Answered by Lord O'Neill of Gatley
There has been no change in approach to the use of primary and secondary legislation since the General Election. Each piece of legislation is approached within the context of the policy and the existing legislative framework. There is no evidence of an increase in the number of statutory instruments laid since 2010 or since the General Election. Briefing produced by the House of Commons Library (CBP 7438) shows that the number of statutory instruments laid before the House of Commons peaked at 1,885 in the 2005-06 session, compared to 1,378 last session and 540 so far this session.