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Written Question
Exchange Rates
Monday 30th January 2017

Asked by: Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the devaluation of the pound sterling since June 2016 on the financial wellbeing of retired UK citizens living in (1) the EU and (2) the rest of the world.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Shadow Minister (Treasury)

The Government does not comment on currency movements.

To support people in retirement, the Government has increased the basic State Pension to its highest proportion of average earnings for 25 years. The annual index-linked increase was paid to eligible UK State Pension recipients living within the European Economic Area, Gibraltar, Switzerland, and countries that have a social security agreement with the UK that allows for cost of living increases to the State Pension.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Dec 2014
Autumn Statement

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, on securing this very important debate and the noble Lord, Lord Rose, on his excellent maiden speech.

I want to concentrate on the UK’s chronic skills shortage, particularly in construction, which is hampering productivity and holding back the economic recovery, according …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Oct 2014
Young People: Alternatives to University

"My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Monks—I was going to say my noble friend; he is a friend, really—on securing this debate. It dovetails nicely into the one that we had earlier.

I look forward to the day when a completed apprenticeship is regarded as being just …..."
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Written Question
Taxation: Immigrants
Monday 11th August 2014

Asked by: Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the amount of income tax, value added tax and company taxation paid by migrants to the United Kingdom and by companies set up by migrants in each year since 2010 for which figures are available.

Answered by Lord Deighton

The information requested is not available.