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422489

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: EU Enlargement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of reports that the German Chancellor has promised to facilitate the full entry of Turkey to the European Union, what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of Turkish membership of the European Union on the United Kingdom's voting powers, and (2) whether all Turkish nationals would have rights of access to the United Kingdom under the existing free movement provisions.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The British Government supports EU enlargement, subject to candidate countries meeting the requirements. Any impact on the UK’s voting powers would depend on the specific issue being discussed and be contingent on the provisions in place on voting weights following any new accession.</p><p>Arrangements on free movement of people of any new Member state depends on transitional controls at the time of accession to the EU. The Government recognises the concern caused by the large-scale movement of people that has followed the accession of new countries to the EU. This issue would be subject to negotiation as part of the accession process. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has made clear that there needs to be reform of the transitional controls on free movement of workers before any further countries join the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/11/2015 14:28:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

422143

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Parliament will be able to debate and vote on proposals for the renegotiation of the United Kingdom position in the European Union before they are submitted to the European Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The British Government has been clear that it will continue to keep Parliament informed on the progress of the renegotiation, including through evidence sessions to the appropriate Committees. Most recently the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Mr Lidington), gave evidence to the European Scrutiny Committee on 16 September, and the House of Lords EU Committee on 12 October on this topic. The Government will also ensure that any documents that are subject to Parliamentary scrutiny are deposited in the usual manner.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/10/2015 16:11:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

422144

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Court of Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the statement made on 14 October by the President of the European Court of Justice that there is a strong link between the Court and European integration.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is defined in Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) as to “ensure that in the interpretation and application of the Treaties the law is observed”. The TEU also provides, in Article 5, that “the Union shall act only within the limits of the competences conferred on it by Member States in the Treaties to attain the objectives set out therein” and that “competences not conferred upon the Union remain with the Member States”. European law, including the judgments of the CJEU, has direct effect in this country because it has been given that authority by Acts of Parliament.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/10/2015 16:15:35 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

422145

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	EU Action: Qualified Majority Voting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what areas of policy were transferred from unanimity to qualified majority voting by the Lisbon Treaty; whether the United Kingdom has opt-outs from any of those areas; and, if so, from which areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>51 provisions were transferred from unanimity to qualified majority voting by the Lisbon Treaty. These were published in the Explanatory Memorandum on the Lisbon Treaty of 17 December 2007 as amended by a Written Ministerial Statement by the then Minister for Europe on 20 February 2008, Official Report, column 53WS. Of these, the following 16 provisions either did not apply to the UK due to its opt-outs or would only apply if the UK decided to exercise its justice and affairs opt-in:</p><p>1) Provisions enabling repeal of the aspects of this article related to state aids policy and the effect of the past division of Germany <br>2) Provisions enabling repeal of this Article (on transport policy as it affects areas of Germany affected by its past division) <br>3) Appointment of European Central Bank (ECB) executive board (UK opt-out) <br>4) Social security <br>5) Use of the euro <br>6) Measures relating to the Broad Economic Guidelines and excessive deficit procedure <br>7) Procedure for entry into the euro <br>8) Mechanism for peer review of Member States’ implementation of policies in this area <br>9) Border checks <br>10) Immigration and Frontier Controls <br>11) Judicial co-operation in Criminal Matters <br>12) Minimum rules for criminal offences and sanctions <br>13) Crime prevention <br>14) Eurojust <br>15) Police co-operation <br>16) Europol</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/10/2015 12:24:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

422146

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Nuclear Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 24 July (HL1516) concerning the decision of the government of Israel not to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, whether any safeguards are in place to discourage the extension or upgrading of Israel's nuclear deployment capacity.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text Israel does have a facility-specific safeguards agreement in place with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), namely “The Agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Government of Israel and the Government of the United States of America for the Application of Safeguards” (commonly referred to as an INFCIRC 66-type agreement). The agreement applies to a single facility in Israel, which is the Soreq Nuclear Research Reactor. The facility is inspected by the IAEA to ensure that it is not used for weapons purposes. We continue to call on Israel to upgrade this arrangement to a full scope Comprehensive Safeguards agreement with the IAEA. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/10/2015 16:12:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

422147

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	United Nations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the UN concerning criticism of the United Kingdom's internal and external policies by UN officials.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text The British Government carefully notes all commentary, complimentary and otherwise, from different parts of the UN system and responds in a differentiated way, depending on our assessment of the comments made, and the expertise and mandate of the body or individual concerned, in close coordination with Whitehall departments. We engage all parts of the UN system to ensure that the UK’s policies are clearly explained and understood. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/10/2015 16:16:20 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

390104

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 15 July on Iran's nuclear programme, whether during the visit to Israel they have plans to initiate discussions with the government of Israel with a view to inviting them to join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The British Government continues to call on Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state. In that regard we also continue to call on Israel to agree a full scope Comprehensive Safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 13:30:12 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

387735

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 3 July (HL718), whether they intend to apply the same conditions under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) framework to Saudi Arabia as those applied to Iran, which is also a signatory of the NPT.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>All non-nuclear weapon States party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, have an obligation not to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons, and to enter into a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to enable international verification of the fulfilment of this obligation. The UK continues to encourage all those States that have not yet done so to bring into force an Additional Protocol to their Safeguards Agreement to give the IAEA additional information on their nuclear programmes and expanded powers of access to their nuclear activities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/07/2015 12:37:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

384507

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Saudi Arabia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are seeking assurances from the government of Saudi Arabia that the 15 nuclear power stations planned to be built with Russian involvement will not result in the production of fissile material that could be used to produce nuclear weapons.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) sets the framework for States to pursue peaceful nuclear technology with appropriate safeguards to prevent that technology being used to develop nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia is a member of the NPT, and we expect them to continue to remain in compliance with their Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as they develop their civil nuclear programme. We also continue to encourage Saudi Arabia to join the many non-nuclear weapon States that have given the IAEA additional information about their nuclear activities, and expanded access to check it, by signing an Additional Protocol to their Safeguards Agreement. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/07/2015 13:56:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348823

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the joint statement by the German and French Ministers for the economy that "our common goal is to render it unthinkable for any country in pursuit of its national interest to consider a future without Europe - or within a lesser union".
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has already started working with other leaders, including those of France and Germany, on how best to address the UK’s concerns and believes that he can and will succeed in negotiating to reform the EU and Britain’s relationship within it.</p><p>As he has said, the EU needs to be flexible enough to find solutions for the eurozone members, while also flexible enough for countries like Britain at the heart of the single market, but not wanting to be part of the ever closer union, to be comfortable with their membership, too.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/06/2015 13:53:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon