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1020568

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Resignations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the delivery of HS2 of the resignation of Sir Terry Morgan as chairman.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL12115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced on 5 December that Allan Cook CBE DSc has been appointed as the new Chair of HS2 Ltd. Mr Cook is a chartered engineer with more than 40 years’ international experience in the infrastructure, automotive, aerospace and defence industries.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 has made impressive progress in the past 18 months. The regeneration of the West Midlands and Curzon Street in Birmingham are now well underway.</p><p>HS2 Ltd continues to work with its supply chain partners ahead of main construction work on Phase 1, and is working to deliver services from London to Birmingham from 2026 in line with the target delivery date.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:22:02 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1019312

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the HS2 rail project remains on (1) time, and (2) budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL12001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Spending Review 2015 established a long term funding envelope for delivery of HS2 of £55.7bn (2015 prices). We are determined to deliver HS2 within that and HS2 Ltd has been set an ambitious target of commencing HS2 Phase One services in 2026. We will make schedule details public as part of the Full Business Case for Phase One due to be published in 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/12/2018 17:54:04 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1019313

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Dismissal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Chairman of HS2 expects to be sacked.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL12002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Chairman of HS2 has resigned from his role. A press notice has been published on the Department’s website which can be found at the following link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crossrail-and-hs2-chairman-steps-down" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crossrail-and-hs2-chairman-steps-down</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/12/2018 17:54:27 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1019314

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide an update to Parliament on both the Crossrail and HS2 projects; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL12003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Crossrail Annual Update to Parliament was laid on 24 July 2018. A Crossrail Update was also presented to Parliament on 26 October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>A further update on Crossrail was also provided on 10 December 2018 on the funding and financing arrangements for the final stages of the project.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to update parliament annually, at least, on progress with High Speed 2. The last update was on 11 October 2018 via a Written Ministerial Statement. The government will also be publishing schedule details as part of the Full Business Case for Phase One due in 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/12/2018 17:58:57 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1014689

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Syria: Chemical Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have on who was responsible for the alleged chemical attack on Aleppo on 25 November; and what action they intend to take if that attack is proved to be a chemical attack.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of rockets allegedly containing a toxic substance being fired in Aleppo and are seeking further information. No fatalities have been reported. We call on all parties to support the experts of the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as they look into these allegations. As a result of UK-led action, the OPCW is putting in place attribution arrangements to identify the perpetrators of the use of chemical weapons in Syria. If the OPCW was to determine that a chemical weapon was used in this instance, it would be able to examine who was responsible. We condemn the use of chemical weapons in all circumstances and will continue to work with partners, including through the UN and OPCW, to ensure that the international norm against the use of chemical weapons is upheld.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/12/2018 14:04:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1014690

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Russia: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the governments of Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate rising tension in the Kerch Strait.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK's full diplomatic network is actively engaged on securing a united international response. The Foreign Secretary, in his statement on 26 November, condemned Russia's aggressive actions and their forcible seizure of the Ukrainian vessels and their crews. He called on the Russian Federation to ensure freedom of passage through the Kerch Strait and for the exercise of restraint. We have been clear through the UN, OSCE, EU and NATO that Russia must release the vessels and their crew. The UK continues to express its full support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and territorial waters. Our Ambassador to the Ukraine has been actively engaging with the Ukrainian Government, including the Foreign Ministry, Defence Ministry and the Navy.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2018 16:15:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1014691

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Ukraine: Military Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to call upon the government of Ukraine to lift the imposition of martial law to ensure that forthcoming elections are free and fair.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>​In response to Russian aggression, the Ukrainian Rada (parliament) adopted a law on 26 November on the approval of a Presidential Decree on the introduction of Martial Law. The law came into force for a fixed period of 30 days from 28 November and applies in 10 border regions. We welcome President Poroshenko's reassurances that martial law will not be used to restrict the rights and freedoms of Ukrainian citizens and that full mobilisation will only be considered in case of further Russian aggression. The UK continues to provide support for transparency and accountability through electoral reform in Ukraine, including technical assistance for reform of the Central Election Commission. We welcome the Ukrainian Parliament's resolution this week confirming Presidential elections will proceed as scheduled on 31 March 2019. We also welcome the President's assurances that he is actively seeking to ensure that community elections scheduled for 23 December can proceed as planned.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2018 16:09:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1012544

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that the protocol on Northern Ireland included in the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU will “apply only temporarily” as set out in article 1(4) of that protocol; and under what circumstances they anticipate the protocol might be extended as noted in the preamble to the protocol.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The agreement preserves the economic and constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom, upholds the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, and ensures people and businesses that rely on an open border between the Northern Ireland and Ireland can continue living their lives and operating as they do now. It does so through a temporary single UK-EU customs territory or through an option to extend the implementation period for a short period of time until the new economic relationship is in place.</p><p>The Government is clear the backstop is an insurance policy that no-one ever wants to come into effect. Both the UK and the EU are fully committed to having our future relationship in place by 1st January 2021 and the Withdrawal Agreement has a legal duty on both sides to use best endeavours to avoid the backstop ever coming into force. Despite this, if the future relationship is not ready by the end of 2020, the UK would not be forced to use the backstop. The UK would have a clear choice between the backstop or a short extension to the Implementation Period. If the backstop was entered into, the legal text is clear that it should be temporary and that the Article 50 legal base cannot provide for a permanent relationship. There is also a termination clause, which allows the backstop to be turned off when we have fulfilled our commitments on the Northern Ireland border, and there is a unilateral right to trigger a review through the Joint Committee and the ability to seek independent arbitration if the EU does not use good faith in this process.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/12/2018 16:50:52 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1012154

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019 regardless of whether there is a withdrawal deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on 29 March 2019. EU leaders have now endorsed the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future relationship between the UK and EU. This is a deal that works for the entirety of the UK. It takes back control of our laws, borders and money and it sets out a clear vision for the UK’s future relationship with the EU.</p><p>We will put the final deal to Parliament and MPs will have to decide whether to back or reject it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/12/2018 11:54:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1005654

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Paris Peace Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK was represented at the Paris Peace Forum hosted by President Macron on 11 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Lord Bates, Minister of State at the Department for International Development, led the UK delegation to the Paris Peace Forum.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/11/2018 16:08:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott