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	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the date of completion of the Cabinet Office Review, code-named Operation Yellowhammer, that was published in the Sunday Times on 18 August.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL17581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As is the usual practice, we do not comment on leaked documents. Any leak is unacceptable and the leak of any information is disappointing. However, On 11<sup>th</sup> September 2019 we published an iteration of the planning assumptions which largely reflect the work carried out under the previous government, which are dated 2 August. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Operation Yellowhammer is a cross government programme of work to ensure that government is prepared to mitigate the potential impacts of Brexit in the event that the UK leaves without a deal. The programme is underpinned by planning assumptions that are not a prediction of what is going to happen, but reflect a responsible Government preparing for reasonable worst-case scenarios. A reasonable worse case assumption provides a challenging and stretching scenario to aid planning. Such an approach is good risk management.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are currently undertaking a review of the reasonable worst case scenario planning assumptions for Operation Yellowhammer and will publish the revised version in due course. As you’d expect, the assumptions are under constant review, particularly as our preparations advance at pace.</ins></p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 16:55:09 question first ministerially corrected 26/09/2019 14:01:59 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown previous answer version 135677 answering member printed The Earl of Courtown answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1144169

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Office for Tackling Injustices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the formal remit of the new Office for Tackling Injustices; and what are its immediate priorities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL17657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are considering how best to take forward this work in the light of the new Government’s domestic priorities and will provide an update in due course.</ins></p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 16:55:37 question first ministerially corrected 26/09/2019 13:59:06 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown previous answer version 135682 answering member printed The Earl of Courtown answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1144141

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prorogation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister or Cabinet Secretary first discussed prorogation with Sir Edward Young, the Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL17629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Since communications between the Ministers or officials and Her Majesty the Queen or her advisers are confidential, I am not able to provide you with any details.</ins></p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 16:55:15 question first ministerially corrected 26/09/2019 13:58:49 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown previous answer version 135679 answering member printed The Earl of Courtown answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain