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750569

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Offenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by  Lord Bridges of Headley on 27 June 2016 (HL662), whether they intend to prioritise the establishment of honorary titles for the spouses of women members of the House of Lords; and for same sex spouses and civil partners of members of the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer I gave Lord Lexden on 11 July 2017 (HL291): The Government is sympathetic to those who are seeking to change the current system of courtesy titles, and has considered this complex issue. However, resolving this difficult matter is not a priority for the current Parliamentary session.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/07/2017 14:41:46 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

750642

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Nexus on its proposal for new rolling stock on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	4148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently in discussions with Nexus regarding their proposals for new rolling stock on the Metro, including exploring various funding options.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 07:08:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

750778

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 2(1) of the Ireland Act 1949, what the status of Irish citizens will be after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	4182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The close historic, social and cultural ties between the UK and Ireland have led to the creation of additional rights above those associated with common membership of the EU. The special status afforded to Irish citizens within the UK is rooted in the Ireland Act 1949 and, for the people of Northern Ireland, in the 1998 Belfast Agreement. As outlined in the UK Government policy paper released on 26 June, relating to the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, we want to protect the rights enjoyed by UK and Irish nationals when in the other State.</p><p>We remain committed to preserving the rights of Irish citizens within the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2017 13:51:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

750890

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Motability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to compile information on the number of Motability vehicles which have been recalled in England between (a) January to March and (b) April to June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
	uin	4294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on how many people had Motability vehicles on DLA. Therefore, we are unable to collect accurate information on the number of people who have returned a Motability vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the number of people returning Motability vehicles for the requested dates and the reasons behind this are Motability’s Management Information, and the Department has no right to access this as it is an independent organisation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2017 11:03:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

749928

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Employment: Epilepsy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rise in indemnity costs, resulting from the change in the discount rate on personal injury payouts, on the incentives for doctors to practise in general practice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department is aware that the rising cost of indemnity is an area of concern for general practitioners (GPs).</p><p> </p><p>In July 2016 NHS England published a GP Indemnity review which gathered evidence from GPs about the impact on rising costs of indemnity, which found that:</p><p> </p><p>- 95% of GPs surveyed have experienced a rise in their indemnity costs in the recent years;</p><p>- four fifths of GPs responded that they had been deterred in some way from taking certain types of clinical sessions due to the rise in their indemnity costs; and</p><p>- GPs told us that that if indemnity costs continue to rise at recent rates, this may act as a break on the willingness of GPs to join the profession, to remain in the profession, or to increase their workload.</p><p>In recognition of the rising costs of indemnity, NHS England put an extra £30 million in to the GP contract in March 2017 to cover indemnity-related inflation for GPs from 2016-17. A further sum of approximately £30 million will be made available for April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The change in the personal injury discount rate announced by the former Lord Chancellor (Elizabeth Truss MP) in February 2017 has significantly increased the cost of claims. The Department is working closely with GPs and Medical Defence Organisations to ensure that appropriate funding is available to meet additional costs to GPs, recognising the crucial role they play in the delivery of National Health Service care.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 14/07/2017 13:03:53 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

749929

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide financial support to general practitioners to meet the increase in indemnity costs as a result of the change to the discount rate on personal injury payouts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The cost of indemnity to general practitioners (GPs) is already recognised as a business expense, and reflected in the sums received by GP practices via the GP contract. In recognition of the rising costs of indemnity, NHS England put an extra £30 million in to the GP contract in March 2017 to cover indemnity-related inflation for GP’s from 2016-17. A further sum of approximately £30 million will be made available for April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The change in the personal injury discount rate announced by the former Lord Chancellor (Elizabeth Truss MP) in February 2017 has significantly increased the cost of claims. The Department is working closely with GPs and Medical Defence Organisations to ensure that appropriate funding is available to meet additional costs to GPs, recognising the crucial role they play in the delivery of National Health Service care.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 14/07/2017 13:03:11 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

749950

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kingston Hospital
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what was the size of the Privy Council on 1 July 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Privy Counsellors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 July 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>671</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A list of current Privy Council members can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/07/2017 12:06:21 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

749980

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Campaign against Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of the Government's participation in the recent legal action brought by the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	3883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The legal cost of defending this action to the end of June 2017 is £611,538, including VAT.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 13/07/2017 16:53:06 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

749994

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of public procurement spent by the Government placed with small and medium-sized firms in Wales in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	4097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, which shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements; and we are committed to increasing spend with them through public procurement.</p><p> </p><p>Information on public sector suppliers within a specific constituency is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for public procurement in Wales has been devolved to the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/07/2017 11:01:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

749995

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Living Wage: Arfon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) women and (b) men working in Arfon constituency earn less than the national living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	4048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/07/2017 13:51:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ 4048 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ4048
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams