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1061363

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:55
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:16:43 21/02/2019 14:59:02
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13743
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/02/2019 11:32:53
	question first ministerially corrected	21/02/2019 14:27:38
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for auditing the payment performance data published by public authorities as required by sections 113(7) and 113(8) of the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015; and what processes they use for such audits.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13743
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13743
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 and wider public sector contracts above the value of £25,000 are published on Contracts Finder.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public procurement regulations do not contain requirements for public bodies to include auditing or whistleblowing policies in the operational delivery and management of public contracts.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public bodies in scope of these regulations are individually responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their own data prior to publication, and operate their own whistleblowing policies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government encourages whistleblowers to get independent advice (e.g. from Citizens Advice) to ensure that they are adequately protected.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public sector suppliers that have not been paid on time can raise the issue with the Public Procurement Review Service.</ins></p>
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1077313

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	25/02/2019
	date tabled	25/02/2019
	ddp created	25/02/2019 23:02:10
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	25/02/2019 23:12:17 13/03/2019 13:25:08
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	identifier	225438
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/02/2019 16:10:32
	question first ministerially corrected	13/03/2019 12:53:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate funds to Transport for Greater Manchester to implement its Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 225438
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	225438
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has allocated a total of <del class="ministerial">£321.5</del> <ins class="ministerial">£312.5 </ins>million to Greater Manchester over the five-year period to 2022-23 as part of the Transforming Cities Fund. £160 million of this will help support the creation of a comprehensive cycling and walking network, informed by the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan that is currently being developed by Transport for Greater Manchester.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1077520

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	26/02/2019
	date tabled	26/02/2019
	ddp created	26/02/2019 21:09:28
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	26/02/2019 21:15:49 05/03/2019 15:36:15
	hansard heading	Hunterston B Power Station: Closures
	house id	1
	identifier	226168
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/03/2019 13:26:02
	question first ministerially corrected	05/03/2019 15:05:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the planned shutdown date is for Hunterston (B) nuclear power station; what the electricity generation capacity is of that power station; and what plans his Department has to replace that capacity.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 226168
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226168
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Hunterston B nuclear power station has a generating capacity of 965 megawatts. EDF’s estimated decommissioning date is <ins class="ministerial">2023</ins><del class="ministerial">2024</del>. This Government remains committed to delivering secure electricity supplies to consumers at the lowest possible cost. We demonstrated this commitment by giving the go-ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C, as well as by launching our landmark £200m Nuclear Sector Deal last year.</p>
	creator	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1061344

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:32
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:15:06 28/02/2019 16:19:02
	hansard heading	Sudan: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13724
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/02/2019 15:47:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to secure the release of UK passport holders jailed by the government of Sudan after taking part in protests in that country.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13724
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13724
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​We have requested confirmation of, and consular access to, individuals who we believe have been arrested in relation to the recent protests. The assistance we can provide to dual nationals in Sudan is limited as they are in the country of their nationality and local authorities are not obliged to inform us of their arrest.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1061345

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:33
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:15:55 21/02/2019 18:19:08
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13725
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/02/2019 17:46:01
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 13 February (HL13277), what assessment they have made of the potential technological solutions for ensuring no hard border of the island of Ireland following the UK's departure from the EU; and whether they will publish details of any such assessment.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13725
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13725
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Prime Minister in her 5 February speech in Belfast reaffirmed the UK Government commitment to delivering a Brexit that ensures no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, including any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls. While technology could play a part in this, and alternative arrangements are being looked at, these must be ones that can be made to work for the particular circumstances of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1061346

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:34
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:15:58 22/02/2019 13:07:04
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13726
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/02/2019 12:34:54
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish details of any contracts they have signed relating to technological solutions to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland; and whether any of those contracts include matters beyond proofs of concept.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13726
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13726
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has been in discussions with technology companies for many months. While no contracts have yet been signed, in the event of doing so we will follow the usual process.</p><p>Parliament has been clear in what is needed to unite behind a Withdrawal Agreement: namely, legally binding changes to the backstop. The Prime Minister has set out three ways in which legally binding changes to the backstop could be achieved. First, the backstop could be replaced with alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. Secondly, there could be a legally binding time limit to the existing backstop, or thirdly, there could be a legally binding unilateral exit clause to that backstop.</p><p>The Prime Minister and President Juncker agreed that our teams should hold further talks to find a way forward, both will meet again before the end of February to take stock of those discussions.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1061347

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:36
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:16:01 27/02/2019 13:26:02
	hansard heading	Zoos: Safety
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13727
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/02/2019 12:54:42
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the safety systems and processes in UK zoos to protect staff, customers and animals.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13727
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13727
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that zoos are safe places to work and visit, and that there are high standards of welfare for all animals.</p><p> </p><p>The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 sets out comprehensive licensing and inspection requirements for zoos. Responsibility for administering these requirements rests with local authorities. Defra supports this by providing the Secretary of State’s Standards of Modern Zoo Practice, which sets out minimum standards that zoos are expected to meet, covering welfare and safety.</p><p> </p><p>The standards are kept under review by Defra’s Zoos Expert Committee, a group of independent experts that advises Defra on zoo issues. Zoos must also comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which ensures the safety of staff.</p>
	creator	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1061348

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:37
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:16:03 28/02/2019 13:29:03
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13728
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/02/2019 12:57:48
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce direct vision standards for heavy goods vehicles in order to reduce road accidents; and if so, when.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13728
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13728
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is working in international organisations to develop increased safety standards, including for direct vision, for heavy goods vehicles. The timing of changes will depend on the outcome of that work. It has no plans to introduce a direct vision requirement nationally for existing heavy goods vehicles, given the current information available about the accident reduction potential. Using its devolved powers, London is separately taking forward a scheme to promote direct vision, and similar powers are available for other large cities.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

1061349

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:38
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:16:10 25/02/2019 17:46:02
	hansard heading	Peers: Bullying
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13729
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/02/2019 17:14:53
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many formal complaints of bullying or harassment by any member of the House of Lords were being investigated from (1) members, (2) their staff, or (3) House staff at the time he launched the consultation on the implementation of a new process for investigating complaints of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct on 11 February.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13729
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13729
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I have not received any formal complaints from members, their staff or House staff but under neither the current system nor the proposed future system would complaints come to me. Currently complaints may be received by the House Administration, the Commissioner for Standards, any of the political parties or whips, or the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers.</p><p> </p><p>Complaints of bullying or harassment by members of the House of Lords may be made to the Commissioner for Standards. Consideration of complaints by the Commissioner follows a two stage process. The Commissioner conducts a preliminary assessment to determine whether there is evidence sufficient to establish a prima facie case that the Code has been breached. This stage of the process is confidential, known only to the Commissioner, complainant and respondent. Basic details of cases are made public only if a complaint proceeds to the second stage, which is a formal investigation.</p><p> </p><p>When I launched the consultation on 11 February there were no live formal investigations by the Commissioner solely in relation to the Code’s personal honour provision, which is the only aspect of the Code likely to be engaged by complaints of bullying and harassment. No such investigations have been initiated since the consultation was launched.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, no formal complaints relating to the behaviour of House of Lords members were being dealt with by the Administration when the consultation was launched, and none have been initiated since.</p><p> </p>
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1061350

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:39
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:16:13 25/02/2019 16:20:03
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Casualties
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13730
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/02/2019 15:48:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 7 February (HL13095), whether a Fatal Accident Inquiry was carried out into any of those deaths; and if so, which.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13730
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13730
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There was a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) carried out following the crash of a Chinook in June 1994 on the Mull of Kintyre which concluded it was impossible to establish the exact cause of the crash.</p><p> </p><p>Since the formation of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Inquest Unit (DIU) in 2008 there have been no FAIs. Before the formation of the DIU, Inquests were dealt with by the individual Services (Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force), the DIU does not have access to any records that may have been retained from this period. It is, however, unlikely that these records have been retained under the MOD records retention policy which is normally five years from date of opening.</p><p> </p><p>We have held discussions with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscals Service (COPFS), to determine if there any other FAIs have been held. COPFS have advised it is not possible to confirm how many FAIs have taken place into military deaths in Scotland since 1990. The COPFS database is based on individual specific information i.e. name, date of birth, date of death and not on occupation. It is not searchable on occupation and we are advised that any search would also return deaths of individuals from natural causes, which could amount to many hundreds of records and would need to be manually searched. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p>
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock