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1126318

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 19:52:33
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/05/2019 15:45:07 24/05/2019 13:09:02
	hansard heading	Euthanasia: Vulnerable Adults
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15678
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/05/2019 12:37:47
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the current law permitting mentally competent adults to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment has ever been proven inadequate in the courts to protect vulnerable people from being pressured to end their life prematurely.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15678
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15678
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have not seen evidence from the courts that the current provisions permitting mentally competent adults to refuse life-sustaining treatment provide inadequate protection for vulnerable people.</p> question first answered 24/05/2019 12:37:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	creator	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1126319

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 19:52:35
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 15:15:06 24/05/2019 13:01:02
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15679
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/05/2019 12:29:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent research from the UK's Assisted Dying Coalition, published on 8 February, which found that more than one person a week now travels from the UK to Switzerland to end their life; and in light of that research, whether they plan to review the UK's assisted dying law.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15679
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15679
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It remains the Government’s view that any change to the law in this area in England and Wales is an issue of conscience and a matter for Parliament to decide rather than one for Government policy.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has not so far voted to legalise assisted suicide in any circumstances.</p> question first answered 24/05/2019 12:29:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	creator	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1126320

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 19:52:36
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 15:05:08 24/05/2019 13:09:04
	hansard heading	National Preventive Mechanism
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15680
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/05/2019 12:37:28
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement the recommendation of the UN Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment that the National Preventive Mechanism be placed on a legislative basis.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15680
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15680
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2009, the UK Government established the UK’s independent National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) which currently comprises 21 inspection, visiting and monitoring bodies covering detention places across the UK. The UK continues to comply with its international obligations under the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, under which the NPM was established.</p><p> </p><p>We note the sub-committee on Prevention of Torture’s recommendation, and we continue to explore with the NPM how it may be addressed.</p> question first answered 24/05/2019 12:37:28 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	creator	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1126332

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 19:52:50
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 15:15:09 22/05/2019 17:09:01
	hansard heading	Banking Hubs: Competition
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15692
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/05/2019 16:37:43
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to update competition law to allow for shared banking hubs in areas where local bank branches have been closed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15692
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15692
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Branch closures can be difficult for the communities affected and the Government pays close attention to this issue. However, the decision to close a branch is a commercial one for a firm, and Government does not intervene in those decisions.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is equally clear that as banking providers seek to respond to technological advances and changes in customer behaviour, they must also consider carefully the needs of those who still rely on their local bank branch. Since May 2017, the major high street banks have been signed up to the Access to Banking Standard, which commits them to work with customers and communities to minimise the impact of branch closures and put in place alternative banking services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also supports the Post Office Banking Framework Agreement which enables 99% of the UK’s personal and 95% of the UK’s small business customers to withdraw money, deposit cash and cheques and check balances at any one of the Post Office’s network of 11,500 branches.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While banks do have to comply with competition law, there is no specific regulation that prevents banks from sharing branches or other premises where their strategies align. The Government therefore has no plans to update competition law on this basis. Government does not intervene in these commercial decisions, but will continue to encourage banks to think creatively about how they can ensure that consumers can access a wide range of banking services on a sustainable basis. For example, NatWest, Lloyds Bank and Barclays are trialling shared business banking hubs in 6 locations across the UK in the coming weeks.</p> question first answered 22/05/2019 16:37:43 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick