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1173357

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/02/2020
	date	27/01/2020
	date tabled	27/01/2020
	ddp created	27/01/2020 21:35:54
	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	28/01/2020 17:05:08 03/02/2020 18:02:48
	hansard heading	Dementia and Mental Illness
	house id	2
	identifier	HL806
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 17:30:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the next meeting of the British–Irish Council discusses (1) mental health, and (2) dementia, medical and social care provision.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL806
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL806
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Irish Council supports 11 work sector programmes, the members of whom meet regularly at official and ministerial level. These thematic policy groups include Social Inclusion, Housing and Collaborative Spatial Planning, Digital Inclusion and Misuse of Substances, which each cover aspects of mental health and social care. As part of the agenda for the next main Summit meeting the Council will be provided with an update on the 11 work sector programmes.</p> question first answered 03/02/2020 17:30:30 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	creator	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1174483

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/02/2020
	date	29/01/2020
	date tabled	29/01/2020
	ddp created	29/01/2020 20:55:51
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	04/02/2020 22:45:07 12/02/2020 12:45:06
	hansard heading	Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL943
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/02/2020 12:13:59
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they intend to undertake on any secondary legislation regarding access for goods, products and services between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL943
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL943
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has been clear on the importance of involving Northern Ireland in the next stage of work, both political (the Executive) and public (businesses). We will work closely on how the Protocol is implemented, including on approach to the movement of goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.</p> question first answered 12/02/2020 12:13:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	creator	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1175184

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 14:55:11
	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	03/02/2020 15:05:09 03/02/2020 17:41:02
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	identifier	HL682
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 17:40:42
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent any negative effect on the income of cereal and livestock farmers as a result of the wet weather.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Carrington
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL682
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL682
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Defra has been working closely with all farming sectors on the impacts of the wet weather experienced over the autumn and winter.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the difficulties caused to farmers by flooding, Defra has made a total of £4 million available to eligible farmers through the Farming Recovery Fund. In August Defra announced up to £2 million available for farming businesses in Wainfleet and North Yorkshire that were particularly hard-hit by flooding, and in November 2019, Defra announced that it would extend the scheme to cover those impacted by the November flooding with a further £2 million. Assistance is provided to cover non-insurable items and activities such as re-cultivation, reseeding, reinstating field boundaries and removing debris from agricultural land.</p><p> </p><p>During the current six year capital investment programme (from April 2015 to March 2021) the Government is investing a record £2.6 billion in over 1,000 flood defences schemes which will better protect 300,000 homes and an additional 700,000 acres (285,000 hectares) of agricultural land, helping to avoid more than £1.5 billion worth of direct economic damages to agricultural land.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the wider impact of the wet weather on farmers, Defra is continuing to observe price movements and other market information. For example, we will give close attention to the results of the Early Bird Survey, which the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board is rerunning to take account of the impact of the wet weather on winter cereal plantings.</p><p> </p><p>We appreciate that the effects of the wet weather upon cash flow, yields, and other outcomes may only become apparent in the longer term, and will continue to engage closely with sectors in the coming months as to the negative impact from wet weather and to determine whether any action is needed.</p> question first answered 03/02/2020 17:40:42 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	creator	4712 label Biography information for Lord Carrington
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4712 label Biography information for Lord Carrington

1175230

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 14:59:31
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:15:25 04/02/2020 14:30:03
	hansard heading	Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL712
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	04/02/2020 13:58:42
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when they intend to bring forward the statutory regulations to address unrestricted access for business from Northern Ireland exporting goods to elsewhere in the UK.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL712
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL712
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As set out in the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ deal to restore the Northern Ireland Executive, the Government is committed to legislate to guarantee unfettered access for Northern Ireland’s businesses to the whole of the UK internal market, and ensure that this legislation is in force for 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that there are still questions about the detail and how the deal will be operationalised. That is why this commitment is so important.</p><p> </p><p>It is of course vital that Northern Ireland businesses are closely involved in the next stage of this work and we will establish robust channels with both Ministers and officials to ensure this over the coming months. We will also engage in detail with the Executive on measures to protect and strengthen the UK internal market.</p> question first answered 04/02/2020 13:58:42 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	creator	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1175233

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 14:59:38
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:15:35 04/02/2020 14:30:04
	hansard heading	Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL713
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	04/02/2020 13:58:07
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what parliamentary procedure will apply to the forthcoming statutory regulations relating to unrestricted access for businesses from Northern Ireland exporting goods to elsewhere in the UK.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL713
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL713
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The power in Section 8C of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 also provides for regulations to be made to facilitate the access to the market within Great Britain of qualifying Northern Ireland goods.</p><p> </p><p>Overall this regulation making power is restricted in its scope insofar as it can only be used to implement the Protocol and, where appropriate, to implement the Government’s policy on unfettered access.</p><p> </p><p>Any use of the power which seeks to amend primary legislation, including the devolution statutes, or retained direct principal EU legislation would be subject to the affirmative procedure to provide appropriate scrutiny of the proposed legislation. In addition, where any regulations made under this power seek to, for example, establish a public authority or create or widen the scope of a relevant criminal offence, creates or amends a power to legislate or, as has been asked, facilitates the access to the market within GB of NI qualifying goods, they would also be subject to the affirmative procedure.</p><p> </p><p>Any other regulations under this power will be subject to the negative procedure.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/02/2020 13:58:07 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	creator	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1175338

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/02/2020
	date	27/01/2020
	date tabled	27/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 15:24:47
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:27:37 06/02/2020 17:56:03
	hansard heading	Dementia
	house id	2
	identifier	HL805
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	06/02/2020 17:24:32
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of (1) Scotland, (2) Wales, and (3) Northern Ireland, about the social care and medical provision for people with dementia.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL805
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL805
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Health and social care for people with dementia is a devolved matter and the responsibility respectively of the Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish Governments. Officials in the Department routinely work with the devolved administrations on areas of mutual interest.</p><p>For example, the Department has worked closely with the Scottish Government which had overall responsibility for the European Union Act on Dementia Joint Action 2016-19. The Joint Action promoted collaborative actions among Member States to improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers and the Department co-ordinated a work package focussed on Dementia Friendly Communities.</p> question first answered 06/02/2020 17:24:32 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	creator	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1175339

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/02/2020
	date	27/01/2020
	date tabled	27/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 15:24:49
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:27:39 10/02/2020 16:13:03
	hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
	house id	2
	identifier	HL808
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	10/02/2020 15:41:49
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the case for reducing VAT applicable to the UK tourism industry.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL808
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL808
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text At Spring Statement 2018, the Government launched a call for evidence on the impact of VAT and APD on tourism in NI, which also considered UK-wide changes. The Government received over 80 individual responses to this call for evidence from a wide range of stakeholders, including trade organisations, public sector bodies, campaign groups and wider industry. The response to the call for evidence was published at Budget 2018. question first answered 10/02/2020 15:41:49 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	creator	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1177124

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/02/2020
	date	07/02/2020
	date tabled	07/02/2020
	ddp created	07/02/2020 18:05:30
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	10/02/2020 15:55:08 19/02/2020 11:11:03
	hansard heading	Southall Black Sisters
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1449
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/02/2020 11:10:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Southall Black Sisters’ No Recourse to Public Funds project evaluation has been completed; and if so, whether a copy of that evaluation will be published.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Penn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL1449
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1449
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Southall Black Sisters was awarded funding of £250,000 in April 2018 and (in partnership with The Angelou Centre) £1,090,000 in April 2019 through the Tampon Tax Fund. It was used to fund the No Recourse to Public Funds Project, also referred to as the Recourse to Safety project.</p><p>Southall Black Sisters’ have commissioned an independent evaluation of the project which is currently ongoing. They have used their Tampon Tax grant to fund this. It will be Southall Black Sisters’ decision whether to publish their evaluation.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/02/2020 11:10:49 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	creator	4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn

1178155

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2020
	date	12/02/2020
	date tabled	12/02/2020
	ddp created	12/02/2020 21:51:08
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	18/02/2020 16:15:14 26/02/2020 18:06:47
	hansard heading	Human Rights
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1610
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/02/2020 17:33:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the new human rights and equalities powers as provided by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL1610
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1610
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Clause 23 and Schedule 3 of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 provide for certain changes to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 that will confer new statutory powers on the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Those new powers will allow the Commissions to monitor, report on and enforce the Government’s commitment, as set out in Article 2(1) of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement, that no diminution of certain rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity set out in the Belfast (‘Good Friday’) Agreement results from the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p> question first answered 26/02/2020 17:33:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	creator	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1178156

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2020
	date	12/02/2020
	date tabled	12/02/2020
	ddp created	12/02/2020 21:51:10
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	13/02/2020 16:25:06 26/02/2020 18:08:40
	hansard heading	Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1611
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/02/2020 17:35:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the new powers of the Equalities Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission as provided for in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 will commence.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL1611
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1611
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement commits the UK Government to ensuring that no diminution of certain rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity set out in the Belfast (‘Good Friday’) Agreement results from the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. That Article, which requires the UK to implement the commitment through “dedicated mechanisms”, applies from the end of the transition period. The new powers of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland will commence in time for them to carry out their functions as part of the dedicated mechanisms.</p> question first answered 26/02/2020 17:35:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	creator	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick