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1059216

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sir Philip Green
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Sir Phillip Green or any company, trust or other entity associated with him, has obtained an injunction against Her Majesty's Government or any government departments, agencies or public bodies since May 2010; if so, when any such injunction was granted; and when it was withdrawn.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL13602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts civil litigation on behalf of most government departments and many (but not all) executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies.</p><p>GLD has no record of any injunctions obtained by Sir Philip Green, or any entity known by GLD to be connected with him, against any of the departments, agencies or bodies to which GLD provides litigation services.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/02/2019 12:19:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1061364

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provisions they have put in place for whistleblowing concerning payment performance data published by public authorities as required by sections 113(7) and 113(8) of the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>The Government encourages whistleblowers to get independent advice (e.g. from Citizens Advice) to ensure that they are adequately protected.</p><p>Public sector suppliers that have not been paid on time can raise the issue with the Public Procurement Review Service.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/02/2019 14:31:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1061380

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice and guidance is available to ministers about answering written parliamentary questions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
	uin	HL13760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions, and details of ministerial responsibilities, can be found on Gov.uk. This guidance states that Ministers must:</p><ol><li>Adhere to the Ministerial Code</li><li>Give relevant information fully, as concisely as possible and in accordance with guidance on disproportionate cost.</li><li>Not omit information sought merely because disclosure could lead to political embarrassment or administrative inconvenience.</li><li>Provide an explanation if it is concluded that information should be withheld.</li><li>Take care to avoid answers which are literally true but likely to give rise to misleading inferences.</li><li>Provide responses to answers as follows:</li></ol><ul><li>Named Day – on the day specified</li><li>Ordinary Written – within 5 working days</li><li>House of Lords Written – within 10 working days</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/02/2019 14:32:12 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1056896

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Data Protection: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 5 June 2018 (HL Deb, col 1227), what assessment they have made of the impact of General Data Protection Regulation compliance on small charities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Weardale
	uin	HL13550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges facing organisations across the UK, especially charities, to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We take the protection and privacy of personal data extremely seriously. We have made it clear that all organisations, especially the biggest global tech firms who process vast amounts of personal data, must comply with the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is why the Information Commissioner’s Office has published a range of user-friendly material on the GDPR on its website and has also set up a dedicated phone line for small organisations and charities.</p><p> </p><p>No formal review has been made since the new data protection rules came into force on 25 May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey will contain data on charities' awareness of the General Data Protection Regulation, and the changes they have made in response to its introduction. The results of the survey are expected to be published in spring 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL13551 question first answered 21/02/2019 11:56:23 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4348 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Weardale

1056897

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Data Protection: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, or intend to make, of the benefits of applying the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation to small charities in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Weardale
	uin	HL13551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges facing organisations across the UK, especially charities, to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We take the protection and privacy of personal data extremely seriously. We have made it clear that all organisations, especially the biggest global tech firms who process vast amounts of personal data, must comply with the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is why the Information Commissioner’s Office has published a range of user-friendly material on the GDPR on its website and has also set up a dedicated phone line for small organisations and charities.</p><p> </p><p>No formal review has been made since the new data protection rules came into force on 25 May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey will contain data on charities' awareness of the General Data Protection Regulation, and the changes they have made in response to its introduction. The results of the survey are expected to be published in spring 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL13550 question first answered 21/02/2019 11:56:23 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4348 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Weardale

1060947

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Voluntary Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of public opinion on the issue of religious selection in state schools during the process leading to their decision to fund new voluntary aided religious schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL13723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The department undertook an extensive series of activities as part of the Schools that Work for Everyone consultation to understand the variety of opinions relating to faith schools. Having considered the views of respondents, and a range of stakeholder views, the department decided to establish the voluntary-aided capital scheme alongside retaining the 50% cap in faith admissions in faith designated free schools. The statutory process for establishing new voluntary-aided schools has not changed. It remains possible for proposers of any faith or no faith to propose a new voluntary-aided school, and likewise the voluntary-aided capital scheme is open to bids from proposers of all faiths and none.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/02/2019 15:59:19 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1055097

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to tariffs on imports and exports across the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to upholding the Belfast Agreement and will do everything in our power to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We recognise that we would need to take forward discussions with the Irish Government and the Commission in the event of a no deal on the best way to avoid a hard border.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/02/2019 17:40:02 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1056902

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Import Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) car manufacturers, (2) bricks, tiles and ceramics manufacturers, and (3) farmers and the food industry concerning the impact of the absence of tariffs on those groups in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL13556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministers engage broadly with each of these sectors, including via government-led sector councils with the farming and food sector, regular meetings of the Automotive Council and roundtables with the manufacturing organisation EEF that include bricks, tiles and ceramics manufacturers. In the discussions, we engage on priority issues for each sector.</p><p>We are working to develop the UK’s independent tariff policy in accordance with the provisions contained within the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act. We are looking at a full spectrum of options for tariffs post EU Exit and will consider carefully the evidence available to us before making a final decision in the interests of UK industry and consumers.</p><p>The Government is committed to an open and liberal economy that works for everyone, offering protection from possible price impacts of a no deal scenario and avoiding exposure to unfair competition.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/02/2019 15:30:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1056906

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, as part of the Brexit negotiations, of the number of (1) UK manufacturing jobs which depend on exports to customers in the Republic of Ireland, and (2) manufacturing jobs in the Republic of Ireland which depend on exports to customers in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL13560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that in 2011 around 38,800 manufacturing jobs in the UK were linked to exports to the Republic of Ireland, and around 34,500 manufacturing jobs in the Republic of Ireland were linked to exports to the UK. The dataset can be found at the following link: <a href="https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TIM2015_C1" target="_blank">https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TIM2015_C1</a></p><p>The Political Declaration sets out the framework for a future relationship that delivers in our national interest, including protecting jobs in the United Kingdom. Both the UK and the EU envisage comprehensive arrangements that would create a free trade area, combining deep regulatory and customs cooperation with zero tariffs, no fees, charges or quantitative restrictions across all goods sectors. This would in turn protect integrated supply chains and jobs, both in the UK and the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/02/2019 17:42:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1059648

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the proposals of the Lead Not Leave campaign, in particular to move from debating terms for leaving the EU to terms for remaining in the EU, and (2) the potential benefits of the UK remaining in the EU on the basis of guarantees of constitutional and institutional reform of the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Saatchi
	uin	HL13667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is to work with Parliament to deliver a deal that ensures we leave the European Union, as planned, on March 29th.</p><p>Revoking Article 50 would not only betray the vote of the British people in the 2016 referendum, but it would betray the mandates on which the majority of MP’s were elected into Parliament.</p><p>The British people gave a clear instruction to leave and we are delivering on that instruction.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/02/2019 17:44:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2154 label Biography information for Lord Saatchi