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847850

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ascertain the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland on (1) the current political impasse over the restoration of a Northern Ireland Executive, and (2) the implications of leaving the European Union; and whether those issues will be discussed through the establishment of a Civic Forum, as provided for under the Good Friday Agreement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL5827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and her Ministerial team regularly meet the people of Northern Ireland, and with business and civic leaders, to hear their views about a range of issues. But we are clear that this is no substitute for a fully functional power-sharing Executive in place to represent the people of Northern Ireland and to advocate for the issues that matter to them.</p><p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring that, as the UK leaves the EU, the unique interests of Northern Ireland are protected and advanced. That is why we continue to work towards the resumption of stable devolved government. The UK Government will continue to advocate for Northern Ireland’s interests and needs at the heart of government.</p><p>The Belfast Agreement, the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, and all subsequent political agreements are clear that decisions about the Civic Forum are a devolved matter for the Executive and the Assembly.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 08/03/2018 12:17:58 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

847869

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards removing barriers to the replacement of homes sold under Right to Buy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	uin	HL5846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is keen to understand if more can be done to encourage faster delivery of Right to Buy replacements and has been engaging with local authorities to obtain their views, which will be fed into our assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/03/2018 15:29:20 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

847854

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cheltenham Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to reintroduce a 24-hour Accident and Emergency service at Cheltenham General Hospital.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL5831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the local National Health Service who are best placed to understand the healthcare needs of their local population. The Government is clear, however, that any changes should meet the Government’s four tests for service change: they should have support from general practitioner commissioners, be based on clinical evidence, demonstrate public and patient engagement, and consider patient choice.</p><p>Any proposals for urgent care developed by the local NHS as part of the Gloucestershire Sustainability and Transformation Partnership will be subject to full public consultation led by the local clinical commissioning group later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is advised that the local NHS remains committed to continued dialogue with local stakeholders on the urgent and emergency care offer as a whole to ensure that patients receive the safest, highest quality care and the best possible health outcomes into the future.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 08/03/2018 15:23:31 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

847865

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the effects of drinking fruit tea on dental health.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL5842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The third edition of <em>Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention</em>, published by Public Health England, includes fruit teas (but not camomile) in the list of extrinsic sources of acid that may lead to erosive tooth wear. Therefore, individuals are advised to keep acidic drinks to mealtimes and limit the number of fruit drinks to no more than one a day.</p><p><em>Delivering better oral health</em> is an evidence based toolkit for dental teams to support them when giving preventive advice and treatment for their patients. This resource has been acknowledged by the European platform for better oral health in Europe as good practice and adopted by Wales.</p><p>A copy of the third edition of <em>Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention</em> is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 08/03/2018 15:07:11 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Delivering_better_oral_health_an_evidenced_based_toolkit_for_prevention_third edition.pdf title Delivering better oral health
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

847879

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	National Maritime Information Centre
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office intends to fund the £4.5 million annual cost of running  the National Maritime Information Centre and Joint Maritime Operations Centre; and if not, how they will ensure that departments involved pay the requisite amount.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL5856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC) and Joint Maritime Operations Coordination Centre (JMOCC) are currently funded by annual contributions from the major government stakeholders, Border Force, the Department for Transport, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Marine Management Organisation, the National Crime Agency, the Home Office (Office for Security and Counter Terrorism) and the Police. In addition to the financial contributions, a number of these stakeholders also directly sponsor posts at the NMIC and JMOCC. The Royal Navy supports the NMIC-JMOCC estate, along with other infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The long-term funding for both organisations will be considered as part of next year’s planned Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 08/03/2018 13:19:54 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

847880

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Shipping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a post with executive authority over the maritime craft of those departments with an interest in coastal littoral activity; and if so, whether that post would lead on procurement of a common fleet of maritime craft in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL5857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Joint Maritime Operations Coordination Centre (JMOCC), established very recently, in October 2017, optimises and coordinates the deployment of UK maritime assets across government agencies, including the seagoing craft owned by Border Force, the Royal Navy, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities. This is achieved by maintaining a detailed picture of those assets in terms of type, location and availability along with a comprehensive overview of the threats likely to occur in UK waters and access to near real-time monitoring systems. The methodology has already led to successful inventions in respect of incidents ranging from criminality to safety.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Joint Governance Board for the JMOCC and the National Maritime Information Centre supports stakeholders’ decision-making processes in relation to the deployment of resources; as such there are currently no plans to procure a ‘common fleet of maritime craft’.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 08/03/2018 13:41:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

847858

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Farms: Fly Tipping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to tackle the dumping of waste on farmland.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL5835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping in rural and urban areas. Local authorities and the Environment Agency (EA) have a wide range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping and we have recently strengthened these. In 2016 we gave local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhanced the local authorities and EA’s ability to search and seize the vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. We have also worked with the Sentencing Council to strengthen the Sentencing Guideline for environmental offences. The maximum penalties for fly-tipping are imprisonment of up to five years or a potentially unlimited fine.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on proposals to introduce a new fixed penalty notice of up to £400 for householders who fail in their duty of care and whose waste is fly-tipped. As two-thirds of fly-tipped waste originates from households, the introduction of this penalty along with educational awareness for individuals will help reduce fly-tipping on public and private land.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/03/2018 15:42:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

847874

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Vacancies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns about a shortage of labour on British farms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Access to a sufficient and appropriately-skilled workforce is essential to continued industry growth, productivity and safety. Defra considers the latest data, and works closely with industry to understand labour demand and supply including on the seasonal workforce.</p><p>Until we have left the EU, employers in the agricultural and food processing sectors can continue to recruit EU workers to meet their labour needs.</p><p>The Government is already taking action through our apprenticeship programme, post-16 Skills Plan to reform technical education and new Careers Strategy. We want industry to make the most of this framework to attract more domestic workers and ensure that agri-food is a career destination of choice.</p><p>The Government has also commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to assess the role that EU citizens play in the UK economy and society, and how to align future immigration framework with modern industrial strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/03/2018 15:43:39 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

847876

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Intervention Stocks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quantity of products they have bought under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy; and how they plan to manage those products following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) public intervention system allows operators to request that a Member State buys certain agricultural products such as skimmed milk powder (SMP) into public storage. Such stocks are subsequently resold when market prices recover. With the greater market orientation of the CAP, public intervention now operates as a safety net measure that is only relevant when prices are very low, as occurred during the “milk crisis” of 2015/16 when large quantities of SMP were bought into public intervention in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>As at 22 February 2018, the UK held 7,731.85 tonnes of skimmed milk powder in public intervention stores, equivalent to around 2% of total EU purchases. The European Commission is currently reselling the older public stocks of skimmed milk powder back onto the domestic market. The pace of these sales will depend on a number of factors, including the market price, the competitiveness of the bids and the quantities bid for.</p><p> </p><p>Looking forward, it is still to be determined what will happen to any intervention stocks held by the UK that remain unsold once we leave the EU. This will be subject to discussions as part of the withdrawal agreement and on any implementation period.</p><p> </p><p>There are no other products held in public storage in the UK under CAP measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/03/2018 15:44:35 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick