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227995

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their policy is that all Parliamentary Written Questions should be answered in full in all parts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL5810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I have a particular responsibility to encourage departments to be punctual in answering written questions, but the content of each answer is a matter for the minister concerned. All Ministers are accountable to the House for those answers. That direct accountability is important: that is why Ministers in this House must provide personally signed answers to members.</p><p> </p><p>To inform Ministers in answering questions put to them, the Ministerial Code says that “It is of paramount importance that Ministers give accurate and truthful information to Parliament”. It also makes clear that “Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest”. In addition, the longstanding rules of this House on Questions for Written Answer (rules that the House reaffirmed in agreeing to the Procedure Committee’s 5<sup>th</sup> Report of the 2014-15 Session) set out that all answers should be complete and comprehensible.</p><p> </p><p>If any member has particular concerns about a response that they have received that they consider does not adhere to these rules, I would encourage them to raise it with me directly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL5717 question first answered 24/03/2015 13:45:04 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

346793

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	General Election 2015: Absent Voting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, prior to the general election, what were the total and percentage figures for (1) the number of postal voters registered in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales, and (e) Northern Ireland; and (2) the number of postal votes cast in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales, and (e) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL31
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL32 question first answered 09/06/2015 15:59:27 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name ONS Reply HL31 and HL 32 Lord Larid.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

346794

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	General Election 2015: Absent Voting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which 20 constituencies had the highest number of postal votes in the United Kingdom during the general election; which five constituencies in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales and (4) Northern Ireland had the highest number of postal votes; and what percentage of the total number of postal voters these figures represent in each case.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL32
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL31 question first answered 09/06/2015 15:59:27 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name ONS Reply HL31 and HL 32 Lord Larid.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

346795

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pensions and Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 19 January (HL4116), which public sector pensions and social security benefits will be exempt from reduction in September 2015 if price deflation continues until then; by how much such pensions and benefits will rise; and whether they will reduce pensions and benefits not so protected in line with the consumer price index.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL33
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The existing legislation does not provide for a reduction in the level of social security benefits and public service pension payments.</p><p> </p><p>Rates for 2016/17 will follow the publication of September’s price inflation later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 04/06/2015 13:26:22 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

346792

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what checks they have carried out on the full-body scanners, built by L3 Communications Holdings, which are used at United Kingdom airports; when these checks were carried out, and by whom; what was the outcome of the checks with respect to safety; and whether that outcome was shared with the airport authorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL30
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>All security scanners (also known as body scanners) deployed in the UK use millimetre wave technology. The technology must meet the safety requirements set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2011 and Council Recommendation 1999/519/EU for the protection of the health of workers and the general public. Manufacturers must ensure their Security Scanner equipment conform to these standards and that they also comply with requirements for electromagnetic compatibility to ensure they do not interfere with other electronic devices. This is conducted by independent third parties. To be used in UK airports Security Scanner must additionally comply with security performance standards as defined in UK regulations. Compliance with the security requirements is conducted by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) before being approved by the Department for Transport for operational use. UK Airports are informed of the results through an approved equipment list on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/06/2015 12:02:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

346796

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which strand talk sessions representatives of the government of the Republic of Ireland attended during the Stormont House talks; on what dates those sessions occurred; on whose invitation those representatives were invited; and, if such information is not available, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL34
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Irish Government representatives were present on a number of occasions in the talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement. As the Noble Lord is aware, the involvement of the Irish Government was in accordance with the established three-stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs and the 1998 Belfast Agreement. As the Conservative Party’s Northern Ireland Manifesto for the General Election states:</p><p>“This provides that Northern Ireland’s internal arrangements are for the parties here and the United Kingdom Government alone to decide. A Conservative Government will always stand by that principle.”</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 04/06/2015 11:57:54 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

349524

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 2 June (HL34) concerning the government of Ireland's involvement in the talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement, what is the full list of talks attended by the government of Ireland's representatives; and why that list was not given in that Answer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>As I said on 2<sup>nd</sup> June 2015 Irish Government representatives were present on a number of occasions in the talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement. As the Noble Lord is aware, the involvement of the Irish Government was in accordance with the established three-stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs and the 1998 Belfast Agreement. As the Conservative Party’s Northern Ireland Manifesto for the General Election states:</p><p>“This provides that Northern Ireland’s internal arrangements are for the parties here and the United Kingdom Government alone to decide. A Conservative Government will always stand by that principle”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 18/06/2015 11:41:15 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

346791

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much is outstanding of the loans provided to the government of the Republic of Ireland following the financial crisis of 2007 to 2008; and what are the arrangements and dates for repayment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL29
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the most recent statutory report which the Treasury provided to Parliament as required by Section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. The last report was published on the 13 October 2014 and is available online along with all previous reports submitted<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This report shows the outstanding loan principle is £3,226,960,000, with repayments due in tranches from 15 April 2019, until the 26 March 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ireland continues to make interest payments. Since the publication of this report, the UK has received a further interest payment from Ireland, on the 15 December 2014, of £41,998,674.42.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The next report, covering the reporting period which finished on the 31 March 2015, will be provided as soon as reasonably possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bilateral-loan-to-ireland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bilateral-loan-to-ireland</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 10/06/2015 11:34:21 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley attachment 1 file name loans_to_ireland_report_to_30_september_2014.pdf title Report on Ireland Loans
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

347249

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, as a percentage of the total population in each area, how many former United Kingdom soldiers live in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not collect or hold information on all veterans, the majority of whom are the World War II and National Service generations. The latest estimate, taken from The Royal British Legion UK Household Survey of the Ex-Service Community 2014 published on 17 November 2014, is that there are some 2.83 million UK veterans.</p><p>The survey does not provide estimates of the number of veterans in England and the Devolved Administrations - there are estimates of numbers of the Armed Forces Community, but these include spouses, dependants and children.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/06/2015 16:26:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

347250

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they regard the army's activities in Northern Ireland as overseas deployment; and if so, why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Armed Forces personnel based in Northern Ireland are not considered to be on an overseas deployment. However they do receive some additional measures of support which reflect the circumstances of a posting in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/06/2015 16:27:39 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird