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1669327

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Professions: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to investigate the performance of professional bodies, including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Institution of Civil Engineers, in their compliance with their duties under their Royal Charters to ensure the maintenance of professional standards in their industries rather than the maximising of professional fees.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Privy Council has no jurisdiction to investigate or intervene in the internal affairs of Chartered bodies. The only role that the Privy Council has in relation to Chartered bodies is the reactive one of considering amendments to Charters and Bylaws that are submitted to it for approval by the Chartered body.</p><p>The grant of a Royal Charter confers independent legal personality on a body and defines its objectives, constitution and powers to govern its own affairs. Incorporation by Royal Charter is a prestigious way of acquiring legal personality. Complaints against a Chartered body should be addressed to the body itself or, if a member, by raising issues directly with the organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/11/2023 13:24:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1625854

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed Border Target Operating Model, when details will be published to provide support to businesses in preparing for its implementation from October.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, the Government published through Written Ministerial Statement UIN HLWS695 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695</a> the launch of the Border Target Operating Model, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. This sets out plans to introduce security and biosecurity controls from the 31st October 2023 in a way which implements critical protections at the UK border, while ensuring that these new controls are as simple as possible for businesses to comply with. By harnessing data and technology and taking a proportionate, risk-based approach to these controls, we have developed a model that works best for the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On Friday 28 April 2023 we published a detailed risk categorisation of animal products, plants and plant products of EU and EFTA origin. This provides clarity to importers on what controls will be applied to the different risk categories, including when health certificates will be required to import goods from 31st October 2023. Following the publication of this additional information we are working to update our early estimate of the impact and cost of the new model, driving down cost wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant business stakeholders told us before publication that they will need time to prepare for these changes, and our phased approach gives them this time. We are working to ensure that UK and international businesses and their supply chains are aware of and understand the new requirements and are ready for these changes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is using the current period of engagement to listen and gather views through a series of thematic in-person and virtual workshops with the UK’s major supermarkets, logistics and transport firms, and with Business Representative Organisations, to further explore the costs of implementing the new model, and to ensure importing is as smooth as possible where checks are needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will publish a final version of the Border Target Operating Model, reflecting feedback from stakeholders, in the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL7616 HL7617 HL7618 question first answered 18/05/2023 11:28:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1625855

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed Border Target Operating Model, what assessment they have made of the timescales required by businesses to prepare for its implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, the Government published through Written Ministerial Statement UIN HLWS695 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695</a> the launch of the Border Target Operating Model, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. This sets out plans to introduce security and biosecurity controls from the 31st October 2023 in a way which implements critical protections at the UK border, while ensuring that these new controls are as simple as possible for businesses to comply with. By harnessing data and technology and taking a proportionate, risk-based approach to these controls, we have developed a model that works best for the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On Friday 28 April 2023 we published a detailed risk categorisation of animal products, plants and plant products of EU and EFTA origin. This provides clarity to importers on what controls will be applied to the different risk categories, including when health certificates will be required to import goods from 31st October 2023. Following the publication of this additional information we are working to update our early estimate of the impact and cost of the new model, driving down cost wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant business stakeholders told us before publication that they will need time to prepare for these changes, and our phased approach gives them this time. We are working to ensure that UK and international businesses and their supply chains are aware of and understand the new requirements and are ready for these changes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is using the current period of engagement to listen and gather views through a series of thematic in-person and virtual workshops with the UK’s major supermarkets, logistics and transport firms, and with Business Representative Organisations, to further explore the costs of implementing the new model, and to ensure importing is as smooth as possible where checks are needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will publish a final version of the Border Target Operating Model, reflecting feedback from stakeholders, in the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL7615 HL7617 HL7618 question first answered 18/05/2023 11:28:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1625856

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed Border Target Operating Model, what assessment they have made of the costs to businesses of preparing for its implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, the Government published through Written Ministerial Statement UIN HLWS695 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695</a> the launch of the Border Target Operating Model, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. This sets out plans to introduce security and biosecurity controls from the 31st October 2023 in a way which implements critical protections at the UK border, while ensuring that these new controls are as simple as possible for businesses to comply with. By harnessing data and technology and taking a proportionate, risk-based approach to these controls, we have developed a model that works best for the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On Friday 28 April 2023 we published a detailed risk categorisation of animal products, plants and plant products of EU and EFTA origin. This provides clarity to importers on what controls will be applied to the different risk categories, including when health certificates will be required to import goods from 31st October 2023. Following the publication of this additional information we are working to update our early estimate of the impact and cost of the new model, driving down cost wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant business stakeholders told us before publication that they will need time to prepare for these changes, and our phased approach gives them this time. We are working to ensure that UK and international businesses and their supply chains are aware of and understand the new requirements and are ready for these changes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is using the current period of engagement to listen and gather views through a series of thematic in-person and virtual workshops with the UK’s major supermarkets, logistics and transport firms, and with Business Representative Organisations, to further explore the costs of implementing the new model, and to ensure importing is as smooth as possible where checks are needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will publish a final version of the Border Target Operating Model, reflecting feedback from stakeholders, in the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL7615 HL7616 HL7618 question first answered 18/05/2023 11:28:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1625857

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on supply chains of implementing the Border Target Operating Model from October.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, the Government published through Written Ministerial Statement UIN HLWS695 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695</a> the launch of the Border Target Operating Model, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. This sets out plans to introduce security and biosecurity controls from the 31st October 2023 in a way which implements critical protections at the UK border, while ensuring that these new controls are as simple as possible for businesses to comply with. By harnessing data and technology and taking a proportionate, risk-based approach to these controls, we have developed a model that works best for the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On Friday 28 April 2023 we published a detailed risk categorisation of animal products, plants and plant products of EU and EFTA origin. This provides clarity to importers on what controls will be applied to the different risk categories, including when health certificates will be required to import goods from 31st October 2023. Following the publication of this additional information we are working to update our early estimate of the impact and cost of the new model, driving down cost wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant business stakeholders told us before publication that they will need time to prepare for these changes, and our phased approach gives them this time. We are working to ensure that UK and international businesses and their supply chains are aware of and understand the new requirements and are ready for these changes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is using the current period of engagement to listen and gather views through a series of thematic in-person and virtual workshops with the UK’s major supermarkets, logistics and transport firms, and with Business Representative Organisations, to further explore the costs of implementing the new model, and to ensure importing is as smooth as possible where checks are needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will publish a final version of the Border Target Operating Model, reflecting feedback from stakeholders, in the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL7615 HL7616 HL7617 question first answered 18/05/2023 11:28:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1537000

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Energy Prices Bill: King's Consent
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 25 October (HL Deb cols 1393-4), why the (1) actual, or (2) potential, business of the King is treated differently from business owned by others.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>It is a longstanding Parliamentary requirement that consent of the Sovereign is required if the bill affects the prerogative of the Crown or the hereditary revenues of the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster, the Duchy of Cornwall or the personal property or other personal interests of the Crown. It is a procedural requirement and a decision as to whether a Bill requires consent is for the House Authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/11/2022 13:14:03 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

723720

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Productivity
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 effect of Brexit on the UK's GDP per hour worked, in comparison to (1) Germany, (2) France, and (3) Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the effect of leaving the EU on the UK’s GDP per hour worked compared to that of other countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/04/2017 10:53:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

710388

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Infrastructure Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on whether members of the House of Lords who vote against the Government may continue to act as members of the Board of the National Infrastructure Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The responsibilities of Commissioners on the National Infrastructure Commission are set out in their Framework Document [[1]]. These include complying with the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public bodies [[2]]. The Framework Document does not include specific guidance on political activity.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/585374/NIC_framework_document_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/585374/NIC_framework_document_web.pdf</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/409604/code-of-conduct_tcm6-38901.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/409604/code-of-conduct_tcm6-38901.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/03/2017 15:36:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

706870

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Crown Lands and Estates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance is provided on the insertion of Crown savings clauses into government bills; and whether their insertion is determined by individual departments.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) has published a series of guides, one of which is on Crown Application. This is publicly available and can be found on GOV.UK under ‘publications by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel’.</p><p> </p><p>Individual departments instruct the OPC on the drafting of Bills for which they have policy and handling responsibility, but there is a central process by which the content and drafting of Bills is collectively agreed. Guidance on the legislative process and an explanation of taking a Bill through Parliament can also be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/03/2017 15:39:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

692132

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount of European Structural Investment Funds payments they have received since 2009.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>European Structural and Investment Funds make up the second largest proportion of UK public sector receipts from the EU. The European finances document for 2015 table C.3<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> sets out the United Kingdom’s public sector receipts from the EU Budget including European Structural Investment Funds.</p><p> </p><p>[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/483344/EU_finances_2015_final_web_09122015.pdf</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/03/2017 15:58:16 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name DOC060317-06032017155046.pdf title Table C.3
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley