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804235

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional border stages will be required following Brexit for those Welsh ports whose main trade in freight and passengers is with Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements with Ireland after the UK leaves the EU, protecting the ability to move freely between Ireland and the UK. Joint principles have been agreed with the European Commission to ensure the continuation of the Common Travel Area.</p><p>The nature of customs arrangements between the UK and the EU following the UK’s departure from the Customs Union will depend on the outcome of Exit negotiations. The Government has been clear that its priority will be to ensure that trade between the UK and the EU is as frictionless as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/12/2017 17:38:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

804236

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost of new border and customs arrangements at Welsh ports following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We actively monitor workflows at the border to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout EU Exit negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>Government departments are working together across a range of complex issues to develop our future approach at the border. These options will be kept under review in light of negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/12/2017 17:39:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

803046

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Non-native Species
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to the findings of the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 that new and emerging invasive non-native species are one of six urgent climate change risks for the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL4011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK has long recognised the threats posed by invasive non-native species. In 2008, we published a comprehensive Great Britain Non-native Species Strategy designed to tackle these threats, the first of its kind in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our strategy, we carry out horizon-scanning for new invasive non-native species likely to pose a significant risk if they arrive in the UK. These threats are formal assessments using a comprehensive risk framework that takes climate change into account. We will be carrying the next horizon scanning exercise in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We also carry out risk analysis for individual species which specifically takes the potential impacts from climate change into account.</p><p> </p><p>We have set up a Great Britain working group to consider research needs relating to invasive non-native species, which includes the impacts from climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/12/2017 13:58:53 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

803049

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Video Standards Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have put in place for monitoring the work of the Video Standards Council, and for holding the Video Standards Council Board to account.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Government formally monitors the work of the independent Video Standards Council (VSC) on an annual basis through scrutiny of their Annual Report. This report describes the VSC's application of the independent Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) rating system over the previous year, and is assessed by officials and ministers before being laid before Parliament for further review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/12/2017 14:39:43 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

803050

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Video Standards Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last met representatives of the Video Standards Council; and whether they have any plans to review the work of that body.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Officials last met representatives of the Video Standards Council (VSC) at their St Albans headquarters on 29 August 2017 and maintain regular communications outside of meetings. The work of the VSC will next be reviewed upon submission of their Annual Report in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/12/2017 14:40:08 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

803051

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Video Standards Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what qualifications are required of employees and members of the Video Standards Council who are involved in determining age classifications for video games.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Video Standards Council objectively follows the Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) classification criteria produced by psychologists and child welfare experts. Their employees have demonstrated analytical capabilities and include graduates and former police officers. They are also able to consult their Advisory Panel of leading psychologists and legal experts before deciding upon the rating of a video game.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/12/2017 14:41:58 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

803052

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Video Standards Council
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 independence of the Video Standards Council in respect of the discharge of the Council's responsibility for determining age classifications for video games.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Video Standards Council (VSC) applies the independently determined Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) classification system on behalf of industry in order to provide objectivity and consistency in video games age ratings. The VSC’s classification work is reviewed by Government as part of the assessment of their Annual Report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/12/2017 14:43:17 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

803055

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which police forces in England and Wales use drones for operational purposes; and what training is provided to officers and staff in the use of such drones.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>In a study published on 30 November HMICFRS reported that 28 Police Forces use drones. The deployment of drones is an operational decision for the police.</p><p>Police forces need to adhere to the commercial operator requirements of the Air Navigation Order when operating drones. This requires operators to be trained by a National Qualified Entity approved by the Civil Aviation Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/12/2017 17:45:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

803056

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Oversight Group on Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 7 December (HL3560), how many times the National Oversight Group on domestic abuse has met since 13 July 2016; and when the next meeting is scheduled to take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Oversight Group on domestic abuse has met on three separate occasions since 13 July 2016, the next meeting is scheduled to take place in the New Year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/12/2017 17:44:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

803057

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 7 December (HL3560), what advice on good practice to tackle domestic abuse has been disseminated by (1) the National Police Lead for domestic abuse, and (2) the College of Policing, to police forces in England and Wales in the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Policing Lead for domestic abuse has provided guidance to forces in the last 12 months on counter allegations of domestic abuse, arrest rates, use of police outcome codes and the use of bail legislation and Domestic Violence Protection Orders.</p><p>The College regularly maintains and updates the Authorised Professional Practise for Domestic Abuse, which provides national guidance on handling domestic abuse incidents.</p><p>Both have worked with the domestic abuse charity Safelives to develop a domestic abuse training programme. An evaluation of this training was published this autumn.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/12/2017 17:42:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman