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818969

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Business: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2017 to Question 2584, on Business: Scotland, which businesses in Scotland were engaged in the consultations referred to in that Answer and what methods of engagement were used.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	121646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from across Government are engaging with businesses and other stakeholders in Scotland via a variety of fora including roundtables, visits and meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published in the Department's Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are publicly available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/01/2018 17:02:12 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

819016

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to revoke the right of return for UK-born British jihadists; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>If a UK national has another nationality the Home Secretary does have the power to remove their British citizenship and prevent them from returning if she assesses that their presence would not be conducive to the public good. However, it is prohibited under international and UK law to remove the nationality of an individual when to do so would leave them without any nationality and, in effect, stateless.</p><p>Where it is not possible to deprive an individual of their British nationality and we cannot prevent their return, the individual will be investigated by the police and prosecuted where there is evidence that they have committed criminal offences. We also have a range of other powers available to protect national security. Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs) give the Security Service and police powers to enforce some of the most restrictive measures available in the democratic world to help manage the risk posed.</p><p>Temporary Exclusion Orders (TEO) were introduced in 2015 and enable the Government to disrupt and manage the return of a British citizen who is reasonably suspected to have been involved in terrorism-related activity outside the UK. The TEO power enables the Government to impose obligations on the individual after their return to the UK, for example regular reporting to a police station or attending appointments on a de-radicalisation programme.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/01/2018 13:45:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819327

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the government of Ethiopia to free political prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the recent announcement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister on reforms to open up political dialogue, including the planned release of some imprisoned politicians. The British Government is in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities to seek more information on what this will mean in practice, including for British nationals currently imprisoned in Ethiopia. The UK has repeatedly raised human rights concerns with the Ethiopian government, including around the arrest and imprisonment of people for their political views.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/01/2018 12:31:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

819332

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Government Communications Centre
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 management of HM Government Communications Centre, in particular of whether (1) clear management guidelines and objectives are issued, (2) employees are enabled to work towards those objectives without undue bureaucracy, (3) financial management is adequate and ensures minimal waste of public money, and (4) resources are fully utilised.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We welcome the recent announcement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister on reforms to open up political dialogue, including the planned release of some imprisoned politicians. The British Government is in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities to seek more information on what this will mean in practice, including for British nationals currently imprisoned in Ethiopia. The UK has repeatedly raised human rights concerns with the Ethiopian government, including around the arrest and imprisonment of people for their political views.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) follows government best practice in working to clear and strong management guidelines and performance objectives, and in the allocation of resources with an organisational strategic plan.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In line with its strategic plan, individual members of staff agree their objectives on an annual basis, and their performance is assessed regularly against a range of standard and professional competencies. Managers are given appropriate training and have full access to internal guidance and external best practice.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HMGCC ensures that it maintains rigorous financial management and that resources are used fully in a timely and appropriate manner. HMGCC adheres to HMT's fees and charges guidance, Managing Public Money, relevant accounting and audit standards and other appropriate HMT guidance. HMGCC has for the last five years followed a programme of LEAN & Continuous Improvement, using best commercial practice to examine internal processes, derive improvements and measure effectiveness.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HMGCC's use of resource has been approved by both internal and external audits.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/01/2018 16:03:40 question first ministerially corrected 18/01/2018 17:00:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 34736 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

819371

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Youth Services
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 Ashton of Hyde on 8 January (HL4167), which youth programmes the £475 million is to be spent on.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Civil Society (DCMS, formerly Cabinet Office) has spent over £475m on youth programmes and supporting youth service delivery between 2014/15 and 2016/17 - the first full financial year that youth policy sat in these departments to the last completed financial year. This included: National Citizen Service; the Youth Investment Fund; the #iwill and other youth social action Funds; the annual grant to the British Youth Council; the Centre for Youth Impact; and the Delivering Differently for Young People programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 18/01/2018 12:31:05 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

818591

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to nominate any UK women for vacancies arising in 2018 on the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering whether to nominate a UK candidate for vacancies arising on the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women later this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/01/2018 15:10:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

818598

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which companies they have strategic relations; and, in each case, who is the designated Minister.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL4475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 83 companies on the Strategic Relationship Management programme, they are listed in the table below. In light of the recent reorganisation of ministerial responsibility, the Department for International Trade is currently refreshing the allocation of contact ministers across government.</p><p>These will be updated online shortly.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Company</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABB (Asea Brown Boveri)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airbus Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amazon.com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apple Inc</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associated British Foods (AB Foods)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associated British Ports</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AstraZeneca</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Babcock International Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAE Systems</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Balfour Beatty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BASF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bombardier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bouygues</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Petroleum (BP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Telecom (BT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caterpillar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Centrica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cisco Systems</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coca-Cola</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diageo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dubai World</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E.On</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eisai</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricite de France (EDF)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engie (GDF SUEZ) (Gaz de France)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Facebook</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Electric (GE)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GKN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Google (Alphabet Inc)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewlett-Packard (HP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hitachi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HP Enterprise</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huawei Technologies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hutchison Whampoa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iberdrola (Scottish Power)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBM</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imagination Technologies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ineos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar Land Rover</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JCB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Johnson &amp; Johnson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Johnson Matthey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lockheed Martin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Microsoft</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitsubishi Corporation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mondelez International</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Grid Plc</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nestle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nissan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Novartis</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PCCW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pearson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PepsiCo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pfizer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Procter &amp; Gamble (P&amp;G)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roche Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rolls-Royce Group plc</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Dutch Shell Plc</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RWE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sage Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Samsung</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish &amp; Southern Energy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Siemens</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SNC-Lavalin Group (Atkins)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Softbank</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statoil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syngenta</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tata Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telefonica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Time Warner</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Toshiba</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Toyota Motor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unilever</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vodafone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walt Disney</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 18/01/2018 13:19:39 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

818607

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mefloquine
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 O'Shaughnessy on 22 December 2017 (HL4314), whether they consider suicide, as listed in the current mefloquine product information as a psychiatric adverse reaction, to be a permanent adverse reaction.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Feeling suicidal, or the risk of suicide, would not be considered to be permanent adverse reactions.</p><p>Mefloquine is effective in the prevention and treatment of malaria and is approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which regulates medication in the United Kingdom. As with all medicines, the MHRA keeps the safety of mefloquine under continual review. Mefloquine continues to be recommended as a safe and effective form of malaria prevention by the Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention, the World Health Organization and other respected organisations who take account of the body of global evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/01/2018 12:23:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

818610

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Levonorgestrel: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to investigate the pricing of levonorgestrel by pharmacies.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL4487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not control prices of medicines sold at pharmacies without a prescription. Emergency hormonal contraception is however available free of charge on the National Health Service.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/01/2018 12:22:42 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

818634

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many medically qualified doctors are Personal Independence Payment assessors.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL4511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>There is no requirement for Personal Independence Payment assessments to be undertaken specifically by doctors. The assessment is not a medical assessment requiring the assessor to diagnose a condition or its severity and recommend treatment options. The focus is on ensuring that the Health Professionals are experts in disability analysis, considering the effects of health conditions and impairments on an individual's daily life.</p><p> </p><p>Capita employ one medically qualified doctor as a Personal Independence Payment assessor.</p><p>Independent Assessment Services do not currently employ any doctors as Personal Independent Payment assessors.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 18/01/2018 16:23:42 question first ministerially corrected 24/01/2018 17:28:26 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester