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1036907

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date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of providing extra ferries to run a freight service in the event of a no deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>This information was provided in the Secretary of State's Written Statement of 7 January, which can be found at the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-01-07/HCWS1233/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-01-07/HCWS1233/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/01/2019 15:52:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1036908

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
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 capacity of the companies contracted to provide ferries in the event of a no deal Brexit to deliver necessary freight services; and what assurances they have sought from those companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department had reviewed the plans of each company with the support of external advisers. On that basis, supported by contractual assurances, we are satisfied that the three companies concerned have the capacity to deliver these services. They will not be paid if services cannot be delivered.</p><p> </p><p>More information is available in my Written Statement of 7 January (HLWS 1200) which can be viewed at the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2019-01-07/HLWS1200/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2019-01-07/HLWS1200/</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/01/2019 11:26:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1036909

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Civil Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to deploy armed forces to deal with civil disturbances after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the police to manage public order. There are no plans to deploy Armed Forces personnel to deal with civil disturbances after Brexit. Defence remains closely engaged on contingency planning for a No Deal Brexit and has developed a plan to make around 3,500 Service personnel available to support the civil authorities if necessary.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/01/2019 16:15:36 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1036910

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the supply of medicines into the UK will not be disrupted as a result of Brexit; and what is the cost of any such steps.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has now agreed the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Commission, which includes an implementation period that will run from March 2019 until December 2020. During this time, the supply of medicines will remain unchanged. As a responsible Government, however, we continue to prepare proportionately for all scenarios, including ‘no deal’.</p><p>On 23 August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription only medicines and pharmacy medicines to the United Kingdom that come from, or via, the European Union or European Economic Area (EEA) asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019.</p><p>We have received very good engagement from industry who share our aims of ensuring continuity of medicines supply for patients is maintained and able to cope with any potential delays at the border that may arise in the short term in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit. In the light of this engagement, the Department is currently considering how best it may support those companies taking part in the contingency planning.</p><p>Additionally, a tender process to procure additional warehouse space for stockpiled medicines, including ambient, refrigerated and controlled drug storage, was undertaken in October 2018. Contract agreements for storage have recently been signed or are imminent. This is expected to cost the Government in the low tens of millions of pounds.</p><p>Whilst the six-week stockpiling activity remains a critical part of our contingency plans, this has been supplemented with additional actions. The Government recognises the importance of medicines and is working to ensure that there is sufficient roll-on, roll-off freight capacity to enable these vital products to continue to move freely in to the UK from 29 March in a ‘no deal’ scenario. The Department is working closely with the Department for Transport to ensure all medicines and medical products are prioritised on these alternative routes to ensure that the flow of all these products will continue unimpeded after 29 March 2019.</p><p>On 7 December 2018, the Department wrote to pharmaceutical companies that supply licensed medicines to the UK from or via the EU/EEA, and/or manufacture medicines in the UK, informing them of the updated reasonable worst-case scenario border planning assumptions and asking them about their current transportation routes and their ability to re-route their supply chains if they currently rely on Dover and/or Folkestone. Since then we have been working closely with those companies to better understand their supply chains and the potential for rerouting in a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Manzoor question first answered 21/01/2019 16:25:51 answering member 4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1036911

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants are currently employed primarily to deliver Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is equipping itself with the right people with the right skills for the UK to successfully exit the European Union. There are almost 11,000 people now working on EU exit related policy and programmes across government. Workforce plans will continually be reviewed to ensure the Civil Service can respond to emerging capacity and capability requirements as we accelerate preparations.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/01/2019 11:34:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1036912

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current financial cost to the UK of delivering Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The precise scale and nature of any benefits and costs to the UK, from the UK’s departure from the European Union, will depend on the UK’s future relationship with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>I am, however, able to provide some detail on how much the government has spent to-date to prepare for all scenarios. In total over £4.2bn has been allocated by the government to departments and devolved administrations to prepare for EU exit since 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This includes allocations of £400m at Autumn Budget 2016 and over £250m from the Reserve in 2017/18. Moreover, Autumn Budget 2017 committed an additional £3bn over 2018/19 and 2019/20. In addition, at Budget 2018, the Chancellor made available an additional £500m for 19/20.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2019 15:49:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1002486

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 October (HL10690), why they deport failed asylum seekers to Somalia, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which they have advised are too dangerous for "all travel" by British citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL11327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad explained in his response of 25 October, the FCO’s advice is aimed at British nationals who may be planning to travel to particular countries. In the case of asylum seekers, the Home Office considers whether it would be a breach of our international obligations to require a national of, or a person entitled to reside in, one of those countries to return there.</p><p>We would only seek to return someone if the Home Office and the courts had considered the individual facts of a case and concluded that it would not be a breach of those obligations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:33:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

990503

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Interviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who applied for passports had to attend an application interview at a passport office in (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of people who applied for a passport who had to attend an interview (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Applicants attending for an interview:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>296,434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>246,312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>177,540</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/10/2018 12:49:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

990504

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Interviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of those attending an application interview at a passport office were not successful in obtaining a passport in (1) 2010, (3) 2014, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>This data could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The application interview is one of a range of checks conducted by Her Majesty’s Passport Office to confirm the identity of an applicant, and a decision to issue a passport is not determined by the outcome of an interview alone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/10/2018 12:42:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

990505

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where each passport office is located; and how many passport applications each office dealt with in (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has seven Application Processing Centres. The table below shows the volumes of passports printed in 2010, 2014, and 2017, broken down by each office where the application was dealt with:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>Newport</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>Durham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>224,613</p></td><td><p>1,058,579</p></td><td><p>1,117,477</p></td><td><p>775,486</p></td><td><p>125,636</p></td><td><p>364,750</p></td><td><p>1,675,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>252,057</p></td><td><p>1,386,236</p></td><td><p>1,605,810</p></td><td><p>146,637</p></td><td><p>165,756</p></td><td><p>628,528</p></td><td><p>2,043,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>249,710</p></td><td><p>1,266,673</p></td><td><p>1,662,714</p></td><td><p>545,830</p></td><td><p>392,498</p></td><td><p>603,307</p></td><td><p>2,029,037</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/10/2018 12:56:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno