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348823

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date	08/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the joint statement by the German and French Ministers for the economy that "our common goal is to render it unthinkable for any country in pursuit of its national interest to consider a future without Europe - or within a lesser union".
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has already started working with other leaders, including those of France and Germany, on how best to address the UK’s concerns and believes that he can and will succeed in negotiating to reform the EU and Britain’s relationship within it.</p><p>As he has said, the EU needs to be flexible enough to find solutions for the eurozone members, while also flexible enough for countries like Britain at the heart of the single market, but not wanting to be part of the ever closer union, to be comfortable with their membership, too.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/06/2015 13:53:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348824

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the judgment of the European Court of Justice ending the value added tax concession on energy-saving products for non-social housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The government is currently considering the full implications of the decision of the European Court of Justice on the application of the VAT reduced rate to the installation of energy saving materials.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 22/06/2015 16:35:01 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348825

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the report of the Chilcot Inquiry to be published before the summer recess; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Sir John Chilcot and the Prime Minister exchanged letters on 15 and 17 <ins class="ministerial">January</ins> <del class="ministerial">June</del>. In his letters, Sir John said that once the essential Maxwellisation process was complete, it was his intention to provide the Prime Minister with a timetable for the completion of the Inquiry’s report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name 2015-01-20_Chilcot_to_Cameron.pdf title Sir John Chilcot to David Cameron Letter 2 file name 2015-01-20_Cameron_to_Chilcot.pdf title David Cameron to Sir John Chilcot Letter question first answered 23/06/2015 11:16:54 question first ministerially corrected 24/06/2015 11:40:17 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley previous answer version 7535 answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name 2015-01-20_Chilcot_to_Cameron.pdf title Sir John Chilcot to David Cameron Letter 2 file name 2015-01-20_Cameron_to_Chilcot.pdf title David Cameron to Sir John Chilcot Letter answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348826

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the report of the Dutch inquiry into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine on 17 July 2014 to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Dutch Safety Board are aiming to publish their report in into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine on 17 July 2014, in October this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/06/2015 10:58:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348827

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce measures to open the proceedings of the family courts and the Court of Protection to the press and public; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government supports steps to increase openness whilst remaining mindful of the rights to privacy of those involved in such personal proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Since May 2009, amendments to the rules of court governing the practice and procedure to be followed in family proceedings have allowed accredited members of the media access to the majority of court hearings.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2014 the President of the Family Division issued guidance requiring more judgments of both the Family Court and Court of Protection to be published online.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2014 the President of the Family Division issued a consultation seeking views on the impact of these earlier steps to increase transparency in the family court and on ways to further increase transparency including, the possibility of public access. The Court of Protection Rule Committee is also taking forward work which will examine the benefits and risks of making rule changes which allow greater access to the media and public.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/06/2015 14:35:56 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348828

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to foreign leaders and European Union officials to encourage them not to intervene in the campaign leading up to the proposed referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The decision in the Referendum will be one for British voters to make. The Government will make this clear as necessary in its discussions with foreign leaders and EU officials in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/06/2015 13:53:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

347917

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps, if any, they are taking to ensure that no significant European Union policy changes will be agreed or implemented during the period of re-negotiation ahead of a referendum in the United Kingdom on membership of the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The British Government will continue to conduct European Union business during this period. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has been clear with EU partners that reforming the EU and renegotiating the UK’s relationship ahead of a referendum is a priority for the UK and the British people.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 15/06/2015 16:16:42 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

347918

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the case for, and powers of, the existing non-ministerial departments, agencies and other public bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government's Public Bodies Reform Programme, introduced in 2010, has reduced the number of arm's-length bodies, including executive agencies and non-ministerial departments, by a third. To date, this has delivered cumulative savings in excess of £2.6bn.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this Programme, there is a requirement that both non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies are subject to regular review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 16:53:12 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

347919

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airbus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether any of the alleged industrial espionage in relation to Airbus by the United States and German intelligence services took place in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>It is the long-standing policy of successive Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/06/2015 14:17:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

347920

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	EU Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will press for negotiations for the reform of the European Union to include the repatriation of agriculture and fisheries powers to member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has started to discuss his plans for EU reform and renegotiation with other EU leaders. He has been clear that the plans involve reforming welfare and immigration rules, increasing economic competitiveness and cutting red tape to create jobs and growth for hard working families, and protecting the UK’s interests outside the euro. It also means halting the constant flow of powers to Brussels including by ensuring a stronger role for national Parliaments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/06/2015 13:55:02 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon