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1156543

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date	28/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit: Advertising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) motorway advertising, (2) newspaper advertisements, and (3) other public information campaigns, in the past 12 months, about preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>‘Get Ready for Brexit’ is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.</p><p>The cost of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis, as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 31/10/2019 16:12:08 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1156558

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British Armed Forces have, or are intended to have, any involvement in controlling the al-Omar oilfield in Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains fully committed to the Global Coalition against Daesh and we must not lose sight of the threat that they still pose.</p><p>We are in close contact with the US and other allies regarding the next stage of the campaign against Daesh in Syria but we are clear that our key aim is to defeat this evil terrorist group.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 01/11/2019 09:29:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1156563

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated loss of revenue to HM Treasury as a result of the sale and distribution, within the UK, of laundered fuel, in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the difference between expected revenues and the tax that is actually paid in the annual publication, <em>Measuring Tax Gaps.</em> These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud, for example laundering.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has estimated the total oils (fuel duty) tax gap (including VAT) as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£200 million in 2017-18</li><li>£200 million in 2016-17</li></ul><p> </p><p>The estimate for 2015-16 was calculated using a different methodology and therefore cannot be compared to the estimates for subsequent years. The oils tax gap for 2015-16 was estimated to be less than £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of laundering plants detected by HMRC in NI &amp; GB in each of the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>LAUNDERING PLANT DETECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The routine sharing of information to identify trends and emerging threats developed over many years through the Cross Border Fuel Fraud Group has continued and further built upon by the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force introduced as part of the Stormont House (Fresh Start) Agreement. HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners together with other partner agencies are represented at both the regular Strategic and Operational meetings and this continued collaboration has been key to successfully identifying and interdicting fuel related fraud in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of convictions secured for oils related criminality in the UK in each of last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL444 HL445 HL446 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:24:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1156564

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fuel laundering plants have been discovered and decommissioned in (1) Northern Ireland, and (2) Great Britain, in the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the difference between expected revenues and the tax that is actually paid in the annual publication, <em>Measuring Tax Gaps.</em> These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud, for example laundering.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has estimated the total oils (fuel duty) tax gap (including VAT) as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£200 million in 2017-18</li><li>£200 million in 2016-17</li></ul><p> </p><p>The estimate for 2015-16 was calculated using a different methodology and therefore cannot be compared to the estimates for subsequent years. The oils tax gap for 2015-16 was estimated to be less than £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of laundering plants detected by HMRC in NI &amp; GB in each of the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>LAUNDERING PLANT DETECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The routine sharing of information to identify trends and emerging threats developed over many years through the Cross Border Fuel Fraud Group has continued and further built upon by the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force introduced as part of the Stormont House (Fresh Start) Agreement. HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners together with other partner agencies are represented at both the regular Strategic and Operational meetings and this continued collaboration has been key to successfully identifying and interdicting fuel related fraud in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of convictions secured for oils related criminality in the UK in each of last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL443 HL445 HL446 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:24:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1156565

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
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 effectiveness and depth of co-operation with the authorities in the Republic of Ireland in their attempts to disrupt and prevent the illegal laundering and distribution of fuel.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the difference between expected revenues and the tax that is actually paid in the annual publication, <em>Measuring Tax Gaps.</em> These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud, for example laundering.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has estimated the total oils (fuel duty) tax gap (including VAT) as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£200 million in 2017-18</li><li>£200 million in 2016-17</li></ul><p> </p><p>The estimate for 2015-16 was calculated using a different methodology and therefore cannot be compared to the estimates for subsequent years. The oils tax gap for 2015-16 was estimated to be less than £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of laundering plants detected by HMRC in NI &amp; GB in each of the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>LAUNDERING PLANT DETECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The routine sharing of information to identify trends and emerging threats developed over many years through the Cross Border Fuel Fraud Group has continued and further built upon by the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force introduced as part of the Stormont House (Fresh Start) Agreement. HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners together with other partner agencies are represented at both the regular Strategic and Operational meetings and this continued collaboration has been key to successfully identifying and interdicting fuel related fraud in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of convictions secured for oils related criminality in the UK in each of last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL443 HL444 HL446 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:24:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1156566

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions have been brought against those charged with the illegal laundering, distribution and sale of fuel in the UK in the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the difference between expected revenues and the tax that is actually paid in the annual publication, <em>Measuring Tax Gaps.</em> These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud, for example laundering.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has estimated the total oils (fuel duty) tax gap (including VAT) as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£200 million in 2017-18</li><li>£200 million in 2016-17</li></ul><p> </p><p>The estimate for 2015-16 was calculated using a different methodology and therefore cannot be compared to the estimates for subsequent years. The oils tax gap for 2015-16 was estimated to be less than £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of laundering plants detected by HMRC in NI &amp; GB in each of the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>LAUNDERING PLANT DETECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The routine sharing of information to identify trends and emerging threats developed over many years through the Cross Border Fuel Fraud Group has continued and further built upon by the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force introduced as part of the Stormont House (Fresh Start) Agreement. HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners together with other partner agencies are represented at both the regular Strategic and Operational meetings and this continued collaboration has been key to successfully identifying and interdicting fuel related fraud in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of convictions secured for oils related criminality in the UK in each of last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL443 HL444 HL445 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:24:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1166605

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the criteria by which the NHS assess the merits of clinical negligence claims prior to litigation.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	6246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England, and shares learning from claims to help improve safety for patients and staff. NHS Resolution has a responsibility to settle justified claims fairly and promptly and defend unjustified claims to secure NHS resources. Each case must be considered on its own merits and it is important that a proper investigation is undertaken. NHS Resolution aims to get to the right answer as quickly as possible in every case and to help resolve claims sooner, and without the need for court proceedings. To support this NHS Resolution launched a new mediation service in December 2016.</p><p>NHS Resolution is an arm’s length body of the Department and is accountable to the Department and its performance is subject to regular review through the Department’s sponsorship arrangements. The Department’s assessment is that NHS Resolution is a well-run and efficient organisation and that it has had some success, within the current legal framework, in containing the cost of NHS litigation, a view that was supported by the National Audit Office, in its report ‘Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts’ published in September 2017 which can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/managing-the-costs-of-clinical-negligence-in-trusts/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/managing-the-costs-of-clinical-negligence-in-trusts/</a></p><p>NHS Resolution regularly agrees large-scale contracts for legal services, using its position as a bulk purchaser to obtain the best expertise at value for money for the health service. The contracts include a combination of fixed and capped fees as well as competitive hourly rates for its panel firms, which are also required to support NHS Resolution’s work to learn from claims to improve safety.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 6247 question first answered 31/10/2019 12:01:36 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1166606

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of the practice of the NHS paying their lawyers the same fee regardless of the outcome of a claim.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	6247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England, and shares learning from claims to help improve safety for patients and staff. NHS Resolution has a responsibility to settle justified claims fairly and promptly and defend unjustified claims to secure NHS resources. Each case must be considered on its own merits and it is important that a proper investigation is undertaken. NHS Resolution aims to get to the right answer as quickly as possible in every case and to help resolve claims sooner, and without the need for court proceedings. To support this NHS Resolution launched a new mediation service in December 2016.</p><p>NHS Resolution is an arm’s length body of the Department and is accountable to the Department and its performance is subject to regular review through the Department’s sponsorship arrangements. The Department’s assessment is that NHS Resolution is a well-run and efficient organisation and that it has had some success, within the current legal framework, in containing the cost of NHS litigation, a view that was supported by the National Audit Office, in its report ‘Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts’ published in September 2017 which can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/managing-the-costs-of-clinical-negligence-in-trusts/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/managing-the-costs-of-clinical-negligence-in-trusts/</a></p><p>NHS Resolution regularly agrees large-scale contracts for legal services, using its position as a bulk purchaser to obtain the best expertise at value for money for the health service. The contracts include a combination of fixed and capped fees as well as competitive hourly rates for its panel firms, which are also required to support NHS Resolution’s work to learn from claims to improve safety.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 6246 question first answered 31/10/2019 12:01:36 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1166610

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Weald of Kent Grammar School
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions and for how long the (a) headteacher and (b) other members of the Senior Leadership team based at the original school site at the Weald of Kent grammar school have visited the annex site in Sevenoaks.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The Department does not hold operational information at this level. However, given the uniqueness of this particular case, the Department has assured itself that the Weald of Kent does indeed continue to operate as one school across two sites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/10/2019 16:08:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1166618

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Eswatini: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Swaziland.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	6438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government is aware of unconfirmed reports of human rights violations during recent protests in Eswatini. We continue to call for respect of the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association enshrined in Eswatini’s constitution. The appointment of a resident High Commissioner to Eswatini in July 2019 has given us the opportunity to deepen our engagement with the Eswatini government. Our High Commissioner has raised the need for proportionate response to protest with senior officials in the Eswatini Government. On 24 October he also raised with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the need for any allegations of human rights violations to be investigated.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 31/10/2019 16:12:28 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn