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1020029

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date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Spirits: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a reduced rate of duty for spirits produced by smaller distillers and producers.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	198720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Under EU law a reduced rate of spirit duty can be applied to producers who make less than 1,000 litres of product a year.</p><p> </p><p>The government is not minded to introduce such a relief as there is no compelling case to do so at this time given the risk of illicit production and excise duty fraud.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/12/2018 15:32:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1020031

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many licensed stills have (a) been established and (b) ceased trading in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	198721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC licenses the businesses who use stills for distillation rather than the stills themselves. The number of licences issued in each year was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HMRC has no information on the number of licensed businesses that have ceased trading.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/12/2018 15:40:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1020033

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	South Sudan: Arms Trade
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 report by Conflict Armament Research, Weapon Supplies into South Sudan’s Civil War, published on 11 November, which states that (1) weapons from EU countries have been supplied to South Sudan despite an EU embargo, (2) such weapons are in use in South Sudan, and (3) the government of Uganda has acted as a conduit for the supply of weapons.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned by reports of alleged breaches by regional powers of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan by the EU in 2011. We welcome the report by Conflict Armament Research as an important insight into the movement of arms that have such a devastating effect in perpetuating the suffering of the South Sudanese people. We strongly condemn any actions that could undermine or obstruct the path to peace in South Sudan, including enabling or facilitating the supply of weapons, equipment, or ammunition to parties of the conflict.</p><p>In addition to the 2011 EU arms embargo, we urge the region and the international community to fully uphold their obligation to rigorously enforce the UN arms embargo on South Sudan, as agreed in July by the UN Security Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/12/2018 14:20:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1020040

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Greater Manchester
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the additional funding for the NHS announced in the budget has been allocated to mental health services in Greater Manchester.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL12015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced its long term financial settlement for the National Health Service in June. This will represent an increase of £20.5 billion in real terms by 2023/24. The Government has asked the NHS to develop a long-term plan which will set out a vision for the health service. The Government has been clear that better access to mental health services, to help achieve the Government’s commitment to parity of esteem between mental and physical health, is one of the principles which must underpin the plan.</p><p>The 2018 Budget set out some aspects of what the long-term plan will contain, and further details on how the long-term plan will be applied in specific areas will follow when the plan is published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/12/2018 15:12:45 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1020042

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the present status of the proposal to build a new freight terminal south of Northampton adjacent to the West Coast Railway Line.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL12017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>There are two proposals for freight terminals south of Northampton – Northampton Gateway, and Rail Central. Both are within the Planning Inspectorate’s Development Consent Order process.</p><p> </p><p>The examination in public for Northampton Gateway began on 9<sup>th</sup> October 2018 and is expected to conclude on or before 9<sup>th</sup> April 2019. Rail Central was accepted for examination on 15<sup>th</sup> November 2018. The Planning Inspectorate have three months from this date to prepare for examination. No timetable has yet been published.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/12/2018 16:21:35 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1020043

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of whether the proposals from Transport for the North for a rail route across the Pennines makes adequate provision for the movement of freight.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL12018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has received a number of proposals to support freight capacity across the Pennines including the Trans Pennine route and Skipton to Colne. Officials continue to work closely with TfN and Network Rail on these proposals. We are currently considering next steps on the provision of additional rail freight capacity and capability across the Pennines and expect to make an announcement shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/12/2018 16:03:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1020047

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	TripAdvisor
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings, if any, ministers have had with organisations concerned about the operation of TripAdvisor in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism meets regularly with a range of stakeholders to discuss a range of issues relating to UK Tourism.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/12/2018 13:41:08 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1020049

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	TripAdvisor
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings, if any, have taken place between UK or United States representatives of TripAdvisor and ministers or officials at which issues relating to damaging or malicious online comments about hotel or catering services have been discussed.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Tourism met with TripAdvisor in July this year. DCMS Tourism officials have also held a number of meetings with TripAdvisor to discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/12/2018 13:40:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1020059

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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 how many contracts they have signed for additional cold chain capacity for medicines after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL12033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>In October, the Department invited wholesalers and pre-wholesalers of pharmaceutical warehouse space to bid for Government funding to secure the additional capacity needed for stockpiled medicines covering ambient, cold chain and controlled drug storage. We had a good response to that invitation and funding for selected organisations has now been agreed. Contracts will be signed shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/12/2018 15:17:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1020063

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	World Encephalitis Day
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support World Encephalitis Day on 22 February 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>There are currently no specific plans.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England works with partners such as voluntary sector organisations to synchronise communications activity in line with many annual awareness days. The NHS England communications team may also provide support to maximise the reach of established campaigns.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/12/2018 15:00:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark