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753300

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date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what safeguards for the United Kingdom Overseas Territories are intended to be included in the negotiations to leave the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>We have been clear that our exit negotiations cover the Overseas Territories.</p><p>We continue to engage closely with the Overseas Territories including through the Joint Ministerial Council [Overseas Territories EU Negotiations] which has met twice, including most recently on Wednesday 12 July, to ensure their priorities and interests are understood.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/07/2017 15:35:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753301

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the US regarding bringing forward repairs to the Wideawake airfield runway on Ascension.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence, the lead Government Department for the refurbishment of the Wideawake runway, continues to liaise closely and regularly with the US Department of Defense and State Department regarding their plans for the interim repair work and a full resurfacing programme. The UK Government continues to work with the US to scope options to bring forward the refurbishment, but due to the remote nature of Ascension Island options are limited by logistical constraints.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/07/2017 14:05:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753302

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they intend to negotiate for the border between Gibraltar and Spain.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Ensuring a well-functioning Gibraltar-Spain border is a key objective for the UK Government. A well-functioning border is also in the interests of the surrounding Spanish region, including the thousands of Spanish workers who cross the border every day. As the Prime Minister said in her statement to the House of Commons on 29 March, we are absolutely steadfast in our support of Gibraltar, its people and its economy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/08/2017 11:17:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753303

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many seats are available for civilians on Falklands Airbridge flights.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>​The Minister of Defence provides 31 seats per flight on the South Atlantic Airbridge to the Falkland Island Government for onward sale to the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2017 15:19:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753304

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect a regular air service will begin to and from St Helena.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The St Helena Government are undertaking a tender process for a regular commercial air service to and from St Helena. On 9 June, the St Helena Government announced that SA Airlink had been chosen as the preferred bidder for the provision of the scheduled service. A formal announcement on details of the service will be made once contract negotiations are complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2017 13:50:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753308

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress have they made in reducing the national debt.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2010 the government inherited the largest deficit since the Second World War at 9.9% of GDP in 2009-10. Since then the government has reduced the deficit by three quarters to 2.4% of GDP last year. Without this reduction the level of debt would be even higher than its level of 86.8% of GDP at the end of March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to ensure Public Sector Net Debt as a share of GDP is falling in 2020-21. In their March 2017 forecast the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that the government will meet this target two years early in 2018-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/07/2017 12:33:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

753309

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to engage with the European Parliament's inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has engaged constructively with the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion‎.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2017, the previous Financial Secretary to the Treasury and the previous Economic Secretary to the Treasury wrote to the Chair of the European Parliament to set out the extensive recent steps the UK had taken in these areas. In the same month, Members of the Committee visited London and met with senior officials from the UK's cross-agency Panama Papers Taskforce to discuss their important work.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/07/2017 12:33:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark