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518729

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date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
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 Price on 10 May (HL8062), whether that answer assumes that the United States Congress will accept a "fast-track" procedure for ratifying the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and what assessment they have made of the likelihood of such a procedure being either endorsed or withdrawn by the new Congress in 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL23
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p>Legislation to re-authorise Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) – sometimes called “fast track” – the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, was signed into law by President Obama on 29 June 2015. It will apply to certain international trade agreements – including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – if agreement is reached before 1 July 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 01/06/2016 11:37:59 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

518730

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House how many Questions for Written Answer were put to each Government department and answered within the target 10 working days in each month in the 2015–16 Session, together with the relevant percentages in each case.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL24
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>In line with the practice established in the last session, following the commitment made by my predecessor (HL Deb 8 May 2014, col 1575), I will continue to publish annually the performance of departments on their promptness in dealing with Questions for Written Answer. My office will also continue to work with all departments to ensure prompt and comprehensive responses to all Questions for Written Answer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The statistics for the 2014-15 session are available as a Written Statement (HLWS39). I will shortly publish data on departmental performance for the 2015-16 session.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 31/05/2016 13:19:28 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

517805

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
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 4 May (HL7852), why they only conduct "targeted passport checks against selected cohorts of passengers leaving the UK for a range of law enforcement purposes", in the light of their response to the European Union Committee's report <i>Frontex: the EU external borders agency</i> (9th Report, Session 2007–08, HL Paper 60), which states their intention that by March 2014 the e-Borders system would have reached the key milestone of "the receipt and processing of data for 100 per cent of passengers and crew movements" ; whether it is still their aim to reach that milestone; and if not, when their policy was changed.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL8228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Routine embarkation controls by Border Force officers were abolished in 1994 and 1998, as the paper-based checks were deemed outdated and checks were not carried out on all modes of transport. However, Border Force does undertake targeted passport checks against selected cohorts of passengers leaving the UK for a range of law enforcement purposes. Since April 2015 exit data has been collected by carriers and port operators from all scheduled international commercial services departing the UK from air and sea ports and from international rail stations, except those services not within scope. Departure data is collected by carriers and port operators and transmitted to Home Office systems, where work takes place to match it to arrival data, visa conditions and other information as appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/05/2016 11:50:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

515031

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	European Parliament: Art Works
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 21 April (HL7637), whether they will now state what contingency plans they have drawn up, if any, to repatriate the British Art Collection from the European Parliament in the event that the UK votes to leave the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL7851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/05/2016 12:16:36 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

515032

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
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 why people leaving the UK have their passports examined and recorded at some airports, whilst at others no examination takes place.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL7852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Border Force does not operate a uniform passport control regime against passengers departing the UK in the same way that it does for passengers who arrive in the UK. However, it does undertake targeted passport checks against selected cohorts of passengers leaving the UK for a range of law enforcement purposes.</p><p>We check the passports of all those passing through passport control on entry to the UK and we also conduct exit checks.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/05/2016 12:36:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

513489

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what discussions she has had with Ministers in the Cabinet Office with regard to the number of Questions for Written Answer not answered within 10 working days.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL7746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>My responsibility as Leader of the House, to encourage Ministers to be punctual in answering written questions, is one I take seriously. My office immediately approach departments who have not responded to questions after 10 working days, and remain in contact with them until the questions are answered. This process was followed with the Cabinet Office for the seven questions that remained unanswered after 10 working days on 18 March. All of those questions have now been answered. At the end of this Session I will publish data on each department’s promptness in dealing with Questions for Written Answer to allow for proper scrutiny of their performance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 29/04/2016 13:22:27 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

448135

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Nottinghamshire
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 22 July 2015 (HL1470), whether the review of the failures that caused the cost of the recent A1 roadworks near Gamston Airport to escalate has been completed, and what conclusion and lessons have emerged from that review.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The close out of the scheme and associated financial reconciliation is pending and therefore it would be premature to draw conclusions at this time.</p><p> </p><p>Landscaping for the scheme and remedial works are nearing their final stages and completion of the contract is expected at the end of March. A “lessons learned” review will be held as soon as possible in April.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2016 12:12:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

448136

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Construction
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 8 June 2015 (HL105), what trunk road improvement schemes there have been in the last five years, and for each of those, what was (1) the original target cost, and (2) the estimated completed cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below provides details of the major scheme on trunk roads opened in the last five financial years (from April 2011 to the present), together with the original target cost and latest outturn forecast (to the end of December 2015, and subject to closure of final accounts):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date Opened</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Original Target Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn Forecast* (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A3 Hindhead</p></td><td><p>Jul-11</p></td><td><p>362.5m</p></td><td><p>371.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1 Dishforth to Leeming</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>327.5m</p></td><td><p>312.0m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A46 Newark to Widmerpool</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>382.9m</p></td><td><p>379.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A23 Handcross to Warninglid</p></td><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>76.9m</p></td><td><p>77.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A11 Fiveways to Thetford</p></td><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>104.7m</p></td><td><p>99.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A14 Kettering Bypass</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>41.9m</p></td><td><p>37.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A453 Widening</p></td><td><p>Jul-15</p></td><td><p>149.7m</p></td><td><p>164.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong><em>Totals</em></strong></p></td><td><p>1,446.1m</p></td><td><p>1,442.7m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2016 12:11:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

417910

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what explanation she has received from the Ministry of Justice about the failure to answer Lord Falconer of Thoroton's Question for Written Answer tabled on 21 July, before Wednesday 9 September, 25 working days after an answer was due.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL2143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>My office makes regular contact with all Government departments that are unable to meet the 10 working day target within which to answer Questions for Written Answer. Every effort is made to address delays and to remind departments of their responsibilities to Parliament.</p><p>I have recently taken the opportunity to discuss the need for timely answers with all members of the Government front bench in this House, and written to the five departments with the greatest proportion of late responses in the 2014/15 session to make clear the House’s expectations and to stress the importance of timely responses. My office will continue to work with all departments to ensure prompt and satisfactory answers to Questions for Written Answer.</p><p>The delay in the particular case to which the noble Lord refers related to delays in gathering the required data. The question tabled by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 21 July has now been answered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 21/09/2015 14:45:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

390058

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Nottinghamshire
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 17 June (HL349), whether they have held an enquiry into what failures contributed to the significant problems encountered by Highways England in the A1 roadworks near Gamston Airport not being identified before work began; and what lessons have been learned for future projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL1470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Highways England, in line with the project management process, will review the project upon completion to establish the causes of any failures, including the failure to identify adverse ground conditions and contamination. Any lessons learnt from this stage of project completion will be factored into other projects. The scheme has highlighted the benefits of &quot;pain and gain&quot; contracts when there is uncertainty about some costs until work commences.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 10:55:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling