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1307431

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date	12/04/2021
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	Coronavirus: Travel
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 Bethell on 29 March (HL13356), what are the other two stages of the three-stage assessment process to attain full UKAS accreditation.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL14682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/04/2021 12:03:14 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1307433

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which departments use external contractors to prepare responses to questions tabled by members of the House of Lords and Members of Parliament; and, in each case, how often such contractors are used.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL14683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Departments are responsible for their responses to written parliamentary questions. Written parliamentary questions receive final sign off from Ministers.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has produced guidance for civil servants on drafting answers to parliamentary questions. This can be found on the gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a>.</p><p>Civil servants and Ministers conduct these duties in line with their respective codes of conduct.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care has outlined that the department’s contract included a general clause for Deloitte to provide support to civil servants in responding to written questions, freedom of information requests and media queries. They have not been directly responsible for drafting replies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL14684 HL14685 HL14686 question first answered 27/04/2021 10:40:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1307434

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of written answers to questions tabled by members of both Houses of Parliament were drafted by external contractors in the current parliamentary session.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL14684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Departments are responsible for their responses to written parliamentary questions. Written parliamentary questions receive final sign off from Ministers.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has produced guidance for civil servants on drafting answers to parliamentary questions. This can be found on the gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a>.</p><p>Civil servants and Ministers conduct these duties in line with their respective codes of conduct.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care has outlined that the department’s contract included a general clause for Deloitte to provide support to civil servants in responding to written questions, freedom of information requests and media queries. They have not been directly responsible for drafting replies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL14683 HL14685 HL14686 question first answered 27/04/2021 10:40:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1307436

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure there are no conflicts of interest when the preparation of (1) responses to parliamentary written questions, (2) responses to parliamentary urgent questions, and (3) background briefings, are made by external contractors to departments.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL14685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Departments are responsible for their responses to written parliamentary questions. Written parliamentary questions receive final sign off from Ministers.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has produced guidance for civil servants on drafting answers to parliamentary questions. This can be found on the gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a>.</p><p>Civil servants and Ministers conduct these duties in line with their respective codes of conduct.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care has outlined that the department’s contract included a general clause for Deloitte to provide support to civil servants in responding to written questions, freedom of information requests and media queries. They have not been directly responsible for drafting replies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL14683 HL14684 HL14686 question first answered 27/04/2021 10:40:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1307437

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they amended the guidance on responding to parliamentary questions to take account of the use of external contractors in preparing and drafting responses.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL14686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Departments are responsible for their responses to written parliamentary questions. Written parliamentary questions receive final sign off from Ministers.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has produced guidance for civil servants on drafting answers to parliamentary questions. This can be found on the gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a>.</p><p>Civil servants and Ministers conduct these duties in line with their respective codes of conduct.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care has outlined that the department’s contract included a general clause for Deloitte to provide support to civil servants in responding to written questions, freedom of information requests and media queries. They have not been directly responsible for drafting replies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL14683 HL14684 HL14685 question first answered 27/04/2021 10:40:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1307439

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Safety
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 distraction of drivers using in-vehicle infotainment systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>We have not undertaken an assessment of the distraction of drivers using in-vehicle infotainment systems.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/04/2021 11:18:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1307440

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Safety Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 24 March (HL14079), prior to the Fire Safety Bill being introduced to Parliament, what changes were made to the draft text of the Bill to satisfy representations made by (1) Her Majesty The Queen, (2) His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, or (3) their representatives; and what plans they have to publish their correspondence with (a) Her Majesty The Queen, (b) His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, or (c) their representatives, related to draft text of the Fire Safety Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>There were no changes made or requested to the text of the Fire Safety Bill by any member of the Royal Household, therefore, the government has no plans to publish any correspondence.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/04/2021 12:16:36 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1307442

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Passengers: Swinderby Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the expected increase in passenger numbers at Swinderby train station resulting from the forthcoming additional train services; and what evidence this estimate is based on.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL14705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The additional train service formed part of the wider passenger service enhancements for the East Midlands outlined when the East Midlands Franchise started in August 2019, and consideration focused on the route benefits rather than at a specific station.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/04/2021 11:22:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1307443

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Radioactive Waste: Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Office for Nuclear Regulation regarding the transportation of spent fuel rods recently discovered at the Hunterston nuclear power plant to the Sellafield nuclear power plant; and whether the spent fuel rods will now be transported to the Sellafield nuclear power plant.
tabling member printed	Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
uin	HL14708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The discovery of spent fuel at Hunterston A forms part of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) approved safety case and operating procedure for the retrieval activities associated with waste at the site. The discovered spent fuel remains in a safe and controlled environment at Hunterston A until a decision has been made, in conjunction with the ONR, about how they should be processed, packaged and stored prior to final disposal.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/04/2021 13:05:50 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

1307445

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hunterston Power Station: Radioactive Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Scottish Government relating to radioactive waste held at the site of the Hunterston nuclear power station; and, in any such discussions, how they addressed existing radioactive waste policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
uin	HL14709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Officials regularly engage with officials in the Scottish Government to discuss issues relating to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and to discuss the management of radioactive waste. BEIS officials also regularly engage with EDF and with Magnox Limited, who are respectively responsible for the Hunterston B and Hunterston A sites to discuss a range of matters, including any relevant issues relating to the management of radioactive waste. Policy on the management of radioactive waste is a devolved matter. While there are regular discussions between the Scottish Government and BEIS officials on radioactive waste management policy matters generally, there have been no recent specific discussions between the UK Government and the Scottish Government relating to radioactive waste held at the Hunterston site (A and B nuclear power stations).</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/04/2021 13:04:26 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning