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452183

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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	EU Integration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the meeting on 9 February between the original member states of the EU, and the re-commitment by those member states to "an ever closer union" and a "two-speed Europe".
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the UK a special status in a reformed EU. The agreement sets out that the Treaties will be changed to “make it clear that the references to ever closer union do not apply to the United Kingdom” and acknowledges “different paths of integration being available for different Member States and do not compel all Member States to aim for a common destination.”</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/02/2016 16:23:32 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

452184

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Natural Gas: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they anticipate imminent proposals by the European Commission compelling member states to send gas supplies to any other state in the case of emergencies; and if they expect such proposals to be brought forward, whether any decision would be taken by qualified majority voting or unanimity.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>Commission proposals for a revision to the existing security of gas supply regulation were published on the 16 February. We will need to consider carefully the precise emergency arrangements that are proposed and how they might impact on the UK. These proposals will of course be subject to the usual negotiation process during which the Government will seek to achieve the best possible outcome for the UK. A final text will need to be agreed by qualified majority voting in the Council and in agreement with the European Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/02/2016 12:39:25 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

452185

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Prior of Brampton on 9 February (HL5598 and HL5599), whether they intend to reject calls to impose a sugar tax.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>Our Childhood Obesity Strategy, which will be launched shortly, will look at everything that contributes to a child becoming overweight and obese including sugar.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/02/2016 13:06:59 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

451782

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
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 risk that issues around financing the provision of the Hinkley Point C power station will delay the commencement of that project.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>Good progress continues to be made so that Hinkley can provide clean, affordable and secure energy that families and businesses can rely on into the future. The financing of Hinkley Point C is a commercial matter for the parties involved.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/02/2016 14:30:59 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

451783

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	BBC: Royal Charters
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 1 February (HL5390), whether the consent of both Houses of Parliament will be required before the granting of the BBC Royal Charter.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The BBC's Royal Charter is granted by the Privy Council and all appropriate steps will be taken in advance of this, including debates in both Houses of Parliament. The format of these debates has not been decided.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/02/2016 14:48:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

451784

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the figures, in real terms, for spending per head of the population on the NHS in 1997–98 and 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>Latest available data for spending per head of population on the National Health Service in England is 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>Spend per head of population on the NHS in England in real terms for 1997-98 and 2013-14 is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>England NHS health spend per head</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend per head in 2013-14 prices £</p></td><td><p>Source</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997-98</p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td><td><p>Office for National Statistics Mid 1997 population projection and net NHS spend 1997-98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,994</p></td><td><p>HM Treasury Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 12/02/2016 08:28:53 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

451785

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Student Unions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether student unions are in receipt of public funds, and whether all university students are obliged to join unions.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>Individual students’ unions are principally funded through their university/college on either a per capita or a block grant basis, alongside funds raised through their commercial activities.</p><p>The Government does not provide funding to student unions directly, but student unions may receive some public funding indirectly through payments made by their establishment. .</p><p>The Education Act 1994 requires publicly-funded universities to take reasonable steps to ensure that their students’ union observes the right for students to opt out of membership. Students who exercise this right cannot be unfairly disadvantaged with regard to the services at the university. The university must draw up a code of practice setting out how these requirements will be put into effect.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 23/02/2016 14:39:09 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

451786

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Union: Borders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Bates on 2 February (HLWS495), whether they intend to resist any proposal to allow the EU border guard to intervene directly in member states; and what assessment they have made of whether such an extension of EU powers would be made by way of treaty change and a UK referendum.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The proposal for a European Border and Coast Guard builds on provisions of the Schengen agreement in which the UK does not participate; the UK will not therefore be bound by the new regulation.</p><p>The UK is supportive of steps to increase the security of the external Schengen border - we have a strong interest in effective management of the Schengen external border, not just in combating illegal migration, and cross-border crime but also as part of the EU-wide counter-terrorism effort.</p><p>In the Commission’s view there is sufficient basis in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to take forward the clause which allows for intervention, without change to the Treaty.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/02/2016 16:42:10 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

451787

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bread: Folic Acid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many individuals would receive medical or health benefits from eating bread fortified by folic acid.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/02/2016 12:33:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

449200

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
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	Greece: Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware of any proposals by the EU to prosecute charities and volunteers who give assistance to migrants arriving in Greece, and what assessment they have made of which articles of the EU treaties might provide authority for any such action.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of any specific proposals by the EU to prosecute charities and volunteers who give assistance to migrants arriving in Greece. The European Commission is currently conducting public consultations as part of an on-going evaluation and impact assessment of the EU legislation on migrant smuggling, to gather views on what improvements could be made. We will consider any proposals if and when they are issued.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/02/2016 14:57:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon