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850883

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Irish Government on preventing a hard border in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	130102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Ministers and Government colleagues have regular conversations with the Irish Government on a range of issues, including our commitment to the avoidance of a hard border.</p><p> </p><p>In the Joint Report published in December 2017, we reached a balanced set of commitments that reiterate both our commitment to avoid a hard land border, including any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls, and our clear position on preserving the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 01/03/2018 11:24:56 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

849958

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the process will be for upholding the High Court judgment on Personal Independence Payments.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	129526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the statement made by myself, <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-01-30/debates/F35E85CB-FF67-467E-AD63-1C13EB1EC32B/PIPBackPayments" target="_blank">Official Report</a>, 30 January 2018, Column 703 - 704.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/02/2018 16:37:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

847727

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Flexible Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what percentage of employees in her Department worked in (a) departmental accommodation, (b) from home and (c) in any other location in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>In my Department all employees work within departmental accommodation and have done so in each of the last 5 years. Employees are free to work occasionally from home or remotely; my Department does not retain records relating this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 01/03/2018 11:23:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847807

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that hon. Members are kept informed and are able to participate in Baroness Cumberlege's Review on the Safety of Certain Medicines and Medical Devices.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	129483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Baroness Cumberlege will conduct the Medicines and Medical Devices Review with thoroughness and due speed.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Cumberlege will involve patient groups representative of people concerned by the use of Primodos, Sodium Valproate and vaginal mesh from the early stages of the Review.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Cumberlege will make contact with the relevant All Party Parliamentary Groups, and in due course Ministers will report back to the House on the Review and the Government’s response.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 129478 129482 question first answered 28/02/2018 17:40:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

847853

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Town Twinning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to assess the impact of the UK leaving the EU on existing and possible future twinning arrangements between towns and villages.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL5830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Twinning will continue to play an important part in the relationship between the United Kingdom and the states of the European Union, contributing to that deep and special relationship the Prime Minister has made clear she envisages for the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/02/2018 15:25:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

846814

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kuwait: Armed Forces
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 possibility of deploying an enhanced UK military presence in Kuwait.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>There are on going discussions between the UK and Kuwaiti Governments, without commitment, to consider options to enhance the UK military presence in Kuwait. Currently the UK has a Defence Section in the Embassy in Kuwait and has, for many years, advised and developed Kuwait's Armed Forces through a British Military Mission permanently based in Kuwait. In addition, we have been supporting the counter-Daesh coalition with troops based in Kuwait. The UK military partnership with Kuwait also includes joint exercising with Kuwait's military institutions and Armed Forces.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/02/2018 14:50:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

846836

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Royal Navy ship will undertake future tasks of the type that HMS Ocean undertook in the relief efforts following Hurricane Irene.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL5798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Depending on the nature of the disaster relief efforts required, the Government can call on the versatile and highly capable ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary. These ships can deliver life-saving assistance and supplies in response to natural or man-made disasters around the world.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/02/2018 15:18:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

846860

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the Government's housebuilding statistics.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	129034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department provides a detailed assessment of the data quality and sources in every quarterly house-building statistical release.</p><p>As outlined in the answer to Question UIN 126930 on 14 February 2018, the Department is taking forward work to improve coverage of the release.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 28/02/2018 17:11:15 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

846866

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the changes required in (a) domestic standards, (b) international standards and (c) domestic legislation once the UK has left the EU to provide for the mandatory labelling of the (i) origin and (ii) methods of production and processing of imported meat and dairy ingredients in (A) fresh, (B) processed and (C) pre-prepared products sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	129040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is proud of our high standards of food safety and these will not be watered down when we leave the EU. We will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Bill will convert EU law into UK law as it applies once we have left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>This means that origin labelling for foods will be required where the consumer would be misled if it were not given. In addition, the rules for compulsory origin labelling of beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork, goat and poultry meat, fish and shellfish, honey, olive oil, wine and most fruit and vegetables will be in place. The majority of meat and dairy products sold at retail have transparent origin labelling provided voluntarily for the meat or dairy ingredients, and we continue to support the voluntary principles on country of origin labelling.</p><p> </p><p>Method of production labelling is not required for food although some producers provide it on a voluntary basis. If it is provided it must be accurate and must not mislead the consumer: the Government has no plans to change this once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>When we leave the EU, there will be an opportunity to review labelling requirements for all foods, to ensure that we maintain the highest standards of quality and transparency for consumers and take the greatest opportunities for marketing our great British food across the world.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 129041 question first answered 27/02/2018 12:01:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

846867

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the changes required in (a) domestic standards, (b) international standards and (c) domestic legislation once the UK has left the EU to provide for the mandatory labelling of the (i) origin and (ii) methods of production and processing of imported meat and dairy ingredients in (A) fresh, (B) processed and (C) pre-prepared products sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	129041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is proud of our high standards of food safety and these will not be watered down when we leave the EU. We will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Bill will convert EU law into UK law as it applies once we have left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>This means that origin labelling for foods will be required where the consumer would be misled if it were not given. In addition, the rules for compulsory origin labelling of beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork, goat and poultry meat, fish and shellfish, honey, olive oil, wine and most fruit and vegetables will be in place. The majority of meat and dairy products sold at retail have transparent origin labelling provided voluntarily for the meat or dairy ingredients, and we continue to support the voluntary principles on country of origin labelling.</p><p> </p><p>Method of production labelling is not required for food although some producers provide it on a voluntary basis. If it is provided it must be accurate and must not mislead the consumer: the Government has no plans to change this once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>When we leave the EU, there will be an opportunity to review labelling requirements for all foods, to ensure that we maintain the highest standards of quality and transparency for consumers and take the greatest opportunities for marketing our great British food across the world.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 129040 question first answered 27/02/2018 12:01:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake