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448815

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
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 Prior of Brampton on 3 December 2015 (HL3859), which tobacco measures introduced in the last 10 years they have reviewed in respect of their effectiveness; what have been the results of those reviews; and whether they will place those measures and their reviews in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL5595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of tobacco control measures on an ongoing basis as it develops policy and considers new measures.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2013, the Department published <em>An Audit of the impact of the Department of Health’s Regulations upon business</em>. A copy of the report is attached. The Audit report covered all regulations for which the Department has responsibility believed to have a potential cost to business, including those relating to tobacco control.</p><p> </p><p>Costs and benefits were estimated where possible using standard government methodology and the impacts to society were estimated based on economic costs and benefits. As advised in the report, there is a robust cost-benefit case for the tobacco control regulations considered and experience shows that initiatives to reduce smoking prevalence work best in combination, with cumulative effects over time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 10/02/2016 15:09:13 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL5595-LordPalmer-attachment.pdf title Audit of the impact of DH regulations
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

448816

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	World Health Organization: Treaties
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 Prior of Brampton on 8 December 2015 (HL3862), what legal basis the World Health Organization's treaties have in English law.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL5596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Where the United Kingdom is party to a treaty which is in force, the United Kingdom government must comply, as a matter of international law, with its obligations under the treaty in good faith. This is required by the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.</p><p> </p><p>Where a particular obligation under a treaty has not been implemented in domestic legislation it does not directly form part of English law and the English courts do not have jurisdiction to apply it. However, there is also a strong presumption in the common law that all domestic legislation will, where possible, be interpreted so as to ensure that the United Kingdom is acting compatibly with its treaty obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 10/02/2016 15:07:00 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

448817

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
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 Prior of Brampton on 8 December 2015 (HL3861), what assessment they have made of why, when the UK ranks number one in tobacco control activity of 34 European countries, nine other European countries have lower levels of smoking prevalence.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL5597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Countries use different ways to assess smoking prevalence within their population and there is variation as to whether they include daily, weekly, or occasional smokers within the figures. It is therefore not always possible to compare smoking prevalence rates directly between countries. In contrast, Joossens and Raws’s Tobacco Control Scale in Europe, which ranks the United Kingdom as number one in tobacco control activity of 34 European countries, uses a set criteria to assess the implementation of tobacco control policies across European countries, enabling a direct comparison to be made between the countries of tobacco control measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 14:37:20 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

448164

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees which members of House of Lords' staff are entitled to free food or refreshments in the House's facilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL5554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Catering and Retail Services staff are provided with meals without charge during shifts, in accordance with arrangements made by the Head of Catering and Retail Services. This is standard practice in the hospitality industry.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 10/02/2016 16:25:25 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

448165

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	Catering and Retail Services (HL)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the new role of the previous manager of Catering and Retail Services; what are his responsibilities; and to whom he reports.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL5555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The postholder has been transferred to lead the Catering and Retail Services Change Programme on a full time basis until programme closure and then to embed its success into the Department’s business as usual activities. He reports to the Director of Facilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 10/02/2016 17:40:49 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

444352

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
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	Environment Agency: Redundancy Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much severance pay was offered, and subsequently paid, to the Chairman of the Environment Agency prior to his resignation.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL4960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Sir Philip Dilley will work until the end of January to allow a measured transition. He will receive no severance package.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/01/2016 17:59:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

432086

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to quantify the overall impact on independent retailers of the tobacco control measures introduced in the last Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of all proposed measures before laying legislation using standard government methodology. These assessments are set out in Impact Assessments which are scrutinised by the Regulatory Policy Committee before publication alongside the Statutory Instrument. Impact Assessments specifically look at the impacts on small and micro businesses including retailers. All of the tobacco measures contain commitments to further review the impact of the legislation within five years of them coming into force.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3860 question first answered 03/12/2015 13:59:35 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

432087

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Retail Trade
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 impact that the EU Tobacco Products Directive will have on the independent retail sector in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of all proposed measures before laying legislation using standard government methodology. These assessments are set out in Impact Assessments which are scrutinised by the Regulatory Policy Committee before publication alongside the Statutory Instrument. Impact Assessments specifically look at the impacts on small and micro businesses including retailers. All of the tobacco measures contain commitments to further review the impact of the legislation within five years of them coming into force.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3859 question first answered 03/12/2015 13:59:35 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

432088

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
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 link between rates of smoking prevalence and the level of tobacco control, as measured by the OECD.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government considers international comparisons of tobacco control produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and other organisations, such as Joossens and Raw’s Tobacco Control Scale in Europe, which ranks the United Kingdom as number one in tobacco control activity of 34 European countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/12/2015 12:43:54 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

432089

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what legal basis the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has in English law.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is an international treaty establishing general guidelines and principles for international governance on tobacco control. The United Kingdom ratified the Treaty in 2004 and takes its obligations under the Convention very seriously.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/12/2015 12:44:22 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer