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838110

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date	06/02/2018
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 Defence Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the implications of the EU’s plans for a European Defence Union for the role of NATO, in any discussions on future UK–EU defence cooperation after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The details of our future security partnership with the EU are subject to negotiation, which we expect to begin soon.</p><p>As outlined in the Government's Future Partnership paper on Foreign Policy, Development and Defence, published on 12 September 2017, NATO will remain the cornerstone of our defence. However, the EU has an important defence and security role, both in its own right and in partnership with NATO and others.</p><p>We remain firmly opposed to any measures that remove or undermine the sovereignty of nations over their armed forces, or lead to competition and duplication with NATO. Going forward, our objective is to ensure that the EU's contribution to defence and security is complementary to, and respects the central role of, NATO.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2018 17:08:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

838112

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount spent on overseas aid, including UK aid administered by the EU, between 2010 and 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The total amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) between 2010 and 2016, including UK aid administered by the EU is shown in the table below. Preliminary ODA spend figures for 2017 will be available in the spring in Statistics on International Development. <strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Table: Total UK ODA and UK ODA through the EU, 2010 to 2016</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total UK ODA,</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>£ billion</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.6</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.8</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.7</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.4</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a></ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The total spending on UK ODA is published annually in the statistics on International Development.</del></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/02/2018 14:07:30 question first ministerially corrected 15/02/2018 16:59:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates previous answer version 40655 answering member printed Lord Bates answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

838113

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what amount they expect to spend on overseas aid, including UK aid administered by the EU, between 2018 and 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed to spending 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA). The budget to achieve this is calculated using forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) (latest published in the EFO in November 2017). These numbers are indicative and will be updated in future budgets to reflect the most up to date OBR forecasts.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/02/2018 12:06:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

838115

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	NHS: Royal Commissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to appoint a royal commission on the NHS; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no plan to establish a Royal Commission. The Government has made clear that the long term sustainability of the National Health Service is a key priority and is backing the NHS’s Five Year Forward View plan with a £10 billion a year real terms increase in funding by 2020/21.</p><p>In the November Budget, the Government committed to backing the NHS in England further so that by 2019/20 it will have received an additional £2.8 billion of revenue funding for frontline services than previously planned over the period. This included £337 million this winter to help trusts to increase capacity.</p><p>It also committed £3.5 billion of new capital investment by 2022/23 to transform its estate and drive further efficiency savings.</p><p>In addition, for other core NHS services, such as mental health and primary care, the Department of is making a further £540 million available through the NHS England Mandate over the coming financial year.</p><p>We are actively working with NHS England and national partners to use the period covered by the Five Year Forward View to put in place the necessary steps for the future.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/02/2018 14:46:43 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

801251

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any circumstances in which they would consider withdrawing from the EU Treaties before 29 March 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government will not speculate on hypothetical scenarios. On 29 March 2017, the Prime Minister triggered Article 50, which provides up to two years to ensure an orderly exit. We are using this time to secure an ambitious, wide ranging deal that benefits both the UK and Europe, spanning a future economic partnership, and future security partnership. We are delivering on the result of the referendum and the UK will leave the EU in March 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/12/2017 16:04:10 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

797299

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Males
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the publication by the Office for National Statistics of the Statistical bulletin: Domestic abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2017 on 23 November, which states that more than one third of the victims of domestic violence in that period were men, they will clarify the statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 27 November (HL Deb, col 486) that “the breakdown of victims of domestic violence is thought to be about 96% women and 4% men”.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Data shows that women are much more likely than men to be the victims of high risk or severe domestic abuse and this is clearly demonstrated through a greater number of cases going to a Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference and accessing an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor service, who deal with the most severe cases of domestic abuse. 95% of these victims are female.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/12/2017 16:14:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon