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937000

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Beef
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether it is possible to use scientific analysis techniques to establish whether beef has been produced using hormone implants when the amount of hormones in implanted steer beef is lower than the amount of those hormones in non-implanted bull beef.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL9338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>There are prototype methods that give a good indication of whether a substance is naturally occurring. However, these need further refinement before they can be considered suitably robust and reliable for regulatory use.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2018 12:42:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

934490

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many awards of (1) Knights Bachelor, (2) DBE, (3) KBE, and (4) CBE were given to people styled Professor, save for those in the Diplomatic and Overseas lists, in the recent Birthday Honours List; what was the percentage of the total of each award given; and what assessment they have made of whether sufficient consideration is given to those with deserving talent, who are not styled Professor.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL9171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>In the Birthday Honours List 2018, the following recipients were styled professor: eight Knight Bachelor recipients (38% of recipients at that level), four DBE recipients (36%), no KBE recipients (0%) and 23 CBE recipients (26%). All nominees are assessed against the same criteria. The Cabinet Office always strives to encourage a greater diversity of nominations from the public and carries out outreach work to attract nominations from groups identified as under-represented in the honours system.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2018 11:03:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

909632

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Fishing Catches
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the percentage of fish caught within the UK's territorial waters that is caught by British registered fishing boats.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL8127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2018 answer text <p>In 2015, British registered vessels landed approximately 35% of the total weight of landings from the UK’s territorial waters (0-12 nautical miles) and the UK’s EEZ (12 -200 nautical miles or the median line with other Coastal States) combined. Estimated total landings from this area include those by UK, EU, Norwegian and Faroese vessels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 01/06/2018 12:52:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

905308

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest public expectation of the percentage of GDP to be devoted to defence spending in 2024 for each member of the NATO Alliance, in pursuit of their unanimous commitment, made at the Wales Summit in 2014, to move towards two per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL7899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to encourage all Allies to work towards meeting the 2014 Defence Investment Pledge, under which they are committed to spending at least 2% of their GDP on Defence by 2024. The UK Government has committed to meeting that target and to ensuring that the Defence budget continues to rise by at least 0.5% above inflation for every year of this Parliament. The UK does not make its own assessment of other Allies' defence spend; it is for NATO to assess that against its own metrics, and it publishes regular reports on Allies' Defence spending.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/05/2018 14:21:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

885884

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: Import Duties
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 Gardiner of Kimble on 16 April (HL6809) on food prices and the removal of external import tariffs, whether they will now answer the question.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has and continues to undertake a wide range of analysis looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. Our programme of analysis is constantly developing and evolving, and includes sectoral analysis. The Government has published 14 detailed papers on the negotiations to date, and will continue to be as open as possible subject to the overwhelming national interest of preserving our negotiating position</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have a specific responsibility, endorsed by Parliament, not to release information that would undermine our negotiating position. It would therefore not be appropriate for the Government to commit to publishing a sector by sector analysis.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on food prices as a result of any future changes to import tariffs will depend on the result of EU withdrawal negotiations and the trading scenario that follows. Many external researchers have analysed the impact of both a World Trade Organisation Most Favourable Nation scenario and a unilateral liberalisation scenario. Neither of these extreme scenarios represent Government policy. The Government is pursuing a unique and ambitious economic partnership that provides the greatest possible tariff free and frictionless trade with the EU. This is a mutually beneficial choice and we are confident we can achieve this. We are also pursuing new trade deals with countries outside the EU.</p><p>The most important drivers of change in the cost of food are commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. These drivers will continue to apply in any trading agreement we reach with the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/04/2018 10:51:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

885885

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Overseas Trade
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 Bates on 29 March (HL6581), whether the US Department of the Treasury has indicated in recent meetings with Her Majesty's Government any change to its opposition to including financial services in trade negotiations, as identified by the EU Committee in its report The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, published on 13 May 2014 (14th Report, Session 2013–14, HL Paper 179).
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Treasury and the US Department of the Treasury have ongoing discussions on a range of financial services issues, including ensuring continuity when the UK leaves the EU. As the UK is currently an EU Member State, trade negotiations are the exclusive competence of the EU Commission and the UK is bound by the duty of sincere cooperation. During the implementation period, the UK will be able to forge its own way by negotiating, ratifying and signing with new partners across the world. We will only bring new arrangements into force after the conclusion of the implementation period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/04/2018 11:48:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

874588

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Food: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of the average family budget taken up by food in (1) 1988, (2) 1998, (3) 2008, and (4) 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>​The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p><em><strong>Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to Lord Jopling, dated 10 April 2018</strong></em></p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking what is the estimate of the proportion of the average family budget taken up by food in (1) 1988, (2) 1998, (3) 2008, and (4) 2018 <strong>(HL6808)</strong>.</p><p>Table 1 shows household expenditure on food and non-alcoholic drinks as a percentage of total household expenditure in the UK from 1987 to financial year ending 2017. The estimates are based on data from the <em>Living Costs and Food Survey (LCF)</em> and its predecessor the <em>Family Expenditure Survey</em>.</p><p>In Table 1 below, ‘expenditure on food’ includes food brought home, food eaten away from the home in restaurants or cafés, and take-away food. Data is collected at a household level but is a reasonable indication of family expenditure. We have provided this data in ten-year intervals in line with the latest available data for financial year ending 2017. The period of data collection has changed over time, therefore the time series presented in the table is made up of financial and calendar year time points.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Household expenditure on food and non-alcoholic drink<strong>[1]</strong> as a proportion of total expenditure at 2016/17 Prices<strong>[2]</strong>, 1987 to financial year ending 2017</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>1996/97</p></td><td><p>2006[3]</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of total expenditure on Food and non-alcoholic drinks</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Office for National Statistics, Living Costs and Food Survey</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>John Pullinger</strong></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>[1] Based on the Family Expenditure Survey classification (FES); food includes food brought home, food eaten away from the home in restaurants or cafes, as well as take-away food.</p><p>[2] Figures have been deflated to 2016/17 prices using the RPI all items index.</p><p>[3] From 2001/02 onwards, commodities and services are based on the Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) codes broadly mapped to FES.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/04/2018 13:53:26 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

874589

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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: Import Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much food prices would decrease if the current external import tariffs were removed.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Currently the most important drivers of change in the cost of food are commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. These will continue to apply when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Economic models attempt to predict the impact of food prices of changes in our trading relationships with the EU and the rest of the world. Defra economists continue to monitor this work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/04/2018 15:39:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

869576

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations between the EU and the United States with regard to the United States Treasury's difficulties over freeing up barriers in the financial services sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The European Commission has exclusive competence for common commercial policy and negotiates external trade policy, including on financial services, on behalf of Member States. While the European Commission and the United States discussed financial services in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations, the experience of those negotiations is specific to the trading partners concerned and the position of the United States at that time.</p><p> </p><p>The EU proposed to use TTIP to establish greater regulatory cooperation and support a clearer basis for market access for financial services. In the context of the UK-EU negotiations, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out in his speech at Canary Wharf that the UK is willing to negotiate with the EU on financial services and the parameters of a future relationship building on a range of precedents including the EU’s ambition in TTIP talks.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 14:56:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

864505

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Legislatures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord McFall of Alcluith on 5 February (HL5378) and on 6 March (HL5733) and by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 February (HL5379), how the number of Peers would be adjusted if their positions as full members of UK parliamentary delegations reflected the total cost represented by Peers of (1) 50.58 per cent for the Council of Europe, (2) 35.01 per cent for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and (3) 14.41 per cent for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Further to my Written Answers on 5 February (HL5378) and on 6 March (HL5733) and the Written Answer from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 February (HL5379), the percentage of the total cost in each case represented by members of the House of Lords is dependent on the overall number of Peers on the delegations concerned, and other factors, notably the amount of time spent on their work as members of the delegations. Allocation of places on the delegations is a matter for the political parties and it would be up to them to decide what account to take of these costs in allocating places on the delegations.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 28/03/2018 12:37:14 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling