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711182

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Smoking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which countries the UK will be supporting as part of its international support for smoking control; and when that work will start in each country.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL6070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat held an application process to select 15 low to middle income countries to receive support to develop their tobacco control plans.</p><p> </p><p>The FCTC Secretariat will inform successful applicants by the end of March 2017, and publish the results on their website. The project will commence work with those selected countries in year two of the project.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 23/03/2017 15:41:17 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

681843

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish the results of the HMRC consultation <i>Tobacco Illicit Trade Protocol</i> on sanctions to tackle the illicit tobacco market.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL5156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) consultation ‘Tobacco Illicit Trade Protocol – licensing of equipment and the supply chain’ sought views on two aspects of the Protocol. These were the mandatory licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery and the potential licensing of participants in the supply chain of tobacco products for the purposes of tackling the illict trade.</p><p> </p><p>A response document on the licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery was published on 5 December 2016 and draft legislation was published at the same time.</p><p> </p><p>Licensing of the supply chain is more complex and could affect a large number of UK businesses. Therefore, while HMRC is in a position to proceed to implementation of the licensing of machinery, supply chain licensing requires further consideration. A response document covering this aspect of the consultation will be published later in the year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/02/2017 15:27:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

678221

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	World Economic Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of all UK Government attendance expenses for the Davos Summit.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL4950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text The Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for International Trade represented the Government at the 2017 Davos summit. Total verified UK Government attendance costs are not yet available. As part of the Government’s transparency agenda, total costs for Ministerial visits are published quarterly and the information requested is under preparation. It will form part of the next set of Departmental returns for the first quarter of 2017. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/02/2017 11:45:21 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

654720

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
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 whether they will publish a full evidence base, including any supporting research, for each measure contained in their forthcoming tobacco control strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>We have a long track record in this country of implementing tobacco control measures which are supported by a strong evidence base, and the new tobacco control plan will build on this approach. As part of our development of the tobacco control plan, stakeholders were invited to give views during the initial stages. This included representatives of the independent retail sector. We will continue to consult with our stakeholders before introducing any new tobacco control measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3967 question first answered 20/12/2016 15:23:59 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

654721

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
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 whether, and how, they will ensure that the views of the independent retail sector will be taken into account when putting together their forthcoming tobacco control strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>We have a long track record in this country of implementing tobacco control measures which are supported by a strong evidence base, and the new tobacco control plan will build on this approach. As part of our development of the tobacco control plan, stakeholders were invited to give views during the initial stages. This included representatives of the independent retail sector. We will continue to consult with our stakeholders before introducing any new tobacco control measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3966 question first answered 20/12/2016 15:23:59 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

646602

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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 actions they intend to take following publication of the decisions from the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention of Tobacco Control.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a world leader in tobacco control and is well advanced in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). In the Autumn Statement, the Government announced legislation to require the licensing of tobacco manufacturing equipment which also takes the UK a further step forward towards ratifying the FCTC’s Illicit Trade Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>In November, the seventh Conference of the Parties considered a report on e-cigarettes by the World Health Organisation and concluded that further monitoring of market developments, emerging research, development of emission testing methodology and regulatory response is required, but that Parties should be invited to regulate these products “as appropriate to their national laws and public health objectives.” The Government has already introduced a regulatory framework for these products in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and The Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015. The implementation and effect of these regulations will be monitored and the Government will examine all opportunities to maximise the health benefits of these products for smokers whilst minimising their uptake by children and non-smokers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also shortly publish a new Plan which will set out a framework for future action on tobacco control.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3621 question first answered 06/12/2016 15:49:27 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

646603

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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 assessment they have made of the decisions of the seventh session of the Conference of Parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in regard to non-nicotine delivery systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a world leader in tobacco control and is well advanced in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). In the Autumn Statement, the Government announced legislation to require the licensing of tobacco manufacturing equipment which also takes the UK a further step forward towards ratifying the FCTC’s Illicit Trade Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>In November, the seventh Conference of the Parties considered a report on e-cigarettes by the World Health Organisation and concluded that further monitoring of market developments, emerging research, development of emission testing methodology and regulatory response is required, but that Parties should be invited to regulate these products “as appropriate to their national laws and public health objectives.” The Government has already introduced a regulatory framework for these products in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and The Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015. The implementation and effect of these regulations will be monitored and the Government will examine all opportunities to maximise the health benefits of these products for smokers whilst minimising their uptake by children and non-smokers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also shortly publish a new Plan which will set out a framework for future action on tobacco control.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3620 question first answered 06/12/2016 15:49:27 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

626802

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
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	Work of the House of Lords
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how much the report <i>Work of the House of Lords 2015–16 </i>cost to produce and distribute.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL2880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The production and distribution costs of the 2015/16 edition of the Work of the House of Lords as at 3 November were £10,218.34 for a print run of 20,000 copies.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 07/11/2016 17:52:25 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

541741

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 20 July (HL Deb, col 640), whether the UK is going to be fined by the EU as a result of making late payments under the Single Farm Payment Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL1418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2016 answer text <p>Under normal rules, if the value of payments made after the 30 June deadline exceeds 5% of the value of payments made before the deadline, then penalties apply. The reductions would be 10% on payments made in July, 25% on payments made in August and 45% for payments made in September.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioner Hogan, however, confirmed his intention to extend the date by which Member States may make CAP direct payments without the usual reductions in the rate of reimbursement from the EU to the Member States concerned.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently assessing the UK position in terms of the value of payments made by 30 June and the expected value of payments to be made before 15 October for each of the four UK paying agencies. Once this assessment has been completed we will be in a position to decide whether the UK needs to submit a request to take up the provisions outlined by the Commission.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/08/2016 12:41:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

520604

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Gaza: Sewage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how much it cost to refurbish the Cholmondeley Room toilets, and why those toilets were out of service so soon after their six-month refurbishment.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The works to the Cholmondeley Room toilets are not yet completed. They should be completed in the next month. The estimated budget is £650,000 (of which the Lords’ share is 40%).</p><p>A number of unforeseen technical difficulties mean that the works are slightly behind schedule; although two of the toilets have re-opened, some underlying problems are still being resolved.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 06/06/2016 15:52:32 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer