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855394

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following publication of the report of the US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology Committee, Russian Attempts to Influence US Domestic Energy Markets by Exploiting Social Media, published on 1 March, whether they intend to conduct an investigation to determine whether there is any evidence that Russia has issued fake news on social media to discredit the UK fracking industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to conduct an investigation into the use of fake news on social media to discredit the UK fracking industry.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/03/2018 17:00:23 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

846804

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place between the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Attorney General regarding the potential prosecution of UK citizens who fought against (1) UK backed forces in Syria, and (2) ISIL forces in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The DPP has regular meetings with the Attorney General about the work of the Crown Prosecution Service. The CPS makes its prosecution decisions independently. The DPP is required to seek the AG’s permission before she gives her consent to the prosecution of certain offences under terrorism legislation. The AG makes those decision in line with the <em>Protocol between the Attorney General and the Prosecuting Departments</em>, that is ‘independently of government, applying well established prosecution principles of evidential sufficiency and public interest.’</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/03/2018 16:03:29 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

846659

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current estimated cost of the A400 Atlas aircraft programme; how many of the aircraft have been delivered to the RAF so far; how many are operational; and when they expect deliveries to be complete.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The forecast UK acquisition cost of the A400M Atlas transport aircraft programme is £2.6 billion. The current UK fleet size is 18 aircraft and of these, 15 are operational while three are at a facility in Spain being modified to bring them up to the latest capability standard. 22 A400M aircraft have been ordered by the UK and the final delivery is expected in 2022.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/02/2018 15:07:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

846660

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Capita: Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to conduct an urgent review into the competence of Capita for undertaking army recruitment.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 7 February 2018 to Question HL5344.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/03/2018 15:42:36 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 1 February 2018, HL5344.docx title Capita
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

846661

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	GKN: Melrose
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to block in the national interest the hostile takeover bid by Melrose for GKN.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Public interest interventions under the Enterprise Act 2002 are quasi-judicial in nature and it is important that Ministers act, and are seen to be acting, impartially. For this reason, the Government does not comment on the use of these powers in individual cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/03/2018 11:30:17 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

838876

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Office for Budget Responsibility
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the role of the Office for Budget Responsibility in economic forecasting, in the light of the Treasury's analysis of the economic impact of Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The OBR’s remit is set out in the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 which is to ‘examine and report on the sustainability of the public finances’. In doing so, the OBR must produce at least two forecasts per financial year which must include the impact of government policy where it can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/02/2018 15:20:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

838333

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in the light of the resolutions on Restoration and Renewal passed by both Houses, what are the likely next steps; and what will be the mechanism for Peers to submit suggestions and ideas.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Both Houses have decided that the next steps of the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme should be overseen by a Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority. It is expected that the Commission of each House will therefore immediately focus on establishing those bodies in shadow form. Until the shadow Sponsor Board has been appointed, the Programme will continue to be delivered under the governance of the bicameral Programme Board, which consists of officials from both Houses plus two external members, and acts with authority delegated from the Board and Accounting Officer of each House. Establishing both bodies in substantive form will require primary legislation.</p><p>The Programme Team, supported by its client advisory services consultants, CH2M and BDP, will continue work in the following areas:</p><ul><li>further investigation and documentation of the current physical condition of the Palace of Westminster and its building services;</li><li>further studies on the feasibility of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre as temporary accommodation for the House of Lords;</li><li>design of Richmond House as temporary accommodation for the House of Commons, which is being taken forward as part of the Commons’ Northern Estate Programme;</li><li>development of a client brief for the design of the works to the Palace of Westminster;</li><li>the development of the required Outline Business Cases (OBCs), compliant with HM Treasury’s <em>Green Book</em>; and</li><li>a further round of medium-term mechanical and electrical, public health and conservation work to mitigate the operational risks to Parliament presented by the condition of the building between now and the commencement of the construction phase of the R&amp;R Programme.</li></ul><p>The design phase will require extensive consultation with Members of both Houses, as well as a wide range of other stakeholders including staff, third-party occupants of the Parliamentary Estate, visitors and other members of society throughout the United Kingdom. It is anticipated that this engagement work will be developed and taken forward by the shadow Sponsor Board once it is established later this year.</p><p>In the meantime, members of the Programme Team would be happy to receive suggestions and ideas from Members of both Houses. They can be contacted via <a href="mailto:restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk" target="_blank">restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 21/02/2018 16:07:39 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

837285

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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 which minister initiated or authorised the production of any cross-departmental Brexit studies; and in what areas such studies have been undertaken.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis and preparatory work to support our EU exit negotiations and preparations. This analysis is a cross-Whitehall exercise, which has not been led by any single Department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On the analysis subject to the recent Humble Address, as with all the Government’s work on EU exit, DExEU plays a coordinating role, working with the relevant Departments across Whitehall. The modelling work leveraged the best expertise from each department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This analysis has only recently started to be shown to Ministers on the European Union Exit and Trade (Strategy and Negotiations) sub-Committee. This has been in order to get their input and feedback on how this analysis can be improved.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5362 question first answered 19/02/2018 16:31:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

837286

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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 which departments were consulted on cross-departmental Brexit studies; and which ones gave input.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis and preparatory work to support our EU exit negotiations and preparations. This analysis is a cross-Whitehall exercise, which has not been led by any single Department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On the analysis subject to the recent Humble Address, as with all the Government’s work on EU exit, DExEU plays a coordinating role, working with the relevant Departments across Whitehall. The modelling work leveraged the best expertise from each department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This analysis has only recently started to be shown to Ministers on the European Union Exit and Trade (Strategy and Negotiations) sub-Committee. This has been in order to get their input and feedback on how this analysis can be improved.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5361 question first answered 19/02/2018 16:31:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

837287

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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 an inquiry into the leaking of the latest Brexit impact assessments has been initiated; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on specific leak investigations. We take all leaks of information very seriously.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/02/2018 13:48:54 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra