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600492

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date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reinstate direct funding of the BBC monitoring service and the BBC World Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL2245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The World Service is one of BBC's most distinctive services and it is a vital part of UK's soft power influence around the world. The government has protected licence fee funding for the​ World Service at £254m a year for the next five years, with additional Exchequer funding of £34m in 2016/17 and £85m per year for the following three years.</p><p>​BBC Monitoring provides a valuable service to the Government in monitoring and recording media output around the world. It is important that BBC has full editorial and managerial independence and integrity in the provision of BBC Monitoring, and this includes funding decisions. However, BBC Monitoring must be provided in accordance with the Monitoring Agreement agreed between BBC and the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/10/2016 15:25:52 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

600532

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what commercial risk assessments are undertaken by (1) the Ministry of Defence, and (2) Defence Equipment and Support, into the financial stability of (a) UK-based suppliers of equipment, and (b) overseas suppliers of equipment.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL2285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely carries out financial health checks on all potential contractors prior to contract award to ensure they have sufficient financial resources to deliver the contract. These checks, which include a review of a company's audited accounts and turnover, are conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.</p><p>This process is reiterated in all competitive and single source tender documentation issued to tenderers prior to any contract award. Where justified, the MOD can exclude potential suppliers who pose an unacceptable risk to public money.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/10/2016 15:35:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

600536

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has any plans to review the categories of offences which are capable of referral to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of leniency.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	48243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering how best to do that. As a first step towards meeting that commitment, the Home Secretary has announced that the scheme would be extended to cover all terrorism cases heard in the Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/10/2016 14:21:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

600602

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many times and (b) in relation to which projects the Revise or Confirm Offer procedure has been invoked in Scotland by his Department's procurement function in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	48415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 48414 question first answered 17/10/2016 14:32:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

600603

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the Revise or Confirm Offer procedure has been invoked by his Department's procurement function in the last 12 months against firms based (a) outside and (b) within the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	48414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 48415 question first answered 17/10/2016 14:32:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

600604

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the Revise or Confirm Offer procedure in defence procurement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	48416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has made no assessment of the effectiveness of the operation of the revise or confirm offer procedure in defence procurement. Procurement staff may use the revise or confirm offer procedure, on a case-by-case basis to allow a supplier to clarify or improve its bid during a competitive negotiated or single source procurement.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/10/2016 14:31:31 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

600809

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many civil servants working in his Department have been seconded from other government departments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	48339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 250 staff plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels, and we are still growing rapidly.</p><p>The term 'secondment' to refers to an interchange of staff between the Civil Service and an external organisation as such we have not brought any secondees into the Department from elsewhere in the Civil Service. All joiners from other Government departments have been on a loan basis, which refers to an interchange of staff between Civil Service departments or Agencies.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 48338 question first answered 17/10/2016 14:15:59 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

600810

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many civil servants are employed by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	48338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 250 staff plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels, and we are still growing rapidly.</p><p>The term 'secondment' to refers to an interchange of staff between the Civil Service and an external organisation as such we have not brought any secondees into the Department from elsewhere in the Civil Service. All joiners from other Government departments have been on a loan basis, which refers to an interchange of staff between Civil Service departments or Agencies.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 48339 question first answered 17/10/2016 14:15:59 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

600815

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent meetings he has had with representatives from (a) Iceland, Liechtenstein, (c) Norway and (d) Switzerland on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	48225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear we will not give a running commentary on our EU exit negotiations. We will ensure that we engage closely with all relevant interlocutors.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 17/10/2016 14:00:16 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

598915

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will be responsible for the regulation of British civil aviation during and after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL2222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the Government’s expert Arm’s Length Body for the safety, security, consumer rights and economic regulation of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. The CAA participates in European Union (EU) regulatory systems in these areas. The Government is considering carefully all the potential implications arising from the UK’s exit from the EU including the implications for the continued participation in European aviation safety and security regulatory processes. Until we leave, EU law still applies, and EU regulation in these areas will continue to apply in the UK, alongside national rules.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/10/2016 10:06:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne