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star this property registered interest true more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government which contracts awarded by the Department of Health have conditions within them relating to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in each case, whether legal advice was taken before the issuing of that tender. more like this
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Lord Palmer remove filter
star this property uin HL3864 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-12-08more like thismore than 2015-12-08
star this property answer text <p>The Government takes its obligations as a Party to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) very seriously, including the obligation to protect public health policy from the vested interests of the tobacco industry.</p><br /><p>The Department considers the detail of Invitation to Tender (ITT) and contract documentation, including the legal aspects, on a case by case basis. The standard documentation includes a requirement to declare actual or potential conflicts of interest and some ITTs make specific reference to FCTC obligations.</p><br /><p>This issue is considered as part of the evaluation process and through the contract monitoring process as appropriate.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-12-08T12:45:19.92Z
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127
star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton remove filter
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3192
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Palmer remove filter
432090
star this property registered interest true more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
star this property answering body
Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department of Health has sought independent legal advice in respect of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and if so, whether they will place a copy of that advice in the Library of the House. more like this
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Lord Palmer remove filter
star this property uin HL3863 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-12-08more like thismore than 2015-12-08
star this property answer text <p>Any legal advice the Department may have obtained in respect of this, or any other issue, is subject to the usual provisions relating to legal professional privilege and as such will not be disclosed.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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less than 2015-12-08T12:44:39.857Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-08T12:44:39.857Z
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127
star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton remove filter
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3192
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Palmer remove filter
432089
star this property registered interest true more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what legal basis the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has in English law. more like this
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Lord Palmer remove filter
star this property uin HL3862 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-12-08more like thismore than 2015-12-08
star this property answer text <p>The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is an international treaty establishing general guidelines and principles for international governance on tobacco control. The United Kingdom ratified the Treaty in 2004 and takes its obligations under the Convention very seriously.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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less than 2015-12-08T12:44:22.75Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-08T12:44:22.75Z
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127
star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Palmer remove filter
432088
star this property registered interest true more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Smoking more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the link between rates of smoking prevalence and the level of tobacco control, as measured by the OECD. more like this
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Lord Palmer remove filter
star this property uin HL3861 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-12-08more like thismore than 2015-12-08
star this property answer text <p>The Government considers international comparisons of tobacco control produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and other organisations, such as Joossens and Raw’s Tobacco Control Scale in Europe, which ranks the United Kingdom as number one in tobacco control activity of 34 European countries.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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less than 2015-12-08T12:43:54.72Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-08T12:43:54.72Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton remove filter
unstar this property tabling member
3192
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Palmer remove filter
432087
star this property registered interest true more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Tobacco: Retail Trade more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the EU Tobacco Products Directive will have on the independent retail sector in the UK. more like this
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Lord Palmer remove filter
star this property uin HL3860 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-12-03more like thismore than 2015-12-03
star this property answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of all proposed measures before laying legislation using standard government methodology. These assessments are set out in Impact Assessments which are scrutinised by the Regulatory Policy Committee before publication alongside the Statutory Instrument. Impact Assessments specifically look at the impacts on small and micro businesses including retailers. All of the tobacco measures contain commitments to further review the impact of the legislation within five years of them coming into force.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL3859 more like this
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less than 2015-12-03T13:59:35.087Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-03T13:59:35.087Z
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127
star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton remove filter
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3192
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Palmer remove filter
432086
star this property registered interest true more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Tobacco: Retail Trade more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to quantify the overall impact on independent retailers of the tobacco control measures introduced in the last Parliament. more like this
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Lord Palmer remove filter
star this property uin HL3859 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-12-03more like thismore than 2015-12-03
star this property answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of all proposed measures before laying legislation using standard government methodology. These assessments are set out in Impact Assessments which are scrutinised by the Regulatory Policy Committee before publication alongside the Statutory Instrument. Impact Assessments specifically look at the impacts on small and micro businesses including retailers. All of the tobacco measures contain commitments to further review the impact of the legislation within five years of them coming into force.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL3860 more like this
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less than 2015-12-03T13:59:35.023Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-03T13:59:35.023Z
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127
star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton remove filter
unstar this property tabling member
3192
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Palmer remove filter