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78247

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she will discourage ministers and spokespersons from answering Questions for Written Answer by referring to websites, in order to accommodate those without internet access.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>On 13 May the House agreed a new set of rules to govern the content of written answers, in response to the introduction of a new electronic system for submitting them. While the digital copy of answers will be the definitive record copy, all written answers will continue to be published, and a signed copy will continue to be sent to the Peer asking the question.</p><p>These rules make clear that all answers should be complete and comprehensible, and not rely on references to external documents or webpages. They also make clear that supporting documents should be included as attachments, not hyperlinks, and referred to in the answer itself. Any attachments that are included will be available in the Library to be printed out on demand.</p><p>All of these rules will help to accommodate those without internet access. I will remind all Lords Ministers to adhere to them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 29/07/2014 16:24:58 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65211

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Verma on 25 June (WS 118–19) concerning the European Union Energy Council, whether they will publish details of the conclusions on energy prices, competitiveness and vulnerable consumers adopted by ministers without discussion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The conclusions adopted by Ministers at the European Union Energy Council of 13 June are available on the European Commission's website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/trans/143198.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/trans/143198.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 09/07/2014 16:31:20 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

77816

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 9 July (WA 46) concerning the European Union Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, whether they will replicate the Commission's webpage or give a summary of it for the benefit of those without internet access.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>A copy of the text of the Council Conclusions on energy prices and costs, protection of vulnerable consumers and competitiveness – as adopted by Ministers at the European Union Energy Council of 13 June and set out on the European Commission’s website – will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 22/07/2014 12:16:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

105806

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	North Sea Oil
	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 effect of changing oil prices on reserves from North Sea oil.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Each year the Department of Energy and Climate change publishes estimates of UK oil reserves based on assessments of the amount of oil that is technically and commercially recoverable. The judgement on commerciality rests with the operators of each field/discovery, not the Department. It will depend, among other things, on oil prices when they make that assessment. The latest estimates can be found on the attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/11/2014 16:49:22 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma attachment 1 file name UK Oil Reserves and Estimated Ultimate Recovery 2014.pdf title UK Oil Reserves & Estimated Ultimate Recovery 2014
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

77813

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Milk
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their decision to re-introduce school milk resulted from a European Union Directive, regulation or proposal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>No. The revised school food standards require schools to make milk available. The decision is not linked to a European Union Directive, regulation or proposal.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/07/2014 16:39:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

78245

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	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 Wallace of Saltaire on 23 June (WA 113), what guidance they issue to local government and non-governmental organisations regarding making charitable donations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has issued no specific guidance on this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/07/2014 16:42:02 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

76610

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Former Prime Ministers: Allowances
	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 3 July (WA 280) concerning the reimbursement of expenses to former Prime Ministers, whether they will reconsider their policy of non-disclosure of their claims in the light of the fact that expenses claimed by MPs and allowances paid to peers are published on a monthly basis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>I have nothing further to add to my previous answers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/07/2014 16:41:27 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65210

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Opinion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent they use focus groups to assist in framing policy; and what is the average number of people making up the focus groups.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The government uses focus groups for a variety of reasons and the number of people in focus groups varies by subject and purpose. As there is no central record of all focus groups the average could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/07/2014 17:06:32 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

76611

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment
	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 Deighton on 1 July concerning youth unemployment (WA 254), whether they will take steps to ensure that employment policy remains a national policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Tackling unemployment is essential for sustainable economic growth in the UK and the EU. Where labour market reforms are needed in Member States, these should be encouraged. Opportunities at the EU level to exchange best practice and identify areas for reform exist, in particular through the European Semester process. However, as is recognised in Article 147 of the Lisbon Treaty, responsibility for employment policies rests with the Member States. The Government continues to be firm and vigilant on this principle. It is also very clear that the UK will not take part in any deeper co-operation that may be developed for countries in the Eurozone.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 14/07/2014 16:19:14 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

147387

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take action to ensure that the state pension is treated as a contributory pension and not a welfare benefit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The state pension is based on the National Insurance contributions a person has paid or been credited with and it is paid out of the National Insurance Fund. The state pension is technically and legally a benefit and has been so since the 1946 National Insurance Act. The Government does not include the state pension in the Welfare Cap.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/11/2014 14:18:57 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon