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994359

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Transport for London about when the closure of sections of Chelsea Embankment to traffic is likely to end.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL11003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and delivered by Transport for London (TfL). The Government has regular discussions with TfL on a range of issues, however, road closures and traffic management on TfL roads is a matter for TfL.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 05/11/2018 16:58:39 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

387731

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will explain why they agreed to a European directive tying the United Kingdom's bank deposit protection scheme to the euro-sterling value which has resulted in a £10,000 reduction in the level of protection for United Kingdom depositors from next year; and what action they intend to take to address this anomaly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive (DGSD) updates existing EU legislation designed to harmonise the level of deposit protection provided across the European Economic Area (EEA).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is necessary to ensure that depositors are entitled to the same level of protection wherever they deposit their money, and that UK firms are not competitively disadvantaged in relation to firms in other EEA jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a result of the current strength of the pound in relation to the euro, it has been necessary for the Prudential Regulation Authority to review the sterling coverage limit. However, the Government has taken action to ensure that UK depositors are not exposed to a sudden reduction in the level of protection they receive.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has laid a statutory instrument to ensure that depositors who are currently entitled to £85,000 of protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme will continue to be until 31 December 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This will ensure that there is sufficient time available for depositors to be made aware of the changes, and to take such steps as they feel necessary to manage their financial affairs appropriately in light of this change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 20/07/2015 16:37:43 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

387732

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Bodies
	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 Bridges of Headley on 16 June (HL204) concerning non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies, whether they intend to (1) make further cost savings, and (2) reduce the number of agencies, in the period 2015 to 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is finalising the schedule for reviewing arm's-length bodies in this parliament. In the period 2010-15 the Government reduced the number of public bodies by a third, reducing administrative costs by over £2.6bn.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 20/07/2015 15:24:23 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

387733

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Former Prime Ministers: Security
	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 Bates on 25 June (HL714), why information about the cost of security protection for former Prime Ministers and Deputy Prime Ministers could compromise the security of the individuals concerned; and whether such security protection extends to when they are abroad.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer to my previous written answer: disclosure of such information could compromise the integrity of and affect the security of the individuals concerned. Disclosing such details would not only reveal tactical policing decisions, but would compromise the safety of those arrangements since it would enable those wishing to circumvent them to form an assessment of the level of policing and protection being provided. Decisions about the protective security of former Prime Ministers abroad are made by the Cabinet Office chaired, Royal and Ministerial Visits Committee for Overseas Travel.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/07/2015 13:26:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	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

387734

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Freedom of Expression
	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 Faulks on 1 July (HL561), whether they plan to review extant Acts of Parliament to ensure that the right of freedom of expression is not being restricted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Currently, there are no plans to review extant Acts of Parliament to ensure that the right of freedom of expression is not being restricted.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be bringing forward proposals for a Bill of Rights to protect fundamental human rights, but also prevent their abuse and restore some common sense to the system.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 20/07/2015 10:49:31 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

77814

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Money
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to make it an offence to refuse British currency notes and coins as payments for goods and services in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>Retailers are free to refuse any means of payment, even those with legal tender status should they wish to do so. Some businesses, for example, refuse to accept Bank of England £50 notes.</p><p> </p><p>Legal tender status has a narrow technical meaning. If a debtor pays in legal tender the exact amount he/she owes under the terms of a contract (and in accordance with its terms), or pays this amount into court, he/she has good defence in law if he/she is sued for non-payment of the debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to extend or replace the current legislation relating to legal tender status.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 28/07/2014 11:50:03 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

387735

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Nuclear Power
	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 Anelay of St Johns on 3 July (HL718), whether they intend to apply the same conditions under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) framework to Saudi Arabia as those applied to Iran, which is also a signatory of the NPT.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>All non-nuclear weapon States party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, have an obligation not to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons, and to enter into a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to enable international verification of the fulfilment of this obligation. The UK continues to encourage all those States that have not yet done so to bring into force an Additional Protocol to their Safeguards Agreement to give the IAEA additional information on their nuclear programmes and expanded powers of access to their nuclear activities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/07/2015 12:37:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

77815

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a common European Union corporate tax base, as proposed by Jean-Claude Juncker during his meeting with the Green group of the European Parliament, would require unanimous agreement; and what is their assessment of such a measure.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>Legislative proposals by the Commission in the area of business taxation, including the proposal for a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), require unanimous agreement by Member States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has informed the Commission of its view the CCCTB proposal does not adhere to the Treaty requirements of subsidiarity and proportionality; and that there are significant shortcomings in the assessment of the impact of the proposal on the UK. Negotiations are expected to continue under the Italian Presidency.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 28/07/2014 16:00:53 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

387736

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Copyright
	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 Neville-Rolfe on 6 July (HL934) concerning the proposal by the European Parliament for restrictions on photographs or video footage of public buildings, whether they have the power of veto over such draft legislation; and if so, whether they plan to use their veto in this instance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>On the 9<sup>th</sup> July, the EU Parliament considered a non-legislative own initiative report from the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) on EU copyright reform, and voted against proposals to restrict individuals’ freedom to photograph or film buildings or statues located in public places.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/07/2015 12:23:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon