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1232196

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what body will (1) determine, and (2) enforce, EU state aid rules in Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Protocol sets out that EU state aid rules will apply in certain cases where relevant to trade between Northern Ireland and the EU. This does not mean that state aid rules will apply to Northern Ireland as they do today. State aid provisions apply only to trade ‘subject to the Protocol’. The Protocol is limited in scope to the movement of goods and wholesale electricity markets. Where trade is subject to the Protocol, the supervision and enforcement procedures it sets out will apply, as will the safety net provided by the UK Internal Market Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7929 question first answered 22/09/2020 16:27:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1232198

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the circumstances in which a company operating in both Great Britain and Northern Ireland would be subject to EU state aid rules in Northern Ireland but not subject to such rules in Great Britain.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Protocol sets out that EU state aid rules will apply in certain cases where relevant to trade between Northern Ireland and the EU. This does not mean that state aid rules will apply to Northern Ireland as they do today. State aid provisions apply only to trade ‘subject to the Protocol’. The Protocol is limited in scope to the movement of goods and wholesale electricity markets. Where trade is subject to the Protocol, the supervision and enforcement procedures it sets out will apply, as will the safety net provided by the UK Internal Market Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7927 question first answered 22/09/2020 16:27:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1232206

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they undertook before deciding to conduct constituency boundary reviews on an eight-year cycle; and what plans they have to publish a summary of those consultations.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL7937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of the Bill’s introduction, the Government engaged with parliamentary parties, and electoral administrator representatives, and there was general acceptance of an 8-year cycle.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/09/2020 16:22:10 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

1231884

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he had made of the effect on employment levels in the event that an agreement is not reached on a future relationship with the EU by the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	86061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Any responsible Government has a duty to prepare for all scenarios. Planning for the end of the transition period is well underway and we have already been engaging with businesses and industry, including ensuring our borders are ready by the end of the year, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/10/2020 16:17:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1231977

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Housing: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to promote the use of the Unique Property Reference Numbers and Unique Street Reference Numbers that were released as open data in July in (1) the public sector, and (2) the private sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Allan of Hallam
uin	HL7839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Geospatial Commission has released the Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRN) and Unique Street Reference Numbers (USRN) free of charge, as part of its updated contract with Ordnance Survey. UPRNs and USRNs are critical identifiers in linking housing, planning, infrastructure and construction data in particular.</p><p>In order to promote their common usage, the Open Standards Board, part of the Government Digital Service, has mandated that UPRNs and USRNs are used in all public sector data sets that reference properties and streets. In parallel, the Geospatial Commission, Ordnance Survey, Geoplace, the Improvement Service Scotland and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government continue to undertake an extensive process of engagement with creators and users of geospatial data in both the public and private sectors. This includes a programme of presentations, webinars, newsletters, specialist blogs and best practice guides.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 23/09/2020 16:16:01 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	397 label Biography information for Lord Allan of Hallam

1232002

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Bullying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received the report of the investigation into allegations of bullying of officials by the Home Secretary; and when that report will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>To protect the interests of all involved the Government does not comment on the specifics of ongoing process.</p><p>The Prime Minister will make any decision on the matter public once the process has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 21/09/2020 16:13:37 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1232011

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
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 letter sent by senior representatives of the logistics industry to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 2 September, in particular those representatives' (1) request for an urgent roundtable meeting to discuss their preparedness for the UK’s transition from EU trade regulations at the end of this year, and (2) concerns that the supply chain may be “severely disrupted” if issues are not addressed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL7878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has responded to the letter and hosted a roundtable alongside the Transport Secretary, other Ministers and senior officials on 17 September.</p><p>The Government agrees with the need for public authorities, businesses and individuals to take action now to prepare for the end of the transition and have set out extensive guidance on GOV.uk/transition.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 23/09/2020 11:55:39 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1232015

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on unconscious bias training for civil servants; and what plans he has to encourage the use of that training among civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	86147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>A review is currently being done of what future diversity and inclusion learning should be provided as part of a cross-Civil Service Learning offer. This includes looking at unconscious bias training, and what training shall be promoted. The information on spend is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 86161 question first answered 23/09/2020 16:38:30 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1232016

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: South Africa
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the level of (1) imports, and (2) exports, between the UK and South Africa in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL7881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p>Dear Lord Risby,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking about imports and exports between the UK and South Africa, and the UK and India, in each of the last five years <strong>(HL7881; </strong><strong>HL7882)</strong>.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on goods and services exports for the UK with South Africa and India[1], which can be found in table 1 below. Please note that data are in current prices and, as such, include the effect of inflation. We do not have total trade data, split by country, on a volume basis (with the effect of inflation removed) at present.</p><p><strong>Table 1: UK total trade (goods and services) with South Africa and India, in </strong><strong>£ million, non-seasonally adjusted</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>South Africa</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exports</strong></p></td><td><p>4853</p></td><td><p>4558</p></td><td><p>4686</p></td><td><p>4570</p></td><td><p>4487</p></td><td><p>4758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Imports</strong></p></td><td><p>3344</p></td><td><p>3896</p></td><td><p>4161</p></td><td><p>4192</p></td><td><p>5036</p></td><td><p>6270</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exports</strong></p></td><td><p>7872</p></td><td><p>6909</p></td><td><p>5771</p></td><td><p>6630</p></td><td><p>9226</p></td><td><p>7958</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Imports</strong></p></td><td><p>11225</p></td><td><p>9555</p></td><td><p>10076</p></td><td><p>12052</p></td><td><p>12654</p></td><td><p>16171</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source: <em>ONS</em></p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted</a></strong></p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7882 question first answered 15/09/2020 16:40:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

1232017

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the level of (1) imports, and (2) exports, between the UK and India in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL7882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p>Dear Lord Risby,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking about imports and exports between the UK and South Africa, and the UK and India, in each of the last five years <strong>(HL7881; </strong><strong>HL7882)</strong>.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on goods and services exports for the UK with South Africa and India[1], which can be found in table 1 below. Please note that data are in current prices and, as such, include the effect of inflation. We do not have total trade data, split by country, on a volume basis (with the effect of inflation removed) at present.</p><p><strong>Table 1: UK total trade (goods and services) with South Africa and India, in </strong><strong>£ million, non-seasonally adjusted</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>South Africa</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exports</strong></p></td><td><p>4853</p></td><td><p>4558</p></td><td><p>4686</p></td><td><p>4570</p></td><td><p>4487</p></td><td><p>4758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Imports</strong></p></td><td><p>3344</p></td><td><p>3896</p></td><td><p>4161</p></td><td><p>4192</p></td><td><p>5036</p></td><td><p>6270</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exports</strong></p></td><td><p>7872</p></td><td><p>6909</p></td><td><p>5771</p></td><td><p>6630</p></td><td><p>9226</p></td><td><p>7958</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Imports</strong></p></td><td><p>11225</p></td><td><p>9555</p></td><td><p>10076</p></td><td><p>12052</p></td><td><p>12654</p></td><td><p>16171</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source: <em>ONS</em></p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted</a></strong></p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7881 question first answered 15/09/2020 16:40:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby