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1228227

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date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Accountancy: Standards
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 probity of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation following the case of ZAO Askeri-ACCA v International Accounting Standards Committee Foundations ([2004] EWHC 2939 (Ch)); and what plans they have to conclude such an assessment before committing any taxpayer funds to the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL7507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government is discussing a license agreement for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with the IFRS Foundation. We are content that we will be able to conclude a legally satisfactory agreement. This is in line with the Government’s commitment to maintain use of IFRS after the end of the Transition Period.</p><p> </p><p>The case of ZAO Askeri-ACCA v International Accounting Standards Committee Foundations ([2004] EWHC 2939 (Ch)) was heard 16 years ago regarding a contract with the IFRS Foundation’s predecessor organisation. The Government does not believe this case to be relevant to any discussions between the Government and the IFRS Foundation.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/08/2020 11:43:17 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1228237

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	USA: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether those arriving into England from the United States must self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>Currently, all arrivals from the US must self-isolate for 14 days on arrival.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/08/2020 11:11:18 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1228244

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the fact that abortion remains a devolved issue in Northern Ireland, why they were required to bring the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 to Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL7535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government was placed under a clear legal duty to bring forward regulations on access to abortion services under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act 2019, given the Northern Ireland Executive was not restored by 21 October 2019.</p><p><br>The Government has delivered Regulations, which initially came into force on 31 March 2020, and these have now been approved by Parliament to remain in place as the law on access to abortion services in Northern Ireland.</p><p><br> The Regulations deliver equivalent outcomes in practice to the rest of the UK so that women and girls in Northern Ireland can enjoy similar rights in accessing abortion services.</p><p><br>The Government stands ready to provide whatever support and guidance we can to both the Northern Ireland Minister for Health and his department to assist them in progressing work to set up full abortion services as soon as possible, consistent with the Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 06/08/2020 11:21:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1228247

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Southern Africa: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contributions they have made to support the implementation of the UK-SACU Economic Partnership Agreement as required under Article 12 of that Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL7544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Britain is working hard to understand the requirements of Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique (SACUM) to implement our Economic Partnership Agreement effectively, which is due to enter into force at the end of the transition period. This is part of a broader programme of £8 million of technical assistance to the region that was announced in August 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 06/08/2020 11:22:16 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1228248

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Southern Africa: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the parties to the UK-SACU Economic Partnership Agreement have ratified that Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL7545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>As of 4<sup>th</sup> August 2020, Botswana and South Africa have completed their domestic ratification procedures. Britain completed her own domestic scrutiny procedures, in accordance with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act, on 5<sup>th</sup> February 2020. We continue to monitor progress closely in the remaining countries.</p><p> </p><p>Our preference is that all our Southern Africa Customs Union + Mozambique Economic Partnership Agreement partners ratify the agreement, so that it can enter into force at the end of the transition period. Nevertheless, we will consider all possible options to maintain continuity, including provisional application, if not every partner is able to ratify the agreement before the end of the transition period.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel grouped question UIN HL7546 HL7547 question first answered 10/08/2020 09:59:13 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1228249

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Southern Africa: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many parties to the UK-SACU Economic Partnership Agreement they expect to have ratified that Agreement by 1 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL7546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>As of 4<sup>th</sup> August 2020, Botswana and South Africa have completed their domestic ratification procedures. Britain completed her own domestic scrutiny procedures, in accordance with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act, on 5<sup>th</sup> February 2020. We continue to monitor progress closely in the remaining countries.</p><p> </p><p>Our preference is that all our Southern Africa Customs Union + Mozambique Economic Partnership Agreement partners ratify the agreement, so that it can enter into force at the end of the transition period. Nevertheless, we will consider all possible options to maintain continuity, including provisional application, if not every partner is able to ratify the agreement before the end of the transition period.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel grouped question UIN HL7545 HL7547 question first answered 10/08/2020 09:59:13 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1228250

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Southern Africa: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow provisional application of the UK-SACU Economic Partnership Agreement if the parties to that Agreement have not ratified it in time for it to come into force on 1 January 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL7547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>As of 4<sup>th</sup> August 2020, Botswana and South Africa have completed their domestic ratification procedures. Britain completed her own domestic scrutiny procedures, in accordance with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act, on 5<sup>th</sup> February 2020. We continue to monitor progress closely in the remaining countries.</p><p> </p><p>Our preference is that all our Southern Africa Customs Union + Mozambique Economic Partnership Agreement partners ratify the agreement, so that it can enter into force at the end of the transition period. Nevertheless, we will consider all possible options to maintain continuity, including provisional application, if not every partner is able to ratify the agreement before the end of the transition period.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel grouped question UIN HL7545 HL7546 question first answered 10/08/2020 09:59:13 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1228271

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Marks and Spencer: Labelling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report National Food Strategy Part One, published in July, what assessment they have made of the remarks by Henry Dimbleby that the packaging of Marks and Spencer Percy Pigs makes "wilfully misleading" health claims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL7503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/08/2020 answer text <p>I have noted Henry Dimbleby’s comments about M&amp;S’s use of the terms ‘with natural fruit juice’ and ‘no artificial colours or artificial flavourings’ on Percy Pigs. In terms of the application of the present EU law, it is the responsibility of local authority trading standards, who are responsible for enforcing food labelling, who consider the whole label when making a judgement as to whether or not it is misleading.</p><p>These statements do not constitute health claims as defined by current nutrition and health claims legislation. However, Mr Dimbleby’s comments used this product as an example of a wider issue where such claims may in some circumstances be viewed as confusing or misleading, in that they might present otherwise unhealthy food if not consumed according to recommended portion sizes with a degree of wholesomeness.</p><p>At the end of the Transition Period we will be able to determine how food on our shop shelves is labelled. We are committed to undertaking a wide ranging review of food labelling to ensure that consumers can continue to have confidence in the food they buy. We will ensure that in collaboration with DHSC the issues raised by Mr Dimbleby in his National Food Strategy are evaluated, along with the impact of potential policy options, as part of this labelling review.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/08/2020 11:43:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1228289

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 12 June of an additional £50 million being made available for customs agent recruitment, training and IT, what that money is intended to cover; and what assessment they have made of the statement by the Road Haulage Association that the amount of money allocated is insufficient.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL7549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government has already injected £34 million into growing the intermediary sector, in order to encompass EU trade after 2020. Thousands of agents, freight forwarders and parcel operators have taken advantage of this funding to make improvements, from IT hardware to staff training. To date, this funding has supported over 20,000 training courses, nearly 15,000 units of IT, the recruitment of an additional 600 new customs agents, and the online customs academy training centre (where Government has procured training capacity directly) which has delivered 1,139 courses so far.</p><p> </p><p>The new £50 million support package will further boost the capacity of the customs intermediary sector to help provide businesses with support ahead of the new processes taking effect in July 2021. Having listened to industry feedback, the focus of support will continue to be on IT, recruitment, and training. This new investment will provide a significant boost to the sector and build on the success of the grant scheme to date.</p><p> </p><p>This additional funding is one element of the wider package of measures announced in June to help lay the foundations for a diverse, innovative and competitive intermediary sector. The Government also intends to change rules which will remove the financial liability from intermediaries operating on behalf of their clients, and allow parcel operators to continue declaring multiple consignments in a single customs declaration.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/08/2020 14:36:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1228095

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Wendover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2019–20, published on 9 July, which categorised the HS2 project as a red risk, what recent assessment they have made of (1) the construction, and (2) the whole life costs, of the consented HS2 Phase One scheme at Wendover.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has not conducted a review of the Wendover area since its dedicated review in 2018. The review in 2018 of the Wendover area was of the process by which HS2 Ltd had considered and rejected the mined tunnel proposal. However, the IPA was not asked to review either the construction costs or the whole life costs, but whether HS2 Ltd had followed a competent process in making its decision. The review concluded that HS2 Ltd had followed a competent process in reaching its decision.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 11/08/2020 11:17:56 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley