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934509

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Union: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total value of the capital and other assets owned by the EU; what percentage of those assets have been contributed to by the UK; and whether that figure will be used as a credit in any calculation of a financial settlement on leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL9190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Our financial settlement with the EU includes a settlement on the Union’s liabilities which takes into account corresponding assets. We have also agreed that the UK will receive future income from the Union’s investment assets, including those linked to contingent liabilities. The UK’s share of the EU’s assets and liabilities, where not specified, will be calculated by applying the UK’s historical post-rebate financing share using data from across 2014-2020. In March 2018, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that the net value of the UK’s share of the EU’s liabilities and assets will be €2.7 billion (£2.5 billion).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/07/2018 13:43:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

934510

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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	Nuclear Fusion: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Henley on 28 June committing a further £86 million to research on nuclear fusion (HLWS782), what is the total amount of financial support given since 1988 to supporting nuclear fusion; what tangible benefits have been achieved so far; and whether they have evidence that nuclear fusion will produce significant amounts of electrical energy at commercially viable cost in the foreseeable future.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL9191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>In the 30 years since 1988, based on information provided by UKAEA, we estimate that total UK government funding for UK fusion research has totalled around £900m. A further approx. £1.6bn funding from EU sources has been spent on fusion research in the UK over the same time frame.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2007, and as part of the UK’s contribution to the general EU budget, the UK has helped fund the EU’s contribution towards the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) fusion research project, based in France. The EU’s support for ITER totals around £5.4bn to date.</p><p> </p><p>UK fusion research has made the UK a world leader in the field and created emerging spin-out industries in areas such as robotics, material sciences, and reactor design. The UK’s Culham Centre for Fusion Energy is a global hub for scientific talent, and the Joint European Torus fusion reactor based at Culham holds the world record for sustaining an energy producing fusion reaction. UK participation in ITER has already enabled UK companies to win around £430m of ITER construction contracts with a further £1bn of contracts being targeted.</p><p> </p><p>Most major nations invest significantly in fusion energy research due to the transformative potential of the technology to provide a virtually limitless clean energy source. ITER is due to complete construction in 2025 and aims to produce net energy from a fusion reaction for the first time, and preparations for a demonstration fusion power plant to follow ITER are already underway. The Government supports UK fusion research to ensure we are positioned to benefit commercially from a technology the UK has pioneered for several decades.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/07/2018 15:27:14 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

862932

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Relations with EU: 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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 February (HL5442) concerning the future security partnership with the EU, whether they intend to consult Parliament on those proposals; and whether Parliament will be asked to give final approval.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out the UK’s approach to the future security partnership in the Foreign Policy, Defence and Development paper of September 2017. The Prime Minister further expanded on this most recently in her Munich speech on 17th February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to hold a vote on the final deal in Parliament as soon as possible after the negotiations have concluded. This vote will cover both the Withdrawal Agreement and the terms of our future relationship.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/03/2018 15:41:35 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

685372

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their most up-to-date figure for the annual amount paid in respect of motorised vehicles in (1) Vehicle Excise Duty, (2) fuel taxes, (3) VAT, and (4) other government-imposed charges.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) raised £5.6bn in the fiscal year 2015-16. The Heavy Goods Vehicle VED Levy raised £198m in 2015-16. Of this figure, £50m accounts for non-UK HGV Levy and £148m for UK HGV Levy. Fuel duty raised £27.6bn in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not have any figures for VAT raised in respect of motorised vehicles. This is because the details that HMRC collect from taxpayers are not specific enough to provide that data.</p><p> </p><p>The only further government charge is the Dartford Crossing Charge, which yielded £133.6m in revenue in 2015-16.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/02/2017 16:25:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

678247

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Grants
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 Young of Cookham on 18 January (HL4549), whether, and if so which, charities receive donations from the Government or the NHS which exceed 25 per cent of their total income.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/01/2017 17:12:30 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

671146

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
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 Chisholm of Owlpen on 12 July (HL1134), and in the light of the resignation of the UK ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, what steps they will take to ensure that all civil servants, including those employed in the diplomatic service, will work to carry out the decision to leave the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Service Code requires civil servants to support the government of the day in developing and implementing its policies. This applies to all Government policies, including carrying out the decision to leave the European Union. The same requirement is set out in the Code of Conduct for members of the Diplomatic Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/01/2017 13:40:47 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

671147

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth concerning the Neighbourhood Planning Bill: English Votes for English Laws (HLWS329), what steps they have taken to examine the case for an English Parliament and publish a green paper on the subject.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>We will not be examining the case for an English Parliament. The Government believes in a strong United Kingdom Parliament for a strong United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/01/2017 16:18:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

671148

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen on 19 December 2016 concerning the total amount of donations made by the Government and the NHS to charities, whether they have plans to review their policy of not collating this information centrally, and how they plan to communicate to taxpayers the extent to which their taxes are being used to support charities.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>There are no formal plans to review government policy on donations.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/01/2017 13:51:45 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

632434

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the ruling of the High Court regarding the triggering of Article 50, what assessment they have made of the legal validity of other instruments and decisions, including EU directives and regulations, which have been implemented without the specific consent of Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to implement and abide by its EU legal commitments in the usual way and will continue to do so until the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>In relation to the High Court's judgment, the Government disagrees with the court’s judgment and will be appealing the court case.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/11/2016 15:57:54 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

621934

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Ministers: Conduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the involvement of ministers in encouraging protest outside foreign embassies based in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson)'s words reflect overwhelming concern at Russia's actions in Syria which are contributing to the atrocious levels of violence in that country.</p><p>The UK urges Russia to start working with the international community to oversee and monitor a credible ceasefire, and begin working for the political transition that can bring about a long-term solution. This is the only viable path towards the peace and security that the Syrian people deserve.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/11/2016 16:11:10 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon