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1038908

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date	10/01/2019
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	Brexit: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she intends to invite the House of Lords to sit on Fridays until 29 March in order to allow time for proper scrutiny of pre-Brexit legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The next scheduled Friday sitting is for 1 February, as advertised in Forthcoming Business. Further sittings will be advertised in due course. There are currently no plans to consider Government business on Fridays, but as is always the case the sittings of the House are subject to the progress of business.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 21/01/2019 17:24:00 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1038909

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Brexit: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she intends to invite the House to sit on Saturdays until 29 March in order to allow time for proper scrutiny of pre-Brexit legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to sit on weekends. As is always the case, the sittings of the House are subject to the progress of business.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 21/01/2019 15:45:20 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1029117

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Business
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 Institute of Directors' statement, with other business groups, against a "no deal" Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>My Department continues to engage with businesses and representatives to understand their priorities and issues as we leave the European Union.</p><p>Delivering the deal negotiated with the EU remains our top priority and is the best way of avoiding a no deal scenario. However, until MPs have voted to approve the deal and with 12 weeks until we leave the EU, we will continue to prepare for every eventuality. That is the responsible thing to do.</p><p>We are clear that the UK will aim to minimise disruption for businesses in the short term, in a no deal scenario.</p><p>We’ve published 106 technical notices, which provide important information for businesses and, following Cabinet’s agreement on Tuesday, will provide further detailed guidance for businesses to follow over the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/01/2019 13:08:46 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1029118

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	British Nationals Abroad: Italy
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 Buscombe on 11 December (HL12190), whether UK citizens who have retired to or are planning to retire to Italy will continue to receive the annual increase in their state pensions if the UK leaves the EU with no deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK State Pension will continue to be payable worldwide following the UK’s departure from the EU. As the Government set out in its Policy Paper ‘Citizens’ Rights – EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’ we want to secure continued reciprocal arrangements covering the uprating of State Pensions in the EU even in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit. We will uprate the UK State Pension for those living in the EU in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>The paper on Citizens’ Rights is attached for reference.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 14:44:19 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name Policy_paper_on_citizens__rights_in_the_event_of_a_no_deal_Brexit.pdf title Paper on Citizens' Rights
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1029119

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Publishing
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 Brexit on (1) UK authors, poets, translators and illustrators, and (2) the wider UK publishing industry, in the case of (a) a negotiated Brexit deal and (b) no deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Delivering the EU Exit deal remains the Government’s top priority. Officials have met with industry representatives to discuss EU exit issues and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the economic and cultural importance of UK publishing and literature, with the UK’s vibrant book and journal industry worth £4.4bn. The UK produces an extraordinary level of talent in literature and publishing and the decision to leave the EU will not change that.</p><p> </p><p>The UK exports books to every region in the world, with exports of physical and digital books worth £1.42bn. . Whether the UK leaves the EU with a deal or not, we will be able to negotiate, ratify and sign off trade agreements once we have left the EU and we want the UK to continue to be one of the best places in the world for literature and publishing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 07/01/2019 15:54:20 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1023631

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Free Movement of People
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 impact of ending freedom of movement on UK citizens after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that freedom of movement will end when the UK leaves the EU. In future, it will be for the UK Government and Parliament to determine the domestic immigration rules that will apply. The White Paper The UK’s future skills-based immigration system sets out the foundation for a single immigration system, where it is workers’ skills that matter, not where they come from. In line with the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendation, we will focus on the highly skilled, and prioritise those migrants who bring most benefit to the UK to maximise the benefits of immigration. This represents a sensible, balanced package which will support the economy and enable us to take control of immigration.The Home Office is launching a year-long engagement process to enable businesses and other stakeholders to shape the details of policy and processes.</p><p>Recognising the depth of the UK-EU relationship, the UK has made a sovereign choice to seek reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU in a defined number of areas, for example to allow business professionals to move to provide services, or tourists to continue to travel visa-free. This is reflected in the political declaration on our future relationship and the detail will be discussed in the next phase of negotiations. Our future immigration system will be flexible to incorporate any mobility arrangements from trade deals we do around the world, including with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/01/2019 16:56:00 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1023632

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: France
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 impact of ending freedom of movement after Brexit on those UK citizens who own property in France; and whether there will be any limit to the number of days each year those residents can spend in such property before incurring tax liabilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>UK nationals are bound and protected by France's domestic law when purchasing and selling property in France, in the same way that the law of UK protects property rights in the UK. The UK’s exit from the EU will not change this.</p><p> </p><p>All UK nationals resident in the EU before the end of the implementation period, 31 December 2020, will fall under the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This will protect their right to reside in France continuing to live their lives broadly as now.</p><p> </p><p>As at present, liability to taxation in France will depend on the nature of the income and French domestic tax law. The double taxation agreement between the UK and France protects UK citizens’ taxation rights, and will continue to apply on withdrawal.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2018 14:38:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1023633

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	British Nationals Abroad: Italy
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 Buscombe on 3 December (HL11577), whether UK citizens who have retired, or are planning to retire, in Italy will continue to receive the annual increase in their state pensions after the UK leaves the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is payable worldwide. Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, we now have the basis on which to maintain State Pension up-rating once the UK exits the EU, for those who are already receiving their UK State Pension as well as future UK State Pension recipients. We will wish to discuss State Pension up-rating for individuals not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement in future talks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 18/12/2018 16:30:17 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1015850

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Multiple Births
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 O'Shaughnessy on 14 November (HL11166) relating to continued financial support of the quality improvement programme delivered by the Twins and Multiple Births Association which currently ends in March 2019, when they expect to confirm their business plans for future grant funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL11849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s Business Planning process takes place annually between December and March each year. Expenditure, including any awards made through grant funding, cannot be confirmed until the Business Planning process has been concluded and budgets for the relevant financial year approved. Opportunities to apply for grant funding from the Department are posted on GOV.UK as they arise.</p><p>Since the Twins and Multiple Births Association’s (TAMBA) award in 2015/16, funding to the voluntary sector has been reshaped and the Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund, under which TAMBA received their award, no longer accepts applications.</p><p>The successor scheme is the Health and Wellbeing Fund, the second round of which was recently launched for applications. The theme of this round relates to children and young people’s mental health. However, the Department’s Business Planning for 2019/20 has not yet concluded, and therefore the scheme remains subject to the approval of departmental budgets and its launch does not commit the Department to the funding of any grant awards.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 10/12/2018 14:45:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1015851

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Multiple Births
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 O'Shaughnessy on 14 November (HL11167), how they intend to ensure that the findings from the interim report of the Twins and Multiple Births Association Maternity Engagement Project are delivered in practice.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL11850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the Department funded the Twins and Multiple Births Association Maternity Engagement Project. The results from the interim report suggest that increased adherence to relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance gave better outcomes for multiple births. This further reinforces the Department’s expectation that all health professionals working with multiple pregnancies adhere to the relevant NICE guidance.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce variance in the levels of maternity care across trusts, all maternity services now have one obstetrician, one midwife and one board level Maternity Safety Champion jointly responsible for championing maternity safety, spreading learning and encouraging best practice within their organisations. This includes adherence to NICE guidelines on issues such as antenatal care for multiple pregnancies.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to reviewing the final project report, which we understand is due for publication in mid-2019.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 06/12/2018 14:59:59 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham