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828574

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date	23/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether exports of Turkey's TF-X fighter will be subject to UK Government approval on a case-by-case basis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	124246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>It is planned that the TF-X aircraft will be built in Turkey, therefore approval of any future exports from Turkey will be a matter for the Turkish government.</p><p>Any components being supplied from the UK for the TF-X aircraft will however be subject to UK Government approval, as these components will require a UK Export Licence.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/01/2018 14:40:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

828575

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Services: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what account his Department takes of the relatively high cost of delivering local services in London in determining the local government finance settlement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	124247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The most recent assessment of local authorities’ relative needs and resources took place in 2013-14 alongside the introduction of the 50 per cent business rates retention system. The demand for local services was assessed through funding formulas which took into account the relative cost of delivering services across the country, including London.</p><p>The costs of providing comparable services differ between areas partly because of their differing characteristics (such as numbers of elderly people, or lengths of road) and partly because of differences in the costs of inputs which local authorities need to buy. An area cost adjustment is included in the current assessment to allow for the latter of these differences, and reflects two sources of differences in costs between areas: differences in labour costs; and differences in business rates paid on local authority premises.</p><p>At present the Government is carrying out a fair funding review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources, and we are working closely with the Local Government Association and representatives from across local government to ensure that we consider all the issues that impact on authorities’ relative need to spend on services and their capacity to fund these from local resources.</p><p>Amongst the issues we will consider are the impact of geographical factors such as area-related costs and rurality, and how to account for these within a new methodology.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/01/2018 13:58:05 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

827866

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether planning and consenting legislation, such as the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/1154), will be amended to ensure that a favourable assessment from the European Commission is no longer required following withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty, prior to granting a permit or consent; and if so, how.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL4916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s future relationship with Euratom is subject to negotiation with the European Commission. Our aim is to seek a close and effective association with Euratom in future which aims to maintain as much continuity as possible. Any potential amendments that may be required to legislation as a result of the negotiations are under consideration.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2018 16:57:36 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

827871

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the European Commission concerning its Note to Stakeholders of 18 January on Withdrawal of the UK and EU rules in the field of Public Procurement; and what discussions they are having with UK businesses in the light of this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL4921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The December guidelines published by the European Council point to the shared desire of the EU and the UK to make rapid progress on an implementation period, with formal talks beginning very soon. We have been clear that this should be based on the existing structure of EU rules and regulations, during which the UK and the EU would continue to have access to one another’s markets on current terms.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/02/2018 14:55:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

827901

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Legal Profession
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is a sufficient number of qualified immigration lawyers to meet present demands.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the Government recognises that it is important that there are enough immigration lawyers to meet demand, the legal services sector is rightly independent of government and the training of new lawyers is a matter for the legal services regulators and profession itself. I can confirm the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority has indicated that there are currently 1,885 out of some 10,400 recognised law firms that have a proportion of their work in immigration.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 05/02/2018 17:06:03 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

827902

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many initial immigration decisions were overturned on appeal in (1) 1990, (2) 1995, (3) 2000, (4) 2005, (5) 2010, and (6) 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of immigration appeals allowed by first-tier tribunals were:</p><p> </p><p>2005 – 13,221</p><p>2010 – 35,563</p><p>2015 – 17,582</p><p> </p><p>The equivalent information for 1990, 1995 and 2000 is not held centrally by HM Courts and Tribunals Service.</p><p> </p><p>For information on immigration appeals allowed, the following Immigration and Asylum Tribunal categories have been combined: Managed Migration, Entry Clearance, Human Rights &amp; EEA Free Movement.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of Immigration and Asylum appeal decisions is published quarterly, from 2007/08 onwards:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/02/2018 16:31:10 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

827915

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reported concerns regarding the effect of lower inward migration on future productivity gains.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy, ahead of our exit from the EU – and to review how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy. The Government will carefully consider any recommendations made to it by the MAC before finalising the details of the future immigration system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/01/2018 16:18:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

827925

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Radioisotopes
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 18 January (HL4659), which body or bodies in the UK will be responsible for setting and enforcing the standards for the safe use, disposal and transportation of medical isotopes after exit from the EU; and how will that body, or those bodies, ensure that the necessary upgrades in standards in those areas currently secured through EU directives are maintained in the UK after exit day.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL4975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The safety and security of radioactive materials is a top priority for the Government. The UK already has robust domestic legislation in place to ensure that the keeping, movement and use of radioactive sources is tightly regulated, whether on nuclear sites or in hospitals. The UK’s regulatory regime is based on international regulatory requirements for sources informed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Following our withdrawal from the EU and Euratom, the UK will continue to meet its international obligations in full and ensure that UK law and regulatory oversight continues to deliver the highest standards of safety, in line with the relevant international frameworks.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2018 15:51:59 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

827926

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Radioisotopes
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 18 January (HL4659), which body will discharge the framework-setting role currently performed by Euratom with regard to the safe manufacture, transport, use and disposal of medical isotopes.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL4976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The safety and security of radioactive materials is a top priority for the Government. The UK already has robust domestic legislation in place to ensure that the keeping, movement and use of radioactive sources is tightly regulated, whether on nuclear sites or in hospitals. The UK’s regulatory regime is based on international regulatory requirements for sources informed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The UK will continue to meet its international obligations in full and ensure that UK law and regulatory oversight continues to deliver the highest standards of safety, in line with the relevant international frameworks.</p><p>Medical radioisotopes are also subject to European medicines regulation which establishes a licensing regime and controls on the quality of materials, as well as manufacturing and distribution processes within Europe. In the UK human medicines are subject to national human medicines legislation which transposes the requirements of the European regulatory regime. This regime is enforced by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and will continue to do so after our withdrawal from the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2018 15:58:58 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

827928

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Ocean
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 January (HL4577) concerning the planned decommissioning of HMS Ocean in 2018, whether an agreement has now been made to sell HMS Ocean to the government of Brazil; if so, for how much; and what assessment they have made of the value for money of undertaking a £65 million refit of HMS Ocean over 15 months, as announced on 12 December 2012, which was due to be completed less than four years before that ship is to be decommissioned.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Discussions with the Government of Brazil about the sale of HMS OCEAN are ongoing, but no decisions have been made.</p><p>The refit included scheduled maintenance, defect rectification, obsolescence management, and mandatory work to revalidate the ship's safety and environmental certification to comply with changes to legislation, as well as a capability upgrade.</p><p>The refit was essential for HMS OCEAN to continue to participate in operations around the world in support of UK interests.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/01/2018 14:24:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead