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1122909

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guarantees, if any, they have made of the healthcare benefits available to British citizens residing in EU countries post-Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Subject to Parliament ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement, in a deal scenario current reciprocal healthcare rights will continue during the implementation period until 31 December 2020. The Withdrawal Agreement and European Free Trade Area (EFTA) Agreements also give longer-term reciprocal healthcare rights to those who are living in or previously worked in the other country on exit day.</p><p>Further to this, on 19 March 2019 I laid a written statement (HLWS1396) outlining the Department’s plans for the continuity of reciprocal healthcare arrangements in the event we exit the European Union without a deal. This statement includes specific guidance for United Kingdom nationals residing in EU countries post-exit.</p><p>The UK has proposed to EU Member States and EFTA states that we should maintain the existing healthcare arrangements, in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal up until 31 December 2020.</p><p>As well as seeking an extension of the current arrangements, we have made a guarantee to EU member states that we will reimburse Member States for treatments that were ongoing on exit day, for up to one year where this is necessary.</p><p>This guarantee requires reciprocity from the EU or individual Member States and cannot be implemented unilaterally. The UK Government is seeking agreements with Member States, so that no individual, including UK nationals living in other EU Member States, will face sudden changes to their healthcare cover. These discussions are ongoing.</p><p>The Government has brought forward legislation to enable us to implement new reciprocal healthcare arrangements. The Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Act received Royal Assent on 26 March 2019 and will provide us with the power to fund and implement comprehensive reciprocal healthcare arrangements after we leave the EU. We have also laid three Statutory Instruments which will give us the specific legal basis to implement our proposal.</p><p>General information is available online on the GOV.UK website and country-specific advice can be found under the relevant sections of NHS.UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 09/05/2019 13:10:09 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1122910

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support any British citizen returning to live in the UK following the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear and steadfast in our commitment to protecting citizens' rights. We have announced a series of measures to protect UK nationals in the EU and those who choose to return to the UK after exit.</p><p>This includes: access to NHS-funded healthcare, a transition period until March 2022 for UK nationals to return from the EU with their non-UK family members and for those family members to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme and reassurance for UK nationals on their entitlement to UK benefits and services if they choose to return to the UK.</p><p>The measures aim to provide maximum certainty to UK nationals in both a deal and no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/04/2019 13:15:49 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1105368

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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	Youth Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving, and to whom, to strengthen youth organisations.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are primarily responsible for allocating public funding to youth organisations in their area.</p><p>Government is committed to strengthening and supporting youth organisations including, but not limited to:</p><ul><li>The Office for Civil Society has allocated over £863m between 2014/15 and 2018/19 to youth programmes - with £195m of that allocated for 2018/19;</li><li>A new £200m Youth Endowment Fund to be delivered over 10 years to support interventions with children and young people at risk of involvement in crime and violence; and</li><li>Supporting the creation of the Youth Futures Foundation - a new, independent organisation created with initial funding of £90m from dormant bank accounts,which will support young people furthest away from the labour market using data from the Race Disparity Audit.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 08/04/2019 14:12:39 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1078993

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Germany about arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK and Germany have regular discussions on a range of issues including defence exports to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Berlin continue engagement at senior and working levels. All UK export licence applications for Saudi Arabia are assessed rigorously against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/03/2019 15:32:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1078997

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	Borders: Irish Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what physical arrangements would be necessary to provide a border between the EU and the UK in the Irish Sea.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK and the EU have been clear in the Political Declaration that we will seek to negotiate an ambitious economic partnership, including a free trade area for goods that facilitates trade through a new customs arrangement, deep regulatory cooperation, and avoids any tariffs or quotas.</p><p>The Declaration recognises that the application of checks and controls between the EU and the UK would depend on the UK’s commitments, including in relation to the level of alignment with EU rules. Obviously we will need to agree the balance as part of the future negotiations.</p><p>The Government has been clear, in all circumstances, we seek to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and we stand by all our commitments including the safeguarding of the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2019 12:18:51 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1055154

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Undocumented Migrants: Mediterranean Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they did not agree to take in migrants from Sea-Watch 3 following the collapse of that boat on 19 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL13466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK does not participate in relocation efforts. The UK Government's approach is instead to resettle refugees directly from source and transit countries, to avoid creating a pull factor. The UK has a strong record of providing protection to the most vulnerable through our resettlement schemes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/02/2019 13:45:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1036909

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Civil Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to deploy armed forces to deal with civil disturbances after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the police to manage public order. There are no plans to deploy Armed Forces personnel to deal with civil disturbances after Brexit. Defence remains closely engaged on contingency planning for a No Deal Brexit and has developed a plan to make around 3,500 Service personnel available to support the civil authorities if necessary.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/01/2019 16:15:36 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

885925

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had about Brexit with local authorities in areas where the majority of the electorate voted for Remain in the 2016 referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>This Government is working with local authorities and a wide range of other interested parties to understand the opportunities and challenges of EU Exit and plan for a wide range of scenarios. We are working to make a success of EU exit for all local authorities and places, whether their areas voted ‘Leave’ or ‘Remain’.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/04/2018 11:03:53 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

861336

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Medicine: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that EU funding into medical research projects within the UK does not stop after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Science and research are vital to our country’s prosperity, security and wellbeing, and are at the heart of our industrial strategy. This Government wants the UK to be the go-to place for researchers, innovators and investors across the world, and we intend to secure the right outcome for UK research and innovation as we exit the European Union. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in her speech at Mansion House that the UK is committed to establishing a far-reaching science and innovation pact with the EU, facilitating the exchange of ideas and researchers. The UK and EU in their Joint Statement approved by the European Council on 15 December detailed UK entities’ right to participate in EU programmes, including Horizon 2020, will be unaffected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s underwrite guarantee of Horizon 2020 funding remains in place in the event that commitments made in the Joint Report are not met. The UK will work with the Commission to ensure payment when funds are awarded, and will guarantee all successful bids submitted before EU exit. Whatever happens in the future, the Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation, including medical research.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/03/2018 14:03:15 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

861339

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Chemical Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to instate a prohibition of the export from the UK of any chemical component that can be used to make poison gas.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK operates one of the most robust export control regimes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The UK controls the export of chemical warfare agents and key precursor chemicals as specified in the Chemical Weapons Convention and by the Australia Group international export control regime. We can also prevent the export of any other chemical where we have reason to believe that the export concerned may be intended for use in a chemical weapons programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 27/03/2018 17:00:19 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno