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1156295

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date	24/10/2019
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	Syria: Military Intervention
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 reported use of white phosphorus against the Kurds by the government of Turkey.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>​We are aware of very worrying allegations that white phosphorous has been used against civilians in Syria. It is important that the full facts are established. The UN Commission of Inquiry has responsibility for investigating alleged violations of international law in Syria. We have repeatedly called on all parties to uphold their obligations under International Humanitarian Law which prohibits attacks against civilians irrespective of the weapon used.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/11/2019 16:49:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1156296

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to consulting other NATO members about expelling Turkey for reportedly committing war crimes.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Turkey is and will remain an important NATO member and ally. We are in close consultation with international partners and multilateral bodies, including NATO, on the situation in north-east Syria. Turkey briefed NATO allies on its operation on 16 October and the Defence Secretary discussed the situation in north-east Syria with other NATO Defence Ministers last week. We have made clear to Turkey our serious concerns about alleged violations of international humanitarian law committed during the Turkish military operation in north-east Syria.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/11/2019 12:15:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1156298

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Forces
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 Goldie on 22 October (HL21, previously HL18069), what is the new policy relating to threats to and intimidation of interpreters in theatre in Afghanistan; and how it differs from the previous policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not previously placed a formal obligation upon contractors providing services in operational theatres to provide support to local employees who might face increased risk as a result of their association with the UK Armed Forces.</p><p>Under the new approach, the requirement for contractors to do so will be included within the Statements of Requirement for services where the Department has assessed that individuals recruited locally by the contractor could be at risk of being intimidated as a result of their association with UK Armed Forces such as the provision of interpreter support in countries including, but not limited to, Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence would expect that any contractor working in these locations would undertake a range of measures that would effectively mitigate threats to employees. The cost of any such measures would be included in the costs charged to the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 31/10/2019 13:48:42 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1156299

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Customs: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how, and (2) which, goods and agricultural products will be treated differently (a) in, and (b) from, Northern Ireland as a result of Northern Ireland (i) remaining in the EU Single Market, and (ii) implementing EU Customs protocols, as outlined in the latest EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>In the new Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol, Northern Ireland will only be aligning with those EU rules on goods necessary to remove the need for regulatory checks at the land border. Goods and agricultural products entering Northern Ireland will need to be compliant with the rules of the regulatory zone. Northern Ireland will remain in the UK customs territory but will apply EU customs rules, which are well understood by businesses in Northern Ireland that already trade with the Rest of the World.</p><p>The Government has made clear commitments to ensure unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the whole UK internal market. Some practical information will need to be provided electronically on movement of goods West-East, but Northern Ireland will have tariff-free access to the whole UK market.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 05/11/2019 16:56:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1156300

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they undertook in regard to Northern Ireland's interests before finalising the latest the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The department has engaged extensively with representatives of businesses, industry groups and trade unions from Northern Ireland. This includes through the government’s Alternative Arrangements Business Advisory Group and Technical Advisory Group. Ministers are continuing to engage with representatives from all sectors of the Northern Ireland economy.</p><p>We also liaised extensively with Northern Ireland Civil Service and the Police Service of Northern Ireland as we developed the UK’s negotiating position on the NI border.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 05/11/2019 16:56:54 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1156302

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Renewable Energy: Smart Export Guarantee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement in June that the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) will come into force from 1 January 2020 and that there will be five eligible low-carbon technology types for the proposed SEG Tariff, namely solar photovoltaic, wind, micro combined heat and power, and hydro and anaerobic digestion, whether eligible utilities will be required to offer a single SEG Tariff to community generators, regardless of generation type; or whether they will be required to offer one tariff for each technology type.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) will require licensed suppliers with 150,000 and over domestic customers to provide at least one tariff offer to any eligible exporter, they are free to offer more than one tariff. Other suppliers may participate on a voluntary basis.</p><p>Suppliers will not be required to offer different tariffs for each technology type. In keeping SEG requirements as simple as possible, suppliers will have maximum flexibility to build on it, adapt and innovate – for example by tailoring tariffs to appeal to owners of various types of small-scale generation, as well as wider smart infrastructure such as electric vehicles and domestic-scale storage systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 31/10/2019 14:21:33 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1156303

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Design of UK Funding Schemes for European and International Collaboration Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they (1) received, and (2) will publish, the report by Sir Adrian Smith and Prof. Graeme Reid Future frameworks for international collaboration on research and innovation.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Spring Statement on 13 March 2019 that the Government had launched an independent review to assess and make recommendations on our future frameworks for international collaboration. On 26 March 2019, my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation commissioned Professor Sir Adrian Smith to provide independent advice on the design of future UK funding schemes for international collaboration. The report was received in the summer and we will publish the response as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 31/10/2019 13:41:10 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

1156304

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coinage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 50p coins were minted to mark the exit of the UK from the EU on (1) 29 March, and (2) 31 October; what was the cost of those operations; and what has been done with the coins so minted.
tabling member printed	Lord Hannay of Chiswick
uin	HL388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Approximately 1 million coins were minted in October to mark the UK’s exit from the European Union, in addition to 1,000 trial coins that were struck before March 29.</p><p> </p><p>Coins bearing these dates will now be recycled and the value from the materials will be recouped by the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of minting these coins is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 05/11/2019 14:29:20 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2167 label Biography information for Lord Hannay of Chiswick

1156305

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Tobacco: Litter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the tobacco industry operating in the UK is covered by the EU Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste and its subsequent revisions; and what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of that Directive on addressing smoking-related litter.
tabling member printed	Lord Hanningfield
uin	HL389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Tobacco packaging is covered by the current producer responsibility regulations, which require companies to recycle a proportion of the packaging waste they place on the market. They will also be subject to the forthcoming extended producer responsibility scheme for packaging which will cover the full net costs of managing packaging at its end of life, including litter, expected to be introduced in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In the Resources and Waste Strategy, we committed to looking into and consulting on extended producer responsibility for five new waste-streams by 2025, and consulting on two of these by 2022. We have currently identified our five priority waste-streams as: textiles, fishing gear, certain products in construction and demolition, bulky waste, and vehicle tyres. This list is not fixed and does not exclude the potential to review and consult on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for other waste streams if these are identified as being of equal or higher priority.</p><p> </p><p>The EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive includes measures to implement an EPR scheme for tobacco products with filters, and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products, which should cover the costs of awareness raising, data gathering and litter clean-up of these products.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s ambition to use the opportunity of leaving the EU to refresh and renew our environmental policy. An assessment of the legislative work required to transpose the Single-Use Plastics Directive is currently being undertaken.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL390 question first answered 05/11/2019 17:23:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2650 label Biography information for Lord Hanningfield

1156306

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Tobacco: Litter
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 inclusion of the UK tobacco industry in any extended producer-responsibility regime to address smoking related litter.
tabling member printed	Lord Hanningfield
uin	HL390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Tobacco packaging is covered by the current producer responsibility regulations, which require companies to recycle a proportion of the packaging waste they place on the market. They will also be subject to the forthcoming extended producer responsibility scheme for packaging which will cover the full net costs of managing packaging at its end of life, including litter, expected to be introduced in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In the Resources and Waste Strategy, we committed to looking into and consulting on extended producer responsibility for five new waste-streams by 2025, and consulting on two of these by 2022. We have currently identified our five priority waste-streams as: textiles, fishing gear, certain products in construction and demolition, bulky waste, and vehicle tyres. This list is not fixed and does not exclude the potential to review and consult on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for other waste streams if these are identified as being of equal or higher priority.</p><p> </p><p>The EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive includes measures to implement an EPR scheme for tobacco products with filters, and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products, which should cover the costs of awareness raising, data gathering and litter clean-up of these products.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s ambition to use the opportunity of leaving the EU to refresh and renew our environmental policy. An assessment of the legislative work required to transpose the Single-Use Plastics Directive is currently being undertaken.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL389 question first answered 05/11/2019 17:23:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2650 label Biography information for Lord Hanningfield