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date	24/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to publish a forecast for the take up of the British National (Overseas) visa over (1) 12 months, (2) three years, and (3) five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
uin	HL1413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s estimate of the number of British National (Overseas) status holders who may migrate to the UK was set out in an impact assessment published on 22 October 2020. It can be found at:</p><p>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf</p><p>We estimate there are 2.9 million BN(O) status holders eligible to move to the UK, with a further estimated 2.5 million eligible dependants. The impact assessment suggests a central range of 123,000 and 153,700 BN(O) status holders and their dependants coming in the first year and between 258,000 and 322,400 over five years. The estimates are dependent on a range of factors and inherently uncertain.</p><p>The number of applications to the BN(O) route are published as part of the Quarterly Migration Statistics and as of 31 March, approximately 34,300 BN(O) status holders and their family members had applied for the route since it opened in January.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/07/2021 16:10:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1176939

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the Services Committee intends to review the methodology used by any food safety auditors who were tasked with evaluating the House of Lords Bishop’s Bar.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL1413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond to these questions on his behalf.</p><p>Under the definition in the Approved Code of Practice, the Bishops’ Bar would not be considered a “confined space”, a term which should not be confused with a small space. When the Services Committee considered the required changes to the Bishops’ Bar in July, it accepted that the Administration had a duty of care towards staff working in the outlet and that the current conditions for food preparation were unsuitable.</p><p>We have no record of any incidents of food poisoning as a result of food consumed from the House of Lords Bishops’ Bar between 2009 and October 2019.</p><p>The Services Committee has no plans to review the methodology used by the food safety auditors who evaluated the Bishops’ Bar.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming grouped question UIN HL1370 HL1371 question first answered 17/02/2020 12:41:19 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

758409

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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	Gaza: Israel
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 Israeli government in the light of reports that the Israeli military has instituted a ban on food, toiletries, and electronic devices for Palestinians leaving the Gaza strip.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>While we have not made any representations to the Israeli Government on this issue, we continue to call on Israel to ease restrictions on movement and access.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/09/2017 15:23:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

541736

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	EU Law
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 scale of the task required to separate domestic law from EU law.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>In preparation for negotiations to leave the EU, the Government is undertaking work across a range of areas, including with its legal teams, to establish how best to deliver the government’s objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 10/08/2016 12:43:48 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

389978

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent budget, how much extra money will be available to the Ministry of Defence in 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Summer Budget does not affect the Ministry of Defence's 2015-16 budget, which has been laid before Parliament.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence budget for 2016-17 and beyond will be determined in the Spending Review. The Chancellor confirmed in the Summer Budget that the Ministry of Defence's budget will rise by 0.5 per cent per year from 2016-17 to 2020-21. There will also be up to an additional £1.5 billion per year by 2020-21 made available to be allocated to the Armed Forces and security and intelligence agencies through the Strategic Defence and Security Review and Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/07/2015 15:57:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

79514

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote coastal tourism and to ensure that the tourism industry is equipped to cater for an increase in Britons holidaying in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL1413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>Coastal tourism features in VisitEngland’s ‘Holidays at Home are GREAT’ campaign, as well as the recent ‘Coastal Escapes’ and ‘English Seaside’ campaigns through their ‘Growing Tourism Locally’ programme. The National Coastal Tourism Academy in Bournemouth, part funded by Government through the Coastal Communities Fund, was set up in 2013 to partner with tourism businesses to help them reach their commercial potential and provide the best possible experiences for their visitors. The recently established Tourism Industry Council will also aim to identify and address issues around skills gaps, enterprise and apprenticeships to improve visitors satisfaction and encourage and cater for any increase in visitor numbers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jolly question first answered 28/07/2014 11:52:25 answering member 4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry