Tag: Lord Kilclooney

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2016-10-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much is paid to GP practices for (1) advising a person to have a flu jab, and (2) giving a person the flu jab.

Lord Prior of Brampton

Under the General Medical Services contract, general practitioners (GPs) are paid £9.80 for each dose of influenza vaccination that they administer to patients who are eligible for the vaccination. GPs are not paid for advising patients to have the influenza vaccination.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2015-11-04.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they participated in the election observer presence at the recent elections in Azerbaijan; and whether OSCE or Council of Europe observer delegations were also present at those elections.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly decided not to send observers. However the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe sent a 28 member observation team.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2016-01-21.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to releasing parts of one or both of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus to facilitate a political settlement on the island.

Earl Howe

The UK will continue to support the efforts of President Anastasiades and Mr Akinci to reunite Cyprus through a just and lasting settlement. The UK has made a generous offer that, as part of a comprehensive settlement, we will cede a significant proportion of the land mass of the Sovereign Base Areas. However, the Sovereign Base Areas continue to have a significant operational value for defence that is expected to endure for the long term.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2015-11-17.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the UK members of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly; and to which political group each member belongs.

Lord Dunlop

Responsibility for appointing the United Kingdom delegation to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly lies with the Lords Speaker and the Speaker of the House of Commons.

The current members of the United Kingdom delegation and the political party to which they belong are set out below:

MEMBERS
Lord (Paul) Bew	Cross-Bench
Baroness (May) Blood MBE	Labour
Mr Andrew Bridgen MP	Conservative
Ms Deirdre Brock MP	SNP
Mr Oliver Colvile MP	Conservative
Miss Rosie Cooper MP	Labour
Rt Hon Baroness (Jean) Corston	Labour
Rt Hon Mr Jeffrey Donaldson MP	DUP
Lord (Alf) Dubs	Labour
Mr Mark Durkan MP	SDLP
Mr Nigel Evans MP	Conservative
Mr Paul Farrelly MP	Labour
Lord (Robin) Glentoran	Conservative
Ms Helen Jones MP	Labour
Mr Danny Kinahan MP	UUP
Mr Jack Lopresti MP	Conservative
Rt Hon Lord (Brian) Mawhinney	Conservative
Mr Conor McGinn MP	Labour
Mr Nigel Mills MP	Conservative
Lord (Roger) Skelmersdale	Conservative
Mr Robin Walker MP	Conservative
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Ms Caroline Ansell MP	Conservative
Ms Victoria Atkins MP	Conservative
Mr Tom Blenkinsop MP	Labour
Viscount (Robin) Bridgeman	Conservative
Mr Glyn Davies MP	Conservative
Lord (Bernard) Donoughue	Labour
Lord (Reg) Empey	UUP
Mrs Margaret Ferrier MP	SNP
Lord (James) Gordon of Strathblane	Labour
Rt Hon David Hanson MP	Labour
Mr Stephen Hepburn MP	Labour
Lord (John) Kilclooney	Cross-Bench
Ms Siobhain McDonagh MP	Labour
Sir Alan Meale MP	Labour
Lord (Christopher) Tugendhat	Conservative

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2016-01-21.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the value of imports from the EU in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what percentage of that amount is represented by imports from the Republic of Ireland.

Lord Maude of Horsham

The value of UK imports of goods and services from the EU28 was £290.6 billion in 2014. Imports from the Republic of Ireland amounted to £17.1 billion, or 5.9% of total UK imports from the EU28 (Source: ONS Pink Book 2015).

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2015-12-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 1 December (HL3644), which UK members and UK associate members attended the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Cheltenham on 16 and 17 November.

Lord Dunlop

The Northern Ireland Office is not responsible for the administration of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly.

However, I am advised by the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly secretariat that the following full members of the UK delegation to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly took part in the Assembly’s plenary session held in Cheltenham from 15 to 17 November 2015:

David Anderson MP

Lord Bew

Baroness Blood

Andrew Bridgen MP

Deidre Brock MP

Oliver Colvile MP

Lord Dubs

Mark Durkan MP

Paul Farrelly MP

Lord Glentoran

Helen Jones MP

Danny Kinahan MP

Rt Hon Lord Mawhinney

Conor McGinn MP

Nigel Mills MP

Laurence Robertson MP

Andrew Rosindell MP

Lord Skelmersdale

Robin Walker MP.

In addition, a number of full and associate members who had initially committed to attend the plenary session withdrew at short notice.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2016-03-14.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether levels of VAT in the UK can be reduced without the approval of the EU.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Member States have full autonomy over VAT within an agreed EU framework. Member States can apply a standard rate of VAT no lower than 15 per cent and apply a reduced rate of VAT no lower than 5 per cent.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2015-12-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many refugees have penetrated security at the sovereign base of Akrotiri in the past two months; how many of those refugees remain on that base; and where those refugees who are no longer on that base have gone.

Earl Howe

115 migrants arrived by boat at RAF Akrotiri on 21 October 2015. None penetrated the robust and established security measures we have in place to protect the base. The migrants came under the control of the Sovereign Base Area Administration as soon as they set foot on shore and at no point were they near any secure facilities within the base. Operational activity was not affected.

All of the migrants were transferred from RAF Akrotiri on 27 October 2015 to a specially prepared transit facility in the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia outside of the military garrison.

As at 4 December 2015, 54 migrants are accommodated in the transit facility, one is held within HMP Dhekelia and 60 have transferred to reception centres in the Republic of Cyprus.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2016-03-16.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the proposed freeze on duty for Scotch whisky and cider will also apply to Bushmills Whiskey and Armagh Cider in Northern Ireland.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Alcohol duty rates are applied in the same way across the UK. Budget 2016 froze the duty rates on spirits and on still and lower strength sparkling cider.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2015-12-07.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the EU guidelines for labelling products made in Israeli settlements will apply in the UK, and if so, what are the implications for future meetings between the Ambassador of the UK to Israel and representatives of the government of Israel.

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

The principal feature of the Interpretative Notice issued by the European Commission on 11 November on indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967 is a recommendation that goods imported into the EU which originate from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories should bear an indication which makes that provenance clear. That recommendation was included in technical advice to UK retailers and importers concerning labelling agricultural produce from the West Bank that was issued by Defra in 2009. We are currently in discussion with other Departments to consider whether revisions need to be made to the 2009 advice in the light of the Interpretative Notice. I do not anticipate that the UK’s bilateral relations with Israel will be affected by the EU’s decision to adopt this Notice, given that we have already had guidance in place for several years.