Tag: Lord Kilclooney

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 ceasing to be a guarantor power in Cyprus to facilitate a political settlement on the island.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

The UK is prepared to consider whatever arrangements the two communities can agree upon to meet the security needs of a reunited Cyprus as part of a settlement. We remain strongly supportive of the efforts of President Anastasiades and Mr Akinci to seize this opportunity to secure a historic agreement.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2016-09-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the commitments in the Belfast Agreement 1998, what representations they have received from the Irish government about the continuing status of Northern Ireland as part of the UK.

Lord Dunlop

The Government has regular discussions with the Irish Government on a range of issues in accordance with the well-established three stranded approach laid out in the Belfast Agreement. As one of the negotiators of that Agreement, the Noble Lord is aware that Northern Ireland’s constitutional position is based on the principle of consent, which is fully supported by both the United Kingdom and Irish Governments.

The Belfast Agreement stated that “the present wish of a majority of the people of Northern Ireland, freely exercised and legitimate, is to maintain the Union and, accordingly, that Northern Ireland’s status as part of the United Kingdom reflects and relies upon that wish”. The Government has no reason to believe that there has been any change in this position.

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 presences at the recent elections in Turkey; and whether OSCE or Council of Europe observer delegations were also present at those elections.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

The British Government deployed 2 Long Term Observers to join 18 other Long Term Observers in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Limited Election Observation Mission for the early parliamentary elections in Turkey on 1 November 2015.

Delegations from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE also observed the elections in Turkey on 1 November.

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 abandoning 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 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.