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Ukraine

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Brexit: Financial Services Sector

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Brexit: Financial Services Sector

"My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that the range and diversity of markets and services in the City of London, and the extent to which overseas institutions participate in them, means that it would be very difficult to produce a paper of the sort that the noble …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2016
NATO Warsaw Summit

"My Lords, the Minister has announced a very important commitment to the Baltic states. Can he assure the House that the Governments of all three of these states are behaving entirely as we would wish in respect of their Russian-speaking citizens and people of Russian nationality living within those states? …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2015
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

"My Lords, last week my wife and I were at Waterloo for the commemorations of the 200th anniversary of that battle, and we saw the unveiling of the magnificent new monument to the British Army at the Hougoumont Farm.

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Written Question
European Union
Monday 23rd February 2015

Asked by: Lord Tugendhat (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of the Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union to the Ministry of Defence and its associated agencies, broken down by (1) staff time, (2) printing costs, (3) running of engagement events, (4) witness expenses, (5) publicity of the reports, and (6) any and all other associated costs.

Answered by Lord Astor of Hever

As you will be aware, the Balance of Competences (BOC) Review concluded in December 2014. It was the most comprehensive analysis of the UK's relationship with the EU ever undertaken. The Review involved a large number of Departments across Whitehall to produce the 32 reports. The Review was based on the evidence and views received through widespread consultation with interested parties from across society. Across the whole review, Departments received close to 2,300 evidence submissions. Departments held over 250 events, attended by around 2,100 stakeholders.

It was important that what is an unprecedented examination of EU membership was done with appropriate time and care. But the Government is also very conscious of the need to ensure value for money in everything that it does.

Staff time. Work on the Review was allocated according to need to existing staff within the Department. Providing a full breakdown of staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold

Printing costs. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) supported the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the foreign Policy element of the BOC review and as such has not incurred any printing costs.

Running engagement events. The cost of engagement events to MOD amounted to approximately £1,250.

Witness expenses. Across the whole of the Balance of Competences Review witness expenses amounted to approximately £2,255.

Publicity of reports. The MOD supported the FCO in the Foreign Policy element of the BOC review and as such has not incurred any costs for report publicity.

All other associated costs. None