Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK manufacturers will be able to sell food and drink through to shelf-life after the UK leaves the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK food and drink industry will maintain access to the risk assessment expertise of the European Food Safety Authority until a UK scientific risk assessment body is fully functioning.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have secured continued recognition from any third countries that the UK will be treated as an EU member state for trading purposes during the transition period.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to table their proposals around rules of animal origin so negotiations are structured around a UK proposal rather than the EU's standard text.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in ensuring the UK will be added to the EU's list of approved third countries for imports of products of animal origin; and what action is being taken to ensure continued reciprocal access for mo...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to business of implementing the New Customs Partnership model.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the feasibility of implementing each of the customs models set out in the Customs White Paper by the end of the transition period.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to negotiate observer status for the UK in each of the EU institutions to take effect from 29 March 2019.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide guarantees to UK exporters that they will have continued access to preferential tariffs secured through the EU’s free trade agreements; and if so, what progress they have made on ensuring that...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK registration system for EU citizens resident in the UK will be promoted through a comprehensive advertising campaign, including on TV.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK registration system for EU citizens resident in the UK will be available in all EU languages.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the UK registration system for EU citizens resident in the UK will be established; what is their estimate of the number of such citizens who will need to register on that system (1) as soon as it goes live, and (2) ove...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will consult business and other interested groups on EU regulations that come into force during the transition period; and what assurance they intend to provide concerning the possibility of regulatory changes occu...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to become an associate member of the European Food Safety Authority after Brexit.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to establishing, after Brexit, (1) a framework for the food industry to minimise fragmentation across the UK, and (2) a single body responsible for regulation of that industry.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any future regulatory divergence in the area of food and drink on the UK’s ability to trade with the EU27 after Brexit.

To ask Her Majesty's Government on what legal basis NHS Property Services is permitted to sell a property which has been endowed for use as a community hospital facility, as in the case of the Lambert Hospital in Thirsk.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the proceeds from the sale of a community hospital by NHS Property Services is put towards the provision of health care in that local community.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what role they envisage for community hospitals in rural areas providing 'step-up step-down' and rehabilitation facilities.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to distribute some of the UK's unused quota for fish with inshore fishermen.