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1028351

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/01/2019
	date	18/12/2018
	date tabled	18/12/2018
	ddp created	18/12/2018 21:56:10
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	18/12/2018 22:06:13 07/01/2019 13:49:03
	hansard heading	Big Ben
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12425
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/01/2019 13:17:32
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the progress of works being carried out on Elizabeth Tower, including Big Ben; and when he expects those works to be completed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12425
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12425
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Elizabeth Tower refurbishment project, with a budget of £61 million jointly funded by the two Houses, is intended to conserve and prevent further deterioration of the Elizabeth Tower, including the Great Clock; ensure its fire safety compliance; improve the health and safety of the Elizabeth Tower for Members, staff and the public; improve the security and the efficiency of emergency evacuations; and improve the efficiency of the tours in the Elizabeth Tower. No works are required to be undertaken on the Great Bell (“Big Ben”) itself. The project is due for completion in 2021.</p><p><br>Work on the project is progressing well. For instance, all elements of the Great Clock, and all cast iron roof components, have been removed from the Tower for conservation work and glazing, gilding and paint stripping work are continuing. Work on restoring the original colour scheme for the clock dials is well advanced. Arrangements have been made to ensure the Great Bell is sounded to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, and to ring in the New Year on New Year’s Eve. <br> <br>The Finance Committee receives regular updates on the progress of the project.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/01/2019 13:17:32 answering member 4148
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1059235

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 22:05:45
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 22:16:52 25/02/2019 17:53:02
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Disability
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13620
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/02/2019 17:21:43
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he is satisfied that the present arrangements in the Chamber and Committee Rooms meet the needs of those with hearing or visual impairments.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13620
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13620
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords provides support for Members, staff and visitors to Parliament affected by hearing loss through the use of audio loop and infrared systems that help to amplify sound for hearing aid users. Loop systems are installed in the Chamber and all Committee rooms, with infrared systems additionally available within Committee rooms 1 to 4, 2A, 3A and the Moses Room. Handheld radio transmitters are also available to hearing-aid users when in the Chamber, to reduce interference from electrical equipment and improve the quality of sound provided by the audio loop.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently exploring options to provide an audio description service for Chamber and Committee proceedings. This will provide blind and partially sighted members, committee witnesses and members of the public with a voiced description of which member or witness is currently speaking, transmitted directly via an audio service. A feasibility study was commissioned in January 2019 and will report back later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Further microphones are due to be added to the Chamber this year, which will improve the quality of service provided to hearing aid users. A greater number of microphones situated closer to the people speaking minimises background noise and gives a cleaner sound on the audio which is sent directly to hearing aids via the loop system. The large number of microphones used in Committee meetings, whether automated or operated by an engineer, help to keep the sound clear and maximise the quality of sound experienced by hearing aid users.</p><p> </p><p>For those with hearing impairments which do not require the use of a hearing aid, overall audibility in Committee Rooms 2A, 3A and 4A is generally good. In Committee rooms 1 to 4, however, factors such as high ceilings and furniture arrangements mean that the current acoustic set-up is sub-optimal. A facilities upgrade is currently being trialled in House of Commons Committee Room 6 and, subject to approval, House of Lords Committee rooms will also benefit from these improvements in due course. There are also plans to replace the speakers embedded in the benches within the Chamber next year, which should deliver improvements to general levels of audibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The business of the House is of course dependent upon Members, staff and visitors such as committee witnesses being able to hear and be heard, although the capacity to deliver improvements can sometimes be limited by the nature of operations in a building with heritage restrictions. Equality Impact Assessments will be carried out as part of the Restoration and Renewal process, during which extensive works are likely to offer the potential for further improvements to facilities. In the interim, the Director of Facilities would be happy to speak to any member with specific suggestions for improvement.</p> question first answered 25/02/2019 17:21:43 answering member 4148
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1054378

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/02/2019
	date	04/02/2019
	date tabled	04/02/2019
	ddp created	04/02/2019 21:39:10
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	04/02/2019 21:47:30 11/02/2019 17:23:05
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Paintings
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13426
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/02/2019 16:51:45
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the restoration works on the two large Maclise paintings in the Royal Gallery will be completed.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13426
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13426
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The conservation of the wall paintings ‘Trafalgar’ and ‘Waterloo’ will be completed this year. Phase 3 of the programme is currently underway (4-22 Feb inclusive), and subject to permissions, Phase 4 (final phase) will be booked for October 2019 and will complete the conservation treatment. Discussions are ongoing regarding possible future work on adjustments to the lighting of the wall paintings to further improve their presentation.</p> question first answered 11/02/2019 16:51:45 answering member 2079
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1669369

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2023
	date	13/11/2023
	date tabled	13/11/2023
	ddp created	13/11/2023 22:02:33
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	13/11/2023 22:08:20 22/11/2023 16:01:34
	hansard heading	Peers: Opening of Parliament
	house id	2
	identifier	HL261
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	22/11/2023 15:30:18
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the approximate number of Noble Lords attending the State Opening of Parliament on 7 November; and whether this represents the greatest number on record.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL261
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL261
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of Peers attending the Chamber for the State Opening of Parliament is not recorded; but all of the approximately 180 available spaces for Members of the House were occupied for the State Opening this year. This figure does not include 14 Lords spiritual or eight members of the House who were either part of the procession or hold certain offices and were present in the Chamber due to the offices they hold. We do not have records to say how this compares to previous State Openings.</p> question first answered 22/11/2023 15:30:18 answering member 4161
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1156336

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/11/2019
	date	24/10/2019
	date tabled	24/10/2019
	ddp created	24/10/2019 19:10:53
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	24/10/2019 19:16:27 05/11/2019 13:42:01
	hansard heading	Private Notice Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL418
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/11/2019 13:10:10
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the criteria taken into account by the Lord Speaker when he is considering whether or not to accept a Private Notice Question.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL418
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL418
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords states that a private notice question (PNQ) gives members of the House the opportunity to raise urgent matters on any sitting day. The Lord Speaker, after consultation, considers whether the question is of sufficient urgency and importance to justify an immediate reply. The Procedure Committee’s 2nd Report of Session 2009-10 (HL Paper 51), recommended that the Lord Speaker’s decision, in respect of the admissibility of PNQs, be considered final. The House agreed this report on 16 March 2010.</p> question first answered 05/11/2019 13:10:10 answering member 4148
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1017074

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/12/2018
	date	28/11/2018
	date tabled	28/11/2018
	ddp created	28/11/2018 22:02:03
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	29/11/2018 16:05:07 05/12/2018 16:43:02
	hansard heading	Aviation: Military Bases
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11919
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/12/2018 16:11:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their General Aviation Strategy, published in March 2015, what steps they have taken to achieve general aviation use of military airfields; and whether they consider their commitments to general aviation in this regard to have been met.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11919
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11919
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The commitments set out in the 2015 General Aviation Strategy have been met. Ministry of Defence policy remains to encourage General Aviation to have access to military airfields wherever possible. In addition, the RAF Flying Clubs Association provide General Aviation training and scholarships for RAF personnel at fourteen flying clubs based on RAF Stations.</p><p>In the Strategy we undertook to update the guidance and increase publicity around General Aviation access to military airfields. Consequently, the RAF website has been updated and now contains consistency of published contact details and Defence Aerodrome Manuals for each Station.</p> question first answered 05/12/2018 16:11:30 answering member 2000
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1487800

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/07/2022
	date	11/07/2022
	date tabled	11/07/2022
	ddp created	11/07/2022 20:36:46
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	11/07/2022 20:47:00 25/07/2022 15:45:20
	hansard heading	Destroyers and Frigates
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1657
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	25/07/2022 15:14:44
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) destroyers, and (2) frigates, are presently available for service with the Royal Navy.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL1657
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1657
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Six Destroyers and twelve Frigates are in-service with the Royal Navy. They rotate through operational deployments, exercises and periods of planned maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>At present, of the six Destroyers, four are available for operations with the remainder in long term refit. Of the twelve Frigates, eight are available for operations with the remainder in long term refit.</p> question first answered 25/07/2022 15:14:44 answering member 4306
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1145249

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/09/2019
	date	05/09/2019
	date tabled	05/09/2019
	ddp created	05/09/2019 19:23:00
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	05/09/2019 19:26:25 09/09/2019 16:58:36
	hansard heading	HMS Bristol
	house id	2
	identifier	HL17776
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 16:25:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 2 August (HL17439), who now owns HMS Bristol.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL17776
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17776
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>HMS BRISTOL left active service in 1991 but remains a commissioned ship in the Royal Navy. She currently provides an alongside training and accommodation facility at the shore training establishment HMS EXCELLENT. Having been converted to provide this facility, she could not be returned to active service.</p> question first answered 09/09/2019 16:25:55 answering member 4306
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1146743

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/10/2019
	date	26/09/2019
	date tabled	26/09/2019
	ddp created	26/09/2019 18:48:13
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	26/09/2019 18:56:16 07/10/2019 14:37:06
	hansard heading	HMS Bristol
	house id	2
	identifier	HL17884
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/10/2019 14:07:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the role of HMS Bristol.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL17884
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17884
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>HMS BRISTOL provides an alongside maritime training and accommodation capability at HMS EXCELLENT in Portsmouth.</p> question first answered 07/10/2019 14:07:02 answering member 4306
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1543859

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/12/2022
	date	21/11/2022
	date tabled	21/11/2022
	ddp created	21/11/2022 22:02:15
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	21/11/2022 22:17:13 05/12/2022 18:11:17
	hansard heading	HMS Bristol
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3625
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	05/12/2022 17:39:34
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of HMS Bristol.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL3625
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3625
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer my noble Friend to the answer I gave on 15 November 2022 to Question HL3303 to the noble Lord, Lord West of Spithead.</p> question first answered 05/12/2022 17:39:34 answering member 4306
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne