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1600153

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Vetting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether all of the civil servants working in (1) the Department for Business and Trade, (2) the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, (3) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, (4) the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, (5) the Department for Transport, (6) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and (7) the Department of Health and Social Care, who have regular access to top secret material have been cleared through Developed Vetting.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK government policy on National Security Vetting is outlined in the HMG Personnel Security Controls, which states the levels of clearance required for access to TOP SECRET material and the access controls in place. For long-term, frequent or uncontrolled access to TOP SECRET assets and/or access to TOP SECRET codeword material, the level of clearance required is Developed Vetting (DV). Occasional, supervised access to TOP SECRET assets is permitted for individuals with Security Check (SC) clearance.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2023 14:43:18 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1520907

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Offshore Structures: Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan (HL2382), whether the Cabinet Office coordination of departmental actions takes place from an operations room in real time; and whether this functions 24 hours per day.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Policy and National Security Secretariat (FPNSS) within the Cabinet Office works with responsible departments across Whitehall to coordinate policy on the resilience of subsea and offshore infrastructure. This policy coordination role compliments broader horizon scanning efforts within the department which aim to identify potential risks to infrastructure through early warning mechanisms or relevant intelligence.</p><p>Where crises impacting this infrastructure do materialise and could harm the UK’s national security, the Cabinet Office's National Security Watchkeepers, a team responsible for monitoring open source and government reporting tools on a 24/7 basis, alert the relevant teams within government.</p><p>Following any crisis notification, it is up to the relevant policy team in the FPNSS to work with the lead government department to assess the level of risk, identify any impacts and outline the appropriate next steps which HMG needs to take, including the activation of crisis machinery within the Cabinet Office where required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/10/2022 15:42:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1520190

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	War Memorials: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 7 October (HL2313), when they expect work to be completed so that planning for a recommissioning ceremony can begin.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Further to the last response from the Government Property Agency with regards to the Naval Monument, we can now confirm that all works have been completed and that it is now fully operational.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:23:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1506483

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	War Memorials: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 28 April (HL7898), whether the Government Property Agency has received the list of works needed on the Royal Naval Division war memorial from Heritage England; if not, why not; and whether they have been hastened.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2022 answer text <p>Remedial work has started and is ongoing. As our partners undertake remedial works, they have uncovered further defects and are continuing to carry out a full internal repair of the fountain and its pump system. Due to the location of the fountain, works were halted during the period of mourning, but have now resumed within the secure zone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/10/2022 07:12:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

646583

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Plutonium
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the decision on a long-term plan for the UK’s plutonium stockpile will be made.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to dealing with the inventory of separated civil plutonium in the UK. We continue to work closely with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to ensure the consolidation of the material at Sellafield and its long-term safe and secure storage, and to plan, develop and subsequently implement a final disposition solution. The NDA has provided advice on the disposition options and has funding for further work in this area. Only when the Government is confident that a disposition solution can be implemented safely and securely, in a way that is affordable, deliverable, and offers value for money, will it be in a position to proceed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/12/2016 12:50:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

513910

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	British Antarctic Survey: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the fact that the new Royal Research Ship being built for the British Antarctic Survey is a ship and not a boat, what is their assessment of the suitability of the name Boaty McBoatface for that vessel.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>The feedback from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)’s call-for-ideas for the new Royal Research Ship is being considered by the Department for Business, Innovation &amp; Skills and NERC. The final decision on the ship’s name will be taken by Government. The name will be submitted for registration to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in line with Regulation 30(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/04/2016 13:49:31 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

513468

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Flags
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what published authority the Union Flag was established as the national flag of the UK and declared as such; when this was done; where the national flag's constitutional status is laid down; and what assessment they have made of whether that constitutes an appropriate formal and constitutional declaration of that flag's status.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The first Union Flag was created in 1606 after the Union of the Crown of England and Wales with the Crown of Scotland, by combining the Cross of St George with the Cross of St Andrew. It was established by Royal Proclamation, and adopted primarily as a flag to be used at sea.</p><p> </p><p>The Union Flag in the form we now know dates from 1801 following the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland. The Union with Ireland Act provided that the flag “of the Union” should be such as His Majesty should appoint by proclamation. A Royal Proclamation of George III dated 1 January 1801 declared the design of the flag to be as it currently is.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/04/2016 13:51:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

513469

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Flags
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the correct proportions of the Union Flag are, and where they are laid down.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The correct proportions of the Union Flag on land are 5 : 3. The proportions were established by Garter <del class="ministerial">Principle</del> <ins class="ministerial">Principal</ins>King of Arms in 1938 as the principle adviser to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom with respect to national symbols, ceremonial and heraldry. The present Garter continues to inform and advise government and the Crown on such matters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/04/2016 13:50:43 question first ministerially corrected 03/05/2016 14:02:59 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 58078 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

513470

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Merchant Navy Day: Flags
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the flying of the Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day on 3 September will be added to the list of mandatory days for flag flying in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The designated days for flying the Union Flag on Government buildings have been specifically set to mark special occasions by command of Her Majesty the Queen and on the advice of Government. Any additions or changes must be discussed with the Lord Chamberlain's Office. There are currently no plans to change the list.</p><p>However, as flag flying is deregulated, any organisation may fly any flag at any time, so long as they have the necessary planning permission, therefore anyone may fly the Red Ensign on this day if they wish.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/04/2016 12:58:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

513471

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Battle of Jutland: Flags
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will encourage the flying of the White Ensign from public and private buildings to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Jutland on 31 May.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Any organisation may fly any flag at any time so long as they have the necessary planning permission. Public and Private buildings are free to fly the White Ensign to commemorate the Battle of Jutland if they wish.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/04/2016 12:56:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead