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1351682

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date	18/08/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the legislation on firearms.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2021 answer text <p>This country has some of the toughest firearms controls in the world and our firearms law is kept under constant review to safeguard against abuse by criminals and to preserve public safety.</p><p>We will not hesitate to act whenever the need arises. The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 introduced bans on the civilian possession of certain rapid-firing rifles and devices known as ‘bump stocks’. And the Home Office is bringing forward new statutory guidance to improve how people applying for a firearms licence are assessed in future. The new guidance draws on previous lessons learned and will ensure better consistency and improved standards across police firearms licensing departments.</p><p>Following the tragic shootings in Plymouth on 12 August, the Home Secretary has, as a matter of urgency, written asking all police forces in England, Wales and Scotland to review their current firearms licensing processes set against the current Home Office guidance and legislation. This review will help to reassure people that all necessary checks have been made to keep them safe. In particular, all forces are asked to carry out a full review of all certificates that have been seized, refused, revoked or surrendered in the past twelve months, and subsequently approved by the police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/09/2021 14:54:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1351730

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of fully qualified HGV Class 1 and 2 drivers in the UK, and (2) any additional number needed to meet current and future demand.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2021 answer text <p>As of May 2021 Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency data indicated there were about 622,000 full HGV licence holders with active professional competence (a valid driver certificate of professional competence, Driver CPC). The pool of people holding HGV licences is wider still (a further 370,000 as of May 2021) including for example transport managers and drivers not requiring DCPC such as fire service drivers.</p><p>Current trade association estimates of the driver shortage range from 60,000 to 100,000, with a central estimate of around 76,000. The current shortage includes both a chronic, long-term, component and an acute element.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 01/09/2021 11:08:51 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1351731

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Channel Crossing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ease of HGV vehicle movements across the English Channel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) ensures that the vast majority of journeys will continue as they did before the end of the transition period. EU and UK hauliers are able to operate to, from and through each other’s territories with no restriction, and undertake up to two additional movements within each other’s territories.</p><p>With regards to border flow and COVID-19 testing requirements, haulier testing for drivers operating in the EU is now available at 34 Information and Advice Sites across the country which are strategically located, aligned to strategic routes to ports and typical haulier footfall. The Department has tested over 700,000 hauliers for COVID-19 since December 2020 with a positivity rate of 0.1%. The high compliance demonstrates the effectiveness of the COVID testing at Information and Advice Sites as it enables goods to flow freely across borders and delivers robust public health mitigations to manage the risk of infection in England. As of 19<sup>th</sup> August, only Germany have any testing requirements for hauliers entering from the UK.</p><p>The Department will continue to monitor the changing situation and rapidly engage with hauliers if there are any further changes to haulier testing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL2360 HL2361 HL2362 question first answered 01/09/2021 15:25:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1351732

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Irish Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ease of HGV vehicle movements across the Irish Sea.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) ensures that the vast majority of journeys will continue as they did before the end of the transition period. EU and UK hauliers are able to operate to, from and through each other’s territories with no restriction, and undertake up to two additional movements within each other’s territories.</p><p>With regards to border flow and COVID-19 testing requirements, haulier testing for drivers operating in the EU is now available at 34 Information and Advice Sites across the country which are strategically located, aligned to strategic routes to ports and typical haulier footfall. The Department has tested over 700,000 hauliers for COVID-19 since December 2020 with a positivity rate of 0.1%. The high compliance demonstrates the effectiveness of the COVID testing at Information and Advice Sites as it enables goods to flow freely across borders and delivers robust public health mitigations to manage the risk of infection in England. As of 19<sup>th</sup> August, only Germany have any testing requirements for hauliers entering from the UK.</p><p>The Department will continue to monitor the changing situation and rapidly engage with hauliers if there are any further changes to haulier testing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL2359 HL2361 HL2362 question first answered 01/09/2021 15:25:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1351733

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Spain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ease of HGV vehicle movements from UK ports to northern Spain.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) ensures that the vast majority of journeys will continue as they did before the end of the transition period. EU and UK hauliers are able to operate to, from and through each other’s territories with no restriction, and undertake up to two additional movements within each other’s territories.</p><p>With regards to border flow and COVID-19 testing requirements, haulier testing for drivers operating in the EU is now available at 34 Information and Advice Sites across the country which are strategically located, aligned to strategic routes to ports and typical haulier footfall. The Department has tested over 700,000 hauliers for COVID-19 since December 2020 with a positivity rate of 0.1%. The high compliance demonstrates the effectiveness of the COVID testing at Information and Advice Sites as it enables goods to flow freely across borders and delivers robust public health mitigations to manage the risk of infection in England. As of 19<sup>th</sup> August, only Germany have any testing requirements for hauliers entering from the UK.</p><p>The Department will continue to monitor the changing situation and rapidly engage with hauliers if there are any further changes to haulier testing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL2359 HL2360 HL2362 question first answered 01/09/2021 15:25:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1351734

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Norway
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ease of HGV vehicle movements from UK ports to Norway.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) ensures that the vast majority of journeys will continue as they did before the end of the transition period. EU and UK hauliers are able to operate to, from and through each other’s territories with no restriction, and undertake up to two additional movements within each other’s territories.</p><p>With regards to border flow and COVID-19 testing requirements, haulier testing for drivers operating in the EU is now available at 34 Information and Advice Sites across the country which are strategically located, aligned to strategic routes to ports and typical haulier footfall. The Department has tested over 700,000 hauliers for COVID-19 since December 2020 with a positivity rate of 0.1%. The high compliance demonstrates the effectiveness of the COVID testing at Information and Advice Sites as it enables goods to flow freely across borders and delivers robust public health mitigations to manage the risk of infection in England. As of 19<sup>th</sup> August, only Germany have any testing requirements for hauliers entering from the UK.</p><p>The Department will continue to monitor the changing situation and rapidly engage with hauliers if there are any further changes to haulier testing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL2359 HL2360 HL2361 question first answered 01/09/2021 15:25:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley