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1300475

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administrative Law Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL13962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government published the report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law on 18 March. At the same time, it published its response to the report in the form of a consultation document seeking views on a range of proposals for reforming Judicial Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 22/03/2021 17:52:03 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1278406

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fatal accidents per kilometre there have been on (1) smart motorways, and (2) regular motorways, in each of the last two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The most recent data on fatalities published is for 2017 and 2018. For smart motorways (this includes All Lane Running, Dynamic Hard Shoulder and Controlled Motorways), there were 8 fatalities in 2017 and 19 in 2018. This is compared with 83 fatalities on Conventional Motorways in 2017 and 67 in 2018. While this metric for fatalities gives us an understanding about safety on different road types, it does not consider the volume of traffic on these roads and how intensely they are used. The fatal casualty rate, which are fatalities per hundred million vehicle miles travelled, accounts for the volume of traffic that roads carry.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent data in the table below shows that fatal casualty rates on smart motorways are lower than on conventional motorways:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Motorway type </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatal casualty rates per hundred million vehicle miles </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Controlled Motorways </strong></p></td><td><p>0.07 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dynamic Hard Shoulder </strong></p></td><td><p>0.07 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Lane Running </strong></p></td><td><p>0.11 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Conventional Motorways </strong></p></td><td><p>0.16 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Fatal casualty rates per hundred million vehicle miles, 2015-2018.</p><p> </p><p>Following concerns about smart motorway safety the Secretary of State asked the department to review the evidence and, if needed, bring forward recommendations. The conclusions were published in March 2020. Overall what the evidence in the <em>Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake and Action Plan</em> shows is that in most ways, smart motorways are as safe as, or safer than, the conventional ones. To ensure that smart motorways are as safe as they can be, alongside the safety evidence stocktake, we published an 18-point Action Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is implementing the Action Plan in full and has already completed work, including the provision of 10 additional emergency areas on the M25 and making all emergency areas more visible by introducing a bright orange surface and better, more frequent signs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL12284 question first answered 25/01/2021 17:28:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1278407

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a review on how to improve the safety of smart motorways.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The most recent data on fatalities published is for 2017 and 2018. For smart motorways (this includes All Lane Running, Dynamic Hard Shoulder and Controlled Motorways), there were 8 fatalities in 2017 and 19 in 2018. This is compared with 83 fatalities on Conventional Motorways in 2017 and 67 in 2018. While this metric for fatalities gives us an understanding about safety on different road types, it does not consider the volume of traffic on these roads and how intensely they are used. The fatal casualty rate, which are fatalities per hundred million vehicle miles travelled, accounts for the volume of traffic that roads carry.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent data in the table below shows that fatal casualty rates on smart motorways are lower than on conventional motorways:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Motorway type </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatal casualty rates per hundred million vehicle miles </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Controlled Motorways </strong></p></td><td><p>0.07 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dynamic Hard Shoulder </strong></p></td><td><p>0.07 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Lane Running </strong></p></td><td><p>0.11 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Conventional Motorways </strong></p></td><td><p>0.16 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Fatal casualty rates per hundred million vehicle miles, 2015-2018.</p><p> </p><p>Following concerns about smart motorway safety the Secretary of State asked the department to review the evidence and, if needed, bring forward recommendations. The conclusions were published in March 2020. Overall what the evidence in the <em>Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake and Action Plan</em> shows is that in most ways, smart motorways are as safe as, or safer than, the conventional ones. To ensure that smart motorways are as safe as they can be, alongside the safety evidence stocktake, we published an 18-point Action Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is implementing the Action Plan in full and has already completed work, including the provision of 10 additional emergency areas on the M25 and making all emergency areas more visible by introducing a bright orange surface and better, more frequent signs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL12283 question first answered 25/01/2021 17:28:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1277394

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Greater London Authority about the potential impact on business of proposals to extend the congestion charging zone; and what has been the outcome of any such discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government agreed a further extraordinary funding and financing package for TfL in October 2020 of up to £1.7 billion to ensure the continuation of public transport services in London.</p><p> </p><p>Transport in London is devolved and decisions around the congestion charge are a matter for the Mayor. The Mayor recently confirmed his plans to maintain the current temporary changes to the daily charge, operating hours and days of the Congestion Charge into 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/01/2021 17:35:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1277395

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people from Hong Kong have applied for residence in the UK in each of the last six months.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) route opened for applications on 31 January 2021.</p><p>From 15 July to 14 October 2020, a total of 2116 BN(O) citizens and their dependants have been granted Leave Outside the Rules at the border. Yet this data is not considered to be a reliable proxy for the number of people who may apply for the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa.</p><p>As set out in our impact assessment, our central range projects between 123,000 and 153,700 BN(O) citizens and their dependants will come in the first year and between 258,000 and 322,400 over five years.</p><p>Details of the impact assessment can be found at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL12209 question first answered 01/02/2021 17:00:12 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name ukia_20200070_en.pdf title Impact Assessment
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1277396

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people from Hong Kong they estimate will apply for residence in the UK in each of the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) route opened for applications on 31 January 2021.</p><p>From 15 July to 14 October 2020, a total of 2116 BN(O) citizens and their dependants have been granted Leave Outside the Rules at the border. Yet this data is not considered to be a reliable proxy for the number of people who may apply for the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa.</p><p>As set out in our impact assessment, our central range projects between 123,000 and 153,700 BN(O) citizens and their dependants will come in the first year and between 258,000 and 322,400 over five years.</p><p>Details of the impact assessment can be found at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL12208 question first answered 01/02/2021 17:00:13 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name ukia_20200070_en.pdf title Impact Assessment
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1275429

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Communication Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the Reshaping Government Communication Service programme; from whom they have received such representations; and what have been their responses.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL11979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The Reshaping Government Communication Service programme will further strengthen and unify the Government Communication Service (GCS), making an effective and efficient service.</p><p>Cabinet Office is leading the programme and working closely with ministerial departments and other public sector bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 25/01/2021 17:39:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1274495

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee about COVID-19 vaccinations; and what has been the outcome of any such discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL11809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government, with NHS England and NHS Improvement, has met with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee to discuss community pharmacies’ involvement in the COVID–19 vaccination service.</p><p>Some pharmacists and members of their team are already working with general practitioners to deliver the vaccine in many areas of the country and, as more supply becomes available, community pharmacies will play a major role in the programme. Since 11 January 2021, some pharmacies have already been administering COVID-19 vaccinations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/01/2021 10:33:38 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1273636

registered interest
date	05/01/2021
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	Electricity Generation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many gigawatts of electricity they forecast will be required in 2030; and from what sources such electricity will be generated.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL11736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows projection of UK electricity generation (terawatt hours) and capacity (gigawatts) from all power producers by source for the year 2030.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Capacity, GW</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Generation, TWh</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coal</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coal and natural gas CCS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oil</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Natural gas</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Thermal</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewables</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interconnectors (net imports for generation)</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Storage (net output for generation)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>346</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures are based on central estimates of economic growth and fossil fuel prices and contains all agreed policies where decisions on policy design are sufficiently advanced to allow robust estimates of impact as at August 2019. Further details can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-and-emissions-projections" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-and-emissions-projections</a>. Figures provided are extracted from BEIS Energy and Emissions Projections (EEP) 2019 Annex J, Total electricity generation by source and Annex L, Total electricity generating capacity.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/01/2021 14:44:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1273679

registered interest
date	05/01/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Nurses: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) Royal College of Nursing, and (2) Nursing and Midwifery Council, about the availability of (a) student nurses, and (b) nursing students, volunteering to be seconded to the NHS; and what has been the outcome of any such discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL11737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>As a result of the rapidly increasing transmission rates of COVID-19, officials from the Department, NHS England and NHS Improvement and Health Education England held discussions with the Royal College of Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council about the role of nursing students during this wave of the pandemic.</p><p>On 14 January 2021, the Nursing and Midwifery Council announced that it was reintroducing the emergency education standards, to enable final year nursing students to opt into paid placements to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, dependent on local National Health Service need.</p><p>Further guidance on the implementation will be provided by Health Education England and NHS England and NHS Improvement as appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/02/2021 14:07:16 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad