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476474

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Peers: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to reply to the letter from Lord Stevens of Ludgate of 19 February regarding the Cycle Super Highway Route 11 in accordance with the Cabinet Office document <i>Handling Correspondence from Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, MEPs and Members of Devolved Assemblies: Guidance for Departments</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL7050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>A response was sent on 16 March.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/03/2016 14:11:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

420567

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 2 February (HL4233), whether the Government have paid to the European Union an additional £1.7 billion or a reduced amount of £850 million; and if they have paid either amount, what was their rationale for agreeing to make the payment.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL2542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text The Chancellor secured a deal that halved the original surcharge to £850m and the UK is in fact paying slightly less than this as our rebate will be £0.1bn higher than anticipated. <br /><p>There has always been an annual adjustment to each member state’s contribution to the EU budget, to take into account of statistical revisions. As for other member states, the UK has historically seen both upward and downward revisions to its contribution to the EU budget.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 26/10/2015 17:12:19 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

227419

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they or the Pensions Regulator have received about the operation of the Pensions Regulator internet portal for the registration of contacts for the automatic enrolment of employees into workplace pensions, in particular in relation to problems with the login details supplied to employers; and what steps they plan to take to rectify any such problems to enable employers to meet the 1 April deadline for registration.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL5740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator has received feedback from some small and micro businesses about the operation of the internet portal for automatic enrolment contact detail registration, known as the &quot;nominate a contact&quot; webpage. This feedback suggests that some users are not very familiar with their PAYE reference. The letters currently sent to customers from the Regulator protects customer data by masking the first 3 digits of their PAYE reference with asterisks and some customers are trying to enter the asterisks as part of their PAYE reference which is generating an error message.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator is fully aware of the issue. To address it, they are updating the website to clarify exactly what to enter and including the full PAYE reference on relevant letters in future so employers have all the details they need in front of them when prompted by the letter to visit the automatic enrolment contact nomination webpage.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 24/03/2015 13:47:18 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

223410

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 23 February (HL4781), how many of the other armoured vehicles, totalling over 1,500, have been in service since the 1960s.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL5163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>883 Bulldog armoured vehicles entered service in the 1960s. These vehicles, previously named AFV 432, underwent a substantial upgrade programme between 2006 and 2010 and are now expected to remain in service until 2030.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 10/03/2015 16:28:51 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

178629

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 2 February (HL4233), whether using the British rebate to offset some of the £1.7 billion bill from the European Union will affect the amount of the further rebate available for other purposes; and if so, by how much.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL4779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The additional rebate which the UK will receive will not affect future rebate calculations in any way.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 24/02/2015 16:37:35 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

178630

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 29 January (HL4232), whether they exercise any control of, or issue any guidance about, the extent to which United Kingdom members of the European Commission should express their personal opinions; and if so, in what terms.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL4780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2015 answer text <p>There is no specific control or guidance regarding the extent to which members of the Commission should express their personal opinions.</p><p>The Code of Conduct for European Commissioners makes clear that Commissioners retain the right to express their personal opinions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/02/2015 14:12:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

178631

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) horses, and (2) tanks, the British Army has.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL4781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Army currently has 485 horses, serving in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the Household Division and at the Defence Animal Centre. The total number of Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks is 227.</p><p>A total of 141 Challenger variants are also in service. There are 75 armoured repair and recovery vehicles, 33 Titan armoured bridge layers and 33 Trojan combat engineering vehicles.</p><p>In addition to Challenger, the Army also operates a large number of other armoured fighting vehicles, including a combined total of over 1,500 Warriors and Bulldogs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/02/2015 16:52:55 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

174532

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is appropriate for a European Commissioner to comment on the behaviour of a political party in the European Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL4232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the Code of Conduct for European Commissioners. This makes clear that Commissioners retain the right to express their personal opinions.</p><p>The current Code of Conduct is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/pdf/code_conduct_en.pdf</p><p><br>A copy of the currrent Code is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/01/2015 13:54:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name HL4232 Code of Conduct.pdf title Code of Conduct for European Commissioners
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

174533

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom has to pay an additional £1.7 billion contribution to the European Union Budget; and whether any such payment has been reduced or offset.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Last year, the UK was presented with a bill for an additional payment to the EU worth £1.7 billion, reflecting changes to economic data for all Member States and dating as far back as 2002 for the UK. The Prime Minister was clear that this sudden production of a bill to Britain for payment on the 1 December was completely unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EU Ministers met on the 7 November, and the Chancellor secured an agreement which meant the UK paid nothing on 1 December. Instead the payment will be made in instalments next year, and no fines or interest will be applied. The UK will also not pay £1.7 billion. The British rebate will apply in full, and apply simultaneously with the payment, not a year in arrears as normal. This means the Government has halved the bill, to around £850 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Lastly, the UK won agreement to change the regulations to ensure this never happens again. In the future, if any country received an adjustment demand that is excessive, it will have the same opportunity to phase payments so that they are more affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to press for necessary restraint and discipline in all areas of the EU Budget in order to get the best deal for British taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 02/02/2015 14:35:08 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

155702

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 10 November (WS 1), whether they have ever categorised any of the public bodies referred to as a "quango"; and, if so, how many such bodies have been abolished and how many remain.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL2886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The term ‘Quango’ is not used in the Government’s classification process for public bodies. Information on this process can be found in the Government publication <em>Categories of</em> <em>Public Bodies: A Guide for Departments</em> which is available in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 01/12/2014 15:54:01 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate