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753332

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date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the plan adopted by NATO following its meeting in Brussels on 25 May; and what will be the contribution of the UK to the measures included in the plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>​In addition to delivering on the commitments made at the Wales and Warsaw Summits in 2014 and 2016 respectively, NATO agreed in May 2017 to do more to contribute to the fight against terrorism, and ensure fairer burden sharing across the Alliance. The UK already meets the Defence Investment Pledge target of spending more than 2% of GDP on Defence and welcomes the commitment of all Allies to include this in their national plans. The UK's significant contribution to NATO activities includes an enhanced Forward Presence in Estonia and capacity building work in Partner countries to build resilience against threats such as terrorism; the UK fully supports NATO's membership of the Global Coalition against Daesh.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2017 15:30:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

753334

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 5 July (HL145), when they began preparations for their 25 year environment plan; and why they cannot now set out timings for its delivery.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced on 21 July he has written to the Natural Capital Committee to seek advice, which it has agreed to provide in September, laying the ground for subsequent publication of the Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The letter is available online: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631124/ncc-michael-gove-dieter-helm-letter-170714.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 01/08/2017 12:32:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

753335

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 5 July (HL147), how many incursions by vessels they have recorded; and what nationalities are represented.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>Within the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) current by-law areas there have been 6 incursions which have resulted in further investigation. The vessel nationalities were English and French.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 28/07/2017 11:18:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

750560

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Housing: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of Brexit, what is their assessment of the need to maintain the double lock to protect the sovereignty of Gibraltar; and what measures they consider necessary to protect and enhance Gibraltar's trading relationship with the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Our position on Gibraltar's sovereignty is clear. It has not and will not change as a result of the UK's exit from the EU. We stand by our sovereignty assurances to Gibraltar never to enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another State against their wishes. Furthermore the UK has given an assurance that it will not enter into a process of sovereignty negotiations with which Gibraltar is not content.</p><p>As the Foreign Secretary has said, we are &quot;absolutely bound to protect the economic interests of the people of Gibraltar&quot;. We are clear that Gibraltar is covered by our exit negotiations and we have committed to fully involve them as we prepare for the process of leaving the EU. We continue to work closely with the Government of Gibraltar to understand their needs and ensure their priorities are taken properly into account, including through the recent HMG-Gibraltar Exit Ministerial meeting (the JMC(GEN)) on 17 July.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/07/2017 13:38:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

750561

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line: Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 28 June (HL9), whether the programme of refurbishment of trains between Waterloo and Exeter will include works on the air conditioning systems of the rolling stock to avoid failure through overheating during periods of temperatures above 28⁰C.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Train Operating Company.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/07/2017 10:35:09 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

750562

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 28 June (HL8), on what basis Network Rail has decided that the scheme to double the track between Tisbury and Wilton Junction is not a priority.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail’s Wessex Route Study, published in August 2015, concluded that the forecast levels of growth between Salisbury and Exeter did not justify the need for addition sections of double track along the route in the period up to 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/07/2017 10:44:46 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

732091

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the need for high quality, high density housing in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The White Paper, Fixing our Broken Housing Market, sets out the case for lasting reform that will deliver more homes. This includes the need for new housing to be well designed and make good use of land. Responses to the White Paper are being assessed. Housing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Assembly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/07/2017 16:39:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

732092

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a long-term plan for the countryside in England and Wales; and if so, by what date.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it. We are preparing a 25 year environment plan that will set out how we will fulfil our ambition for the environment. Timings will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We will bring sustainable growth to the rural economy and boost our rural areas, so that people who live in the countryside have the same opportunities as those who live in our towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/07/2017 16:00:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

732093

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Marine Conservation Areas there are in UK waters; and whether they have a target for the number of those areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>There are a total of 297 Marine Protected Areas in UK waters. This includes 87 Marine Conservation Zones (Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas in Scotland) and 210 Marine Protected Areas set up under the Birds and Habitats Directives.</p><p>We aim to consult on the third tranche of Marine Conservation Zones in English waters in Spring 2018, with designations in Spring 2019. There is no target number of sites. The objective is to complete our contribution to the international ecologically-coherent network of Marine Protected Areas in the North East Atlantic by including a representative range of the species and habitats in our seas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 06/07/2017 13:35:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

732094

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security afforded to Marine Conservation Areas; and how many prosecutions have been brought against unlawful incursions.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>All protected sites are protected from the point of designation through the planning and licensing process. The condition of all marine protected sites is monitored and when harmful activities are identified new measures are developed to manage them.</p><p>Between 2011 and 2016 the Inshore Fishery and Coastal Authorities made 166 successful prosecutions for infractions of byelaws in the 0-6nm region. 994 verbal warnings, 515 written warnings and 110 fixed penalties were issued in the same period. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) considers there is good compliance within the current MMO byelaw areas (6-12nm).</p><p>The security of marine protected sites is supported by periodic patrolling from Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels and the monitoring of Vessel Monitoring System data. There have been records of incursions from vessels and MMO has followed these up, but no cases have resulted in prosecution.</p><p>For protected sites in the 12-200nm zone the Government is currently in negotiations with Other Member States to introduce management measures through the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which will be enforced by MMO. Taking back control of our waters and gaining a fairer share of quotas when we leave the EU are key priorities for the UK. We are currently analysing all fisheries legislation including CFP to determine what changes we might need to introduce.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/07/2017 16:14:15 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten