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1169646

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date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
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 levels of defence spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (1) currently spent by members of NATO, and (2) spent by each member of NATO at the time of the 2014 Wales NATO summit.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Please see the table below for levels of defence spending by % of GDP currently spent by members of NATO, and spent by each member of NATO at the time of the 2014 Wales NATO summit.</p><p> </p><p>This information is according to the NATO press release (COMMUNIQUE PR/CP(2019)123) ‘Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2013-2019)’ published on 29 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2019_11/20191129_pr-2019-123-en.pdf</p><p> </p><p><strong>Defence expenditures as per cent of GDP - Based on 2015 prices and exchange rates</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defence expenditure as a % of GDP 2014 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defence expenditure as a % of GDP 2019e (current) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>1.35</p></td><td><p>1.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>0.98</p></td><td><p>0.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria*</p></td><td><p>1.32</p></td><td><p>3.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>1.84</p></td><td><p>1.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>0.95</p></td><td><p>1.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td><td><p>1.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>1.93</p></td><td><p>2.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1.82</p></td><td><p>1.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1.18</p></td><td><p>1.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2.21</p></td><td><p>2.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>0.86</p></td><td><p>1.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>1.14</p></td><td><p>1.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>0.94</p></td><td><p>2.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>0.88</p></td><td><p>2.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>0.38</p></td><td><p>0.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td><td><p>1.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>1.55</p></td><td><p>1.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>1.85</p></td><td><p>2.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td><td><p>1.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>1.35</p></td><td><p>2.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovak Republic</p></td><td><p>0.99</p></td><td><p>1.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>0.97</p></td><td><p>1.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>0.92</p></td><td><p>0.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>1.45</p></td><td><p>1.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>2.16</p></td><td><p>2.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>3.73</p></td><td><p>3.42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Defence Expenditure does not include pensions.</p><p>e - Figures for 2019 are estimates</p><p> </p><p>According to NATO’s latest spending figures, the UK’s Defence spending has increased year-on-year since 2017.</p><p> </p><p>When looking at Defence spending, it is not appropriate to compare ‘like for like’ because the nature of Defence spending changes over time.</p><p> </p><p>Defence spending is about assessing the threats we face and ensuring that we have the capabilities necessary to deal with them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 22/01/2020 14:48:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1169647

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Weather: Forecasts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they monitor the accuracy of weather forecasts issued by the Meteorological Office; and whether the accuracy of forecasts has (1) increased, (2) decreased, or (3) remained the same during the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The core task of the Met Office is to deliver the Public Weather Service (PWS). The PWS Customer Group (PWSCG), which has an independent chair responsible to the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, monitors the delivery of the PWS against agreed performance indicators and targets, including the accuracy of public facing forecasts.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 5 years, the PWSCG has set targets each year for the accuracy of forecasts for maximum and minimum temperature, 3 hourly temperature, wind speed and wind direction at days 1, 3, and 5 ahead. During this period the accuracy of all these forecasts has increased.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Met Office has a performance indicator that compares the accuracy of its global forecast model against other global modelling centres to demonstrate that it is maintaining its position in global forecast accuracy. Over the last 5 years the Met Office has maintained its position as the leading national meteorological service.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/01/2020 15:05:24 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1141928

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Chemical Weapons: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that traces of Novichok nerve agents were discovered in the London accommodation used by the two Russian suspects in the attacks in Salisbury in March 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL17472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>On 5th September 2018, the former Prime Minister updated the House of Commons on the investigation into the two suspects involved in the Salisbury attack. The Prime Minister confirmed that traces of Novichok were found at the City Stay Hotel in Bow Road, east London, where the suspects stayed. This statement was repeated in the House of Lords on the same day by the Leader of the House of Lords. This can be found in Hansard Vol 792, col.1799 <a href="http://bit.ly/2ycrsCk." target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2ycrsCk. </a></p><p>The Chief Medical Officer made it clear in her statement on the 5th September 2018 that the room was only allowed back into use after experts deemed it to be safe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2019 14:45:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Statement - Sailsbury.docx title Statement - Sailsbury
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1139572

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Goldie on 2 July (HL Deb, col 1344), what representations they have made to the government of China with regard to the statement by the Hong Kong Final Court of Appeal that “it replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London in the highest appellate court in Hong Kong after 30 June 1997”.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL17219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Prior to the handover in 1997, the British Government had detailed discussions with the Chinese Government related to the establishment of a Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong. I am not aware of any specific representations made by the British Government to the Chinese Government about a statement made by the Court of Final Appeal.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2019 13:56:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1139573

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Road Traffic Offences
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 Vere of Norbiton on 5 July (HL16754), what assessment they have made of the extent to which police forces are prosecuting anyone found illegally using an electric scooter on public highways in cases where driving licences, insurance policies or number plates are not in use.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL17220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Electric scooters fall within the definition of a motor vehicle under UK law. This means they are subject to laws requiring them to be built and used safely, including requirements for users to have insurance, driving licences, number plates, and helmets. It is illegal to ride electric scooters on the pavement and the road.</p><p>How the police enforce road traffic legislation is an operational matter for Chief Officers of police.</p><p>The Government has not made an assessment on the extent of prosecutions by the police when detecting the illegal use of an electric scooter.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/07/2019 15:20:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1135433

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
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 adequacy of legislation on the use of electric scooters on public highways.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL16754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>It is illegal to use a powered transporter, such as an electric scooter, on a public road without it complying with specific legal requirements. In the UK, electric scooters are treated like any other motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act. This means they are subject to laws requiring them to conform to technical standards and be used safely. This includes requirements for users to have insurance, driving licences, number plates, and helmets. At present, it is difficult for electric scooters to meet these requirements.</p><p> </p><p>For scooters that do meet these requirements, users of them must comply with speed limits.</p><p> </p><p>It is also illegal to use an electric scooter in spaces which are set aside for use by pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders. This includes on the pavement and in cycle lanes.</p><p> </p><p>The Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, published on 19 March 2019, includes a regulatory review to address the challenges of ensuring our transport infrastructure and regulation are fit for the future. The Department will use the regulatory review to examine current legislation and determine from the evidence what is needed to make the necessary changes needed for a safe and healthy future.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, we are exploring how new technologies, including electric scooters, could help the UK benefit from changes in how people, goods and services move around and possible barriers to securing those benefits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL16755 HL16757 question first answered 05/07/2019 10:50:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1135434

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the maximum speed of electric scooters on sale in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL16755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>It is illegal to use a powered transporter, such as an electric scooter, on a public road without it complying with specific legal requirements. In the UK, electric scooters are treated like any other motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act. This means they are subject to laws requiring them to conform to technical standards and be used safely. This includes requirements for users to have insurance, driving licences, number plates, and helmets. At present, it is difficult for electric scooters to meet these requirements.</p><p> </p><p>For scooters that do meet these requirements, users of them must comply with speed limits.</p><p> </p><p>It is also illegal to use an electric scooter in spaces which are set aside for use by pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders. This includes on the pavement and in cycle lanes.</p><p> </p><p>The Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, published on 19 March 2019, includes a regulatory review to address the challenges of ensuring our transport infrastructure and regulation are fit for the future. The Department will use the regulatory review to examine current legislation and determine from the evidence what is needed to make the necessary changes needed for a safe and healthy future.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, we are exploring how new technologies, including electric scooters, could help the UK benefit from changes in how people, goods and services move around and possible barriers to securing those benefits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL16754 HL16757 question first answered 05/07/2019 10:50:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1135435

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the police can enforce the legal speed limits for road users on the users of electric scooters especially those that travel at more than 20 miles per hour.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL16756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Existing road traffic legislation applies to electric scooters. How the police enforce speed limits for electric scooters is an operational matter for individual Chief Officers of police in conjunction with local policing plans.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/07/2019 16:32:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1135436

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the users of electric scooters on UK roads are covered by insurance, as is required for other motorised vehicle users.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL16757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>It is illegal to use a powered transporter, such as an electric scooter, on a public road without it complying with specific legal requirements. In the UK, electric scooters are treated like any other motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act. This means they are subject to laws requiring them to conform to technical standards and be used safely. This includes requirements for users to have insurance, driving licences, number plates, and helmets. At present, it is difficult for electric scooters to meet these requirements.</p><p> </p><p>For scooters that do meet these requirements, users of them must comply with speed limits.</p><p> </p><p>It is also illegal to use an electric scooter in spaces which are set aside for use by pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders. This includes on the pavement and in cycle lanes.</p><p> </p><p>The Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, published on 19 March 2019, includes a regulatory review to address the challenges of ensuring our transport infrastructure and regulation are fit for the future. The Department will use the regulatory review to examine current legislation and determine from the evidence what is needed to make the necessary changes needed for a safe and healthy future.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, we are exploring how new technologies, including electric scooters, could help the UK benefit from changes in how people, goods and services move around and possible barriers to securing those benefits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL16754 HL16755 question first answered 05/07/2019 10:50:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1091610

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of drugs supplied by the NHS which are returned unopened or unsealed and subsequently destroyed due to (1) the death of the recipient, and (2) others reasons that made the use of them unnecessary.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL14656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no recent estimate of the value of drugs supplied by the National Health Service, which are returned unopened or unsealed and subsequently destroyed due to the death of a recipient or another reason that made their use unnecessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 01/04/2019 11:07:20 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling