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	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost to the House of (1) restoration, (2) repair, and (3) fire protection work underway in (a) the Palace of Westminster, (b) Fielden House, and (c) Millbank House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>‘Restoration’ has been taken to include work currently underway on the Estate to restore or conserve areas of the historic building fabric, including but not limited to the restoration work in Westminster Hall and the Encaustic Tile project. It does not include the estimated costs of the Restoration and Renewal Programme. ‘Repair’ includes project works underway on the estate but does not include general day to day maintenance. Fire protection work costs are based on the Fire Life Safety Works Programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td><td><p>Millbank House</p></td><td><p>Fielden House</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Restoration</p></td><td><p>External Courtyards Conservation work (Phase 1) current approved cost: £20.2m; Westminster Hall current approved cost: £12.1m (subject to review); Elizabeth Tower current approved cost: £61.1m (subject to review); Cast Iron Roofs current approved cost: £84.4m; Encaustic Tiles current approved cost: £14.3m.</p></td><td><p>There is no restoration work currently underway.</p></td><td><p>There is no restoration work currently underway.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repair</p></td><td><p>Works to the Palace in 2017/18 totalled £2m; works in 2018/19 are forecast to cost £2.8m.</p></td><td><p>Works to 5 Great College Street and its integration into Millbank House total £42.9m.</p></td><td><p>Planning is underway for the refurbishment of Fielden House. Surveying work is expected to commence in December 2018. The surveying working is required to finalise the business case. Until it is finalised it is not possible to provide an estimate.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire Protection</p></td><td><p>The approved business cases forecast expenditure of £90m for fire safety work underway in the Palace of Westminster. The forecast expenditure of a project within the Fire Safety programme is currently being revised.</p></td><td><p>The cost of fire protection in the Great College Street area of Millbank House has been integrated into the project itself and therefore is included in the repair figure above. The cost of Fire Protection in 1&amp;2 Millbank is currently forecast at £1.6m excluding risk and optimism bias (OB) and £2.1m including risk and OB.</p></td><td><p>The cost of making Fielden House Fire Life Safety compliant will form part of the refurbishment project. Therefore, it is not possible currently to confirm how much it will cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 04/12/2018 13:10:58 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1041206

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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 much they have paid, broken down by power source, to generators of electricity as compensation for their output not being required by National Grid in each of the past ten years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL12788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not make such payments. National Grid is responsible for procuring the balancing services needed to help ensure the secure operation of the electricity system, which it does through competitive market arrangements.</p><p>National Grid has advised that it publishes details of balancing services procured, including a break down by power source of payments made to constrain generation output, in its Monthly Balancing Services Summary. This is available on the National Grid's website.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 24/01/2019 12:28:12 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1049573

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	Hydroelectric Power: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue the Feed-in Tariff scheme for hydroelectricity systems.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government confirmed on 18 December 2018 the closure of the Feed-In Tariffs scheme to all new applications after 31 March 2019 subject to a number of time-limited extensions and a grace period. We are now consulting on a Smart Export Guarantee to follow on from the FIT scheme, to ensure that small-scale low-carbon generators, including hydroelectricity, do not export their electricity to the grid for free.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/02/2019 16:19:09 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1049574

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	Hydroelectric Power: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to retaining Feed-in Tariffs for small community-run hydroelectricity schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government confirmed on 18 December 2018 the closure of the Feed-In Tariffs scheme to all new applications after 31 March 2019 subject to a number of time-limited extensions and a grace period. The Government is considering its future approach and what measures might be taken to support the efforts of community organisations and education providers who want to invest in low-carbon energy installations as part of its consultation on a Smart Export Guarantee which was published on 8 January. The consultation is open until 5 March and can be assessed on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 06/02/2019 12:33:29 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1041205

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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	Hydroelectric Power
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to encourage investment in pumped storage hydroelectricity projects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL12787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>In our Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan, published in July 2017 (and updated in October 2018), Government and Ofgem set out a range of actions to remove barriers to electricity storage. These actions seek to improve regulatory clarity and enable fair access to energy markets in order to create a best-in-class regulatory framework for the sector.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage storage developers, including those of pumped hydro projects, to understand how best to collaborate with the sector whilst ensuring best value for consumers and fair competition between different flexibility technologies.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/01/2019 12:09:15 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1041207

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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: Storage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of future electricity storage requirements resulting from increased generation of electricity from intermittent sources.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL12789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>BEIS’s 2017 Energy Emissions projections outlines that 11GW of electricity storage could be deployed in Great Britain by 2035 under the Reference Scenario. Up to 2020, the reference scenario reflects current power sector policies. Beyond 2020, the reference scenario includes assumptions that go beyond current Government policy. The results do not indicate a preferred outcome and should be treated as illustrative.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/01/2019 14:40:08 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1047818

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to carry out any investigations into historic military deaths that have occurred in Scotland since 1990; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The investigation of deaths, whether they are military or civilian lies with the Scottish Government and the Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal/Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) complies with the appropriate legislation; Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 for investigations into deaths of Service personnel in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to conduct Fatal Accident Investigations is for the Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal in conjunction with the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD will always support the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit in its deliberations/investigations in an open and honest manner.</p><p> </p><p>An initial investigation is carried out following any death, very serious injury or serious injury of a Service person, including natural causes whether they are on or off duty.</p><p> </p><p>The initial investigation includes an overview of the event, what happened, to whom, when and why. These accounts are conducted expeditiously after the event (within five days if possible), and are designed to be a swift capture of the events and aimed to identify any immediate lessons that may have been found.</p><p> </p><p>The internal investigations also present recommendations to prevent any recurrence of a similar incident where possible. These investigations are always shared with the Crown Office/Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/02/2019 15:17:13 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1047817

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Casualties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths of serving on-duty military personnel have occurred in Scotland since 1990; and what investigations the Ministry of Defence has conducted into such deaths.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>From 1 January 1990 to 27 January 2019, 98 UK Armed Forces personnel have died whilst on duty in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>A detailed breakdown of the causes of UK Armed Forces Deaths whilst on duty in Scotland by Service and Cause of Death from 1 January 1990 to 27 January 2019 is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The investigation of deaths, whether they are military or civilian lies with the Scottish Government and the Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal/Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit. The decision to conduct Fatal Accident Investigations is for the Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal in conjunction with the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit. The Ministry of Defence will always support the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit in its investigations in an open and honest manner.</p><p> </p><p>An internal Ministry of Defence investigation is carried out following any death, very serious injury or serious injury of a Service Person, including natural causes whether they are on or off duty. The internal investigation includes an overview of the event, what happened, to whom, when and why. These accounts are conducted expeditiously after the event (within five days if possible) and are designed to be a swift capture of the events and aimed to identify any immediate lessons that may have been found. The internal investigations also present recommendations to prevent any recurrence of a similar incident where possible. These investigations are always shared with the Crown Office/Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/02/2019 16:22:54 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL13095 - Lord Foulkes of Cumnock.docx title UK Armed Forces Deaths whilst on duty in Scotland
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1015841

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 November (HL11446), what is the maximum allowable payment to Ministry of Defence staff for services booked through the Defence Hotel Reservation Service when undertaking (1) business travel, (2) duty travel, and (3) detached duty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>For most UK and overseas travel, staff must obtain prior Line Management agreement before undertaking any business travel booking. This includes other duty/detached duty travel. Self-approval is permitted for certain employees, but only up a maximum of two nights’ accommodation for the most senior grades.</p><p> </p><p>Specific cost ceiling limits vary. Staff arranging travel and overnight accommodation are expected to utilise the most economic option available. The chosen hotel accommodation should be within the ceilings imposed for each location, and specific justification must be provided where the lowest cost option is not utilised. Any business travel expenditure incurred by staff is subject to subsequent audit checks by line management and business areas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/12/2018 16:10:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1015842

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Allowances
	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 Buscombe on 19 November (HL11445), what is the maximum level of lodging expenses per night Department for Work and Pensions officials can claim when they have longer term arrangements for detached duty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The maximum amount of lodging expenses is £53 per night in London and £37 per night elsewhere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 04/12/2018 13:06:57 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock