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1719165

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date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Electric Motors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent shops from selling e-bike motor kits which exceed the 250-watt legal limit.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has a market surveillance unit (MSU), which inspects vehicles, trailers and equipment to make sure they meet safety and environmental standards.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA’s MSU, often working with trading standards, takes enforcement action against retailers selling electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPC) that do not meet regulations. Between April 2022 and December 2023, it prosecuted seven EPAC retailers for selling products that did not meet requirements, including excess power.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA’s MSU will continue with the broad market surveillance of the EAPC market to ensure industry compliance, including investigating the sale of motor kits that exceed legal limits where intelligence suggest this is a problem area.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 24/05/2024 09:18:23 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1677563

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Lighting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 11 December (HL579), what percentage of lamp columns on each major motorway are out of light, how often lamp columns on motorways are inspected for such issues, and within what period of time they expect defective lamp columns on each motorway to be repaired.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>National Highways does not centrally hold aggregated information on the lamp columns out of light for the whole of the motorway network.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways inspect lamp columns on motorways every 28 days. Where defects are identified, the nature and priority of the fault(s) will determine the timescales in which they are repaired, with most simple faults being repaired within 14 days.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 19/12/2023 13:28:58 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1669327

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Professions: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to investigate the performance of professional bodies, including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Institution of Civil Engineers, in their compliance with their duties under their Royal Charters to ensure the maintenance of professional standards in their industries rather than the maximising of professional fees.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Privy Council has no jurisdiction to investigate or intervene in the internal affairs of Chartered bodies. The only role that the Privy Council has in relation to Chartered bodies is the reactive one of considering amendments to Charters and Bylaws that are submitted to it for approval by the Chartered body.</p><p>The grant of a Royal Charter confers independent legal personality on a body and defines its objectives, constitution and powers to govern its own affairs. Incorporation by Royal Charter is a prestigious way of acquiring legal personality. Complaints against a Chartered body should be addressed to the body itself or, if a member, by raising issues directly with the organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/11/2023 13:24:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1659229

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Isles of Scilly
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what factors they will take into account in accepting a recommendation from the Council of the Isles of Scilly to accept a bid for new vessels paid for by the Levelling Up Fund, in the absence of a competitive tendering process.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL9964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Council for the Isles of Scilly are required to obtain an approved Full Business Case to secure a levelling up fund grant in line with their bid to purchase vessels and harbour works that complies with the Treasury Green Book and the levelling up criteria.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 13:38:13 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1659230

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement on 7 September that the UK will re-join the EU's Horizon and Copernicus programmes, whether they will include the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) to facilitate early improvements in the reliability and air safety of small airports.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL9965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is separate to the Horizon and Copernicus Programmes. The DfT is working with other departments to understand the case for a UK Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS). As well as replacing the functionality of EGNOS, this system could offer benefits across transport and multiple Critical National Infrastructure sectors. To support this, the DfT is assessing the requirements following loss of access to EGNOS. The DfT is funding a UK SBAS testbed project to demonstrate the capabilities of such a system. This will inform the DfT’s consideration on next steps for this work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/09/2023 11:42:48 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1626211

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why their six-monthly report on HS2 to Parliament, due a year after that dated 16 March 2022, is delayed; and when they expect to publish the next edition.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The last six monthly report on HS2 to Parliament was published in October 2022. April 2023 would have marked the six month point from the previous edition, but this was postponed due to external factors including recess, the pre-local election period and the King’s coronation. We remain committed to providing timely and transparent updates to Parliament and we aim to publish the next edition in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/05/2023 10:58:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1626213

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
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	Protective Clothing: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much surplus personal protective equipment they plan to dispose of through (1) reselling through the National Health Service, (2) incinerating, or (3) putting in landfill; how much of this has been achieved so far; and at what cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department published, in an online only format, statistics showing the quantity of personal protective equipment (PPE), purchased by the Government for use during the COVID-19 pandemic, that has been sent for disposal on 30 March 2023.</p><p>There are currently no further plans to resell surplus stock, including through the National Health Service or utilising landfill as a method of disposal. It is likely that energy from waste will be used as a means of disposal.</p><p>The number of PPE items excess to requirements that have been sold or sent for disposal up to 28 February 2023 are sales 161.2 million items, disposals through recycling 1.468 billion items and disposals through energy from waste 1.4048 billion items.</p><p>Our records show that the spend for disposal of surplus PPE in financial year 2022/23 was £16,423,267.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 24/05/2023 16:13:36 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1625855

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed Border Target Operating Model, what assessment they have made of the timescales required by businesses to prepare for its implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, the Government published through Written Ministerial Statement UIN HLWS695 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695</a> the launch of the Border Target Operating Model, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. This sets out plans to introduce security and biosecurity controls from the 31st October 2023 in a way which implements critical protections at the UK border, while ensuring that these new controls are as simple as possible for businesses to comply with. By harnessing data and technology and taking a proportionate, risk-based approach to these controls, we have developed a model that works best for the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On Friday 28 April 2023 we published a detailed risk categorisation of animal products, plants and plant products of EU and EFTA origin. This provides clarity to importers on what controls will be applied to the different risk categories, including when health certificates will be required to import goods from 31st October 2023. Following the publication of this additional information we are working to update our early estimate of the impact and cost of the new model, driving down cost wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant business stakeholders told us before publication that they will need time to prepare for these changes, and our phased approach gives them this time. We are working to ensure that UK and international businesses and their supply chains are aware of and understand the new requirements and are ready for these changes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is using the current period of engagement to listen and gather views through a series of thematic in-person and virtual workshops with the UK’s major supermarkets, logistics and transport firms, and with Business Representative Organisations, to further explore the costs of implementing the new model, and to ensure importing is as smooth as possible where checks are needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will publish a final version of the Border Target Operating Model, reflecting feedback from stakeholders, in the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL7615 HL7617 HL7618 question first answered 18/05/2023 11:28:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1625856

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed Border Target Operating Model, what assessment they have made of the costs to businesses of preparing for its implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, the Government published through Written Ministerial Statement UIN HLWS695 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695</a> the launch of the Border Target Operating Model, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. This sets out plans to introduce security and biosecurity controls from the 31st October 2023 in a way which implements critical protections at the UK border, while ensuring that these new controls are as simple as possible for businesses to comply with. By harnessing data and technology and taking a proportionate, risk-based approach to these controls, we have developed a model that works best for the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On Friday 28 April 2023 we published a detailed risk categorisation of animal products, plants and plant products of EU and EFTA origin. This provides clarity to importers on what controls will be applied to the different risk categories, including when health certificates will be required to import goods from 31st October 2023. Following the publication of this additional information we are working to update our early estimate of the impact and cost of the new model, driving down cost wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant business stakeholders told us before publication that they will need time to prepare for these changes, and our phased approach gives them this time. We are working to ensure that UK and international businesses and their supply chains are aware of and understand the new requirements and are ready for these changes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is using the current period of engagement to listen and gather views through a series of thematic in-person and virtual workshops with the UK’s major supermarkets, logistics and transport firms, and with Business Representative Organisations, to further explore the costs of implementing the new model, and to ensure importing is as smooth as possible where checks are needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will publish a final version of the Border Target Operating Model, reflecting feedback from stakeholders, in the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL7615 HL7616 HL7618 question first answered 18/05/2023 11:28:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1625857

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on supply chains of implementing the Border Target Operating Model from October.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, the Government published through Written Ministerial Statement UIN HLWS695 <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-04-17/hlws695</a> the launch of the Border Target Operating Model, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. This sets out plans to introduce security and biosecurity controls from the 31st October 2023 in a way which implements critical protections at the UK border, while ensuring that these new controls are as simple as possible for businesses to comply with. By harnessing data and technology and taking a proportionate, risk-based approach to these controls, we have developed a model that works best for the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On Friday 28 April 2023 we published a detailed risk categorisation of animal products, plants and plant products of EU and EFTA origin. This provides clarity to importers on what controls will be applied to the different risk categories, including when health certificates will be required to import goods from 31st October 2023. Following the publication of this additional information we are working to update our early estimate of the impact and cost of the new model, driving down cost wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant business stakeholders told us before publication that they will need time to prepare for these changes, and our phased approach gives them this time. We are working to ensure that UK and international businesses and their supply chains are aware of and understand the new requirements and are ready for these changes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is using the current period of engagement to listen and gather views through a series of thematic in-person and virtual workshops with the UK’s major supermarkets, logistics and transport firms, and with Business Representative Organisations, to further explore the costs of implementing the new model, and to ensure importing is as smooth as possible where checks are needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will publish a final version of the Border Target Operating Model, reflecting feedback from stakeholders, in the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL7615 HL7616 HL7617 question first answered 18/05/2023 11:28:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley