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1175147

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Type 45 destroyers are (1) at sea, and (2) technically fit to go to sea with 24 hours notice.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We do not disclose the readiness state of individual ships for operational security reasons, as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. HMS DEFENDER is currently deployed on operations in the Gulf. All Royal Navy ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving routine maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave, essential modification and upgrades and will, therefore, be at varying levels of readiness in accordance with Defence requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/02/2020 15:30:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1203071

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	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	Boilers: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require statutory inspections of boilers and pressure vessels to be conducted by inspectors who they (1) appoint, and (2) fund.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL5577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>Under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 the users and owners of boilers and pressure vessels have a statutory duty to have them examined by a competent person at periods specified in a written scheme of examination.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has no plans to appoint inspectors or fund inspections to deliver these statutory inspections.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 25/06/2020 16:36:00 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

751162

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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
	hansard heading	Vacant Land
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since the Grenfell Tower fire to verify that local authorities are meeting their obligations to plan for, and respond to, disasters.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities, as category 1 responders under the Civil Contingency Act 2004, are subject to the full set of civil protection duties, which includes developing appropriate emergency plans based on local risks and needs. They are also required to assess the risk of emergencies occurring and use this to inform contingency planning.</p><p>Since the Grenfell Tower fire my officials have continued to support local resilience forums and have participated in meetings with key emergency planning stakeholders, as required.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/07/2017 13:33:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1381586

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) for which trades in the British Army Reserve, and (2) at what level, is the holding of a group C +E HGV licence a mandatory requirement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL4328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The answers to the noble. Lord's questions are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4325 HL4326 HL4327 question first answered 07/12/2021 15:29:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL4325 - British Army Trained HGV Licences.docx title British Army HGV Driving Licence Requirements
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1381585

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) for which trades in the British Army Reserve, and (2) at what level, is the holding of a group C HGV licence a mandatory requirement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL4327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The answers to the noble. Lord's questions are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4325 HL4326 HL4328 question first answered 07/12/2021 15:29:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL4325 - British Army Trained HGV Licences.docx title British Army HGV Driving Licence Requirements
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1381583

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) for which trades in the Regular British Army, and (2) at what level, is the holding of a group C HGV licence a mandatory requirement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL4325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The answers to the noble. Lord's questions are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4326 HL4327 HL4328 question first answered 07/12/2021 15:29:49 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL4325 - British Army Trained HGV Licences.docx title British Army HGV Driving Licence Requirements
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1381584

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) for which trades in the Regular British Army, and (2) at what level, is the holding of a group C+E HGV licence a mandatory requirement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL4326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The answers to the noble. Lord's questions are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4325 HL4327 HL4328 question first answered 07/12/2021 15:29:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL4325 - British Army Trained HGV Licences.docx title British Army HGV Driving Licence Requirements
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1130589

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government for what reason the drink drive limit in England and Wales was set at 80 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of blood; and what scientific studies, if any, were the basis for determining that limit.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Road Safety Act 1967 made it an offence to drive a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in excess of 80 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood and obliged drivers to submit to a screening, breathalyser test at the roadside in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In 1966 Professor Allsop published a paper “Alcohol and Road Accidents” which stated that earlier research by Professor Borkenstein in 1964 showed that with “blood alcohol levels above 80 mg/100 ml, the risk of being involved in an accident is higher”.</p><p> </p><p>Professor Allsop’s report provided the basis for setting the drink drive limit in 1967.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/06/2019 13:59:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1023620

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	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 how many (1) Warrior, and (2) Challenger armoured fighting vehicles were reported by the UK under the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL12178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Equipment numbers in the scope of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty as an Official Statistics up to 1 January 2017 can be found here.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/conventional-armed-forces-in-europe-equipment-holdings-statistics-index</p><p>Following a public consultation, a decision was taken to stop publishing these figures but as at 1 January 2018, in scope of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, there were 270 Warriors and 221 Challenger Main Battle Tanks.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/12/2018 15:15:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1358426

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) regular, and (2) reserve, members of the Armed Forces hold (a) a group C HGV licence, and (b) a group C + E licence.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL2815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows a count of Service Personnel by HGV Licence type. One person can hold more than one licence. The grand totals are distinct counts of Service Personnel.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Licence</p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td><td><p><strong>SP Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cat C + E</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p><strong>1,880</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cat C</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p><strong>3,810</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,880</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>650</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,520</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. Totals have been rounded independently and may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 14/10/2021 10:50:44 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee