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447987

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	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	EU Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK civil servants are seconded to the European Commission.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text There are a total of 156 UK secondees working across the EU institutions, as either Seconded National Experts or National Experts in Professional Training. 127 of them are currently working in the European Commission. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/02/2016 16:56:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

833614

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Voyager Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft contracts include provisions to allow all aircraft covered by those contracts to be part of the core fleet.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2018 17:06:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

984292

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Deployable F-35 Operations Facility could be deployed on an aircraft carrier.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Yes. However, the Deployable F-35 Operations Facility is intended for deployments on land.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/10/2018 14:27:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

772444

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	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
	hansard heading	Wild Parsnips
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what dangers wild parsnips pose to the environment and the public.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Wild parsnip, <em>Pastinaca sativa</em> subspecies <em>sylvestris</em>, is the wild ancestor of the cultivated garden parsnip. It is part of our native flora and poses no risk to the environment. Some members of the public experience skin irritation or blisters after contact with the plant’s sap and sunlight but the health risk is limited.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/10/2017 12:19:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1130619

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Boeing E-7 production line for the conversion of Boeing 737NG aircraft to come back into service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL16163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>While the E-7 Wedgetail is a mature, proven technology, it is produced to order and there is not a constant production line for the aircraft. However, the production line for the base Boeing 737 NG aircraft is still fully operational and has confirmed orders that will see it continuing for several years to come. Work is currently underway to establish a line to undertake the conversion work of the base 737 NG into the E-7 Wedgetail at Marshall Defence and Aerospace in Cambridge in preparation for our first aircraft to enter the modification process in 2021.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/06/2019 15:10:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

659568

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
	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 13 December (HL3894), whether (1) the Army, (2) the Royal Navy, and (3) the Royal Air Force, hold information on the type of school attended by service personnel; and if so, in what format that information is held, and whether it is broken down by rank.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL4180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Where such information is held it will be as part of the individual's joining information, completed as part of the enlistment process. This will largely be in manuscript form, and could not be identified without disproportionate cost.</p><p>This information will not have any reference to rank, as those entering the Armed Forces generally do so as a recruit or cadet.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/12/2016 15:12:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

825300

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what policies they are pursuing to encourage the public provision of charging points for electric vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL4833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>We want the UK to continue to have one of the best electric vehicle charging networks in the world. To help achieve that aim we have put in place a range of grant schemes to support the installation of charging infrastructure - on-street, off-street and at workplaces.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Government’s Go Ultra Low City Scheme £22.9m has been allocated to support the installation of infrastructure in several UK cities. Highways England also has a commitment of £15m to ensure there are charge points (rapid where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor announced £400 million for a new Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (£200m new Government investment to be matched by private investors). This funding is supported by a range of policy measures including the Automated and Electric Vehicle Bill, currently in Parliament, which will help ensure that there are sufficient electric vehicle charge points throughout the UK, and that they are convenient and easy to access for all drivers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 29/01/2018 11:35:46 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

798080

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Rail Franchise
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what communications between the Department for Transport and (1) Stagecoach Group, and (2) Virgin Rail Group, took place prior to the development of the rail strategy announced on 29 November; and whether they will publish those communications in full.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL3776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>We regularly meet and work closely with all our franchisees and their owning groups. Stagecoach Group and Virgin Rail Group are no exceptions.</p><p> </p><p>We are in discussions with Virgin-Stagecoach to ensure the needs of passengers and taxpayers will be met in the short term whilst laying the foundations to bring forward the reforms, as outlined in the Strategic Vision for Rail, in full under a long-term competitively procured contract.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/12/2017 13:01:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

795038

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any evidence that drones have been used to smuggle items into HM Prisons; and what counter measures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL3588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>We know that drones are used to smuggle prohibited articles and illicit substances into prison, including mobile phones, Class A drugs and psychoactive substances. They present a significant threat to the safety and security of our prisons as they can carry up to 2kg worth of contraband.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking decisive steps to tackle the use of drones as a supply route for organised criminals to bring drugs and mobile phones into prisons. In April 2017, we announced the launch of Operation Trenton, a specialist team of police and Prison Service investigators, to work together to intercept drones and track down the criminals behind them. Additionally, we are carrying out a series of intelligence-led operations to disrupt drones as they enter prison airspace. This tactic has already been used successfully in several establishments. These targeted counter measures are used alongside a range of security measures in place across the estate to stop items coming into prison, including surveillance, detection dogs, body scanners and intelligence-led searches.</p><p> </p><p>To date, there have been at least 17 convictions related to drone activity, with those convicted sentenced to a total of more than 50 years in prison.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working closely with government partners on the UK’s response to the drone threat and the development of counter drone technology, including the piloting of technical counter measures to block signals. This is keeping the Prison Service at the forefront of the work being progressed nationally and internationally to stop the criminal use of drones.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/12/2017 16:07:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980154

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Inflation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what indices Government departments use when calculating defence inflation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We base our assessments on official inflation rates that are published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for a wide range of UK industries, as well as the Department's own contract and personnel data. Typically, we use around 80 different ONS price indices.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:07:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie