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1719894

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date	21/05/2024
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	Thames Flood Barrier
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the life expectancy of the Thames Barrier; and whether there are any plans to alter the current pattern or frequency of use in order to manage its expected lifespan.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL4817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Thames Barrier forms part of a complex system of assets along the Thames and its tributaries to manage the risk of flooding in London. The barrier is expected to provide the required standard of protection out to 2070 based on projected rates of sea levels rise and with significant investment to upgrade and improve the mechanical, electrical, forecasting and supporting systems.</p><p> </p><p>The Thames Barrier needs to be maintained to ensure its operational reliability. Closing it too frequently could reduce its reliability, because it would make it difficult to maintain to the required standards, as well as negatively impacting on shipping. As such the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan sets out a strategy to manage the frequency of closures and its lifespan. This includes implementing measures to manage non-tidal flooding (i.e., flooding driven by high river flows coming down the Thames) in west London without relying on the Thames Barrier by 2035, as well as raising defences upstream of the barrier by 2050 to allow higher tides upriver, thereby reducing the number of times the barrier needs to close.</p><p> </p><p>The Thames Estuary Plan takes an adaptation pathways approach, planning for a range of future climate scenarios with a light touch review every five years and a comprehensive review every 10 years. At present all end of century options for upgrading or replacing the Thames Barrier remain available, with a decision needed by 2040 so that an option can be in place by 2070.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 23/05/2024 15:04:36 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1700731

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France and Germany: Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 9 April (HL3588), whether they will now answer the question put, namely whether they were invited to participate in the Main Ground Combat System programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL3764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Interest in the Observer Status request was recognised by both nations. The next step will involve France and Germany convening a conference for prospective 'observers' to discuss administrative procedures before any formal invitation is made to adopt this status. No decision has yet been made regarding full participation in the Main Ground Combat System programme.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 29/04/2024 12:25:28 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1698284

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France and Germany: Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they were invited to participate in the recently announced Franco-German Main Ground Combat System which is intended to jointly provide a successor tank to the Leopard and Leclerc.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL3588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has requested observer status for the Main Ground Combat System programme.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 09/04/2024 09:56:20 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1683970

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the comments by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 14 January, and by the Secretary of State for Defence on 15 January, regarding global instability and possible conflicts, what immediate improvements they plan to make to national defence capabilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Defence Command Paper 2023 (DCP23) set out how the Armed Forces and wider Defence would modernise and adapt to the changing context. We are investing over £50 billion in Defence to ensure we can protect the nation and help it prosper. We will continue to review our holdings of all essential expendable items, and will invest in such capabilities as complex weapons, general munitions, and operational spares stocks to meet the needs of sustained operations.</p><p>As DCP23 set out, strengthening our resilience is critical. That is why we will continue to work with our partners across Government to identify vulnerabilities and test how we would better secure and defend the homeland in times of war.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 05/02/2024 17:26:20 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1675005

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they believe that the Ministry of Defence still needs to employ 60,000 civilian personnel, in the light of the declining number of regular forces.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The size of the Regular Armed Forces and that of the Civilian workforce are not directly linked.</p><p> </p><p>The breadth of tasks performed by Civilians in the MOD is significant; they perform over 200 different, vital roles and are key to the delivery of Defence outputs. Defence is unique in that it comprises a variety of workforce types including Civilians and both Regular and Reserve Service Personnel, which together, as the ‘Whole force’ is essential for providing the critical services which Defence delivers on behalf of the nation.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 2 October regarding the immediate cap on Civil Servant headcount over this spending review and further reductions longer term, Defence is engaging in broader strategic workforce planning activity to ensure it plays its part in delivering increased productivity and efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>Defence, in line with other Government departments, segments its Civilian workforce by profession. The breadth of tasks performed by Civilians in the MOD is illustrated in ‘Defence in Numbers’ which shows some of the main professions that make up the Defence workforce. For security purposes we have not provided information about the number of Civil Servants who work in sensitive roles.</p><p> </p><p>(Source: Defence in Numbers 2022 <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1137992/UK_Defence_in_Numbers_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1137992/UK_Defence_in_Numbers_2022.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto grouped question UIN HL826 question first answered 18/12/2023 16:45:58 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1675006

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what broad categories of employment the 60,000 civilian personnel employed by the Ministry of Defence fall into.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The size of the Regular Armed Forces and that of the Civilian workforce are not directly linked.</p><p> </p><p>The breadth of tasks performed by Civilians in the MOD is significant; they perform over 200 different, vital roles and are key to the delivery of Defence outputs. Defence is unique in that it comprises a variety of workforce types including Civilians and both Regular and Reserve Service Personnel, which together, as the ‘Whole force’ is essential for providing the critical services which Defence delivers on behalf of the nation.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 2 October regarding the immediate cap on Civil Servant headcount over this spending review and further reductions longer term, Defence is engaging in broader strategic workforce planning activity to ensure it plays its part in delivering increased productivity and efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>Defence, in line with other Government departments, segments its Civilian workforce by profession. The breadth of tasks performed by Civilians in the MOD is illustrated in ‘Defence in Numbers’ which shows some of the main professions that make up the Defence workforce. For security purposes we have not provided information about the number of Civil Servants who work in sensitive roles.</p><p> </p><p>(Source: Defence in Numbers 2022 <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1137992/UK_Defence_in_Numbers_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1137992/UK_Defence_in_Numbers_2022.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto grouped question UIN HL825 question first answered 18/12/2023 16:45:58 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1665572

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Domestic Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 25 September (HL10042), whether the Ministry of Justice or HM Prison and Probation Service keep a record of how many times a Prime Minister has visited one of His Majesty's prisons since 2010, and in which years.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL10628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/10/2023 10:58:36 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1665574

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	River Thames: Fish
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what information they have on which different species of fish inhabit the tidal reaches of the River Thames, particularly in the Richmond and Teddington sections.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL10629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) is responsible for managing freshwater fisheries in England and carries out biannual fish surveys at eight locations on the tidal Thames, between Gravesend and Richmond.</p><p> </p><p>From 2010-2022, the EA recorded 19 fish species at Richmond. These were: bleak; brown trout; bullhead; chub; common bream; common carp; dace; European eel; flounder; common goby; gudgeon; minnow; perch; roach; rudd; sand smelt; sea bass; smelt; and three-spined stickleback.</p><p> </p><p>Teddington has not been surveyed recently but between 1989 and 1993 11 species were caught at Teddington. These were: bleak; common bream; common goby; dace; European eel; flounder; gudgeon; perch; roach; sea bass; and three-spined stickleback.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 25/10/2023 10:46:10 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1659851

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prisons: Domestic Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times a Prime Minister has visited one of His Majesty's prisons since 2010, and in which years.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL10042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>This information is not centrally collated. However, information on the Prime Minister’s official visits can be found on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website as part of the government’s transparency agenda.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/09/2023 15:10:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1658459

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on the storage, disposal or re-use of any serviceable inflatable craft or similar craft used by cross-Channel migrants.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL9895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided to PQ HL7826 on 23/05/23.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 19/09/2023 13:22:46 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford