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1683970

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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

1489783

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the stock of private homes available to rent following changes to regulations regarding buy-to-let accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>Since 2010, there have been a range of policy changes affecting private landlords. These include tax changes for buy-to-let landlords, changes to the Stamp Duty Land Tax, tightening lending criteria on buy-to-let mortgages and the growing role of the build-to-rent sector.</p><p>The Private Rented Sector remains an important part of the housing market, with 4.4 million households currently in the Private Rented Sector. The proportion of PRS households has remained relatively stable for nearly a decade, as evidenced through the English Housing Survey. According to the English Private Landlord Survey (2021) over half (57%) of landlords had a buy-to-let mortgage, representing 68% of tenancies, indicating that buy-to-let landlords continue to invest.</p> answering member printed Lord Harrington of Watford question first answered 26/07/2022 14:04:19 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1344898

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence who have been released applied for the life licence to be lifted as they have been released more than 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the protection of the public and the effective management of offenders. By law, prisoners serving indeterminate sentences who have completed their tariff will be released only when the independent Parole Board concludes that the risk they present to the public is capable of being safely managed in the community under probation supervision.</p><p>As of 31 March 2021, there were 1,784 prisoners serving the IPP sentence in custody who have never been released.</p><p>As of the same date, there were 632 prisoners serving the IPP sentence in custody who had been recalled more than once, whilst there were 2243 offenders serving the IPP sentence in the community who have been released and not been recalled.</p><p>As of 8 July, 18 applications have been received from offenders requesting termination of their IPP licence. From September this year, officials will refer automatically to the Parole Board the case of every offender serving the IPP sentence who has become eligible to apply for termination of his/her IPP licence.</p><p>Notes for all figures:</p><ol><li>These figures have been drawn from the Public Protection Unit Database and Prison-NOMIS held by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. As with any large-scale recording systems, the figures are subject to possible errors with data migration and processing.</li></ol> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL1792 HL1793 HL1794 question first answered 21/07/2021 16:56:42 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1179960

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Labour Turnover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional measures, alongside the introduction of 20,000 police officers, they are taking to address the rate of retention of serving police officers.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
uin	HL1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Around 7,500 police officers leave the service each year, the majority through normal retirement. Forces will continue to fill these vacancies as a matter of routine. The Police Uplift Programme will deliver 20,000 completely new posts across policing in addition to replacing leavers.</p><p>Relatively few officers choose to leave their job before retirement, compared to other public and private sector workforces. Voluntary resignations remain low at a rate of under 2% of the workforce and the independent pay review bodies have concluded that police officer retention rates a stable.</p><p>Nevertheless, the Government is not complacent, and we believe that more can be done to improve the retention of key skills to support the uplift in police officer numbers. The Home Office is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council, and other policing partners, to consider what further action may be needed to support retention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/03/2020 16:08:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3733 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington

767377

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Borders Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government about re-opening the rest of the Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle following the partial opening to Tweedbank.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>In line with the Scottish Parliament’s legislative competence, the promotion and construction of railways that start, end and remain in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government. We look to the relevant local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the Transport for the North partnership, in developing a comprehensive transport strategy for the North of England, to decide whether to engage with the Scottish Government and other stakeholders on the commissioning of such assessments.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/10/2017 12:46:09 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

581659

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government at what stage of the process of leaving the EU they will invoke the Vienna Accord on the denunciation of treaties.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The Treaty on the European Union contains provision for withdrawal in Article 50. It is this process which accordingly applies and has to be followed for the United Kingdom to leave the EU in accordance with international law.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 26/09/2016 15:48:30 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

392040

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to respond to the report by the Constitution Committee published on 27 March, <i>Inter-governmental relations in the United Kingdom</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2015 answer text <p>The Lords’ Constitution Committee report on Intergovernmental Relations in the United Kingdom followed soon after a Plenary meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee, at which the Heads of all four of the UK administrations agreed to begin work on a revised Memorandum of Understanding. As part of this process the administrations are considering the recommendations of the Silk and Smith Commissions, as well as other recent reports on intergovernmental relations including the Constitution Committee’s report.</p><p>The process is continuing and will require careful consideration and discussion between all four administrations of the UK. We therefore do not know exactly how long this might take and should be cautious to avoid prejudging its conclusions. The four administrations will jointly set out the conclusions of this process in due course, and will of course keep the House updated of developments.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 05/08/2015 16:19:57 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

89953

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Department for Transport and Office of Rail Regulation staff are investigating Network Rail's costs of electrification; and whether the Department for Transport is planning to take over the responsibility of the Office of Rail Regulation for monitoring Network Rail's costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>The detailed cost estimates for future rail electrification are still being developed by Network Rail and will be evaluated using the Enhancement Cost Adjustment Mechanism set out in the Office of Rail Regulation’s Final Determination for Control Period 5. This process is not expected to conclude until early 2016. There are no plans for changes to the responsibilities of the three organisations in relation to monitoring costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 15/09/2014 11:39:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley