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1171801

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they intend to take to ensure the safety of smart motorways.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport announced in October an evidence stocktake to gather the facts on the safety of smart motorways and make recommendations. That work is being undertaken at pace.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not want to pre-judge the results of that work, which we will be publishing very soon. We will continue to prioritise improving safety – making conditions safer for everyone on our roads.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/01/2020 14:04:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1300475

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administrative Law Independent Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government published the report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law on 18 March. At the same time, it published its response to the report in the form of a consultation document seeking views on a range of proposals for reforming Judicial Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 22/03/2021 17:52:03 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1027170

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Advertising
	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 Advertising Standards Authority about (1) the operation of, and (2) the future content of, the Code on Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct and Promotional Marketing; and what has been the outcome.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the principles that govern advertising in traditional media also apply and are enforced online. We recognise the highly complex nature of the online advertising industry and as part of the Digital Charter’s work programme we are gathering more evidence on the sector as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>To support this work we are engaging with regulators, online platforms and advertising companies, to understand the impact of online advertising on society and the economy.</p><p> </p><p>As an independent authority, the CMA has complete discretion to investigate consumer and competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA’s case selection is entirely independent and cannot be influenced by government.</p><p> </p><p>The Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct &amp; Promotional Marketing is drawn up the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), an independent body comprised of advertising industry representatives, and enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority through a system of self-regulation. The Code applies to advertising in non-broadcast media including online, as well as print, outdoors, video-on-demand, direct marketing and cinema. It is regularly reviewed and updated by CAP to ensure it remains effective, and proposed changes to the Code are routinely subject to public consultation. This process is conducted independently of Government.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12349 HL12350 question first answered 21/12/2018 14:01:43 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1028328

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Arts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they have taken to ensure that the apprenticeship scheme is suitable for the creative industries; and what has been the outcome of those steps.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>Our apprenticeship reforms are placing employers at the heart of ensuring that they have the right skills in their workforce to grow their business and to increase their productivity. However, we do recognise that some sectors and employers, including in the creative industries, experience challenges in taking advantage of the apprenticeship reforms.</p><p>Improving quality is a fundamental part of our reforms to apprenticeships. We are making sure that apprenticeships are high quality, industry recognised and delivered by quality providers. Apprenticeship standards are being developed by employers themselves to ensure their relevance. Over 70 employers are involved in developing new apprenticeship standards in the creative and digital industries sectors. There are 32 creative and design and digital industries standards currently available, with 38 more in development.</p><p>As part of the Creative Industries Sector Deal, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is supporting the creative careers strategy by working with the Institute for Apprenticeships on the development of apprenticeship standards, classifying areas where there are skills gaps identified as Industrial Strategy priorities.</p><p>We have introduced the apprenticeship levy to encourage sustained employer investment in high quality apprenticeships and are carefully monitoring the impact of the levy in different sectors. We are also working with ScreenSkills to discuss options for how best the sector can benefit from sustainable investment in the apprenticeship training that they need.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 02/01/2019 12:04:51 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1002224

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Fijians have joined the British Armed Forces in each of the last 20 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>To be eligible to join the British Armed Forces an individual must be a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen, either as a sole or dual national. As Fiji is a member of the Commonwealth, its citizens are eligible to apply to join. There is no recruitment process specifically for Fijian nationals. All British, Irish and Commonwealth nationals are required to make an online application and, if successful, will then go through the recruitment and selection assessment process in the UK for the Service they are applying to join.</p><p> </p><p>Information held by the Ministry of Defence on the numbers of Regular personnel who reported a Fijian nationality on joining the British Armed Forces in each Financial Year (FY) since 1998-99 is provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of Regular personnel reporting a Fijian nationality on intake to the British Armed Forces (FYs 1998-99 to 2017-18)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>170</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>110</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>220</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>280</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>470</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>490</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>260</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>320</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,980 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,100 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Nationality is not part of the Royal Navy/Royal Marines and RAF legacy datasets (data held prior to the introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration System) and as such figures for these Services are included only from 2007-08 for Royal Navy/Royal Marines and 2006-07 for RAF.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The declaration rate for nationality on intake for FY 2017-18 is 99.1%. Some personnel will declare their nationality after intake; figures in this table show nationality declared at intake.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. ‘~’ indicates a number less than 5. ‘-‘ indicates zero.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL11246 question first answered 13/11/2018 15:48:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1002225

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a policy towards the recruitment of Fijians into the British Armed Forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>To be eligible to join the British Armed Forces an individual must be a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen, either as a sole or dual national. As Fiji is a member of the Commonwealth, its citizens are eligible to apply to join. There is no recruitment process specifically for Fijian nationals. All British, Irish and Commonwealth nationals are required to make an online application and, if successful, will then go through the recruitment and selection assessment process in the UK for the Service they are applying to join.</p><p> </p><p>Information held by the Ministry of Defence on the numbers of Regular personnel who reported a Fijian nationality on joining the British Armed Forces in each Financial Year (FY) since 1998-99 is provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of Regular personnel reporting a Fijian nationality on intake to the British Armed Forces (FYs 1998-99 to 2017-18)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>170</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>110</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>220</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>280</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>470</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>490</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>260</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>320</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,980 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,100 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Nationality is not part of the Royal Navy/Royal Marines and RAF legacy datasets (data held prior to the introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration System) and as such figures for these Services are included only from 2007-08 for Royal Navy/Royal Marines and 2006-07 for RAF.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The declaration rate for nationality on intake for FY 2017-18 is 99.1%. Some personnel will declare their nationality after intake; figures in this table show nationality declared at intake.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. ‘~’ indicates a number less than 5. ‘-‘ indicates zero.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL11245 question first answered 13/11/2018 15:48:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1363286

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had about the future of the Asia Infrastructure Bank.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK continues to engage closely with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and its members in line with the UK Government’s priorities. The AIIB’s 2030 Corporate Strategy sets out an ambitious approach to climate change, including a target that 50% of its investments will be climate finance by 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/11/2021 17:25:19 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

456381

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	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	Australia: Climate Change
	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 government of Australia about the proposed changes at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research station at Cape Grim in Tasmania, and what has been the outcome of those discussions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>There have been no discussions between the British and Australian Governments about the Cape Grim research station, or the future of climate monitoring programmes there, following the recent restructuring plans announced by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 14/03/2016 12:16:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1469977

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2022
	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	Avian Influenza: Shetland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the effects of bird flu in Shetland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Disease control is a devolved matter, and it is for the devolved administrations to assess their disease risks and respond accordingly. However, each of the administrations seeks consistent and coordinated response to disease control across Great Britain (GB) where possible. Avian influenza control measures for the three GB administrations are set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notifiable-avian-disease-control-strategy." target="_blank">GB notifiable avian disease control strategy</a> (copy also attached to this answer).</p><p> </p><p>As part of the coordinated GB response to avian influenza, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) carries out year-round <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu#wild-birds-in-the-uk" target="_blank">avian influenza surveillance of dead wild birds</a> submitted via public reports and warden patrols on behalf of Defra, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government to help us understand how the disease is distributed geographically and in different types of bird. Through this surveillance, wild birds including Eider ducks, great black-backed gulls, gannets and Arctic terns have been found positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 on Shetland. The Scottish Government is working closely with APHA, NatureScot and other non-governmental organisations including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology to monitor and respond to the effect of avian influenza on wild birds on Shetland and other areas of Scotland.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 27/06/2022 13:52:15 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name avian-disease-control-strategy1.pdf title Avian Disease Control Strategy
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1333930

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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	Babies: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve (1) the newborn screening programme, and (2) the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) regularly reviews over 100 conditions, including some rare diseases, to ensure that we continue to offer a world class screening programme. In the Newborn Screening Programme, the UK NSC has recently reviewed Adrenoleukodystrophy and is in the process of reviewing 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome to assess its suitability for a population-based screening programme. It is important that the addition of any new conditions to the newborn blood spot programme or any population screening programme, is supported by robust peer-reviewed evidence.</p><p>The UK Rare Diseases Framework provides the high-level direction for rare diseases including improving diagnosis rates. The Framework’s priorities will be implemented through nation-specific action plans which will outline the specific commitments from each UK nation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2021 11:32:20 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad