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1718954

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date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many public bus journeys were taken in England in each year from 2010 until the most recent year for which records are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department publishes annual National Statistics on bus passenger journeys in England in the annual bus statistics release.</p><p> </p><p>Bus passenger journeys in England for the year ending March 2010 up to the year ending March 2023 are provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Passenger Journeys, millions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>4,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4,511</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>4,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>4,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>3,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 24/05/2024 11:51:35 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1566620

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: France
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what forecast they have made of the number of potential migrants who will be prevented from reaching the UK as a result of the terms and provisions of the UK–France Joint Statement of 14 November 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The department does not publish modelling of small boats controls.</p><p>The Joint Statement deepens the UK's partnership with France and is an important step to deter dangerous journeys across the Channel and break the business model of people smugglers. In 2022, our joint activity with the French saw nearly 33,000 of these dangerous, illegal and unnecessary crossings prevented.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 26/01/2023 14:56:45 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

1385203

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Armenia: Azerbaijan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 25 November (HL4243), what support they are providing to help document and investigate allegations of serious mistreatment of Armenian prisoners of war by the government of Azerbaijan.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The Minister for Europe and Americas raised this important issue with both Governments directly, including during her visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan earlier this year and during subsequent engagements with her counterparts. The UK has continued to encourage both Governments to thoroughly investigate all allegations that prisoners of war and detainees were mistreated during and after last year's conflict. We will continue to urge the parties to prioritise securing a peaceful settlement to the conflict through negotiations facilitated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and to settle all outstanding matters related to the conflict.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 10/12/2021 13:40:02 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1197266

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Global Navigation Satellite Systems
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the classified output from their proposed UK satellite navigation system would be shared with the Five Eyes intelligence community.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>Five Eyes partners are aware of proposals for a UK Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The Programme is currently in its Engineering, Design and Development Phase to research and understand what would best suit the UK’s positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) requirements. The services that a system would offer and their potential users are being determined as part of that work.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/06/2020 13:48:21 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

823987

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they most recently agreed a contract with Carillion; what contracts have been agreed in the last 12 months; and what are the details of those contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p>We also routinely stress-test contracts to ensure that if one party within a contract fails to deliver, the other parties involved will step in to complete the work. As with all contracts, our priority is to have best value and outcome for taxpayers’ money.</p><p>We have worked closely across government with all affected departments and stakeholders to develop robust contingency plans that enable us to maintain the continuity and mitigate impacts to public services where possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/01/2018 11:34:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

674011

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Hazardous Substances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the statutory duties of (1) the Civil Aviation Authority, and (2) owners of British passenger aircraft, towards passengers and crew members to (a) prevent exposure to hazardous substances, and (b) manage incidents where passengers and crew are exposed to hazardous substances, when an aircraft is outside British airspace.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is under a statutory duty to provide assistance and advice to the Secretary of State including by the provision of advice on the health of air passengers and crew, and investigating new aviation health concerns.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA is responsible for issuing Certificates of Airworthiness at a national level for individual aircraft. One requirement for a certificates of airworthiness to be issued is that it must be demonstrated that the aircraft and its engines must not have design features which experience has shown to be hazardous, and the design should take account of the effects of component deterioration or failure to minimise the concentration of potentially toxic products.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA has a further duty under the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004. This applies to persons employed as crew members for commercial air transport, employers have a duty to ensure that “each crew member employed by him is at all times…provided with adequate health and safety protection” so as to preserve the health and safety of the crew from “any hazards that may threaten his health or safety during the course of his undertaking his work and are capable of being provided by his employer.” This duty does not extend to passengers. The CAA is the enforcing authority for the 2004 Regulations in respect of the occupational health and safety of crew members while they are on board.</p><p> </p><p>For owners of aircraft in Great Britain, specific duties in relation to health and safety are imposed on employers by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which the Health &amp; Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the management of incidents where passengers and crew are exposed to hazardous substances, immediate responses and subsequent actions, including investigation, are the aircraft operator's responsibility under its emergency procedures and safety management systems. There may also be applicable airport procedures.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/01/2017 12:30:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

178347

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to investigate the basis on which the Crown Prosecution Service brought charges against Mr Liddle of the Melbreak Hunt, charges which were then dropped.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>Cumbria Constabulary charged Mr Liddle with hunting a wild mammal with dogs (contrary to Sections 1 and 6 of the Hunting Act 2004) and allowing dogs to be dangerously out of control (contrary to Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991). This followed an incident on 9 March 2014 when members of the public witnessed a fox being killed by a pack of hounds on land near Buttermere. The police were satisfied that there was sufficient evidence to charge Mr Liddle and issued a postal requisition on 6 June 2014. These offences fall within the category of offences where the charging decision rests with the police. Mr Liddle appeared at Workington Magistrates Court on 27 June 2014 and pleaded not guilty to all charges. Following receipt of all the evidential material from the police, the case was reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service’s North West Area Wildlife Crime Lead. He applied the Code for Crown Prosecutors and determined that there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction having considered all of the required elements of the offence. Following consultation with Cumbria Constabulary the case was discontinued on 10 September 2014. The Crown Prosecution Service did not, therefore, bring charges against Mr Liddle. The case was brought to an end after the full evidential material was reviewed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 19/02/2015 09:34:10 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra