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date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the challenges of integrating advanced technologies into the UK's defence capabilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL4265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Integrated Review Refresh, Defence Command Paper Refresh, and recent Defending Britain paper have all outlined changes the MOD is making to promote greater pull-through of integrating advanced technologies into deployable capabilities. The Integration Design Authority (IDA) will traffic-light proposals for new equipment (including advanced technologies), introduce new checks and balances to avoid previous procurement challenges, speed up frontline delivery and bring down costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Integrated Procurement Model (IPM) announced in February 2024 is a fundamental shift in the way the MOD acquires defence capability. Taken together, these changes will drive increased pace in the delivery of military capability to UK Armed Forces and promote effective integration of technology into deployable capability so that we stay ahead of our adversaries.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 17/05/2024 13:58:24 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1551414

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date	13/12/2022
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	Absent Voting: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the requirement in the Voter Identification Regulations 2022 for electors to possess photo identification in order to vote, how electors participating using a postal vote will be required to prove their identity when completing their ballot paper.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>There are longstanding security measures focused on the security of the postal voting process, including requiring postal voters to provide personal identifiers at the time of applying for a postal vote and which are checked at the time of a poll. In addition, other measures are available to electoral administrators can apply around the process to ensure security, such as monitoring numbers of postal voters and locations for unusual activity.</p><p>The Elections Act 2022 introduces additional safeguards against the potential abuse of postal voting including extending the secrecy provisions, which had previously only applied in polling stations, to postal votes and therefore making anyone coercing someone completing a postal vote liable to further criminal sanctions. The Act also requires those registered for a postal vote to re-apply for a postal vote every three years; imposes a ban on political campaigners handling postal votes (with some limited exceptions), supported by the creation of a new offence; and provides a power to limit the number of postal votes that a person may hand-in to a polling station or to the Returning Officer on behalf of others.</p><p>The Elections Act 2022 introduces an identity check at the point of application for a postal vote, whereby an applicant will need to provide their National Insurance number (or other documents or attestations where the applicant cannot provide a national insurance number) to be checked against HMG records. This process mirrors the current practice for Register to Vote.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 29/12/2022 14:12:07 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1380804

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many briefings the Secretary of State for Defence has received on the build-up of Russian forces on the Ukraine border.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL4265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence receives regular updates on the situation in Ukraine, especially in light of his recent visit to Kiev. We have significant concerns about Russia's aggressive pattern of military build-ups on Ukraine's border and in illegally-annexed Crimea. We remain clear that Russia's threatening and destabilising behaviour is unacceptable. We will continue to monitor events on the ground closely and call on Russia, alongside our Allies and Partners, to adhere to its international obligations and commitments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 06/12/2021 17:22:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1195262

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether COVID-19 contact tracing, if widely applied, will also extend to school-aged children.
tabling member printed	Lord Lingfield
uin	HL4265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is developing a new test and trace programme. This will bring together an app, expanded web and phone-based contact tracing, and swab testing for those with potential COVID-19 symptoms. This programme will play an important role in helping to minimise the spread of COVID-19 in the future, including for school-aged children.</p><p> </p><p>The programme will include more traditional methods of contact tracing if a child, parent or guardian test positive. This could include, for example, direct discussion with parents and schools on recent contacts. The Government has recruited 21,000 contact tracers to support contact tracing and will recruit more if needed. They will play an important part in tracing the contacts of those with COVID-19, including school-aged children.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 27/05/2020 11:49:02 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4194 label Biography information for Lord Lingfield

808741

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date	18/12/2017
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	EU Energy Policy
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 appropriateness of membership of the Energy Union after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL4265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering all aspects of its future relationship with the EU, including in energy. Our priority is to maintain affordable, clean and secure energy supplies for businesses and households.</p><p>The UK will remain closely linked to our European partners after the UK’s exit from the EU, including physically as regards to electricity and gas interconnectors, and we continue to collaborate on current and future regulatory and technical arrangements.</p><p>As part of the negotiations on our future relationship, we would welcome a full and open discussion about all of the options for ongoing collaboration, including options for UK participation in EU programmes, agencies and other bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 21/12/2017 16:29:09 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone