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800451

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date	04/12/2017
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	Sky Lanterns
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they treat sky lanterns as a form of litter; if not, why not; and whether they have any plans to ban (1) the use, and (2) the mass release of, sky lanterns.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL3838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Environmental Protection Act 1990 Act does not provide a comprehensive definition of litter or refuse, although the courts have considered the definition to be wide. Litter is most commonly assumed to include materials, often associated with smoking, eating and drinking, that are improperly discarded and left by members of the public; or are spilt during business operations as well as waste management operations.</p><p> </p><p>Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 says: “A person is guilty of an offence if he throws down, drops or otherwise deposits any litter in any place to which this section applies and leaves it”. Ultimately it is for a court to rule whether a release of sky lanterns would be covered.</p><p> </p><p>An independent study commissioned by Defra and the Welsh Government published in 2013 concluded that the risks to animals or damage to the environment by sky lanterns were relatively minor and that voluntary action and initiatives have been shown to be effective. Based on these findings, we currently have no plans to ban the use of sky lanterns.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/12/2017 15:09:47 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

651857

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following notice to leave the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, they intend to continue to implement new EU Directives.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. The outcome of the exit negotiations will determine what arrangements apply in relation to EU legislation in future once the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 14/12/2016 16:50:16 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

432065

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define open access in the context of mandatory open-access sexual health services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL3838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are mandated by legislation to commission open access sexual health services for everyone present in their area; this includes free testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and notification of sexual partners of infected persons; and free contraception, and reasonable access to all methods of contraception.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/12/2015 12:30:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

170931

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many main battle tanks, either serviceable or useable at short notice, are presently available to the British Army.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL3838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on availability and levels of readiness for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security or disclose information which could be of use to our adversaries. The Army has sufficient levels of main battle tanks to meet the levels of readiness required under Defence Strategic Direction and as set out in the Defence Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 06/01/2015 17:14:25 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne