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1220799

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Testing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many heavy goods vehicles have been issued with a certificate of temporary exemption from plating or testing under section 53(5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, during each of the last five calendar years before 31 December 2019.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>There were no heavy goods vehicles issued with a certificate of temporary exemption from plating or testing under section 53(5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 during each of the last five calendar years before 31 December 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/07/2020 14:54:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1220449

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Business Premises and Materials Handling Equipment: Inspections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require statutory inspections of (1) mobile cranes of over 10,000 kilograms lifting capacity, (2) fixed cranes of over 10,000 kilograms lifting capacity, (3) electrical installations in public buildings, and (4) passenger lifts, to be conducted by inspectors who they appoint and fund.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, dutyholders (employers and the self-employed) have a statutory duty to have lifting equipment for use at work (including cranes and lifts) thoroughly examined by a competent person at time intervals set out in the Regulations. Her Majesty’s Government has no plans to appoint inspectors or fund inspections to deliver these statutory inspections because the legal obligation to ensure safety rests with the person who controls the equipment or premises.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, dutyholders are obliged to ensure all electrical systems are maintained to ensure the safety of the system. The obligation to maintain only arises if a lack of maintenance could cause danger. The frequency of maintenance is a matter for the judgement of the dutyholder. Her Majesty’s Government has no plans to change the legislation for the way such maintenance is carried out or appoint inspectors or fund inspections for maintenance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 13/07/2020 16:28:28 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1203071

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Boilers: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require statutory inspections of boilers and pressure vessels to be conducted by inspectors who they (1) appoint, and (2) fund.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>Under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 the users and owners of boilers and pressure vessels have a statutory duty to have them examined by a competent person at periods specified in a written scheme of examination.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has no plans to appoint inspectors or fund inspections to deliver these statutory inspections.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 25/06/2020 16:36:00 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1189719

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to relax the requirement for eyesight and medical testing of those applying to renew heavy goods vehicle and public service vehicle licences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>To keep bus and lorry drivers on the road, the Government has made temporary provisions to remove the requirement to submit a medical report, which includes questions about eyesight, when applying to renew a bus or lorry driving licence, until further notice. Provided they have no notifiable medical conditions, drivers will be issued a licence that is valid for one year instead of the usual five. This only applies if the licence expired after 1 January 2020 or is due to expire.</p><p>As is always the case, drivers must ensure they are medically fit to drive and they are legally obliged to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of the onset or worsening of any medical condition.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/04/2020 11:26:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1189720

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Coronavirus
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 impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of heavy goods vehicle drivers.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is in regular contact with representatives of the road haulage industry to understand the issues the industry is experiencing as a result of COVID-19. Estimates suggest that there is not currently a lack of HGV driver availability.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken action to allow drivers whose Driver CPC expires between 1 March and 30 September 2020 to either take the training remotely or complete it after 30 September 2020. In addition, drivers whose licences have expired since 1 January 2020 or will expire in 2020 will be able to receive a temporary 1-year licence, providing they do not have any medical conditions that affect their driving.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/04/2020 13:54:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1189721

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allow public service vehicle licence holders to drive two-axle, category C, heavy goods vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to allow public service vehicle (category D) licence holders to drive any heavy goods vehicles (category C) during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation requires the driver to have passed a test in the category of the vehicle being driven.</p><p> </p><p>Although buses and coaches share many similar driving characteristics with lorries, there are significant differences in the handling, braking with a load, and automatic and semi-automatic transmission systems. Without specific training, bus drivers may not be familiar with these differences, which may have significant road safety implications.</p><p> </p><p>The safety of vulnerable road users, including pedestrians or cyclists is a priority for this Government. Only those drivers who have undertaken appropriate training in the vehicle and demonstrated competence by passing a test can drive category C vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will keep under review the availability of drivers to ensure critical supply chains are able to continue servicing NHS and supermarket food supplies during the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/04/2020 16:06:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1180613

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial penalties train operating companies are subject to if a train is cancelled due to (1) a train defect, or (2) a lack of train crew, broken down by each franchise awarded since June 2010.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department holds all its franchised operators to account for their performance through a Franchise Agreement. Each operator’s performance is measured against a set of benchmarks, which includes cancellations; however, these are not disaggregated down to individual types of cancellations, such as train defects. Specific cancellation causes are not connected to set penalties; any expenditure we require operators to incur to improve performance for passengers is linked to their overall performance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/03/2020 16:12:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1179824

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many current prisoners between 18 and 30 years of age have at least (1) seven, and (2) 15, previous convictions or cautions.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Information relating to the criminal history of the current prison population is not held centrally and would require linking data sets. The requested information, therefore, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does, however, publish similar statistics annually on Gov.uk as part of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly collection. This includes a breakdown of the prison population by number of previous convictions and cautions, as well as age group and sex. The most recent release can be found on Table A1.19 of the ‘Annual Prison Population: 2019’ file within ‘Offender Management Statistics Quarterly: January to March 2019’.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/03/2020 17:20:03 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1178493

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the full cost of training a regular army recruit undertaking Phase one basic training, including (1) staff, (2) accommodation, and (3) logistics, costs; and how long that training takes.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Basic Training course at the Army Training Centre (Pirbright) is 14 weeks. This is the shortest basic training course for Regular soldiers, and recruits go on from Pirbright to train in their trade for longer periods which vary depending on their selected job role.</p><p> </p><p>The average cost of basic training for a soldier successfully passing the Army Training Centre (Pirbright) is estimated at approximately £38,000. This can be broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Cost Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£K/Trainee</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Note</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clothing</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ammunition</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trainee Pay</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other stock consumption</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>Includes ration packs and respirators</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manpower</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>Direct and indirect manpower costs for both military and civilian staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>Accommodation and training facilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administration Overhead</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38.1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These costs represent the cost of 1,695 trainees completing basic training. Costs have been apportioned to the course on the basis of activity, however there may be further costs not shown, that are captured under the greater Pirbright establishment output.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/02/2020 13:42:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1178494

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average total number of (1) civilian, and (2) military, staff working for an army training regiment; and how many recruits such a regiment can train at any one time.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The capacity for Army Training Centre (Pirbright) for training year 2020-21 is currently planned to be 4,032. This is comprised of two training regiments with an overall establishment of approximately 570 staff, of whom 470 are military and 100 are civil servants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/02/2020 13:43:15 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee