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820656

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Consultation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance is made available to Ministers regarding the need to maintain, and appear to maintain, an open mind during Government policy consultations.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL4626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>There is no firm guidance on this matter as each consultation is different; some will make a call for evidence on a topic and others will seek views on the details of a new Government policy. The Consultation Principles (copy attached), which are published on Gov.uk, stress the importance of targeting consultations at a full range of people, businesses and voluntary bodies affected by the policy. The guidance notes that departments should consider targeting specific groups and ensure they are aware of the consultation and can access it.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/01/2018 14:02:37 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Consultation Principles 2016 .pdf title Consultation Principles 2016
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

804736

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Acts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, since the State Opening of Parliament in 2010, how many (1) orders, and (2) regulations, have been made to commence either sections or complete Acts (a) less than 12 months, (b) between 12 and 24 months, (c) between 24 and 36 months, and (d) more than 36 months, after Royal Assent.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL4069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Commencement orders and regulations are available on the legislation.gov.uk website. The Government does not hold a central record detailing these commencement orders and regulations to enable the information requested to be provided.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/12/2017 16:24:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

798060

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Acts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what precedents there are for undertaking a consultation exercise before commencing a section of an act of Parliament, other than one dealing with secondary or delegated legislation under the relevant act.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>A revised set of consultation principles was published in 2016 to give clear guidance to government departments on consultations. These principles are attached to this answer.</p><p>These do not provide exact criteria for when consultations should and should not be undertaken, as it is important to consider the specific circumstances for each policy. The Government is committed to engaging with the public and other interested parties through formal and informal consultation, in the most appropriate manner for the policy in question.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 14/12/2017 12:34:45 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Consultation Principles 2016 .pdf title Consultation Principles 2016
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

751162

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Vacant Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since the Grenfell Tower fire to verify that local authorities are meeting their obligations to plan for, and respond to, disasters.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities, as category 1 responders under the Civil Contingency Act 2004, are subject to the full set of civil protection duties, which includes developing appropriate emergency plans based on local risks and needs. They are also required to assess the risk of emergencies occurring and use this to inform contingency planning.</p><p>Since the Grenfell Tower fire my officials have continued to support local resilience forums and have participated in meetings with key emergency planning stakeholders, as required.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/07/2017 13:33:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

717906

registered interest
date	05/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total expenditure on social security in 2016–17; and what were the ten largest heads of expenditure.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The total expenditure on social security in the UK in 2016–17 was forecast to be £217.9bn by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), in their Spring Budget 2017 forecast. Table 4.24 of the OBR’s March 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> provides more detail, including a breakdown by benefit area.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Office for Budget Responsibility, <em>Economic and Fiscal Outlook</em>, March 2017, Table 4.24 (http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/March2017EFO-231.pdf).</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/04/2017 14:50:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

679296

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 18 January (HL4520), when was the last time the British Army deployed a largely fully formed and supported division into the field for divisional movement and manoeuvre training.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The last time an Army Division deployed for training purposes was Exercise White Rhino, which took place in West Germany in September 1989. The largest exercise since then was Exercise Saif Sareea II in 2001 when over 22,500 personnel were deployed to Oman.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2017 17:14:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

671117

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the British army last executed a Divisional Movement Order.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL4520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The last time the British Army deployed a Division was for TELIC 1, for operations in Iraq in 2003.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/01/2017 16:15:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

637319

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	16 Air Assault Brigade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place 16 Air Assault Brigade's Critical Outstanding Spares List for the Pinzgauer range of vehicles in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to place the 16 Air Assault Brigade's Critical Outstanding Spares List for the Pinzgauer range in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/11/2016 16:24:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

628234

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Abnormal Loads
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been spent to date developing and operating (1) the Electronic Service Delivery of Abnormal Loads system operated by Highways England, and (2) any other commercial software systems which are designed to perform a similar task; and what proportion of abnormal load notifications received by Network Rail have been generated by each system in the last two months.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL2969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads (ESDAL²), operated by Highways England, has cost £3.9million to develop and operate to date.</p><p> </p><p>There are commercial systems that perform some elements of ESDAL², but do not offer the same end-to-end service. These have been financed through private concerns and no public money has been used to develop or operate them.</p><p> </p><p>For the period 1<sup>st</sup> September to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2016, Network Rail has received a total of 11,308 notifications through ESDAL² from 361 companies. In the same period, it has received 6,834 notifications from 87 companies who have used a commercial software platform (or 29% of total notifications received in the period) with approximately half of these being from a single company. There have been 5,149 notifications from other forms received by Network Rail, which equates to 22% of total notifications received.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/11/2016 12:32:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

581700

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their policy that the Secretary of State for Transport shall decline to grant a Vehicle Special Order under section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, for the purpose of carrying crane ballast weights, to an operator which does not have a green Operator Compliance Risk Score from the DVSA; and if not, whether they will review that policy.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The DVSA’s Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) is a scheme that supports DVSA’s compliance monitoring for operators. In contrast Vehicle Special Orders in relation to the Special Types General Order (STGO) for abnormal loads are granted by the Secretary of State for Transport through Highways England.</p><p> </p><p>These two schemes are not connected or interdependent. The Compliance Risk Score does not form any part of the process for granting an application for a Vehicle Special Order. Both schemes are designed with specific requirements. We have no plans to change the process to make either scheme conditional on the other.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/09/2016 12:08:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee