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993369

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date	22/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Foreign Relations
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 present state of Anglo–Ethiopian relations.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a strong bilateral partnership with Ethiopia, a key ally in the Horn of Africa. We will continue to invest in growing an equitable relationship, built on shared values, and with the shared aim of creating jobs and increasing prosperity, including by increasing the number of staff at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa.</p><p>Government Ministers regularly meet with their Ethiopian counterparts to discuss cooperation across a range of issues. The Secretary of State for Defence and the Secretary of State for International Development both visited Addis Ababa in August; the latter met with Prime Minister Abiy and discussed, inter-alia, the importance of inclusiveness and establishing accountability as part of his reform agenda. The Minister of State for Africa visited at the beginning of October, participating in constructive Aid Talks, which, while covering the breadth of issues identified in the 2018 Partnership Principles Assessment, focused on the economy. The Minister for Africa also, on 16 October, opened the UK-Ethiopia Trade and Investment Forum here in London, recognising the 80% growth in total trade in goods and services between the UK and Ethiopia in 2017 as a clear signal of our evolving, modern partnership.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/10/2018 12:08:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

993370

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Ethiopia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of economic and trade relations between the UK and Ethiopia.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and has sustained strong and consistent growth for 14 years. The trading relationship between the UK and Ethiopia is currently worth £699m per annum.</p><p>In Ethiopia the Government is promoting bilateral trading opportunities in a number of industries, including aerospace, infrastructure and renewable-energy.</p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has recently appointed the first HM Trade Commissioner to Africa, who champions trade between the UK and the continent. In addition, my hon Friend for Stafford (Jeremy Lefroy MP) is the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy and has visited Ethiopia 5 times to promote UK trade and investment to the country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 05/11/2018 17:54:53 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984294

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Flood Control: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the resilience to flooding in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall; and whether this has improved since 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, the Environment Agency and partners have successfully delivered over 80 schemes to provide better protection from river and coastal flooding to 6,300 properties since 1 April 2015. The full programme of flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes, including schemes completed in the south west region, can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/programme-of-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-schemes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/programme-of-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-schemes</a>,</p><p> </p><p>The flood risk management schemes in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall include a range of measures, such as property level protection, dredging, building and improving flood walls and embankments, and asset improvements and reinstatements.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not individually assess each council’s flooding plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 10:46:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984295

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Flood Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to protect the railways in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall from flood water damage since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail have undertaken flood resilience work since 2012 at the following locations in Devon and Somerset: Cowley Bridge, Athelney, Hele &amp; Bradninch, Flax Bourton, Whiteball and Axe &amp; Broom. These were part of a programme of ten flood resilience schemes representing an investment of £31.3m by the Government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 23/10/2018 10:58:09 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984296

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Coastal Erosion: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to mitigate the effects of coastal erosion in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Coastal erosion is a natural process that always has and will shape our coastline.</p><p> </p><p>In England, District Councils (known as Coastal Protection Authorities) lead on the management of coastal erosion risk in their areas. Since 1996, coastal protection authorities have collaborated locally with a range of other interested parties to develop Shoreline Management Plans (SMP) for their coastlines. These high level plans set out a top level policy framework to manage the risk of coastal change, covering three time periods of 20, 50 and 100 years, and recommend approaches to manage the local coastline. The Environment Agency (EA) has strategic oversight for the production and quality of SMPs, and over the next three years it will be funding a refresh of the plans by coastal authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In England, between 2015 and 2021, the Government plans to invest £885 million in projects to manage coastal erosion and better protect communities against flooding from the sea.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 10:47:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984297

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Flood Control: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the arrangements between local authorities and relevant agencies to mitigate flood risks in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>There are close working relationships between risk management authorities (RMAs) in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. These include the Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authorities and Internal Drainage Boards. Together they promote the creation, funding, and delivery of joint projects to manage flood risk. Assurance is provided through the two Regional Flood and Coastal Committees: South West covering Devon and Cornwall, and Wessex covering Somerset. The Regional Flood and Coastal Committees have membership from all relevant authorities and agencies, including County and Unitary Authorities and water companies.</p><p> </p><p>The RMAs also work together to deliver strategic planning policies, through influencing local and neighbourhood plans, to manage flood risk through economic growth, planning and development.</p><p>Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) plan and prepare for flooding in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. The LRFs are made up of category 1 and 2 responders, including the Environment Agency, county councils, NHS, Fire and Rescue Service, police. The LRFs meet bi-annually to ensure plans and procedures are in place to respond to flooding. Plans are tested regularly through multi-agency training and exercising. The LRFs provide support to communities to prepare for flooding. During flood events, the LRFs coordinate the response. After flood events, multi-agency debriefs identify successes and areas of improvements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 10:38:02 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984298

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 18 September (HL10098), what estimate they have made of the contribution of the East West Rail programme to annual regional economic growth.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The East West Rail Company are assessing the contribution of the East West Rail programme to both regional and national economic growth. This is yet to be quantified and the work is ongoing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/10/2018 13:46:35 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984299

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Cambridge
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 18 September (HL10000), whether the estimated £46.8 million national and regional economic benefit derived from the building of the new Cambridge South station represents an annual benefit or the total over a period of time.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The estimated national and regional benefits in the Strategic Outline Business Case are for the standard 60 year appraisal period used by the Department for infrastructure schemes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 23/10/2018 11:11:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967511

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Advice and Care Trust
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Catholic Prison Advice and Care Trust in the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the work of that charity.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We have a longstanding relationship with the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT), and we recognise the crucial role that they, and other Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations, carry out in supporting offenders and delivering rehabilitative services. I am pleased to note, too, that PACT have recently been awarded the contract for the provision of family engagement services for the female estate.</p><p>We will continue to engage with PACT as we take forward Lord Farmer’s recommendations as part of our wider prison reform agenda.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten