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1652127
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-07-11more like thismore than 2023-07-11
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Ajax Vehicles more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government when an officer of (1) one-star, and (2) two-star, rank first rode in an Ajax armoured fighting vehicle at a speed of at least 30 miles per hour. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL9231 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-25more like thismore than 2023-07-25
answer text <p>According to information held by the Department, the first journeys made by a one and two star officer in the Ajax platform were in April 2019 (Director Land Warfare, a two star) and September 2020 (Commander 1 Armoured Brigade, a one star). There is no detail as to the speed travelled on either of these occasions. Noting it was within a trials environment, it is possible that 30mph was exceeded.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-25T12:58:28.73Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-25T12:58:28.73Z
answering member
4306
label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1643938
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-12more like thismore than 2023-06-12
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Ukraine: Armoured Fighting Vehicles more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 15 May (HL7499), whether it is the Ministry of Defence that is the Government department leading on ensuring that the government of Ukraine and its armed forces have all the armoured fighting vehicles that are required. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL8370 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-27more like thismore than 2023-06-27
answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is the UK Government Department leading on the granting of military equipment to Ukraine, including armoured fighting vehicles. To date, the UK has provided over 300 armoured and protected mobility vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-27T10:43:36.687Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-27T10:43:36.687Z
answering member
4306
label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1624522
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-27more like thismore than 2023-04-27
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Ukraine: Armoured Fighting Vehicles more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government which Government department leads on ensuring that the government of Ukraine and its armed forces have all the armoured fighting vehicles that are required whilst not compromising the overall defence and security needs of the UK. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL7499 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answer text <p>Via the Ministry of Defence, the UK has gifted over 300 armoured vehicles, both from its own inventory and from other sources internationally. Vehicles gifted from the UK have been assessed to cause tolerable risk to readiness in the short term and will not result in any longer-term capability gaps.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-15T16:54:18.013Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-15T16:54:18.013Z
answering member
4306
label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1624523
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-27more like thismore than 2023-04-27
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading RAF Scampton more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government who owns the former RAF Scampton airbase. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL7500 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answer text <p>RAF Scampton is currently owned by the Ministry of Defence pending disposal.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-15T15:49:36.823Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-15T15:49:36.823Z
answering member
4306
label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1624206
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-26more like thismore than 2023-04-26
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Industrial Injuries more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what were the top 10 causes of work-related fatal injuries of the 123 workers killed in Great Britain in 2021/22 as recorded by the Health and Safety Executive. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL7464 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-10more like thismore than 2023-05-10
answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes official statistics on work-related fatal injuries at <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm</a>. Data specifically for work-related fatal injuries by accident kind is reproduced in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1:</strong> Number of work-related fatal injuries to workers (employees and self-employed) in Great Britain by kind of accident, 2021/22</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Source: </em></strong><em>Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Accident kind</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of fatal injuries</strong> <strong> to workers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All accident kinds</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falls from a height</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Struck by moving vehicle</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Struck by moving, including flying/falling, object</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contact with moving machinery</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trapped by something collapsing/overturning</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contact with electricity or electrical discharge</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drowning or asphyxiation</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strike against something fixed or stationary</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exposure to fire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slips, trips or falls on same level</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exposure to an explosion</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Injured by an animal</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acts of violence</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other kind of accident</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for 2021/22 are at this stage provisional. They will be finalised in July 2023 following any necessary adjustments.</p>
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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less than 2023-05-10T16:35:42.767Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-10T16:35:42.767Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1580444
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-24more like thismore than 2023-01-24
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Challenger Tanks: Exports more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, when the Challenger 3 tank is in service, whether they will be free to export, sell, loan or transfer these tanks to any government they should choose without the agreement of the government of Germany. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL5003 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-02-07more like thismore than 2023-02-07
answer text <p>Challenger 3 will be a highly capable Main Battle Tank with world-leading performance. In line with the Land Industrial Strategy, our ambition is for it to be in service in 2027 with the capability ready for transfer, loan, or export. We are closely working with partners, including Germany where certain Challenge 3 components will be made, in order to meet these ambitions.</p><p> </p><p>Any and all such sharing would be subject to the relevant law of intellectual property, national export regulations, and licence conditions that identify and control the end user, and reflect international arms controls and human rights legislation.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-02-07T16:47:40.897Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-07T16:47:40.897Z
answering member
4306
label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1580445
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-24more like thismore than 2023-01-24
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Challenger Tanks more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether the primary purpose of the Challenger II Main Battle Tank’s hull and automotive systems is to transport the Challenger II turret, its associated systems and crew, around the battlefield with an optimised balance of protection and mobility. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL5004 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-02-07more like thismore than 2023-02-07
answer text <p>Yes. The Challenger 2 hull primarily provides survivability, the automotive components provide mobility, and the turret provides lethality. All three are balanced and work in harmony to deliver an effective capability.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-02-07T11:28:18.433Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-07T11:28:18.433Z
answering member
4306
label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1457013
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-04-07more like thismore than 2022-04-07
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways: Portsmouth more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with South Western Railway about reverting to providing two fast train services per hour each way between Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour; and when they expect this will happen. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL7789 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-20more like thismore than 2022-04-20
answer text <p>There are currently no plans to reintroduce the second fast service between Portsmouth Harbour and London Waterloo as current demand does not warrant a return of that service. The Department and South West Railway (SWR) will continue to monitor capacity and demand levels on this line and across the network.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2022-04-20T12:02:23.877Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-20T12:02:23.877Z
answering member
4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1457014
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-04-07more like thismore than 2022-04-07
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways: Portsmouth more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how much taxpayer funding is being saved per month by having only one fast train per hour on the Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour line rather than the two that were provided prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL7790 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-25more like thismore than 2022-04-25
answer text <p>Not running the second fast service between Portsmouth Harbour and Waterloo would be saving an estimated £3.6 million per annum. The Department and South West Railway (SWR) will continue to monitor capacity and demand levels on that line and across the network.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-25T14:40:02.58Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-25T14:40:02.58Z
answering member
4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
1437992
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-03more like thismore than 2022-03-03
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Ukraine: Geneva Conventions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what tactful representations they will make to the government of Ukraine about the need to adhere to the Geneva Conventions; and in particular Article 13, which covers the photography and videoing of captured enemy service personnel. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee remove filter
uin HL6590 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-17more like thismore than 2022-03-17
answer text <p>The UK Government is in regular contact with the Ukrainian Government at ministerial, military and diplomatic levels. The UK, at all times, supports and promotes the letter and the spirit of the Geneva Conventions, and we would expect any participant in any conflict to adhere to it completely, including Russia and Ukraine</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2022-03-17T12:07:19.72Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-17T12:07:19.72Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this