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517014

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Patents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many patents have been applied for by the Ministry of Defence or its agencies in the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL8169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and its agencies filed 875 patent applications from 2006 to 2016. This includes patent applications filed in both the UK and abroad.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2016 15:53:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

515548

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Loran Navigator System
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent by them or Trinity House on the E-LORAN navigation system in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL7928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2016 answer text <p>Expenditure on the eLoran navigation system by the Trinity House Research and Radio Navigation department for each of the last 10 years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Exp (£000)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Income (£000)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net Exp (£000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/08</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>-188</p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>256</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>-234</p></td><td><p><strong>176</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>606</p></td><td><p>-141</p></td><td><p><strong>466</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>708</p></td><td><p>-200</p></td><td><p><strong>508</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>-200</p></td><td><p><strong>373</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>937</p></td><td><p>-200</p></td><td><p><strong>737</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>1,001</p></td><td><p>-100</p></td><td><p><strong>901</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>-100</p></td><td><p><strong>476</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>5,263</p></td><td><p>-1,363</p></td><td><p><strong>3,900</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The vast majority of funding for Trinity House, and therefore the R&amp;RNAV department, is met by the General Lighthouse Fund.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/05/2016 08:39:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

513876

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government approximately how many non-commissioned female members of the armed forces have retired from regular service with a trade that would normally require an HGV licence in the last 12-month period for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL7750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/04/2016 15:36:29 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

511888

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Power Stations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a UK power station is required to be able to make a "black start", i.e. from zero vaults and zero cycles, with no power input from the National Grid.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL7647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>National Grid procure the Black Start service from providers that have the capability to start main blocks of generation from an on-site auxiliary generator, without reliance on external site supplies. It is not a requirement for all UK power stations to have this capability.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a Black Start, the service would require the provider to start up its main generator(s) and deliver power to start up sections of the National Transmission System and distribution network.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/04/2016 15:21:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

455968

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	EU External Trade: China
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what tariffs are applied by the EU to goods manufactured in China, including electronic components, televisions, computers, medical equipment and small petrol generators.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The tariffs applied by the EU on goods manufactured by China will vary according to the precise product being imported. The EU’s tariff schedule contains in excess of 9000 separate tariff lines on which separate duties are imposed. The table below shows the average Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs imposed by the EU on imports from China for broad product groups. However, in addition to MFN tariffs, additional tariffs may apply to some specific products if anti-dumping or anti subsidy measures are in place.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the tariffs which apply to specific products can be found at the gov.uk website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Over 200 EU tariffs applied to imports of certain information technology goods and some medical equipment will be eliminated as a result of the successful conclusion in December 2015 of negotiations to expand the Information Technology Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>European Union Most Favoured Nation Tariffs on Imports from non-EU Countries, by Broad Category, Expressed in Percentage Terms </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Product Group</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Import Duty Expressed </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>in percentage terms</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dairy products</p></td><td><p>42.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sugars and confectionery</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beverages &amp; tobacco</p></td><td><p>20.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal products</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cereals &amp; preparations</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fish &amp; fish products</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clothing</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fruit, vegetables, plants</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oilseeds, fats &amp; oils</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Textiles</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coffee, tea</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemicals</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport equipment</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leather, footwear, etc.</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other agricultural products</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electrical machinery</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufactures, n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Petroleum</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minerals &amp; metals</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-electrical machinery</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wood, paper, etc.</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cotton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:WTO</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 09/03/2016 16:53:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee