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1580445

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 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> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/02/2023 11:28:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1624522

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL7499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 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> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/05/2023 16:54:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1362004

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
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 Goldie on 14 October (HL2815), how many (1) regular, and (2) reserve, members of the Armed Forces who hold the rank equivalent to a full corporal or below hold a group C HGV licence; and how many hold a group C + E licence.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Under Military Aid to Civilian Authority, Defence has made available approximately 250 military fuel tanker drivers and a similar number of support staff, to assist the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy with ensuring the continuity of fuel supplies around Great Britain. As part of ensuring that Defence has a suitably qualified workforce, we train personnel in a variety of different categories of driving licences. This is primarily to enable the safe operation of military vehicles and equipment in worldwide operations and qualified personnel are regularly deployed overseas. It would therefore be misleading to specify numbers of qualified personnel against specific driving license requirements currently held within Defence or specifically in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2021 12:00:44 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1657657

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to remanufacturing the hulls of the Warrior armoured fighting vehicles in order to overcome the problem of cracking in highly stressed areas.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL9745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>There is no requirement for new hulls as the existing fleet of Warrior armoured fighting vehicles can be refurbished, as required, to a standard suitable for the needs of Defence. Procuring new hulls would also not present the optimum Value for Money solution when compared to maintaining the existing fleet.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 18/09/2023 15:41:33 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1675689

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the Ministerial and Other Salaries Order 2008 to ensure that holding ministerial office in the House of Lords is not predicated on access to a private income in order to maintain a standard of living commensurate with those roles and responsibilities.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to amend the legislation governing ministerial salaries.</p><p>Ministerial salaries are constrained by the Ministerial and other Salaries Act which sets cumulative limits on the total number of salaries that can be allocated to ministers.</p><p>Under successive governments a small number of ministers across the Commons and the Lords have been unpaid. The distribution of salaries between ministers in the House of Commons and the House of Lords is a matter for the Prime Minister, who is responsible for the overall organisation of the Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/12/2023 13:52:22 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1457013

registered interest
date	07/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Portsmouth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL7789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 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> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/04/2022 12:02:23 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1701605

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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 His Majesty's Government what is the (1) establishment, and (2) personnel strength, of each of the battalions of the Foot Guards, broken down by (a) commissioned officers, (b) senior non-commissioned officers, and (c) other ranks.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the Trade Trained Regular Army Personnel within Foot Guard Battalions serving at Regimental Duty by Paid Rank, as at 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding part (1) regarding the workforce requirement (establishment) as disclosure would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the British Army.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Paid Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Coldstream Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Scots Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Irish Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Welsh Guards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 530 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 490 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 540 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 390 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 410 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officers</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Privates</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis Army</p><p> </p><p>Table notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figures only include personnel with a parent Arm / Service of Infantry serving at Regimental Duty within the specified Battalions. All other Infantry personnel who are not serving within a Foot Guard Battalion have been excluded from these figures. Figures also exclude any attached Arms serving with the Battalion.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures exclude service personnel on the resilience margin.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Staff Sergeant and Sergeant. Junior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Corporal and Lance Corporal.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="7"><li>Public Duties Companies have been included (1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Grenadier Guards includes Nijm Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Coldstream Guards includes 7 Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Scots Guards includes F Coy (PDIC) and 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Irish Guards includes 9 and 12 Coys (PDIC).</li></ol> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 30/04/2024 11:17:58 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1681705

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Public Places
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there have been any recent changes to legislation that mean airfields are considered as public places for the purposes of the insurance requirements within the Road Traffic Act 1988.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The requirement under s. 143 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, to have in force a policy of insurance in respect of third-party liabilities, applies to the use of a motor vehicle on a road or public place. There have been no recent changes to legislation to bring airfields within the scope of public place within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1988.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 25/01/2024 13:18:05 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1400555

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Category (1) C, and (2) C+E, HGV drivers held a Driver’s Certificate of Professional Competence during the week commencing 3 January; and what was the equivalent figure for each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available for the week commencing 3 January. On 27 November 2021, the most recent date for which data is available, the number of drivers with Category C and C+E driving entitlement who held a Certificate of Professional Competence is shown in the table below. The historic information requested is not held. Officials will write to The Noble Lord with the information from week commencing 3 January when it becomes available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1. C</p></td><td><p>194,261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. C and CE</p></td><td><p>420,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total C and CE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>614,823</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/01/2022 15:35:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1362680

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Crimes against the Person
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison officers completed at least one shift at (1) Wormwood Scrubs Prison, (2) Wandsworth Prison, (3) Belmarsh Prison, (4) Feltham Young Offender Institution, and (5) Liverpool Prison, between 18 and 25 October; and of these officers, how many were issued with spit kits for collection evidence of assault by using bodily fluid.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2021 answer text <p>The information regarding the number of prison officers who had completed at least one shift at the named establishments, between 18-25 October 2021, is detailed in the table below. No officers were issued with spit kits.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 05/11/2021 14:50:50 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee