Liz Saville-Roberts: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the requirement for seafarers to have either ENG1 or ML5 medical certificates in order to continue working at sea after November 2023, what assessment he has made of whether it is appropriate to include questions relating to BMI in the application process seafarers must undertake in order to obtain a ML5 medical certificate.
Liz Saville-Roberts: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the requirement for seafarers to have either ENG1 or ML5 medical certificates in order to continue working at sea after November 2023, what the cost implications will be for seafarers who are denied an ML5 medical certificate and appeal the decision.
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use Overseas Patrol Squadron vessels to monitor hostile activity in the UK's fisheries and against vulnerable undersea assets in regions such as the North Sea.
Sarah Dines: ...Domestic Abuse Plan doubled our investment to £200,000 of funding per annum up to March 2025. The Government has provided £567,000 of funding between 2018-2022 to Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA), an organisation that raises awareness of economic abuse and supports victims. Money Advice Plus, in partnership with SEA, run the Financial Support Line for Victims of Domestic Abuse. It offers...
Andrew Mitchell: ...representatives are a matter of public record. Accordingly, the UK Government does not, as a matter of routine, deem it necessary to release specific information on law firms or their clients. Lawyers must abide by their professional codes of conduct, enforced by independent regulators such as the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB). We welcome the fact...
Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...Trapped by something collapsing/overturning 14 Contact with electricity or electrical discharge 9 Drowning or asphyxiation 4 Strike against something fixed or stationary 2 Exposure to fire 2 Slips, trips or falls on same level 1 Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance 1 Exposure to an explosion 1 Injured by an animal 1 Acts of violence 1 Other kind...
Lord Foster of Bath: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 24 April (HL7121), what assessment they have made of the cost of fires in waste processing plants resulting from lithium-ion batteries.
Lord Foster of Bath: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the withdrawal of waste or recycling services as a result of lithium-ion batteries fires in waste processing plants.
Lord Foster of Bath: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) reduce risk, and (2) mitigate the impact of lithium-ion battery fires in waste processing plants.
Lord Alton of Liverpool: ...(2) the short service life of nuclear power facilities and their expensive hazardous waste; and whether their energy policy takes account of the capacity of tidal power stations to provide (a) a sea defence, and (b) a transport link, in addition to the generation of electricity.
Lord Alton of Liverpool: ...they have made of (1) proposals for constructing a tidal barrage between Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare, and (2) the number of people living further up the estuary who would be protected from sea flooding.
Emily Thornberry: ...of Information response, reference 31771, published on 25 July 2014, how many journeys were taken by (a) the Minister of State for Immigration and (b) the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire in ministerial cars provided by the Government Car Service between 26 October 2022 and 6 May 2023.
Chris Philp: As Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire, I met the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) and the Chair of the ACMD Novel Psychoactive Substances Committee, which undertook the nitrous oxide review, on 7 March 2023 to discuss the findings of the updated ACMD harms assessment on nitrous oxide before a final decision had been taken. This is in accordance with Part...
John Healey: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any personal information of (a) civilian and (b) military personnel working at (i) fire and rescue services, (ii) the submarine training facility and (iii) other Capita defence sites were affected by the cyber attack against Capita on 31 March 2023.
Luke Pollard: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 177952 on Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of conducting routine smouldering myeloma screening for former Sea King air crew and ground personnel.
Luke Pollard: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 177953 on Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions, how many open compensation claims against his Department there are relating to exposure of Sea King helicopter exhaust fumes.
Luke Pollard: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 177953 on Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions, how many compensation claims against the Ministry of Defence for health issues relating to Sea King helicopters since 1 January 2021 were settled prior to being formally issued.
Ian Mearns: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels; and which of those ships are (a) operationally available, (b) undergoing maintenance or a refit and (c) temporarily unavailable due to mechanical problems.
Graham Stuart: ...is to publish a second consultation in Autumn 2023. The CfD scheme already insulates consumers against electricity price spikes. Over time this will significantly reduce dependence on gas-fired generation, lowering exposure to gas prices.
Michael Tomlinson: ...hold any information on non-compliance with the cab rank principle by advocates it has sought to instruct. Furthermore, upon review, the CPS has confirmed that none of the signatories of the “Lawyers Are Responsible” declaration are current members of the CPS Advocate Panel or non-Panel advocates instructed by the CPS, such as King’s Counsel.
