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Written Question
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
Monday 23rd March 2020

Asked by: Lord Dykes (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of injuries caused by pavement parking.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

In early 2019, the Department for Transport completed an evidence review of pavement parking in England, looking at the extent of the problem, the effectiveness of the current legislation and options for change. As part of this process, Department officials sought information from a number of local authorities on the number of personal injuries directly attributable to pavement parking. However, little data was available.

The Transport Select Committee carried out an inquiry into pavement parking in summer 2019. The Government has now responded to the committee setting out our intention to carry out a public consultation on possible solutions to this complex problem. The consultation will seek to elicit more detailed data on pavement parking-related injuries nationally.


Written Question
Brexit
Tuesday 5th February 2019

Asked by: Lord Dykes (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek an extension to Article 50; and if so, until what date.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

We are committed to leaving the EU on 29 March 2019. In any case, the EU are very unlikely simply to agree to extend Article 50 without a plan for how we are going to approve a deal.


Written Question
Economic Situation: Greece
Monday 21st September 2015

Asked by: Lord Dykes (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they are next meeting representatives of other European Union member states to discuss the procedures in the Greek emergency financial recovery plan.

Answered by Lord O'Neill of Gatley

While Greece remains in the euro, its financial stability is the responsibility of the euro area. Ministers and officials routinely meet with international counterparts to discuss economic and financial issues within the euro area and wider European Union, including ongoing financial assistance programmes.


Written Question
Iraq Committee of Inquiry
Tuesday 9th June 2015

Asked by: Lord Dykes (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Chairman of the Chilcot Inquiry regarding the early publication of the final report.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

I refer the Noble Lord to the exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and Sir John Chilcot from January 2015 regarding the progress of the Inquiry. I have attached a copy for reference.


Written Question
Cybercrime
Tuesday 10th June 2014

Asked by: Lord Dykes (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are considering with the United States authorities and other countries to counter cyber virus crime and extortion.

Answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach

The National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime, which the National Crime Agency (NCA) published in May this year, makes clear that the threat from organised crime groups using cyber tools to commit fraud and online attacks is an increasing risk. This Government has taken significant action to transform the way the UK responds to the cyber threat, including cyber crime, underpinned by £860m additional investment between 2011/12 and 2015/16.

The UK is working closely with US authorities and with a wide range of other countries to tackle the problem of cyber crime and the associated problem of extortion. The recent international operation between the NCA, the FBI and 9 other countries to disrupt the communications used by criminals to connect with computers that are infected with malicious software (‘malware') known as GameOverZeus and Cryptolocker illustrates the level of international cooperation that the NCA undertakes. This included close coordination in delivering protective security advice through GetSafeOnline and Cyber Streetwise.

We are also working overseas to help increase the capability and capacity of other countries to tackle cyber crime, through support for improved legislative arrangements, such as the implementation of the principles of the Budapest Convention on Cyber Crime and the development of capacity internationally to tackle cyber crime.