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Written Question
Trade Agreements
Tuesday 9th March 2021

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel on 22 February (HL13173), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, further to the UK's departure from the EU, with which countries they have signed continuity trade agreements.

Answered by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel

We have secured trade agreements with 65 countries, plus the EU, covering £890 billion of trade in 2019, equivalent to 63% of the United Kingdom’s total trade.

On 2nd March, HM Government signed a Trade Partnership Agreement with Ghana.

Some countries with which we have signed agreements have not been able to bring the agreement into effect or have not been able to do so fully. They are in the process of completing the final necessary steps to allow the agreements to enter into effect fully. This is the case for Canada, Jordan and Mexico.

We have set out on GOV.UK the signed agreements that entered into effect on 1st January and have published advice for those agreements that are not in place fully. The link can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-with-non-eu-countries.

Written Question
Labour Party and Liberal Democrats: Peers
Monday 8th March 2021

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 11 February (HL12711), what is their assessment of the equivalent figures for (1) the Labour, and (2) the Liberal Democrat, Party when following a similar methodology to the one used to determine underrepresentation of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords.

Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Based on that methodology, my assessment is that the Liberal Democrat Party, in particular, is significantly over-represented in the House of Lords.

Written Question
Armed Forces: Deployment
Tuesday 23rd February 2021

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 6 August 2020 (HL7356), how much have the ten largest deployments of UK armed forces overseas increased or decreased over the past five years.

Answered by Baroness Goldie

A summary of the ten largest deployments of military personnel over the past five years has been extracted from the annual statistics published on GOV.uk, and captured in the table below:

Year

1-Apr-15

1-Apr-16

1-Apr-17

1-Apr-18

1-Apr-19

1-Apr-20

Total Overseas

15,300

10,560

9,260

9,040

8,220

6,050

Cyprus

2,400

2,250

2,250

2,160

2,150

2,290

United States

610

670

820

920

790

730

Germany

10,020

5,310

3,870

3,580

2,850

540

Belgium

310

290

290

280

290

290

Canada

280

260

290

280

310

260

Kenya

200

260

250

250

260

250

Italy

180

180

180

190

180

180

Gibraltar

160

160

160

170

160

160

Brunei

160

160

170

170

180

160

Saudi Arabia

120

130

120

120

120

130

Source: Defence Statistics

Annual statistics on the locations of UK Armed Forces across the globe can be accessed using the link below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-index

Written Question
Trade Agreements
Monday 22nd February 2021

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the UK's departure from the EU, which countries they have signed continuity trade agreements with.

Answered by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel

We have secured trade agreements with 64 non-EU countries. Total trade with these countries was worth £216 billion in 2019. This accounts for 97% of the value of trade with non-EU countries that we set out to secure agreements with at the start of the trade continuity programme.

After the transition period began, we expanded the ambition of our programme above and beyond this original scope, securing agreements with Japan, Turkey, Vietnam and Singapore, which together accounted for £71 billion of trade in 2019.

All countries with which the United Kingdom has a trade deal are set out on GOV.UK.

Written Question
Conservative Party: Peers
Thursday 11th February 2021

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 27 January (HL Deb, col 1600), what is the statistical basis for the statement that "the Conservative Party has been underrepresented in your Lordships’ House".

Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

The Conservative voice is under-represented in the Lords and has been for some time. The Conservative Party has been the largest party in the 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019 general elections. In the 2019 general election, Conservatives won 56 per cent of the seats. Yet the Conservative Party still only has 33 per cent of the seats in the Lords, a figure which has remained substantively unchanged despite that repeated pattern of strong electoral support.

Written Question
Trade Promotion: Public Appointments
Monday 8th February 2021

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government to list all current appointments to the Trade Envoy Programme, detailing for each individual (1) the date of their appointment, (2) the countries to which they are assigned, and (3) the political party or grouping to which they belong.

Answered by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel

There are currently 30 Trade Envoys. A full list including their date of appointment, assigned markets and political affiliation is attached.

Written Question
Police: West Midlands
Tuesday 17th November 2020

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in the West Midlands.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020.

West Midlands as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Staffordshire

1,666

147

Warwickshire

1,035

179

West Mercia

2,219

172

West Midlands

6,516

223

West Midlands

11,436

193

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

East Midlands as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Derbyshire

1,849

174

Leicestershire

1,979

180

Lincolnshire

1,067

140

Northamptonshire

1,272

169

Nottinghamshire

2,072

178

East Midlands

8,239

170

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Humberside

1,966

211

North Yorkshire

1,481

179

South Yorkshire

2,437

173

West Yorkshire

5,342

229

Yorkshire and the Humber

11,226

204

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

North West region as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cheshire

2,088

196

Cumbria

1,221

244

Greater Manchester

6,866

242

Lancashire

2,999

199

Merseyside

3,629

254

North West

16,803

229

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

North East region as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cleveland

1,325

233

Durham

1,141

179

Northumbria

3,155

216

North East

5,621

211

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

London, City of

759

..

Metropolitan Police

32,199

360

Greater London

32,958

368

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.

More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.

West Midlands as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Staffordshire

1,703

150

Warwickshire

1,041

180

West Mercia

2,279

176

West Midlands

6,983

238

West Midlands

12,006

202

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

East Midlands as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Derbyshire

1,899

179

Leicestershire

2,114

192

Lincolnshire

1,089

143

Northamptonshire

1,368

182

Nottinghamshire

2,121

183

East Midlands

8,591

178

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Humberside

2,028

217

North Yorkshire

1,533

185

South Yorkshire

2,624

186

West Yorkshire

5,494

236

Yorkshire and the Humber

11,679

212

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

North West region as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cheshire

2,164

203

Cumbria

1,251

250

Greater Manchester

7,018

247

Lancashire

3,088

205

Merseyside

3,698

259

North West

17,219

235

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

North East region as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cleveland

1,392

245

Durham

1,180

185

Northumbria

3,344

228

North East

5,916

222

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

London, City of

822

..

Metropolitan Police

33,782

377

Greater London

34,604

386

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.

These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020

Written Question
Police: East Midlands
Tuesday 17th November 2020

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in the East Midlands.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020.

West Midlands as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Staffordshire

1,666

147

Warwickshire

1,035

179

West Mercia

2,219

172

West Midlands

6,516

223

West Midlands

11,436

193

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

East Midlands as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Derbyshire

1,849

174

Leicestershire

1,979

180

Lincolnshire

1,067

140

Northamptonshire

1,272

169

Nottinghamshire

2,072

178

East Midlands

8,239

170

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Humberside

1,966

211

North Yorkshire

1,481

179

South Yorkshire

2,437

173

West Yorkshire

5,342

229

Yorkshire and the Humber

11,226

204

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

North West region as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cheshire

2,088

196

Cumbria

1,221

244

Greater Manchester

6,866

242

Lancashire

2,999

199

Merseyside

3,629

254

North West

16,803

229

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

North East region as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cleveland

1,325

233

Durham

1,141

179

Northumbria

3,155

216

North East

5,621

211

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

London, City of

759

..

Metropolitan Police

32,199

360

Greater London

32,958

368

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.

More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.

West Midlands as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Staffordshire

1,703

150

Warwickshire

1,041

180

West Mercia

2,279

176

West Midlands

6,983

238

West Midlands

12,006

202

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

East Midlands as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Derbyshire

1,899

179

Leicestershire

2,114

192

Lincolnshire

1,089

143

Northamptonshire

1,368

182

Nottinghamshire

2,121

183

East Midlands

8,591

178

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Humberside

2,028

217

North Yorkshire

1,533

185

South Yorkshire

2,624

186

West Yorkshire

5,494

236

Yorkshire and the Humber

11,679

212

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

North West region as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cheshire

2,164

203

Cumbria

1,251

250

Greater Manchester

7,018

247

Lancashire

3,088

205

Merseyside

3,698

259

North West

17,219

235

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

North East region as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cleveland

1,392

245

Durham

1,180

185

Northumbria

3,344

228

North East

5,916

222

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

London, City of

822

..

Metropolitan Police

33,782

377

Greater London

34,604

386

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.

These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020

Written Question
Police: Yorkshire and the Humber
Tuesday 17th November 2020

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020.

West Midlands as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Staffordshire

1,666

147

Warwickshire

1,035

179

West Mercia

2,219

172

West Midlands

6,516

223

West Midlands

11,436

193

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

East Midlands as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Derbyshire

1,849

174

Leicestershire

1,979

180

Lincolnshire

1,067

140

Northamptonshire

1,272

169

Nottinghamshire

2,072

178

East Midlands

8,239

170

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Humberside

1,966

211

North Yorkshire

1,481

179

South Yorkshire

2,437

173

West Yorkshire

5,342

229

Yorkshire and the Humber

11,226

204

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

North West region as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cheshire

2,088

196

Cumbria

1,221

244

Greater Manchester

6,866

242

Lancashire

2,999

199

Merseyside

3,629

254

North West

16,803

229

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

North East region as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cleveland

1,325

233

Durham

1,141

179

Northumbria

3,155

216

North East

5,621

211

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

London, City of

759

..

Metropolitan Police

32,199

360

Greater London

32,958

368

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.

More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.

West Midlands as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Staffordshire

1,703

150

Warwickshire

1,041

180

West Mercia

2,279

176

West Midlands

6,983

238

West Midlands

12,006

202

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

East Midlands as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Derbyshire

1,899

179

Leicestershire

2,114

192

Lincolnshire

1,089

143

Northamptonshire

1,368

182

Nottinghamshire

2,121

183

East Midlands

8,591

178

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Humberside

2,028

217

North Yorkshire

1,533

185

South Yorkshire

2,624

186

West Yorkshire

5,494

236

Yorkshire and the Humber

11,679

212

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

North West region as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cheshire

2,164

203

Cumbria

1,251

250

Greater Manchester

7,018

247

Lancashire

3,088

205

Merseyside

3,698

259

North West

17,219

235

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

North East region as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cleveland

1,392

245

Durham

1,180

185

Northumbria

3,344

228

North East

5,916

222

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

London, City of

822

..

Metropolitan Police

33,782

377

Greater London

34,604

386

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.

These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020

Written Question
Police: North West
Tuesday 17th November 2020

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in North West England.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020.

West Midlands as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Staffordshire

1,666

147

Warwickshire

1,035

179

West Mercia

2,219

172

West Midlands

6,516

223

West Midlands

11,436

193

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

East Midlands as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Derbyshire

1,849

174

Leicestershire

1,979

180

Lincolnshire

1,067

140

Northamptonshire

1,272

169

Nottinghamshire

2,072

178

East Midlands

8,239

170

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Humberside

1,966

211

North Yorkshire

1,481

179

South Yorkshire

2,437

173

West Yorkshire

5,342

229

Yorkshire and the Humber

11,226

204

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

North West region as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cheshire

2,088

196

Cumbria

1,221

244

Greater Manchester

6,866

242

Lancashire

2,999

199

Merseyside

3,629

254

North West

16,803

229

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

North East region as at 31 March 20201

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cleveland

1,325

233

Durham

1,141

179

Northumbria

3,155

216

North East

5,621

211

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

London, City of

759

..

Metropolitan Police

32,199

360

Greater London

32,958

368

  1. Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis

3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.

More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.

West Midlands as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Staffordshire

1,703

150

Warwickshire

1,041

180

West Mercia

2,279

176

West Midlands

6,983

238

West Midlands

12,006

202

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

East Midlands as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Derbyshire

1,899

179

Leicestershire

2,114

192

Lincolnshire

1,089

143

Northamptonshire

1,368

182

Nottinghamshire

2,121

183

East Midlands

8,591

178

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Humberside

2,028

217

North Yorkshire

1,533

185

South Yorkshire

2,624

186

West Yorkshire

5,494

236

Yorkshire and the Humber

11,679

212

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

North West region as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cheshire

2,164

203

Cumbria

1,251

250

Greater Manchester

7,018

247

Lancashire

3,088

205

Merseyside

3,698

259

North West

17,219

235

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

North East region as at 30 September 20202

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

Cleveland

1,392

245

Durham

1,180

185

Northumbria

3,344

228

North East

5,916

222

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3

Total Officers

Officers per 100,000 population

London, City of

822

..

Metropolitan Police

33,782

377

Greater London

34,604

386

  1. Figures provided are on a headcount basis

3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.

These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020