Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 May 2018
Government Vehicles: Procurement
"My Lords, the Minister spotted that the word “fleet” got me rather excited, but my question relates to procurement. I have concerns, after my time in government, that departments play shops. For a particular department, it might make sense to go for a cheaper option, but the totality of the …..."Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 Apr 2018
Terrorism: Public Alert Technology
"My Lords, what advice does the Civil Contingencies Secretariat now give to households in case of emergencies? Until about 10 years ago quite detailed advice was given. Has this been updated recently and what provisions, et cetera, should households have in place should there be a crisis, particularly something affecting …..."Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2018
Meetings with Ministers
"My Lords, is there not a fantastic opportunity here for a cross-party competition with listed politicians, to see who would pay most money not to have a meal with those politicians?..."Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 8th March 2018
Asked by:
Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they raise public awareness of the advice contained in their Preparing for Emergencies guidance.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
National campaigns are run as appropriate to inform the public about preparing themselves, their businesses and their communities for risks, such as the annual Get Ready for Winter campaign, which uses both online and print mediums to inform the public about winter-related risks.
Local responders have a duty to communicate risk to the public under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004), and do so via Community Risk Registers and local campaigns. Government supports the development of Community Risk Registers (and public awareness more generally) via the publication of the bi-annual National Risk Register, which provides a UK-wide resource for local responders to draw on for up-to-date resilience and scientific information.
Written Question
Thursday 8th March 2018
Asked by:
Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when their Preparing for Emergencies guidance was last updated.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Preparing for Emergencies guidance, as published on gov.uk, was last updated on 6 April 2016. It can be found here;
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-emergencies/preparing-for-emergencies
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Feb 2018
Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2018
"I speak from an intelligence background. Does the Minister agree that when one looks at patterns of operation, the way in which this whole affair has been dealt with by Russia is exactly the same way as it dealt with similar things when it was the Soviet Union—particularly its normal, …..."Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Dec 2017
Personal Identity Cards
"My Lords, the Minister has not addressed the issue, which is that the Government are undertaking work at the moment and have tasked businesses with coming up with options to provide a means of identifying yourself online by using a card with biometrics. If you have a biometric card which …..."Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2016
Parliament and Central Government: Relocation
"My Lords, does the Minister think there might be merit in building a purpose-built ship, which would help British shipbuilders and British steel, could visit various parts of England when needed—and would be quite useful during recesses as well?..."Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Asked by:
Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 19 July (HL Deb, col 525), what assessment the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence, National Security Council, Joint Intelligence Committee and National Crime Agency have made of the suitability of the planned changes to the provision of reporting by the BBC Monitoring Service.
Answered by Earl of Courtown
- Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords)
Government has been working closely with the BBC to ensure the requirements of the MOD, FCO, Cabinet Office, and the intelligence agencies can continue to be met by BBC Monitoring.
Written Question
Tuesday 12th April 2016
Asked by:
Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the financial difficulties of G4S will have an impact on any government security contracts.
Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley
G4S is a listed company, active in over 110 countries. Information on G4S’s financial performance is publicly available. As one of Government's Strategic Suppliers Cabinet Office undertakes regular analysis of G4S’s performance and financial standing in line with the Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy, to monitor any possible risks to Government contracts.