Tag: Lord Fearn

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2015-11-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many wind farms there are in United Kingdom waters off the coast of England, and where they are situated.

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

There are a total of 23 offshore wind farms off the coast of England with a combined installed capacity of 4181MW. These wind farms are located:-

Offshore Wind Farm	MW Capacity	Region
Inner Dowsing	108.0	East Midlands
Lincs	270.0	East Midlands
Lynn	86.4	East Midlands
Gunfleet Sands Demo	12.0	East of England
Gunfleet Sands II	64.8	East of England
Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme	108.0	East of England
Scroby Sands	60.0	East of England
Greater Gabbard Wind Farm	504.0	East of England
Sheringham Shoal	317.0	East of England
Teeside Offshore Wind Farm	62.1	North East
Blyth Offshore	4.0	North East
Burbo Bank	90.0	North West
Walney 1	183.6	North West
Walney 2	183.6	North West
Barrow	90.0	North West
West of Duddon Sands	389.0	North West
Ormonde Offshore	150.0	North West
Kentish Flats	90.0	South East
Thanet	300.0	South East
Kentish Flats Extension	49.5	South East
London Array	630.0	South East
Humber Gateway	219.0	Yorkshire and Humber
Westermost Rough	210.0	Yorkshire and Humber

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2015-11-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what control there is over the flight of drones in the United Kingdom.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Article 166 of the UK Air Navigation order (ANO) 2009 requires operators of RPAS to maintain direct, unaided visual contact with the aircraft sufficient to monitor its flight path in relation to other aircraft, persons, vehicles, vessels and structures for the purposes of avoiding collisions. It also states that an operator may only fly the aircraft if they are reasonably satisfied that the flight can safely be made.

In addition, Article 138 of the ANO 2009, which also applies to RPAS, states that “a person must not recklessly or negligently cause or permit an aircraft to endanger any person or property.” This includes persons within another aircraft, and of course the aircraft that those persons are within. The government expects users to understand and comply with this type of regulation which has been made in place for many years, albeit covering the flight of the more traditional model aircraft.

Safety and Security must always be the overriding priority and both commercial and leisure operators most operate drones responsibly and within the rules. I am able to confirm that with regards to the policing and monitoring of such vehicles the Police has provided initial guidance to constabularies across the UK.

Operators of RPAS that collect personal data must comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) unless a relevant exemption applies. The requirements of the DPA are regulated by the independent Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2015-11-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government who took the decision to disband the mounted section connected to Merseyside Police.

Lord Bates

The deployment and use of police animals are operational decisions for chief constables which are rightly made by local forces.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2015-12-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which British woods are grown for timber use, if any.

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Forestry is a devolved issue, so the answer relates to England only.

Many English woods are grown for timber amongst other uses, including oak and cherry. 2.6 million tonnes of English wood was delivered to primary wood processors and others in 2014. This is a 3% increase from the previous year. Active management of English woodlands at September 2015 was reported to be at 58%, up from 53% in 2013.

This is why this Government strongly supports the work of the Grown in Britain initiative. Its work in support of the woodland economy has helped to grow a £2bn a year forestry and wood processing industry, which employs over 40,000 people.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2015-12-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual value of tourism to the UK economy.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The Office for National Statistics has estimated that tourism was worth £59.6 billion Gross Value Added to the UK economy in 2014.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2015-12-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the annual spending by inbound tourists to the UK and which countries are the 10 largest source markets from which those tourists come.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

According to the Office for National Statistics International Passenger Survey, inbound visitors to the UK spent £21.85 billion in 2014. The top ten inbound markets by spend last year are set out in the following table.

Top 10 inbound markets by value 2014

	From	Spend (£m)
1	USA	£2,944
2	Germany	£1,478
3	France	£1,434
4	Australia	£1,224
5	Spain	£1,082
6	Italy	£922
7	Irish Republic	£870
8	Netherlands	£701
9	Norway	£548
10	Sweden	£503

More information can be found on the VisitBritain website –https://www.visitbritain.org/inbound-tourism-trends

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2015-12-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the total annual spending of visitors and tourists in the domestic tourism sector in the UK.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

According to VisitEngland’s Great Britain Tourism Survey, GB residents spent £22.7 billion on overnight trips taken across England, Scotland and Wales in 2014. Additionally, the Great Britain Day Visit Survey shows that over the same period, GB residents spent £53.8 billion on day visits across England, Scotland and Wales.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2016-02-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many community projects the football pools have supported or promoted in the years (1) 2004, (2) 2005, and (3) 2015.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

According to the website of Sportech PLC, which owns the Football Pools, as of 2015, "the pools" have contributed £1.3 billion, at today’s value, to football, other sports, the arts and charitable initiatives in the UK, in recent decades. More information is available at http://www.sportechplc.com/our-business/football-pools/football-pools-donations-map.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2016-02-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support has been given to the British Olympic team during the years 2014 and 2015.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

UK Sport’s investments in sports are made on a quadrennial rather than yearly basis, with all investment decisions and levels reviewed annually.

In the current 2013-17 Rio Olympic and Paralympic cycle, UK Sport are investing around £350 million in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic sports, and a further £31 million in the Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports, targeting success in PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2022.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2016-02-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate, as a percentage of gross domestic product, of the economic importance of tourism to (1) England, (2) Wales, and (3) Northern Ireland, in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

The latest Quarterly National Accounts (ONS) show that net household expenditure on tourism was 0.5% of UK gross domestic product in 2014. The first estimate of 2015 net tourism will be published by the ONS 31st March 2016. The ONS do not publish a breakdown of net tourism by England, Wales and Northern Ireland.