Lord Blencathra

HL9737 • Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency; what steps they are taking to ensure that legal aid providers are being remunerated for their work despite any disruption; and when the Agency's online digital service will again be operational.

HL9738 • Cybercrime: Sentencing

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the legal penalties for perpetrators of cyber-attacks, including, in the most serious cases, (1) introducing a minimum term of life imprisonment, and (2) designating perpetrators as terrorists.

HL9739 • Railways: Tree Felling

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 21 July (HL9261), what plans they have to impose a ban on all tree and shrubbery clearance work by Network Rail from March to August inclusive to avoid disturbing songbirds during nesting season.

HL9740 • Penrith (North Lakes) Station: Parking

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 11 February (HL4485), what assessment have they made, if any, of the number of potholes in the car park of Penrith Station; and what steps they are taking, if any, to ensure that Network Rail will repair any potholes.

HL9741 • Penrith (North Lakes) Station

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Network Rail has plans to install a shelter for passengers at the southern end of platform 1 of Penrith Station; and, if it has no such plans, why not.

HL9536 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish the heritage impact assessment for the security fence outside the House of Lords required by UNESCO; when this was sent to Westminster City Council; and whether he will publish the council's response.

HL9537 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish the planning application and design features submitted to Westminster City Council for the addition of the steel fencing on top of the walls at Cromwell Green and the steel fencing on top of the Corus barriers outside the House of Lords.

HL9538 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker at what stage in the planning or application process were members of the House of Lords Commission given photographs or artists impressions of the steel fencing outside the West Front of the House of Lords.

HL9539 • Victoria Tower: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in developing plans for the repair of the Victoria Tower, what consideration was given to (1) constructing a secure pedestrian walkway or passage protected from falling masonry or repair work near, or in line with, the current pedestrian walkway; and (2) keeping the footpath next to Abingdon Green clear of demonstrators to allow the free passage of parliamentarians from 1 Millbank.

HL9540 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the House of Lords Commission was given copies of the planned design for the steel fencing outside the House of Lords, the heritage impact assessment required by UNESCO and the report given to Westminster City Council by English Heritage; and when the temporary permission for the fencing was changed from five years to 10.

HL9541 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration the security, operations and administrative directorates of the House of Lords gave to erecting a security search centre just inside the new steel fencing outside the House of Lords.

HL9258 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 1 July (HL8639), why it was not possible for the fence mounted onto the existing bi-steel barriers to match the design of that around Cromwell Green, divided into barrier-length sections as necessary, given that any fence mounted onto the barriers is inherently removeable.

HL9259 • Railways: Tree Felling

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking against those responsible for Network Rail mistakenly cutting down 300 trees in Derbyshire.

HL9260 • Railways: Tree Felling

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of trees and bushes alongside railway lines that have been cut down in excess of that required to prevent trees falling on the lines.

HL9261 • Railways: Tree Felling

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on wildlife of Network Rail cutting down trees, bushes and hedges during nesting season, and what plans they have to end this practice.

HL9262 • Railways: Tree Felling

To ask His Majesty's Government what chemicals Network Rail use to prevent regrowth from the stumps of trees or bushes they have cut down.

HL9263 • Railways: Access

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide level access onto trains by acquiring level access rolling stock, raising platform levels or lowering trackbeds.

HL8681 • Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels

To ask His Majesty's Government when the current consultation on banning bottom trawling in designated marine protected areas will conclude, and what timeline they anticipate for implementing any resulting protections.

HL8682 • Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their consultation on banning bottom trawling in marine protected areas (MPAs), whether the 42 sites currently under consultation are in addition to the MPAs in which bottom trawling is already banned.

HL8683 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether there are plans to erect observation towers in front of Peers' Entrance to provide security officers a clear view of St Margaret’s Street over the security fence.