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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Housing Starts more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what are the annual figures for housing starts in (1) the United Kingdom; and (2) England, from 1979 to 2016; and how these figures compare to the equivalent figures for (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Ireland and (d) Poland. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
uin HL1073 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-09-11more like thismore than 2017-09-11
answer text <p>New build dwelling starts for the United Kingdom and England for 1979 to 2016 are shown in the table below. These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded only as an approximate leading indicator of overall housing supply.</p><p>The Department also publishes an annual release entitled ‘Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England’, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply. The most recent publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>The Department does not hold figures for Germany, France, Ireland, or Poland.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1. New build dwelling starts for the United Kingdom and England</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>New build dwelling starts</p></td><td><p>New build dwelling starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1979</p></td><td><p>231,700</p></td><td><p>190,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1980</p></td><td><p>160,360</p></td><td><p>129,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1981</p></td><td><p>158,810</p></td><td><p>130,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1982</p></td><td><p>200,650</p></td><td><p>165,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1983</p></td><td><p>228,350</p></td><td><p>189,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1984</p></td><td><p>204,930</p></td><td><p>168,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p>206,120</p></td><td><p>169,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p>218,380</p></td><td><p>181,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>234,760</p></td><td><p>196,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p>259,560</p></td><td><p>217,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>208,100</p></td><td><p>165,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>171,633</p></td><td><p>133,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>170,687</p></td><td><p>133,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>164,147</p></td><td><p>129,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>193,383</p></td><td><p>151,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>210,993</p></td><td><p>165,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>178,387</p></td><td><p>136,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>185,827</p></td><td><p>144,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>200,813</p></td><td><p>157,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>187,920</p></td><td><p>149,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>191,124</p></td><td><p>148,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>186,182</p></td><td><p>142,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>192,063</p></td><td><p>146,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>194,369</p></td><td><p>150,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>208,502</p></td><td><p>161,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>227,984</p></td><td><p>176,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>224,445</p></td><td><p>173,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>223,953</p></td><td><p>170,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>234,353</p></td><td><p>183,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>141,772</p></td><td><p>106,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>114,274</p></td><td><p>85,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>139,234</p></td><td><p>110,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>138,438</p></td><td><p>113,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>125,345</p></td><td><p>101,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>149,937</p></td><td><p>124,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>169,907</p></td><td><p>140,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>177,281</p></td><td><p>146,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>153,560</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><ol><li><p>United Kingdom and England (Department for Communities and Local Government, Welsh Assembly Government, Scottish Government, Department of Finance (Northern Ireland), District Council Building Control (Northern Ireland). Released 25 May 2017. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p></li></ol>
answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-11T14:54:34.133Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-11T14:54:34.133Z
answering member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
tabling member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
753928
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Pay more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of comparative public and private sector pay, including the value of pensions, for the years for which this information is available. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
uin HL1074 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-24more like thismore than 2017-07-24
answer text <p>Analysis conducted by HM Treasury shows that on average, when including employer pension contributions, there is a premium of about 10%. Details can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Pay and Employer Pension Contributions – Differential between Public and Private Sector (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>8.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>7.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>7.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>14.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9.12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Technical notes to the table:</strong></p><p>This analysis was conducted by HM Treasury based on data from the ONS’s Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and compares public and private sector earnings when including employer pension contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The differential obtained shows the percentage hourly compensation from working in the public sector above that of the private sector after accounting for differences in composition between the two. To factor in these compositional differences, the analysis accounts for differences in age, gender, job type (full- or part-time, permanent or temporary), occupation category, region, and tenure.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-24T14:14:14.307Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-24T14:14:14.307Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
753929
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Children: Social Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what steps, short of the appointment of commissioners, they can take to deal with children's services departments which are a cause of concern. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
uin HL1076 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-31more like thismore than 2017-07-31
answer text <p>The Department for Education intervenes in all local authorities that receive an inadequate Ofsted rating for children’s services.</p><p>In the most serious cases, improvement may require statutory intervention, whereby, under the Education Act 1996, the Secretary of State is able to direct a local authority to take whatever action is deemed necessary to secure improvement. In the last few years, Ministers have directed the setting up of new governance structures, including partnering with another local authority (e.g. Isle of Wight), bringing in extra improvement support (e.g. Somerset), or establishing a Children’s Services Trust (e.g. Doncaster).</p><p>In other cases the department takes non-statutory steps, issuing an ‘improvement notice’ detailing what actions a local authority is expected to take to improve its services and closely monitoring progress. We deploy government improvement advisers who are appointed to support and challenge these authorities to make rapid progress.</p>
answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-31T08:44:14.033Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-31T08:44:14.033Z
answering member
4270
label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
tabling member
4171
label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
753930
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Children: Social Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government (1) which local authority children's services departments have been found by Ofsted since January 2015 to be persistently or systemically failing; (2) which were made subject to the appointment of commissioners; and (3) which are currently run by commissioners. more like this
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Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
uin HL1075 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-31more like thismore than 2017-07-31
answer text <p>The Department has categorised local authority children’s social care services as ‘systemic’ or ‘persistent’ failures since December 2015 when it introduced a tougher intervention regime. The following authorities have been subject to this new policy:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>LA</p></td><td><p>Systemic/Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dudley</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklees</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torbay</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>Persistent &amp; Systemic</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of these authorities have been subject to the appointment of Commissioners, with the exception of Barnet where recruitment for a Commissioner has not yet concluded. These authorities retain accountability for the effective running of their children’s services. Commissioners do not run the services, but do make recommendations to the Secretary of State on whether operational control of services should be removed from the council. Where Ministers accept a recommendation that services should transfer to alternative delivery arrangements, such as a new Children’s Services Trust, Commissioners will oversee this process</p>
answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-31T08:43:09.893Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-31T08:43:09.893Z
answering member
4270
label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
tabling member
4171
label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
753931
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Social Services: Lambeth more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether they have received representations about failings in children's services in the London Borough of Lambeth. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
uin HL1077 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-31more like thismore than 2017-07-31
answer text <p>The London Borough of Lambeth Council’s children’s social care services became subject to Government intervention in May 2015, following Ofsted’s judgement that these services are ‘Inadequate’. The Department has issued the Council with an improvement notice and has appointed an expert adviser to provide the Council with advice and challenge and to report regularly to the Department on improvement progress. Ofsted also conducts quarterly monitoring visits to Lambeth’s children’s social care services, and publishes progress reports on its website.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-31T08:45:33.09Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-31T08:45:33.09Z
answering member
4270
label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
tabling member
4171
label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
753932
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Children: Social Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the current detailed business plans of those sections of the Department for Education dealing with child welfare. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
uin HL1078 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-31more like thismore than 2017-07-31
answer text <p>The department has recently responded to the Public Accounts Committee on this question. The department agrees it is appropriate to set out its vision with timescales, as it has done in ‘<em>Putting Children First’</em><em>.</em> The department will also produce a roadmap of how the Department intends to transform services, which will be a publically available document. This will address the challenge in the NAO report and set out more clearly a timeframe for delivery of the reforms.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-31T08:46:01.17Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-31T08:46:01.17Z
answering member
4270
label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
tabling member
4171
label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
753933
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Children: Social Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to improve the performance of Ofsted in responding to family members who raise matters of concern in relation to children's services departments and children's homes. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
uin HL1079 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-31more like thismore than 2017-07-31
answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to you and a copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-31T08:46:17.147Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-31T08:46:17.147Z
answering member
4270
label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
tabling member
4171
label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
753934
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Developing Countries: Snakes more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what priority the Department for International Development plans to give to the issue of snakebite envenoming, given that the WHO considers it to be a category A neglected tropical disease. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL1080 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-27more like thismore than 2017-07-27
answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the importance of snakebite envenoming (the act of being poisoned) and is carrying out research in this area. DFID and the Medical Research Council are currently funding the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to develop a new ‘universal anti-venom’ to treat victims of any of 21 of the most venomous snakes that threaten human health in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p>In addition, DFID launched a call for expressions of interest for the development of new technologies in March this year. New anti-venoms to treat snake bites were highlighted as one of the areas where research is needed. The intent is to develop anti-venom that can be stored safely at ambient temperature, avoiding the need for refrigeration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2017-07-27T15:49:00.097Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-27T15:49:00.097Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
753935
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Developing Countries: Tropical Diseases more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development intends only to focus on eradicable neglected tropical diseases. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL1081 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-27more like thismore than 2017-07-27
answer text <p>DFID is tackling a range of neglected tropical diseases. One of these, Guinea Worm, is close to eradication. On others – for example schistosomiasis, trachoma and lymphatic filariasis – we are part of a global effort to control and eliminate infections. DFID support to action against these diseases is determined by disease burden, value for money, and the impact on the poor and vulnerable populations they affect.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2017-07-27T15:43:58.027Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-27T15:43:58.027Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
753936
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading High Speed Two: Redundancy Pay more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to seek the return of £1.76 million in unauthorised redundancy payments to HS2 executives, as detailed in the National Audit Office's report into its 2016–17 accounts. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Truscott more like this
uin HL1082 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-27more like thismore than 2017-07-27
answer text <p>HS2 Ltd have a legal obligation to honour the redundancy payments made to individuals who were employed and will not be seeking their recovery.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd will manage these payments within their existing budgets and as such the Department for Transport will not be providing any additional funds to cover these costs.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd are putting in place controls to ensure that this does not happen again and are working to implement the recommendations of the NAO in full.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
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less than 2017-07-27T08:30:54.68Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-27T08:30:54.68Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
3682
label Biography information for Lord Truscott more like this