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753905

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date	19/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the speech by the then Leader of the Conservative Party on 8 September 2009 linking the issue of cutting the cost of politics to the proposal to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 585, what recent estimate they have made of the annual savings that will result from the implementation of that reduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL1051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries.</p><p>The current boundary review is proceeding in accordance with legislation passed in the 2010-15. The Boundary Commissions are required to submit their final reports in September 2018.</p><p>It is estimated that the reduction in the number of MPs will save approximately £13.1 million each year.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/09/2017 14:33:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753906

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated costs of holding (1) the 2016 EU referendum, and (2) the 2017 general election.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL1052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>In reference to the costs of the 2016 EU Referendum, please see the Written Statement, presented to Parliament on 23rd March 2016, Column 64WS, by the then Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, John Penrose.</p><p>The Written Statement presented to Parliament on 13th September 2017, Column 24WS, gave the cost of the 2017 General Election.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 14/09/2017 15:46:06 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753909

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	EU Immigration: Frontier Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to protect the acquired rights of (1) European Union and (2) United Kingdom cross-border and cross-frontier workers, when entering the EU post-Brexit from (a) the UK, (b) Gibraltar, and (c) the Crown dependencies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
uin	HL1055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that frontier workers enjoy rights under EU law. We are considering in detail the EU proposals for current frontier workers and will share more detail on our position in due course.</p><p>As stated in the joint technical note on the comparison of EU-UK positions on citizens' rights, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631038/Joint_technical_note_on_the_comparison_of_EU-UK_positions_on_citizens__rights.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631038/Joint_technical_note_on_the_comparison_of_EU-UK_positions_on_citizens__rights.pdf</a>, the UK will consider making reciprocal arrangements for EU citizens in Britain and UK nationals in Europe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/08/2017 15:50:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Joint_technical_note_on_the_comparison_of_EU-UK_positions_on_citizens__rights.pdf title EU-UK joint technical note on citizens' rights
tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

753920

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mosques
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 5 July (HL16), whether they have criteria by which they monitor and review UK mosques and Islamic centres, including those suspected of promoting extremism, and whether this includes monitoring any funding originating from Qatar.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Mosques and Islamic Centres are subject to the same framework of regulation as other buildings open to the public. In addition, many mosques and Islamic centres, as with other places of worship, will be subject to regulation by the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission is working with the charities sector to introduce a requirement on charities to declare overseas sources of funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/09/2017 15:03:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

753925

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which parts of the building regulations they intend to review; when this review will commence; and to what timetable.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL1071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government announced on 28 July that, following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Dame Judith Hackitt will chair an independent review to examine current building regulations and fire safety with a particular focus on high rise residential buildings. It will report jointly to the Communities Secretary and the Home Secretary, and will examine:</p><ul><li>the regulatory system around the design, construction and on-going management of buildings in relation to fire safety;</li><li><p>related compliance and enforcement issues;</p></li><li><p>international regulation and experience in this area.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/08/2017 14:55:07 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

753927

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Starts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 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 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:54:34 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753937

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the duration and cost of the Chilcot Inquiry.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL1083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>A number of lessons about inquiry processes were learned from the Iraq Inquiry, and government has absorbed these so that future inquiries can benefit from the experience. Government has received the report of Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Iraq Inquiry, and will be responding in due course, setting out the lessons learned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/09/2017 12:56:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

753940

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 26 June (HL101), whether their proposed legislation on domestic violence will include a provision to ensure that survivors of domestic violence and abuse will retain the right to an automatic lifetime tenancy under the Housing and Planning Act 2016, as stated in their manifesto.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime and we are determined to ensure that women, regardless of their circumstances, should receive the support they need when they need it.</p><p>Our Manifesto included a commitment to ensure that those who have a lifetime tenancy and flee domestic violence are able to secure a new lifetime tenancy automatically. We are currently working on how we can deliver this, and an announcement will be made in due course.</p><p>We have already acted to put measures in place to support victims of domestic abuse. These include the securing of a dedicated fund totalling £40 million over four years (2016 - 2020), building on the £13.5 million provided between 2014 and 2016. The funding will provide provision for refuges and other specialist accommodation-based services to support victims of domestic abuse and service reform. On the 3 November 2016 we published our new ‘Priorities for Domestic Abuse Services’, developed with partners from the domestic abuse sector, which sets out for the first time what local areas need to do to ensure an effective response to meeting the needs of all domestic abuse victims.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/09/2017 15:02:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

753947

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Young of Cookham on 11 July (HLWS37), what steps they have taken to seek explanations from Ministers and Agency Chief Executives in (1) the Department for Communities and Local Government, (2) the Department for Education, (3) the Home Office, (4) HM Revenue and Customs, and (5) Ofwat, in the light of the Minister's response that they have failed to answer one third of the correspondence within the target set for replies.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL1094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Government takes seriously its responsibilities for providing timely replies to correspondence from MPs and Peers. The Departments in question are committed to improving their performance on replying to correspondence from MPs and Peers and have plans in place to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/09/2017 12:56:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

753949

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Service Industries: Overseas Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which aspects of the UK's trade in services with non-EU countries are (1) covered by WTO agreements, and (2) not covered by WTO agreements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>(1) There are 135 non-EU WTO members. The UK’s trade in services with WTO members is covered by the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). On joining GATS, each WTO Member makes its own specific commitments to providing services market access and non-discriminatory treatment. These commitments are made sector-by-sector. Additionally, eighteen non-EU WTO members have made commitments under the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on best-practice procurement procedures and non-discrimination.</p><p>(2) GATS does not cover services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority nor services directly related to air transport rights. Both GATS and GPA contain exceptions, for example relating to protection of life or to international emergencies.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 03/08/2017 14:07:43 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe