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753901

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date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they intend to finance the construction of HS2 Phase 1; and whether they intend to use a Public Private-Partnership arrangement for any of the construction work.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Delivery of HS2 is being taken forward on the basis of public funding by HM Treasury. A long-term funding envelope of £55.7bn (2015 prices) was set out in Spending Review 2015, of which £27.18bn is allocated to Phase 1.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to explore opportunities for private financing, where this offers value for money to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/07/2017 09:11:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

753922

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	Religion: Freedom of Expression
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 3 July (HL47), whether UK citizens are free to criticise religions in private and in public.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Citizens of the United Kingdom are of course, free to criticise religions in private and public. However, it is not acceptable to stir up or promote hatred and violence against people because of their faith. Freedom of speech is one of the values that underpin our society but there are limits – it is not acceptable for people to abuse freedom of speech to incite hatred and division.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/07/2017 14:03:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

753936

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL1082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 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> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/07/2017 08:30:54 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

753938

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, following the recent report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons on youth detention centres, whether they plan to consider the recommendations made in the report Rehabilitation by Design, published in 2016 by Gleeds, on solutions to high re-offending rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Re-offending rates in youth justice are high, and the outcomes for young people leaving custody are not good enough. That is why we set out our plans to reform youth custody in response to Charlie Taylor’s youth justice review last December, so that it is better equipped to help young people turn their lives around and play a constructive role in their communities upon their release, away from re-offending.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with key stakeholders and consider their recommendations as this work progresses.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2017 14:35:04 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753951

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 24 April (HL6622), what assessment they have made of mass marketing scams that target energy customers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL1098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>National Trading Standards (NTS) work with various bodies including the police to tackle mass marketing frauds across all sectors, including energy.</p><p>The NTS scams teams work with local authorities to provide support to victims. The team currently has agreements with nearly two hundred local authorities to provide additional support for victims in their areas to help them rebuild their lives. The Department does not hold data on number of mass marketing scams targeting energy customers, the number of victims targeted or the amount of money they have lost.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1099 HL1100 HL1101 question first answered 27/07/2017 08:38:32 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

753953

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many mass marketing scams targeting energy customers there have been since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL1099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>National Trading Standards (NTS) work with various bodies including the police to tackle mass marketing frauds across all sectors, including energy.</p><p>The NTS scams teams work with local authorities to provide support to victims. The team currently has agreements with nearly two hundred local authorities to provide additional support for victims in their areas to help them rebuild their lives. The Department does not hold data on number of mass marketing scams targeting energy customers, the number of victims targeted or the amount of money they have lost.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1098 HL1100 HL1101 question first answered 27/07/2017 08:38:33 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

753954

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many victims of mass marketing scams targeting energy customers since 2016 have required assistance from (1) local authorities, and (2) National Trading Standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL1100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>National Trading Standards (NTS) work with various bodies including the police to tackle mass marketing frauds across all sectors, including energy.</p><p>The NTS scams teams work with local authorities to provide support to victims. The team currently has agreements with nearly two hundred local authorities to provide additional support for victims in their areas to help them rebuild their lives. The Department does not hold data on number of mass marketing scams targeting energy customers, the number of victims targeted or the amount of money they have lost.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1098 HL1099 HL1101 question first answered 27/07/2017 08:38:33 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

753956

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much money the victims of mass marketing scams targeting energy customers have lost since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL1101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>National Trading Standards (NTS) work with various bodies including the police to tackle mass marketing frauds across all sectors, including energy.</p><p>The NTS scams teams work with local authorities to provide support to victims. The team currently has agreements with nearly two hundred local authorities to provide additional support for victims in their areas to help them rebuild their lives. The Department does not hold data on number of mass marketing scams targeting energy customers, the number of victims targeted or the amount of money they have lost.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1098 HL1099 HL1100 question first answered 27/07/2017 08:38:33 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford