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867271

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House how much time she proposes that the House will allocate to the debate of the final draft of the Brexit agreement.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Business in the House of Lords is arranged through consultation with the Usual Channels. For its part, the Government will ensure that sufficient time is offered to consider the final deal in Parliament, including in the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 28/03/2018 11:18:48 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

869171

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans she has to propose a debate in the House of Lords on their consultation on Insolvency and Corporate Governance, announced on 20 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
	uin	HL6544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>My Noble Friend the Chief Whip has no immediate plans to schedule such a debate but I have made him aware of this question. It is of course open to the Noble Lord to use the established routes to seek a backbench debate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 28/03/2018 11:17:32 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

870274

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Statutory Instruments: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether statutory instruments before the House for approval following consideration in Grand Committee are debatable; whether there is any time limit on such debates; and what steps she intends to take to inform Ministers of the position.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL6608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Approval motions for affirmative instruments - whether they have previously been considered in a Grand Committee or not - are debatable and not normally time-limited.</p><p><br>Standing Order 28 sets out that debate on such motions, as with all other motions, must be relevant to the question before the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 28/03/2018 11:17:06 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

868490

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept id	90
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	hansard heading	Members' Constituency Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Committee will make representations to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority on the need for additional financial provision to cover the increase in Members' constituency caseloads as a result of preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	133710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) regulates and funds MPs’ business costs and expenses. As part of this role, IPSA sets a maximum budget from which MPs can fund their staffing costs. This is based on an average of four full-time-equivalent staff members, although each MP can choose to deploy this budget to suit their own staffing needs.</p><p>MPs’ budgets are reviewed each year. In 2012, the staffing budget was increased by 25% for London Area MPs and by 19% for non-London Area MPs, in part to allow MPs to employ more staff to support their work with constituents. In April 2018, the staffing budget will increase by a further 1.8% to allow for staff pay rises.</p><p>In addition, MPs may request to increase their budget if they provide evidence of having incurred unforeseen, exceptional costs. Such requests for contingency funding are considered on a case-by-case basis. If any MP finds that their constituency caseload has increased to an unmanageable level as a result of preparations for the UK leaving the EU (or another exceptional issue), they may apply for an increase to their staffing budget in this way.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 28/03/2018 09:47:57 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

862937

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, are employed by the Crown Prosecution Service; and how many (a) men, and (b) women, hold senior posts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL6385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>As at 28 February 2018 the Crown Prosecution Service employed (1) 2,083 men and (2) 3,987 women. In senior posts (graded at Senior Civil Service or equivalent) the Crown Prosecution Service employed (a) 34 men and (b) 40 women, with women making up 54% of the workforce in these grades.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 28/03/2018 11:12:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

869437

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Money Laundering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127856 on money laundering, how many of those businesses have been fined more than once; and what the (a) average, (b) lowest and (c) highest value of those fines was.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	133951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The ‎work of the FCA is a matter for HMT. Officials at HMT have advised that in January 2017, the FCA fined Deutsche Bank £163 million, its largest ever financial penalty for AML failings.</p><p> </p><p>All FCA fines levied against businesses are published online. The link to the webpage can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/2017-fines" target="_blank">www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/2017-fines</a></p><p> </p><p>HMT does not hold data on how many firms have been fined more than once, the lowest fine, nor the average value of fines.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/03/2018 14:53:35 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 49945 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

867226

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fire Regulations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Kensington and Chelsea Council regarding (1) whether the type of fire doors installed at Grenfell Tower in 2013 were fire and safety tested prior to installation, (2) whether the contract for the supply of the fire doors was subjected to competitive tender, (3) who undertook the installation of the fire doors, (4) what checks were undertaken following installation to ensure that the doors were fit for purpose, (5) which fire door options were considered for installation, and (6) on what basis the decision to install those particular fire doors was made.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL6433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out investigations, including testing in relation to public and product safety. This work is being taken forward at pace. The Independent Inquiry into Grenfell, led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, is examining the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell and a criminal investigation is being led by the Metropolitan Police into the fire at Grenfell Tower. Both these must be allowed to complete and establish the facts behind the fire.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6432 question first answered 28/03/2018 15:12:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

862914

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Help to Buy loans have been repaid before the end of the five year interest free period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL6362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>This data is not currently published due to commercial sensitivity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/03/2018 14:43:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

862906

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what rules govern council taxes and business rates on (1) blocks of flats for university students, (2) houses in multiple occupation let to university students, and (3) other dwellings let to university students.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
	uin	HL6354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Any property occupied for domestic purposes will be valued for council tax. Decisions on valuations are a matter for the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).</p><p>Halls of residence which comprise solely of living accommodation or other services used only by residents will be valued for council tax, rather than business rates. Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are also subject to council tax, as are dwellings let to university students.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/03/2018 14:23:49 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

867225

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fire Regulations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to undertake further tests to determine whether the type of fire doors installed at Grenfell Tower in 2013 conformed to the appropriate fire standard.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL6432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out investigations, including testing in relation to public and product safety. This work is being taken forward at pace. The Independent Inquiry into Grenfell, led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, is examining the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell and a criminal investigation is being led by the Metropolitan Police into the fire at Grenfell Tower. Both these must be allowed to complete and establish the facts behind the fire.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6433 question first answered 28/03/2018 15:12:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton