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58585

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	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what appointments to public bodies the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has made in the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>For the 12 month period ending 31 March 2014 the Department made 126 appointments, including new, reappointments and extensions to OCPA regulated public bodies. The appointments were made as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Partner Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Chair</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Member</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advisory, Conciliation &amp; Arbitration Service (ACAS)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arts Humanities and Research Council</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biotechnology &amp; Biological Sciences Research Council</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital for Enterprise</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Competition Commission</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Competition Service</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction Industry Training Board</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1 (employee representative)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consumer Futures</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Council for Science &amp; Technology</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering &amp; Physical Sciences Research Council</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economic &amp; Social Research Council</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Funding Council for England</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Pay Commission</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Research Council</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Environment Research Council</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of Fair Trading</p></td><td><p>2 (of which 1 was a short-term extension).</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science &amp; Technology Facilities Council</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Student Loans Company</p></td><td><p>2 (of which 1 was an interim appointment).</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology Strategy Board</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Commission Atomic Energy Authority</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/06/2014 12:00:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58587

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Credit Unions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the progress of the Credit Union Expansion Project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The DWP Credit Union Expansion Project contract began in May 2013. Around 80 credit unions are currently participating in the project. ABCUL has started delivering the Automated Loan and decision tool to participating credit unions and feedback is that the tool is ensuring loan decisions are faster, consistent and more efficient to deliver. Procurement of an IT banking platform is also being progressed but much remains to be done particularly on achieving sufficient growth for Credit Unions, and DWP continue to support and monitor the project closely</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 10/06/2014 13:43:31 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58586

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Secured Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the logbook loans industry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, including logbook lenders, by transferring responsibility from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 1 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is very concerned about evidence of consumer detriment in the logbook loan sector, as highlighted in the FCA's recent research paper.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has identified logbook lenders as a higher risk industry, and as such they will be in the first phase of firms to require full authorisation. Logbook loan providers are also required to meet the FCA's binding rules, and the FCA has said that it “won't hesitate to take action” if they do not put their customers first.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government has asked the Law Commission to look at how to bring the highly complex legislation underpinning logbook loans up to date.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/06/2014 15:40:30 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58582

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken, in co-operation with the franchise holder, to improve the frequency of train services in South-East London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>On 11<sup>th</sup> June 2014, the Government awarded the Thameslink Southern Great Northern (TSGN) franchise to Govia. The franchise will run for seven years from September 2014. During this period Govia will improve the frequency of train services in the south east of London by introducing 24 trains per hour through the Thameslink core route.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be refranchising the South Eastern network in 2018 and will conduct a formal public consultation before finalising the specification.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 19/06/2014 14:01:46 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58583

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what infrastructure spending on transport initiatives in London they expect to be commenced in (1) the next year, and (2) the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Plan (available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-infrastructure-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-infrastructure-plan</a>) sets out the government's overall strategy for meeting the infrastructure needs of the UK economy.　 It contains major commitments for investment in important infrastructure projects, including in London, and sets a timetable for the delivery of those projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of transport infrastructure in London is the responsibility of the Mayor for London.　 The Department for Transport provides the Greater London Authority (GLA) with a substantial transport grant each year, a significant proportion of which goes towards funding Transport for London's (TfL's) investment programme, including delivery of the tube upgrades.　 Please see</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225468/tfl-spending-review-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225468/tfl-spending-review-2013.pdf</a> which gives details of what the Mayor has agreed to deliver by when over the period to 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/06/2014 12:10:13 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58584

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what appointments to public bodies the Department of Transport has made in the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport made 17 new appointments to public bodies in the 12 months from 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014, as shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of Body</p></td><td><p>New Appointments</p></td><td><p>Date of appointment (s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Aviation Authority</p></td><td><p>2 Non executive directors</p></td><td><p>1/9/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Transport Police Authority</p></td><td><p>5 Board members</p></td><td><p>1/9/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Speed 2 Ltd</p></td><td><p>1 Chair</p></td><td><p>1/1/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled Persons' Transport Advisory Committee</p></td><td><p>7 Committee members</p></td><td><p>1/4/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Lighthouse Board</p></td><td><p>1 Non executive director</p></td><td><p>1/6/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London and Continental Railways</p></td><td><p>1 Non executive director</p></td><td><p>1/5/2014</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 19/06/2014 15:28:57 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark