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	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
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	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what guidance she issues to Departments in respect of their providing full answers to questions for written answer, particularly when failure to answer has been followed up.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL5717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I have a particular responsibility to encourage departments to be punctual in answering written questions, but the content of each answer is a matter for the minister concerned. All Ministers are accountable to the House for those answers. That direct accountability is important: that is why Ministers in this House must provide personally signed answers to members.</p><p> </p><p>To inform Ministers in answering questions put to them, the Ministerial Code says that “It is of paramount importance that Ministers give accurate and truthful information to Parliament”. It also makes clear that “Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest”. In addition, the longstanding rules of this House on Questions for Written Answer (rules that the House reaffirmed in agreeing to the Procedure Committee’s 5<sup>th</sup> Report of the 2014-15 Session) set out that all answers should be complete and comprehensible.</p><p> </p><p>If any member has particular concerns about a response that they have received that they consider does not adhere to these rules, I would encourage them to raise it with me directly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL5810 question first answered 24/03/2015 13:45:04 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

449207

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to comments by Professor Ted Cantle of the iCoCo Foundation regarding their proposals to prevent organisations from objecting to the admissions arrangements of schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL5717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s proposed changes are designed to make sure that the Schools Adjudicator can concentrate on parental complaints. The Department wants to ensure that the Adjudicator is able to prioritise the concerns parents may have about the fairness of the admission arrangements of their local school.</p><p>The changes are still subject to a full public consultation and the Department will give careful consideration to all the views expressed in that consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 12/02/2016 08:39:06 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

846662

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish a full response to the feedback they received on their Review of the Corporate Insolvency Framework consultation, published in May 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL5717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>In May 2016 the Government published its Review of the Corporate Insolvency Framework consultation. The consultation contained a package of proposals to improve the rescue opportunities for financially-distressed companies in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of responses to the consultation was published in September 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of the summary of responses, the Government has continued to engage with a range of interested parties to further discuss and explore issues raised in responses to the consultation. This further engagement will ensure that any reforms, if necessary, will be fit for purpose and best achieve the Government’s aims of rescuing distressed but viable businesses, therefore preserving both value and jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of the insolvency and restructuring regime to the wider UK economy and the important role it plays in, amongst other things, creating strong conditions for growth and access to credit. The consultation stage impact assessment is available from <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A full response to the consultation will be published later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL5718 question first answered 05/03/2018 15:32:02 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Attachment to HL5718.pdf title Impact Assessment
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

706338

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Food: Hygiene
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to introduce the compulsory display of food hygiene ratings for shops and restaurants in England; and, if so, what is the timetable for implementation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL5717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has responsibility for the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS). Currently it is voluntary for food businesses in England to display their hygiene ratings. Display has been mandatory in Wales since November 2013 and in Northern Ireland since October 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA considers that mandatory display of food hygiene ratings in England would be beneficial and is using the evidence from Wales to build a strong case. The FSA is exploring how a statutory scheme could be delivered in England as part of the FSA’s work to deliver a new model of regulation for food businesses – the Regulating Our Future programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulating Our Future programme is redesigning how food businesses are regulated and as hygiene ratings are based on inspections it is important they are part of those discussions. Embedding FHRS into our future model of regulation will ensure we have a robust and credible scheme that continues to deliver benefits for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA remains committed to seeing the mandatory display of food hygiene ratings introduced in England and the Government will consider the case carefully once it is available.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/03/2017 12:18:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch