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972752

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	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	Aerospace Industry: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that there are concerns among safety regulators within the UK aerospace industry about preparations for a no-deal Brexit scenario; and what support, if any, they can give to ensure that that sector is prepared for a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL10332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>Exiting the EU without a deal would be in neither side’s interests. We remain confident the UK and the EU will agree a mutually advantageous deal where people right across Europe benefit from liberal aviation market access. We are working hard to secure this outcome.</p><p> </p><p>However, a responsible government should prepare for all potential outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. We are working with the UK Civil Aviation Authority to prepare and equip the UK to be ready for a non-negotiated exit.</p><p>There has been cross-government engagement with key stakeholders across the aerospace sector since the referendum, which has informed and will continues to inform our thinking.</p><p> </p><p>Being outside the EU will not change the UK’s approach to aviation safety. We are absolutely clear that the UK will continue to be a world leader in this field.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/09/2018 15:25:58 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

972744

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the smart motorway work currently taking place on the M6 and other motorways has been evaluated by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
	tabling member printed	Lord Snape
	uin	HL10325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority evaluates major schemes within the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) - those projects which are the largest, most innovative or contentious. The projects delivering the smart motorway work taking place on the M6 currently, and on other motorways, are not classified as such and, therefore, are not part of the GMPP. However, Highways England deploys appropriate project management governance and assurance in order to maintain effective delivery of its smart motorway projects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/09/2018 13:07:07 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	319 label Biography information for Lord Snape

972743

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M6
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total estimated cost of the smart motorway work currently taking place on the M6 motorway; and what is the projected completion date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Snape
	uin	HL10324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>There are three smart motorway schemes under construction currently on the M6. These are between Junction 2-4, Junctions 13-15, and Junctions 16-19.</p><p>The projected total cost for all three schemes is £752.7 million. The expected completion date for all the work is March 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/09/2018 13:07:46 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	319 label Biography information for Lord Snape

971933

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	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	Councillors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of elected councillors, at all levels of local government, in England in (1) 1988, (2) 1998, (3) 2008, and (4) 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	uin	HL10292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/09/2018 14:36:42 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

971931

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted a study into any changing demand for diverse news and internet-based entertainment services and the impact that might have on the BBC.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL10290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport has not conducted a study on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/09/2018 13:09:03 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

971930

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people in the UK who view or listen to the BBC’s news services; and whether that audience is falling.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL10289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The government does not hold information on this issue. Information in this area is collected and published by Ofcom.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/09/2018 13:09:26 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

971928

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC: Political Impartiality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the BBC is not politically biased.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL10288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations. The government has embedded impartiality in the BBC Charter and public purposes. The BBC Board is responsible for ensuring the BBC delivers its Charter obligations and Ofcom, as the independent regulator of the BBC, is responsible for holding the BBC to account in fulfilling its mission and public purposes. Alongside this, the Ofcom Broadcasting Code requires all broadcasters, including the BBC, to report and present news with due accuracy and impartiality. answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/09/2018 13:09:14 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

971925

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess whether the first phase of the managed migration to Universal Credit is being managed effectively for disabled claimants.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL10285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with stakeholders and other parties to design the best possible process for the migration of our customers to Universal Credit. The draft Regulations have been out for consultation with the Social Security Advisory Committee and we look forward to their detailed advice which we will consider alongside the other stakeholder contributions we receive. The regulations will come before Parliament in the autumn, and during 2019 we will test and refine our processes to ensure they are working well before we take on larger volumes from 2020 onwards, and complete the process in 2023. The regulations also include additional transitional protection arrangements for all approximately 500,000 claimants eligible for a Severe Disability Premium.</p><p>Our focus will be on safeguarding claimants and ensuring a smooth transition with uninterrupted support. We will have a comprehensive and well-supported preparation period for claimants. This will include a variety of communication formats, including face-to-face, internet and postal notification, to ensure claimants are aware of the managed migration process. There is flexibility to extend that period if necessary for claimants; and a process to ensure that, before the existing benefits are stopped, our staff will check for evidence of complex needs or vulnerability or disability and act accordingly to support the claimant. Additionally, if a claimant misses their deadline to claim there are provisions in the draft Regulations that will allow DWP to back-date their claim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL10284 question first answered 19/09/2018 13:08:14 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

971924

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify disabled people and other vulnerable groups who may require additional support to make a new claim for Universal Credit during managed migration.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL10284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with stakeholders and other parties to design the best possible process for the migration of our customers to Universal Credit. The draft Regulations have been out for consultation with the Social Security Advisory Committee and we look forward to their detailed advice which we will consider alongside the other stakeholder contributions we receive. The regulations will come before Parliament in the autumn, and during 2019 we will test and refine our processes to ensure they are working well before we take on larger volumes from 2020 onwards, and complete the process in 2023. The regulations also include additional transitional protection arrangements for all approximately 500,000 claimants eligible for a Severe Disability Premium.</p><p>Our focus will be on safeguarding claimants and ensuring a smooth transition with uninterrupted support. We will have a comprehensive and well-supported preparation period for claimants. This will include a variety of communication formats, including face-to-face, internet and postal notification, to ensure claimants are aware of the managed migration process. There is flexibility to extend that period if necessary for claimants; and a process to ensure that, before the existing benefits are stopped, our staff will check for evidence of complex needs or vulnerability or disability and act accordingly to support the claimant. Additionally, if a claimant misses their deadline to claim there are provisions in the draft Regulations that will allow DWP to back-date their claim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL10285 question first answered 19/09/2018 13:08:14 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

971922

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that an adequate number of work coaches are in post to manage any increase in caseloads as a consequence of the managed migration to Universal Credit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL10282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>Our plans for managed migration include a range of measures to ensure work coaches are fully prepared to deal with volumes of migrating cases. Resource levels will also be reviewed as part of the planning process to ensure there are sufficient work coaches in place to handle the anticipated volumes.</p><p> </p><p>During 2019 we will test and refine our approach to ensure it is working well. This will include testing work coach preparation and resourcing before we take on larger volumes from 2020 onwards, and complete the process in 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL10281 question first answered 19/09/2018 14:36:34 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester