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1038908

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date	10/01/2019
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: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she intends to invite the House of Lords to sit on Fridays until 29 March in order to allow time for proper scrutiny of pre-Brexit legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The next scheduled Friday sitting is for 1 February, as advertised in Forthcoming Business. Further sittings will be advertised in due course. There are currently no plans to consider Government business on Fridays, but as is always the case the sittings of the House are subject to the progress of business.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 21/01/2019 17:24:00 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1038909

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she intends to invite the House to sit on Saturdays until 29 March in order to allow time for proper scrutiny of pre-Brexit legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to sit on weekends. As is always the case, the sittings of the House are subject to the progress of business.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 21/01/2019 15:45:20 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1038930

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to raise awareness among local authorities and housing associations that the Affordable Homes Programme covers funding for Traveller sites; how many applications proposing Traveller sites have been made; and how many of those have been approved since April 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL12767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>On 14 June 2017, we published ‘Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme supplementary information – Continuous Market Engagement (CME),’ which includes details on funding for traveller pitches. This document is available (attached) here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-ownership-and-affordable-homes-programme-supplementary-information-continuous-market-engagement-cme</p><p><br>We have not approved any new traveller pitches since April 2016 – our Live Tables on affordable housing delivery are available (attached) online: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</p><p><br>Government does not publish details of applications for funding from the Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190114 Shared Ownership and Affordable homes - HL12767.pdf title Shared Ownership and affordable homes 2 file name 190114 LiveTable Affordable Housing HL12767.xlsx title Affordable housing question first answered 23/01/2019 14:43:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1038907

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals from the UK's screen industries and others for reform of the apprenticeship levy to increase the numbers of skilled new entrants needed to meet demand.
tabling member printed	Lord Grade of Yarmouth
uin	HL12744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>​Apprenticeships offer businesses in the screen industries an opportunity to make a long-term, sustainable investment in training and promote diversity in the workforce.</p><p>We have already responded to feedback from businesses by introducing flexibilities in our funding rules. This includes increasing the time for employers to spend their levy funds from 18 to 24 months and raising the transfer cap from 10% to 25% this year. Levy-paying employers will be able to transfer funds to as many smaller employers or charities as they wish, in order to support the development of skills in their supply chain or respond to skills shortages in their sector. In the Budget, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer also announced up to £240 million of additional funds to halve apprenticeship training costs for smaller employers. We continue to keep all aspects of apprenticeship funding policy under review.</p><p>​We recognise that co-ordinating and delivering apprenticeship training can be a challenge for smaller employers in the screen industries. We are working closely with Screen Skills in response to their report in order to explore how employers can take advantage of flexible delivery of off-the-job training including, potentially, through Apprenticeship Training Agencies. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has a £2 million funding package under the creative industries sector deal, which includes support for employers to help them accelerate the development of up to 20 new apprenticeship standards. DCMS will work with the Institute for Apprenticeships to identify skills gaps and understand how the apprenticeship programme can support the priorities identified in the Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/01/2019 15:17:50 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4228 label Biography information for Lord Grade of Yarmouth

1038906

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect to bring forward measures to ensure that Directive 2010/64/EU of the European Parliament, providing for the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings, will be incorporated into UK statute before 29 March; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL12743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Directive 2010/64/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings was transposed into UK domestic law by 27 October 2013 when it came into force. The Government has no plan currently to alter those provisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/01/2019 17:24:46 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1038924

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals have had to wait (1) three to six months, (2) six to nine months, (3) nine to 12 months, and (4) over 12 months for their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to be heard in each year since PIP was introduced.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL12761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 24/01/2019 16:13:05 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

1038896

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Channel Ferries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the Mayor of Ostend before awarding a contract to Seaborne Freight to operate ferry services from Ramsgate to Ostend from 29 March; and given the Mayor’s statement that the port will not be ready in time, what alternative port arrangements they intend to make.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Port contracts are a matter for operators. Operators on other routes (including Brittany Ferries and DFDS with whom the Government has also contracted) will be used for scheduled ro-ro traffic if Ostend is not ready by 29 March. The majority of the additional freight capacity which has been contracted is not via Ostend.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/01/2019 16:03:27 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1038897

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the changes made to the latest edition of the HS2 Development Agreement, dated November 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>This is a routine update of the DA building on the version published in 2017. The intention is to produce a more simplified version of the DA with an emphasis on plain English. The DA continues to provide clarity on roles and responsibilities between HS2 Ltd and DfT to reflect the growing maturity of the programme and as the project moves from development to delivery. This revised DA provides clarifications and amendments to, for example, the Land and Property section where the concepts of Core Land, Additional Land, Management Land and Operation &amp; Maintenance Land are set out. It amends the role for HS2 Ltd associated with the shadow operator functions transferring to the West Coast Partnership and changes the Performance Remedies Regime. Other areas of change include:</p><ul><li>Stations Commercialisation</li><li>Sponsor’s Requirements</li><li>Wider Programme Benefits</li><li>Over Site development</li><li>Management Information</li><li>Undertakings and Assurances</li><li>Instruction, Change and Affirmation Process</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 24/01/2019 17:50:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1038898

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have been held between the Department for Transport and Transport for London on funding for the section of HS2 between Old Oak Common and Euston.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The section of the HS2 line between Euston and Old Oak Common stations is a DfT Sponsor’s Requirement and as such is funded from the HS2 Phase One funding envelope. Where third parties such as local authorities and transport bodies have requests for additional requirements or scope beyond the DfT Sponsor’s Requirements, HS2 Ltd is delegated to consider incorporation of these requests, subject to an appropriate funding agreement with the relevant third parties.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 24/01/2019 16:19:29 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1038903

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of subsidy they are providing, or plan to provide, towards the cost of dredging work in the harbour area of Ramsgate.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Infrastructure work is necessary to enable the port to resume Ro-Ro services. Thanet Council is in discussion with both the Department and Seaborne Freight to finalise the funding arrangements for the infrastructure works at the port, and vital dredging work has already started.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/01/2019 16:17:47 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours