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838869

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Directors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress towards the target of at least 33 per cent representation of women on the combined executive committee and direct reports to the executive committee in all FTSE100 companies by 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL5509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the FTSE 100 had 25.2% women in executive committees and direct reports. This had barely changed from 2016, showing that robust action is needed from businesses to achieve the Hampton-Alexander Review’s target of 33% by 2020.</p><p>To increase the level of ambition, the Hampton-Alexander Review has now extended the executive pipeline target of 33% women from the FTSE 100 to the wider FTSE 350 – around 1 in 2 of all new appointments needing to go to women to achieve this target by 2020. We will continue to support the Review to work collaboratively with business to disseminate the importance of diversity in executive roles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/02/2018 14:14:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

838870

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Keen of Elie on 8 February, what the “certified capacity of the prison population” refers to; and whether the prison population has exceeded the Certified Normal Accommodation of the prison system at any time over the last 20 years.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL5510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Prison capacity is defined using the terms Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) and Operational Capacity. These terms are defined separately as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>CNA, or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service’s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service aspires to provide all prisoners; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>the Operational Capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by Prison Group Directors on the basis of operational judgement and experience.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The total prison population is in excess of CNA however this total is always below the total operational capacity of the estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/02/2018 17:33:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

838898

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 19 December 2017 (HL3883), when they will set out their views on the way forward in relation to the personal injury discount rate; and why they have not done so already.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL5538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Justice Select Committee of the House of Commons published its report: Pre-legislative scrutiny: draft personal injury discount rate clause, on 30 November. The Government had intended to reply to the Committee by 30 January but is not yet in a position to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish its response to the report and the comments made by stakeholders in relation to the draft legislation together with details of how it intends to proceed as soon as possible after it has reached final conclusions on the way forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/02/2018 17:34:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

838048

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Households
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of future household growth that will be driven by the existing non-UK born population; and to what extent that proportion was taken into account in preparing the 2014-based household projections in England, 2014 to 2039.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL5402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The 2014-based household projections for England took account of net migration and growth of the existing population as shown in the ONS population projections for the same period. The population and household projections are not disaggregated by country of birth.</p><p>Responsibility for Household Projections transferred from this Department to the Office for National Statistics in January 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/02/2018 13:23:41 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

838107

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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 Associations: Directors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to require Homes England to maintain a formal publicly available register of directors of regulated housing associations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL5440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Housing associations are independent organisations regulated by the independent Regulator of Social Housing and board members are responsible for ensuring that the provider’s business is effectively managed. The Regulator’s statutory objectives include ensuring that registered providers of social housing are financially viable and properly managed, and perform their functions efficiently and economically. The Government expects housing associations to take a responsible approach that delivers value for money for tenants and taxpayers.</p><p>To deliver its objective, the Regulator has published a Governance and Financial Viability Standard, which sets out a number of requirements on private registered providers (including housing associations). This includes a requirement that providers:</p><ul><li>comply with all relevant law, their governing documents and all regulatory requirements. This includes relevant legislation surrounding corporate governance on public companies, and the duties of board members</li><li>adopt and comply with an appropriate code of governance, and explain any areas of non-compliance with that code. Private Registered providers are also required to certify compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard in their annual accounts</li><li>annually assess the effectiveness of their governance arrangements. Under the Regulator’s current approach the content of the annual report is a matter for individual boards of registered providers. This includes whether they wish to include director attendance at their meetings, within their annual reports.</li></ul><p>The Regulator also has powers to direct private registered providers on the preparation of their annual accounts. Under this Direction, the accounts should contain information on board remuneration and the salary of the highest paid director and chief executive officer.</p><p>A list of all registered providers is available (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing</a>. Information on Directors of companies is available from Companies House, and on the trustees of registered charities from the Charity Commission.</p><p><br>The Secretary of State is not able to direct the Regulator on the governance arrangements of housing associations, and the Regulator has no plans to change the current approach.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL5438 HL5439 HL5441 question first answered 20/02/2018 16:42:00 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180220 Copy of List of Registered Providers at 1 Feb 2018 - HL5441.xlsx title List of all registered providers
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

838109

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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 Associations: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to require (1) Homes England to report key financial parameters for all housing associations, including (a) board remuneration, and (b) the salary of the highest paid director and chief executive, and (2) that annual returns be made available to the public free of charge.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL5441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Housing associations are independent organisations regulated by the independent Regulator of Social Housing and board members are responsible for ensuring that the provider’s business is effectively managed. The Regulator’s statutory objectives include ensuring that registered providers of social housing are financially viable and properly managed, and perform their functions efficiently and economically. The Government expects housing associations to take a responsible approach that delivers value for money for tenants and taxpayers.</p><p>To deliver its objective, the Regulator has published a Governance and Financial Viability Standard, which sets out a number of requirements on private registered providers (including housing associations). This includes a requirement that providers:</p><ul><li>comply with all relevant law, their governing documents and all regulatory requirements. This includes relevant legislation surrounding corporate governance on public companies, and the duties of board members</li><li>adopt and comply with an appropriate code of governance, and explain any areas of non-compliance with that code. Private Registered providers are also required to certify compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard in their annual accounts</li><li>annually assess the effectiveness of their governance arrangements. Under the Regulator’s current approach the content of the annual report is a matter for individual boards of registered providers. This includes whether they wish to include director attendance at their meetings, within their annual reports.</li></ul><p>The Regulator also has powers to direct private registered providers on the preparation of their annual accounts. Under this Direction, the accounts should contain information on board remuneration and the salary of the highest paid director and chief executive officer.</p><p>A list of all registered providers is available (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing</a>. Information on Directors of companies is available from Companies House, and on the trustees of registered charities from the Charity Commission.</p><p><br>The Secretary of State is not able to direct the Regulator on the governance arrangements of housing associations, and the Regulator has no plans to change the current approach.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL5438 HL5439 HL5440 question first answered 20/02/2018 16:42:00 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180220 Copy of List of Registered Providers at 1 Feb 2018 - HL5441.xlsx title List of all registered providers
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

838104

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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 Associations: Directors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to require Homes England to publish clear governance standards for housing associations to enforce strong independent director representation and responsibilities in line with those applying to public companies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL5438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Housing associations are independent organisations regulated by the independent Regulator of Social Housing and board members are responsible for ensuring that the provider’s business is effectively managed. The Regulator’s statutory objectives include ensuring that registered providers of social housing are financially viable and properly managed, and perform their functions efficiently and economically. The Government expects housing associations to take a responsible approach that delivers value for money for tenants and taxpayers.</p><p>To deliver its objective, the Regulator has published a Governance and Financial Viability Standard, which sets out a number of requirements on private registered providers (including housing associations). This includes a requirement that providers:</p><ul><li>comply with all relevant law, their governing documents and all regulatory requirements. This includes relevant legislation surrounding corporate governance on public companies, and the duties of board members</li><li>adopt and comply with an appropriate code of governance, and explain any areas of non-compliance with that code. Private Registered providers are also required to certify compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard in their annual accounts</li><li>annually assess the effectiveness of their governance arrangements. Under the Regulator’s current approach the content of the annual report is a matter for individual boards of registered providers. This includes whether they wish to include director attendance at their meetings, within their annual reports.</li></ul><p>The Regulator also has powers to direct private registered providers on the preparation of their annual accounts. Under this Direction, the accounts should contain information on board remuneration and the salary of the highest paid director and chief executive officer.</p><p>A list of all registered providers is available (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing</a>. Information on Directors of companies is available from Companies House, and on the trustees of registered charities from the Charity Commission.</p><p><br>The Secretary of State is not able to direct the Regulator on the governance arrangements of housing associations, and the Regulator has no plans to change the current approach.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL5439 HL5440 HL5441 question first answered 20/02/2018 16:42:00 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180220 Copy of List of Registered Providers at 1 Feb 2018 - HL5441.xlsx title List of all registered providers
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

838106

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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 Associations: Directors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to require all housing associations to publish details of director attendance at meetings in their annual reports.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL5439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Housing associations are independent organisations regulated by the independent Regulator of Social Housing and board members are responsible for ensuring that the provider’s business is effectively managed. The Regulator’s statutory objectives include ensuring that registered providers of social housing are financially viable and properly managed, and perform their functions efficiently and economically. The Government expects housing associations to take a responsible approach that delivers value for money for tenants and taxpayers.</p><p>To deliver its objective, the Regulator has published a Governance and Financial Viability Standard, which sets out a number of requirements on private registered providers (including housing associations). This includes a requirement that providers:</p><ul><li>comply with all relevant law, their governing documents and all regulatory requirements. This includes relevant legislation surrounding corporate governance on public companies, and the duties of board members</li><li>adopt and comply with an appropriate code of governance, and explain any areas of non-compliance with that code. Private Registered providers are also required to certify compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard in their annual accounts</li><li>annually assess the effectiveness of their governance arrangements. Under the Regulator’s current approach the content of the annual report is a matter for individual boards of registered providers. This includes whether they wish to include director attendance at their meetings, within their annual reports.</li></ul><p>The Regulator also has powers to direct private registered providers on the preparation of their annual accounts. Under this Direction, the accounts should contain information on board remuneration and the salary of the highest paid director and chief executive officer.</p><p>A list of all registered providers is available (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing</a>. Information on Directors of companies is available from Companies House, and on the trustees of registered charities from the Charity Commission.</p><p><br>The Secretary of State is not able to direct the Regulator on the governance arrangements of housing associations, and the Regulator has no plans to change the current approach.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL5438 HL5440 HL5441 question first answered 20/02/2018 16:42:00 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180220 Copy of List of Registered Providers at 1 Feb 2018 - HL5441.xlsx title List of all registered providers
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

838338

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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 Infrastructure Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether local authorities in receipt of Marginal Viability Fund monies will be able to insist that the contractors who have planning permission for projects in receipt of those funds will have to build the affordable homes first.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
	uin	HL5470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Marginal Viability Fund, part of the Housing Infrastructure Fund, will help deliver the infrastructure which is essential to enable the housing to come forward. Affordable housing can be agreed through planning obligations between Local Authorities and developers, via Section 106 agreements. The order in which the homes are built will be up to the developer and local authority to determine on a site by site basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/02/2018 13:24:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

838329

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the terms of reference for their review of the commissioning and funding of domestic abuse services.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bertin
	uin	HL5464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>My Department has made a public commitment to undertake a thorough review of funding for domestic abuse services, including refuge, so that we have the best possible evidence on which to make decisions about future, sustainable funding for these vital services.</p><p>To inform our review we have commissioned an independent, external audit of local authority commissioned domestic abuse services, which will shape the final terms of reference for the review.</p><p>The review will explore all options for future delivery of domestic abuse services in England, and we are committed to working closely with sector partners, drawing on their data, expertise and knowledge, as we undertake our review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/02/2018 17:12:51 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4577 label Biography information for Baroness Bertin