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838085

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Public Sector: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not bought into force section 1 of the Equality Act 2010; and whether they will now do so following recommendations by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL5426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a country that works for everyone, where success is based on merit, not privilege, and where everyone has the chance to go as far as their talents and hard work will take them. That is why the Government has in place a number of strategies to address social mobility and improve outcomes for those who experience disadvantage.</p><p>Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 is the public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities, which the Government has no plans to commence in England.</p><p>We believe that specific programmes designed to address social mobility problems in particular areas will be a more effective approach than blanket and potentially burdensome legislation of this type.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2018 14:07:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

838122

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Part-time Employment: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking regarding reports of stagnant pay progression for part-time workers, particularly with regard to the gender pay gap.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>The majority of part-time workers are women, especially mothers of young children, and they often choose part-time work in order to balance work and family care. The unequal sharing of childcare responsibilities between men and women is a key driver of the gender pay gap. The Government is committed to tackling the gender pay gap, including through introducing a legal requirement for business to report their gender pay gaps in April this year. The Government has also taken measures to help parents to balance work and childcare. We introduced the right to request flexible working in 2014, and we have also introduced tax-free childcare and 30 hours free childcare for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds to support working families. We also launched a communications campaign on Shared Parental Leave on 12 February.</p><p>In response to Matthew Taylor’s Good Work report the Government will launch a joint taskforce with industry on flexible working to unlock the potential in the labour market, including amongst women.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2018 14:06:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

838118

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many women are employed in construction works (1) on the House of Lords Estate, and (2) for bicameral projects on the Parliamentary Estate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>The House of Commons and the House of Lords are jointly responsible for the Palace of Westminster. The Strategic Estates department is a bicameral department and is responsible for delivering capital investment across the Parliamentary Estate. As at 14 February the department consisted of 64 (47%) women and 72 (53%) men. These staff work on a bicameral basis and it is not possible to allocate specific figures to those working on each part of the Estate. In addition to these staff, as at 14 February there were 2,620 contractor passes issued to the teams responsible for construction works and maintenance of the Palace and other areas of the Parliamentary Estate. Of these, 312 (11.9%) were issued to women.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 19/02/2018 12:18:59 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

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

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

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

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

838082

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Testing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 31 January (HL5018), what are the scientific and technical standards for their mobile drug screening technology; and how positive results are validated.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL5424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Guide to Type Approval Procedures for Mobile Preliminary Drug Testing Devices used for Transport Law Enforcement in Great Britain contains a description of the requirements to be met for consideration of type approval for screening device. This is found at the following link : <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-preliminary-drug-testing-devices" target="_blank"> www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-preliminary-drug-testing-devices</a></p><p>Roadside drug driving screeners provide an indication of delta-9-THC (the main active component in cannabis) present in a motorist’s system. Delta-9-THC metabolite of cannabis can remain detectable for up to several hours.</p><p>Following a positive screening result for suspected drug driving, the police obtain two samples of blood for analysis. One sample is provided to the alleged offender, who can submit their sample for independent testing at a laboratory of their own choice. The police submit the other blood sample to an accredited laboratory for analysis in line with guidance on sample storage and delivery.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5423 question first answered 09/02/2018 12:41:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Mobile_preliminary_drug_testing_devices.pdf title Mobile Preliminary Testing Devices Guide
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

838081

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 31 January (HL5018), what is their estimate of the length of time after ingesting cannabis that a person continues to test positive.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL5423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Guide to Type Approval Procedures for Mobile Preliminary Drug Testing Devices used for Transport Law Enforcement in Great Britain contains a description of the requirements to be met for consideration of type approval for screening device. This is found at the following link : <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-preliminary-drug-testing-devices" target="_blank"> www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-preliminary-drug-testing-devices</a></p><p>Roadside drug driving screeners provide an indication of delta-9-THC (the main active component in cannabis) present in a motorist’s system. Delta-9-THC metabolite of cannabis can remain detectable for up to several hours.</p><p>Following a positive screening result for suspected drug driving, the police obtain two samples of blood for analysis. One sample is provided to the alleged offender, who can submit their sample for independent testing at a laboratory of their own choice. The police submit the other blood sample to an accredited laboratory for analysis in line with guidance on sample storage and delivery.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5424 question first answered 09/02/2018 12:41:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Mobile_preliminary_drug_testing_devices.pdf title Mobile Preliminary Testing Devices Guide
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb