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838333

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in the light of the resolutions on Restoration and Renewal passed by both Houses, what are the likely next steps; and what will be the mechanism for Peers to submit suggestions and ideas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Both Houses have decided that the next steps of the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme should be overseen by a Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority. It is expected that the Commission of each House will therefore immediately focus on establishing those bodies in shadow form. Until the shadow Sponsor Board has been appointed, the Programme will continue to be delivered under the governance of the bicameral Programme Board, which consists of officials from both Houses plus two external members, and acts with authority delegated from the Board and Accounting Officer of each House. Establishing both bodies in substantive form will require primary legislation.</p><p>The Programme Team, supported by its client advisory services consultants, CH2M and BDP, will continue work in the following areas:</p><ul><li>further investigation and documentation of the current physical condition of the Palace of Westminster and its building services;</li><li>further studies on the feasibility of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre as temporary accommodation for the House of Lords;</li><li>design of Richmond House as temporary accommodation for the House of Commons, which is being taken forward as part of the Commons’ Northern Estate Programme;</li><li>development of a client brief for the design of the works to the Palace of Westminster;</li><li>the development of the required Outline Business Cases (OBCs), compliant with HM Treasury’s <em>Green Book</em>; and</li><li>a further round of medium-term mechanical and electrical, public health and conservation work to mitigate the operational risks to Parliament presented by the condition of the building between now and the commencement of the construction phase of the R&amp;R Programme.</li></ul><p>The design phase will require extensive consultation with Members of both Houses, as well as a wide range of other stakeholders including staff, third-party occupants of the Parliamentary Estate, visitors and other members of society throughout the United Kingdom. It is anticipated that this engagement work will be developed and taken forward by the shadow Sponsor Board once it is established later this year.</p><p>In the meantime, members of the Programme Team would be happy to receive suggestions and ideas from Members of both Houses. They can be contacted via <a href="mailto:restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk" target="_blank">restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 21/02/2018 16:07:39 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

838346

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the failure of the political parties in Northern Ireland to reach an agreement on the restoration of a devolved administration, what assessment they have made of the introduction of direct rule for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Eames
	uin	HL5475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s focus now is on the re-establishment of inclusive devolved government in Northern Ireland. This is clearly in line with what the people of Northern Ireland voted for in the Assembly elections in March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has been clear that if we do not see resolution shortly the UK Government will need to take some tough decisions in the coming months. This would include, but not be limited to, setting a budget in Northern Ireland, responding to the Reaney recommendations on MLA pay, considering the prospect of a further election and ultimately other arrangements.</p><p> </p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL5476 question first answered 21/02/2018 16:10:42 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

838390

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-school Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 6 February (HL Deb, col 1910), why 89 schools that have been identified as unregistered are continuing to operate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Between January 2016 and August 2017, with additional funding from the department, Ofsted visited 125 suspected unregistered schools. Of those visited, inspectors determined that 38 of those were operating as schools; the other 87 were found not to be operating as schools. As at August 2017, 34 of the 38 have closed or amended their operation so that it complies with the law.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/02/2018 14:53:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

838891

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Statistics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to remarks made by the Prime Minister during her trip to China, whether they plan to remove students from immigration figures; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Elystan-Morgan
	uin	HL5531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/02/2018 14:55:30 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL5531.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	2809 label Biography information for Lord Elystan-Morgan

838121

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ensure that environmental standards are maintained after Brexit; and if so, how.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The EU Withdrawal Bill will ensure the whole body of existing EU environmental law continues to have effect in UK law. We will launch a consultation in early 2018 on establishing a new, world-leading, independent, statutory body to hold government to account on environmental legislation as we leave the European Union. Our starting point is that the environmental body should cover England and environmental matters that are not devolved. We are exploring with the devolved administrations whether they wish to take a different or similar approach. We will also continue to uphold our international obligations through our multilateral environmental agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/02/2018 16:11:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

838344

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to convene an advisory panel to develop substance misuse guidance, focused specifically on older adults; and what lessons they have learned from the Welsh Government regarding the benefits of such a panel.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
	uin	HL5474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has a statutory duty to monitor drug misuse in the United Kingdom and provide advice to Government on measures to address this. The Government has no plans to convene a separate advisory panel to develop substance misuse guidance focused specifically on older adults. In 2017, Public Health England updated clinical guidelines for clinicians treating people with drug use problems, which contains a section addressing the importance of preventing and treating drug use problems in older people. The guidelines were developed by an expert group and are kept under regular review. A copy of <em>Drug misuse and dependence: UK guidelines on clinical management</em> is attached.</p><p>The Government has not held discussions with the Welsh Government specifically on the benefits of its advisory panel on substance misuse.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 21/02/2018 17:42:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name clinical_guidelines_2017.pd.pdf title Drug misuse and dependence UK guidelines
	tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

838360

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Private Education: Radicalism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to subject those independent schools that are outside the ambit of the Independent Schools Council to more stringent and frequent inspection in order to counter teaching of extremist views.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL5485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Independent schools that are not under the membership of an association belonging to the Independent Schools Council are either inspected by Ofsted or the School Inspection Service. In either case, schools are inspected at least every three years against the Independent School Standards.</p><p>There are no plans at present to increase the frequency of inspection, although the department is able to commission inspections of independent schools where there are concerns that the standards may not be met. The standards were strengthened significantly in 2014 and 2015 to include more stringent requirements to prevent extremism, including the requirement that schools must actively promote the fundamental British values. A summary of these changes, entitled ‘Revised independent school standards’, is attached. It is important that all schools are inspected rigorously against these standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/02/2018 14:56:45 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL5485 - attachment.docx title Revised independent school standards
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

838361

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister discussed concerns over freedom and human rights in Hong Kong during her meeting with President Xi Jinping on 1 February.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL5486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister discussed Hong Kong with both Premier Li and President Xi during her recent visit to China. She stressed the UK's ongoing commitment to the successful implementation of 'One Country, Two Systems', and stressed that human rights and individual freedoms should be fully respected.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/02/2018 15:39:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

838385

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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	Motability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Department for Work and Pensions Accounting Officer last met the trustees of the charity Motability in respect of the financial arrangement operating between the Department and that charity for the supply of vehicles leased using a social security benefit as payment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL5502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>When an eligible claimant elects to join the Motability Scheme the Department facilitates the transfer of their benefit payment to Motability. The Department makes no financial contributions to the Motability charity or Motability Operations and the Accounting Officer would not, therefore routinely meet the trustees of the charity Motability.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to ensure eligible claimants receive an appropriate level of support, and to suggest ways to improve the support provided by Motability, senior civil servants have regular contact with the charity Motability.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Minister for Disabled People, Health &amp; Work had an introductory meeting with the Chairman of Motability in January 2018. Ministers do not routinely engage directly with Motability Operations, as this is an independent company, which Motability oversees.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL5500 HL5501 HL5503 question first answered 21/02/2018 14:59:11 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

838878

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Financial Reporting Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when each individual director of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) board, as at 1 February, was first made aware that the FRC had been designated as a public body in 2004; on what date each director was appointed; and whether they will place copies of each of their letters of appointment in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
	uin	HL5518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The details of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) board appointments are published on the FRC website. The board members as at 01 February 2018 were:</p><p>Sir Winfried Bischoff, appointed 01 April 2014</p><p>Gay Huey Evans, appointed 01 April 2012</p><p>Stephen Haddrill, appointed 16 November 2009</p><p>Paul George, appointed 02 July 2012</p><p>Melanie McLaren, appointed 02 July 2012</p><p>David Childs, appointed 01 May 2014</p><p>Paul Druckman, appointed 01 January 2017</p><p>Nick Land, appointed 01 April 2011</p><p>Olivia Dickson, appointed 02 July 2012</p><p>Mark Zinkula, appointed 01 April 2017</p><p>Mark Armour, appointed 02 July 2012</p><p>Sir Brian Bender KCB, appointed 01 March 2014</p><p>John Coomber, appointed 23 July 2015</p><p>Roger Marshall, appointed 01 November 2010</p><p>Keith Skeoch, appointed 01 March 2012</p><p> </p><p>The terms on which board members are appointed can also be found on the FRC’s website and are also attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The directors were made aware of the FRC’s classification as a public body and reclassification requests, if applicable, when they were appointed.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 21/02/2018 15:35:58 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Attachment to HL5518.pdf title FRC Non-Executive Board Member Terms of Appointmen
	tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted