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823172

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Broadcasting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 19 July 2017 (HL599) concerning the resource costs of £1,104K to the House of Lords for Parliamentary Broadcasting, what proportion of the total cost of the shared service that sum represents.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL4663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The £1,104k represents 40% of the total Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit spend, excluding depreciation. This is in line with the agreed 40:60 split of broadcasting costs between the House of Lords and the House of Commons.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/01/2018 14:53:13 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

823171

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Broadcasting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 19 July 2017 (HL599) concerning the resource costs of £1,104K to the House of Lords for Parliamentary Broadcasting, what amount of that sum, if any, is provided to the BBC.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL4662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>None of the recharged resource costs referred to in HL599 is provided to the BBC.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/01/2018 14:15:35 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

824010

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Parental Leave
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Henley on 9 January (HL Deb, cols 109–110), when they expect to complete the evaluation of shared parental leave; and whether they will invite stakeholders, including interested voluntary organisations, to submit evidence to the evaluation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL4755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We have started to evaluate the Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes and will gather and analyse information from a wide variety of sources.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the progress of data collection, we anticipate publishing findings in spring 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/01/2018 12:53:51 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

824008

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 20 December 2017 (HL4048), what have been the annual funding levels per capita per universal credit claimant for delivery of universal support for each year since 2013–14 at constant prices.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL4754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The per capita payment for Universal Support has remained unchanged since 2013/14 and is £25.66 per hour.</p><p> </p><p>The allocated time for each claimant varies as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Support Offered</p></td><td><p>Rate per hour</p></td><td><p>Time Allocated</p></td><td><p>Payment per Claimant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assisted Digital Support Live Service</p></td><td><p>£25.66</p></td><td><p>60mins</p></td><td><p>£25.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assisted Digital Support Full Service</p></td><td><p>£25.66</p></td><td><p>60mins</p></td><td><p>£25.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Budgeting Support Live Service</p></td><td><p>£25.66</p></td><td><p>120mins</p></td><td><p>£51.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Budgeting Support Full Service</p></td><td><p>£25.66</p></td><td><p>120mins</p></td><td><p>£51.32</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/01/2018 12:55:46 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

825330

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering further devolution of powers to the Welsh Assembly; and if so, what.
	tabling member printed	Lord Temple-Morris
	uin	HL4863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Wales Act 2017 devolves further powers to the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government in areas such the environment, transport and elections. Most of these new powers will come into force on 1 April.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK Government is in discussions with the Welsh Government on where powers should best sit following EU exit and where common frameworks will need to be maintained. The Government expects the outcome of this work will lead to a significant increase in the decision making powers of the National Assembly for Wales.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/01/2018 17:38:37 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	267 label Biography information for Lord Temple-Morris

824032

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the recruitment of healthcare professionals by third party providers is sufficient to meet the current volume of work capability assessments for disabled people; and what are the minimum qualifications being sought as part of the recruitment process.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL4775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Since the commencement of the Health and Disability Assessment Service contract in March 2015 the supplier, Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA), has increased its number of Healthcare Professionals by over 60%. As a result, CHDA are on course to deliver the contractual volumes for work capability assessments.</p><p> </p><p>All Healthcare Professionals who undertake work capability assessments are registered healthcare professionals, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists or occupational therapists, with a minimum of two years broad - based post registration experience.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/01/2018 12:58:41 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

824007

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Poultry: Campylobacter
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the high levels of campylobacter infection which are resistant to antibiotics in UK chickens.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL4753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The use of antibiotics is a driver of selection of resistance. Therefore, Defra is working with the livestock industry to implement the sector specific targets published in October 2017 to promote reduction in antibiotic use, while encouraging best husbandry practice and responsible use of antibiotics. The UK meat poultry industry has significantly reduced the use of antibiotics including those of critical importance to public health; the British Poultry Council, representing 90% of the meat poultry industry, reported a 72% reduction in the use of fluoroquinolones between 2012 and 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Government monitors resistance levels in <em>Campylobacter</em> in meat poultry at slaughter. Latest results show very low resistance levels to Erythromycin, an antibiotic considered to be a last resort for the treatment of <em>Campylobacter</em> infections in people, and low levels of multidrug resistance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/01/2018 15:56:09 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

824030

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to safeguard businesses from the possibility of a "no deal" Brexit; and what is their assessment of the survey by the manufacturers' organisation EEF that only about one in three manufacturers have contingency plans for such an event.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is engaging with businesses in order to understand the challenges and opportunities as we leave the European Union. We understand the importance of clarity for the business community, and are working with a wide range of organisations including EEF to get the right deal for industry and ensure the UK remains the best possible place to do business.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/01/2018 13:14:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

824031

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on meeting their targets on work capability assessments for disabled people.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL4774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) decision makers have no targets that relate to the number of people placed in the Support Group, Work Related Activity Group or found fit for work following a work capability assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The current contractual agreement between the DWP and the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments contains numerous performance targets including throughput, claimant service and work capability assessment report quality, which also contain automatic financial remedies where there is service level failure. There are no targets specifying that certain numbers of people should be allowed or disallowed benefit.</p><p> </p><p>The contractual performance of Centre for Health and Disability Assessments is monitored closely by the DWP. Since Centre for Health and Disability Assessments took on the contract, we have halved work capability assessment waiting times, down from 32 weeks in August 2014 to 16 weeks in March 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/01/2018 12:57:20 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

824022

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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: Council Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their guidance to council tax payers in cases where a monitoring officer has not intervened when councillors who have not paid their own council tax take part in the council's annual budget meeting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL4766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>If a local resident has a concern with the actions of their local monitoring officer, they should use the council’s formal complaints process, so that the council becomes aware of the problem and can take appropriate action. Councils are independent and responsible for their own staff management and disciplinary procedures.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/01/2018 17:47:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey