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1014643

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:49
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:35:47 11/01/2019 16:29:44
	hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11781
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 16:30:31
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether there is a protocol relating to whether letters to ministers from members of the House of Lords should receive replies; and if so, how quickly replies should be sent.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11781
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11781
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of effective and timely handling of correspondence with members of the House of Lords. Government departments should aim to provide a substantive response to routine correspondence within a maximum of 20 working days. However, sometimes circumstances dictate that it will not be possible to provide a response within this timeframe. In such instances, departments are advised to issue a ‘holding’ response until a more substantive response can be provided.</p><p>The Cabinet Office publishes an annual report detailing departmental performance in the handling of correspondence from members of both Houses. Lord Young of Cookham set out the 2017 performance figures in a Written Statement on 26 June 2018 (HLWS771). The 2018 performance figures will be published in summer 2019.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 16:30:31 answering member 4329
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1014631

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:35
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:35:22 10/12/2018 15:44:02
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Clacton-on-Sea
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11771
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 15:12:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have received about the downgrading of the main post office in central Clacton-on-Sea.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11771
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11771
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Post Office in central Clacton-on-Sea is not being downgraded, but rather transferred to WHSmith so that it is operated on a franchise basis. WHSmith already operate 135 Post Office branches and the vast majority of branches, around 98% of the 11,500-branch network, are already operated by third parties on a franchise or agency basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has not received any representations on the franchising of the Post Office in Central Clacton-on-Sea. The Post Office will run a 6-week public consultation in 2019 and will notify elected representatives in due course.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 15:12:30 answering member 2616
	creator	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1014678

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:26:30
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:37:03 10/12/2018 15:43:02
	hansard heading	Audit: Competition
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11810
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 15:11:58
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the invitation to comment by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Competition and Markets Authority Statutory Audit Market on the impact of increased choice in the audit market.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11810
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11810
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as an independent competition body, to assess responses to its invitation to comment. The Government looks forward to the CMA’s provisional findings, due to be published in due course.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 15:11:58 answering member 2616
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1014679

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:26:31
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:37:06 04/12/2018 14:57:04
	hansard heading	Energy: Competition
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11811
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/12/2018 14:24:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Ofgem’s plans to encourage competition amongst energy suppliers to help cut costs for customers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11811
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11811
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is supportive of Ofgem’s interventions to make the energy retail market more competitive, for example the disengaged customer database, their customer engagement prompts and their faster and more reliable switching programme.</p><p> </p><p>Customers can save around £300 if they switch from a Standard Variable Tariff to a cheaper market alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also be working with Ofgem on a joint review of the retail market to promote competition and drive innovation.</p> question first answered 04/12/2018 14:24:49 answering member 2616
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1014693

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:26:48
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	27/11/2018 22:25:06 04/12/2018 15:13:07
	hansard heading	Government Procurement Agreement
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11823
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/12/2018 14:40:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published on 22 November, what discussions they have had with the Welsh and Scottish Governments about the UK's intention to accede to the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11823
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11823
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office officials regularly engage with the devolved administrations on the UK’s GPA accession to update them on our approach and the progress we are making. This engagement occurs at fortnightly ‘operational readiness’ meetings that cover GPA and wider Brexit-related issues. In addition roundtable discussions and teleconferences alongside other Government Departments have been held at various dates throughout 2018 with DA officials on specific GPA issues, as required.</p> question first answered 04/12/2018 14:40:22 answering member 57
	creator	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1014677

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:26:28
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:37:00 10/12/2018 12:23:03
	hansard heading	Social Media: Regulation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11809
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 11:51:13
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have for the regulation of social media companies.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11809
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11809
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government is publishing a White Paper on Online Harms this winter, as a precursor to legislation. This White Paper will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and will set clear responsibilities for social media companies and others to keep UK citizens safe.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 11:51:13 answering member 4247
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1014653

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:26:02
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:36:11 10/12/2018 12:33:02
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11789
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 12:01:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of maintained and independent schools to afford the increase in the employer’s contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme announced in October.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11789
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11789
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In the schools sector, the department currently proposes to cover the costs of maintained schools, academies, independent special schools and non-maintained special schools. The department will be consulting shortly to form an assessment on the impact these costs will impose on the sector.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 12:01:22 answering member 4689
	creator	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1014654

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:26:03
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:36:13 10/12/2018 12:23:02
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11790
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 11:51:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received representations from the Independent Schools Council about the forthcoming increase in the employer’s contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme; and if so, what reply they have given.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11790
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11790
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government has received a number of representations from employer representatives including the Independent Schools Council, to both the Department for Education (DfE) and to Her Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treasury), about the proposed increase in employer contributions and the impact this would have on their schools. HM Treasury and the DfE will be responding imminently.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 11:51:40 answering member 4689
	creator	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1014655

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:26:04
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:36:15 10/12/2018 12:34:01
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11791
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 12:02:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were their reasons for increasing the employer’s contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11791
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11791
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>A number of factors determine the cost of providing pensions, most significantly by the Superannuation Contributions Adjusted for Past Experience (SCAPE) rate. The SCAPE discount rate is the central measure of the affordability of public service pension schemes; it is based on the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts for long-term Growth Domestic Product growth. In light of the material change to the OBR forecast compared to the forecast at Budget 2016, and based on the methodology for setting the SCAPE rate as agreed in 2011, <br> HM Treasury took the decision to set the SCAPE discount rate at 2.4% plus Consumer Price Index from 1 April 2019. This reduction in the SCAPE rate has resulted in an increase to employer contributions in the Teachers Pension Scheme of 7.2 percentage points.[1]</p><p> </p><p>[1] based on an implementation date of 1 September 2019.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 12:02:10 answering member 4689
	creator	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1014656

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:26:06
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:36:17 10/12/2018 12:32:13
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11792
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 12:00:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 22 November (HL Deb, cols 325–8), whether they will conduct an inquiry into reports that local councils spent £100 million in four years to prevent parents obtaining support for children with special needs, losing nine out of ten cases.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11792
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11792
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government does not have any plans to conduct such an inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made fundamental changes to the way the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support system works for families. The system is now more person-centred with significant direction given to local authorities, and other bodies, to engage effectively with families.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities should respond appropriately to any SEND Tribunal appeal. In doing so, they will inevitably incur costs. When families make appeals, the local authority will need to judge how to respond to them and in doing so, must put the interests of the child or young person first.</p><p> </p><p>The government are investing £20 million until March 2020 to improve the quality of local information, advice and support services available to families, and to provide guidance and training to local authorities to help improve the quality of education, health and care (EHC) plans.</p><p> </p><p>Parents have the right to ask that an independent school, approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act (2014) and published in a list available to all parents and young people, be named on their EHC plan.</p><p> </p><p>The local authority must, after consultation with the school, name the requested school unless specific criteria apply. These conditions are that the school would be unsuitable for the young person’s needs, incompatible with the efficient education of others or an inefficient use of the local authority’s resources.</p><p> </p><p>Parents may also make representations for a place at an independent school that is not on the Section 41 list and the local authority must consider their request. While not under the same conditional duty to name the provider, the local authority must have regard to the general principle that children should be educated in accordance with their parents’ wishes if this is compatible with the provision of efficient instruction and does not cause unreasonable public expenditure.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 12:00:34 answering member 4689
	creator	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden