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452266

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Media Museum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the National Media Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Photographic Society, Bradford City Council, and any other relevant bodies, about the move of 400,000 items from Bradford to London; and whether they have offered any advice on that matter.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL6167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Member houses of the Historic Houses Association make an important contribution to the UK's tourism industry. They attract over 24 million visits per year with a total visitor spend of £1bn; and support 41,000 jobs.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Government has made no specific assessment of the possible closures of these historic houses. DCMS continues to work with the HHA and others, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, to support privately owned heritage.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">DCMS museums operate at arm’s length from government and the transfer of objects between national museums is a matter for the boards of the museums. The transfer of part of the Royal Photographic Society’s collection has been carefully considered by the Trustees of the Science Museum, who approved the transfer of the objects to the V&amp;A, with the Royal Photographic Society also approving the transfer. The Department was informed of this in December 2015. Bradford City Council was regularly consulted while the matter was under consideration.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The National Media Museum took this decision in order to focus its offering more effectively, while ensuring that the Royal Photographic Collection is preserved.The V&amp;A intend to store, digitise and make the photographic collection available as part of its planned International Photography Resource Centre, which will provide the public with a world-class facility to access the consolidated collection.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/02/2016 12:29:21 question first ministerially corrected 23/02/2016 12:43:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 46518 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

452291

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Trade Unions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the 1984 agreement on trade union political funding between Lord King of Bridgwater and Lord Murray of Epping Forest, then General Secretary of the TUC.
tabling member printed	Lord Monks
uin	HL6192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>I have placed in the House Library a copy of the exchange of correspondence from February 1984 between the Secretary of State for Employment and the General Secretary of the TUC.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/02/2016 12:18:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4186 label Biography information for Lord Monks

452296

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Historic Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Historic Housing Association report, <i>The Economic and Social Contribution of Independently Owned Historic Houses and Gardens</i>, what assessment they have made of the possible closure of 70 historic buildings over the next five years, and what, if any, steps they are taking to support those business during this period.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL6197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>Member houses of the Historic Houses Association make an important contribution to the UK's tourism industry. They attract over 24 million visits per year with a total visitor spend of £1bn; and support 41,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Government has made no specific assessment of the possible closures of these historic houses. DCMS continues to work with the HHA and others, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, to support privately owned heritage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/02/2016 12:37:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

452179

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Trade Union Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the legal advice sought from First Treasury Counsel in relation to the impact of the Trade Union Bill on the devolved administrations of the UK, in particular in relation to Wales; and whether they will place a copy of that advice in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Baroness Morgan of Ely
uin	HL6126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>As noble Lords would expect, the Government has carefully considered a range of legal issues in relation to the Trade Union Bill. The Government does not disclose the content or the source of its legal advice. It is essential to good government that ministers of the day are able to seek and receive legal advice on a confidential basis. To do otherwise might inhibit governments from seeking legal advice in the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/02/2016 12:09:27 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4226 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Ely

452180

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Olympic Games: Brazil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they have offered the British Olympic Association regarding the potential health threat posed by the Zika virus to members of Team GB preparing in Brazil and competing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL6127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>We are in regular contact with the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association and our advice to them is in line with the Government's travel advice. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advice to affected countries, referring people to the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) or to their medical professionals, if they have concerns. NaTHNaC has published specific advice for women who are pregnant to seek advice from a health professional before travel, and to consider avoiding travel to areas where Zika outbreaks are ongoing. Government continues to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/02/2016 14:59:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

452195

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Horticulture: Living Wage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the introduction of the National Living Wage on horticultural businesses that employ large numbers of seasonal workers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL6142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s Impact Assessment for the introduction of the National Living Wage estimates that around 20,000 workers in the agriculture sector – including horticultural businesses - will be covered by the National Living Wage in its first year..</p><p> </p><p>To help businesses with the costs of implementing the National Living Wage Government is raising the Employer Allowance, cutting corporation tax, and setting the Annual Investment Allowance at a new permanent level of £200,000. The Government is also taking steps that will specifically help horticultural businesses with the introduction of the National Living Wage. The Government is enabling farmers to average their profits over five years rather than two for income tax purposes to provide greater financial security, and it is establishing Level 2/3 horticulture apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s proposals to devolve the power to extend Sunday trading hours will benefit the horticultural sector. The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), which represents garden centres, many of which are rural SMEs, estimates that Sunday trading restrictions cost the industry £75 million per annum in lost sales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/02/2016 12:28:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

451783

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Royal Charters
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 Neville-Rolfe on 1 February (HL5390), whether the consent of both Houses of Parliament will be required before the granting of the BBC Royal Charter.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The BBC's Royal Charter is granted by the Privy Council and all appropriate steps will be taken in advance of this, including debates in both Houses of Parliament. The format of these debates has not been decided.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/02/2016 14:48:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

451792

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Plagiarism
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 Evans of Bowes Park on 26 January (HL5024), whether the Quality Assurance Agency requests data from higher education institutions regarding the number of cases of plagiarism and how those cases were handled each year.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>There is no centrally held set of data on the number of recorded plagiarism cases in higher education. This is an institutional matter and cases are handled by individual institutions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 17/02/2016 14:39:44 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

451118

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on farmers and rural businesses of poor broadband provision in rural areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL5984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government recognises that all businesses need access to reliable, fast broadband to compete, innovate, increase productivity and have access to Government digital services. Superfast broadband now covers almost 90% of UK premises and this will increase to 95% by the end of next year as a result of the Government's Superfast Broadband Programme and further commercial delivery. Premises everywhere including rural areas which do not have speeds of at least 2 Megabits per second are able to access a subsidised broadband service, usually delivered through a satellite connection, which can deliver speeds of 10Mbps or more.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has also announced the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) and our ambition to set this at 10Mbps. This new broadband USO will give people the legal right to request an affordable broadband connection, at a minimum speed, up to a reasonable cost threshold, no matter where they live.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/02/2016 15:46:39 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

451140

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice has been provided this Session for ministers or senior officials in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on whether to use secondary legislation or primary legislation for significant legislation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL6006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>There has been no change in approach to the use of primary and secondary legislation since the General Election. Each piece of legislation is approached within the context of the policy and the existing legislative framework. There is no evidence of an increase in the number of statutory instruments laid since 2010 or since the General Election. Briefing produced by the House of Commons Library (CBP 7438) shows that the number of statutory instruments laid before the House of Commons peaked at 1,885 in the 2005-06 session, compared to 1,378 last session and 540 so far this session.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 17/02/2016 14:12:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon