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717227

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date	03/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of households with an income over £100,000 per annum that have received mortgage assistance through the Help to Buy Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government routinely publishes Official Statistics on the performances of the Help to Buy schemes. The most recent publications were on 30 March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>For the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee and Equity Loan schemes, breakdowns of completions supported under the scheme by total household income is published. For the Help to Buy: ISA, the equivalent data is not collected. Total household income is defined as the total income for all individuals who are party to an application made under the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme, from October 2013 to December 2016, 22,062 (22% of total completions) completions were by applicants that had a total household income of £30,000 or less and 3,031(3%) had a total household income greater than £100,000.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme, from April 2013 to December 2016, 19,336 (17%) completions were by applicants that had a total household income of £30,000 or less and 3,952(4%) had a total household income greater than £100,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL6529 question first answered 19/04/2017 09:07:10 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

717228

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the numbers of households with an income under £30,000 per annum that have received mortgage assistance through the Help to Buy Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government routinely publishes Official Statistics on the performances of the Help to Buy schemes. The most recent publications were on 30 March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>For the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee and Equity Loan schemes, breakdowns of completions supported under the scheme by total household income is published. For the Help to Buy: ISA, the equivalent data is not collected. Total household income is defined as the total income for all individuals who are party to an application made under the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme, from October 2013 to December 2016, 22,062 (22% of total completions) completions were by applicants that had a total household income of £30,000 or less and 3,031(3%) had a total household income greater than £100,000.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme, from April 2013 to December 2016, 19,336 (17%) completions were by applicants that had a total household income of £30,000 or less and 3,952(4%) had a total household income greater than £100,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL6528 question first answered 19/04/2017 09:07:10 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

658708

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Drugs: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the report by Deloitte concerning the level of return from research and development among the biggest drug companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of the trend in the decline in research and development returns reported by Deloitte in its report “Measuring the return from pharmaceutical innovation 2016”. This is part of an established trend.</p><p>Working with industry through the Life Sciences Strategy we want to make sure the UK is the best place in the world to develop and launch new medicines.</p><p>Government is already taking action in key areas that will benefit the life sciences sector, such as the recent announcement of an extra £2bn a year for R&amp;D by the end of this Parliament including a new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. We are also providing £100m of funding to extend and enhance the Biomedical Catalyst, supporting innovative life science companies to translate cutting-edge medical technologies into commercial success.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/12/2016 12:45:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

658710

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Nissan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received regarding the publication of the letter they sent to Nissan regarding investment in its Sunderland plant.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee on 14 December 2016, <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-committee/work-of-the-department-201617/oral/44725.pdf" target="_blank">HC 566</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/12/2016 16:04:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name hc-566.pdf title Secretary of State's evidence to Select Committee
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

657788

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Trading Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the adequacy of the powers of trading standards officers.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Consumer Rights Act (CRA) came into force 1<sup>st</sup> October 2015. The act has given Trading Standards Officers (TSOs) greater flexibility to respond to breaches of consumer law, such as seeking redress for consumers who have suffered harm.</p><p> </p><p>TSOs have a range of additional powers dependent upon the legislation they are enforcing. These include the power to require traders to produce documents relating to their business and powers to seize and detain goods and documents in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Following responses to a Call for Evidence run in spring 2016 on Terms and Conditions and Civil Enforcement, the Department is considereing the strength of Local Authority Trading Standards Services’ powers in enforcing consumer protection law such as that on unfair contract terms. The department will publish their response to this Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/12/2016 13:55:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

655754

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
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	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action are they taking to stop counterfeit electrical goods being sold online.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of IP infringement seriously, including counterfeit electrical goods, and is working with industry and law enforcement agencies on a number of initiatives to tackle this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The Police IP Crime Unit, launched in September 2013, has had a significant impact having arrested over 70 people and suspended over 11,000 internet domains. In 2014/15 Border Force detained over 1.6 Million IP infringing items, if genuine the retail value would have been in excess of £56 million. Ongoing enforcement initiatives include Operation Jasper, which is addressing the use of social media to sell counterfeit items and work by National Trading Standards and the IPO Intelligence Hub to deal with the risks posed by ‘fulfilment houses’ that supply many counterfeit items purchased online.</p><p> </p><p>Officials have also met online retailers to discuss the availability of counterfeits on their platforms and to help co-ordinate law enforcement action against sellers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/12/2016 15:40:32 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

581642

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Electrical Goods: Fires
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 case for requiring manufacturers of all domestic white goods to put fire-proof markings on them, including the manufacturer, model and serial number, so that they can be identified more easily if they are damaged after causing a fire.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>Under existing legislation, electrical products must be labelled with the manufacturer’s name and address, and a serial number or other identification mark.</p><p> </p><p>The Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances and the London Fire Brigade are in discussion over whether there is any further requirement for fire-proof markings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2016 11:22:12 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

578560

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Consumer Goods
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 London Fire Brigade's proposal for a single, publicly accessible UK register of product recalls.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2016 answer text <p>We want to ensure consumers have easy access to information on product recalls. We have already asked an industry led Recall Review Steering Group to explore how a single source of information on product recalls can be delivered for business and consumers. We will be discussing proposals on this with them shortly. The London Fire Brigade are represented on the Recall Review Steering Group by the Chief Fire Officers Association.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/09/2016 13:45:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

578561

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Consumer Goods
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to require manufacturers of household appliances to make publicly available the risk assessments they carry out on their appliances.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2016 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/09/2016 08:19:32 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

578562

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Electrical Safety
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 case for reviewing the legislation concerning the safe use of electrical products at home.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes consumer safety extremely seriously. This country has some of the most robust product safety legislation in the world. We cannot be complacent. We have the legislation in place to protect consumers, but we do sometimes see unsafe products on the market. That is why in November 2014 the Government announced an Independent Review of the Product Recall System.</p><p> </p><p>Following this review we invited a team of industry experts to form a Steering Group to consider how the review’s recommendations might be implemented. The Steering Group has set itself a timeframe of 2 years in which to complete its work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/09/2016 14:20:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark