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753310

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to increase the use of rooftop solar power.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Solar PV is a UK success story. In 2013 we estimated that solar capacity would reach 10-12GW by 2020. We now expect Government support to bring forward around 13 GW by 2020. The Feed-in Tariff remains open to solar PV which provides an incentive for businesses to invest in rooftop solar.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/07/2017 13:33:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

723743

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Supermarkets: Codes of Practice
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 effectiveness of the Groceries Code.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The effectiveness of the Groceries Code is being assessed as part of the on-going Statutory Review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator which will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/04/2017 13:40:05 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

717813

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
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	Energy: Fraud
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 risk to consumers from energy scams.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>National Trading Standards (NTS) work with various bodies including the police to tackle mass marketing frauds across all sectors, including energy.</p><p> </p><p>The NTS scams team works with local authorities to provide support to victims. The team currently has agreements with nearly two hundred local authorities to provide additional support for victims in their areas to them rebuild their lives.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/04/2017 14:19:55 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

717814

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
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	Estate Agents Act 1979
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last reviewed the effectiveness of the Estate Agents Act 1979.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2012, the then Government consulted on a proposal to amend the scope of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (EAA) to help businesses to innovate and grow and allow new business models to emerge.</p><p> </p><p>The EAA regulates the conduct of estate agency work and lays down the duties agents owe to clients and third parties.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement is carried out by The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team who regularly reviews the redress mechanisms.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/04/2017 14:22:20 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

717815

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
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	Construction: Fraud
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 effectiveness of legislation in protecting consumers from fraudulent activity by builders.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs) prohibit traders, including builders, from engaging in unfair commercial practices against consumers. The regulations apply across all business sectors and set out a framework for how businesses must deal with consumers. Enforcement of the CPRs is by local authority trading standards services.</p><p>The Government amended the CPRs in 2014 to give consumers a new private right, making it simpler to bring their own civil actions for certain breaches. The Government also enhanced consumer protection through the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which clarifies consumer rights and remedies when contracting with traders for the provision of services. Traders are required to carry out a service with reasonable care and skill, within a reasonable time and at a reasonable cost where the price has not been agreed upfront. Where a service is not carried out in compliance with these requirements, the consumer is entitled to ask for a repeat performance of the service, or if appropriate, get a price reduction up to the full amount paid.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/04/2017 14:49:50 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

712009

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>Following the Machinery of Government changes, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently considering how best to align the reform agendas of its two predecessor Departments. This will include considering what the right footprint for the Department should be, in order to best deliver its objectives.</p><p>To contribute to the Government’s commitment to release surplus land to deliver up to 15,000 housing starts this Parliament, the Department is tasked with identifying surplus land to support 1,000 housing units. We have already identified land to support 977 housing units.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/03/2017 14:33:05 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

692694

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	Product Recalls and Safety Working Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 23 January (HL Deb, col 421), which individuals sit on the working group on product recalls and safety; when it first met; when the next meeting is due to take place; and what is the scope and scale of its review.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety was announced by my hon. Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility in October 2016. The Group first met on 1 November 2016. It has subsequently met on 14 December and 8 February and the next meeting is due to take place on 13 March.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Group is tasked to develop options to improve the system of product recalls and safety with an immediate focus on recommendations to improve the safety of white goods such as tumble dryers.</p><p> </p><p>The Group is chaired by Neil Gibbins, Former Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Devon and Somerset. Membership of the Working Group is drawn from:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Association of British Insurers (ABI)</li><li>Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers (ACTSO)</li><li>Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA)</li><li>Baker McKenzie LLP</li><li>British Retail Consortium (BRC)</li><li>British Standards Institution (BSI)</li><li>British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA)</li><li>Brunel University London (BUL)</li><li>Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)</li><li>Chief Fire Officers’ Association (CFOA)</li><li>Citizens Advice (CA)</li><li>Electrical Safety First (ESF)</li><li>Fire Protection Association (FPA)</li><li>Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)</li><li>Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)</li></ul><p> </p><p>More detailed information on the activities of the Working Group, its initial recommendations and meetings notes can be found on the following website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/product-safety-working-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/product-safety-working-group</a>. The Group is due to report back to my hon. Friend in March.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/03/2017 15:56:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Product Safety Working Group - GOV.UK.pdf title Product Safety Working Group Details
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

650396

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Hygiene
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to strengthen the requirements and penalties relating to the meeting of hygiene standards by food businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) does not have any immediate plans to increase requirements or penalties for hygiene standards.</p><p> </p><p>However, though the FSA’s ‘Regulating Our Future’ programme it is working to reform and improve the current regulatory system, thus making sure that people have safe food, food they can trust, and that it is what it says it is.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/12/2016 12:50:20 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631035

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated total deficit level of NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Health Service leadership bodies have set out their own plan for delivering financial sustainability for the NHS, in the <em>Five Year Forward View</em> (October 2014) and <em>Strengthening Financial Performance and Accountability </em>document (July 2016), in which NHS Improvement confirm their expectation is that providers will deliver a net deficit of £580 million in this financial year. A copy of this document is attached.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement reports progress against this plan for NHS providers on a quarterly basis. The <em>Quarterly performance of the provider sector as at 30 September 2016</em> report was published in November 2016 and is attached.</p><p> </p><p>This confirms that the net deficit across all NHS providers was £648 million at the end of quarter two. Progress by the end of this quarter is encouraging, with 26% fewer NHS providers forecast to end the year in deficit than in the prior year and with the overwhelming majority of providers on track to hit the financial plans they have set out for the current year.</p><p> </p><p>There is no room for complacency. That is why the NHS needs to stick to its strong financial plan, supported by our £10 billion investment and series of measures to help hospitals become more efficient and reduce the use of expensive agency staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Quarterly_performance_of_the_provider_sector_as_at_30_September_2016_-_Full_report (1).pdf title Quarterly performance 30 September 2016 2 file name Strengthening_financial_performance_and_accountability_in_2016-17_-_Final_2 (1).pdf title Strengthening financial performance accountability question first answered 21/11/2016 17:06:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631036

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services and Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to integrate health and social care with local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Better Care Fund (BCF), implemented from the beginning of 2015-16, is the first national, mandatory integration policy. Its overarching aims are to keep people living independently at home and prevent them from needing more support.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015-16, it was a minimum £3.8 billion nationally and local areas pooled an additional £1.5 billion, taking the total to £5.3 billion. In 2016-17, it will be increased to a mandated minimum of £3.9 billion and early analysis of BCF plans indicates that local areas have once again pooled over and above the minimum, taking the total to approaching £6 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The BCF has set the foundation, but we want to go further, faster, to deliver joined up care. The ways local areas integrate will be different, and some parts of the country are already demonstrating different approaches, which reflect models the government supports.</p><p> </p><p>It is hoped that devolution can act as an enabler of integration in health and social care. Where areas are excelling in their integration work, devolution has the potential to act as a next step for further opportunities, including greater integration between health and other public services.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently designing the criteria and assurance process for the best-performing integration areas to graduate from the BCF. The <em>Integration and Better Care Fund Policy Framework for 2017-19</em>, due to be published later this month, will set out the requirements for BCF plans and further detail on the graduation process.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 21/11/2016 14:11:36 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark