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694327

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date	24/02/2017
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	Dangerous Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to make provision for the introduction of national or local standards to regulate the re-homing of dogs which could pose a risk to their new owners.
tabling member printed	Lord Redesdale
uin	HL5601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Many dog rehoming centres are members of the Association for Dogs &amp; Cats Homes (ADCH) which has minimum standards in regard to the responsible re-homing of dogs and cats. The Government has no proposals to introduce additional obligatory regulatory standards. I would encourage anyone thinking of acquiring a dog from a re-homing centre to approach a member of the ADCH first.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5602 question first answered 09/03/2017 16:20:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3271 label Biography information for Lord Redesdale

694328

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
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	Dangerous Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to make provision for the introduction of national or local standards to oblige dog re-homing centres to make owners aware of any previous history of attacks on humans or other dogs by any dog being considered for re-homing.
tabling member printed	Lord Redesdale
uin	HL5602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Many dog rehoming centres are members of the Association for Dogs &amp; Cats Homes (ADCH) which has minimum standards in regard to the responsible re-homing of dogs and cats. The Government has no proposals to introduce additional obligatory regulatory standards. I would encourage anyone thinking of acquiring a dog from a re-homing centre to approach a member of the ADCH first.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5601 question first answered 09/03/2017 16:20:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3271 label Biography information for Lord Redesdale

694331

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
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	Social Enterprises: Offenders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 10 January (HL Deb, col 1856), what steps they are taking to enable more private, local authority and charity investment in social enterprises which support or employ ex-prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Watts
uin	HL5605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Charities and social enterprises play an important role in the government’s mission of building an economy that works for everyone. The government is building on its role as a world leader in soc`ial enterprise by championing procurement for social value, supporting social enterprise awareness campaigns, building the social investment market, using social enterprises to address issues at scale and expanding the social investment tax relief.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 09/03/2017 16:00:56 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

694332

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
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	Mesothelioma: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government for each year since the passing of the Mesothelioma Act 2014 (1) how much was raised through the provision in the Act to impose a levy on employers' insurers to provide compensation to sufferers from mesothelioma, (2) how much of that sum was paid out in compensation to sufferers from mesothelioma, and (3) what happened to any difference between the sum raised through the levy and the amount paid out in compensation.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL5606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>A full report on the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS), including details on how the levy is estimated can be found in the Annual Review</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diffuse-mesothelioma-payment-scheme-annual-review-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diffuse-mesothelioma-payment-scheme-annual-review-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>1) The amount of the levy raised through the provision of Mesothelioma Act 2014 in respect of the DMPS is:</p><ul><li>2014/15 = £32m</li><li>2015/16 = £23.2m</li><li>2016/17 = £40.4m (Eligible insurers notified January 2017)</li></ul><p> </p><p>2) In 2014/15 a total of 24.2m was paid to successful applicants. In 2015/16 a total of £29.7m was paid to successful applicants. 2016/17 is not yet calculated.</p><p> </p><p>3) The difference between the sum raised through the levy and the amount paid out to applicants in compensation is used in one of the following ways:</p><ul><li>To repay as compensation recoveries (the amount is determined by the Department’s Compensation Recovery Unit);</li><li>To pay a scheme administrator;</li><li>Any balance is accounted for as either an under or over levy for successive year’s estimated levy amount.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/03/2017 15:15:19 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

694333

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
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 20 February (HL5284), what assessment they have made of the impact of HM Revenue and Customs enforcement actions in relation to money laundering.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL5607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Tackling money laundering is a UK-wide issue and receives a cross-Government response. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) supervises specific sectors, and investigates high risk activity, in close collaboration with other supervisors and law enforcement agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Effectiveness is best assessed in the round. The latest UK national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing is published on gov.uk<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. The assessment factors in information about the impact of anti-money laundering activities, including contributions from across HMRC and other organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468210/UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468210/UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/03/2017 14:06:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf title The latest UK national risk assessment of money la
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

694340

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Parliament Members: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average cost to the British taxpayer, including salary and expenses but excluding building maintenance costs, of a UK Member of the European Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The terms and conditions of MEPs are set out in the Statute for Members of the European Parliament. As of July 2016 the gross monthly salary of an MEP is €8,484.05. MEPs are also entitled to a monthly €4,342 general expenditure allowance covering staff and office costs, and allowances for travel and subsistence.</p><p> </p><p>As the government contributes to the EU budget as a whole and not to individual programmes or institutions, it is not possible to say how much this costs the British taxpayer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/03/2017 13:52:02 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

694347

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Schools: Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion of, schools in the UK work in partnership with electoral registration offices.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL5621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this data. Responsibility for such partnerships rests with local Electoral Registration Officer’s.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/03/2017 17:08:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon