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832831

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Fire and Rescue Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which individuals or organisations have been appointed to deliver independent assessments of the business cases put forward by five police and crime commissioners to take on the functions of fire and rescue authorities under the Policing and Crime Act 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>If in response to a PCCs consultation to take on governance of local fire and rescue services, a relevant local authority indicates that it does not support the proposal, the Secretary of State must obtain an Independent Assessment of the proposal. The Home Secretary and I have appointed the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy to carry out independent assessments of the proposals submitted by the PCCs for Hertfordshire, Staffordshire, Cambridgeshire, West Mercia and North Yorkshire.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/02/2018 17:26:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

832833

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Fire and Rescue Services
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 experience and qualifications of those individuals or organisations that have been appointed to deliver independent assessments of the business cases put forward by five police and crime commissioners to take on the functions of fire and rescue authorities under the Policing and Crime Act 2017, with regard to the impact that those proposals will have on (1) the corresponding fire and rescue services, (2) the relevant police service, (3) the relevant local authorities, (4) public finances, and (5) public safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has been commissioned to carry out separate independent assessments of proposals from the PCCs of Hertfordshire, Staffordshire, Cambridgeshire, North Yorkshire and West Mercia. CIPFA has substantial public finance expertise and works closely with police and fire and rescue services and is therefore well placed to provide an independent, professional view on business cases. <br>Whilst the conduct of the assessment is for CIPFA to determine, they have been asked to provide a view on whether they consider the proposal to be in the interests of economy, efficiency and effectiveness, or in the interest of public safety (the statutory tests). CIPFA can contact other organisations if they are of the view that additional input or expertise is necessary to help them make a judgement on whether the proposal is in the interest of the statutory tests. CIPFA secured the views of the local police force, fire service and local authorities during the independent assessment process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/02/2018 17:25:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

832834

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Fire and Rescue Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the business cases put forward by five police and crime commissioners to take on the functions of fire and rescue authorities under the Policing and Crime Act 2017 comply with the guidance issued by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioner Chief Executives which Her Majesty’s Government commissioned for the drawing up of such business cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the guidance that has been developed by the Association of Police and Crime Chief Executives (APACE) which helpfully covers a number of issues a PCC will need to consider when developing and consulting on their business case for fire governance, including the statutory tests the business case is required to meet, the manner in which local consultation should be carried out, its duration, and arrangements the PCC should make to publish their response to the consultation. Whilst the guidance is neither statutory nor subject to any Parliamentary procedure, the Government expects PCCs to take it in to account and the guidance has been shared with all PCCs by APACE. It is for PCCs to determine locally how to best use the guidance and demonstrate how their case meets the statutory tests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/02/2018 17:28:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

832835

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Fire and Rescue Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment will be made of the results of inspections of the relevant police services by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary when decisions on the proposals by police and crime commissioners to take on the functions of fire and rescue authorities under the Policing and Crime Act 2017 are made.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State can only give effect to a police and crime commissioner’s proposal to take on responsibility for the governance of fire and rescue where, in her view, the proposal is in the interests of economy, efficiency and effectiveness, or in the interests of public safety.</p><p>The Secretary of State’s decision on whether these statutory tests have been met will be made on a case by case basis; considering the particulars of the case at hand and drawing on relevant available information, such as findings from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services inspections.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/02/2018 17:29:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

831213

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Young People
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 extent to which voluntary action by global companies will be sufficient to make the UK the safest place for young people online, further to the Prime Minister’s speech on 25 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>In general, Government favours a self-regulatory approach to the internet, and seeks to work collaboratively with key partners. Considerable success has been achieved, without the need for regulation, such as the roll-out of free, family-friendly ISP level filters for the vast majority of broadband customers with prompts to encourage parents to activate them.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is making important progress in tackling online safety issues through the Digital Charter, which was announced in the Queen's Speech and published on 25 January. This work includes the publication of the Internet Safety Strategy green paper on 11 October 2017, which aims to tackle the growing dangers that users can face online. The Strategy sets out how we will continue to work collaboratively with industry, parents and communities, working together to keep citizens safe online. The Strategy consulted on a range of safety initiatives - including a social media code of practice; a social media levy; and transparency reporting to help inform future policy. We plan to take these forward on a voluntary basis, but will consider regulation if necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 01/02/2018 15:20:07 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

830480

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Financial Reporting Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 22 January (HL4627), why the penultimate paragraph of the fact sheet accompanying the request for payment by the Financial Reporting Council expressly states that the amount is required to be paid, refers to 20 per cent and 50 per cent discounts in certain cases, but does not refer to the payment either before or after discount being voluntary.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL5095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council’s Preparers Levy fact sheet (attached) makes clear that the payment is voluntary. The paragraph referred to in the question explicitly requests rather than requires payment. The section above this in the fact sheet contains the text referred to in my written answer on 22<sup>nd</sup> January 2018 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-01-11/HL4627/" target="_blank">HL4627</a>).</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/02/2018 15:37:44 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Attachment to HL5095.pdf title Factsheet
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

830482

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Audit: Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 16 January (HL4543), how much in fines has been received under the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/649); how much in fines was received and passed on to other bodies from schemes prior to those Regulations coming into force in (1) 2012, (2) 2013, (3) 2014, (4) 2015, and (5) 2016; and to which organisations those fines were passed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL5096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>No fines have been received under the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We are informed by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) that the following fines were imposed under the FRC’s accountancy scheme from 2012 to 2016 and passed to the participating body which met the related case costs. (The table does not include the costs that were awarded to the bodies in relation to specific cases or the contributions to case costs by the participating bodies overall.)</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total fines Received</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Fines passed to the accountancy bodies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ICAEW</p></td><td><p>CIMA</p></td><td><p>CAI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>NIL</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>£815k</strong></p></td><td><p>£815k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,038k</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,025k</p></td><td><p>£13k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>£4,688k</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,688k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>£6,712k</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,552k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£160k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Key</strong></p><p>ICAEW: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales</p><p>CIMA: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants</p><p>CAI: Chartered Accountants Ireland</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/02/2018 15:32:01 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

830518

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Rail Franchise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport on 29 November that the Stagecoach–Virgin partnership would cease to operate the East Coast Rail franchise in 2020, whether they expect that the commitments in the original franchise that were due to be met before 2020 will continue to be met; and in particular, whether they expect (1) direct services from Middlesbrough to London, (2) two-hourly direct weekday services between Bradford, Harrogate, Lincoln and London, and (3) new direct peak-time services between Huddersfield and London, to be established by May 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Shutt of Greetland
uin	HL5120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>We are in discussions with Stagecoach to ensure the needs of passengers and taxpayers will be met in the short term whilst laying the foundations for introduction of the East Coast Partnership from 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to provide additional services between Lincoln, Harrogate, Bradford and London from May 2019. It remains our intention to deliver additional services to Middlesbrough and Huddersfield. Virgin Trains East Coast has contingent rights to run services from London to Middlesbrough from May 2020 and firm rights from May 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 01/02/2018 11:57:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2546 label Biography information for Lord Shutt of Greetland

830520

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Borrowing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is an cap on the borrowing that local authorities can undertake; if so, what the basis for this cap is; and what powers they have to step in should borrowing be excessive, including through the Public Works Loan Board.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Under Local Government Act 2003, local authorities have the freedom to borrow and invest, without government consent, provided that their borrowing is affordable. As part of this ‘prudential’ framework, every local authority is required to set its own borrowing limit, which must be approved by full Council or the equivalent at least annually. The Government has backstop powers to set national borrowing limits at times of economic crisis, which would override the normal prudential freedoms. These powers have never been used.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/02/2018 16:40:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

829548

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of deaths in the UK in each of the last ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/02/2018 12:03:13 question first ministerially corrected 20/02/2018 17:30:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL5053 (1).pdf title UKSA Response previous answer version 38579 answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL5053 LY.doc title UKSA Response
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool