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1063552

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date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Flybmi: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to repatriate UK passengers stranded overseas by the collapse of Flybmi; and whether they intend to take action to minimise the cost of such repatriations to the UK taxpayer.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL13790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department recognises that this is a disruptive time for passengers, and the government’s immediate priority is to support those affected.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Transport is working closely with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the travel industry to ensure that the collapse of Flybmi is managed with minimal impact to affected passengers. Given the number of consumers affected, the CAA believes that there is sufficient capacity available in the market to repatriate passengers as necessary. The CAA has put in place comprehensive consumer advice to allow passengers to make their own travel arrangements. The majority of such passengers will be able to recover costs through their credit / debit card bookings, or from travel insurance. A significant number of affected passengers also hold tickets from other airlines who will be responsible for making alternative flights. The CAA has also received a strong positive response to its request to industry to make discounted rescue fares available, and details have been made available on the CAA website. These actions ensure that the cost of repatriation to the UK will not be borne by HMG and therefore UK taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/02/2019 16:13:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1061345

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
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 Callanan on 13 February (HL13277), what assessment they have made of the potential technological solutions for ensuring no hard border of the island of Ireland following the UK's departure from the EU; and whether they will publish details of any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL13725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister in her 5 February speech in Belfast reaffirmed the UK Government commitment to delivering a Brexit that ensures no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, including any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls. While technology could play a part in this, and alternative arrangements are being looked at, these must be ones that can be made to work for the particular circumstances of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/02/2019 17:46:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1060923

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Keen of Elie on 28 January (HL12983 and HL12985), whether they intend to publish a report into the provision of legal aid in cases where the individual has absconded; if so, when; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Mone
uin	HL13699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>As we have previously confirmed, the Government is looking carefully at the provision of legal aid in cases where the individual has absconded.</p><p> </p><p>The priority is to ensure the case can be concluded fairly and that victims, witnesses, and the public can see justice being done.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/02/2019 17:09:12 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4544 label Biography information for Baroness Mone

1060947

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Voluntary Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of public opinion on the issue of religious selection in state schools during the process leading to their decision to fund new voluntary aided religious schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL13723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The department undertook an extensive series of activities as part of the Schools that Work for Everyone consultation to understand the variety of opinions relating to faith schools. Having considered the views of respondents, and a range of stakeholder views, the department decided to establish the voluntary-aided capital scheme alongside retaining the 50% cap in faith admissions in faith designated free schools. The statutory process for establishing new voluntary-aided schools has not changed. It remains possible for proposers of any faith or no faith to propose a new voluntary-aided school, and likewise the voluntary-aided capital scheme is open to bids from proposers of all faiths and none.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/02/2019 15:59:19 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1059615

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of magistrates who will be eligible to sit as presiding justices in (1) family, (2) youth, and (3) adult criminal jurisdictions in each of the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL13638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the number of magistrates who will be eligible to sit as presiding justices in each of the next five years. The Justices of the Peace Rules 2016 provide that local Training Approval Authorisation and Appraisal Committees (TAAACs) shall be responsible for the authorisation of presiding justices. The TAAACs, which must act in accordance with the 2016 Rules and with good practice guidance issued on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice, may also stipulate further requirements that applicants must fulfil before they can be considered for selection, or may relax the requirements if there is a need to so. These eligibility decisions are therefore made locally by the TAAACs based upon need.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/02/2019 17:03:39 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1059616

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the maximum number of magistrates that each magistrate advisory committee in England and Wales can recruit each year.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL13639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of magistrates required for each local justice area is agreed annually by the judiciary, in consultation with HMCTS. There is no prescribed maximum number.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/02/2019 17:09:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1059625

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Property Guardians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 covers the rights of individuals who hold a licence as a property guardian.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL13647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will apply to any tenants occupying guardian properties on Assured Shorthold Tenancies. The provisions of the Act will not apply to people who hold licences to occupy; these individuals can contact their local authority if they are concerned about potential health and safety hazards. If these hazards are present, local authorities have tough enforcement powers that are not dependent on the type of tenancy or licence held.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/02/2019 16:37:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

1059626

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Property Guardians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have provided to local authorities about the inspection of properties occupied by licensed property guardians that may be subject to house in multiple occupation licensing requirements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL13648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Whether or not a property is a house in multiple occupation (HMO) is set out in Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004, and this definition includes properties occupied under licence agreements. A property that is occupied by three or more people who are from more than one family and who share one or more basic amenity is an HMO, although there are some exemptions to this set out in Part 2 of the Act. HMOs with more than five tenants comprising two or more separate households are usually required to be licensed by the local authority, and local authorities can designate ‘Additional Licensing’ areas, where HMOs with fewer than five tenants are licensed if necessary.</p><p>Detailed guidance for local authorities on the HMO licensing provisions in the Housing Act 2004 is available on the gov.uk website. This guidance covers all properties including those occupied by licensed property guardians. We are also undertaking a review of enforcement guidance for local authorities on private rented sector enforcement. We expect to publish this guidance by the end of March, and to deliver training for all local authorities in March and April.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL13649 question first answered 21/02/2019 16:36:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

1059627

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Property Guardians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria would result in a property that is used as a dwelling by a property guardian licensee being designated as a house in multiple occupation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL13649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Whether or not a property is a house in multiple occupation (HMO) is set out in Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004, and this definition includes properties occupied under licence agreements. A property that is occupied by three or more people who are from more than one family and who share one or more basic amenity is an HMO, although there are some exemptions to this set out in Part 2 of the Act. HMOs with more than five tenants comprising two or more separate households are usually required to be licensed by the local authority, and local authorities can designate ‘Additional Licensing’ areas, where HMOs with fewer than five tenants are licensed if necessary.</p><p>Detailed guidance for local authorities on the HMO licensing provisions in the Housing Act 2004 is available on the gov.uk website. This guidance covers all properties including those occupied by licensed property guardians. We are also undertaking a review of enforcement guidance for local authorities on private rented sector enforcement. We expect to publish this guidance by the end of March, and to deliver training for all local authorities in March and April.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL13648 question first answered 21/02/2019 16:36:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

1059634

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Controlling Migration Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the Controlling Migration Fund has been spent to date; and what estimate they have made of when the total Fund will be spent.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL13655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Controlling Migration Fund opened in November 2016 with the aim of easing pressures on local services linked to recent migration and providing targeted immigration enforcement activity.</p><p>Until 2020 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has contributed £100 million of funding, with the Home Office contributing £40 million worth of enforcement activity.</p><p>To date the MHCLG element of the fund has approved £73.6 million for projects covering tackling rogue landlords; building cohesion and integration within communities; supporting learning of English language; building capacity to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children; establishing Local Authority Asylum Support Liaison Officers to help new refugees transition from government-funded support into mainstream society and a Modern Day Slavery pilot in 6 local authorities to support the transition process of victims leaving safe houses.</p><p>The deadline for applications to the final round of the MHCLG element of the programme was 1 October last year. We received 149 bids from local authorities for the remaining £26.4 million of available funding. We hope to announce our decisions on these applications soon.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/02/2019 16:36:54 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton