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143445

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Select Committee Reports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House how many times in the last 10 years no Government response to a Lords Select Committee report was forthcoming eight months or longer after the report’s publication; and what were the subjects of the report or reports in question.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL2730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally; it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 21/11/2014 14:44:34 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

143456

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Politics and Government: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the current structures of governance in London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010, the Coalition Government has made a series of reforms which have decentralised power down to local government and down to local communities below it.</p><p> </p><p>This has included strengthening the governance structures in London at a variety of levels: by devolving power and funding over housing, economic development and the Olympic legacy to the Mayor and Assembly through the Localism Act 2011; by abolishing unelected bodies such as the Government Office for London and London Development Agency; supporting the creation of a London-wide economic partnership; and delivering a broader set of reforms to local government transparency, accountability, housing finance and local government finance which the London Boroughs in particular have benefited from.</p><p> </p><p>The London Enterprise Panel was established by the Mayor in 2012 in response to the Government’s invitation to areas to form Local Enterprise Partnerships. It provides a forum which enables the Mayor, London Boroughs and the private sector to work together to take a strategic view of regeneration, employment and skills in the capital. The Panel has successfully negotiated a growth deal which includes delivering £120 million of investment in London’s Further Education colleges and work to develop new ways to help those furthest from the labour market into work.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Government response to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee Report: <em>Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and the London Assembly</em> (Cm 8761), the Government believes there is scope for governance reform in the relation to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have serious concerns about the governance in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets following an independent inspection report, and are consulting the council on the report and a proposed package of interventions as outlined in the Oral Statement of 4 November 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, House of Commons, Column 663.</p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government considers that power should be devolved to the lowest appropriate level including to communities and individuals. For instance, we have introduced powers for local communities in London to establish neighbourhood forums to take forward neighbourhood planning and introduced a range of ‘community rights’ such as the Community Right to Challenge and the Community Right to Bid for Assets of Community Value.</p><p> </p><p>Parish councils can also provide communities with a democratically accountable voice and a structure for taking community action. London saw its first parish council in decades have its first elections in May 2014, in Queens Park, Westminster. A number of other local communities in London are now campaigning for parish councils to be set up. The Government is also making it easier to set up new town and parish councils where they do not currently exist and is seeking to amend legislation to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2014 15:18:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

143390

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Electricity Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the availability of generators to back up fluctuations in wind and solar supply to ensure security of electricity supply.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
	uin	213837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>It is National Grid’s responsibility to procure enough operating reserve as might be required for the real-time balancing of the system, which is a vital part of ensuring security of electricity supply. This includes fluctuations in wind and solar generation, as well as tripping of thermal and nuclear plant.</p><p>The Annual Energy Statement made by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 6 November 2014 (<em>Official Report</em>, <em>Column 982-985</em>) sets out the range of actions the Government has taken to ensure security of electricity supply:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141106/debtext/141106-0001.htm#14110630000001" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141106/debtext/141106-0001.htm#14110630000001</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/11/2014 13:33:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

143450

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Forests
	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 acreage of forest that would need to be planted in the United Kingdom in order to meet a carbon reduction budget of 50 per cent by 2025; and what is their assessment of the contribution forests and other carbon sinks can make to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>There are no sector specific carbon reduction targets for forests and other carbon sinks but the contribution of these sectors to meeting carbon budgets is set out in the 2011 Carbon Plan. Forests and other carbon sinks can play a valuable role in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the Government has put in place a range of policies to realise this reduction. These include the Rural Development Programme, the Woodland Carbon Code and the UK Forestry Standard as set out alongside Government’s wider forestry objectives in the Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/11/2014 16:40:30 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

143451

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Forests
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what international action they are taking to press the case for global re-afforestation in order to act as a carbon sink.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK supports protection and conservation of global forests through our £3.87 billion International Climate Fund (ICF). To date, over £500 million has been committed to support a range of initiatives, including supporting forest governance; sustainable forestry, agriculture and land management, community forest management, and developing knowledge and evidence that can contribute to effective and coordinated policies and strategies. The UK also supports REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests, and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks), through investments in pilot REDD+ projects through the ICF, and through decisions supportive of the development of REDD+ through the international climate change negotiations.</p><p>The UK played a key role in developing the New York Declaration on Forests, endorsed by over 150 governments, private sector stakeholders, civil society, non-governmental and indigenous community organisations at the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit on 23<sup>rd</sup> September 2014. The Declaration highlights the importance of reducing deforestation and increasing forest restoration to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius and calls for action. It sets out an ambitious restoration goal of restoring 150 million hectares of degraded landscapes and forestlands by 2020 and significantly increasing the rate of global restoration thereafter, which would restore at least an additional 200 million hectares by 2030.</p><p>There are a number of important international processes in 2015 that can also encourage more ambitious outcomes for global re-afforestation and restoration. The UK will press the case for ambitious, quantitative forest conservation targets for 2030 in the post-2015 new sustainable development goals, and supports the inclusion of ambitious outcomes for forests as part of the post-2020 new international climate agreement. The Bonn Challenge 2.0 will also be an opportunity for countries to bring forward ambitious forest restoration targets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/11/2014 16:43:24 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

143458

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they provide to local authorities who want to make greater use of school premises for the benefit of the community outside school times.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Education Act 2002 gives school governing bodies the power to run community services without the need to consult or obtain permission from local authorities. Schools have the freedom to use their estates for community facilities and can provide integrated services such as health services, childcare or adult education and work in partnership with other providers as a resource for the whole community. We do not provide support for local authorities as this is a matter for schools.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 12:32:56 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

143389

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2014 to Question 211249, what powers academy trusts have to pre-screen parent director candidates prior to election by parents; and what guidance her Department issues to academy trusts on such pre-screening.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
	uin	213838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The model articles set out the arrangements for the election and appointment of parents to be directors of academy trusts. They provide discretion to directors of the trust to determine the terms of reference under which elections and appointments should be undertaken. The Department for Education has set out in the Governors’ Handbook the high professional standards which governors and directors are expected to meet. Academy trusts must ensure that directors are suitable and have the necessary skills and capacity to take on the role.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 17/11/2014 17:31:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

143415

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victim Support
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2014 to Question 213136, how much grant funding to Victim Support for the court-based Witness Service the Government has provided in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	213900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The spend associated with provision of the court-based Witness Service was recently assessed as c£12m per annum.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2014 16:38:53 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

143413

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred from prisons in Scotland to prisons in England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	213868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>From 1 January 2011 to the 31 December 2013 a total of 158 prisoners were transferred between prisons in Scotland and in England and Wales. The table below, sets out the totals that have transferred between the jurisdictions in each of the last three calendar years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Transfer</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfers to Scotland from England and Wales</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfers to England and Wales from Scotland</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners between the United Kingdom jurisdictions is governed by Schedule 1 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, which provides for time limited and non-time limited transfers to assist prisoners in facilitating family contact and resettlement in the receiving jurisdiction. Transfers under these provisions are voluntary and require an application from the prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213869 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:49:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

143414

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred from prisons in England to prisons in Scotland in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	213869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>From 1 January 2011 to the 31 December 2013 a total of 158 prisoners were transferred between prisons in Scotland and in England and Wales. The table below, sets out the totals that have transferred between the jurisdictions in each of the last three calendar years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Transfer</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfers to Scotland from England and Wales</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfers to England and Wales from Scotland</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners between the United Kingdom jurisdictions is governed by Schedule 1 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, which provides for time limited and non-time limited transfers to assist prisoners in facilitating family contact and resettlement in the receiving jurisdiction. Transfers under these provisions are voluntary and require an application from the prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213868 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:49:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson