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448777

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have labelled the national minimum wage of £7.20 an hour as "the national living wage" when it falls below the UK Living Wage and London Living Wage set by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL5557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The National Living Wage will come into force on 1 April 2016. We estimate that a full-time National Minimum Wage worker will earn over £4,400 more by 2020 from the National Living Wage in cash terms.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to improving living standards, particularly for the low paid. Guided by a proportion of median earnings which leading experts recommend, the National Living Wage recognizes the balance needed of an affordable rate for businesses with achieving a significant increase in minimum pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Low Pay Commission will continue to make recommendations on the appropriate rate for the National Living Wage going forward, to make sure that wages rise to reward workers while considering the impact on the economy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/02/2016 12:54:22 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

448782

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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	National Gallery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the announcement of the sale of Corbis, Corbis Motion and Veer, what assessment they have made of how the interests of the UK and of the National Gallery, whose picture bank was put into data files and a database by Corbis, have been protected.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL5562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The National Gallery operates at Arm’s length from DCMS, and as such has responsibility for its own mage licensing arrangements. The arrangements between the National Gallery and Corbis in relation to the licensing of National Gallery images came to an end on 31 August 2008. When the arrangements terminated all National Gallery images were returned to the Gallery. As a result, the sale of Corbis, Corbis Motion and Veer, has no implications for the National Gallery. Ownership of the National Gallery database of images rests with, and has always rested with, the Gallery itself.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/02/2016 13:56:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

448783

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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	National Gallery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of who now owns the National Gallery database of images, and of the arrangements in place to protect the database of the National Gallery from being exploited to the prejudice of that institution.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL5563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The National Gallery operates at Arm’s length from DCMS, and as such has responsibility for its own image licensing arrangements. Ownership of the National Gallery database of images rests with, and has always rested with, the Gallery itself. The arrangements between the National Gallery and Corbis in relation to the licensing of National Gallery images came to an end on 31 August 2008. When the arrangements terminated all National Gallery images were returned to the Gallery.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/02/2016 13:57:02 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

448786

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Artificial Insemination
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 Prior of Brampton on 27 January (HL5040), what assessment they and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) have made of the case for all women and their children receiving equal protections; and what recommendations the HFEA has made to the Department of Health on that issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embyrology Authority has not made an assessment of the case for women who obtain sperm in a private arrangement (and any resulting children) to have the same protections as women who obtain sperm through a licensed clinic, for the reasons set out in the response to the Noble Lord on 27 January (HL5040).</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 14:36:32 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

448787

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the Scottish Government about the future electrification of the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>UK and Scottish Government officials have regular discussions regarding transport policy, and the rail industry is undertaking studies to identify the best value cases for further route electrification in Scotland, England and Wales. The introduction of bi-mode intercity express trains on East Coast Scottish services from 2018 is expected to help the business case for electrification between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 10/02/2016 12:53:47 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

448790

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Misrepresentation
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 impact of payment protection insurance payments made since 2010 on UK gross domestic product.
tabling member printed	Lord Darling of Roulanish
uin	HL5570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The most recent figures available from the FCA show that a total of £393.8m was paid in November 2015 to customers who complained about the way they were sold PPI. This takes the amount paid out since January 2011 to £22.2bn.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent analysis of the impact on GDP is the Office for Budget Responsibility’s 2012 Economic and Fiscal Outlook report, which stated that its economic growth forecast of 0.8% over 2 years would be mainly due to the impact of PPI fee repayments.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL5569 question first answered 09/02/2016 16:01:01 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	596 label Biography information for Lord Darling of Roulanish

448797

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Thames Flood Barrier
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the future viability of the Thames Barrier will be considered as part of the National Flood Resilience Review.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL5577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The viability of the Thames Barrier has been extensively reviewed, and conclusions were published in 2012. This Review will focus on updating our climate modelling and stress-testing the nation’s resilience to flood risk.</p><p>We will make appropriate decisions on next steps using any new evidence that comes out of that work.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 09/02/2016 17:34:18 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

448798

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Sector: Sustainable Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place with the Welsh Government about the benefits of the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and in particular about a duty on all public bodies to carry out sustainable development being adopted across the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL5578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>None.</p><p>The Government is strengthening environmental protection by developing a 25 year framework for a healthy, diverse and resilient natural environment. We are also supporting the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in the UK and will continue to take a leading role in championing the SDGs internationally.</p><p>We recognise the inter-dependent nature of our economy, environment and communities. Government Departments will continue to consider and seek to improve the impact on all three areas when developing their policies in line with HMT’s Green Book Guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 10/02/2016 12:50:11 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

448799

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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	Floods: Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what independent research is being carried out on the availability and affordability of flood insurance for small businesses in flood affected areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL5579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>We have recently published a report, carried out on our behalf by Ipsos MORI that considers the availability of flood insurance for small businesses in areas of high flood risk.</p><p> </p><p>The study found that uptake of insurance in small and medium sized businesses is high, with 95% of businesses having commercial insurance cover and only 2.5% reporting any difficulties in accessing insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The report is available on-line on the science and research section of Defra’s website, under the heading “Affordability and Availability of Flood Insurance – FD2688”.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep this important issue under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 10/02/2016 15:49:06 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

448800

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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	Floods: Cumbria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to meet the excess costs of flood repair and renewal in Cumbria centrally, and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL5580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with Cumbria, and other local authorities, who have been affected by Storms Desmond and Eva. We have pledged around £200 million to help those affected by the floods to support the recovery and repair of local communities. To date the Department for Communities and Local Government has issued £18 million to Cumbria through the Community and Business Recovery Scheme, Council Tax Discount Scheme and Business Rate Relief Scheme. Other Departments are also providing financial assistance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/02/2016 15:24:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch