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753927

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Housing Starts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the annual figures for housing starts in (1) the United Kingdom; and (2) England, from 1979 to 2016; and how these figures compare to the equivalent figures for (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Ireland and (d) Poland.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL1073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>New build dwelling starts for the United Kingdom and England for 1979 to 2016 are shown in the table below. These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded only as an approximate leading indicator of overall housing supply.</p><p>The Department also publishes an annual release entitled ‘Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England’, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply. The most recent publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>The Department does not hold figures for Germany, France, Ireland, or Poland.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1. New build dwelling starts for the United Kingdom and England</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>New build dwelling starts</p></td><td><p>New build dwelling starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1979</p></td><td><p>231,700</p></td><td><p>190,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1980</p></td><td><p>160,360</p></td><td><p>129,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1981</p></td><td><p>158,810</p></td><td><p>130,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1982</p></td><td><p>200,650</p></td><td><p>165,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1983</p></td><td><p>228,350</p></td><td><p>189,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1984</p></td><td><p>204,930</p></td><td><p>168,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p>206,120</p></td><td><p>169,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p>218,380</p></td><td><p>181,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>234,760</p></td><td><p>196,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p>259,560</p></td><td><p>217,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>208,100</p></td><td><p>165,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>171,633</p></td><td><p>133,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>170,687</p></td><td><p>133,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>164,147</p></td><td><p>129,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>193,383</p></td><td><p>151,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>210,993</p></td><td><p>165,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>178,387</p></td><td><p>136,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>185,827</p></td><td><p>144,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>200,813</p></td><td><p>157,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>187,920</p></td><td><p>149,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>191,124</p></td><td><p>148,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>186,182</p></td><td><p>142,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>192,063</p></td><td><p>146,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>194,369</p></td><td><p>150,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>208,502</p></td><td><p>161,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>227,984</p></td><td><p>176,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>224,445</p></td><td><p>173,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>223,953</p></td><td><p>170,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>234,353</p></td><td><p>183,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>141,772</p></td><td><p>106,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>114,274</p></td><td><p>85,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>139,234</p></td><td><p>110,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>138,438</p></td><td><p>113,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>125,345</p></td><td><p>101,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>149,937</p></td><td><p>124,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>169,907</p></td><td><p>140,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>177,281</p></td><td><p>146,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>153,560</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><ol><li><p>United Kingdom and England (Department for Communities and Local Government, Welsh Assembly Government, Scottish Government, Department of Finance (Northern Ireland), District Council Building Control (Northern Ireland). Released 25 May 2017. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p></li></ol> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/09/2017 14:54:34 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753906

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Costs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated costs of holding (1) the 2016 EU referendum, and (2) the 2017 general election.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL1052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>In reference to the costs of the 2016 EU Referendum, please see the Written Statement, presented to Parliament on 23rd March 2016, Column 64WS, by the then Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, John Penrose.</p><p>The Written Statement presented to Parliament on 13th September 2017, Column 24WS, gave the cost of the 2017 General Election.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 14/09/2017 15:46:06 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753928

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of comparative public and private sector pay, including the value of pensions, for the years for which this information is available.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL1074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Analysis conducted by HM Treasury shows that on average, when including employer pension contributions, there is a premium of about 10%. Details can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Pay and Employer Pension Contributions – Differential between Public and Private Sector (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>8.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>7.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>7.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>14.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9.12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Technical notes to the table:</strong></p><p>This analysis was conducted by HM Treasury based on data from the ONS’s Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and compares public and private sector earnings when including employer pension contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The differential obtained shows the percentage hourly compensation from working in the public sector above that of the private sector after accounting for differences in composition between the two. To factor in these compositional differences, the analysis accounts for differences in age, gender, job type (full- or part-time, permanent or temporary), occupation category, region, and tenure.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2017 14:14:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753917

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Tickets: Touting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the secondary tickets market meets expected standards of consumer protection and fairness; if it does not, whether they intend to lay secondary legislation under the Consumer Rights Act 2015; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL1063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government appointed Professor Waterson to review consumer protections in the secondary ticketing market. He produced his report last year and in March 2017 the Government responded accepting his report in full and included amendments to the Digital Economy Act designed to enhance protections further. The Government has no plans to introduce additional legislation on the matter under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/07/2017 14:06:10 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

753950

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Service Industries: UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of relying on agreements under the WTO for trade with the EU27 should an agreement with the EU not be reached by April 2019 in the following services sectors: (1) financial services, (2) professional business services, (3) digital services, (4) creative services, (5) air services, (6) tourism, (7) education, and (8) health-related travel services.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL1096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU is working with officials across government and undertaking a programme of analytical work to assess the economic impacts of exiting the European Union across a range of scenarios.</p><p>As part of our analysis we are looking at more than 50 sectors within the areas of goods; services; financial services; network industries; and agriculture and fisheries as well as cross-cutting regulations. This will inform the UK's position for the negotiations with our EU partners.</p><p>However, Parliament has asked the Government to protect information that could undermine the UK's negotiating position and the Government will respect this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/08/2017 14:44:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753908

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of (1) the written evidence submitted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief to the International Development Committee on 20 October 2015 that local workers employed by UNHCR were giving preferential access to aid and food resources to Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey who shared the religious beliefs of those workers, and (2) the extent to which such practices are continuing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL1054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes extremely seriously any allegations that UN staff are giving preferential access to aid on the basis of the religious affiliation of beneficiaries. This would contravene international humanitarian principles and the UN’s own guidelines. Lord Bates and Minister Burt have arranged a joint meeting with Lord Alton and interested parties to discuss this important issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/07/2017 15:44:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

753926

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to accelerating their review of the future of the rating system and the associated taxation of online businesses, in the light of the impact on the UK's towns and high streets.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL1072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering the scope of possible reforms to the business rates system, including the frequency of revaluations, and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 31/07/2017 14:33:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753915

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what consultation the Department for Education held with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the decision to cut the Healthy Pupils Capital Programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL1061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>Officials from DfE and DCMS work together closely across a number of programmes to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to lead healthy, active lives.</p><p> </p><p>As announced by the Secretary of State on 17 July, £100m of Healthy Pupils Capital Funding will be used to pay for facilities to support PE, after school activities and healthy eating. In addition, the Primary PE and School Sport Premium will be doubled to £320m a year from September 2017. The premium funds additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport in primary schools to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.</p><p> </p><p>The Department allocates around £1.2bn per year of capital funding directly to schools and their responsible bodies for them to invest in maintaining and improving their school buildings and facilities. They can decide how funding is spent, and if they wish they can of course target sports facilities where they are the local priority.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL1062 question first answered 28/07/2017 12:04:29 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

753942

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Royal College of Nursing, (2) the Royal College of Midwives, and (3) UNISON, as a consequence of the fall since 2016 reported by UCAS in the number of applications to universities to study for nursing degrees.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL1089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers routinely meet nursing leaders and discuss a range of issues, including recruitment and retention of nurses and midwives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to reforming nursing, midwifery and allied health pre-registration education and increasing the number of places available for students so that two in three nursing applicants are no longer turned down for a place; at the same time ensuring these students have more money available to them while they study.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is confident that the National Health Service will have the required number of students it needs starting courses this year and will continue to work with the education sector to deliver these reforms successfully for the longer term.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1090 question first answered 31/07/2017 14:34:31 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

753948

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Birds: Cyprus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what further steps they have taken, following reports that 800,000 songbirds were trapped and killed last autumn, to end this illegal activity on the British Cape Pyla firing range in Cyprus.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL1093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Regular anti bird trapping operations have continued since autumn 2016. Between November 2016 and June 2017, 560 mist nets were removed from the Cape Pyla ranges as well as a significant quantity of other items of bird trapping paraphernalia. In May 2017, the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) court in Dhekelia issued fines to 13 bird trappers, many of whom were caught in the act by hidden surveillance cameras on the Cape Pyla ranges; they were fined between €820 and €2,500 after their illegal activities were filmed by motion activated cameras. A further three accused bird trappers are due to be sentenced in the SBA court on 8 August, charged with the offences of large scale pursuit of wild birds.</p><p>The SBA Administration is constantly reviewing its plans to counter illegal bird trapping. As well as activities outlined above the SBA Police will use all lawful means to target individuals involved in bird trapping and that will include any criminal activity they may be involved in. We will work closely with colleagues in Cyprus Police to achieve this.</p><p>Most recently, soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment based in Dhekelia, successfully destroyed up to 1,500 metres of irrigation equipment over 11 acres of land on the Cape Pyla ranges during a night time operation. The irrigation, which is laid illegally by criminal bird trapping gangs, is used to promote the growth of invasive acacia bushes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/08/2017 12:32:11 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein