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registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the change in funding from her Department was for (a) Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, (c) Manchester City Council, (d) Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, (e) Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, (f) Salford City Council, (g) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, (h) Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, (i) Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council and (j) Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for children's social care in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17 and (iv) 2017-18; and what the average reduction in local authority funding in England was for children's social care in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Full details of the councils' funding are detailed in the Local Government Finance Settlement, which is published on the Government's website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2017-to-2018</a></p><p>Funding for children's social care is not ring fenced because this allows local authorities, who are independent of central Government, to manage their budgets in line with local priorities. We believe it is important that councils are able to set the policy agenda and target spending to match.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 29/11/2017 16:47:30 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

794198

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and to what extent, they intend to compensate local authorities for the loss of £2.3 billion over the next five years resulting from their decision that business rates will increase by CPI rather than RPI.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Autumn Budget 2017 announced that the planned switch in the indexation of business rates from RPI to CPI will be brought forward by two years to April 2018. Central government will fully compensate local authorities for income lost as a result of this measure.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/12/2017 16:00:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

794199

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Clean Air Zones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 21 November (HL2990), whether the Clean Air Zone Framework published in May instructs local authorities to take account of the greater passenger capacity afforded by buses when compared to cars, in order that buses are not unreasonably targeted when setting up Clean Air Zones.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Clean Air Zone Framework sets out a range of measures which local authorities can take to reduce pollution in their areas, including encouraging the use of buses and public transport. In general, vehicles such as lorries and buses, or high frequency users such as taxis and private hire vehicles, emit higher levels of pollution on a per vehicle basis. The framework therefore sets out an approach under which, where charging zones are being introduced, Local Authorities are required to address these vehicles first, ahead of cars.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> <p>The Framework is clear that local authorities should work with bus operators to reduce emissions from buses, for example through developing quality partnership schemes to support cleaner vehicles and the use of vehicles with higher vehicle emission standards. To support improvements in the bus fleet, the Government in 2016 allocated £100m to 2020/21 for new low emission buses and the retrofitting of existing buses.</p><p /><p /> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2017 16:09:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

794200

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Palm Oil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to implement the UK Statement Sustainable production of palm oil, published on 30 October 2012, and to reduce the amount of palm oil in food and bathroom products purchased by consumers, in order to prevent further loss of tropical habitats and species from deforestation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice
uin	HL3518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The 2012 Commitment on Sustainable Palm Oil has been a success. Nearly all palm oil imported to the UK is now certified sustainable.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is building on that success by continuing to support zero-deforestation supply chains for key commodities, including palm oil. The UK is a signatory to the Amsterdam Declarations, has endorsed the New York Declaration on Forests and is a member of the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, all of which support action to prevent deforestation and encourage the production of sustainable palm oil.</p><p> </p><p>Through our international climate finance, the Government is supporting a number of programmes focused on sustainable palm oil production. Those programmes are designed to strengthen governance, promote market-based solutions and put in place incentives, policies and actions that support sustainable production alongside forest protection.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/12/2017 13:18:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4578 label Biography information for Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice

794201

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England on the projected levels of investment over the next five years on new technology to treat cancer.
tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Watford
uin	HL3519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government have already committed an additional £8 billion by 2020/21 to the National Health Service and now committed to backing the NHS in England further so that by 2019/20, it will have received an additional £2.8 billion for frontline services than previously planned over the period. This includes £335 million this winter to help trusts to increase capacity and £3.5 billion of new capital investment by 2022/23 to transform its estate and drive further efficiency savings.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2016, NHS England announced a £130 million fund to modernise radiotherapy across England. Over the next two years, older Linear Accelerators radiotherapy equipment being used by hospitals will be upgraded or replaced; ensuring cancer patients have access to the latest, leading-edge technology.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 30/11/2017 17:58:32 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2766 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Watford

794202

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of small businesses to understand their needs and concerns regarding the impact of the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Watford
uin	HL3520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have engaged extensively on EU exit with businesses, business groups and trade bodies across all regions of the UK. My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has been meeting regularly with five of the biggest business groups, including the Federation for Small Business. We want to achieve the best possible outcome and the strongest possible partnership - one that works for UK businesses. We plan to be ambitious in these negotiations and will secure the best possible access for firms to trade with and operate in the European market.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/11/2017 16:45:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2766 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Watford

794203

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which (1) other departments, (2) Government agencies, (3) other public bodies, (4) voluntary sector bodies, and (5) private sector bodies, the Home Office has data sharing arrangements in connection with (a) the identification of individuals (b) their rights to receive public services, (c) their rights to reside in the UK, and (d) other matters.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>In line with the ICO Code of Practice on data sharing the Home Office maintains a number of agreements which oversee the exchange of key information necessary to support the effective delivery of departmental and government functions, including the prevention and detection of crime, immigration control and public safety. This includes agreements with government and non-government partners both in the UK and overseas.</p><p> </p><p>All such sharing is in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other relevant legislation such as the Human Rights Act 1998, the Immigration Act 2014 or the Criminal Justice and Data Protection Regulations 2014. The Home Office keeps such data sharing agreements under review but does not currently maintain a central register of all such agreements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/12/2017 17:16:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

794204

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many high-rise buildings in England have flammable insulation similar to that in Grenfell Tower; what plans they have, in conjunction with local authorities, to ensure that such insulation is replaced; and over what length of time.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Metropolitan Police are leading a detailed investigation into the fire at Grenfell Tower and we await the outcome of that. Given the particular concerns around Aluminium Composite Material cladding, our initial priority through the Department's Building Safety Programme has been testing those cladding systems. The large-scale tests of cladding systems with Aluminium Composite Material panels and various types of insulation are now complete and advice on the results was published on 5 September. This advice is available here (attached):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing</a></p><p>The Expert Panel is considering whether there may be any heightened risks linked to other issues, such as other cladding systems and broader safety issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/12/2017 17:07:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 171206 Update and consolidated advice for building owners large-scale testing HL3522.pdf title Advice on the Composite Material panels
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

794205

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social housing units, whether owned by local authorities or by other providers, have been (1) demolished, and (2) sold; and of those, how many have been replaced by new units.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Figures for social housing demolished (Social housing refers to Social Rent, Affordable Rent and Intermediate Affordable Rent).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Demolitions</p></td><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Private Registered Providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>3,508</p></td><td><p>4,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>3,884</p></td><td><p>3,989</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4,082</p></td><td><p>4,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4,361</p></td><td><p>5,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3,042</p></td><td><p>2,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>3,623</p></td><td><p>2,923</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DCLG Local Authority Housing Statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data</a>, HCA Statistical Data Return <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures for social housing sold (Social housing refers to Social Rent, Affordable Rent and Intermediate Affordable Rent).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Social Housing Sales</p></td><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Private Registered Providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,112</p></td><td><p>5,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,108</p></td><td><p>4,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>6,743</p></td><td><p>6,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>11,740</p></td><td><p>8,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>12,489</p></td><td><p>7,965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>12,557</p></td><td><p>9,435</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DCLG Live table 678 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data on direct replacement of social housing sales is only collected as part of the Right to Buy 141 replacement policy and not for other sales or demolitions. The following table on stock shows the annual net change in social rented dwellings which combines the total loses from sales and demolitions with new supply. Since 2010 the overall stock of social housing (social rent, affordable rent and intermediate affordable rent) has increased by 76,000.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Dwelling stock: by tenure</p></td><td><p>Rented from Private Registered Providers</p></td><td><p>Rented from Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,180,000</p></td><td><p>1,786,000</p></td><td><p>3,966,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,255,000</p></td><td><p>1,726,000</p></td><td><p>3,981,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,304,000</p></td><td><p>1,693,000</p></td><td><p>3,997,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,331,000</p></td><td><p>1,682,000</p></td><td><p>4,013,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,343,000</p></td><td><p>1,669,000</p></td><td><p>4,012,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,387,000</p></td><td><p>1,643,000</p></td><td><p>4,030,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,430,000</p></td><td><p>1,612,000</p></td><td><p>4,042,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DCLG Live table 104</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/12/2017 16:19:49 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

794206

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the date of their most recent representations to the government of Israel about the treatment of Palestinian children arrested by the army of Israel, including representations about the practice of blindfolding; by whom, and to whom, those representations were made; what was the response; and what further action they will take (1) bilaterally, and (2) multilaterally.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL3524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>​The UK continues to have strong concerns about continued reports of ill-treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention, notably use of painful restraints and insufficient notification of legal rights. Our Ambassador to Israel raised concerns with Israeli Attorney-General Mandelblit on 3 October and the Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt also raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities during his visit to Israel in August 2017.</p><p>We will continue regularly raising this issue with the Israeli authorities, and to press them to secure needed improvements to the practices surrounding military detention of minors. Whilst we have not engaged in formal multilateral discussions on the matter, we have nonetheless engaged on this alongside a number of European Partners.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/12/2017 15:33:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd