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1059235

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 22:05:45
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 22:16:52 25/02/2019 17:53:02
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Disability
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13620
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/02/2019 17:21:43
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he is satisfied that the present arrangements in the Chamber and Committee Rooms meet the needs of those with hearing or visual impairments.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13620
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13620
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords provides support for Members, staff and visitors to Parliament affected by hearing loss through the use of audio loop and infrared systems that help to amplify sound for hearing aid users. Loop systems are installed in the Chamber and all Committee rooms, with infrared systems additionally available within Committee rooms 1 to 4, 2A, 3A and the Moses Room. Handheld radio transmitters are also available to hearing-aid users when in the Chamber, to reduce interference from electrical equipment and improve the quality of sound provided by the audio loop.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently exploring options to provide an audio description service for Chamber and Committee proceedings. This will provide blind and partially sighted members, committee witnesses and members of the public with a voiced description of which member or witness is currently speaking, transmitted directly via an audio service. A feasibility study was commissioned in January 2019 and will report back later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Further microphones are due to be added to the Chamber this year, which will improve the quality of service provided to hearing aid users. A greater number of microphones situated closer to the people speaking minimises background noise and gives a cleaner sound on the audio which is sent directly to hearing aids via the loop system. The large number of microphones used in Committee meetings, whether automated or operated by an engineer, help to keep the sound clear and maximise the quality of sound experienced by hearing aid users.</p><p> </p><p>For those with hearing impairments which do not require the use of a hearing aid, overall audibility in Committee Rooms 2A, 3A and 4A is generally good. In Committee rooms 1 to 4, however, factors such as high ceilings and furniture arrangements mean that the current acoustic set-up is sub-optimal. A facilities upgrade is currently being trialled in House of Commons Committee Room 6 and, subject to approval, House of Lords Committee rooms will also benefit from these improvements in due course. There are also plans to replace the speakers embedded in the benches within the Chamber next year, which should deliver improvements to general levels of audibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The business of the House is of course dependent upon Members, staff and visitors such as committee witnesses being able to hear and be heard, although the capacity to deliver improvements can sometimes be limited by the nature of operations in a building with heritage restrictions. Equality Impact Assessments will be carried out as part of the Restoration and Renewal process, during which extensive works are likely to offer the potential for further improvements to facilities. In the interim, the Director of Facilities would be happy to speak to any member with specific suggestions for improvement.</p> question first answered 25/02/2019 17:21:43 answering member 4148
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1059189

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 22:04:24
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 22:05:33 20/02/2019 12:05:08
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Session
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13578
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/02/2019 11:32:10
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when she expects the current session of Parliament to end.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13578
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13578
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>A date for the prorogation of the current session has not yet been set. The length of the first session was extended to give Parliament more time to consider the crucial legislation relating to Brexit.</p> question first answered 20/02/2019 11:32:10 answering member 4329
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1058908

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 21:22:41
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	12/02/2019 18:15:07 18/02/2019 09:55:02
	hansard heading	Intestacy
	house id	1
	identifier	219364
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/02/2019 09:23:28
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people that die without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a will were referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in each year since 2012.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 219364
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219364
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of estates referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in each financial year since 2012 is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>1455*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*to date</p> question first answered 18/02/2019 09:23:28 answering member 4106
	creator	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1058909

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 21:22:43
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	12/02/2019 18:25:08 18/02/2019 09:58:02
	hansard heading	Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster: Intestacy
	house id	1
	identifier	219365
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/02/2019 09:24:46
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people that die without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a will in the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall were referred to the law firm Farrer and Co. Solicitors in each year since 2012.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 219365
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219365
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor is appointed by Royal Warrant to administer the estates of persons domiciled in England &amp; Wales who die without leaving a will or entitled relatives (known as ‘bona vacantia’) but this explicitly excludes the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster.</p><p> </p><p>The bona vacantia estates of persons domiciled in Cornwall and Lancaster are administered by Farrer &amp; Co Solicitors on behalf of the Dukes of Cornwall and Lancaster and are referred directly to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor does not hold any information about the numbers of estates which are referred to Farrer &amp; Co.</p> question first answered 18/02/2019 09:24:46 answering member 4106
	creator	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1059216

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 22:05:12
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	13/02/2019 23:15:11 21/02/2019 12:22:02
	hansard heading	Sir Philip Green
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13602
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/02/2019 12:19:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Sir Phillip Green or any company, trust or other entity associated with him, has obtained an injunction against Her Majesty's Government or any government departments, agencies or public bodies since May 2010; if so, when any such injunction was granted; and when it was withdrawn.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13602
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13602
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts civil litigation on behalf of most government departments and many (but not all) executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies.</p><p>GLD has no record of any injunctions obtained by Sir Philip Green, or any entity known by GLD to be connected with him, against any of the departments, agencies or bodies to which GLD provides litigation services.</p> question first answered 21/02/2019 12:19:00 answering member 4538
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1059076

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 21:32:33
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 21:57:14 18/02/2019 09:47:02
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	identifier	219252
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/02/2019 09:15:52
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which EU agencies his Department plans to seek continued membership of after the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 219252
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219252
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>During the Implementation Period, the terms of the UK’s participation in EU agencies and bodies will be as set out in Article 128 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Following our exit from the European Union, we are committed to maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with the EU. Our future partnership is a matter for the next phase of negotiations and we look forward to constructive discussions with the EU.</p> question first answered 18/02/2019 09:15:52 answering member 4106
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1058805

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 21:16:46
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 21:40:19 19/02/2019 14:36:14
	hansard heading	Tidal Power: Scotland
	house id	1
	identifier	219489
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/02/2019 14:04:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to promote Scotland's tidal energy potential in 2019.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 219489
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219489
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>At the beginning of this month, I met the rt. hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland, the hon. Member Argyll and Bute, and other parliamentary colleagues to discuss industry proposals for developing the wave and tidal energy sectors. Wave and tidal stream projects are eligible to enter the forthcoming Contract for Difference allocation round.</p> question first answered 19/02/2019 14:04:02 answering member 3974
	creator	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1059000

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 21:28:47
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 21:52:47 19/02/2019 16:55:03
	hansard heading	Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover: Customs
	house id	1
	identifier	219342
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/02/2019 16:22:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the effect on businesses using the (a) Port of Dover and (b) Channel Tunnel of the reintroduction of customs procedures between the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 219342
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219342
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Delivering a negotiated deal with the EU remains the Government's top priority, but it is the job of a responsible government to ensure we are prepared for all scenarios, including no-deal.</p><p>The Government aims to ensure that movement through ports will continue to be as frictionless as possible in a no-deal scenario, so that the effects on businesses using the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel are minimised. To achieve this, the Government’s no deal <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/moving-goods-to-and-from-the-eu-through-roll-on-roll-off-locations-including-eurotunnel" target="_blank">roll on-roll off model</a> (which applies at these ports) moves customs processes away from the border. Furthermore, HMRC on 4 February <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fhm-revenue-and-customs-simplifies-importing-from-the-eu-as-part-of-no-deal-preparation&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmicah.coleman%40beis.gov.uk%7Cc4eb8b82cf5242eb8a3408d690e57033%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636855712437110562&amp;sdata=OLj6Zl4T3MmwqZpFyOX011p1wVy01LeOkZxKS0iq634%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">announced transitional simplified procedures</a> (TSP) which will aid businesses using these ports, and the Border Delivery Group is actively engaging with prospective declarants on both sides of the Channel.</p><p>As the application of additional customs checks by the EU is outside of our control, the Government has undertaken a range of preparatory measures to mitigate potential impacts and ensure that goods can continue to flow into and out of the UK as freely as possible. These include Operation Brock and other traffic management measures in order to manage HGV flows effectively.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 19/02/2019 16:22:04 answering member 4487
	creator	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1058861

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 21:20:15
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	12/02/2019 13:45:13 15/02/2019 15:11:01
	hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
	house id	1
	identifier	219305
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/02/2019 14:40:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households have been classified as being in fuel poverty; and how many of those households include (a) children and (b) people aged over 60 in each of the last three years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 219305
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219305
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This is publicly available information: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2018</a></p> question first answered 15/02/2019 14:40:22 answering member 3974
	creator	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1058772

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 21:14:28
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 21:37:48 14/02/2019 18:29:32
	hansard heading	Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill
	house id	1
	identifier	219477
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	14/02/2019 17:56:32
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for the publication of the Government's response to the consultation on the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 219477
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219477
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government published the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill on 23 July 2018. Alongside this, an Overview Document was published which, while providing an overview of the policy and how the register will work, sought views on how the clauses will be implemented in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The draft Bill is expected to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny by a joint <em>ad hoc</em> Committee. The Committee will report to Parliament, following which the Government intends to respond to the Committee’s report. The response will reflect the responses to the Overview Document.</p> question first answered 14/02/2019 17:56:32 answering member 4487
	creator	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey