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940081

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date	12/07/2018
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	District Heating: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the heat network industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy, published in 2017, committed to assessing a heat network future market framework. An industry taskforce, organised by the Association for Decentralised Energy, published a report in January 2018 on options to improve the sector. The CMA is also currently investigating how well the sector delivers for consumers with its final report to be published this summer. My Department will consider the recommendations from both in developing an appropriate future market framework that will deliver benefits and protections for consumers and growth for the sector.</p><p> </p><p>District heating has significant potential to reduce energy bills and carbon. We are investing £320m in the sector through the Heat Networks Investment Project launching in the autumn to ensure consumers benefit from this opportunity and get a fair deal; a number of pilot projects have already received funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/07/2018 16:57:35 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

940112

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Reviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many independent reviews the Wales Office has commissioned into its policy or administration over the last year; and what was the total cost of those reviews.
tabling member printed	Lord Watts
uin	HL9527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2018 15:21:33 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

938809

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Post Offices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether state pensions can be collected at post offices.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL9425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The majority of pensioners have their State Pension paid into a bank account. As most bank accounts can be accessed at the Post Office, claimants can collect their payments that way. Since January, 99% of banks’ personal customers are able to withdraw cash, deposit cash and cheques, and make balance enquiries at a Post Office counter via its network of 11,600 branches. The Department also has arrangements in place to ensure that the majority of those who cannot access a bank account, can collect their State Pension at the Post Office using a Post Office card account.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 17/07/2018 13:23:09 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

938810

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Natural Gas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reported to the European Commission on the types of gas and corresponding supply pressures of gaseous fuels used in the UK as required by EU Regulation 2016/426; and whether they will place a copy of any such report in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL9426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with the requirements set out in Article 4 of Regulation 2016/426, the UK Government notified the European Commission of the types of gas and corresponding supply of gaseous fuels used in the UK in October 2017. I will place this information in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/07/2018 16:57:24 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

938816

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review the benefits system focussing on training and support for staff, and cooperation with Citizens' Advice and credit unions, in order to prevent rent and utility arrears and defaults on Council Tax.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL9432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>DWP is committed to making sure that claimants have the right support available to them to help make and maintain a Universal Credit claim and manage their finances. The Department works with local authorities, Citizens Advice and other third sector providers to make sure that this support is in place.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Support provides Universal Credit claimants with additional help to use a computer to make or maintain their claim (Assisted Digital Support), help in managing their monthly Universal Credit payment and possible advice on their finances (Personal Budgeting Support).</p><p> </p><p>We also refer claimants to Citizens Advice and the Money Advice Service for more specialist debt advice and have also worked with the Money Advice Service to develop a Money Manager Tool. The Money Manager is designed for people on Universal Credit to make the most of their money, both when they are waiting for their first Universal Credit payment and when they are getting regular monthly payments, and is available online through the Money Advice Service.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is currently looking at how Universal Support operates and will examine feedback from providers and users before making decisions related to the future and shape of Universal Support.</p><p> </p><p>If people have problems managing their monthly payments, alternative payment arrangements (APAs) are available. These include direct payment of rent to landlords, more frequent-than-monthly Universal Credit payments, and splitting household payments in some cases. Work coaches make claimants aware of APAs. Information is also available through <a href="http://gov.uk" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, the Universal Credit helpline and Universal Credit at Work and DWP always prioritise vulnerable claimants for APAs.</p><p> </p><p>All DWP staff delivering Universal Credit undergo comprehensive training, which includes information on Universal Support. This training includes support to recognise and help claimants with complex needs, and is delivered through a range of methods, which includes facilitator-led learning and skills practice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 18/07/2018 14:24:41 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

938821

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to update Parliament following the publication of the Housing White Paper on 7 February 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Implementing the strategy set out in the Housing White Paper to fix our broken housing market remains a top priority for this Government. That is why at Autumn Budget 2017 we went even further announcing a programme of reform across planning, investment and transforming our delivery capacity. This included further planning reforms and £15.3 billion of additional financial support. We are making good progress and in 2016/17 we delivered 217,000 additional homes, the highest in all but one of the last 30 years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2018 16:13:33 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

938059

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Financial Reporting Council: Pay
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 Henley on 6 July (HL8896), how many employees of the Financial Reporting Council since 2005 had salaries, including pension contributions and bonuses, greater than the salary of the then Prime Minister; and in each case (1) what their (a) salaries, (b) pension contributions, and (c) bonuses amounted to, (2) who they were approved by, and (3) on what date they were approved.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL9366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>We are informed by the Financial Reporting Council that information necessary to answer this question in full is not available. The following table provides the number of current employees of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), falling within each salary range above £150,000:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FTE Salary Range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>150k – 175k</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>175k – 200k</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>200k – 225k</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>225k – 250k</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>300k – 325k</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>375k – 400k</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The FRC’s Remuneration Committee approves the annual reward structure, including any bonuses awarded to employees. The FRC’s annual reports, which are laid before Parliament, provide information about the FRC’s remuneration policies. This includes the value of the total bonus pot as a percentage of the salary bill (a maximum of 3% in 2016/2017 where the Total Core Staff and related people costs is stated as £20,613,000), individual salaries and bonuses for executive directors.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics concluded in December 2014 that the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) was a public body within central government. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (as it then was) examined whether there was scope for further review. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) concluded in 2017 that they should work with the FRC on the application of all relevant guidelines. This includes pay guidance issued by HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office that requires advanced approval from the Chief Secretary of the Treasury for remuneration packages at £150,000 and above.</p><p> </p><p>During the prolonged period in which the status of the FRC as a public body was the subject of or pending review, decisions on the application of the guidelines were taken by Departmental officials under the delegated authority of the responsible departmental Accounting Officer.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/07/2018 16:57:17 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

938068

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the Members' Attendance facility has been removed from the Lords online Members' Centre; if so, why; and whether there are any plans to reinstate it.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL9374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Since the beginning of the current Session, Members’ attendance has been reported through a new digital system. Due to this change, Members have been temporarily unable to access their attendance records through the Lords’ online Members Centre.</p><p>Work to reinstate Members' access to online attendance records is now underway. It is anticipated that this facility will be developed and tested over the coming months in time for the return of the House following the conference recess.</p><p /><p /> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 16/07/2018 13:50:40 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

938075

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 local authorities have produced 500 or more new homes for rent in the last ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL9380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>500 or more additional dwellings were built for rent between 2007 - 08 and 2016 - 17 in 251 out of 326 local authorities. This includes social rent, affordable rent and intermediate rent.</p><p>More comprehensive statistics on additional affordable housing provided local authority and private registered providers (housing association) are published in the Department’s live tables (attached) at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p>Tables 1006C and 1006aC provide figures for ‘social rent’ and ‘affordable rent’ by local authority area respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2018 16:12:57 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180713 Copy of Live Table 1006 1009 - HL9380.xlsx title live table on affordable housing
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

938077

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what area of land in public ownership has been released for building social homes in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL9382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on affordable housing provision are taken at a local level according to local need. MHCLG does not currently hold data on the amount of social homes planned and built on land sold through the Public Land for Housing Programme.</p><p>However, Ordnance Survey has been commissioned to monitor the progress of sites sold through both the 2011-15 and 2015-20 Public Land for Housing Programmes and is gathering information on the planned number of affordable houses. This will be made available in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2018 16:11:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton