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348488

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date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any reasons why marine nuclear propulsion engines such as the A1B could not be used on land to generate nuclear power if connected in series; and if so, what those reasons are.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>There are a number of factors that are considered to make marine nuclear propulsion reactors unattractive for landside electricity generation, when compared to a conventional reactor that has been designed specifically for this purpose. All of these are likely to add to the levelised cost of electricity generation from a propulsion reactor used for electricity generation purposes for the national grid, compared to a dedicated land-based reactor. These include the following:</p><p>1) Propulsion reactors are designed for more rapid power cycling than is currently demanded from landside reactors.</p><p>2) The power density of a propulsion reactor is much higher than one would need for a landside power reactor.</p><p>3) The serviceable lifetime for a propulsion reactor is shorter than for a power reactor.</p><p>4) Propulsion reactors are smaller than most reactor designs, varying between a few tens of MW to about 150 MW, resulting in relatively little capacity per unit.</p><p>5) Propulsion reactors’ design would result in the regulatory compliance costs of their landside use for electricity generation being greater than those for a dedicated landside reactor.</p><p>The first two issues add to capital costs of design and construction, the second two to operational costs and the final to regulatory costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL261 question first answered 09/06/2015 11:12:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

348489

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for using PWR3 nuclear reactors, mounted on floating barges, as a potential power source for electricity generation in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>There are a number of factors that are considered to make marine nuclear propulsion reactors unattractive for landside electricity generation, when compared to a conventional reactor that has been designed specifically for this purpose. All of these are likely to add to the levelised cost of electricity generation from a propulsion reactor used for electricity generation purposes for the national grid, compared to a dedicated land-based reactor. These include the following:</p><p>1) Propulsion reactors are designed for more rapid power cycling than is currently demanded from landside reactors.</p><p>2) The power density of a propulsion reactor is much higher than one would need for a landside power reactor.</p><p>3) The serviceable lifetime for a propulsion reactor is shorter than for a power reactor.</p><p>4) Propulsion reactors are smaller than most reactor designs, varying between a few tens of MW to about 150 MW, resulting in relatively little capacity per unit.</p><p>5) Propulsion reactors’ design would result in the regulatory compliance costs of their landside use for electricity generation being greater than those for a dedicated landside reactor.</p><p>The first two issues add to capital costs of design and construction, the second two to operational costs and the final to regulatory costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL260 question first answered 09/06/2015 11:12:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

348493

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Freud on 3 June (HL Deb, col 508), what form the engagement with the church will take, and whether it will take place before the Education and Adoption Bill is introduced.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Department for Education officials meet with representatives of the Church of England and Catholic Church on a regular basis to discuss the impact of Government policy on their schools. They will continue such engagement during the passage of the Education and Adoption Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/06/2015 16:20:40 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

348494

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the 50 per cent cap on faith-based admissions to free schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The government has no plans to review the 50 per cent limit of faith based admissions to free schools and new provision academies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/06/2015 14:23:36 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

348497

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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 Personal Independence Payments and Employment Support Allowance will be exempted from the proposed new benefit cap.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Details of the policy will be announced in due course. <strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 10/06/2015 14:36:17 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

348498

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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 plan to introduce flexibility into the benefit cap regime to take account of family size and regional housing costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of the policy will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 10/06/2015 14:54:37 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

348505

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Derelict Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to provide the necessary funding to ensure that brownfield land released by government departments for housing purposes can be developed in locations where its development would not otherwise be viable.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Government intends to create a £1 billion fund to unlock homes on brownfield land for additional housing, and ensure that brownfield land is used as much as possible for new development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are clear that brownfield land that is suitable for housing has a vital role to play in meeting the need for new homes, and ensuring that the Green Belt is protected. The Government is committed to releasing surplus public sector land with capacity for up to 150,000 homes by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/06/2015 11:33:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

348424

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Universities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Higher Education Academy recommending that United Kingdom universities should adopt the grade point average system.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Academy (HEA) report ‘<em>Grade Point Average: Report of the GPA pilot project 2013-14’, </em>published on 28 May 2015, was a result of a review undertaken by HEA’s national Grade Point Average Advisory Group. The Department has noted the report. However, higher education institutions with degree awarding powers are responsible for their own academic awards. It is a matter for institutions to consider the recommendation as independent and autonomous bodies.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/06/2015 11:13:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

348425

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reimburse local authorities for the costs falling to them in caring for children from families with no recourse to public funds as they attempt to regulate their immigration status, in the light of the report by the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society <i>Safeguarding Children From Destitution</i>; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We work closely with local authorities to ensure that immigration decisions in cases receiving local authority support are made as quickly as possible. The No Recourse to Public Funds Connect database provides an expedited route into the Home Office for local authorities on individual cases, so that these can be dealt with as quickly as possible. Where migrants granted leave to remain on family grounds show that they are destitute or that there are exceptional circumstances, they are given recourse to public funds.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/06/2015 15:30:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

348432

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assets Border Force uses at present to maintain surveillance of United Kingdom territorial seas and adjacent waters; and what plans they have, if any, to change this in the light of the deployment of two Border Force cutters in the Mediterranean.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We do not comment on specific operational matters for reasons of national security. A variety of assets ensure the integrity of UK waters, and we continue to ensure that Border Force is able to make use of cutting-edge technology and good intelligence in its important work.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/06/2015 13:34:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead