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227328

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Private Rented Housing: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 7 and 20 January (HL3615 and HL4297) and his remarks on 4 March (HL Deb, col 272), which local authorities (1) opposed reform, (2) were not opposed, and (3) expressed no opinion, in response to their consultation on deregulation of short-lets in London; and why they did not provide that information in response to the previous questions from Baroness Gardner of Parkes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL5715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Fifteen London local authorities responded to question 22 of the discussion document on Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector. Eight authorities responded to the effect that they opposed reform of the legislation: Haringey, Enfield, Camden, Westminster, Newham, Redbridge, Lambeth and the City of London. Seven were not opposed to a review: Lewisham, Sutton, Southwark, Hammersmith &amp; Fulham, Harrow, Islington and Greenwich. The remaining eighteen of the thirty-three London local authorities did not respond to this question.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This detailed information was not provided in response to the questions on 7 and 20 January, as the Government had not yet concluded its consideration of the responses to the discussion document. The answers provided on 7 and 20 January explained that the Government had yet to publish its formal response to the consultation on the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector, and that we intended to do so alongside details of our policy on short-term letting in London, prior to Lords Report Stage of the Deregulation Bill. The Government’s response to the discussion document, and proposed policy, was published in a policy paper on 9 February entitled ‘Promoting the sharing economy in London: Policy on short-term use of residential property in London’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We took into account these representations from London boroughs and others, and as a result, introduced a series of checks and balances as outlined in my Written Ministerial Statement of 9 February 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, HLWS242. These were not in the original consultation paper, but were a consequence of the consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2015 16:47:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

227329

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to amend the qualifying threshold for leaseholders to activate a change of management under the Right to Manage scheme to enable those who fail to reply to be deemed to have agreed to a change of management in order to meet the threshold.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL5716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to consider amending the criteria for exercising the right to manage, to enable non-responders to have been deemed to have agreed to a change of management.</p><p> </p><p><br> Exercising the right to manage should not be taken lightly. There are significant responsibilities; it commits members to costs and creates liabilities.</p><p><br> <br> In the circumstances we believe that it is essential that everyone understands the responsibilities and commitments they are making and it is therefore important they are actively engaged in the process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2015 16:10:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

227333

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Homelessness
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 March (HL5086), when the United Kingdom Statistics Authority expects to complete its assessment of "statistics on homelessness covering homelessness prevention and relief, and rough sleeping"; and where it will be possible to access a copy of its assessment.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL5720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK Statistics Authority has re-prioritised its assessment to start in summer 2015. The publication of an assessment report would normally be around nine months after the start of the work. Once the work has completed an assessment report will be published at;</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/assessment/assessment-reports/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/assessment/assessment-reports/index.html <br> <br> </a></p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to preventing and tackling homelessness. We have increased homelessness prevention spending, making over £500 million available since 2010 to local authorities and the voluntary sector to help the most vulnerable in society. Homelessness remains lower than in 27 of the last 30 years. It is around half the average level it was under the last Labour Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2015 16:07:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

227337

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce differences between survivor pensions received by surviving married partners in same-sex partnerships and those in mixed-sex partnerships, in both the public and private sectors and when they consider full equality will be achieved in that area.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has carried out a review of survivor benefits in occupational pension schemes. The review was carried out jointly by the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury, and was published in June 2014. It considered the differences in survivor benefits between different groups, and the costs and effects of eliminating the differences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the findings of the review, which provided important information on the costs and other effects of eliminating or reducing differences in survivor benefit provision.</p><p> </p><p>A decision on the review will be made and a response issued in due course, however it is vital that the findings are considered thoroughly before doing so.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/03/2015 15:24:02 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

227060

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Lancashire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what compensation has been offered to any business affected by the bridge works programme from Manchester to Blackpool.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL5699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Both successive governments and in law it has been concluded that businesses do not have an entitlement to compensation from such work. As Network Rail receives a significant amount of public funding and are responsible for over 30,000 structures it is not in a position to provide compensation for each disruption.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/03/2015 13:40:20 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

227069

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the date by which every house in the country, including in rural areas, will have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL5708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has committed to making superfast broadband available to 95% of UK premises by the end of 2017. The Government is also funding a number of pilot projects looking at alternative approaches to delivering superfast broadband beyond 95%.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/03/2015 12:16:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

227070

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the details of the new Police Pension Scheme will be made available to all officers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
uin	HL5709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Information about the main elements of the reform has been in the public domain for some time. This includes: the Reform Design Framework which was published on the Home Office Website on 3 September 2012; an online calculator which allows officers to determine what benefits they might receive under the new arrangements, published on 3 September 2012; and further detailed questions and answers which were published on 19 November 2013. <br><br>The Police Pensions Regulations 2015 were laid before Parliament on Thursday 5 March after extensive consultation with partners including police officers’ representatives. Members’ guidance was published on Friday 6 March, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-police-pensions-scheme-2015-members-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-police-pensions-scheme-2015-members-guide</a>. The Police Pensions Regulations 2015 are due to come into force on 1 April 2015; there are no plans to delay implementation. <br><br>The Government has committed that there will be no further reforms to the public service pension schemes for 25 years. Provisions were included in the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 to ensure that a high bar is set for any future government that seeks to change the schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5710 HL5711 question first answered 17/03/2015 12:25:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

227071

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to delay the implementation of the new Police Pension Scheme in the light of the delay in the publication of the scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
uin	HL5710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Information about the main elements of the reform has been in the public domain for some time. This includes: the Reform Design Framework which was published on the Home Office Website on 3 September 2012; an online calculator which allows officers to determine what benefits they might receive under the new arrangements, published on 3 September 2012; and further detailed questions and answers which were published on 19 November 2013. <br><br>The Police Pensions Regulations 2015 were laid before Parliament on Thursday 5 March after extensive consultation with partners including police officers’ representatives. Members’ guidance was published on Friday 6 March, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-police-pensions-scheme-2015-members-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-police-pensions-scheme-2015-members-guide</a>. The Police Pensions Regulations 2015 are due to come into force on 1 April 2015; there are no plans to delay implementation. <br><br>The Government has committed that there will be no further reforms to the public service pension schemes for 25 years. Provisions were included in the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 to ensure that a high bar is set for any future government that seeks to change the schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5709 HL5711 question first answered 17/03/2015 12:25:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

227072

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to protect the future of the Police Pension Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
uin	HL5711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Information about the main elements of the reform has been in the public domain for some time. This includes: the Reform Design Framework which was published on the Home Office Website on 3 September 2012; an online calculator which allows officers to determine what benefits they might receive under the new arrangements, published on 3 September 2012; and further detailed questions and answers which were published on 19 November 2013. <br><br>The Police Pensions Regulations 2015 were laid before Parliament on Thursday 5 March after extensive consultation with partners including police officers’ representatives. Members’ guidance was published on Friday 6 March, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-police-pensions-scheme-2015-members-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-police-pensions-scheme-2015-members-guide</a>. The Police Pensions Regulations 2015 are due to come into force on 1 April 2015; there are no plans to delay implementation. <br><br>The Government has committed that there will be no further reforms to the public service pension schemes for 25 years. Provisions were included in the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 to ensure that a high bar is set for any future government that seeks to change the schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5709 HL5710 question first answered 17/03/2015 12:25:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

227073

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord Freud on 10 March (HL Deb, col 542–3), how many people seeking personal independence payments are (1) awaiting new assessments, and (2) awaiting reassessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL5712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>On 28 January 2015, there were 97,900 new claimants to Personal Independence Payment awaiting an assessment with an assessment provider, down from 175,200 in September. At that same point there were 15,000 reassessment claims awaiting an assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering the medium and longer-term recommendations made by Paul Gray in the first Independent Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>As we made clear against this recommendation in the Government’s initial response to the review, understanding how the PIP claiming process is working and how it affects people is very important. As part of our performance monitoring, we are considering how we could best implement a comprehensive evaluation strategy which builds on the early evaluation research already published in July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>As the published statistics demonstrate, by 28 January 2015 the average claimant was waiting 14 weeks for an assessment, down from an average 30 week wait in July 2014. We are continuing to work with the Assessment Providers to reduce assessment waiting times further.</p><p> </p><p>All statistics are available from the PIP statistics home page:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a> The next statistics are due to be published on 18 March.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL5713 HL5714 question first answered 18/03/2015 15:27:10 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig