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227069

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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

227077

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	Employment Schemes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of funding allocated to the Youth Contract programme for 2014-15 has been disbursed to date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	227390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Total figures for the final year are still being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2015 14:19:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

227087

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Overseas Trade: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support the development of business and skills that will assist the UK in further developing trade links with Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Nick de Bois
uin	227479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the development of trade links with Turkey through Ministerial and high level official engagement including the Joint Economic Committee (JETCO) with Turkey, High Value Opportunity (HVO) campaigns that position UK companies as partners of choice, partnership with the British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey and the GREAT campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/03/2015 12:05:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4002 label Biography information for Nick de Bois

227088

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Legislative Drafting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements are in place for Parliamentary Counsel to refer to the Law Officers proposals for legislation which appear to Parliamentary Counsel to be compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights but objectionable on fundamental grounds of fairness or legislative propriety.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Sir Richard Shepherd
uin	227412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>All Government Bills are subject to collective agreement and as part of this process the Law Officers’ offices are consulted. All Bills are published along with a statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights and most Bills are accompanied by a memorandum setting out the interaction with Convention rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 17/03/2015 16:58:56 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	295 label Biography information for Sir Richard Shepherd

227089

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Legislative Drafting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements are in place to ensure that the drafting of statutory guidance, codes of practice and other forms of secondary legislation is of a consistent quality across Government and fit for purpose.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Sir Richard Shepherd
uin	227413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The drafting of secondary legislation is the responsibility of lawyers in Government Departments. The Government Legal Service runs a structured training programme, and produces comprehensive guidance on drafting statutory instruments. The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel also makes its drafting guidance available to Departmental lawyers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 17/03/2015 16:58:41 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	295 label Biography information for Sir Richard Shepherd

227090

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Legislative Drafting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Acts of Parliament in the present Parliament included a power for Ministers to make supplementary and incidental provision by secondary legislation for the purpose of giving full effect to the Act or for similar purposes; and if he will make arrangements to restrict instances of those powers to cases where they can be justified by urgency or other factors preventing the Bill for the Act from dealing fully with consequential and incidental matters.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Sir Richard Shepherd
uin	227414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has an extensive statute book, which extends back hundreds of years, so Government Bills often need make provision against the background of this complex legislative landscape. Powers to make supplementary and incidental provision by secondary legislation are often needed to ensure that an Act produces the result intended by Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 17/03/2015 16:58:23 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	295 label Biography information for Sir Richard Shepherd

227091

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes have been made in the structure and working arrangements of the Parliamentary Counsel Office in the present Parliament; and what steps have been taken to ensure that those changes do not adversely affect the quality of legislative drafting.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Sir Richard Shepherd
uin	227415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel continue to draft all Government Bills. The teams within the office are allocated to departments. This helps to build strong working relationships with departmental officials and legal advisors. Within the office there are arrangements in place to share expertise and identify key lessons from each Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 17/03/2015 16:58:02 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	295 label Biography information for Sir Richard Shepherd