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1002242

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date	05/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Resilience Forums: Emergencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the reasonable worst-case scenarios that they have asked local resilience forums to work on.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Local Resilience Forums are required under the Civil Contingencies Act to compile and publish community risk registers setting out the main risks in their areas to both raise awareness and guide contingency planning. In doing this, they are guided by, among other things, the National Risk Assessment (NRA) which covers the range of risks that could cause a civil emergency in the UK, and provides a list of the common consequences of these risks in the form of planning assumptions. These cover the maximum scale, duration and impact that could reasonably be expected to occur as a result of emergencies.</p><p>The NRA is classified for national security reasons, and it is therefore not possible to share details of the reasonable worst-case scenarios or planning assumptions. A declassified version is available in the form of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies</a> (NRR). This is also provided to the local planning community, and has been placed in the House of Lords Library. Most Community Risk Registers are also available online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/11/2018 16:52:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999757

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for further voter ID pilots in next year’s local elections; and how lessons learnt from the 2018 pilots will inform decisions regarding any pilots next year.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future. Vulnerabilities cannot be allowed to undermine the integrity of our democracy.</p><p>The success of the voter ID pilots in May this year proves that voter ID is a reasonable and proportionate measure.</p><p>On 3 November the Government announced that eleven local authorities across England would be takiné part in voter ID pilots for the 2019 local elections:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-round-of-voter-id-pilots-announced-for-2019</p><p>The pilots will give us a deeper understanding of how voter ID will work on a wider scale and what works best for voters. We are paying close attention to the Electoral Commission's recommendations to help inform the development of voter ID.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/11/2018 12:12:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999758

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Local Government: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review their intervention regime for local authorities in crisis.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 the Communities and Local Government Select Committee endorsed our approach to intervention in local authorities and we have no plans to review the current regime. The Secretary of State does not take the decision to intervene lightly and will only intervene in a democratically elected council where there are systemic failings and it is necessary to secure compliance with the best value duty.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/11/2018 12:08:17 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999760

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Freeports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for free trade zones in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>We will consider all options that have the potential to support trade and promote economic growth, including free trade zones. We will carefully examine the advantages and risks associated with them before any final decision is made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 09/11/2018 12:06:01 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999761

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Unitary Councils
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which local authorities they are currently holding discussions regarding possible transition to unitary status.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have discussions with many councils about a wide range of issues, which may include the possible transition to unitary status as in the case of discussions with the eight Northamptonshire councils, which have now in response to a formal invitation submitted a proposal for unitarisation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/11/2018 12:07:47 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

995630

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	Measurement: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the differences, if any, in the legislation relating to weights and measures in Northern Ireland compared to that in place in the rest of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Weights and measures policy and legislation, apart from that relating to Units of measurement and United Kingdom primary standards, or to technical standards and requirements in relation to products in pursuance of an obligation under EU law, is devolved to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Where the legislative framework for weights and measures is set at a national level, Northern Ireland has followed the same principles and approach as the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is legislation relating to weights and measures at European level, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK must follow the same requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/11/2018 16:59:56 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

995631

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	Landlords: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to make the database of rogue landlords and property agents publicly available.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>We intend to bring forward legislation to make information held on the database of rogue landlords and property agents public as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/11/2018 13:24:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

995632

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	Private Rented Housing: Tenants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the adequacy of the legislation protecting private sector tenants.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to offering stronger protections for private sector tenants and ensuring that people are living in safe and good quality properties.</p><p>Tenants are protected from eviction through the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, the Housing Act 1988, the Housing Act 1985 and through the retaliatory eviction provisions in the Deregulation Act 2015.</p><p>Other legislation includes the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requiring landlords to keep electrical installations in the property in repair and proper working order and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), introduced by the Housing Act 2004 to assess health and safety in residential properties. The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) regulations protect tenants from death or injury in the home caused by smoke and carbon monoxide poisoning, and the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Sector Property) (England and Wales) Regulations improve the energy efficiency of domestic privately rented properties.</p><p>Government is now going further and has announced a mandatory requirement on landlords in the private rented sector to ensure electrical installations in their property are inspected every five years and is supporting the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/11/2018 13:23:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

995633

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	High Street Review
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 impact of the Portas Review on UK high streets.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Portas Review was published in December 2011, and the Government accepted all but one of the 28 recommendations. This included establishing 27 Portas Pilots. Following the Portas Pilots, the Government helped established over 330 Town Teams, each with £10,000 of funding.</p><p>We recognise that consumer behaviour has changed since 2011. We are taking action to help the high street evolve. That is why we have set out an ambitious Action Plan in the Autumn Budget, to support the sustainable transformation of high streets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 06/11/2018 15:39:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

994717

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
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 future of universal banking in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Financial entities that wish to operate as universal banks are subject to the 2012 Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act. The Act requires large UK banks with retail deposits totaling more than £25 billion to ring-fence the deposits of individuals and small businesses from other activities within their groups, such as investment and international banking. By insulating these core banking services in a separate legal entity, ring-fencing will support continuity of provision of vital services to the economy if there are shocks originating elsewhere in the group and the global financial system. It will also make banks that provide these essential services simpler and more resolvable and therefore prevent the costs of failing banks falling on taxpayers. This restructuring was successfully completed by all UK banks within scope in the summer of 2018 and the regime will come into force in January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Ring-fencing has been part of the Government’s package of banking reforms since 2010, designed to deliver a stable, sustainable and competitive banking system so banks will be better placed to meet their core purpose of lending to the real economy and contributing to economic growth. As part of this strategy, competition and innovation is at the heart of the Government’s vision for UK financial services to deliver greater choice and value for all.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/11/2018 14:10:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark