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registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ministerial Powers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times Ministerial Directions have been issued in each of the last five years; and from which departments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL16611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministerial Directions are published on gov.uk.</p><p>There have been nineteen Ministerial Directions in total in the last five years. Details of these Ministerial Directions are set out in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 02/07/2019 16:13:25 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name LWPQ Template_PQLW_17-19_2019_09503.docx title Ministerial Directions
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1061380

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice and guidance is available to ministers about answering written parliamentary questions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL13760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions, and details of ministerial responsibilities, can be found on Gov.uk. This guidance states that Ministers must:</p><ol><li>Adhere to the Ministerial Code</li><li>Give relevant information fully, as concisely as possible and in accordance with guidance on disproportionate cost.</li><li>Not omit information sought merely because disclosure could lead to political embarrassment or administrative inconvenience.</li><li>Provide an explanation if it is concluded that information should be withheld.</li><li>Take care to avoid answers which are literally true but likely to give rise to misleading inferences.</li><li>Provide responses to answers as follows:</li></ol><ul><li>Named Day – on the day specified</li><li>Ordinary Written – within 5 working days</li><li>House of Lords Written – within 10 working days</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/02/2019 14:32:12 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1061381

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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: Basildon
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Basildon Borough Council regarding commercial decisions in the last two years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL13761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Officials from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government met with Basildon Council in April 2018 as part of their ongoing general engagement with local government. As part of a wide ranging discussion, Basildon Council made reference to its policy of commercial asset acquisition and plans for future housing development in the borough.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/02/2019 14:10:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1061382

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the sale of a local council's assets at below market value has to be reported to (1) the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and (2) the council’s auditors; and whether they would expect such sales to be included in a council’s annual accounts and report to residents.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL13762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>Public bodies should generally dispose of surplus land at the best possible price reasonably obtainable. However, the Government recognises that disposing of land at less than best consideration can sometimes create wider public benefits.</p><p>With regards to land held in the General Fund, a general consent issued under section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 allows local authorities to dispose of land held for purposes other than housing or planning at an undervalue of less than £2 million without seeking a specific consent from the Secretary of State where they consider it will help secure improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of the area. Specific Secretary of State consent is required for disposals of such land at an undervalue of more than £2 million. Specific Secretary of State consent is required for disposals of land held for planning purposes regardless of the sale value.</p><p>There are also specific rules for housing land. Under section 24 and 25 of the Local Government Act 1988, we expect local authorities to apply to the Secretary of State to dispose of housing assets at less than best value.</p><p>It is a matter for local authorities to decide whether to include disposals in their annual accounts and reports to residents, and to make appropriate audit arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/02/2019 17:09:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1061383

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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: Basildon
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Basildon Borough Council sought advice from ministers or officials at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the sale of council-owned land at (1) a price below market value, and (2) a lower price than had previously been agreed with the vendor without reopening the offer of sale to previous bidders.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL13763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>Basildon Borough Council are not required to and have not sought advice from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government regarding the sale of general council owned land.</p><p>However the Council did submit an application under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988 in respect of housing land at Buckingham Green. The application was approved on 4 April 2018 in favour of the disposal to Swan Housing Association Limited, with the Council maintaining nomination rights over new homes delivered.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/02/2019 17:06:28 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1061384

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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: Basildon
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 appoint auditors to investigate the sale by Basildon Borough Council of a plot of land for development for £1, having purchased the land for £1 million two years earlier.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL13764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to appoint auditors to investigate the sale. Local authorities have a duty to manage their housing stock and have the statutory power to dispose of properties and land. They also have a fiduciary duty to their council tax payers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/02/2019 17:05:31 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

985800

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the independent review of the Disabled Facilities Grant was commissioned; when it will report; when the report will be published; and when they expect to respond to that report.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL10606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>This Government welcomes the independent review and is carefully considering the recommendations it has made and will respond in due course. The independent review of the Disabled Facilities Grant was commissioned in January 2018 and reported back to Government on 12 July. We expect to publish the findings shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/10/2018 12:54:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

985044

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Director of Labour Market Enforcement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement's Strategy Document for 2018–19; and what plans they have to implement its recommendations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL10587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering all 37 recommendations made by the Director of Labour Market Enforcement and we will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/10/2018 11:03:38 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

910439

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 in each year since 2015; and how many have been successful.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL8197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>In the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017, there was one prosecution (in 2016) under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, and that did not result in a conviction. This data relates only to those proceedings where the principal offence prosecuted was under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.</p><p> </p><p>Where a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, data would only record the offence for which the heaviest penalty was imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected would be the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty was the most severe.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/06/2018 15:40:15 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

910440

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Female Genital Mutilation Orders have been (1) sought, and (2) issued, since they were introduced under the Serious Crime Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL8198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>Following their introduction in July 2015, there have been 222 applications and 205 orders made for Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders, up to 31 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In this period no breaches of an FGM Protection order have been dealt with in the criminal courts. In the Family Courts, proceedings for breach would be dealt with as a contempt of court matter and are not recorded separately. The information could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on FGM Protection Orders are publicly available as part of the Family Courts Statistics Quarterly series at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly. The next publication of Family Court Statistics Quarterly is due on 28 June 2018. This will provide data up to the end of March 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL8199 question first answered 08/06/2018 10:44:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon