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1653720

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great British Railways: Software
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what has happened to “the Great British Railways” app that was announced in 2021 which was to be issued by the Rail Delivery Group with the objective of making online purchases of tickets easier.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL9407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Plan for Rail, we recognise that the current multitude of train company websites with different standards of service is confusing to passengers. We are continuing to review the best way to address this and are working closely with the rail sector to do this.</p><p> </p><p>We want to see a more competitive retail market and will break down the systems and structural barriers to entry so it is easier to enter the market to sell rail tickets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/07/2023 13:18:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1648369

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A1: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the pot holes on the A1(M) to have been repaired.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>Safety inspections on the A1(M) are carried out by National Highways on a weekly basis and since January this year they have identified and repaired 16 potholes on the A1(M) between junctions 15 and 16 (Alconbury to Peterborough). There are no further potholes identified or awaiting repair. A maintenance scheme to resurface and address surface defects on the northbound carriageway of this stretch of the road is planned for September/October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In the same period, National Highways has also identified over 340 potholes on the A1(M) in both directions between junctions 6 and 10. To date, they have repaired 323 and plan to carry out minor surface repairs to address the remaining 19 potholes over the next two months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/07/2023 11:22:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1648368

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to return smart motorways to ordinary motorways in the interests of safety.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>On 16 April, the Government announced that all plans for new smart motorways have been cancelled, recognising the lack of confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures. This means no new smart motorways will be built.</p><p> </p><p>We are focused on investing £900m to add further safety improvements to existing smart motorways, including constructing 150 extra emergency areas – so that people can continue to get around easily and with increased confidence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/07/2023 15:15:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1648348

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect cladding manufacturers to make an appropriate contribution to fix cladding issues identified following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my answer to question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-02-22%2Fhl5795&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C502d14ade96c4fa77ced08db7ee8c993%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638243310492297901%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BzyqlY5aiVaJVRJhg1XfmXJ1RlasLF92vAZ%2FL3dqui0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HL 5795</a> on 8 March 2023. The Government expects developers to do the right thing irrespective of where they are based.</p><p>To date, 49 developers have signed a developer remediation contract with the Government, committing to remediate or pay to remediate buildings that they developed or refurbished. Several of those signatories are foreign-owned.</p><p>On 3 July 2023, we made regulations to establish a Responsible Actors Scheme. Members of the Scheme will be required to enter into and comply with the developer remediation contract. Any eligible developer who does not do so will be prohibited from carrying out major development and from securing building control approval. Any overseas-based developer that meets the criteria will be eligible for the Scheme. Similarly, the Government's Building Safety Levy will apply to in-scope developments by all developers, irrespective of where the developer is based.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL8836 question first answered 11/07/2023 13:47:04 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL5795.pdf title PQ HL5795
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1648347

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to persuade foreign developers to contribute to fix cladding issues identified following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my answer to question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-02-22%2Fhl5795&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C502d14ade96c4fa77ced08db7ee8c993%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638243310492297901%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BzyqlY5aiVaJVRJhg1XfmXJ1RlasLF92vAZ%2FL3dqui0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HL 5795</a> on 8 March 2023. The Government expects developers to do the right thing irrespective of where they are based.</p><p>To date, 49 developers have signed a developer remediation contract with the Government, committing to remediate or pay to remediate buildings that they developed or refurbished. Several of those signatories are foreign-owned.</p><p>On 3 July 2023, we made regulations to establish a Responsible Actors Scheme. Members of the Scheme will be required to enter into and comply with the developer remediation contract. Any eligible developer who does not do so will be prohibited from carrying out major development and from securing building control approval. Any overseas-based developer that meets the criteria will be eligible for the Scheme. Similarly, the Government's Building Safety Levy will apply to in-scope developments by all developers, irrespective of where the developer is based.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL8837 question first answered 11/07/2023 13:47:04 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL5795.pdf title PQ HL5795
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1648346

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the historic vehicle tax exemption by altering the 40-year rule to 30 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>At Budget 2014 the Government announced that it would introduce a rolling 40-year Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) exemption for classic cars in recognition of their important contribution to UK heritage and culture.</p><p>The Government has set 40 years as being a fair cut-off date to distinguish classic cars from those that are simply older vehicles and there are no current plans to reduce the tax exemption age to 30 years.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, VED is kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 06/07/2023 15:20:35 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1647788

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Leasehold
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that once buildings are remediated, there is a mechanism to remove the non-qualifying status so that it does not affect (1) property valuation, (2) mortgage lending, and (3) saleability in perpetuity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>There is no test of ability to pay for freeholders; the £2 million ‘contribution condition’ merely determines whether freeholders must meet all remediation costs for qualifying leaseholders or whether they can seek capped contributions from them. Likewise, the ‘annual profit condition’ of £10 million is an initial level above which we are seeking to apply the Responsible Actors’ Scheme to developers; it is not a figure below which developers are somehow exempt from meeting the cost of remediation.</p><p>Once a building is remediated, the qualifying status of a lease should not have an impact on valuation, or mortgage lending. Major mortgage lenders made clear in a statement in March 2022 they would lend on buildings subject to remediation and guidance from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) published in December 2022 provides a clear approach on valuing properties impacted by building safety issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL8771 question first answered 10/07/2023 10:53:54 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1647787

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a non-qualifying leaseholder's ability to pay for building safety remediation, given that developers must meet an annual profit condition of £10 million and freeholders must meet the net wealth test of £2 million per relevant building.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>There is no test of ability to pay for freeholders; the £2 million ‘contribution condition’ merely determines whether freeholders must meet all remediation costs for qualifying leaseholders or whether they can seek capped contributions from them. Likewise, the ‘annual profit condition’ of £10 million is an initial level above which we are seeking to apply the Responsible Actors’ Scheme to developers; it is not a figure below which developers are somehow exempt from meeting the cost of remediation.</p><p>Once a building is remediated, the qualifying status of a lease should not have an impact on valuation, or mortgage lending. Major mortgage lenders made clear in a statement in March 2022 they would lend on buildings subject to remediation and guidance from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) published in December 2022 provides a clear approach on valuing properties impacted by building safety issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL8772 question first answered 10/07/2023 10:53:54 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1647785

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Care Homes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of why there are over 90 empty care homes in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not monitor or publish data on the number of empty care homes within England. Adult social care services are provided through a largely outsourced market of commercial organisations and charities. Local authorities have a duty to promote the efficient and effective operation of their local adult social care market and are best placed to understand and plan for the care needs of their populations.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 03/07/2023 13:00:44 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1647784

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why the green levy on energy bills will be introduced from 1 July after a six-month interval rather than after a two-year suspension as per their previous stated policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>In the 2022 Growth Plan, the Government pledged to provide £150 to cover the costs ofgreen leviesincluded in energy bills for two years through the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG). By the end of June, this Guarantee will have saved a typical household in Great Britain around £1,100 in total, including the £150 we committed to.</p><p>From July 2023, the Ofgem price cap will be set at £2,074, below the EPG discount level of £3,000 for a typical household.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/07/2023 12:37:06 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby