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510236

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date	11/04/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have notified full-time carers affected by the benefit cap of their decision to exempt such claimants following the High Court judgment against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We will be writing to claimants potentially affected by the planned changes to the benefit cap in the coming months, ahead of the launch of the new benefit cap levels from the Autumn. These notifications will include details of the forthcoming exemptions. We are also working with stakeholder organisations to support them to share information with affected carers.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 15:50:19 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510237

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to instruct local authorities to ensure that Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to full-time carers affected by the benefit cap until their exemptions are implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>It is important that local authorities are allowed to use their discretion to ensure Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to those who most require assistance based on local circumstances. We have, however, amended the Discretionary Housing Payments Local Authority Good Practice Guide to reflect that those entitled to Carer’s Allowance or Universal Credit including the carer element should be considered as a priority group for whom Discretionary Housing Payments are specifically aimed.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 16:23:15 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510238

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the one-year post-implementation review of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013, as set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to those Regulations, has been completed, and if so, whether a copy will be placed in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>Work to review the enforcement reforms introduced in April 2014 is ongoing.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/04/2016 11:50:44 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510239

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Circle Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ask the Social Housing Regulator to request data from the Circle Housing Group about the performance of Kier Gas in repairing or replacing faulty boilers in each week since the Group downgraded Kier Gas's governance rating.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lady to my previous answer to her on 8 December (HL4002). The Social Housing Regulator is statutorily independent. The Department for Communities and Local Government cannot therefore direct the Regulator on this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/04/2016 12:29:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510240

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the call by Syria Solidarity UK and others for air drops of aid to the people of the town of Daraya.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL7446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Across Syria, Assad and other parties to the conflict are wilfully impeding humanitarian access on a day-by-day basis. It is unacceptable and illegal to use starvation as a weapon of war. The UK has given support to the UN and international NGOs since the start of the conflict to deliver aid to these areas and are pushing for humanitarian access to be granted to all besieged and hard to reach places in Syria through the International Syria Support Group Humanitarian taskforce and our position in the UN Security Council.</p><p>The United Nations has been unable to deliver assistance to the 4,000 people besieged by the Syrian Regime in Daraya since November 2012, despite repeated requests for permission. The UN report that humanitarian conditions there are dire and it stands ready to deliver assistance as soon as access is granted by the Syrian regime. The UN has not ruled out air drops to locations in Syria, but aid delivered by road, by UN agencies and by others who know the situation on the ground, and who can ensure it gets to those who need it most, remains the best way of getting help through. Daraya is only a few minutes’ drive from UN warehouses in Damascus.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/04/2016 13:48:03 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

510241

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people paid capital gains tax on personal possessions in each of the last five years, and what was the total amount of tax paid.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL7447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Information is not available on the number of people paying Capital Gains Tax on specific types of possession, or the total amount of tax paid on gains of specific type of possession. Capital Gains Tax payments are not separated into personal possessions. However, the Government publishes information about total amount of Capital Gains Tax paid each year and the total numbers of individuals accruing liabilities.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 15:12:46 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

510242

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Securities
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 a vote to leave the EU on UK gilt auctions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL7448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The average amount bid by wholesale Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) at gilt auctions between 14 May 2015 and 7 April 2016 was £202.17 million per GEMM per auction.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have said, the civil service is working to support the Government’s position that Britain is stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. Gilt auctions are expected to proceed as normal in the build up to the EU referendum, in line with UK Debt Management Office (DMO) plans published on 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As customary, the DMO will publish precise details of gilt auctions for July-September 2016 one month before the start of the quarter on 31 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7449 HL7450 question first answered 25/04/2016 15:04:59 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

510243

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Securities
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 speculation around the EU referendum on UK gilt auctions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL7449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The average amount bid by wholesale Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) at gilt auctions between 14 May 2015 and 7 April 2016 was £202.17 million per GEMM per auction.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have said, the civil service is working to support the Government’s position that Britain is stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. Gilt auctions are expected to proceed as normal in the build up to the EU referendum, in line with UK Debt Management Office (DMO) plans published on 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As customary, the DMO will publish precise details of gilt auctions for July-September 2016 one month before the start of the quarter on 31 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7448 HL7450 question first answered 25/04/2016 15:04:59 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

510244

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Securities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average bid made by banks with official trader status in each gilt auction since May 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL7450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The average amount bid by wholesale Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) at gilt auctions between 14 May 2015 and 7 April 2016 was £202.17 million per GEMM per auction.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have said, the civil service is working to support the Government’s position that Britain is stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. Gilt auctions are expected to proceed as normal in the build up to the EU referendum, in line with UK Debt Management Office (DMO) plans published on 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As customary, the DMO will publish precise details of gilt auctions for July-September 2016 one month before the start of the quarter on 31 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7448 HL7449 question first answered 25/04/2016 15:04:59 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

510245

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
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 Bridges of Headley on 8 December (HL4345), and in the light of recent electoral statistics from the ONS regarding the 40 per cent decrease in the proportion of 16 and 17 year-old attainers registered to vote, whether they will now issue special guidance to Electoral Registration Officers in Great Britain reminding them of their powers to work with schools and colleges to register young people to vote in the same way that the Northern Ireland Chief Electoral Officer does.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL7451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are fully aware of their powers and their duties and their performance is monitored by the independent Electoral Commission. The Cabinet Office periodically reminds EROs of democratic engagement resources, including those specifically aimed at young people, which are available to them. The Government has no plans to issue special guidance along the lines suggested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/04/2016 11:54:12 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden