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419204

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	Affordable Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of "affordable housing".
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL2277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>The definition of affordable housing for planning purposes is set out in Annex 2 to the National Planning Policy Framework, which is shown below.</p><p>Affordable housing: Social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing, provided to eligible households whose needs are not met by the market. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. Affordable housing should include provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision.</p><p>Social rented housing is owned by local authorities and private registered providers (as defined in section 80 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008), for which guideline target rents are determined through the national rent regime. It may also be owned by other persons and provided under equivalent rental arrangements to the above, as agreed with the local authority or with the Homes and Communities Agency.</p><p>Affordable rented housing is let by local authorities or private registered providers of social housing to households who are eligible for social rented housing. Affordable Rent is subject to rent controls that require a rent of no more than 80% of the local market rent (including service charges, where applicable).</p><p>Intermediate housing is homes for sale and rent provided at a cost above social rent, but below market levels subject to the criteria in the Affordable Housing definition above. These can include shared equity (shared ownership and equity loans), other low cost homes for sale and intermediate rent, but not affordable rented housing.</p><p>Homes that do not meet the above definition of affordable housing, such as “low cost market” housing, may not be considered as affordable housing for planning purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/10/2015 14:44:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

685910

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms and Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether the differences in the legal constraints placed upon ownership and use of (1) shotguns, and (2) drones available to the public, are proportional to the risks posed to the public and property by each of those devices.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL5314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>The shotgun licensing process is governed by the Firearms Act 1968. Under section 28 of the Firearms Act, the chief officer of police will only grant a shotgun certificate to individuals who, after investigation, are deemed not to pose a threat to public safety or to the peace.</p><p> </p><p>Extensive checks are carried out on every applicant for a shotgun certificate, and are taken into account by the chief officer in their assessment of suitability. In respect of drones available to the public, it is vital that drones are operated safely and responsibly, and the use of drones for criminal purposes is something Government takes very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently consulting on the future safe use of drones, including proposals such as registration and making drones electronically identifiable and strengthening penalties for breaking the law. The consultation can be found on gov.uk and closes on 15 March 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/02/2017 12:12:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

431554

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Answer by Baroness Altmann on 19 November (HL Deb, col 265) promising to look at the gender pay gap for older women, whether they will also look into the gender pay gap between men and women under 35 years of age.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>We are pleased with the progress made towards eliminating the gender pay gap women working full time under the age of 40, but we are not complacent. To encourage young women to consider a wide range of career options, we have revised statutory guidance for schools on careers to raise aspirations; established a new Careers and Enterprise Company to encourage greater collaboration between employers and schools to inspire young people; supported the ‘Your Life’ campaign to encourage more young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM); and published the ‘Your Daughter’s Future’ guidance for parents.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/12/2015 15:46:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

445379

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 7 December 2015 (HL3817), what assessment they have made of the fact that, in relation to men and women under 35-years of age, the pay gap is in favour of women.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ending the gender pay gap. New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that the gender pay gap in the UK remains the lowest on record. The pay gap for women under the age of 40, working full time, is particularly low. The gap is -0.8% for women working full-time aged 22-29 and 0.6% for women working full-time aged 30-39.</p><p>As well as revising statutory guidance for schools on careers to raise young women’s aspirations, we have established a new Careers and Enterprise Company to encourage greater collaboration between employers and schools to inspire young people and supported the ‘Your Life’ campaign to encourage more young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/02/2016 14:00:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

449205

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the legalisation of same-sex marriage, they intend to legislate to allow heterosexual couples who wish to form civil partnerships to do so, and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>In 2014, after the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 was passed, the government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, including a thorough public consultation on potential changes to civil partnership. Views were invited on three options: abolishing, or phasing out civil partnerships; or extending them to opposite sex couples.</p><p>The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. A majority of respondents to the consultation were against extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples and several important organisations thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnerships until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known. Given the lack of any consensus the Government has no current plans to make changes to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.</p><p>On 29 January 2016, the High Court dismissed a legal challenge to the lack of availability of civil partnerships to opposite sex couples. The Court ruled unequivocally that the current regime of marriage and civil partnership does not disadvantage anyone nor does it infringe anyone’s right to family or private life. We also welcome the Court’s view that it is entirely reasonable for the Government to wait to see the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples before deciding on the way forward.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/02/2016 15:48:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

458657

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 10 February (HL5715), whether they now intend to legislate to allow heterosexuals to form civil partnerships, and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The Noble Lord wrote to me on this topic previously (HL5715). As I previously said:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2014, after the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 was passed, the government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, including a thorough public consultation on potential changes to civil partnership. Views were invited on three options: Abolishing, or phasing out civil partnerships; or extending them to opposite sex couples.</p><p> </p><p>The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. A majority of respondents to the consultation were against extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples and several important organisations thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnerships until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known. Given the lack of any consensus the Government has no current plans to make changes to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 January 2016 the High Court dismissed a legal challenge to the lack of availability of civil partnerships to opposite sex couples. The Court ruled unequivocally that the current regime of marriage and civil partnership does not disadvantage anyone nor does it infringe anyone’s right to family or private life. We also welcome the Court’s view that it is entirely reasonable for the Government to wait to see the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples before deciding on the way forward.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/03/2016 13:04:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

598142

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the European Arrest Warrant system will cease to have legal force in the UK following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>We are leaving the EU but co-operation on security with our European and global allies will be undiminished.</p><p>Officials are exploring options for cooperation arrangements once the UK has left the EU. We will do what is necessary to keep people safe, but it would be wrong to set out our position in advance of negotiations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2016 13:40:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

621933

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 October (HL2171) concerning the European Arrest Warrant system, whether they will now answer the question asked.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>We are exploring options for cooperation arrangements once the UK has left the EU. It is too early to say what the final outcome of the negotiations with the EU will be and it would be wrong to set out unilateral positions at this time, however as indicated in answer HL2171, we will do what is necessary to keep people safe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/11/2016 14:44:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

539196

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Newcastle upon Tyne
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in order to welcome tourists to Scotland and the North of England, they plan to instruct the Border Agency to reduce its processing time of vehicles at Newcastle arriving off the ferry from Amsterdam.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL1272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>Border Force has carried out a significant transformation programme at Port of Tyne to improve border security and customer service. Joint investment with the port operator in new infrastructure has significantly reduced passenger processing times and the port operator has confirmed a noticeable improvement compared to previous years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/07/2016 15:42:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

685903

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Peers: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Home Secretary intends to reply to Lord Lamont's letter of 16 November 2016 about Mr Amini and his request for a visa to come to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
uin	HL5307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry for the delay in responding to your correspondence of 16 November 2016 to the Home Secretary. This was passed to me for response and a reply was sent on 10 February 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/02/2017 12:13:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick