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867224

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the advice they have provided to public bodies, local authorities and housing associations following the fire and safety test failure of the type of fire door used at Grenfell Tower.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL6431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Independent experts have advised that the risk to public safety is low, and that evidence from the test and investigation to date does not change this assessment. The Fire safety advice, which remains unchanged, is that:</p><ul><li><p>Smoke alarms save lives but only if they’re working and in the right place. Ensure you have at least one on every level of your home and test them regularly – monthly is best.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Keep fire doors shut to help prevent the spread of fire and smoke.</p></li><li><p>Understand and follow the fire safety advice for your building. If in doubt, discuss with the landlord or building owner.</p></li></ul><p>Following independent expert advice, the Government is acting at pace to carry out further investigations to establish the full circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/03/2018 14:44:53 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

867225

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Grenfell Tower: Fire Regulations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to undertake further tests to determine whether the type of fire doors installed at Grenfell Tower in 2013 conformed to the appropriate fire standard.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL6432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out investigations, including testing in relation to public and product safety. This work is being taken forward at pace. The Independent Inquiry into Grenfell, led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, is examining the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell and a criminal investigation is being led by the Metropolitan Police into the fire at Grenfell Tower. Both these must be allowed to complete and establish the facts behind the fire.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6433 question first answered 28/03/2018 15:12:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

867226

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Grenfell Tower: Fire Regulations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Kensington and Chelsea Council regarding (1) whether the type of fire doors installed at Grenfell Tower in 2013 were fire and safety tested prior to installation, (2) whether the contract for the supply of the fire doors was subjected to competitive tender, (3) who undertook the installation of the fire doors, (4) what checks were undertaken following installation to ensure that the doors were fit for purpose, (5) which fire door options were considered for installation, and (6) on what basis the decision to install those particular fire doors was made.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL6433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out investigations, including testing in relation to public and product safety. This work is being taken forward at pace. The Independent Inquiry into Grenfell, led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, is examining the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell and a criminal investigation is being led by the Metropolitan Police into the fire at Grenfell Tower. Both these must be allowed to complete and establish the facts behind the fire.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6432 question first answered 28/03/2018 15:12:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

867227

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Grenfell Tower: Fire Regulations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to identify and publish (1) the type of fire doors installed at Grenfell Tower in 2013, and (2) the manufacturer that supplied those doors; whether they have established which public bodies, local authorities, housing associations, and other volume users have used and fitted the same fire door type in the last 10 years; and if so, whether they will publish a list of those bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL6434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>The doors identified by the police investigation into the fire at Grenfell Tower were produced by Manse Masterdor. This company is no longer trading.</p><p>As the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government set out in his statement on 15 March, we have begun the process of conducting further tests, and we will continue to consult our expert panel to identify the implications of those further tests. The Secretary of State committed to updating the House when further information is available, and no later than the end of April.</p><p>The Expert Panel has advised that the risk to public safety remains low. There is no change to the fire safety advice that the public should follow.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/04/2018 13:22:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

867228

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they took into account the visa humanitarian exemption in the case of Ernesto Schwartz-Marin and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago who have been ordered to leave the country after exceeding the time permitted to be abroad by undertaking humanitarian work in Mexico; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The applications submitted for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) by Mr Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, for himself, his wife and child have been reconsidered. In light of the information provided about his work in Mexico these have now been approved.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2018 11:12:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

867229

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Company Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether members of boards that set and endorse accounting standards (1) have the Financial Conduct Authority designation to represent the interest of public investors, and (2) have been adequately vetted for potential conflicts of interest.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL6436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK requires the use of EU endorsed International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). These standards are used by group companies listed on EU markets to prepare their annual financial statements. The IFRS Foundation is an international not-for-profit, public interest organisation. The IFRS Foundation Trustees are responsible for the governance and oversight of the IASB and are formally required to act in the public interest in the Foundation’s constitution, which is publicly available on their website.</p><p>The Trustees are accountable to the IFRS Foundation’s Monitoring Board. This monitoring function permits capital authorities to carry out their investor protection mandates. The European Commission is a member of the Monitoring Board acting on behalf of European capital markets.</p><p>The IFRS Foundation’s constitution only allows three out of fourteen members to be ‘part-time’. These part-time members are subject to guidelines of independence in the Foundation’s constitution established by the Trustees. All other members must be ‘full-time’, and therefore must commit all their paid employment time to the IFRS Foundation.</p><p>The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Board sets UK Financial Reporting Standards, which are required to be used by private companies. The FRC is the prescribed body in Company Law to issue UK accounting standards. The members of FRC Board are not required to be designated to represent the interest of public investors in order to set accounting standards so no assessment of this is necessary. The FRC’s current Register of Interests is published on its website.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority plays no role in this process.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/04/2018 12:04:02 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

867230

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in assembling the information required for their 2016 report Evaluation of Concessionary Bus Travel, whether any monetary value was attributed to the effect on concessionary pass holders in decisions to curtail or withdraw bus services in rural areas; and whether, in making those calculations, any financial benefit was ascribed to the Treasury from tax raised from such people using their own or someone else's car for journeys.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>No. We did not include monetary benefits gained from bus services being withdrawn in our analysis. It would be for the local authority to undertake such analysis when making decisions on their local bus services as the Department for Transport does not make decisions on running local bus services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 27/03/2018 13:01:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

867231

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	River Exe: Flood Control
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 Gardiner of Kimble on 15 March (HL5998), (1) when did Network Rail seek the Environment Agency's assurance in providing assistance to relieve the flood problems at Cowley Bridge Junction, (2) when the Environment Agency responded to that request, and in what form, (3) when is Network Rail expected to respond to this request, (4) how long the Environment Agency forecasts it will take to assess the consequences of the structure, and (5) in the meantime, what assessment has been made of the flood risk to the railway and surrounding area.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) agreed in 2014, following flooding of the railway line in 2012 and 2013/14, to assist Network Rail in finding a technically appropriate solution to the problem, whilst ensuring that it does not conflict with the £30 million investment in new flood defences in Exeter.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has had regular meetings with Network Rail to provide advice on its culvert installation and weir removal works at Cowley Bridge. The EA has also been working with Network Rail since November 2017 to advise on the flood risk modelling for its weir removal proposals. This includes the EA providing flood history information, geomorphology commentary and examples of issues experienced in other local weir removal projects.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has also established a team to assist Network Rail with the technical and permitting requirements of both phases of its works at Cowley Bridge, and has accelerated the issuing of permits for the culvert works.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s modelling is expected to be completed in spring 2018 and on completion the EA will provide feedback on the outputs. This is to ensure that Network Rail’s proposals do not increase flood risk to residential properties or adversely impact on the level of protection provided by new flood defences in Exeter. The EA will prioritise this work to ensure a timely response to Network Rail.</p><p> </p><p>Although flood risk models have been available for discrete areas around Exeter and the Cowley Bridge location since 2005, no single model takes account of the whole system or all watercourses. The EA is working with Network Rail to ensure its latest modelling is comprehensive. In the interim there is a flood warning system for Cowley Bridge. This has been in place since 2012, with improvements to the forecasting model introduced in November 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/04/2018 13:19:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

867232

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the money transferred to local authorities from the Bus Service Operators Grant has been used (1) for sustaining bus services, and (2) to support other local authority services, since April 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Bus Services Operators Grant (BSOG) spend has been published annually on GOV.UK since 1 April 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 October 2013, £2.9m per annum of BSOG previously paid to local authorities for running community transport services has been devolved to local authorities. From 1 January 2014, a further £39.4m per annum of BSOG previously paid to bus operators for running tendered services (outside of London) has been devolved to individual local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>BSOG grants paid to a local authority may only be used for the purposes of: supporting bus services (including community transport services run under section 19 permits) or for the provision of infrastructure supporting such services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 27/03/2018 13:02:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

867233

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend the powers of the Information Commissioner to investigate companies which harvest large quantities of data from individuals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice
uin	HL6440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The government wants a 'gold standard' data and privacy regulator that can enforce data protection laws. We are committed to ensuring the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has sufficient powers to meet this ambition. The government's Data Protection Bill will strengthen legislation around data protection and give the ICO tougher powers to ensure organisations comply.</p><p> </p><p>At every amending stage we have listened and amended the Bill where a strong case has been made (such as the new provision to protect children's data rights inserted at Lords Report; and the provision to ensure that data is shared for safeguarding purposes inserted at Commons Committee). We are currently considering whether amendments are needed to further strengthen the Information Commissioner's powers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/04/2018 14:26:00 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4578 label Biography information for Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice