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45726

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pensioners received winter fuel payments in each of the parliamentary constituencies in the city of Manchester in (1) 2010–11, (2) 2011–12, and (3) 2012–13.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL6375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is available: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/winter-fuel-payments-caseload-and-household-figures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/winter-fuel-payments-caseload-and-household-figures</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

44560

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Wales Office and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office has not conducted any customer or user surveys in the last 12 months.</p><p>However, the Wales Office conducts a staff engagement survey annually, and the results are reported to the Department's management board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44561

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Work and Pensions and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions conducts an annual Claimant Service and Experience Survey which measures customer satisfaction. The survey includes customers of Jobcentre Plus and the former agency Pensions, Disability and Carers Service. Fieldwork for the 2013 survey was completed in September. The survey is approved by the Operations Executive Team and key findings have been reported to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance Group conducts customer satisfaction surveys to cover all its statutory schemes. Quarterly surveys are run for the 1993/2003 and 2012 schemes and a monthly survey for the Options Gateway to tell how customers think suppliers are delivering service. All of these surveys are commissioned and reviewed for internal use by the CMG Executive Team.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44566

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to fill vacant school governor positions.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>Responsibility for filling a vacancy on a governing body rests with the relevant appointing body for that vacancy. This will vary depending on the category of school and the category of governor.</p><p>Governing bodies should review their membership and size on a regular basis and ensure that appointments are made in an efficient and timely manner. The Governors' Handbook recommends that for every vacancy, governing bodies should conduct a skills audit to identify any gaps in the skills, knowledge and experience of existing governors. Governing bodies should also set out the specific skills and experience that the school needs for the relevant appointing body or electorate.</p><p>The Department for Education has committed funding to School Governors' One-Stop Shop (SGOSS), the governor recruitment charity, to March 2015. SGOSS provides a free service, matching high quality candidates that want to become governors with schools that have governor vacancies, according to the skills the schools need. In addition we are working with employers to encourage them to promote volunteering as a governor to their staff. This can potentially provide schools with an important source of highly skilled governors and is also an excellent learning and development opportunity for the employees concerned, carrying benefits back to their employer.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

44574

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their response to the HS2 Property Compensation consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is not yet able to confirm the outcome of the recent consultation on property compensation for Phase One of HS2, but expects to make an announcement soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL6232 HL6233 HL6234 question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

44575

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the difference both in absolute terms and in percentage terms in the compensation for those affected by HS2 who (1) live in the Rural Support Zone, and (2) live outside it.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is not yet able to confirm the outcome of the recent consultation on property compensation for Phase One of HS2, but expects to make an announcement soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL6231 HL6233 HL6234 question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

44576

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the boundaries of the Rural Support Zone for HS2 and list the local authorities within which the Zone falls.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is not yet able to confirm the outcome of the recent consultation on property compensation for Phase One of HS2, but expects to make an announcement soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL6231 HL6232 HL6234 question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

44577

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether people who live outside the Rural Support Zone whose properties are affected by HS2 will be considered for a property bond scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is not yet able to confirm the outcome of the recent consultation on property compensation for Phase One of HS2, but expects to make an announcement soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL6231 HL6232 HL6233 question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

44612

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is being done to reduce the number of cyclist deaths on United Kingdom roads.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Noble Lord to my answer of 24 Feb 2014, <em>Official Report, column WA170</em> (HL5360). Since my answer we have launched the THINK! campaign on 24 March 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

44613

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to ensure that information on the engagement activities of pension funds and other institutional investors with investee companies is made fully accessible.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL6270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The Government supports the principles set out in the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) UK Stewardship Code including schemes becoming active stewards of their investments and reporting on that stewardship. The Code sets out a number of areas of good practice to which the FRC believes institutional investors should aspire, and operates on a 'comply or explain' basis. It includes guidance for pension schemes and other asset owners on steps they can take to protect and enhance the value that accrues to the ultimate beneficiary. The FCA requires UK authorised asset managers to report on whether or not they apply the Code.</p><p> </p><p>The UK stewardship code is voluntary, however we would encourage workplace pensions schemes to comply with the principles set out in the code. In addition we are developing governance standards of workplace defined contribution schemes, and have asked the Law Commission to investigate how fiduciary duties currently apply in the investment chain. The Pensions Regulator's defined contribution Code of Practice also sets out the legal requirements and standards they expect trustees of defined contribution schemes to attain. This includes a section on investment which also references the FRC Stewardship code. These initiatives are part of our on-going work to ensure schemes are governed and administered to deliver in members' interests.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL6271 HL6272 question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison