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631032

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date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Single Source Regulations Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Single Source Regulation Office plays its role in ensuring Ministry of Defence procurement treats UK small and medium-sized enterprises fairly and provides value for money.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) has a range of functions, including arbitrating between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and industry on matters relating to qualifying single source defence contracts. In reaching a conclusion on these matters, the SSRO must ensure that good value for money is obtained in Government expenditure and that parties to those contracts are paid a fair and reasonable price. This applies equally to all parties that contract with the MOD, including small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).</p><p>The Department has worked closely with SMEs on the implementation of the reforms and will continue to engage on specific issues. The Secretary of State for Defence is required under part two of the Defence Reform Act 2014 to review the legislation by the end of 2017. The MOD will ensure that the impact of any changes on SMEs is properly taken into account.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2016 16:24:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631033

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of Government procurement expenditure is spent on small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, directly and through supply chains. This shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements.</p><p>The Government is determined to deliver its new target of one third of spend with SMEs by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 21/11/2016 10:27:33 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631034

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
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 implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant by local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Covenant’s principles were enshrined in law in the Armed Forces Act 2011. This Government has demonstrated its commitment to upholding these principles, which is evident in the work reported in each of the four annual reports laid in the House. We will continue to report progress to Parliament. Next month’s Annual Report will detail the considerable progress made across government and with wider public, private and third sectors, including in the key areas of education, healthcare, accommodation and access to commercial services.</p><p> </p><p>Every Local Authority in mainland Great Britain and two in Northern Ireland have signed a Community Covenant. We are working with them to help them deliver the support they have promised to the Armed Forces community, with good work in many areas including housing, education, health and social care.</p><p> </p><p>Together we have taken a number of steps forward in this area, such as allocating funding from a £20 million budget to improve childcare facilities for Service families at 40 locations in the UK and Cyprus. In order to help Service children through local schools’ admissions processes, we have changed the Schools Admission Code in England to give them priority by allowing Service families to apply for and be allocated a place before they move into an area.</p><p> </p><p>This year approximately £21 million was allocated in Service Pupil Premium payments for the pastoral needs of almost 70,000 Service pupils in state schools in England. In 2015, £6 million in grants was given to 154 applicants for Education Support Funding, to help UK state schools mitigate issues caused by exceptional mobility and deployment.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we have worked closely with the Department for Communities and Local Government and Devolved Administrations to ensure that Service personnel do not experience any disadvantage as a result of their military service when applying for social housing.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2016 16:23:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631035

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated total deficit level of NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Health Service leadership bodies have set out their own plan for delivering financial sustainability for the NHS, in the <em>Five Year Forward View</em> (October 2014) and <em>Strengthening Financial Performance and Accountability </em>document (July 2016), in which NHS Improvement confirm their expectation is that providers will deliver a net deficit of £580 million in this financial year. A copy of this document is attached.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement reports progress against this plan for NHS providers on a quarterly basis. The <em>Quarterly performance of the provider sector as at 30 September 2016</em> report was published in November 2016 and is attached.</p><p> </p><p>This confirms that the net deficit across all NHS providers was £648 million at the end of quarter two. Progress by the end of this quarter is encouraging, with 26% fewer NHS providers forecast to end the year in deficit than in the prior year and with the overwhelming majority of providers on track to hit the financial plans they have set out for the current year.</p><p> </p><p>There is no room for complacency. That is why the NHS needs to stick to its strong financial plan, supported by our £10 billion investment and series of measures to help hospitals become more efficient and reduce the use of expensive agency staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Quarterly_performance_of_the_provider_sector_as_at_30_September_2016_-_Full_report (1).pdf title Quarterly performance 30 September 2016 2 file name Strengthening_financial_performance_and_accountability_in_2016-17_-_Final_2 (1).pdf title Strengthening financial performance accountability question first answered 21/11/2016 17:06:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631036

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services and Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to integrate health and social care with local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Better Care Fund (BCF), implemented from the beginning of 2015-16, is the first national, mandatory integration policy. Its overarching aims are to keep people living independently at home and prevent them from needing more support.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015-16, it was a minimum £3.8 billion nationally and local areas pooled an additional £1.5 billion, taking the total to £5.3 billion. In 2016-17, it will be increased to a mandated minimum of £3.9 billion and early analysis of BCF plans indicates that local areas have once again pooled over and above the minimum, taking the total to approaching £6 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The BCF has set the foundation, but we want to go further, faster, to deliver joined up care. The ways local areas integrate will be different, and some parts of the country are already demonstrating different approaches, which reflect models the government supports.</p><p> </p><p>It is hoped that devolution can act as an enabler of integration in health and social care. Where areas are excelling in their integration work, devolution has the potential to act as a next step for further opportunities, including greater integration between health and other public services.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently designing the criteria and assurance process for the best-performing integration areas to graduate from the BCF. The <em>Integration and Better Care Fund Policy Framework for 2017-19</em>, due to be published later this month, will set out the requirements for BCF plans and further detail on the graduation process.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 21/11/2016 14:11:36 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631037

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for geographical health inequalities in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Health inequalities are the result of numerous factors that shape health such as education, employment, housing and living standards, abetted by the effects of unhealthy behaviours. These differences in the ‘social determinants of health’ are highlighted in <em>Fair Society, Health Lives: The Marmot Review</em>. A copy of the review has been placed in the Library.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 17/11/2016 12:30:01 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

628273

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the law relating to political donations.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>Despite a decade of talks, there is still no cross-party consensus on the broad issues of party funding at this time. It is ultimately a matter for the political parties - the Government cannot impose consensus from Whitehall.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 15/11/2016 14:08:45 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

628274

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Electoral Commission in respect of changes to electoral law.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is in regular contact with the Electoral Commission on all aspects of electoral policy and legislation. These conversations cover a wide range of subjects from significant policy considerations to queries on how specific areas of legislation could be improved.</p><p>We will continue to work with the Electoral Commission in making our electoral law more efficient, cost-effective and secure, and building a democracy that works for all.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 15/11/2016 14:09:18 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

621938

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	Police
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers were in post in each police force in England and Wales in each year from 1996 until the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the police workforce, broken down by worker type and police force, as part of the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ series of statistical bulletins.</p><p>The attached tables, which are too large to include in the answer contain data on the number of full time equivalent police officers and police staff in each force as at 31 March in each year between 1996 and 2016, and the number of full time equivalent Police Community Support Officers as at 31 March in each year between 2008 and 2016.</p><p>As HMIC has made clear, there is no simple link between officer numbers and crime levels, between numbers and the visibility of police or between numbers and the quantity of service provided.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2745 HL2746 question first answered 24/11/2016 15:06:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name LPQ HL2744 - HL2745 - HL2746- Table.xlsx title Table - PQ HL2744-HL2745 - HL2746
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

621939

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	Police Community Support Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police community support officers were in post in each police force in England and Wales in each year from 2008 until the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the police workforce, broken down by worker type and police force, as part of the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ series of statistical bulletins.</p><p>The attached tables, which are too large to include in the answer contain data on the number of full time equivalent police officers and police staff in each force as at 31 March in each year between 1996 and 2016, and the number of full time equivalent Police Community Support Officers as at 31 March in each year between 2008 and 2016.</p><p>As HMIC has made clear, there is no simple link between officer numbers and crime levels, between numbers and the visibility of police or between numbers and the quantity of service provided.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2744 HL2746 question first answered 24/11/2016 15:06:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name LPQ HL2744 - HL2745 - HL2746- Table.xlsx title Table - PQ HL2744-HL2745 - HL2746
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark