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1002242

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date	05/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Resilience Forums: Emergencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the reasonable worst-case scenarios that they have asked local resilience forums to work on.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Local Resilience Forums are required under the Civil Contingencies Act to compile and publish community risk registers setting out the main risks in their areas to both raise awareness and guide contingency planning. In doing this, they are guided by, among other things, the National Risk Assessment (NRA) which covers the range of risks that could cause a civil emergency in the UK, and provides a list of the common consequences of these risks in the form of planning assumptions. These cover the maximum scale, duration and impact that could reasonably be expected to occur as a result of emergencies.</p><p>The NRA is classified for national security reasons, and it is therefore not possible to share details of the reasonable worst-case scenarios or planning assumptions. A declassified version is available in the form of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies</a> (NRR). This is also provided to the local planning community, and has been placed in the House of Lords Library. Most Community Risk Registers are also available online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/11/2018 16:52:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1002243

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure mental health services provided by companies and charities are delivered to at least an adequate and safe standard.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) registers, inspects, and rates providers of independent mental health services, following an expansion of the scope of performance assessments of providers regulated by the CQC. This includes private ‘companies’ and charities that provide regulated activities.</p><p>As part of the CQC’s strategy, one of its priorities is to encourage improvement where it finds care that is not good. A copy of the strategy, <em>Shaping the future: CQC’s strategy for 2016 to 2021,</em> is attached.</p><p>Using its independent voice, the CQC publishes examples of good practice and innovative care to encourage improvement. Additionally, where necessary, it can take enforcement action against registered providers who breach conditions of registration or relevant sections of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009, the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and other legislation that is relevant to achieving registration requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 15/11/2018 16:23:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name 20160523_strategy_16-21_strategy_final_web_01.pdf title Shaping the future
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999757

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for further voter ID pilots in next year’s local elections; and how lessons learnt from the 2018 pilots will inform decisions regarding any pilots next year.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future. Vulnerabilities cannot be allowed to undermine the integrity of our democracy.</p><p>The success of the voter ID pilots in May this year proves that voter ID is a reasonable and proportionate measure.</p><p>On 3 November the Government announced that eleven local authorities across England would be takiné part in voter ID pilots for the 2019 local elections:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-round-of-voter-id-pilots-announced-for-2019</p><p>The pilots will give us a deeper understanding of how voter ID will work on a wider scale and what works best for voters. We are paying close attention to the Electoral Commission's recommendations to help inform the development of voter ID.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/11/2018 12:12:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999758

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Local Government: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review their intervention regime for local authorities in crisis.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 the Communities and Local Government Select Committee endorsed our approach to intervention in local authorities and we have no plans to review the current regime. The Secretary of State does not take the decision to intervene lightly and will only intervene in a democratically elected council where there are systemic failings and it is necessary to secure compliance with the best value duty.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/11/2018 12:08:17 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999759

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Local Government: Procurement
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 emphasis local authorities are giving to social value in their commissioning decisions.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Society Strategy was developed through engagement with public sector commissioners, procurement and civil society representatives. Evidence provided to the Strategy suggested that the requirements of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 are often treated as an afterthought. Our engagement included focused workshops with a number of local authorities and their stakeholders, to explore opportunities of and barriers to social value in the procurement process. In the strategy, we set out government's long term ambition to grow social value commissioning and strengthen the application of the Act.</p><p>Officials will continue to engage with the Local Government Association and sector representative bodies to build on our evidence base and help inform policy making during the implementation of the commitments made in the Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/11/2018 12:05:16 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999760

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Freeports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for free trade zones in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>We will consider all options that have the potential to support trade and promote economic growth, including free trade zones. We will carefully examine the advantages and risks associated with them before any final decision is made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 09/11/2018 12:06:01 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999761

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Unitary Councils
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which local authorities they are currently holding discussions regarding possible transition to unitary status.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have discussions with many councils about a wide range of issues, which may include the possible transition to unitary status as in the case of discussions with the eight Northamptonshire councils, which have now in response to a formal invitation submitted a proposal for unitarisation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/11/2018 12:07:47 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999762

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Metro: Dudley
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing for the extension of metro services to Dudley.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the extension of metro services to Dudley through a £321.5m allocation from the ‘Transforming Cities Fund’ to the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).</p><p> </p><p>WMCA have decided the majority of this allocation will be used to fund the construction of an extension to the Metro tram network from Wednesbury to Dudley, known as the Brierley Hill extension.</p><p> </p><p>As this is a devolved funding stream, the development and approval of the scheme will be for WMCA to take forward without any need for Department for Transport approval, other than the legal orders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/11/2018 17:17:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

995630

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	Measurement: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the differences, if any, in the legislation relating to weights and measures in Northern Ireland compared to that in place in the rest of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Weights and measures policy and legislation, apart from that relating to Units of measurement and United Kingdom primary standards, or to technical standards and requirements in relation to products in pursuance of an obligation under EU law, is devolved to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Where the legislative framework for weights and measures is set at a national level, Northern Ireland has followed the same principles and approach as the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is legislation relating to weights and measures at European level, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK must follow the same requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/11/2018 16:59:56 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

995631

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	Landlords: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to make the database of rogue landlords and property agents publicly available.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>We intend to bring forward legislation to make information held on the database of rogue landlords and property agents public as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/11/2018 13:24:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark