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782016

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date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are proposing to take to reduce the number of suicides on the rail network.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The issue of suicide prevention is an important societal one that has much further reaching consequences than the effect on the railway. Recognising this, the Department for Transport has recently introduced a requirement for train operators to produce a suicide prevention strategy that complies with the Suicide Prevention Strategy and the Suicide Prevention Duty Holders’ Group’s 9 Point Plan, against which they will be assessed and accredited by the British Transport Police (BTP) and the cross-industry Suicide Prevention Duty Holders’ Group. We will continue to work with Network Rail and the BTP to introduce further measures into rail franchising. This supports the work already being done across wider industry to reduce the instance of suicides still further. For example the industry has an established programme of suicide awareness training for frontline railway staff which help them to identify vulnerable people.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/11/2017 12:30:00 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

782017

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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
hansard heading	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of health and safety legislation that is currently in force.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Professor Löfstedt’s <em>Reclaiming Health and Safety for All: An independent review of health and safety legislation </em>(2011) found that the framework for health and safety law was broadly right, but recommended simplifying its structure and the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance to help business comply more easily. The Government’s response to the Review was published in March 2015: ‘A final report on implementation of health and safety reforms’. A copy of the report is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 15/11/2017 12:48:54 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL2798 final-progress-report-h-and-s-reform.pdf title Response to Review
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

782018

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Industrial Health and Safety
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 impact of procurement policies on improving health and safety at work.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service’s Model Services Contract contains specific terms and conditions covering health and safety at work:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526358/Model_Services_Contract_v1.02.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526358/Model_Services_Contract_v1.02.pdf</a></p><p>We do not measure the impact of these terms on improving health and safety at work as it would be difficult to attribute cause and effect with any degree of certainty.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/11/2017 17:53:46 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

778730

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
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: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist the Mayor of London in his aim to increase the proportion of affordable homes being built in the capital to 65 per cent of homes being constructed there.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Mayor of London has overall responsibility for housing policy, delivery and regeneration in London. We will judge the Mayor of London on his record of using this money to good effect. As set out in the Housing White Paper published earlier this year, the country desperately needs more of all forms of housing, including affordable homes. This is why we agreed a record £3.15 billion of funding for affordable housing in London to deliver at least 90,000 new affordable homes by March 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/11/2017 16:59:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

778731

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect (1) women who attend abortion clinics, and (2) staff working in such clinics.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>This Government is absolutely clear that rights to peaceful protest should not cause patients or staff of healthcare clinics to feel intimidated or harassed due to the actions of protesters.</p><p>The Government will carefully consider the rights of all parties involved in this issue and will explore whether any further action is needed to ensure clinic staff and patients can go about their lawful business free from harassment, offence or alarm.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/11/2017 16:42:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

778732

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lloyds Pharmacy: Closures
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 announcement by Lloyds Pharmacies that they are closing 190 stores in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to maintaining access to National Health Service pharmaceutical services. 88% of the population are within a 20 minute walk of one of 11,688 community pharmacies in England and 40% of those pharmacies are within a ten minute walk of two or more others. In addition, we have seen the numbers of internet based pharmacies increase significantly in recent years, giving patients even more choice in how they receive their NHS pharmaceutical services.</p><p> </p><p>Lloyds has made a commercial decision. It is not yet clear which pharmacies will close as a result of Lloyds Pharmacy’s announcement and the extent to which the company will divest the outlets it no longer wants to own. Lloyds Pharmacy made clear in their statement that they had looked carefully at the pharmacy provision in the affected areas to avoid overly impacting patients. We will continue to monitor the situation.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 07/11/2017 17:32:26 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

778733

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
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	Community Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in reviewing the Assets of Community Value scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Since 2012 Community groups across England have made use of the Community Right to Bid legislation with more than 4,000 local assets listed as Assets of Community Value. The legislation attempts to balance the wishes of the community with the rights of owners. We continue to listen to feedback from all partners (communities, owners and local authorities) and continue to keep the scheme under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 06/11/2017 17:58:47 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

778734

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
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	Councillors
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 report The Voice of the Councillor, the final report of the De Montfort University and Municipal Journal Councillor Commission, published in July.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the report at the time of publication noting we would carefully consider its recommendations to help inform general policy development.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/11/2017 16:47:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

778735

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
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	Local Government: Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many devolution deals are under discussion between local authorities and HM Government at the present time.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>We are working with the six city region mayors to understand the areas where they wish to undertake further work with Government. In addition, we are engaging with other areas around the country in order to understand where there is a strong case for devolution.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 09/11/2017 14:07:04 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

778069

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
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	Client Money Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 28 March (HL Deb, col 466), when they expect to legislate for a mandatory scheme of client money protection.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making membership of a Client Money Protection scheme mandatory for letting and managing agents to ensure that tenants and landlords get the financial protection that they deserve. A consultation seeking views on implementation was launched on 1 November and will be open for 6 weeks. Further detail will be provided following consultation with the sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 06/11/2017 17:57:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark