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65260

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Statutory Instruments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors they take into account when they propose use of negative, affirmative or super-affirmative resolution procedures for secondary legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Every delegated power has to be treated on its own merit and the level of parliamentary scrutiny proposed will depend on the nature of the delegated power, past precedent and the level of interest in a particular policy area. In line with the recommendations of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, the Government has agreed not to create additional procedures where it is not necessary to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 08/07/2014 16:30:50 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

62529

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Coastal Areas: Flood Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how much sand and gravel is used each year to protect the United Kingdom coastline.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Environment Agency holds this information locally and it would be disproportionately costly to collate the records to answer this question accurately in the time allowed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 30/06/2014 13:01:13 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

62530

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Aggregates
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 marine aggregate industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Marine Policy Statement (MPS) is the framework for preparing Marine Plans and taking decisions affecting the marine environment. The MPS sets out the policy objectives for key activities taking place in the marine environment. This includes an assessment of marine aggregate resources, potential impacts from extraction activities and issues for consideration by decision-makers. Within English waters marine aggregate extraction activities are regulated by the Marine Management Organisation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Government, regulators, The Crown Estate and the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) have collaborated on an extensive programme of research (over £25 million in ten years) into understanding and minimising the environmental impacts of aggregates dredging. Following the completion of that programme BMAPA and The Crown Estate recently commissioned and published Aggregate Dredging and the Marine Environment – an overview of recent research and current industry practice. The report is available on The Crown Estate website at <a href="http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.thecrownestate.co.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The marine aggregate industry has and continues to engage constructively with Government and regulators in developing marine plans and licensing policy and Marine Conservation Zones.</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 30/06/2014 13:02:18 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

62531

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of the haulage industry about improving the safety of cyclists and other vulnerable road users.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There have been discussions with representatives of the haulage industry in a number of broader meetings. The meetings included the Commercial Vehicle Road Safety Forum, the Road Haulage Forum and a driver certificates of professional competence (DCPC) stakeholder meeting for the EU review. The subjects discussed included the potential for DCPC, vehicle design and enforcement to improve safety, including of cyclists and other vulnerable road users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Department for Transport officials have also attended meetings about vehicle construction and to develop a best practice standard for construction logistics. These have been in collaboration with the haulage industry and Transport for London, with the objective of improving road safety for cyclists and other vulnerable road users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department runs a Safety Sub Group of the Minister's Cycling Stakeholder Forum. This includes members from the haulage industry, such as the Freight Transport Association, Road Haulage Association and Minerals Products Association.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/07/2014 15:28:54 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

62532

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Thames: Freight
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 potential for greater use of Thames to move freight.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Transport for London has assessed the potential use of the Thames and other waterways in their London Freight Plan.　 The Port of London Authority (PLA), the Mayor of London / Greater London Authority (GLA), Transport for London (TfL) and their partners in the public and private sectors have been working to encourage greater use of the Thames for the movement of freight, including that associatedwith infrastructure products in central Londonsuch as Crossrail, the Tideway Tunnel and Blackfriars Station.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport's Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme provides grants to assist companies with the costs associated with running inland water freight transport instead of road, where inland waterway is more expensive. Grant support is being provided for a freight service on the Thames between Denton and Silvertown.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/06/2014 13:00:35 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

61540

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospital Beds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hospital beds per head of the population there were in (1) England, (2) London and (3) Lewisham, in each year from 2008–09 to 2013–14.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Hospital beds data per head of population are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Hospital beds data are collected for each National Health Service trust and NHS foundation trust.</p><p> </p><p>Population estimates and projections are available for local NHS commissioning bodies; primary care trusts (PCTs) up to 2011 and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) from 2012. These data can be aggregated up to larger areas such as strategic health authorities (SHAs) up to 2011 and local area teams from 2012.</p><p> </p><p>A table has been placed in the Library which shows the estimated hospital beds per 1,000 population in England and London each year from 2008-09 to 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to show the hospital beds per head of population in a local commissioning body such as Lewisham, because this would be based on the assumptions that the beds in a trust are available only for the population of the local commissioning body and that this population only uses these beds. These assumptions will not reflect reality as trusts serve populations from outside their commissioning areas and patients will access services in hospitals outside their local commissioning area.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/06/2014 15:56:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL309 - Lib Doc Table.xlsx title Table:Estimated hospital beds per 1,000, 2008-2014
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

61541

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people registered for unemployment benefit in each year from 2008–09 to 2013–14 in (1) the United Kingdom, (2) London as a whole, and (3) each London borough.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/06/2014 18:27:10 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name PQ HL310.pdf title ONS Letter to PEER
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

61542

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	War Memorials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that war memorials around the United Kingdom are kept in good condition.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>There is a wide range of support available for the repair, conservation and protection of war memorials from the Memorials Grant Scheme run by DCMS, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the War Memorials Trust, English Heritage and others. In addition, the Government has announced an additional £5 million to ensure that war memorials and significant burial sites are in a good condition for the centenary. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/06/2014 15:53:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58582

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken, in co-operation with the franchise holder, to improve the frequency of train services in South-East London.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>On 11<sup>th</sup> June 2014, the Government awarded the Thameslink Southern Great Northern (TSGN) franchise to Govia. The franchise will run for seven years from September 2014. During this period Govia will improve the frequency of train services in the south east of London by introducing 24 trains per hour through the Thameslink core route.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be refranchising the South Eastern network in 2018 and will conduct a formal public consultation before finalising the specification.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 19/06/2014 14:01:46 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58583

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what infrastructure spending on transport initiatives in London they expect to be commenced in (1) the next year, and (2) the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Plan (available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-infrastructure-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-infrastructure-plan</a>) sets out the government's overall strategy for meeting the infrastructure needs of the UK economy.　 It contains major commitments for investment in important infrastructure projects, including in London, and sets a timetable for the delivery of those projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of transport infrastructure in London is the responsibility of the Mayor for London.　 The Department for Transport provides the Greater London Authority (GLA) with a substantial transport grant each year, a significant proportion of which goes towards funding Transport for London's (TfL's) investment programme, including delivery of the tube upgrades.　 Please see</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225468/tfl-spending-review-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225468/tfl-spending-review-2013.pdf</a> which gives details of what the Mayor has agreed to deliver by when over the period to 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/06/2014 12:10:13 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark