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439763

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date	22/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the failure of London, Leeds, and Birmingham to maintain nitrogen dioxide levels within legal limits over the past five years, what assessment they have made of whether relaxing emissions standards for cars is compatible with public health and legal requirements to control urban pollution.
tabling member printed	Baroness Falkner of Margravine
uin	HL4816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Government is committed to taking action on vehicle emissions testing that restores consumer confidence and delivers our wider air quality and climate objectives. We strongly support the current Real Driving Emissions agreement, which is expected to significantly reduce average real world NOx emissions from new diesel cars from 2017. It makes type approval requirements for diesel vehicles significantly more stringent by requiring manufacturers to ensure real-world emissions are maintained below 2.1 times the laboratory-testing limit in 2017 and at or below the laboratory-testing limit by 2020 (with a margin for measurement uncertainty). Issues relating to vehicle emissions are considered in the context of the UK Government’s plans for air quality. More detail is set out in the air quality plans published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the 17<sup>th</sup> December.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/01/2016 12:38:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3670 label Biography information for Baroness Falkner of Margravine

439764

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they made to the October 2014 findings by the International Council on Clean Transportation that some vehicles were producing emissions at seven times the legal limit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Falkner of Margravine
uin	HL4817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government did not respond to the findings of the ICCT. This research confirmed the importance of ongoing work by Department for Transport officials on the development of a new European regulation to address issues around real world driving emissions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/01/2016 12:37:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3670 label Biography information for Baroness Falkner of Margravine

439765

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the difference between the public finance forecasts for 2015–16 and the actual financial figures available to date, and what assessment have they made of the reasons for the difference.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) jointly with HM Treasury publish the public sector finances statistical bulletin on a monthly basis, which provides the latest available estimates for key aspects of Public Sector Finances.</p><br /><p>The latest release was published on 22 December covering the November 2015 public sector finances.[1]</p><br /><p>Borrowing for the 8 months to November is £6.6 bn less than the same period last year against an Autumn Statement forecast of a £15.7bn full year fall. It’s clear that there is no shortcut to fixing the public finances. That’s why the Chancellor used the Autumn Statement and Spending Review to set out our plan to finish the job and build a resilient economy.</p><p><br></p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) are responsible for producing the forecasts of the public finances. They have published a detailed commentary on 22 December, which assesses the latest estimates included in the bulletin against their latest forecast<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>.</p><br /><p><br></p><p>[1] <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-sector-finances-bulletin" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-sector-finances-bulletin</strong></a></em></p><br /><p>[2] <em><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/wordpress/docs/Dec-2015-Commentary-on-the-Public-Sector-Finances-release.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/wordpress/docs/Dec-2015-Commentary-on-the-Public-Sector-Finances-release.pdf</strong></a></em></p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 13:57:00 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

439766

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equality Advisory and Support Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what is the cost per call of the Equality Advisory Support Service, including the wrap-up time after each call; (2) how this cost compares to benchmarked comparators; and (3) how many calls the service handled each year since 1 October 2012.
tabling member printed	Baroness Prosser
uin	HL4819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) costs are calculated on a per case basis, covering everything from an initial inquiry through to final action on behalf of the customer, but the EASS estimate of the call element of a case is under £10.</p><br /><p>The costs per call or per contact of similar services to EASS are treated as commercially confidential information by the providers concerned.</p><br /><p>The numbers of calls handled by the service each year since 1 October 2012 are provided in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Contacts via telephone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2012 to Sept 2013</p></td><td><p>37,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2013 to Sept 2014</p></td><td><p>39,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2014 to Sept 2015</p></td><td><p>41,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2015 to Nov 2015</p></td><td><p>7,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>125,136</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/01/2016 13:18:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3684 label Biography information for Baroness Prosser

439767

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of their obligation under EU law to prevent VAT evasion.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL4820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>In considering fraud against European own resources, including VAT collection, the European Court recently clarified in the <em>Taricco</em> judgment that Member States are obliged under EU law (Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) to have in place effective and dissuasive criminal penalties against VAT fraud. The UK applies a full range of penalties to address various behaviours from dishonesty and deliberate inaccuracies through to criminal prosecutions for VAT offences.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 13:58:00 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

439768

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
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 liability of online marketplaces for unpaid VAT where a business trading in that marketplace evades VAT.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL4821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>Online marketplaces have no liability for unpaid VAT where the operator merely provides a marketplace for businesses to sell goods. However, HM Revenue and Customs is continuing to work with major online marketplaces to tackle this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 13:58:42 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

439769

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have conducted any test purchases in online markets to provide evidence of the evasion of VAT.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL4822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has a range of operational activity in place to tackle evasion and to establish evidence of the scale of the problem. HMRC does not routinely carry out test purchases through online platforms.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 08/01/2016 13:55:22 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

439770

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Child Rearing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of studies which conclude that there is a correlation between early direct maternal care and adult stability.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL4823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>Research, such as the Early Years Learning and Development Literature Review 2009, and the January 2013 WAVE Trust report on early years, suggests that children need secure attachments with adults in order to feel safe and happy. Good home care can provide this support, which is a real benefit to children as they learn and develop.</p><p>The Department has extensively assessed the impact of formal early education compared to home care, through its longitudinal research programme Effective Pre-School, Primary &amp; Secondary Education Project (EPPSE). EPPSE followed both groups of children through preschool and school ages, examining their cognitive and social behavioural development up to their AS and A Level exam results in 2015. The EPPSE results show that young children benefit from formal childcare, go on to have better GCSE results and, as a result, are more likely to enter A Level exams.</p><p>In recognition of the crucial role that parents and carers play in children’s development, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requires childcare settings to form strong partnerships with parents. The EYFS also requires settings to allocate each child a key worker to help ensure that every child’s learning and care is tailored to meet their individual needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/01/2016 14:28:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

439771

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Child Rearing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of studies which show that children benefit most from home care provided by close family members rather than from that available in children's day centres.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL4824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>Research suggests that children need secure attachments with adults in order to feel safe and happy[1]. Good home care can provide this support, which is a real benefit to children as they learn and develop.</p><p>There is also a wide body of evidence, including evidence from abroad, which demonstrates that early education delivered by childcare providers can play an important role in children’s early development and later attainment. For instance, the Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE 3-16) Project showed that children who had experienced a good home learning environment and attended a good quality childcare setting went on to obtain better grades in English and maths, and to earn more than those who received little or no pre-school experience.</p><p>Additionally, the ongoing Study of Early Education and Development (SEED) shows that the chances of disadvantaged children becoming high achievers by the end of primary school were doubled when they had attended any pre-school, compared to those of disadvantaged children who had not attended pre-school.</p><p>In recognition of the crucial role that parents and carers play in children’s development, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requires childcare settings to form strong partnerships with parents. The EYFS also requires settings to allocate each child a key worker to help ensure that every child’s learning and care is tailored to meet their individual needs.</p><p>[1] Early Years Learning and Development Literature Review 2009, and WAVE Trust report ‘Conception to age 2: the age of opportunity’ January 2013.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/01/2016 11:06:12 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

439772

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
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	Pregnancy: Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to provide at least three years' financial assistance, where such subsidy is independent of paid work, for maternal care in the home.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL4825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to provide at least three years' financial assistance, where such subsidy is independent of paid work, for maternal care in the home.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 08/01/2016 11:06:27 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee