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827259

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date	22/01/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. Hon. Member for Meriden representing the Church Commissioners what the policy of the Church of England is on fracking on land owned by the Church of England.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	123905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>All oil and gas deposits in the UK are owned by the Crown. There are no plans for the Church Commissioners to use its land or mineral rights for the purpose of fracking.</p><p>As a policy, The Church Commissioners do not seek applications for seismic drilling/exploration and fracking. Allowing seismic testing/exploratory drilling does not imply approval of fracking, litigation risks arise for landowners should they wish to oppose a request to carry out geophysical surveys on their land. The Church Commissioners seek to minimise this risk.</p><p>The Church Commissioners are responsible landowners and landlords and we seek to protect both our interests and those of our tenants. The Church does not have an official position on fracking and recognises it’s a controversial and evolving issue and people within the church hold a range of views. The Church of England issued a Briefing Paper on Shale Gas and Fracking in December 2016 which can be found here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/shale-gas-and-fracking.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/shale-gas-and-fracking.pdf </a><br></p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 25/01/2018 09:28:11 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

827290

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department has used Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being when formulating policy; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national well-being.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	903437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>My Department uses a range of statistics in its policy making, including ONS wellbeing data, for example in the evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme.</p><p>Our renewed focus to deliver more homes and build strong communities with sustainable local services across England will increase wellbeing for all parts of our society.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/01/2018 17:56:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

827857

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
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 the completion of Liverpool Hospital following the collapse of Carillion; and what is now the anticipated completion date.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Carillion is building the new Royal Liverpool Hospital under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract. The PFI contract between the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and the PFI Project Company is still in place, which means that the Company is still contractually obliged to manage the project and find a construction firm or subcontractor who can continue the building work. This is important for the Trust and also an incentive for the PFI Project Company to minimise delay. Additionally, the Department and NHS Improvement have been supporting the Trust with contingency planning for this to ensure there is minimal disruption.</p><p>The Royal Liverpool Hospital scheme is very well advanced. The PFI Project Company is currently in discussions with PwC (on behalf of the official receiver), their lenders and with other service and construction companies to assess how best to continue delivering these contracts.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 01/02/2018 15:25:28 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

827858

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, given their commitment to improving technical education, what steps they will take to arrest the decline in the number of students taking GCSEs in Design and Technology.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL4908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Design and technology is an important part of a broad and balanced curriculum. The Department have reformed the design and technology curriculum for GCSEs and A levels, with input from key organisations such as the James Dyson Foundation. This will align qualifications with high-tech industry practice and support students to progress into further study and employment.</p><p> </p><p>The new curriculum and qualifications have been updated with a strong focus on iterative design processes, which are at the core of contemporary practice. The new design and technology curriculum was introduced in 2014, and the GCSE and A level introduced in September 2017 with the first examinations in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continue to provide bursaries of up to £12,000 to attract more graduates into design and technology teaching.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/02/2018 16:43:24 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

827859

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Humanism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what protection is afforded to humanists seeking asylum in the UK on the grounds of religious persecution.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell
uin	HL4909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>All claims for asylum are considered on their individual merits, and where people establish a genuine need for protection, or a well founded fear of persecution, refugee status will be granted.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/01/2018 16:19:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4223 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell

827860

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Flats: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they plan to take to protect leaseholders from being required by freeholders to pay excessively large sums for remedial work to ensure the safety of multi-storey housing accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced on 4 December that the department is providing additional funding to the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE), an arm’s length body which provides free initial legal advice to leaseholders, to advise on fire safety issues.</p><p>Just as social landlords are not seeking to pass on costs for cladding remediation, in the private sector we believe that the morally right thing to do is for landlords to not pass these costs onto leaseholders.</p><p>The Department is keeping the situation under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/02/2018 16:15:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

827861

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Radioactive Materials: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that the UK regulations for radiation protection and the control of radioactive substances will remain (1) effective, and (2) in line with internationally accepted standards facilitating international trade and cooperation, when the UK withdraws from the Euratom Treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL4911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>This Government remains absolutely committed to high standards of radiation protection for workers, the public and the environment after the UK’s withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty.</p><p> </p><p>International standards for radiation protection and the control of radioactive substances are issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Irrespective of our future relationship with Euratom, we will continue to apply the international standards on nuclear safety and will remain accountable on nuclear safety matters through our membership of the IAEA.</p><p> </p><p>These standards are reflected in Euratom’s nuclear safety legislation. A programme to update UK legislation to transpose the revised Euratom Basic Safety Standards Directive, which sets out standards for radiation protection, is currently underway and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2018 14:25:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

827862

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	International Atomic Energy Agency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to enhance and further develop the UK's relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency prior to, and following, withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty; whether a UK department has been clearly identified to lead this relationship and secure suitable outcomes across nuclear, non-nuclear and the wider radiation protection interests; and what process has been put in place to ensure that all relevant departments, in both the UK and the devolved administrations, work together to ensure that a suitable outcome is reached.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL4912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is the lead UK Department for the relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The UK plays a central role in the IAEA as a major contributor of financial and technical assistance, and is influential in shaping the Agency’s governance and policy as a permanent member of the Board of Governors.</p><p>The Department coordinates across government, with the Office for Nuclear Regulation, the Devolved Administrations and other interested stakeholders, as well as with the UK Mission in Vienna, to build on our existing influence within the IAEA in support of the UK’s nuclear, non-nuclear and wider radiation protection priorities. We will continue to do this alongside shaping the UK’s future relationship with the EU and Euratom.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to take a leading role in shaping the global nuclear safety and security regimes through its influence in the IAEA. We remain absolutely committed to maintaining high standards of radiation protection for workers, the public and the environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2018 14:11:01 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

827863

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Radioactive Materials: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that the UK maintains its position and reputation as a leader in radiation protection standards following withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty; whether those steps include the strengthening of the relationship with the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP); and whether Government funding will be provided to support participation in ICRP committees and working groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL4913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Maintaining nuclear and radiation safety remains our top priority and this Government remains absolutely committed to the highest standards of nuclear and radiation safety and protection, and to support the industries that use radioactive substances.</p><p> </p><p>Radiation protection standards are already well established in existing UK legislation, which – like Euratom legislation – is and continues to be informed by and based on the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and the safety standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This commitment is demonstrated by the fact that the UK is currently implementing the Euratom Basic Safety Standards Directive, which updates our radiation protection standards.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) does not make any financial contributions to the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) but provides contribution ‘in kind’ through the participation of its staff members to ICRP meetings, workshops and symposia, and by carrying out specific work at its Centre for Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2018 13:40:32 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

827864

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Radioactive Materials: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a reciprocal notification system will be established to ensure that the UK is informed of any dangerous experiments, as defined in the Euratom Treaty, undertaken by Euratom member states following withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL4914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Protecting the public and ensuring the highest standards of nuclear safety will always be top priorities for the Government, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and industry. The UK has a robust and well established domestic civil nuclear safety regime, and this will remain in place as we leave Euratom. We will continue to apply the international standards on nuclear safety as agreed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and will remain part of the IAEA’s nuclear emergency notification and response system, which includes Euratom member states.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the Government’s Written Ministerial Statement on Euratom on 11 January 2018, the UK will be seeking a close association with Euratom. In negotiating such an association the Government will seek to maintain close and effective cooperation with Euratom on nuclear safety.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2018 13:39:11 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew