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date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Customs Unions
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 benefits and possibility of time-limited extensions on key parts of the EU customs union once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL5506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that the UK is leaving the Customs Union. By leaving the Customs Union and establishing a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the EU, we will be able to forge new trade relationships with our partners around the world, and maintain as frictionless trade as possible in goods between the UK and EU, providing a positive and powerful voice for free trade.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/02/2018 17:18:42 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

838868

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
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 ability of the UK to make sector-specific trade agreements with other nations in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a trade deal and reverts to World Trade Organisation rules.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL5508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is talking to a number of countries about future trading options, and it is too early to say what this will mean in a particular case or with any particular country.</p><p>As one of the world's largest economies, we have the chance to work with old and new partners to build a truly Global Britain at the heart of international trade.</p><p>We are using instruments like Joint Trade Reviews, a collaborative in-depth analysis into the mutual trading relationship between the UK and a partner country, to look for areas we can improve our bilateral trading relationships.</p><p>We will aim, through these discussions, to put in place various mechanisms to improve trading relations and remove barriers affecting UK businesses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 22/02/2018 17:39:16 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

838869

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Directors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress towards the target of at least 33 per cent representation of women on the combined executive committee and direct reports to the executive committee in all FTSE100 companies by 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL5509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the FTSE 100 had 25.2% women in executive committees and direct reports. This had barely changed from 2016, showing that robust action is needed from businesses to achieve the Hampton-Alexander Review’s target of 33% by 2020.</p><p>To increase the level of ambition, the Hampton-Alexander Review has now extended the executive pipeline target of 33% women from the FTSE 100 to the wider FTSE 350 – around 1 in 2 of all new appointments needing to go to women to achieve this target by 2020. We will continue to support the Review to work collaboratively with business to disseminate the importance of diversity in executive roles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/02/2018 14:14:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

838870

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Keen of Elie on 8 February, what the “certified capacity of the prison population” refers to; and whether the prison population has exceeded the Certified Normal Accommodation of the prison system at any time over the last 20 years.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Prison capacity is defined using the terms Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) and Operational Capacity. These terms are defined separately as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>CNA, or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service’s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service aspires to provide all prisoners; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>the Operational Capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by Prison Group Directors on the basis of operational judgement and experience.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The total prison population is in excess of CNA however this total is always below the total operational capacity of the estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/02/2018 17:33:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

838871

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Council Housing: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage of former council housing now owned by private landlords, for each local housing authority in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL5511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>These figures are not held by the department.</p><p>There are restrictions on selling on a property bought under Right to Buy within five years and under our reinvigorated scheme every additional home sold off must be replaced by an additional one, nationally. Local authorities should deliver these additional affordable homes within three years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/02/2018 17:20:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton