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1700778

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date	15/04/2024
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	Health Services: Legal Representation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual spend by the health service on legal representation at inquests in the previous five years for which information is available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. The following table shows the amounts paid in accordance with the rules of the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST), to support trusts at inquests and for associated costs to investigate entitlement to compensation, in the last five years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Payment Raised Year</p></td><td><p>Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£2,968,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£2,223,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£1,614,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£1,545,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>£1,623,211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£9,974,414</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Resolution</p><p>The CNST handles all clinical negligence claims against member NHS bodies where the incident in question took place on or after 1 April 1995, or when the body joined the scheme if that is later. NHS Resolution is not involved in any arrangements that an individual trust might make outside of the scheme.</p><p>Information on the total spend by NHS trusts regarding coroner’s inquests is not collated or held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 14/05/2024 11:49:03 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1545548

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Spaces Protection Orders: Enforcement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 27 October where he stated that "local authorities are obliged to follow the rules set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 in their appointment of such companies" (HL Deb col 1545), given that 90 per cent of all private enforcement uses a (1) 'payment per fine' model, or (2) some other incentives system, whether these practices are in breach of the Regulations; and if so, whether they will conduct an investigation.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not regulate these issues. It is a matter for local authorities which models they use to enforce fixed penalty notices. There are no plans to conduct an investigation into these practices of local authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3749 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:14:34 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1366703

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Land Drainage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all new (1) residential, and (2) commercial, developments have Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems in their designs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>There is a clear expectation in the National Planning Policy Framework for the provision of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in all new major developments, unless demonstrated to be inappropriate. The Framework also expects SuDS to be given priority in developments in flood risk areas.</p><p>Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) sets out further detail on SuDS options that favour non-sewer solutions and recognises the multiple benefits SuDS can provide including mitigating flood risk.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government has committed to undertake a review of the case for implementing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 concerning SuDS. This review will look at methods for ensuring that SuDS are incorporated in future developments. The review commenced in October 2021 and is expected to be published in August 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 17/11/2021 16:49:59 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1191953

registered interest
date	30/04/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to prioritise libraries for early re-opening as lockdown restrictions are lifted; and what discussions they have had with the Local Government Association on this issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Although physical library locations have closed, library services continue to provide and deliver services to its users. This includes online services such as access to e-books and e-audiobooks, where there has been a significant increase in demand, as well as developing innovative and exciting digital ways to provide services such as Rhyme Time and Storytimes, often reaching far more people than before.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers and officials have held regular calls with public library stakeholders, including the Local Government Association (LGA) since the announcement on 23 March that libraries were to close. These now include discussions related to the re-opening of library services and how this can be achieved in a safe way for both staff and users.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS is working with the library sector and the LGA to identify issues, and to develop guidance, around the measures that public libraries will need to take to enable physical library buildings to reopen and for services to begin to be restored in a phased manner in due course.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 18/05/2020 11:14:42 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

797318

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what education and training on the culture of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities is provided to social workers who assess children for care or adoption.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Chief Social Worker’s statement of knowledge and skills, published in November 2014, sets out our expectation of what all child and family social workers need to know and be able to do, to practice effectively. A separate knowledge and skills statement for achieving permanence, published in November 2016, explains how social workers should make long-term plans for children who are looked after or may become looked-after children.</p><p>Following registration, employers of social workers are responsible for determining the support and training they make available to social workers to meet the social care needs of children.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/12/2017 17:54:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

649387

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Housing and Planning Act 2016
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, under the Housing and Planning Act 2016, (1) which orders and regulations have been made or have been laid before Parliament, and what is their timetable for laying further orders and regulations; and (2) which powers to make orders and regulations (i) they intend not to use at the current time, and (ii) they have decided not to bring into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The following Housing &amp; Planning Act 2016 orders and regulations have been made or laid before Parliament:</p><p>Statutory Instruments:</p><ul><li>Self-build and custom housebuilding</li><li>Enfranchisement and extensions of long leaseholds rentcharges</li><li>Neighbourhood planning</li><li>Local planning</li><li>Local Planning Authority performance</li><li>The Energy performance of buildings</li></ul><p>Commencement Orders:</p><ul><li>Part 1: New Homes in England</li></ul><p>o Self-build and custom housebuilding</p><ul><li>Part 3: Recovering abandoned premises in England</li></ul><p>o Vacant higher value local authority housing</p><ul><li>Part 6: Planning in England</li></ul><p>o Neighbourhood planning</p><p>o Local planning</p><p>o Planning in Greater London</p><p>o Powers for piloting alternative provision of processing services</p><p>o Review of minimum energy performance requirements</p><p>o Urban development corporations</p><p>o New towns</p><p>o Sustainable drainage</p><ul><li>Part 7: Compulsory purchase etc</li></ul><p>o Right to enter and survey land</p><ul><li>Part 9: General</li></ul><p>The current timetable for regulations within the Housing &amp; Planning Act 2016 will see the remaining regulations scheduled to be laid throughout 2017.</p><p>2) We have decided not to proceed with the High Income Social Tenants regulations after listening carefully to the views of tenants, local authorities and others. Local authorities and housing associations will continue to have local discretion. I updated the House on the 21<sup>st</sup> November on this policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 12/12/2016 15:09:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

429500

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to minimise the restrictions and difficulties experienced by Palestinians both inside the Occupied Territories and in adjoining countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about restrictions on freedom of movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv raised this issue with Israeli National Security Advisor Cohen on 2 November. Our Consul-General to Jerusalem also raised this issue with the Mayor of Jerusalem on 28 October.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/11/2015 16:52:01 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

170254

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antisubmarine Warfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what platforms they consider could fill any anti-submarine warfare manned aircraft gap at an acceptable level of technical risk within the timeframe available after the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review; and what assessment they have made of how long it would take to integrate United Kingdom complex weapons into such platforms.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available, as typically such questions are addressed at a later stage in a procurement cycle. A decision on whether to acquire a new capability will not be made until the next Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL3752 question first answered 23/12/2014 15:04:26 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey