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1712634

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date	22/04/2024
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: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "life-critical defects" in relation to fire safety risks in buildings.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>The definition of “life-critical defects” is in Annex 1 of the developer remediation contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 03/05/2024 12:26:34 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1548262

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £2.3 billion earmarked for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services has now been invested in those services; and, of that amount, how much has been allocated to local authority Children's Services to support children in care.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. However, local commissioners will determine how this funding will be used to meet the health needs of the local population.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/12/2022 12:07:18 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1378697

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
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	Household Support Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the £500 million Household Support Fund will be made available; and what amount has been allocated for each of the financial years for which the Fund will be available.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The £421m Household Support Fund has been available to Local Authorities in England since 6 October 2021 and runs until 31 March 2022. The Barnett Formula will apply in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive), for a total of £500 million. The devolved administrations are responsible for making their own plans to spend their funding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 29/11/2021 16:42:01 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1193455

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allow individuals who have completed three years of GP Speciality Training but failed to pass the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners examination to join the GP register.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to allow general practitioners (GPs) in training who have not completed their final exams, or those who have failed to pass the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners’ examination, to join the GP register.</p><p>The emergency powers in the Medical Act 1983 do not allow the General Medical Council to grant temporary specialist or GP registration to doctors who have not previously held this type of registration.</p><p>If a doctor has been removed from GP training due to failure to demonstrate competence for practice, there is no means in statute for them to become fully qualified GPs without demonstrating this competence.</p><p>The Royal College of General Practitioners and the four statutory education bodies are working to find a solution for trainees who have had their examinations cancelled as a result of COVID-19 to demonstrate their competence and qualify as a GP. A temporary recorded alternative to the Clinical Skills Assessment is rapidly being developed (subject to approval by the General Medical Council). The Royal College of General Practitioners is also working with their testing partner to enable the Applied Knowledge Test to resume at test centres with appropriate social distancing safeguards in place from July and are investigating options for remote invigilation for those who are shielding.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL3928 question first answered 18/05/2020 14:48:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

803030

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide copies of the 39 Brexit sectoral analyses, which were provided to the European Union Committee on 27 November, to relevant committees of the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Jay of Ewelme
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>We have provided sectoral information to Parliament as required by the motion passed by the House of Commons on 1 November.</p><p><strong><br></strong>As we made clear in our written ministerial statement on 28 November, the same information was shared with the devolved administrations. The Secretary of State for Exiting the EU has written to the devolved administrations to explain that under the Osmotherly Rules the reports are now the property of the Committees.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL3996 question first answered 09/01/2018 12:20:24 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3818 label Biography information for Lord Jay of Ewelme

655753

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
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: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 8 December (HL3536), what are the planning issues that can cause delay and prevent builders from getting on site and starting work quickly.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>Because of the complexities of large sites, local authorities can require additional support to manage their applications, including: assessing pre-commencement conditions; negotiating s106 contributions including infrastructure requirements; and conducting viability and other technical appraisals. This capacity fund will provide support to successful local authorities to complete such work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/01/2017 12:30:47 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

432586

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are giving to producers of biodiesel made from waste products.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) provides double rewards for biofuels derived from wastes.</p><br /><p>The Department concluded a post-implementation review of the RTFO in April 2014. Evidence from the review indicates that double rewards for biofuels from wastes, which were introduced under the RTFO in 2011, have encouraged a strong market for biodiesel from used cooking oil in the UK.</p><br /><p>Since the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) was established waste based biofuels have risen from 12% of total biofuel supply in the first year of the obligation 2008/09, to 50% according to the data for 2014/15 (<em>Biofuels Statistics obligation year 7 2014/15 - Report 5</em>).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3994 question first answered 04/12/2015 12:07:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

172661

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking with supermarkets, processors and dairy farmers to ensure that the price paid for milk reflects the costs of production.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>All operators in the supply chain should receive a fair price for their goods. We regularly bring together supermarkets, processors and farmers through the Dairy Supply Chain Forum to discuss issues such as collaboration, risk management and market volatility. At the Farming Resilience summit on 14 January, George Eustice discussed with the NFU and a range of industry bodies how to help manage volatility such as through the creation of a futures market.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 21/01/2015 13:56:42 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans