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1182448

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date	03/03/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the additional cost of withdrawing benefits when claimants increase their revenues from other sources at the Income Tax rate of 20 per cent instead of the marginal rate of 63 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Stamford
uin	HL2150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit promotes work as an effective route out of poverty and the single taper rate means people know they will always be better off in work or working more. The rate of the taper reflects the need to balance work incentives with fairness to taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 17/03/2020 17:41:07 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	346 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Stamford

1182457

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Energy Performance Certificates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the outcome of their consultation Energy Performance Certificates in buildings, which closed on 26 July 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL2159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>BEIS and MHCLG will publish a summary of responses and plan to improve Energy Performance Certificates in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 10/03/2020 16:00:49 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1181770

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the case for gathering information on noise complaints in England, and (2) the health impacts of noise in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2033 HL2034 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181771

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number noise complaints received by local authorities in England in each year since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2032 HL2034 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181772

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to (1) monitor, and (2) track, changes in (a) the amount of, and (b) the types of, noise complaints received by local authorities in England since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2032 HL2033 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181778

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Genocide
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 the appropriate remembrance of genocide.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>Since 2001, the Government has supported and promoted Holocaust Memorial Day which commemorates the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust as well as all victims of Nazi persecution, and victims of the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. <br> <br> The Government continues to support the Remembering Srebrenica charity in all that it does to commemorate the victims of the Srebrenica genocide, particularly as this year marks the 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the tragedy. Our plans for a new Memorial next to Parliament will provide a powerful focal point for national Holocaust remembrance and education, and the learning centre will educate visitors about the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 16/03/2020 16:57:05 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1181807

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Turkey: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that refugees are being helped to leave Turkey and then denied entry to Greece at the land border; what steps they will take to assist such refugees; and what discussions they have had with international organisations about this issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that migrants are being encouraged to leave Turkey and then denied entry to Greece at the land border with Turkey. The British Government remains committed to supporting Greece and Turkey's efforts to manage migration effectively and is working both bilaterally and with our international partners to this end. The Prime Minister discussed the matter with the Turkish President on 3 March, as did the Foreign Secretary on the same day with the Turkish Foreign Minister, and our Ambassador in Athens spoke with the Greek Foreign Minister, also on 3 March. We continue to urge dialogue to resolve the situation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 16/03/2020 17:37:20 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1181814

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Action: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each government department, from 1 July 2019 to 31 January 2020, on how many occasions the Scrutiny Reserve Resolution was overridden in (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons; and for how many documents such an override occurred in (a) both Houses, (b) the House of Lords, and (c) the House of Commons.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Kinnoull
uin	HL2076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020 and is no longer part of the EU’s decision making machinery so no further scrutiny overrides will require to be reported to Parliament.</p><p>Between July 2019 to January 2020, 348 Explanatory Memoranda on EU proposals and other documents were submitted for scrutiny.</p><p>Scrutiny during this period was interrupted by the dissolution of parliament. There were 54 occasions when the Government supported decisions in the EU Council of Ministers before parliamentary scrutiny procedures had been completed.</p><p>Historically, the largest category of instruments on which overrides have occurred have been fast-moving and sensitive Common Foreign and Security Policy measures including EU restrictive (sanctions) measures and during this period there were 40 occasions when such instruments were adopted before scrutiny could be completed.</p><p> </p><p>The figures requested are set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>House of Lords override</p></td><td><p>House Commons override</p></td><td><p>No. of overrides in both Houses at same time</p></td><td><p>Total no. of overrides</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Development</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Trade</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 09/03/2020 15:07:46 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4354 label Biography information for The Earl of Kinnoull

1181817

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to address the concerns raised by the report by Special Needs Jungle Education, Health & Care Plan annual review, published 10 December 2019, and in particular the findings relating to the low completion rates of statutory Education Health and Care Plan annual reviews by local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Lingfield
uin	HL2079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The annual review process for Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans, set out in the Children and Families Act 2014 and the special educational needs and disability (SEND) Code of Practice, requires local authorities to ensure reviews are conducted within twelve months from the final EHC plan being in place, or within 12 months of the last review of the plan.</p><p> </p><p>The department has sought to strengthen local area’s knowledge and understanding of their duties in relation to the completion of annual reviews. Between January and April this year, a series of regional workshops have been planned. A number of have already been delivered, with good levels of attendance from local authority education and social care teams, health teams from clinical commissioning groups, and parents. Part of the workshops include planning for improvements and this will be followed up through the department’s team of SEND advisers.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, we recognise that there are a range of concerns with the SEND system. We announced the SEND Review in September 2019 to ensure the system is working best for all families, and that support in different areas is consistent, available and joined up across health, care and education services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 13/03/2020 14:32:42 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4194 label Biography information for Lord Lingfield

1181823

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they set for appointment to the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; and what are their recruitment processes.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL2085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The review is being coordinated by a team of civil servants in the Cabinet Office, originally recruited through fair and open competition. A team in No10 comprises individuals with a range of expertise including a Special Adviser and, where appropriate, contractors.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/03/2020 15:54:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian