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904234

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date	14/05/2018
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have saved in housing benefit payments in each year since the introduction of the under occupancy charge as a result of the introduction of the charge; how many extra units of accommodation have been made available in each of those years as a result of that charge; and how many tenants have opted to continue occupying accommodation subject to the charge.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The removal of the spare room subsidy (RSRS) policy has saved over £1.5 billion since its introduction in April 2013. Information on the number of households subject to a RSRS deduction and average deduction amounts is available via the DWP Stat Xplore website:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Deductions figures do not take into account any additional savings due to behavioural change before/after the policy has been introduced, for example moving to a smaller property to avoid a deduction.</p><p> </p><p>Information on extra units of accommodation made available due to the introduction of the policy is not currently available. However, the decline in the number of households subject to a deduction evident in the data on DWP Stat Xplore suggests that many people have been able to find alternative accommodation of a more suitable size.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP provided £54 million in Discretionary Housing Payments to local authorities in England and Wales in 2017/18 to provide support for vulnerable people affected by the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures on Stat Xplore do not include claimants on Universal Credit (UC) with a removal of the spare room subsidy (RSRS) deduction, as this data is not currently available.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has been looking at the savings realised from the RSRS policy and may publish something in future.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/05/2018 12:23:04 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

904236

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grammar Schools: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many additional places the grammar school expansion fund will create; and what percentage of those will be reserved for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The department announced an additional £50 million of capital funding supporting the expansion of selective schools for 2018/19. It will not be possible to provide an accurate forecast of the number of additional places to be provided in 2018/19 until the successful applications have been announced. Based on the average per-place cost of previous expansions funded via the Condition Improvement Fund, £50 million could fund up to 4,000 places.</p><p>There is no set number of places reserved for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. Successful schools will, however, be required to prioritise the admission of children in receipt of the pupil premium, and looked after and previously looked after children.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/05/2018 15:06:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

901404

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Newspaper Press: Wholesale Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of calls by the National Federation of Retail Newsagents for a Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into the absolute territorial protection enjoyed by news wholesalers.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Investigations into competition issues are a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK’s independent competition authority.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 16/05/2018 13:39:02 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

901405

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Newspaper Press
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as part of their review of press sustainability in the UK, they will conduct research into (1) sales figures for local and national newspapers since 2010, and (2) which local and regional newspapers have ceased publication since 2010; and if so, whether they will publish any such research.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The review of the sustainability of high-quality journalism is being led by an external chair, Dame Frances Cairncross, with support from an advisory panel of industry experts. It is for the Chair to determine what analysis and research will be carried out to inform her final report.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the review, DCMS have commissioned a piece of sector analysis, looking at the changing state of the press market and assessing new business models being deployed by news publishers at a national, regional and local level. We will publish this research in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/05/2018 15:02:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

901029

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they decided to propose an increase to the limit to small claims to £2,000 despite the recommendation by Lord Justice Jackson in his 2009 Review of Civil Litigation Costs that a rise to £1,500 would be sufficient to account for inflation.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The upper limit for personal injury claims to enter the small claims track has been set at £1,000 since 1991.</p><p>Using the Retail Price Index to adjust for inflation since 1991, the uprated limit for small personal injury claims would be around £2000 in 2017/2018 prices. In line with this, the Government is proposing by secondary legislation to raise the small claims limit for all non-road traffic accident personal injury claims to £2000.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 24/05/2018 11:05:35 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

901030

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the insurance industry will pass on to customers the majority of the £1.3 billion the impact assessment for the Civil Liability Bill estimates that industry will save.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government will monitor the reaction of the sector to the reforms in the Civil Liability Bill and will regularly engage with them on how they are meeting their commitment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/05/2018 13:34:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

899917

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Industrial Injuries: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Retail Price Index has been used to calculate inflation with regard to increasing the small claims limit for work injury claims to £2,000, instead of the Consumer Price Index.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>It is the Government’s opinion that minor low value Road Traffic Accident (RTA) related personal injury claims are suitable to be heard in the small claims track. Claims under £5,000 are relatively minor and straightforward and are not so complex as to routinely require a lawyer. Handling these claims in the small claims track will reduce the cost of these claims for all motorists. In addition, in 2013, the then Government consulted on increasing the limit for RTA related claims to £5,000 and committed to keeping the issue under consideration for implementation when appropriate. The Government believes that it is right to return to this proportionate and appropriate measure now and that £5,000 is the right level to set for RTA related claims.</p><p> </p><p>The limit for all other types of claims will though be increased in line with inflation to £2,000, allowing the more complex employers/public liability cases to remain in the fast track. The Retail Price Index is the appropriate measure to increase the small claims track limit because it is the index used to update damage awards in the Judicial College Guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL7582 question first answered 22/05/2018 13:49:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

899918

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis an increase to the small claims limit to £5,000 associated with the Civil Liability Bill has been calculated.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>It is the Government’s opinion that minor low value Road Traffic Accident (RTA) related personal injury claims are suitable to be heard in the small claims track. Claims under £5,000 are relatively minor and straightforward and are not so complex as to routinely require a lawyer. Handling these claims in the small claims track will reduce the cost of these claims for all motorists. In addition, in 2013, the then Government consulted on increasing the limit for RTA related claims to £5,000 and committed to keeping the issue under consideration for implementation when appropriate. The Government believes that it is right to return to this proportionate and appropriate measure now and that £5,000 is the right level to set for RTA related claims.</p><p> </p><p>The limit for all other types of claims will though be increased in line with inflation to £2,000, allowing the more complex employers/public liability cases to remain in the fast track. The Retail Price Index is the appropriate measure to increase the small claims track limit because it is the index used to update damage awards in the Judicial College Guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL7581 question first answered 22/05/2018 13:49:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

899919

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Civil Liability Bill (HL)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision they have made, or will make, for the loss to HMRC of £140 million per annum as estimated in the Impact Assessment to the Civil Liability Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The figure quoted in the Impact Assessment is a forecast based on a range of assumptions on the impact of the reforms.</p><p> </p><p>In line with their statutory duties, the independent OBR includes the impact of government policy at the forecast following the policy’s announcement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government makes decisions every year on tax, spending and borrowing taking into account such changes in forecasts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/05/2018 13:09:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

899921

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the response of the motor insurance market to the £1.3 billion they will save annually as estimated in the Impact Assessment to the Civil Liability Bill will be monitored; if so, how and by which independent body.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the commitment of 84% of UK motor insurance providers to pass on to consumers savings arising from Government measures in the Civil Liability Bill and the wider whiplash reform programme.</p><p> </p><p>Motor insurance is intensely competitive on price and we expect that insurance companies will have little choice but to pass on savings, or risk being priced out of the market. Insurers have pointed to how they passed on to customers the benefits of previous Government action to cut the cost of civil litigation, without the need for regulation. The Government will continue to closely monitor the industry’s reaction to these reforms and will regularly engage with them on how they are meeting their commitment. If the industry as a whole sought to avoid passing on savings the Financial Conduct Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority would investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/05/2018 13:59:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton