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1029109

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date	19/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Social Services: Vetting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Disclosure and Barring Service applications for employment in the adult social care workforce took more than (1) 60 days, and (2) 100 days to complete in (a) 2016, and (b) 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
uin	HL12457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The DBS do not hold the information requested by sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL12458 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:38:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

1029110

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Social Services: Vetting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average time taken to complete Disclosure and Barring Service applications for employment in the adult social care workforce in (1) 2016, and (2) 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
uin	HL12458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The DBS do not hold the information requested by sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL12457 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:38:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

1029122

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will carry out a consultation on the planned reforms to civil partnerships announced in October; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL12470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We intend to consult, during 2019, on the planned reforms to allow opposite-sex couples to form a civil partnership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/01/2019 17:03:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1028320

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Dumping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to protect the British steel industry from cheap imports of foreign steel.
tabling member printed	Lord Brookman
uin	HL12394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Trade remedies are currently under EU competence while we remain a Member State. It is for industry to demonstrate <em>prima facie</em> evidence of dumping that is causing material injury to EU producers, to the European Commission. We encourage industry to present such evidence to the Commission. Where evidence is sufficient to justify an investigation, the Commission will do so and present any proposals for imposing duties to Member States.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to a rules-based international trade system and is in the process of establishing the Trade Remedies Authority to ensure that UK businesses continue to be protected from unfair and injurious trade practices once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also an active participant in the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, which aims to address excess capacity in the steel sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 07/01/2019 13:18:47 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	3331 label Biography information for Lord Brookman

1028323

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Libya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much interest has accrued to Libyan assets frozen by UN resolutions while in London; and what is the current total value of those assets.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL12397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury does not hold comprehensive information about how much interest has accrued or the current total value of that interest.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) undertakes an annual frozen asset review requiring all persons or institutions that hold or control frozen funds in the UK to report to OFSI.</p><p> </p><p>At close of business on 29 September 2017 the approximate total value of frozen Libyan assets in the UK was £12.061 billion. The figures for 2018 have not yet been finalised.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2018 13:44:05 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1028324

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Libya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any application has been made to use the interest accrued on Libyan assets frozen in London; and if so, by whom.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL12398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text Frozen funds held or controlled by financial institutions are required to be reported to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) on an annual basis in aggregate. Licence applications are made to OFSI to permit applicants to deal with frozen assets, including to release frozen funds and for designated persons to receive funds in particular circumstances and for a specific purpose. Where licensing applications relate to the release of frozen funds, breakdowns of the sources of those funds are not required as part of the application. Similarly, when the release of frozen funds is authorised, the source of the funds is not specified beyond details about the payment route<p /><p /> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2018 13:43:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1028345

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Energy: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that all newly built houses are fitted with smart energy meters during their construction.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL12419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2019 answer text <p>A number of energy suppliers are already installing smart energy meters in new build properties, and more than a million smart meters were installed overall in every quarter in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Energy supply licence conditions enable the Government to set a date from which suppliers must take all reasonable steps to install a compliant smart meter, where a meter is installed for the first time (for example in new build properties) or where a meter is replaced – this is referred to as the New and Replacement Obligation (NRO).</p><p> </p><p>We expect to make a decision to activate the NRO in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/01/2019 14:48:07 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1027169

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Smart Data Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what have been the findings of the Smart Data Review of the efficacy of data portability.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>The Smart Data Review is ongoing. Its terms of reference were published on 28 September 2018 and can be found online (also attached) at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-data-review/smart-data-review-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-data-review/smart-data-review-terms-of-reference</a></p><p> </p><p>We will set out our findings and next steps in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 02/01/2019 16:20:20 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Attachment to HL12351.pdf title Smart Data Review - Terms of Reference
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1027194

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: Vacancies
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 there are sufficient skilled workers to fill vacancies in the information and communications technology sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL12376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>​It is a key priority of this government to make sure that young people have the digital and computing skills needed for the future. In 2014 the government introduced a computing curriculum at all four key stages, which aims to ensure pupils understand the fundamental principles of computer science, including programming, coding and data representation. To improve the teaching of computing and drive up participation in computer science at GCSE and A level we launched a new National Centre for Computing Education, which is backed by £84 million of investment.</p><p>Digital apprenticeships offer a route for further study and, from 2020, young people will also be able to study a Digital T level, which is based on employer designed standards and content. In addition, the government launched the Ada National College for Digital Skills which opened in 2016 and specialises in higher level training for digital specialisms. The government has also invested £20 million to establish the Institute of Coding, a consortium of more than 60 universities, businesses and industry experts set up to transform degree courses to boost the supply of digital specialists at graduate level.</p><p>​To support our current workforce to upskill and retrain, particularly those whose jobs are most likely to be affected by automation and technological change, we are creating a new National Retraining Scheme. In the 2018 Autumn Budget, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced new government funding of £100 million for the continued testing and development of the scheme, with initial launch to the first users of the National Retraining Scheme in 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2018 16:48:44 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1025355

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Housing Associations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social homes they estimate were sold by housing associations during the last financial year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL12321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 a total of 13,086 sales of social stock including: social rented general needs, supported housing, intermediate rent and Affordable Rent and Low Cost Home Ownership (LCHO) were reported by Private Registered Provider through the Regulator of Social Housings Statistical Data Return (attached).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases</a></p><p>9,660 sales were to tenants through various home ownership schemes and 3,426 were sales for non-social housing use.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/12/2018 12:42:47 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 181220 SDR Statistical_Release 2018 - HL12321.pdf title Statistical releases
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley