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998464

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of (1) road traffic accidents involving cyclists and HGVs, and (2) deaths resulting from such accidents.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL11123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department agrees that accidents involving cyclists and HGVs are an issue of great concern and our aim is to reduce the number of deaths that result from them. Responses to the recent Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) Safety Review Call for Evidence highlighted these concerns and we will be publishing a full response to the consultation shortly, which will seek to address the issue.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the Call for Evidence and the Summary of Responses are available to view on the Department’s website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/11/2018 16:20:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

973429

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of short-term holidays lets on the capacity of local authorities to provide sufficient domestic and business rubbish collections.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL10355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>Waste arising from short-term holiday lets is regarded as commercial waste and in accordance with Section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 local authorities are able to levy a charge for its collection. The Government has therefore not made an assessment of whether local authorities require additional support or powers to address any increases in the amount and frequency of waste to be disposed of as a result of short-term holiday lets.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL10356 question first answered 25/09/2018 14:19:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

973430

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether local authorities require any additional support or powers to address any increases in the amount and frequency of waste to be disposed of as a result of short-term holiday lets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL10356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>Waste arising from short-term holiday lets is regarded as commercial waste and in accordance with Section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 local authorities are able to levy a charge for its collection. The Government has therefore not made an assessment of whether local authorities require additional support or powers to address any increases in the amount and frequency of waste to be disposed of as a result of short-term holiday lets.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL10355 question first answered 25/09/2018 14:19:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

947561

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Home Care Services: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to local authorities regarding the payment for travel time to carers travelling between clients; and whether local authorities are required to check if any external contractors they use to provide caring services are paying those costs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL9845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government provides online guidance on the steps employers and others must take to comply with the National Minimum Wage, which states that the hours of work that count for minimum wage purposes include any time when a worker is travelling from one work assignment to another.</p><p>The Government is clear that local authorities should have regard to the cost of care when setting prices. This is set out in the statutory guidance to the Care Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the Department worked with local government, the care sector and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy to produce a guide to understanding providers’ costs and fair fees – this was published in January 2017. A copy of <em>Working with care providers to understand costs</em><em>: </em><em>A guide for adult social care commissioners</em> is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 26/07/2018 12:44:46 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name HL9845 - Cost_of_Care_Report.pdf title Working with care providers to understand costs
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

932348

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders are receiving treatment on the NHS.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL9060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Information on numbers of patients with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) receiving treatment on the National Health Service is not collected centrally.</p><p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines advise women who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant that the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to reduce risks to the baby to a minimum.</p><p>As part of the Maternity Transformation Programme, Public Health England (PHE) is leading work to provide prevention-focused leadership to support a reduction in the proportion of women drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Midwives and health visitors also have a role in providing clear, consistent advice and early identification and support. Additionally PHE’s Start4Life programme also provides online information on the impact of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, including the risk of FASD.</p><p>The Department for Education through the Adoption Support Fund has made funding available to local authorities to support adopted children with a range of specialist assessments and therapy to treat a variety of conditions. This includes FASD.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9061 HL9062 question first answered 11/07/2018 11:10:35 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

932349

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information is provided to women to try to prevent foetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL9061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Information on numbers of patients with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) receiving treatment on the National Health Service is not collected centrally.</p><p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines advise women who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant that the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to reduce risks to the baby to a minimum.</p><p>As part of the Maternity Transformation Programme, Public Health England (PHE) is leading work to provide prevention-focused leadership to support a reduction in the proportion of women drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Midwives and health visitors also have a role in providing clear, consistent advice and early identification and support. Additionally PHE’s Start4Life programme also provides online information on the impact of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, including the risk of FASD.</p><p>The Department for Education through the Adoption Support Fund has made funding available to local authorities to support adopted children with a range of specialist assessments and therapy to treat a variety of conditions. This includes FASD.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9060 HL9062 question first answered 11/07/2018 11:10:35 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

932350

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available to parents or adopters of children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL9062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Information on numbers of patients with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) receiving treatment on the National Health Service is not collected centrally.</p><p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines advise women who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant that the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to reduce risks to the baby to a minimum.</p><p>As part of the Maternity Transformation Programme, Public Health England (PHE) is leading work to provide prevention-focused leadership to support a reduction in the proportion of women drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Midwives and health visitors also have a role in providing clear, consistent advice and early identification and support. Additionally PHE’s Start4Life programme also provides online information on the impact of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, including the risk of FASD.</p><p>The Department for Education through the Adoption Support Fund has made funding available to local authorities to support adopted children with a range of specialist assessments and therapy to treat a variety of conditions. This includes FASD.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9060 HL9061 question first answered 11/07/2018 11:10:35 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

928848

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Sub-letting: Holiday Accommodation
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 local authorities are aware which properties in their areas are being offered for short-term or holiday lets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL8849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Individual leases and tenancy agreements are a matter for landlords and tenants. Where permission under the contract is required to sub-let but is not obtained then landlords have legal routes to enforce the contract.</p><p>Where short term lets breach planning control, responsibility for enforcement lies with local authorities, who already have numerous legislative powers to take action. We do not intend to introduce new legislation to require a short term lets register. Instead, the Government is taking a non-regulatory approach by encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to drive up standards and promote best practice in the industry, and to share data on booking with local authorities to aid their enforcement and monitoring functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL8850 question first answered 02/07/2018 16:24:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

928849

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Sub-letting: Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to require local authorities to verify that properties for short-term or holiday lets have a legal right to do so under freehold or leasehold agreements or any other legal restrictions on the use of their properties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL8850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Individual leases and tenancy agreements are a matter for landlords and tenants. Where permission under the contract is required to sub-let but is not obtained then landlords have legal routes to enforce the contract.</p><p>Where short term lets breach planning control, responsibility for enforcement lies with local authorities, who already have numerous legislative powers to take action. We do not intend to introduce new legislation to require a short term lets register. Instead, the Government is taking a non-regulatory approach by encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to drive up standards and promote best practice in the industry, and to share data on booking with local authorities to aid their enforcement and monitoring functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL8849 question first answered 02/07/2018 16:24:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

902266

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following recent actions by Palma and Valencia to ban the use of apartments as short-term holiday lets, what assessment they have made of the need for similar action in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL7792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to ban the use of residential properties for short term letting.</p><p>The Government supports the sharing economy. Short term lettings enable households to supplement their income by renting out their under used accommodation and it promotes economic growth from tourism by increasing the amount of competitively priced accommodation available for tourists.</p><p>There is a responsibility on people who short term let out their homes, or rooms in their homes, to do so responsibly. Where short term lets breach the rules, responsibility for enforcement lies with the local authority, as it does for any breaches of planning control, and householders who breach the rules potentially face significant fines.</p><p>We are taking a non-regulatory approach by encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to improve standards and promote best practice in the industry, and to share data on booking with local authorities to aid their enforcement and monitoring functions.</p><p>Introducing further legislation would be overly bureaucratic, and would place unnecessary regulatory burdens on households which could act as a barrier to letting out their properties on a short term basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/05/2018 15:21:53 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes