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872470

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date	26/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
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 Bates on 19 February (HL5370), where they have published the outcome of the application of the Family Test; and if it has not been published, when it will be.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL6647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the potential impacts on families of all policies are carefully taken into account as part of the policymaking process. The objective of the Family Test is to introduce an explicit family perspective to the policy making process, and ensure that potential impacts on family relationships and functioning are made explicit and recognised in the process of developing new policy.</p><p>While Family Test assessments are not routinely published by the Government, an impact assessment of Limiting Support to Two Children in Tax Credits/Universal Credit is available on the parliament website.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 15:06:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

872473

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Freedom of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Young of Cookham on 14 September 2017 and 21 March (HL1315 and HL6165), what conclusions they have drawn from keeping the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as it relates to charities under constant review; and what plans they have to launch a formal consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>A small number of public authorities subject to the FOI Act are also registered as charities. Other charitable bodies do not meet the conditions for inclusion within Schedule 1 of the FOI Act.</p><p>In 2015, the Cabinet Office established an Independent Commission to look into the workings of FOI. The Independent Commission reported in March 2016 and on the issue of charities and extension of FOI, it concluded that “the Commission had not received persuasive evidence that the Act should be extended to charities in their own right.”</p><p>At present, the Government is not persuaded of the need to amend the legislation to include all charities and there are no plans to undertake further consultations at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 29/03/2018 14:24:43 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

872479

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Reading
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what benefits, in terms of timekeeping for both passenger and freight trains, have accrued since the flyover at Reading was commissioned.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL6653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to disaggregate the benefits of the Reading viaduct from those brought about by the overall Reading Station Area Redevelopment. Cumulatively, the components of the redevelopment have resulted in:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a minimum of four additional train paths per hour in each direction</li><li>five additional platforms</li><li>125% improvement on through line platform capacity</li><li>38% improvement in service performance</li></ul><p> </p><p>The construction of the Reading Viaduct to the west of Reading station formed one aspect of the wider £850m investment in the Reading Station Area Redevelopment. Other components of this project include the introduction of seven new platforms, signalling upgrades and track reconfiguration, as well as the construction of a new tunnel to the west of the station.</p><p> </p><p>The primary purpose of the flyover was to allow the separation of passenger and freight services to help enable faster journey times; one of Network Rail’s objectives in Control Period 6 is to improve freight performance through better average speed of freight services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/04/2018 13:51:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

872480

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which modifications to railway infrastructure between Peterborough and Doncaster they have considered in the last two years; and whether Network Rail has been asked to develop any scheme to improve resilience.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL6654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>Infrastructure works to improve line speeds on the approach to Peterborough station and the grade separation of Werrington Junction, north of Peterborough, are at the design stage and are subject to a Department for Transport investment decision this Summer. Works to improve capacity at Doncaster station have been completed, including a new platform which opened in December 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway. Their plans for Control Period 6, which include building network resilience, are set out in their Strategic Business Plan for the London North Eastern and East Midlands route which have been published on their website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/04/2018 13:50:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

872481

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the full range of cheaper train fares will be available when train timetables will be confirmed only four to six weeks in advance; and whether passengers will be able to claim full refunds for tickets bought in advance if timetables do not subsequently meet their needs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL6655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The full range of cheaper train fares should be available and it is the responsibility of individual train operating companies to ensure these are available for purchase through the appropriate sales channels.</p><p> </p><p>Train Operating Companies are required under their franchise agreements to inform passengers if they will be unable to operate trains in accordance with the timetable 4 weeks before the travel date, where possible. When passengers are unable to make informed decisions about their ticket purchases, for example due to unannounced timetable changes arising from engineering works , passengers are entitled to claim a refund if they choose not to travel. Condition 30 of the National Rail Conditions of Travel obliges train companies to refund passengers when they are unable to honour the original timetabled journey. No administration fee will be charged for these refunds.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/04/2018 13:49:38 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

870271

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to support, promote and increase the ethical personal lending market as an alternative to high-cost credit providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL6605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text The government is committed to delivering a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet the needs of all consumers.<p> </p>In March, the government hosted the first meeting of the Financial Inclusion Policy Forum, a new key initiative bringing together government, regulators, industry and the third sector to coordinate action and provide leadership in tackling these challenges. The Forum’s mission is to ensure that individuals, regardless of their background or income, have access to useful and affordable financial products and services, including affordable credit.<p> </p><p>The government also supports credit unions, which provide an affordable alternative to high-cost credit. In the Autumn Budget 2017, the government announced its intention to help the sector expand by increasing the number of potential members of credit unions from two million to three million. In addition, from this year a greater proportion of funds recovered from illegal money lenders will be allocated to incentivise vulnerable people to join, save, and borrow with a credit union instead of turning to loan sharks.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 14:42:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

870273

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	Public Libraries: Northamptonshire
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 the closure of libraries in Northamptonshire on literacy, social mobility, and poverty prevention programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL6607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 places a duty on the Secretary of State to superintend, and promote the improvement of, the public library service provided by local authorities in England. In accordance with this duty and in light of representations to the Department about the agreed changes to the library service in Northamptonshire, the Secretary of State wrote to the Acting Council Leader on 19 March 2018 to confirm the Department is treating representations as a formal complaint.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that none of the Council’s libraries have yet closed. However, the Council has revised opening hours at the libraries, with the intention that they are open for at least three days per week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/04/2018 13:58:23 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

870274

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Statutory Instruments: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether statutory instruments before the House for approval following consideration in Grand Committee are debatable; whether there is any time limit on such debates; and what steps she intends to take to inform Ministers of the position.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL6608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Approval motions for affirmative instruments - whether they have previously been considered in a Grand Committee or not - are debatable and not normally time-limited.</p><p><br>Standing Order 28 sets out that debate on such motions, as with all other motions, must be relevant to the question before the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 28/03/2018 11:17:06 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

870278

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence is required of the safety of autonomous or semi-autonomous driving systems before they are, or will be, approved for use in the UK; and what is the testing system in such cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
uin	HL6612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK Code of Practice, published in July 2015, sets out that developers can carry out trials of automated vehicle technology if they are conducted in line with UK law. This includes having: 1) a safety driver (in or out of the vehicle) who is ready, able, and willing to resume control of the vehicle; 2) a roadworthy vehicle; and 3) appropriate insurance. The Code makes it clear that it is for developers to assure themselves that they are complying with the law and conducting trials safely.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to update the Code of Practice in Summer 2018, to provide guidance to support true self-driving tests. We are working to develop an application process, with assessments being made on a case by case basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL6596 question first answered 03/04/2018 13:52:34 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

870281

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trade Barriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to protect the economy from the effects of any trade war, following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL6615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a global advocate for free trade and continues to work with global partners and as part of multilateral discussions at the WTO to tackle protectionism and protectionist measures.</p><p> </p><p>When the UK leaves the EU, we will play a full part in promoting compliance with the rules-based trading system and, if necessary, make use of the WTO’s dispute resolution procedures in defence of our national interests.</p><p> </p><p>As part of preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU, we are also committed to creating a trade remedies framework which is able to react efficiently and effectively to tackle unfair trade where necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 14:57:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley