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1042084

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the franchise requirement for ending the use of Pacer trains (classes 142 and 144) on the Northern franchise; and what is the expected date when this will be achieved.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The franchise requirement is that Northern will oversee the complete removal of the Pacer train fleets by the end of 2019. Northern are on course to achieve this.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/01/2019 12:16:27 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1042085

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Antisocial Behaviour
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what requirements there are for the drivers of public service vehicles to report unruly passengers to their depots and to the police at the time when a disturbance is taking place; whether there are any restrictions on how drivers communicate this; and what requirements there are to provide drivers with the equipment to enable them to do this.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Bus/Coach crews have a duty of care towards their passengers under Section 5(1) of the Public Services Vehicles (Conduct) Regulations 1990. This section states that a driver and/or a conductor shall take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of passengers, who are on, or are boarding or alighting from the vehicle. Internal operator safety procedures, including provision of equipment is a matter for individual operators.</p><p> </p><p>The transport industry, local authorities, the police and others are already investing in and undertaking wide-ranging initiatives to improve the personal security of public transport passengers and staff and to keep our public transport systems as low crime environments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 29/01/2019 15:08:08 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1042086

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Social Rented Housing: Rents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan that the one per cent reduction in rents for social landlord properties each year will continue after 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government announced plans in October 2017 to set a long term rent deal for councils and housing associations. The proposal is for increases to social housing rents to be limited to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus 1 per cent for 5 years from 2020.</p><p>The Government consulted on these proposals in the Autumn. Details of the consultation are available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/rents-for-social-housing-from-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/rents-for-social-housing-from-2020-to-2021</a>. We are currently analysing the feedback and we aim to publish our response to the consultation by the Spring.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/01/2019 15:38:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190116 Rents for social housing from 2020 to 2021 consultation_document - HL12830.pdf title Consultation document
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1041208

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Data Protection: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the requirements for (1) elected councillors, (2) police and crime commissioners, and (3) elected mayors to register under the General Data Protection Regulations.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Under the Data Protection Act 2018, those defined as data controllers, which may include elected councillors, police and crime commissioners and elected mayors, are no longer required to notify and register with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Data controllers are however required to pay an annual charge to the ICO and provide the information necessary to determine that charge unless a relevant exemption applies. The Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, which came into force on the 25th May 2018, introduced a new data protection charge, replacing the previous notification fee, which was associated with the previous legal requirement on data controllers to register with the ICO.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, data controllers do not have to pay the annual data protection charge if they process personal data without an automated system, such as a computer, or if they only process personal data for one (or more) of the following purposes: staff administration; advertising, marketing and public relations; accounts and records; not-for-profit purposes; personal, family or household affairs; maintaining a public register; and judicial functions. Charities and small occupational pension schemes are also automatically subject to the lowest tier of charge.</p><p> </p><p>On 17th December 2018 an amendment to the Regulations was laid in Parliament to introduce a new exemption for the payment of the annual data protection charge for (i) members of the House of Lords; and (ii) elected representatives, as defined in paragraph 23(3) of Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 2018 (“the DPA 2018”) in connection with the discharge of their respective functions; and (iii) relevant processing undertaken by candidates (prospective and validly nominated) seeking to become elected representatives. This new exemption would apply specifically to elected councillors, police and crime commissioners and elected mayors.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to Parliamentary processes (and a vote in each House), the exemption will come into force from 1 April 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 24/01/2019 15:49:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1029622

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether and how indefinite leave to remain granted to successful applications under the current voluntary settled status application scheme for EU citizens will be converted to a status under any new scheme in place under the withdrawal agreement following its ratification; and if there is a divergence between the rights granted under the current voluntary scheme and those granted under any scheme in place following the ratification of the withdrawal agreement, what will be the effect on the rights of persons who have been granted the right to remain under the current voluntary scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK immigration status granted under the EU Settlement Scheme to those participating in the test phases is legally secure and does not need to be converted to another status following the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement. There will be no divergence between the rights granted under the test phases of the scheme’s implementation and those granted under the scheme following the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>An applicant who is refused status under the scheme during the test phases can submit a new application at any point before the 30 June 2021 deadline for the scheme set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. They will also retain any right of residence they may have under EU law until the end of the planned implementation period on 31 December 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL12509 question first answered 08/01/2019 11:52:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1029623

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the effect on the applicant of a refusal of leave to remain under the current voluntary settled status application scheme for EU citizens; and whether a person who has received such a refusal will have the right to make a new application under any settled status scheme in place following the ratification of the withdrawal agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK immigration status granted under the EU Settlement Scheme to those participating in the test phases is legally secure and does not need to be converted to another status following the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement. There will be no divergence between the rights granted under the test phases of the scheme’s implementation and those granted under the scheme following the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>An applicant who is refused status under the scheme during the test phases can submit a new application at any point before the 30 June 2021 deadline for the scheme set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. They will also retain any right of residence they may have under EU law until the end of the planned implementation period on 31 December 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL12508 question first answered 08/01/2019 11:52:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1027173

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport on 3 February on the feasibility study into the value of reopening the Skipton–Colne railway for passenger services and as a new freight connection between the North-West and North-East, what progress they have made on that study; whether the consultants have completed the study and delivered it to the Secretary of State and to Transport for the North; and when they expect to announce whether the proposal will be taken to the next stage.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The feasibility study into the reinstatement of the Skipton-Colne rail link as part of a route for passengers and freight, carried out in partnership with Transport for the North, has only very recently been completed and submitted to the Secretary of State. The Government is considering next steps and expects to make an announcement shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/12/2018 12:50:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1024850

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Climate Change: Greater London
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 Mayor of London's new climate change plan in response to what he has described as a climate emergency; what discussions they have had with him on that matter; and what steps they intend to take in relation to that plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We agree with the Mayor of London on the importance of climate change - it is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face today. We welcome the action that London and other cities across the country are taking to cut emissions and seize the economic opportunities of clean growth.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials are in frequent contact with colleagues from the Greater London Authority to discuss issues relating to climate change. Our Governments action builds on the UK’s strong performance to date, reducing emissions by over 40% since 1990 while growing the economy by more than two thirds.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/12/2018 16:58:24 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1014643

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Ministers: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether there is a protocol relating to whether letters to ministers from members of the House of Lords should receive replies; and if so, how quickly replies should be sent.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL11781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of effective and timely handling of correspondence with members of the House of Lords. Government departments should aim to provide a substantive response to routine correspondence within a maximum of 20 working days. However, sometimes circumstances dictate that it will not be possible to provide a response within this timeframe. In such instances, departments are advised to issue a ‘holding’ response until a more substantive response can be provided.</p><p>The Cabinet Office publishes an annual report detailing departmental performance in the handling of correspondence from members of both Houses. Lord Young of Cookham set out the 2017 performance figures in a Written Statement on 26 June 2018 (HLWS771). The 2018 performance figures will be published in summer 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 10/12/2018 16:30:31 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1014644

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the system for compensation for passengers who have bought a ticket for their journey but whose trains have not turned up, and who have therefore (1) suffered delays by having to catch the next train, or (2) had to take a taxi to complete their journeys.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL11782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Passengers who are delayed due to the cancellation of a scheduled train service but who have to travel on a subsequent train or take a taxi to complete their journey should be entitled to compensation in accordance with the Train Operating Company’s (TOC’s) published Passenger’s Charter. The passenger’s arrival time at their destination should determine their entitlement to Delay Repay compensation.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of TOCs operate the Delay Repay compensation system which provides compensation to the value of 50% of the ticket price for delays or cancellations when the passenger is delayed in reaching their destination by 30-59 minutes. Delay Repay 15 (DR15) additionally entitles passengers who have been delayed by 15-29 minutes to compensation worth 25% of the ticket price. The next TOC to introduce this will be Northern expected by the end of December.</p><p> </p><p>The rail industry has also recently launched the new Rail Ombudsman service, which will give passengers a stronger voice and help ensure they get a fair deal when disputes with train operators cannot otherwise be resolved.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/12/2018 17:34:20 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves