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168442

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date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Summertime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the 1968–71 experiment of continuous British Summer Time (GMT+1) will be repeated to obtain updated statistics in order to select the best clock time for daylight saving during the winter months.
tabling member printed	Lord Tanlaw
uin	HL3472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We will not be repeating the 1968-71 experiment of continuous British Summer Time (GMT+1), as there is no consensus across the whole of the UK for this experiment to take place. There are both negative and positive effects, but until a UK wide consensus is confirmed we have no plans to change the clocks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/12/2014 14:09:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3200 label Biography information for Lord Tanlaw

168443

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Summertime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to devolve responsibility for time in order that the Scottish Parliament can select the best clock time for daylight saving during the winter months.
tabling member printed	Lord Tanlaw
uin	HL3473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Devolution of time was not included in the Smith Agreement reached between the five parties in Scotland, and this Government has no plans to devolve it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 17/12/2014 15:39:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	3200 label Biography information for Lord Tanlaw

168444

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Wallace of Tankerness on 13 January (HL Deb, cols 19–20), what progress they have made in fulfilling their commitments to make further improvements to the accessibility of government transparency information by (1) ensuring greater co-ordination of the publication of data sets so that all returns within a quarter can be found on one page, (2) improving the access to and presentation of those data, including by improving the consistency of presentation and titling, (3) ensuring greater consistency in the content of departmental reporting, particularly in including the subject of meetings, and (4) ensuring that the gov.uk transparency pages contain a link to the statutory register of lobbyists so that the data can be easily cross-referenced.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL3474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office regularly monitors adherence to departmental open data commitments, as well as timeliness of their publication across government. We are making regular efforts to improve access to and presentation of the data, including by improving the consistency of presentation and titling.</p><p> </p><p>Steps have already been taken to improve the consistency of Ministers’, Senior Officials’ and Special Advisers’ transparency returns and technical improvements to the presentation of this data will be introduced for information published in 2015. The recently established independent Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists now has a web presence on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> and the Government will ensure that the transparency pages of <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> provide a link to the statutory register once launched.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/12/2014 14:49:40 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

168445

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Publications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to comply with the High Court ruling that the ban on sending books to prisoners in England and Wales is unlawful.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We need to await the terms of the Court Order before we can decide how best to fulfil the ruling of the Court.</p><p>The judgment in this case was surprising, as there was never a specific ban on books. The restrictions on parcels have been in existence across most of the prison estate for many years and for very good reasons. Prisoners have access to the same library service as the rest of us, and can buy books through the prison shop.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/12/2014 16:53:10 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

168446

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the recent report of the International Labour Organisation on changes in real wages in the United Kingdom compared to those in other G20 countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>Wage flexibility in the UK has helped support employment levels and household income. The government’s strategy for delivering sustainable increases in living standards is to support economic growth and get more people into work. Since the election the UK has had the fastest employment growth in the G7 (plus Australia). Employment has increased by 1.7 million since the Coalition came to power and this Government has taken decisive action to support working families, by raising the personal allowance, freezing fuel duty, and introducing tax-free childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/12/2014 12:52:52 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

168447

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the total United Kingdom public pension liability.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The 2012-13 Whole of Government Accounts show that the annual spend on public state pensions was £83.8bn, up from £78.1bn in 2011-12.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/12/2014 12:51:04 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

168448

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the Government Employee Pension liability.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The Whole of Government Accounts for 2012-13 showed that the value of public service pension liabilities was £1,171.6 billion</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/12/2014 12:51:29 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

168449

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the current level of the Local Government Pension Scheme deficit.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Scheme conducts an actuarial valuation every three years. The 2013 valuation estimated that the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales had a funding level of 79% and a deficit of £47 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The shadow Scheme Advisory Board has also brought together the funds’ triennial valuation reports to provide a view of the Scheme’s overall position (<a href="http://www.lgpsboard.org/index.php/schemedata/scheme-valuation" target="_blank">http://www.lgpsboard.org/index.php/schemedata/scheme-valuation</a>). The Government has asked the shadow Board to identify and assess alternative ways to address the deficit and looks forward to receiving their proposals.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government introduced a reformed Local Government Pension Scheme from 1 April 2014, which will help the funds to reduce this deficit and ensure the scheme remains affordable in the long term and fair to both scheme members and taxpayers. Furthermore, the Government’s consultation <em>Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies</em> set out how the funds could reduce their investment costs by a further £660 million each year by working together and investing more efficiently.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies</a></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2014 13:21:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

168450

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they estimate that savings could be made to the administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the operation of its sub-funds if the management of the funds were moved from active managers to tracker funds; and if so, to what extent.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The consultation <em>Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies </em>set out how the Local Government Pension Scheme could deliver annual savings of £660 million by reforming the way the funds make their investments. Advice commissioned by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Minister for Local Government using the Contestable Policy Fund was used to inform the consultation. Of the £660 million savings identified, the analysis showed that £420 million could be found by using passive, rather than active management of listed assets such as bonds and equities. Over 200 consultation responses were received and a Government response will be published early in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Both the consultation and supporting analysis are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies</a></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2014 13:20:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

168451

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the performance of active fund managers has been over the last six years in the 89 sub-funds of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the performance of active fund managers working Local Government Pension Scheme funds.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation <em>Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies </em>was developed using analysis provided to the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Minister for Local Government using the Contestable Policy Fund. The analysis examined the investment returns of the Scheme as a whole in each of the major equity markets as well as for bonds and gilts. The evidence demonstrated that over the ten years to 31 March 2013, regardless of whether active or passive fund managers were used, the aggregate performance of the Scheme had been in line with each market index.</p><p> </p><p>Both the consultation and supporting analysis are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies</a></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2014 14:33:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn