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172708

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date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations
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 way Network Rail manages station rebuilding projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail is responsible for managing a large number of station rebuilding projects. The scope and scale of these works vary from relatively minor works to very large scale projects such as London King’s Cross or Birmingham New Street. The amount of assessment will similarly vary depending upon the scale of the project concerned. For the larger schemes it is usual for the Department for Transport to appoint a scheme sponsor. These sponsors are in regular contact with Network Rail to undertake assurance activity around delivery.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Office of Rail Regulation undertakes regular reviews of Network Rail’s delivery against its Business Plan commitments, and this will include station rebuilding projects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 15/01/2015 12:18:04 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

172709

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting National Voter Registration Day.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble peer to the answer I gave to Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 12 January, <em>Official Report</em>, Column WA231.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/01/2015 17:09:42 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

172710

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Credit Unions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in enabling credit unions to offer services to members of Her Majesty's Forces and their families.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given in the House of Commons by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Anna Soubry) on 8 December 2014 to Question number 216988 to the hon. Member for Harrow West (Gareth Thomas).</p><p> </p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-12-03/216988/</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 15/01/2015 17:26:30 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name HOC 216988.doc title Hansard Extract 8 December 2014
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

172711

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to changing the Common Bond of geographical credit unions from potential to actual members.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>On 31 December 2014 the government published a response to the Call for Evidence on Credit Unions. In this response the government committed to considering potential changes to credit union legislation, including to the Common Bond, in the next parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 22/01/2015 16:53:12 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

172355

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect consumers from continuous payment authority abuses.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>There are two sets of regulations that protect consumers from abuses of continuous payment authorities (CPAs) – the Payment Services Regulations 2009, and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In June 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority issued a warning to banks, reminding them of their obligation to cancel CPAs immediately at the customer’s request. Banks are also required to refund consumers if companies continue to take money without the account-holder’s permission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the FCA has introduced tough new rules limiting payday lenders’ use of CPAs to two unsuccessful attempts. These rules also prevent payday lenders from using CPAs to take partial payment – a lender can only take payment if the entire amount owed by the customer is available in their account.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 15/01/2015 17:43:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

170076

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	Aggregates
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 availability of aggregates for the construction industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publish data on the aggregates industry, in their statistical bulletin ‘Monthly Statistics of Building Materials and Components’. This does not include any measure of availability (such as stock levels), but does include sales of; sand for building; sand for concreting; gravel for concreting, and other uses; sand and gravel for coating; sand, gravel, and hoggin for fill; and marine dredged sand and gravel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Sales of Sand and Gravel in Great Britain</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p><p>Thousand tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Sand</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sand</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gravel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sand &amp;</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sand,</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sand &amp;</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Gravel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gravel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gravel</strong></p></td><td><p>of which</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>for</p></td><td><p>for</p></td><td><p>for</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&amp; Hoggin</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Building</p></td><td><p>Concreting</p></td><td><p>Concreting</p></td><td><p>for</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Marine-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>&amp; other uses</p></td><td><p>Coating</p></td><td><p>for Fill</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>Dredged</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>1,227</p></td><td><p>4,510</p></td><td><p>4,115</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>12,074</p></td><td><p>2,634</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>1,420</p></td><td><p>4,450</p></td><td><p>4,463</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>1,741</p></td><td><p>12,475</p></td><td><p>2,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>1,355</p></td><td><p>4,419</p></td><td><p>4,788</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>1,207</p></td><td><p>12,090</p></td><td><p>2,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Q3 (P)</p></td><td><p>1,674</p></td><td><p>5,277</p></td><td><p>5,122</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td><td><p>13,889</p></td><td><p>3,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>P – provisional</p><p>.. – not available</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Source: BIS</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/12/2014 14:51:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

170077

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	Aggregates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that the United Kingdom aggregates industry can compete fairly against overseas suppliers.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>Returning the UK to balanced and sustainable growth is a key priority and Industrial Strategy is a key part of the plan. Improving the UK’s trade position is central to much of Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The trade position in UK aggregates is positive. In the most recent quarter (2014Q3), provisional figures from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills show that UK exports of aggregates outstripped exports by 5,958 thousand tonnes (6,904 thousand tonnes of exports, compared to 946 thousand tonnes of imports).</p><p> </p><p>The level of imports and exports in non-specialist aggregates to the UK is relatively low. For instance, over the same quarter (2014Q3), provisional figures for UK sales of sand for building and concreting totalled 6,951 thousand tonnes, compared to UK imports of 370 thousand tonnes of sand for construction and exports of 165 thousand tonnes.</p><p> </p><p>The Aggregates Levy – an environmental tax levied on commercially exploited aggregates – has been frozen for the last four years to support the construction industry. The tax is levied on imported aggregate, but not on that exported by UK producers, enabling them to compete fairly with overseas suppliers. The Government remains committed to reinstating the Aggregate Levy Credit Scheme in Northern Ireland following a positive decision by the European Commission earlier this year. The credit scheme helped mitigate the different market conditions the aggregates industry in Northern Ireland faces due to sharing a land boundary with another EU Member State.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/12/2014 14:51:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

170078

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Vending Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the vending machine industry regarding the introduction of new coins and the costs to business it may entail.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government launched a public consultation on 12 September 2014, which focused on the impacts to industry of introducing a new, highly secure £1 coin in 2017. The consultation process ran until 21 November 2014 and included discussions with a wide range of industry stakeholders. The Government is currently analysing the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/12/2014 12:53:56 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

170079

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals
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 effectiveness of the Hallmarking Convention in protecting the British precious metals industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2014 answer text <p>The International Hallmarking Convention provides the opportunity for the British precious metals industry to have precious metal articles hallmarked with the Convention hallmarks by the UK Assay Offices. This allows British business direct access to all other Convention country markets. No formal assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Convention in protecting British industry. However, 37% of all UK hallmarked articles in 2013 were Convention marked and these represent 60% of the total of all Convention hallmarked articles.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/12/2014 16:05:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

170080

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	Public Footpaths
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect footpaths and rights of way in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2014 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are responsible for protecting the rights of the public to use footpaths and other rights of way. They are also responsible for determining their own local spending priorities. However, we have recently completed the £2 million Paths for Communities Programme, creating 53.28 kilometres of new bridleway and 21.42 kilometres of new footpath – in total over 74 kilometres of new public rights of way.</p><p>We are also introducing a balanced package of rights of way reforms as part of the Deregulation Bill. Those reforms will significantly improve the processes for recording and altering the public rights of way network. The reforms make the procedures more streamlined and will help complete the definitive map and statement by the 2026 cut-off date, thereby protecting historical public rights of way from extinguishment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 29/12/2014 11:23:59 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark