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806329

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date	13/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in improving English language provision for refugees since the meeting between Home Office Ministers and Lord Alton of Liverpool on 21 November; and whether they have any plans to provide more fast track English language training to enable Syrian refugees, and other suitably qualified doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, who are refugees, to take up work in the NHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>As soon as adults are granted refugee status or humanitarian protection they become eligible for skills funding (including for ESOL courses) through the adult education budget.</p><p><br>The Home Office also provides funding for English language as part of its commitment to resettling vulnerable people through the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme to the UK. This funding includes a tariff for each person resettled, a proportion of which can be allocated to ESOL provision. For those resettled under these programmes, local authorities are now required to provide a minimum of eight hours’ formal tuition a week, within a month of arrival, and for a period of at least 12 months, or until the individual reaches at least English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) entry level three (whichever is the sooner).</p><p><br>All NHS professions (including all doctors and nurses) have an English language requirement of IELTS 7. This is not a Home Office requirement but a requirement set by their regulatory bodies (for example General Medical Council). ESOL courses are available for free to those in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4128 question first answered 20/12/2017 15:37:08 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

806330

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to change rules that impact the ability of refugees who are health professionals to access full time English language lessons while being in receipt of jobseeker's allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>As soon as adults are granted refugee status or humanitarian protection they become eligible for skills funding (including for ESOL courses) through the adult education budget.</p><p><br>The Home Office also provides funding for English language as part of its commitment to resettling vulnerable people through the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme to the UK. This funding includes a tariff for each person resettled, a proportion of which can be allocated to ESOL provision. For those resettled under these programmes, local authorities are now required to provide a minimum of eight hours’ formal tuition a week, within a month of arrival, and for a period of at least 12 months, or until the individual reaches at least English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) entry level three (whichever is the sooner).</p><p><br>All NHS professions (including all doctors and nurses) have an English language requirement of IELTS 7. This is not a Home Office requirement but a requirement set by their regulatory bodies (for example General Medical Council). ESOL courses are available for free to those in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4127 question first answered 20/12/2017 15:37:08 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

806331

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
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 out-turn cost, in cost per single track kilometre, for completing the electrification of the Great Western Main Line.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>In the National Audit Office report earlier this year, the total estimated cost of the Great Western Route Modernisation infrastructure programme was £5.58billion.</p><p>The Department for Transport does not hold information on the cost of per single track kilometre.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:09:38 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

806332

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
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 projected cost, in cost per single track kilometre, for electrification of the Midland Main Line railway from Bedford to Corby.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We are investing over £1 billion in the biggest upgrade of the Midland Main Line since it was completed in 1870. The specific costs of each element of the upgrade are commercially sensitive and cannot be released currently as this may prejudice future commercial arrangements by the Department for Transport and Network Rail.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:10:00 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

806333

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the difference in availability for service of bi-mode and electric Intercity Express Programme trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>When procuring the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) trains, the Department for Transport specified the number of train diagrams required rather than the total number of trains. It was for bidders to decide how many trains were needed to deliver those contracted diagrams, whether electric or bi-mode, based on assumptions for the split of diesel and electric mileages. When making those assessments bidders will have taken into account both the different maintenance needs for electric and bi-mode trains as well as the increased flexibility of having bi-mode trains that are able to fulfil an electric diagram (in the absence of an electric train) but potentially not the other way around.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:10:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

806334

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the estimated additional track wear maintenance costs that might occur on the Midland Main Line as a result of the use of bi-mode Intercity Express Programme trains rather than electric trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>It would not have been possible to run electric trains to Sheffield until at least the start of 2024 when the infrastructure might have been delivered. The value for money for this work, taking account of the impact of HS2, was poor which is why this work is not being pursued and other upgrades are being delivered along this route that will deliver the same passenger benefits more quickly.</p><p> </p><p>Variable Track Access Charge (VTAC) rates are paid by Train Operating Companies to Network Rail for use of its infrastructure. The purpose of this charge is to allow Network Rail to recover its operating, maintenance and renewal costs that vary with traffic (including track wear and tear). No new trains have yet been ordered for the Midland Mainline and this would be subject to competition and future design, so therefore precise information on the VTAC rates for the new bi-mode rolling stock are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis on the Midland Main Line programme conducted earlier this year assumed VTAC rates for electric trains would be around 1/5th lower than that for bi-modes. The design of new rolling stock can be optimised to minimise track wear. However, in practice the design and specification of new trains is based on a wide range of often conflicting considerations that need to be balanced to achieve the best solution in the round. Track wear is only one of these considerations and it would be misleading to base design choices on track wear alone.</p><p> </p><p>Track access charges are only one part of rail industry costs and we make decisions looking at all factors and costs and benefits in the round.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:12:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

806335

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of differing levels of performance and reliability between bi-mode Intercity Express Programme trains and electric trains when in traffic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme agreements embody reliability targets that are designed to produce a step change in performance for the benefit of passengers and to create value to the taxpayer for the next 27.5 years. Those reliability targets were built up using different assumptions for diesel and electric operations, the precise levels of which remain commercially confidential, and will have a direct impact on the payments made to Agility Trains. Once the full fleet is in service and current electrification programme is complete, the payments made to Agility Trains and deductions for poor performance will make no distinction over whether in diesel or electric operation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:13:05 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

806336

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Employment Agencies
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 O'Shaughnessy on 27 November (HL3070), whether each of the three NHS-approved framework operators for the provision of agency staff to the NHS is publicly owned.
tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
uin	HL4134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>NHS Improvement has approved three framework operators for the supply of agency staff within the National Health Service, these are: Crown Commercial Services, the NHS Collaborative Procurement Partnership and Health Trust Europe.</p><p> </p><p>We can confirm that Crown Commercial Services and the NHS Collaborative Procurement Partnership are both publicly owned.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Collaborative Procurement Partnership is the culmination of the collaborative working of four NHS procurement organisations; NHS Commercial Solutions, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, and NHS London Procurement Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>We can confirm that Health Trust Europe is owned by Health Care America and is a privately owned company. In line with legal requirements they are hosted by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and are fully compliant with all legal obligations required to supply within the NHS.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 21/12/2017 13:18:09 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

806337

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Negligence
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 main causes of clinical negligence in NHS dental care in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL4135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made as the Department does not hold data on the causes of clinical negligence in National Health Service dental care.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/12/2017 13:37:32 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

806338

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Negligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with dental stakeholders regarding the cost of professional indemnity insurance in relation to clinical negligence.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL4136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Departmental Ministers and officials regularly meet with dental stakeholders to discuss expenses and other matters. Most recently, the Parliamentary under Secretary of State (Steve Brine MP) met with the British Dental Association (BDA), as the main representative body for the dental profession, on 28 November 2017 to discuss a range of issues, including professional indemnity insurance. Departmental officials also met with the BDA on 22 November 2017 to discuss professional indemnity insurance.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/12/2017 13:38:06 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn