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967405

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UK Permanent Representation to the EU: Official Residences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the cost, extent and purpose of the current refurbishment of the residence of the UK's Permanent Representative to the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL9906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>There is no current refurbishment of the UK Permanent Representative to the European Union’s Residence in Brussels. We are, however, currently undertaking routine maintenance to the front of the building.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:30:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

967417

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to require local authorities seeking to place looked-after children outside their own area to consult the local authority where a placement is being sought.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL9917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Children’s Homes and Looked After Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2013 placed additional duties on local authorities seeking to place children out of the authority’s area.</p><p>Under the amended regulations, any decision to place a child outside of the local authority’s area must be approved by a nominated officer, or, if that placement is a distant one, by the Director of Children’s Services. The regulations further require that when considering making a distant placement, the responsible authority consults with the host authority, and shares information including the child’s care plan.</p><p>It should also be noted that local authorities do place looked-after children in boarding schools from time to time, where it is considered in the child’s best interests. Boarding schools, by their nature, can be outside the responsible local authority’s geographic area.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/09/2018 15:30:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

967423

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hours of (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography were taught at key stage 4 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL9922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 4 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 10 and 11.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 4 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has also been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9923 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4.pdf title Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

967424

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual percentage change in the number of teaching hours for (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography at key stage 4 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL9923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 4 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 10 and 11.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 4 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has also been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9922 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4.pdf title Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

967426

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hours of (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama,( 4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography were taught at key stage 3 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL9925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 3 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 7, 8 and 9.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 3 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9926 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9925_HL9926_Hours_by_subject_KS3.pdf title Hl9925_HL9926_Hours_by_subject_KS3
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

967427

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual percentage change in the number of teaching hours for (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography at key stage 3 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL9926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 3 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 7, 8 and 9.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 3 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9925 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9925_HL9926_Hours_by_subject_KS3.pdf title Hl9925_HL9926_Hours_by_subject_KS3
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

967451

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Department for Education policies have been assessed against the Family Test; and whether they will publish any such assessments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL9947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for departments and officials on how the Family Test should be applied when formulating policy and my department follows that guidance, which is attached and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-test-assessing-the-impact-of-policies-on-families" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-test-assessing-the-impact-of-policies-on-families</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold a central record of the amount of policies assessed against the Family Test as it is an integral part of the policy making process. It is applied in a proportionate way in the development of all new policy in line with the Family Test guidance. As a result potential impacts of policy on family functioning and relationships have been identified and brought to the attention of Ministers where appropriate, and as part of the normal process of agreeing policy.</p><p>We have published assessments of the impact on families on a number of occasions when legislation was introduced to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Childcare Act 2016 assessment can be found attached and also at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-bill-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-bill-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>The Education and Adoption Act 2016 assessment can be found attached and also at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-and-adoption-bill-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-and-adoption-bill-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 assessment has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and can also be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/528005/bis-16-295-he-research-bill-detailed-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/528005/bis-16-295-he-research-bill-detailed-impact-assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Children &amp; Social Work Act 2017 assessment has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and can also be found at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA16-008.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA16-008.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Family Test Guidance.pdf title Family_Test_Guidance 2 file name Childcare_Bill_Impact_Assessment.pdf title Childcare_Impact_Bill_Assessment 3 file name Education_and_adoption_bill_impact_assessment.pdf title Education_and_adoption_bill_impact_assessment question first answered 18/09/2018 15:29:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

967484

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress made by the Council of Europe’s project on improving the effectiveness of investigation of allegations of ill-treatment and combatting impunity in Turkey.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL9976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The project was launched in January this year and will run until mid-2019. While the UK is thoroughly supportive of the project it is too early to gauge progress. We will continue to monitor the activities of the project, which include workshops, training and mentoring, and to encourage the implementers to meet their objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:09:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

967507

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: British Nationals Abroad
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 August (HL9596), whether ministers have discussed with their counterparts the conditions under which British nationals are held in Turkish jails; and whether any complaints have been raised by them over the way Turkish nationals in British jails have been treated in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>No Ministerial level discussions have taken place with their counterparts on the conditions of Turkish prisons where British nationals are held. As mentioned on 1 August, a detained British national can contact our Embassy with any concerns about prison conditions and impact on their welfare. Consular staff will then raise these concerns directly with the appropriate authorities. We are not aware of any complaints raised by the Turkish authorities in the past five years with regards to the treatment of Turkish nationals in British jails.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:08:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967511

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Advice and Care Trust
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 Catholic Prison Advice and Care Trust in the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the work of that charity.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We have a longstanding relationship with the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT), and we recognise the crucial role that they, and other Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations, carry out in supporting offenders and delivering rehabilitative services. I am pleased to note, too, that PACT have recently been awarded the contract for the provision of family engagement services for the female estate.</p><p>We will continue to engage with PACT as we take forward Lord Farmer’s recommendations as part of our wider prison reform agenda.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten