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registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Resettlement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many persons identified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as needing resettlement in the UK have been so resettled in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL6242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>Between 2013 and 2022, 30,055 people have been resettled to the UK through UNHCR resettlement routes. The UK ranks 3rd highest of European countries over this period.</p><p>Between 2013 and 2022, people were offered safe and legal routes into the UK via the following:</p><p>- 153,708 BN(O) Hong Kong Visas</p><p>- 233,770 visas granted under Ukraine Visa and Extension Schemes</p><p>- 53,230 family reunion visas</p><p>- 51,420 resettled or relocated. 30,055 resettled through UNHCR resettlement routes and 21,365 through non-UNHCR routes (i.e. Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 and Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy).</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 22/03/2023 16:06:59 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1581399

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 25 January (HL4660), what are the names of the 10 police forces who do not conduct a post Online Assessment Process face-to-face interview.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL5131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As stated in the response to the question tabled on 12 January, there are currently 10 forces that do not hold a post Online Assessment Process interview as part of the police recruitment process. According to information provided by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing these 10 forces are Avon &amp; Somerset, City of London, Dorset, Hampshire, Humberside, Norfolk, Suffolk, Warwickshire West Midlands and Wiltshire.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">These forces engage with all candidates face-to-face as part of the recruitment process: six forces (Avon &amp; Somerset, City of London, Dorset, Humberside, Norfolk and Suffolk) routinely require applicants to attend a face-to-face meeting through familiarisation events or similar; the remaining four have face-to-face engagement at other stages in the recruitment process, such as during the medical and fitness assessments.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Following engagement with the Home Office, the College of Policing will write to Chief Constables in early February with updated guidance on post assessment interviews that will strengthen the requirement for forces to use the College of Policing’s standard post Online Assessment Process interview process, as part of the police recruitment process.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the response to the question tabled on 12 January, it was stated that there were 10 forces that did not hold a post Online Assessment Process interview as part of the police recruitment process. Further information provided by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing shows that this figure is nine – one force had incorrectly stated it did not complete an interview.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">According to information provided by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing these nine forces are Avon &amp; Somerset, City of London, Dorset, Hampshire, Humberside, Norfolk, Suffolk, West Midlands and Wiltshire. These forces engage with all candidates face-to-face as part of the recruitment process. Six forces (Avon &amp; Somerset, City of London, Dorset, Humberside, Norfolk and Suffolk) routinely require applicants to attend a face-to-face meeting through familiarisation events or similar; the remaining three have face-to-face engagement at other stages in the recruitment process, such as during the medical and fitness assessments.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Following engagement with the Home Office, the College of Policing will write to Chief Constables in early February with updated guidance on post assessment interviews that will strengthen the requirement for forces to use the College of Policing’s standard post Online Assessment Process interview process, as part of the police recruitment process.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 09/02/2023 12:37:34 question first ministerially corrected 10/02/2023 12:14:58 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom previous answer version 54497 answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1579904

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will pause the procurement process for Oak National Academy pending the outcome of the ongoing application for judicial review by the British Educational Suppliers Association, the Publishers Association, and the Society of Authors.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>As part of the process to set up Oak National Academy as an Arm’s Length Body, the department produced a business case which included an assessment of potential market impact. This was published in November 2022.</p><p>The business case draws upon evidence provided by the market. The department estimates the value of the commercial curriculum resources market to be between £200 to £300 million per annum. We do not have a separate estimate for the educational supplies market.</p><p>Monitoring market impact is a priority for the department and will be factored into the ongoing evaluation of Oak National Academy, including its review in 2024 as part the wider Public Bodies Review programme. The review will act as a checkpoint to ensure that Oak is acting effectively and will include consideration of the effect on the commercial curriculum resources market.</p><p>It is important that teachers and pupils are able to benefit from the high-quality materials that Oak will provide as soon as possible. Oak will therefore be continuing with its activities while the application for judicial review is being considered, including the procurement of curriculum packages according to the planned schedule.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL4968 HL4970 question first answered 27/01/2023 13:05:12 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1579905

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the potential impact on the commercial market for curriculum resources of establishing Oak National Academy as an arm’s-length body.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>As part of the process to set up Oak National Academy as an Arm’s Length Body, the department produced a business case which included an assessment of potential market impact. This was published in November 2022.</p><p>The business case draws upon evidence provided by the market. The department estimates the value of the commercial curriculum resources market to be between £200 to £300 million per annum. We do not have a separate estimate for the educational supplies market.</p><p>Monitoring market impact is a priority for the department and will be factored into the ongoing evaluation of Oak National Academy, including its review in 2024 as part the wider Public Bodies Review programme. The review will act as a checkpoint to ensure that Oak is acting effectively and will include consideration of the effect on the commercial curriculum resources market.</p><p>It is important that teachers and pupils are able to benefit from the high-quality materials that Oak will provide as soon as possible. Oak will therefore be continuing with its activities while the application for judicial review is being considered, including the procurement of curriculum packages according to the planned schedule.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL4967 HL4970 question first answered 27/01/2023 13:05:12 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1579906

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the funding Oak National Academy will require (1) in the period from September 2022 until September 2025, and (2) thereafter on an annual basis.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has set aside up to £43 million over the period from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to support Oak National Academy. Funding beyond April 2025 for departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies will be determined at the next Spending Review, which is expected to conclude in late 2024.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/02/2023 14:02:30 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1579907

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Curriculum and Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the value of the (1) curriculum resources market, and (2) educational supplies market, to the UK economy.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>As part of the process to set up Oak National Academy as an Arm’s Length Body, the department produced a business case which included an assessment of potential market impact. This was published in November 2022.</p><p>The business case draws upon evidence provided by the market. The department estimates the value of the commercial curriculum resources market to be between £200 to £300 million per annum. We do not have a separate estimate for the educational supplies market.</p><p>Monitoring market impact is a priority for the department and will be factored into the ongoing evaluation of Oak National Academy, including its review in 2024 as part the wider Public Bodies Review programme. The review will act as a checkpoint to ensure that Oak is acting effectively and will include consideration of the effect on the commercial curriculum resources market.</p><p>It is important that teachers and pupils are able to benefit from the high-quality materials that Oak will provide as soon as possible. Oak will therefore be continuing with its activities while the application for judicial review is being considered, including the procurement of curriculum packages according to the planned schedule.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL4967 HL4968 question first answered 27/01/2023 13:05:12 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1566191

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 9 January (HL Deb col 1218), how many police forces (1) do, and (2) do not, routinely require applicants to attend a post assessment face-to-face interview before proceeding to appointment as a police officer.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Decisions about police recruitment, including how recruitment and selection processes are run, are a matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners and are therefore managed locally by forces. This is done within a national application, assessment and selection framework, in line with national guidance maintained by the College of Policing.</p><p> </p><p>All 43 forces across England and Wales use the College of Policing Online Assessment Process (OAP) which was launched in May 2020. This improved process includes an interview, which is assessed by a fully trained assessor and ensures quality assurance is in place. This is vastly different to level of quality assurance which existed before the Police Uplift Programme, when forces undertook face-to-face interviews with no national standards for assessors.</p><p> </p><p>Post OAP interviews were introduced as a non-mandatory step by the College of Policing in 2022. These interviews were introduced to standardise various local processes that forces were using following applicants passing the OAP.</p><p>The latest available data provided by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing indicates that 23 forces use this standard College process. In addition, 10 forces continue to use a local face-to face interview post OAP. A further 10 do not hold a post OAP interview, however these forces engage with all candidates face-to-face as part of the recruitment process, for example through familiarisation events or during other stages in the recruitment process.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 25/01/2023 11:57:07 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1469188

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Energy Bills Rebate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 13 April (HL7497), when they will announce their decision on a rebate to (1) service personnel, and (2) their families, living in serviced accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been working to explore options for the calculation and implementation of a potential rebate to Service personnel and families in Service Accommodation. The MOD aims to make an announcement in the near future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/06/2022 16:50:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1455789

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average annual maintenance contract value per housing unit in Service Family Accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2022 answer text <p>The average annual maintenance contract value per Service Family Accommodation (SFA) housing unit is £922.20.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/04/2022 15:50:26 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1455790

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all Service Family Accommodation will follow the requirements of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards which require rental properties to meet a minimum Energy Performance Certificate rating standard of E by April 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2022 answer text <p>Currently 46,250 or 96.5% of Service Family Accommodation in the United Kingdom meet or exceed the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) requirements introduced in 2018 for homes to have a minimum energy rating of 'E' for new and existing occupants. The Department follows the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 March 2022 no homes have been allocated for habitation if they are below the EPC assessment of E.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/04/2022 15:51:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German