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1729711

registered interest
date	13/09/2024
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Peers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of the House of Lords who have been members for more than a year have not made an oral contribution in the Chamber or in Grand Committee since 1 January 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL1128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>A total of 53 current members of the House of Lords who on 13 September 2024 had been members for more than a year did not have an oral contribution recorded in Hansard in the Chamber or in Grand Committee during the period 1 January 2020 to 13 September 2024. Of the 53, 26 were on leave of absence or subject to statutory disqualification for some or all of the specified period. Oath-taking has not been counted as an oral contribution for the purposes of this answer, and membership is dated from the first issue of a writ of summons.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/09/2024 14:10:55 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1727968

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Attendance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many children in England (1) never attend school, and (2) do not regularly attend school.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>The department collects data on children missing education from local authorities on a voluntary basis. This includes compulsory school aged children not registered at school or otherwise receiving suitable education. The latest figures are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-missing-education" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-missing-education</a>. In autumn 2023/24, there were an estimated 33,000 children missing education, which includes adjustments made for non-response and is based on a figure of 30,400 reported by 94% of local authorities.</p><p>The Children’s Wellbeing Bill will legislate for local authority registers of children not in school. This will include a duty on parents to provide the necessary information for these registers if their child is eligible, which would improve the accuracy of data and ensure that fewer children slip under the radar when they are not in school.</p><p>Pupil absence is collected in the school census. The latest figures are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england</a>.</p><p>The department publishes figures on the number of pupils who are persistently absent, which means missing 10% or more of possible sessions, and severely absent, which means missing 50% or more of possible sessions. In autumn 2023/24, 19.4% of pupil enrolments were persistently absent (1.4 million pupil enrolments) and 2.0% of pupil enrolments were severely absent (142,000 pupil enrolments).</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that ‘regular attendance’ is defined as having no absence, apart from absence due to attendance at a dual-registration or approved educational activity. This information is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>School level information also forms part of the pupil absence publication. Absence rates for all schools in England in autumn 2023/24 is attached. The data requested is available in the attached table.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL890 question first answered 07/10/2024 13:10:14 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern attachment 1 file name HL889_HL890_all_schools_absence_rates.xlsx title HL889_HL890_Table
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1727969

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Attendance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which are the 10 schools in England with the lowest rates of pupil attendance.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>The department collects data on children missing education from local authorities on a voluntary basis. This includes compulsory school aged children not registered at school or otherwise receiving suitable education. The latest figures are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-missing-education" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-missing-education</a>. In autumn 2023/24, there were an estimated 33,000 children missing education, which includes adjustments made for non-response and is based on a figure of 30,400 reported by 94% of local authorities.</p><p>The Children’s Wellbeing Bill will legislate for local authority registers of children not in school. This will include a duty on parents to provide the necessary information for these registers if their child is eligible, which would improve the accuracy of data and ensure that fewer children slip under the radar when they are not in school.</p><p>Pupil absence is collected in the school census. The latest figures are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england</a>.</p><p>The department publishes figures on the number of pupils who are persistently absent, which means missing 10% or more of possible sessions, and severely absent, which means missing 50% or more of possible sessions. In autumn 2023/24, 19.4% of pupil enrolments were persistently absent (1.4 million pupil enrolments) and 2.0% of pupil enrolments were severely absent (142,000 pupil enrolments).</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that ‘regular attendance’ is defined as having no absence, apart from absence due to attendance at a dual-registration or approved educational activity. This information is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>School level information also forms part of the pupil absence publication. Absence rates for all schools in England in autumn 2023/24 is attached. The data requested is available in the attached table.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL889 question first answered 07/10/2024 13:10:14 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern attachment 1 file name HL889_HL890_all_schools_absence_rates.xlsx title HL889_HL890_Table
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1727970

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many 14–18 year-olds received training in construction skills in England in the academic year 2023–24.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2024 answer text <p>Provisional in-year data on further education and skills in England reported for the academic year 2023/24 shows 134,600 aim (course) enrolments in Construction, Planning and the Built Environment for learners aged under 19. This data can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-and-skills" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-and-skills</a>. This includes provision returned via the Individualised Learner Record administrative data only. Any provision within schools reported solely in the School Census data is not included in this figure.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 04/10/2024 09:43:56 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1727971

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of national shortage of skilled (1) bricklayers, (2) roofers, (3) plasterers, (4) carpenters, and (5) electricians.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working with industry to increase the capacity of skilled workers, including those in the trade professions, to deliver its infrastructure, housing and wider built environment objectives. It is essential that all construction trades working within the built environment have the right level of skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours, as required by the Building Safety Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already announced the introduction of Skills England which will be crucial to providing high quality training to the next generation of construction workers to deliver the built environment we need.</p><p> </p><p>We do not currently have the specific and accurate information on shortages. The Department for Business and Trade is working across Government to understand the full impacts on shortages for the construction sector and the built environment and infrastructure commitments that the Government has set out.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jones of Whitchurch question first answered 08/10/2024 11:33:40 answering member 3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1727972

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Construction: Skilled Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of construction skills shortages on the current rates of house building and infrastructure development.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>To meet the Government’s commitment to deliver 1.5 million homes over this Parliament, alongside net zero and housing quality objectives, we will need to expand and upskill the construction workforce. We are working with the construction industry to ensure we have the workforce necessary to meet our housebuilding ambitions through the delivery of sufficient high-quality training opportunities which will build a diverse workforce that is fit for the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Taylor of Stevenage question first answered 19/09/2024 13:32:56 answering member 4956 label Biography information for Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1714614

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Companies: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether criminals in China are setting up companies by fraudulently registering addresses in the UK through Companies House in order to bypass Chinese restrictions on cryptocurrency trading.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL4165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Companies House is working increasingly closely with law enforcement to understand filing patterns. While I cannot comment on the detail of that, I am confident it will, over time, significantly improve the ability to identify and combat attempts systematically to abuse the company register.</p><p>Where Chinese nationals, or others, have registered companies using addresses which they have no authority to use, the Registrar has a suite of powers - recently strengthened by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 - which allow the misappropriated address to be replaced with a default address. Where companies persistently fail to provide an appropriate address, the Registrar has the power to strike them off the register altogether.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 14/05/2024 14:40:57 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1713729

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Companies: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many fake companies were registered in each of the last 12 months for which there are records, unbeknownst to the householder at the address used.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL4079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Companies House does not have a means of accurately measuring the volume of companies used for illegitimate purposes or an approved statistical method to estimate it. However, Companies House does act on reports of unexpected activity that may indicate that an incorporated entity is being used illegitimately.</p><p> </p><p>Following the commencement of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 on 4 March Companies House has begun to act proactively cleanse the Register of Companies of disputed information. It has also been empowered to proactively share information with law enforcement partners where potentially illegitimate activity is identified.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 08/05/2024 16:19:53 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1713730

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Companies: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what free and fast track process is available for a householder to remove their address from the register at Companies House when that address has been used fraudulently by a company.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL4080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>If a person finds that their address has been used by a company without their authorisation, they should contact Companies House providing details of the address and supporting evidence. There is no charge for applying to the Registrar of Companies to remove a person’s address from the register if it has been used without consent. Companies House does not offer a fast-track process.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 09/05/2024 16:48:12 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1688050

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration Advisory Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what decision, if any, was made by the Migration Advisory Committee on item 7 of their agenda as referenced in the minutes of their meeting of 14 July 2023; and, if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL2249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>In response to the request from the Home Secretary for all agencies and public bodies that are sponsored by the Home Office, including the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), to adopt and publish a statement adopting the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism, the MAC included a wider policy statement on discrimination in its 2023 Annual Governance Report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-advisory-committee-annual-report-2023" target="_blank">Migration Advisory Committee: annual report, 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/02/2024 12:49:32 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann