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1199305

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Written Questions: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Leader of the House how many of the Questions for Written Answer listed as unanswered after 10 working days in the edition of House of Lords Business dated 3 June related to COVID-19; and what steps she is taking to ensure that they are answered promptly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL4906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>In the House of Lords Business dated 3 June, there were 164 unanswered Questions for Written Answer (QWA) relating to COVID-19. As of 11th June, 72 of these have been answered. The officials and special adviser's working in my office regularly speak with departments to ensure the timely answering of QWAs and have been doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic. I also regularly remind the Government Front Bench of their obligations to the House and the need to ensure all QWAs are answered within the established deadlines.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 11/06/2020 11:15:10 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1199365

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Written Questions: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Leader of the House what percentage of (1) topical questions for written answer, and (2) normal questions for written answer, have not been answered within the expected timeframes for responding to such questions since the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL4914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Since the lockdown was imposed on 23 March 82 topical questions for written answer were tabled. 49% of these were not answered within the expected timeframe. There were 2434 standard questions for written answer tabled, 25% of which were not answered within the standard time frame. These figures are correct as of 11 June.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 11/06/2020 13:30:36 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1201172

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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	Local Government: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the Government's policy on local authorities furloughing their employees.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	55865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>It is a decision for local authorities whether or not to furlough staff, in compliance with Government guidance. However, local authorities are continuing to provide essential public services and contribute to the response to the coronavirus outbreak, and as such the government expects that local authorities will continue to pay their staff as usual.</p><p>Where staff are not able to carry out their usual work, Government expects local authorities make every effort to redeploy employees to assist with the coronavirus response. This could include redeployment within the existing organisation, or to support another part of the public sector.</p><p>However, as the guidance sets out there may be a small number of cases where the scheme may be appropriate. In these cases, local authorities are expected to use their best judgement in applying the Government guidance.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 11/06/2020 15:32:57 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1201238

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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	Weddings: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on weddings being held outdoors during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	55954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>We have been working with the Places of Worship Taskforce and other government departments to consider how small wedding ceremonies could take place safely in due course. Outdoor ceremonies have been raised in these discussions.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/06/2020 15:32:01 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1201338

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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	Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the ministerial code and to his discussions with the developer of the Westferry Printworks development (PA/18/01877/A1) in Tower Hamlets at a fundraiser for the Conservative Party prior to making his decision to grant approval for the development on the 14 January 2020, when he registered that discussion, and whether he made that registration to the Permanent Secretary of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	55991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Ministers act in accordance with the MHCLG Guidance on Planning Proprietary Issues and the Ministerial Code.</p><p>The full reasons for the Secretary of State’s decision are set out in his Decision Letter of 14 January, which is published here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F857952%2F20-01-14_DL%2BIR_Westferry.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C3c6cecb2a8984f7be38f08d80e23fff4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637274895060104689&amp;sdata=A5WIL9%2FZne7qGkbNr%2FUU2a8r6%2BaPQtF7jXX2JnloEe8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/857952/20-01-14_DL+IR_Westferry.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 11/06/2020 16:28:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1198038

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that tendering processes run by the Student Loans Company are delivered within the advertised time scale.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	51580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) is one of the department’s main arm’s length bodies.</p><p>The department continues to offer commercial support and advice to the SLC to help ensure that tendering processes run by the SLC are delivered within the advertised time scale.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 11/06/2020 10:05:17 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1199545

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Bereavement Counselling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mental health support his Department is providing to pupils returning to school on 1 June 2020 who have experienced a bereavement as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	53601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The government remains committed to promoting and supporting the mental health of children and young people. Access to mental health support including bereavement support is more important than ever during the COVID-19 outbreak. NHS services remain open, and leading mental health charities are being supported to deliver additional services through the £5 million Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund.</p><p>All NHS Mental Health Trusts have been asked to ensure there are 24/7 open access telephone lines to support people of all ages. Public Health England and Health Education England have also developed advice and guidance for parents and professionals on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including bereavement support, which is available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-supporting-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-wellbeing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-supporting-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-wellbeing</a>.</p><p>The department has signposted resources on supporting and promoting mental wellbeing, among the list of resources to help children to learn at home, which are available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources</a>. BBC Bitesize has also worked with the department to provide content with substantial focus on mental health, wellbeing and pastoral care.</p><p>The return to school will, in itself, be part of supporting the mental health and wellbeing of pupils, as attendance enables social interaction with peers, carers and teachers. Pupil wellbeing is an important consideration within our guidance on actions for educational and childcare settings as they begin to open in June 2020. Further information is available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-educational-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-educational-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020</a>.</p><p>Children and young people can access free confidential support anytime from government-backed voluntary and community sector organisations either by texting SHOUT to 85258, or by calling Childline on 0800 1111 or The Mix on 0808 808 4994. Children and young people can also find online information on COVID-19 and mental health on the Young Minds website, which is available here:<br> <a href="https://youngminds.org.uk/about-us/reports/coronavirus-impact-on-young-people-with-mental-health-needs/" target="_blank">https://youngminds.org.uk/about-us/reports/coronavirus-impact-on-young-people-with-mental-health-needs/</a>.</p><p>For bereavement support children and young people can find online support from Bereavement UK, which provides information and resources to support bereaved pupils, schools and staff, and their website is available here:<br> <a href="https://www.childbereavementuk.org/" target="_blank">https://www.childbereavementuk.org/</a>.</p><p>Alternatively, children and young people can access support from the Childhood Bereavement Network website, which is available here:<br> <a href="http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 11/06/2020 14:24:38 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1200137

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost to the public purse has been of the relocation of and travel for pupils following school fires in each financial year since 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	54294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the average cost of the relocation of and travel for pupils following school fires, although additional transport and travel costs would typically be covered through the business interruption element of a school’s insurance cover.</p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of the effect of a fire on the attainment of pupils at the school and does not make assessments of the effect of fires on levels of educational attainment.</p><p>The Department attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff, and to ensuring that the owners of school buildings take the necessary action to protect those buildings. Schools must comply with Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which means they must have an up to date fire risk assessment, a fire alarm and regular fire drills.</p><p>Schools are fundamentally safe environments and the relevant data is published by the Home Office. This data shows, among other things, that in the five years up to 2018-19, there are approximately six fires per year that spread to a whole building, in a school estate of around 60,000 buildings (0.01% of buildings). The data can be viewed at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#incident-level-datasets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#incident-level-datasets</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 54295 54296 question first answered 11/06/2020 16:28:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1200138

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of a school building fire on the attainment of pupils at the school.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	54295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the average cost of the relocation of and travel for pupils following school fires, although additional transport and travel costs would typically be covered through the business interruption element of a school’s insurance cover.</p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of the effect of a fire on the attainment of pupils at the school and does not make assessments of the effect of fires on levels of educational attainment.</p><p>The Department attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff, and to ensuring that the owners of school buildings take the necessary action to protect those buildings. Schools must comply with Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which means they must have an up to date fire risk assessment, a fire alarm and regular fire drills.</p><p>Schools are fundamentally safe environments and the relevant data is published by the Home Office. This data shows, among other things, that in the five years up to 2018-19, there are approximately six fires per year that spread to a whole building, in a school estate of around 60,000 buildings (0.01% of buildings). The data can be viewed at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#incident-level-datasets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#incident-level-datasets</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 54294 54296 question first answered 11/06/2020 16:28:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1200176

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department makes assessments of the effect of school fires on levels of educational attainment.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	54296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the average cost of the relocation of and travel for pupils following school fires, although additional transport and travel costs would typically be covered through the business interruption element of a school’s insurance cover.</p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of the effect of a fire on the attainment of pupils at the school and does not make assessments of the effect of fires on levels of educational attainment.</p><p>The Department attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff, and to ensuring that the owners of school buildings take the necessary action to protect those buildings. Schools must comply with Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which means they must have an up to date fire risk assessment, a fire alarm and regular fire drills.</p><p>Schools are fundamentally safe environments and the relevant data is published by the Home Office. This data shows, among other things, that in the five years up to 2018-19, there are approximately six fires per year that spread to a whole building, in a school estate of around 60,000 buildings (0.01% of buildings). The data can be viewed at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#incident-level-datasets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#incident-level-datasets</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 54294 54295 question first answered 11/06/2020 16:28:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford