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50273

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 Deighton on 6 May (WA 368–70), how many individual transactions there were for each private office listed in each of those years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Seccombe
	uin	HL6991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>The breakdown of the departmental private office Government Procurement Card number of individual transactions for 2005-06 to 2009-10 is in the table below. There are three types of spend within the definition of GPC procurement, lodge and corporate cards.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chancellor of the Exchequer</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Secretary</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exchequer Secretary</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economic Secretary</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Secretary</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services Secretary</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1171</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1141</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>898</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1033</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1231</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL7018 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2097 label Biography information for Baroness Seccombe

50496

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 Deighton on 6 May (WA 368), how many financial transactions there were using Government Procurement Cards in 2006–07 in the ministerial private office of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Seccombe
	uin	HL7018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>The breakdown of the departmental private office Government Procurement Card number of individual transactions for 2005-06 to 2009-10 is in the table below. There are three types of spend within the definition of GPC procurement, lodge and corporate cards.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chancellor of the Exchequer</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Secretary</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exchequer Secretary</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economic Secretary</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Secretary</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services Secretary</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1171</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1141</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>898</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1033</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1231</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6991 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2097 label Biography information for Baroness Seccombe

50268

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they offer to local authorities on the outline and content of local letting agent and landlord accreditation schemes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL6986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on how many local authorities operate letting agent or landlord accreditation schemes is not centrally held. The decision on whether to establish letting agent or landlord accreditation schemes is best made by local authorities who can take account of local conditions and circumstances. The Department does not therefore produce any guidance on such schemes.</p><p> </p><p>We are improving standards in the sector. Later this year, we will bring regulations into force that will require the remaining 3,000 letting and property management agents to join one of the 3 approved redress schemes, thereby improving protection for both tenants and landlords. In addition, we have made over £4 million available to 23 local authorities to help them tackle acute and complex problems with rogue landlords in their area. This builds on the £2.6 million we have given nine local authorities to support enforcement against “Beds in Sheds”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL6987 HL6988 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

50269

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish copies of any guidance that they provide to local authorities on local accreditation schemes for letting agents and landlords.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL6987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on how many local authorities operate letting agent or landlord accreditation schemes is not centrally held. The decision on whether to establish letting agent or landlord accreditation schemes is best made by local authorities who can take account of local conditions and circumstances. The Department does not therefore produce any guidance on such schemes.</p><p> </p><p>We are improving standards in the sector. Later this year, we will bring regulations into force that will require the remaining 3,000 letting and property management agents to join one of the 3 approved redress schemes, thereby improving protection for both tenants and landlords. In addition, we have made over £4 million available to 23 local authorities to help them tackle acute and complex problems with rogue landlords in their area. This builds on the £2.6 million we have given nine local authorities to support enforcement against “Beds in Sheds”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL6986 HL6988 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

50270

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities operate either letting agent or landlord accreditation schemes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL6988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on how many local authorities operate letting agent or landlord accreditation schemes is not centrally held. The decision on whether to establish letting agent or landlord accreditation schemes is best made by local authorities who can take account of local conditions and circumstances. The Department does not therefore produce any guidance on such schemes.</p><p> </p><p>We are improving standards in the sector. Later this year, we will bring regulations into force that will require the remaining 3,000 letting and property management agents to join one of the 3 approved redress schemes, thereby improving protection for both tenants and landlords. In addition, we have made over £4 million available to 23 local authorities to help them tackle acute and complex problems with rogue landlords in their area. This builds on the £2.6 million we have given nine local authorities to support enforcement against “Beds in Sheds”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL6986 HL6987 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

50260

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations that are making directly and multilaterally to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in respect of the February 2014 speech by Christine Lagarde suggesting that "rising inequality and economic exclusion can have pernicious effects" and that policy must take account of the inclusiveness of growth, to ensure that this view is reflected in the operational policies of the IMF itself as well as in the policies of its individual member governments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>At its April 2014 meeting, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the IMF, attended by the Chancellor, agreed that rising inequality and high unemployment be addressed by removing structural impediments to inclusive growth.</p><p> </p><p>It is not Government practice to comment on the detail of IMF Staff Discussion Papers. IMF Staff regularly produce such papers, and the analysis and views therein are those of staff and not necessarily the IMF or its Executive Board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6979 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

50261

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the International Monetary Fund's Staff Discussion Notes published in February and March dealing with inequality and its impact on growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>At its April 2014 meeting, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the IMF, attended by the Chancellor, agreed that rising inequality and high unemployment be addressed by removing structural impediments to inclusive growth.</p><p> </p><p>It is not Government practice to comment on the detail of IMF Staff Discussion Papers. IMF Staff regularly produce such papers, and the analysis and views therein are those of staff and not necessarily the IMF or its Executive Board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6978 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

50248

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help teachers, (1) to increase and maintain the respect in which they are held, and (2) to reduce unacceptable behaviour without having to resort to exclusion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
	uin	HL6966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The majority of schools are safe and disciplined environments, where teachers are respected and pupils learn in an orderly environment. Nevertheless, Ofsted indicates in its 2013 annual report that there are 700,000 pupils in schools where behaviour is just not good enough.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken strong action to support schools in maintaining discipline and developing a culture of respect. The Education Act 2011, strengthened teachers' powers to discipline pupils for poor behaviour: teachers can now issue same-day detentions, search pupils for banned items, and have clarity on their reasonable force powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education issued streamlined advice in 2011 on behaviour and discipline to make it absolutely clear what teachers can and should do to reduce unacceptable behaviour. Our advice ensures that all schools have a whole-school behaviour policy which sets out the high standards of behaviour expected of pupils at all times and is underpinned by effective discipline and education.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013 the National Foundation for Educational Research's Teacher Voice Survey found that just under a third of teachers did not have the confidence to use the powers they have to discipline pupils for unacceptable behaviour. As a result, in February 2014 we updated our advice to communicate a clear message that teachers have the right to impose discipline in the classroom. This updated advice lists a range of tough but permissible sanctions that can be deployed to tackle poor behaviour. These include imposing a school-based community service such as tidying a classroom, putting the pupil on report or the imposition of written task such as writing lines or an essay. This advice is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools</a>. We have also removed barriers to maintained schools using alternative provision as a means of early intervention in order to reduce the need for exclusion.</p><p> </p><p>Teachers must have the support and respect of parents to manage pupil behaviour so they can teach in an orderly environment. Good schools recognise the importance of engaging parents and have developed their own approaches according to the particular circumstances of the school. In March 2014, we published a series of case studies on behaviour and bullying, which include examples of what good schools are doing to engage parents in a spirit of openness and shared responsibility. These case studies contain examples of the work good schools do with parents to encourage participation of hard- to-reach groups and are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies</a></p><p> </p><p>We have also commissioned a series of questions on teachers' and headteachers' perceptions of school climate and ethos in the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). This will give us a better understanding of how England compares to other OECD countries in relation to discipline in the classroom. The results of this survey will be published in the summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6967 HL6968 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

50249

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they are making in enlisting parental co-operation with the aim of reducing bad behaviour in schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
	uin	HL6967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The majority of schools are safe and disciplined environments, where teachers are respected and pupils learn in an orderly environment. Nevertheless, Ofsted indicates in its 2013 annual report that there are 700,000 pupils in schools where behaviour is just not good enough.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken strong action to support schools in maintaining discipline and developing a culture of respect. The Education Act 2011, strengthened teachers' powers to discipline pupils for poor behaviour: teachers can now issue same-day detentions, search pupils for banned items, and have clarity on their reasonable force powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education issued streamlined advice in 2011 on behaviour and discipline to make it absolutely clear what teachers can and should do to reduce unacceptable behaviour. Our advice ensures that all schools have a whole-school behaviour policy which sets out the high standards of behaviour expected of pupils at all times and is underpinned by effective discipline and education.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013 the National Foundation for Educational Research's Teacher Voice Survey found that just under a third of teachers did not have the confidence to use the powers they have to discipline pupils for unacceptable behaviour. As a result, in February 2014 we updated our advice to communicate a clear message that teachers have the right to impose discipline in the classroom. This updated advice lists a range of tough but permissible sanctions that can be deployed to tackle poor behaviour. These include imposing a school-based community service such as tidying a classroom, putting the pupil on report or the imposition of written task such as writing lines or an essay. This advice is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools</a>. We have also removed barriers to maintained schools using alternative provision as a means of early intervention in order to reduce the need for exclusion.</p><p> </p><p>Teachers must have the support and respect of parents to manage pupil behaviour so they can teach in an orderly environment. Good schools recognise the importance of engaging parents and have developed their own approaches according to the particular circumstances of the school. In March 2014, we published a series of case studies on behaviour and bullying, which include examples of what good schools are doing to engage parents in a spirit of openness and shared responsibility. These case studies contain examples of the work good schools do with parents to encourage participation of hard- to-reach groups and are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies</a></p><p> </p><p>We have also commissioned a series of questions on teachers' and headteachers' perceptions of school climate and ethos in the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). This will give us a better understanding of how England compares to other OECD countries in relation to discipline in the classroom. The results of this survey will be published in the summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6966 HL6968 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

50250

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparisons they have made of classroom behaviour in the United Kingdom with that in Germany and other continental countries; and what relevant conclusions they have drawn.
	tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
	uin	HL6968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The majority of schools are safe and disciplined environments, where teachers are respected and pupils learn in an orderly environment. Nevertheless, Ofsted indicates in its 2013 annual report that there are 700,000 pupils in schools where behaviour is just not good enough.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken strong action to support schools in maintaining discipline and developing a culture of respect. The Education Act 2011, strengthened teachers' powers to discipline pupils for poor behaviour: teachers can now issue same-day detentions, search pupils for banned items, and have clarity on their reasonable force powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education issued streamlined advice in 2011 on behaviour and discipline to make it absolutely clear what teachers can and should do to reduce unacceptable behaviour. Our advice ensures that all schools have a whole-school behaviour policy which sets out the high standards of behaviour expected of pupils at all times and is underpinned by effective discipline and education.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013 the National Foundation for Educational Research's Teacher Voice Survey found that just under a third of teachers did not have the confidence to use the powers they have to discipline pupils for unacceptable behaviour. As a result, in February 2014 we updated our advice to communicate a clear message that teachers have the right to impose discipline in the classroom. This updated advice lists a range of tough but permissible sanctions that can be deployed to tackle poor behaviour. These include imposing a school-based community service such as tidying a classroom, putting the pupil on report or the imposition of written task such as writing lines or an essay. This advice is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools</a>. We have also removed barriers to maintained schools using alternative provision as a means of early intervention in order to reduce the need for exclusion.</p><p> </p><p>Teachers must have the support and respect of parents to manage pupil behaviour so they can teach in an orderly environment. Good schools recognise the importance of engaging parents and have developed their own approaches according to the particular circumstances of the school. In March 2014, we published a series of case studies on behaviour and bullying, which include examples of what good schools are doing to engage parents in a spirit of openness and shared responsibility. These case studies contain examples of the work good schools do with parents to encourage participation of hard- to-reach groups and are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies</a></p><p> </p><p>We have also commissioned a series of questions on teachers' and headteachers' perceptions of school climate and ethos in the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). This will give us a better understanding of how England compares to other OECD countries in relation to discipline in the classroom. The results of this survey will be published in the summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6966 HL6967 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk