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576333

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to her Written Statement on 21 July (HLWS128), what discussion she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the light of that Department's position as the Department having the worst record in answering Questions for Written Answer within 10 working days, and whether the Secretary of State intends to make a Written Statement to explain what steps have been taken within that Department to match the overall record of government departments in answering 93 per cent of Written Question within 10 working days.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL1573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>I take very seriously my responsibility as Leader of the House to encourage Ministers to be punctual in answering written questions. I recently published data on departmental performance in answering Questions for Written Answer for the 2015/16 session, where I was pleased to see that 93% of questions were answered within 10 working days. Nevertheless, we must always strive to do better. I have written to the three departments with the greatest proportion of late responses in the last session to make clear the House’s expectations and to stress the importance of timely responses.</p><p> </p><p>Though the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (formerly the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) received 475 Questions for Written Answer in 2015/16 - more than double the number received in the previous session - Ministers were nevertheless disappointed by the department’s performance. In response the department has put in place a range of actions to improve performance, including strengthening internal deadlines and procedures. Baroness Neville-Rolfe, as the Lords Minister, has stressed to me how seriously the department takes its responsibilities to Parliament and is confident that performance will improve in this session.</p><p><br>My office continues to work with all departments to ensure prompt and comprehensive responses to all Questions for Written Answer. I will continue to publish data on an annual basis to allow analysis of performance over time. This practice is important in highlighting where improvements in timeliness could and should be made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 19/09/2016 09:08:00 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

581661

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	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	House of Lords: Recess
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why there are half-term recesses for the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The business of the House is scheduled in a way which allows for periodic adjournments, including at half-term. This is the case because many of its members have family or other outside commitments away from the House, in many cases away from London. The House of Commons has a similar pattern of adjournments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 20/09/2016 12:36:28 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

418794

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total number of those on Teach First schemes in 2014–15, and how many of them (1) did not take up a teaching career, and (2) did not continue a teaching career after their first year of teaching.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2015 answer text <p>The Teach First Leadership Development Programme lasts for two years. The first year is school-based initial teacher training (ITT) where trainees teach a reduced hours timetable; the second year is teaching as a newly-qualified teacher (NQT). Its focus is on bringing into teaching high-quality graduates who are trained to make an impact on children’s attainment over the two-year duration of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2014 cohort, 1,387 trainees started Summer Institute training. Of these, 1,372 started teaching in schools in September and 1,272 completed year one and gained qualified teacher status (QTS).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 30/09/2015 15:29:56 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

419391

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Languages: Teachers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Modern Languages teachers have left the teaching profession in each of the last five years (1) through retirement, and (2) for other reasons.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL2322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 30/09/2015 15:30:08 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

419392

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Languages: Teachers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of how many teachers qualified to teach Modern Languages leave the profession within the first three years post-qualification.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL2323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 30/09/2015 15:30:18 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

444445

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Centres
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children's centres have closed in the last year, and how many will close in 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL4996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>In 2015, 144 children’s centres closed. The Department does not routinely collect data on the number of anticipated closures but expects local authorities to fulfil their duties under the Childcare Act 2006 to ensure sufficient children’s centres to meet the needs of local families. Local authorities must consult fully before any significant changes are made to children’s centre services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 25/01/2016 16:44:42 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

424743

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Liverpool Prison: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the finding in 2014 by the Care Quality Commission that healthcare provision in HM Prison Liverpool was unsafe and the October report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons on HM Prison Liverpool that improvement in healthcare "had a long way to go", when they expect that prison to provide an acceptable level of healthcare.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL3113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Action is currently being taken to address the recommendations made in the inspection report.</p><p>That includes working closely with Lancashire Care NHS Trust to improve the healthcare provision, which includes the recruitment of appropriate skilled healthcare professionals and robust data management collection.</p><p>The inpatient facility now operates a structured daily regime for in patients and the holistic approach by the multi-disciplinary team which includes service user forums, psychiatric sessions and care plan reviews provides an enhanced care package.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 10/11/2015 15:39:49 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

424748

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Commercial Court
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much income was generated by the Commercial Court in each of the last 10 years, and what were the operating costs for that Court in each year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL3118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not analyse the income or cost of the Commercial Court in this way. Such information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 11/11/2015 15:47:18 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

424804

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they cancelled the contract with Saudi Arabia on justice, security and policing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL3147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not entered into, or withdrawn from, a contract with Saudi Arabia concerning justice, security and policing. Earlier this year Just Solutions international (JSi), the commercial arm of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), submitted a bid to undertake a training needs analysis for the Saudi Arabian prison service. On 13 October 2015, the Secretary of State for Justice announced that this bid would be withdrawn, and so no contract was signed. I refer the honourable member to the Justice Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons which can be found in House of Commons Hansard Debates, 13 Oct 2015: Column 180.</p><p>No direct cost was incurred as a result of withdrawing the bid from the competition process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park grouped question UIN HL3148 question first answered 10/11/2015 16:27:05 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

424805

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the financial cost of cancelling the contract with Saudi Arabia on justice, security and policing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL3148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not entered into, or withdrawn from, a contract with Saudi Arabia concerning justice, security and policing. Earlier this year Just Solutions international (JSi), the commercial arm of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), submitted a bid to undertake a training needs analysis for the Saudi Arabian prison service. On 13 October 2015, the Secretary of State for Justice announced that this bid would be withdrawn, and so no contract was signed. I refer the honourable member to the Justice Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons which can be found in House of Commons Hansard Debates, 13 Oct 2015: Column 180.</p><p>No direct cost was incurred as a result of withdrawing the bid from the competition process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park grouped question UIN HL3147 question first answered 10/11/2015 16:27:05 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill