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519584

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Electoral Register
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what involvement ministers will have in determining the areas of global challenge before monies from the Global Challenge Research Fund are allocated to Research Councils.
	tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
	uin	HL149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>As stated in the recent White Paper, Government is committed to the Haldane principle, including with respect to Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). As with other areas of science and research activity, Research Councils will work with other delivery partners to prepare a high-level research strategy for the GCRF, which they will agree with Ministers. The specific approach to be taken to currently unallocated funds will be developed with delivery partners over the coming months, and will include using the funding to promote multidisciplinary research, in line with Sir Paul Nurse’s recommendations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL148 HL150 question first answered 16/06/2016 12:22:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

381045

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 11 June (HL Deb, col 886), how they plan to ensure that people on zero hours contracts are aware that they can no longer be bound by an exclusivity clause; whether clear notification of this change will be sent to all relevant employers and employment agencies; and whether this law will override any existing contract which until 26 May included both zero-hours and exclusivity terms.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2015 answer text <p>Changes to employment law are publicised in the same way to ensure employers and individuals know how to access the information. This includes guidance on .GOV.UK, and via relevant organisations, including representative and advisory bodies such as Acas, who have mechanisms to ensure the information reaches the right people.</p><p> </p><p>The ban applies to all those with an existing exclusivity clause in their zero hours contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/06/2015 12:05:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

484523

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the proportion of people on zero-hours contracts who are seeking full-time employment with guaranteed pay and hours of work.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL7300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment.</p><p> </p><p>ONS statistics published on 9 March 2016, for the fourth quarter of 2015, show that for those individuals on a zero hours contract in their main job, 63 per cent were not looking for more hours or a different job.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/04/2016 13:27:09 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

529968

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks that companies may delay investment and hiring new staff in the UK in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Governor of the Bank of England have been clear that although there is uncertainty ahead, the UK is very much open for business and investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the referendum, the Government has been actively engaged with businesses of all types and in all sectors to understand their concerns. In the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State and other ministers are holding a series of roundtables with business organisations and with CEOs and senior representatives from many of our biggest employers. The Secretary of State also chairs the new business engagement inter-ministerial group, which brings ministers across Government together to discuss issues and challenges facing business, including creating opportunities for investment and trade.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/07/2016 15:09:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

581666

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics' Labour Force Survey showing that there has been a 20 per cent increase in the past year of workers on zero-hours contracts, what action they are taking to support those workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The latest ONS survey shows that less than 3% of the UK workforce is on a zero hours contract with nearly 70% happy with the hours they work. These contracts have a part to play in a modern, flexible labour market.</p><p>Government made exclusivity clauses in zero hour contracts unlawful in 2015, meaning individuals have more control over their lives and can work more hours with another employer if they wish. Government also created a route of redress for individuals whose employer mistreats them if they look for, or work elsewhere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/09/2016 09:45:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

511531

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Literacy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many young offenders in prison have been recorded as improving their standard of literacy during their sentence in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL7573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of offender learners aged 18 to 21 that undertook and achieved a learning aim in English from 2010/11 to 2014/15 in prisons in England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Table 1: Offender Learners aged 18 to 21 – English Achievements (2011/12 to 2014/15) – Learner Volumes </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>English Achievements</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3,100</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,700</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>2) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>3) Offender learners are defined as offenders aged 18 or over that participated in Skills Funding Agency funded learning while in the prison system. These offenders were funded via the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) budget.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>4) Age is reported as at 31 August of the academic year.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/04/2016 15:06:10 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

525082

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 7 June (HL Deb, col 656), of the 499,900 apprenticeship starts as published in government statistics for 2014–15, what percentage met the definition of an apprenticeship of (1) being a job in a skilled occupation, (2) having substantial and sustained training lasting a minimum of 12 months, (3) leading to full competency in an occupation, and (4) developing transferable skills.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>The Skills Funding Agency 2014 to 2015 funding rules set out the eligibility requirements for apprenticeships started in 2014/15. These include points (1) to (4).</p><p> </p><p>Only apprenticeships which adhere to this definition of an apprenticeship are recognised within these published statistics. On point (2), the statistics also include apprenticeships with an agreed planned duration of less than 12 months in exceptional circumstances, for example, for apprentices with prior qualifications that cover part of their framework.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL670 question first answered 21/06/2016 13:31:28 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

678221

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	World Economic Forum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of all UK Government attendance expenses for the Davos Summit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL4950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text The Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for International Trade represented the Government at the 2017 Davos summit. Total verified UK Government attendance costs are not yet available. As part of the Government’s transparency agenda, total costs for Ministerial visits are published quarterly and the information requested is under preparation. It will form part of the next set of Departmental returns for the first quarter of 2017. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/02/2017 11:45:21 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

429506

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	World Anti-doping Agency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work of the World Anti-Doping Agency, in particular in setting regulatory standards against doping and educating athletes and coaches to shift the culture against cheating.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL3756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has improved its compliance and reporting processes, resulting in the recent suspension of six countries for non-compliance and a further six countries placed on its watch-list. Last week, WADA's Foundation Board increased its scope to conduct internal investigations and strengthen its whistleblowing process. WADA President Craig Reedie's statement that values-based education is the best weapon for clean sport is a view shared by UK Anti-Doping and implemented through its successful 100% Me education programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/11/2015 14:36:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

432563

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	World Anti-doping Agency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the reported exchange of emails between the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Russian Anti-Doping Commission, what assessment they have made of whether the composition of World Anti-Doping Agency could lead to conflicts of interest which a reasonable person would consider might jeopardise the independence of the organisation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL3972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>We are supportive of the World Anti-Doping Agency and its governance structure.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/12/2015 12:27:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan