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1010125

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	British Students Abroad: France
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they are making for UK citizens to be able to study in France after the UK has left the European Union; and what advice, if any, they provide to those who wish to do so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL11572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>We have made clear in the recent political agreement (published on 14 November) that the UK remains committed to continued cooperation with the EU on education. In the attached government white paper, ‘The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union[1]’, we also set out our desire to facilitate mobility for students and young people, enabling them to continue to benefit from world leading universities and the cultural experiences the UK and EU Member States – including France – have to offer.</p><p>With the caveat that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”, in principle the UK will continue to benefit from all EU programmes, including Erasmus+, until the end of the current budget plan, and applications should continue as normal. The UK is also open to exploring participation in the successor scheme to the current Erasmus+ Programme. We welcome the attached proposals for the 2021-2027 successor scheme to Erasmus+ (published on 30 May), and are considering these carefully; we will continue to participate in discussions on these proposals while we remain in the EU. Ultimately, UK participation in the successor programme is a matter for negotiations on our future relationship with the EU.</p><p>[1] The white paper can be found via this link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725288/The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725288/The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL11572_The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf title HL11572_The_future_relationship_between_UK_and_EU 2 file name HL11572_EC_Proposal_to_Establish_Erasmus.pdf title HL11572_Proposal_to_Establish_Erasmus question first answered 30/11/2018 14:14:15 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

61475

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their stated intention of building more houses, what is their assessment of the availability of skilled personnel to carry out the building work necessary; and what measures they are taking to train sufficient numbers to ensure the success of the house building programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There has been no specific assessment of the availability of skilled personnel for the home building sector. The Construction Industry Training Board's (CITB) latest Construction Skills Network Report forecasts an annual recruitment requirement for the construction sector, including home building, of 36,400 a year for the 2013 – 2018 period.</p><p> </p><p>Under the auspices of the Construction Leadership Council, the house building industry is developing an action plan to address two immediate priorities: improving the image of house building and attracting back experienced workers who left during the recession, and other workers with relevant skills. More widely, the Government is making a number of reforms to the skills system to improve skills supply, putting employers in the driving seat and making providers more responsive to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also currently undertaking a triennial review of the way the CITB operates and challenging it on the service it delivers to the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/06/2014 16:22:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

61476

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their stated intention of building more houses, what is their assessment of the ability of the United Kingdom building supplies industry to provide bricks, timber and other materials; and what measures they are taking to encourage growth in the building supplies industry to provide sufficient materials to ensure the success of the house building programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has noted advice from the Construction Products Association that there is no general lack of capacity in UK products manufacturers. The Association advises that only 19 per cent of companies producing heavy building materials are currently operating at near capacity. As the products sector adjusts to the return to growth it expects that capacity will increase further in response to demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/06/2014 16:31:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

802511

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Construction: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many construction workers from the EU have been employed in the UK in each of the past five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL3973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/12/2017 13:54:50 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL3973 Lord Jones.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

169333

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Anguilla
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to provide assistance to Anguilla to improve air access in order to enhance its ability to develop the local economy through tourism.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL3619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>We are working with the Government of Anguilla to identify what UK funded technical assistance can best help to boost its economic development, including improvements in access to Anguilla. The British Government is committed to supporting the economic sustainability and development of the Overseas Territories.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:55:10 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

169334

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Anguilla
	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 scale of corruption in Anguilla; and what measures they intend to take to counter it.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL3620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>The British Government has responsibility for the overall good governance of all the Overseas Territories (OTs) and believes that that the same basic standards of good governance should apply in the OTs as in the UK. It is important that public concerns about corruption are addressed. Operational responsibility for investigating allegations of corruption lies with the Royal Anguillan Police Force, which reports directly to the Governor. The Home Office is currently working with the Government of Anguilla to extend the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime to Anguilla. Combating bribery, money laundering and corruption of public officials is a key component.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:53:09 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

169335

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Anguilla
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they have given to Anguilla in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL3621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>In the last 5 years, the Government has provided specific financial assistance to Anguilla in the following areas:</p><p>2014/15 (to date) - £65,000 from delegated and Jubilee funding (funds administered by the Governor’s office, to support local projects, technical exchanges and secondments). £114,000 for police training and equipment.</p><p>2013/14 – £3m grant provided for capital development projects, including the renovation of local primary schools, a new fire station, road improvements and the purchase of new police vehicles. £100,000 from delegated and Jubilee funding.</p><p>2012/13 – £120,000 for the establishment of a vocational training centre at the Anguilla Community College, £300,000 for a prison expansion project and £35,000 for support on public expenditure management.</p><p>2011/12 –£129,000 to assist the Government of Anguilla to identify expenditure savings in the civil service and the health sector and to develop and implement tax reforms. £60,000 from delegated funding. 2010/11 –£55,000 for a review of Anguilla’s public financial management. £25,000 from delegated funding.</p><p>In addition, Anguilla benefits from ongoing UK technical support and assistance across the full range of policy areas, including regular Royal Navy deployments to the region, eligibility for Chevening scholarships, investment in capacity building for the police, prison and probation services and disaster management (approximately £98,000 over the last five years), environmental management support (including a share of the £713,690 Darwin Plus environmental management programme) and ad hoc support on financial management, renewable energy, education, early childhood development, health and domestic violence. Anguilla also receives development assistance from the EU and the Caribbean Development Bank, to which the UK is a major contributor.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:46:57 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

169336

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what rules govern the ability of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories to raise finance from the private sector and from international governments and organisations to fund infrastructure improvements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL3622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>Overseas territory constitutions and laws set clear responsibilities for public financial matters in each territory. Rules on public procurement in the Overseas Territories (OTs) are also set out in local legislation. In addition, the British Government and a number of OTs have agreed Fiscal Frameworks that establish prudent limits and robust definitions of public debt. They also establish key principles and procedures for public procurement. Fiscal Frameworks are in place with Anguilla, the Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:49:40 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

169668

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of unemployment and poverty levels in the Overseas Territories.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL3655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>Overseas Territory governments have devolved powers for self government and are responsible for economic policy. However, the UK works to support them in partnership in line with the 2012 Government White Paper.</p><p>Most of the UK Overseas Territories are defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as High Income Territories. But the Gross National Income (GNI) per capita levels in St Helena (including Tristan da Cunha) and Montserrat mean they are defined as Upper Middle Income Territories, and therefore eligible for Official Development Assistance under OECD rules. St Helena (including Tristan da Cunha) with a population of around 4261, Montserrat with a population of around 4922, plus Pitcairn (whose population of around 50 means it is too small to feature in the OECD rankings) are in receipt of assistance from the Department for International Development.</p><p>Data on unemployment and per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), for the inhabited UK Overseas Territories are in the attached table. This information comes from a variety of public sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:21:39 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name 3655 table.docx title Overseas Territories GDP per capita
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

58558

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current policy on granting visas for musical ensembles from Russia; why there was a delay in issuing visas recently for the Lyra Ensemble from St Petersburg which led to the cancellation of concerts on their proposed United Kingdom tour; and what steps they will take to avoid such situations in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL83
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Due to its obligations under the Data Protection Act, UK Visas and Immigration is unable to comment openly on individual cases. There is insufficient detail in the question to enable us to identify these visa applications but if Lord Jones of Cheltenham wishes to provide specific details of the visa applicants, UK Visas and Immigration will provide him with an in confidence letter regarding this incident.<br><br>There has been no change in visa policy for those coming from Russia to give musical performances in the UK. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules. We advise Russian visa applicants to apply for their visas as early as possible in advance of their <br>date of travel. In Russia, applicants can apply up to six months in advance of travel and a 'submission without passport' service is available for those who want to hold on to their passport whilst their application is processed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 23/06/2014 13:00:42 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham