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40871

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
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	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what penalties can be applied to charities that break charitable law by publishing party political advertisements or making misleading claims; and whether they have plans to introduce further penalties for such breaches of charitable law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Charity Commission guidance makes clear that charities must never engage in any party political activity, and that it is for charity trustees to ensure that their charity does not engage in any party political activity. </p><p> </p><p>Where a charity's trustees fail to do this it is for the Charity Commission for England and Wales to investigate and take proportionate action. Depending on the circumstances, the Charity Commission's response could range from seeking assurances from the trustees, through to removing and replacing the charity's trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

1587426

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Design and Technology: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Education Policy Institute A spotlight on Design and Technology Study in England, published on 23 March 2022; and in particular, the finding that take up of Design and Technology in schools has fallen significantly over the last decade.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>​​The department is aware of this report and will consider its findings in future policy development. Design and technology is compulsory in state-maintained schools from key stages 1 to 3, and pupils in maintained schools have an entitlement to study design and technology at key stage 4. Design and technology is included in Progress 8 and Attainment 8, which are headline measures for school accountability.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 06/03/2023 14:21:53 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

449211

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken better to enforce compliance with the Schools Admissions Code among religiously selective schools, in the light of the findings of the report by the Fair Admissions Campaign and British Humanist Association, <i>An Unholy Mess</i>.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>Admission authorities for all state-funded schools, including schools with a religious designation, are required to comply with the mandatory provisions of the School Admissions Code and other admissions law.</p><p>Where an objection is made to the Schools Adjudicator, if the arrangements are found to be unfair or fail to comply with the Code, the admission authority must make changes to ensure their arrangements are compliant without undue delay. Where an admission authority fails to implement decisions of the adjudicator, the Secretary of State may direct the admission authority to do so.</p><p>We continue to keep the Code under review, and, where we consider any changes are necessary to make the admissions system work more effectively for parents, these will be subject to a full public consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5720 HL5800 HL5801 HL5802 HL5803 HL5804 HL5805 question first answered 15/02/2016 14:54:51 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1417157

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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	Mi5er
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what checks were made by Companies House to establish the authenticity of a director or secretary of MI5ER SCR00GE SPYPRIEST THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE LTD who gave his name as "Judas Superadio Iskariot"; and whether they have taken any action against this company or individuals associated with it for filing incorrect information at Companies House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>We announced plans to reform Companies House in September 2020, and in 2021 we consulted on more detailed aspects of the reforms, and we will respond soon. The Government’s plans will deliver significant improvements to the integrity of the UK’s register of companies and assist greatly in the fight against economic crime.</p><p> </p><p>When parliamentary time allows, the Government intends to bring forward legislation to give the Registrar greater powers to check information before it is registered and to verify the identity of directors, People with Significant Control and those filing on behalf of a company.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5716 HL5717 HL5718 HL5719 HL5720 question first answered 07/02/2022 17:23:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

227334

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
	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 extent to which the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is promoting innovation in the provision of health and social care as required by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) plays an important role in promoting innovation in the health and care system through the development of authoritative, evidence-based guidance on the most effective and cost-effective ways to prevent and treat ill health, and through the dissemination of information on innovative new technologies. For example, in the development of its technology appraisal guidance and Highly Specialised Technologies guidance, NICE ensures that the benefits to patients from an innovative technology are fully captured in its decision-making. NICE also disseminates information on innovative new drugs and other technologies through tailored briefings for the health and care system.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/03/2015 13:55:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

846666

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they had sight of any draft proposed agreement between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein during the last 13 months; if so, when they saw such drafts; and with whom those drafts were shared.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Beyond the UK Government facilitating and supporting the recent intensive negotiations, including responding to requests for information from the parties, it did not provide any resources to either the DUP or Sinn Féin.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland or representatives of the UK Government were not present at the private political discussions between the DUP and Sinn Féin. I provided the House with an update on the Talks on the 20 February and would refer the Noble Lord to that statement. It would not be appropriate to comment further on those discussions or any draft agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The parties had access to the services of the Office of the Legislative Counsel at Stormont during the course of the discussions.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL5719 HL5720 question first answered 06/03/2018 13:01:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1203514

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Civil Servants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants in the Department for International Trade are dedicated to trade negotiations with (1) the United States, (2) Japan, and (3) Australia. [T]
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s Trade Policy Group (TPG) has a strong core of trade policy officials which has significantly grown from 45 to 723 (excluding the Export Control Joint Unit and Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate) since 2016. In TPG, we have dedicated teams in charge of coordinating each of our new free trade agreement negotiations, including the US, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. We have 3 Chief Negotiators and 3 Deputy Chief Negotiators currently, as well as the Government’s Chief Trade Negotiation Advisor.</p><p> </p><p>Trade negotiations will be progressed by teams of differing sizes depending on their complexity and the Department also works closely with experts in other Departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:57:55 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

706342

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many non-UK EU nationals are employed by Border Force in total, either directly or through agencies, at all UK air and sea ports; and what proportion this represents of the total number of employees and agency staff.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office undertakes checks to confirm that potential candidates meet the eligibility requirements to work in the UK.</p><p>I am sorry but the Home Office does not record the nationality of employees on our IT systems and is unable to provide this information.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/03/2017 16:55:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie