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100036

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the impact since 2009 of the closure of accident and emergency departments on neighbouring hospitals.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The reconfiguration of local health services is a matter for the local National Health Service. All service changes should be led by clinicians and be in the best interests of patients, not driven from the top down.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for NHS commissioners and providers to work together, with local authorities, patients and the public, in bringing forward proposals that will improve the quality, safety and sustainability of healthcare services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any changes must be supported by the Government’s four tests for service change, namely:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- support from general practitioner commissioners;</p><p> </p><p>- clarity on the clinical evidence base;</p><p> </p><p>- robust patient and public engagement; and</p><p> </p><p>- support for patient choice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once a decision on a local case for change has been made, it is up to the NHS to ensure its local services meet the needs of its population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, we would expect any local plans for changes to acute services to take full account of the impact on neighbouring hospitals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/10/2014 12:41:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

1182919

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the recommendations of the report on the adult skills gap by the City and Guilds Group Missing Millions, published in February; and what plans they have to review adult education.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Our adult skills system seeks to increase productivity, support employment and promote social inclusion. The Adult Education Budget fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19+ from pre-entry to level 3 and includes funding to help learners to overcome barriers which prevent them from taking part in learning.</p><p>The attached City and Guilds Group report, ‘Missing Millions’, states that adult skills are becoming increasingly important due to adults being economically active for longer as well as automation and technological change. The department is committed to improving the offer for adults through user research and delivering the flexibility in training that adults tell us that they need.</p><p>Moreover, over the course of this Parliament, we are providing an extra £3 billion for a new National Skills Fund to help people learn new skills and to prepare for the economy of the future.</p><p>The City and Guilds Group report also highlights the important role that employers have in investing in training their workforces.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 23/03/2020 14:09:00 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge attachment 1 file name HL2242_Missing_Millions_City_and_Guilds_report.pdf title HL2242_report
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1348911

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel about reports of sexual threats made to Palestinian women during raids in Hebron by Israeli soldiers and settlers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>We expect any such allegations to be thoroughly investigated by the Israeli authorities. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation. We continue to stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/07/2021 13:52:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1505658

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 26 July (HL2043), how many unannounced inspections of Life in the UK test centres have taken place in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Information is not publicly available in a reportable format. Unannounced inspections have recently restarted following a suspension as a result of Covid restrictions. The last inspection before the suspension took place in February 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL2243 question first answered 20/09/2022 16:03:32 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

1688043

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Personal Care Services: Qualifications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish proposals for a beauty therapy qualification.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The decision to no longer introduce a combined T Level in Hairdressing, Barbering and Beauty Therapy was taken following discussions with employers and representatives of the hair and beauty sector. The feedback the department has had from the hair sector representatives has led the department to the conclusion that the best route is for learners to progress into their industry through completion of an existing level 2 or level 3 apprenticeship or a level 2 classroom-based qualification.</p><p>The beauty sector has fed back that a good quality level 3 classroom-based progression route is desirable. Therefore, the department has decided to explore introducing a T Level which focuses on the beauty sector, with the expectation that this could be introduced after 2025. The department will update stakeholders in due course following scoping work and engagement with the beauty sector and T Level providers.</p><p>Payment of the development charge made to the Awarding Organisation to date is £450,990 (excluding VAT). This is for the development of the originally scoped Hairdressing, Barbering and Beauty Therapy T Level. The department anticipates that a substantial proportion of that content will remain relevant in any future T Level focussed on beauty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2241 HL2243 question first answered 19/02/2024 12:44:58 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

418807

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the incidence of knife crime amongst young males in London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p>The independent Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that crime has fallen by more than a quarter since June 2010. While better police recording of violent crime appears to have led to a recent statistical rise, knife crime offences remain 18% below the level in the year to June 2010 and figures for London show that knife crime offences are now 24% lower than June 2010. In the year ending March 2015, the Metropolitan police recorded 9,623 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument, a 4% decrease compared with the previous year (10,012 in year ending March 2014). Police forces do not break down offence data by age.</p><p>We are taking a range of steps to tackle knife crime, including working with police forces and other key partners through the Ending Gang and Youth Violence programme, including in 25 London boroughs. We have also strengthened the law in this area, and in July 2015, we brought into force the new legislative provision that anyone caught in possession of a knife for a second time will now face a mandatory minimum sentence in prison or youth custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/10/2015 16:37:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

600489

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the costs of teaching English to pupils who do not have English as their first language, broken down by region, in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Under current funding arrangements for schools in England, local authorities devise funding formulae through which to distribute funding to schools in their localities. One of the factors local authorities can include is ‘English as an additional language’ (EAL). In 2014-15, a total of £244 million was allocated through this factor to school budgets. In 2015-16, it was £267 million, and in 2016-17, £282 million. The table below provides these figures by region. These figures do not represent the cost of supporting pupils with EAL. The amounts form part of the school’s core budget and it is then for school leaders to determine how best to use their whole budget so that all pupils can reach their full potential.</p><p> </p><p>We will introduce a national funding formula from 2018-19 so that funding is fair and matched to need. Our first consultation, launched earlier this year, proposed that the formula should include an EAL factor. We will set out the precise detail of the formula in our second consultation, to be published later this autumn.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: The amount of the schools Dedicated Schools Grant local authorities allocate to the EAL factor in the last three years, by region</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount allocated to EAL factor 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount allocated to EAL factor 2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount allocated to EAL factor 2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£11m</p></td><td><p>£13m</p></td><td><p>£13m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>£20m</p></td><td><p>£23m</p></td><td><p>£24m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£105m</p></td><td><p>£112m</p></td><td><p>£115m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£5m</p></td><td><p>£5m</p></td><td><p>£5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£27m</p></td><td><p>£30m</p></td><td><p>£33m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£29m</p></td><td><p>£32m</p></td><td><p>£35m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£10m</p></td><td><p>£12m</p></td><td><p>£13m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£17m</p></td><td><p>£18m</p></td><td><p>£19m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>£20m</p></td><td><p>£22m</p></td><td><p>£24m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£244m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£267m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£282m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/10/2016 14:35:07 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

773041

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much bilateral expenditure was directly targeted by the Department for International Development towards reproductive health in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2016–17, listed as totals and divided into subgroups (a) Population Policy and Administrative Management, (b) Reproductive Health Care, (c) Maternal and Neonatal Health, (d) Family Planning, and (e) Personnel Development for Population and Reproductive Health.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID reports data on expenditure against specific sector codes, including all the reproductive health care and HIV/AIDS sub-groups, annually to the OECD. These data for 2015/16 are published and publically available on the Statistics for International Development website: GPEX tables. Data for 2016/17 will be released early in 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2241 question first answered 25/10/2017 10:51:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge