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1079006

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:45:08
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:55:16 13/03/2019 17:37:07
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14124
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 17:05:08
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their policy that all maintained schools should convert to academy status; and if so, by which date they intend that all maintained chools should be converted.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14124
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14124
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government believes that all schools can benefit from becoming an academy as part of a multi-academy trust (MAT). The department does not think it is necessary at this time to set a timescale for this ambition to be realised.</p><p>Academy conversion remains a positive choice for many schools who are voluntarily choosing to convert to enjoy the benefits of autonomy and working in collaboration with other schools as part of a MAT. More than 50% of all pupils in state funded schools in England are educated in an academy or free school. The department has been clear that maintained schools are only required to become sponsored academies, due to educational underperformance, if they are judged inadequate by Ofsted.</p>
	creator	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1079011

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:45:18
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:55:26 14/03/2019 13:07:02
	hansard heading	Academies: Governing Bodies
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14128
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 17:05:25
	question first ministerially corrected	14/03/2019 12:35:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the governance of multi-academy trusts.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14128
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14128
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The department’s expectations of effective governance in multi academy trusts (MATs) is set out in the Academies Financial Handbook and Governance Handbook. This includes the skills, knowledge and behaviours that boards need to demonstrate to be effective. Both handbooks are currently being updated and once completed, copies will be <ins class="ministerial">placed</ins> <del class="ministerial">available</del> in the Libraries of both Houses. The Academies Financial Handbook is updated annually.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Academies Ambassadors Programme, over 1200 volunteers with commercial and business experience have been recruited to join academy boards.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1078987

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:43
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:46:30 13/03/2019 16:12:02
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14107
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 15:40:42
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific responsibility the Chief of Defence staff has, if any, to support UK companies that export defence and security goods and services.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14107
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14107
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2015 confirmed support to defence exports as a core task for the Department as part of National Security Objective 3 - promoting our prosperity. The Chief of Defence Staff does not have specific export responsibility, however he and all Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel as representatives of MOD collectively play a key role in the promotion of defence equipment and services from UK-based suppliers to overseas partners and allies.</p>
	creator	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1078997

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:56
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	ddp modified	01/03/2019 20:35:07 15/03/2019 12:50:08
	hansard heading	Borders: Irish Sea
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14116
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/03/2019 12:18:51
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what physical arrangements would be necessary to provide a border between the EU and the UK in the Irish Sea.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14116
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14116
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK and the EU have been clear in the Political Declaration that we will seek to negotiate an ambitious economic partnership, including a free trade area for goods that facilitates trade through a new customs arrangement, deep regulatory cooperation, and avoids any tariffs or quotas.</p><p>The Declaration recognises that the application of checks and controls between the EU and the UK would depend on the UK’s commitments, including in relation to the level of alignment with EU rules. Obviously we will need to agree the balance as part of the future negotiations.</p><p>The Government has been clear, in all circumstances, we seek to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and we stand by all our commitments including the safeguarding of the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1078972

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:22
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	04/03/2019 22:55:13 13/03/2019 16:49:02
	hansard heading	Europe: Refugees
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14094
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 16:17:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions can be taken to speed up the transfer of asylum seekers and refugees from the Aegean Islands to mainland Greece for assessment and resettlement, and by whom; what measures they consider should be taken to improve healthcare and support for refugees both in Greece and elsewhere in south-east Europe; and what assessment they have made of the level of involvement of the International Organisation for Migration in providing support to such refugees.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14094
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14094
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Government is committed to supporting Greece's efforts to manage migration effectively, which includes working with the Greek Government to support the most vulnerable.</p><p>The Greek Government is continuing to reduce overcrowding by transferring vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers to accommodation that is more suitable on the mainland. On behalf of EU Member States, the EU Commission is working with, and pressing, the Greek authorities to speed up this process. This is alongside the Commission's continuing wider efforts to make overall improvements, including to the Greek appeals and returns processes.</p><p>The Government continues to offer support to alleviate the pressures on the islands and make sustainable improvements to the migration system. The Immigration Minister and Development Secretary visited the migrant camps last summer to assess the conditions and engage with the Greek authorities and other agencies on the ground. UK support includes the deployments of interpreters to the Greek Reception and Identification Service on the Greek islands. The interpreters help the Greek Government in processing arriving migrants, and specifically help facilitate the identification of migrants who are vulnerable to ensure they receive support as quickly as possible.</p><p>More widely, we have stepped up our efforts to enable the most vulnerable unaccompanied children, where it is in their best interest, to relocate from Europe to the UK, by removing the date criterion in the Dubs Amendment. This has meant that participating States such as Greece can now refer the most vulnerable children regardless of when they arrived into Europe.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1078961

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:04
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:45:30 13/03/2019 17:59:06
	hansard heading	Food Banks
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14083
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 17:58:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for charities and community groups to buy food instead of having it donated in the event of problems in the food supply chain if no Brexit deal is reached.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14083
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14083
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As a responsible government, we are preparing for all eventualities including that of leaving the European Union without a deal. Extensive work to prepare for a ‘no deal’ scenario has been under way for the last two years to ensure the country continues to operate as smoothly as possible from the day we leave.</p><p> </p><p>It is sensible contingency planning for the Government to ensure providers for critical public services are prepared and ready for a no deal. Lead departments for specific public sector catering (e.g. DHSC for hospital trusts, DfE for schools and MoJ for prisons) have been talking to key food suppliers to those public services to ensure resilient supply chains. Defra is also working closely with MHCLG to ensure local authorities are involved as part of wider EU Exit no deal planning.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to providing a strong safety-net for those who need it; that is why this Government continues to spend over £90 billion a year on welfare benefits.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring how we can build on current good practice to make it as easy as possible for food banks to identify and refer back to the local Jobcentre, any customers who may, for a variety of reasons, not be receiving the full formal support to which they are entitled.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has made £15m available in 2019 for a food waste fund to make sure that surplus food goes to those that have a need rather than going to waste.</p>
	creator	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1078963

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:08
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	04/03/2019 22:55:11 13/03/2019 15:42:02
	hansard heading	Food: Public Sector
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14085
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 15:41:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have made to ensure that public sector institutions including (1) schools, (2) hospitals, and (3) care homes, are protected from the ten per cent rise in food prices expected by the Governor of the Bank of England in the event of a no-deal exit from the EU.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14085
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14085
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As a responsible government, we are preparing for all eventualities including that of leaving the European Union without a deal. Extensive work to prepare for a ‘no deal’ scenario has been under way for the last two years to ensure the country continues to operate as smoothly as possible from the day we leave.</p><p> </p><p>It is sensible contingency planning for the Government to ensure providers for critical public services are prepared and ready for a no deal. Lead departments for specific public sector catering (e.g. DHSC for hospital trusts, DfE for schools and MoJ for prisons) have been talking to key food suppliers to those public services to ensure resilient supply chains. Defra is also working closely with MHCLG to ensure local authorities are involved as part of wider planning in case of a no deal scenario. Departments are confident that the supply of quality, nutritious meals in public sector settings will be maintained, in all scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding food prices, we have observed that the most important drivers of change in the cost of food on an ongoing basis are commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. This will continue to be the case once the UK has left the EU. The UK Government has no direct control of these factors; we work closely with industry to promote transparency for consumers and internationally to promote open global markets.</p>
	creator	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1078971

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:21
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:45:57 13/03/2019 16:12:03
	hansard heading	Gibraltar: Warships
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14093
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 15:40:07
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the vessels available for naval protection in the territorial waters of Gibraltar.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14093
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14093
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 25 February 2019 to Question HL13801 to the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of Warwick.</p>
	creator	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

1079001

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:45:00
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:47:00 14/03/2019 15:43:02
	hansard heading	Import Duties
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14119
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	14/03/2019 15:11:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help UK businesses which trade with the EU to prepare for the effects of introducing tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14119
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14119
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has set out what the arrangements will be for tariffs on imports into the UK in a no deal scenario. It is a balanced tariff policy which aims to minimise costs to business and mitigate price impacts on consumers, while also supporting UK producers as far as possible. The Government has set out extensive information through the gov.uk website about what this policy will mean for businesses and the public, including the legal classification and applied rate of duty for all products being imported into the UK. Businesses can communicate through existing business and trade helplines (details available through gov.uk). The EU Exit Business Campaign has also been launched on gov.uk to help businesses prepare for no deal.</p>
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1078999

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:57
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:46:54 13/03/2019 18:06:02
	hansard heading	School Day
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14117
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 17:34:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools are finishing before (1) 12 noon, and (2) 1pm on Fridays.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14117
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14117
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>All schools have the autonomy to decide the structure and duration of their school day, which includes the flexibility to decide when their school day should start and finish.</p><p>The Department does not collect information on when schools finish their school day.</p><p>Maintained schools are required to be open to educate their pupils for at least 380 sessions (190 days) each school year. Maintained schools cannot lawfully reduce the length of the school week if this takes the total number of sessions below that.</p><p>In the event that a school decides to make changes to its school day, it is our expectation that the school should act reasonably when making such decisions; giving parents notice and considering the impact on those affected.</p>
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey