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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

1078996

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:54
	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 21:46:49 05/03/2019 18:09:02
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14115
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 17:37:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ensure that the number of apprenticeships do not decline as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14115
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14115
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Our apprenticeship reforms have strengthened the quality of apprenticeships, so that employers can continue to look to them as a means of meeting their skills needs in the future.</p><p>New apprenticeship standards across all levels are being designed by employers, creating higher quality training that will lead to a more skilled and productive economy. As an employer-led programme, employers choose the type and level of training that they need to meet their skills needs. There were 163,700 starts on apprenticeship standards in 2017/18, which is more than 6 times higher than the number of starts in 2016/17. This shows that employers are moving quickly to this new higher quality offer.</p><p>Our reforms are making apprenticeships longer and better, with more off-the job training and appropriate assessment at the end. These changes are making sure that today’s apprenticeships reflect what businesses want and need.</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

1078982

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:37
	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 21:46:20 12/03/2019 16:32:02
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14103
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/03/2019 16:00:36
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many non-UK Commonwealth nationals are serving in the UK armed forces.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Luce
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14103
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14103
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Commonwealth citizens serving in our Armed Forces as at 1 October 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/</strong> <strong>Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regulars</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p><strong>4,500</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FR20 Reserves</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>520</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,080</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,710</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The 4,500 Commonwealth citizens in the Regular forces represent 3.3% of the Regular trained strength. The 210 Commonwealth citizens in the FR20 Reserves represent 0.65% of the FR20 Reserve trained strength.</p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Figures for the Royal Navy/Royal Marines and Royal Air Force are for the Trained Regular Population and Trained FR20 population. Army figures are for Trade Trained Regular population, and Trained FR20 population.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Nationality is as reported on the Joint Personnel Administration system upon intake.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.</li></ul>
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	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1078983

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:38
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	28/02/2019 21:15:10 13/03/2019 15:26:02
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14104
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 14:54:44
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many non-UK Commonwealth nationals serving in the UK armed forces have (1) applied for their families to settle with them in the UK in each of the last ten years, and (2) been refused such permission.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Luce
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14104
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14104
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested from centrally collated statistical databases as we do not hold data on sponsors. This information could only be obtained by a manual case by case review to collate the data which would be disproportionately expensive.</p>
	creator	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1078985

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:40
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:46:25 13/03/2019 15:37:02
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14105
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 15:05:25
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria by which applications for the families of non-UK Commonwealth nationals serving in the UK armed forces to settle in the UK are decided.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Luce
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14105
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14105
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Family members of any member of the UK Armed Forces, regardless of the nationality of the service person, can apply for settlement in the UK under the Immigration Rules contained in Appendix Armed Forces.</p><p>The eligibility criteria for family members of members of the Forces are set out in full online in Appendix Armed Forces:<br>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-armed-forces</p><p>This makes clear that to be eligible for settlement in the UK requires the following criteria to be met. Partners of members of the Forces must have completed a period of 60 months limited leave under Appendix Armed Forces – sometimes called the “probationary period”. Partners and over-18 children must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the English language and knowledge about life in the UK. Their sponsor in the Forces must meet the appropriate minimum income thresholds to sponsor a partner or children, and the applicant must not fall for refusal on suitability grounds.</p>
	creator	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

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

1078994

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:51
	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 21:46:45 12/03/2019 17:58:03
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Yemen
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14113
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/03/2019 17:26:20
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of UK arms sales to Yemen in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, and (4) 2018.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14113
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14113
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Arms sales data by region is published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, export values declared for Standard Individual Export Licences for military exports granted to Yemen in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (up to 30 September 2018) are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£27,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£265,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£21,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted, that licences granted are not necessarily a measure of sales or exports shipped in a given period as they are valid for between two and five years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences). Some licences expire before they are used and, in these circumstances, exporters must submit a further application, which can result in an element of double counting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All UK export licence applications are assessed rigorously against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing criteria.</p><p> </p><p>It is also the case that there is a partial arms embargo on Yemen. The embargo applies only to designated individuals and entities.</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

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

1078967

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:14
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:45:45 12/03/2019 18:28:03
	hansard heading	Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14089
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/03/2019 17:56:04
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost of the independent inquiry into bullying and harassment in the House of Lords; and what is the level of remuneration being paid to Naomi Ellenbogen QC.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14089
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14089
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The inquiry into bullying and harassment, launched on 19 December 2018, is being led independently by Naomi Ellenbogen QC. The inquiry relates to and has sought contributions from a number of key stakeholder groups, including current and, where possible, former:</p><p> </p><ul><li>House of Lords Administration staff (including agency and interim staff), and employee representative groups;</li><li>Members of the House of Lords;</li><li>Staff of Members of the House of Lords; and</li><li>Staff of the House of Commons, MPs’ staff, and staff of shared or bicameral services in Parliament.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Naomi Ellenbogen QC is being remunerated on the basis of a daily fee of £2000 plus VAT for each full day worked exclusively on the inquiry, and an hourly fee of £225 plus VAT where only part of the day is spent working on the inquiry. The contract through which Ms Ellenbogen has been engaged defines a full day as constituting 8 hours, and provides that time engaged in report writing will be payable at the agreed hourly rate.</p><p> </p><p>While the costs of the inquiry are being paid by the House of Lords, the overall cost will depend on a number of variable factors outside the Administration’s control, in particular the volume of evidence received.</p>
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1079000

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:58
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:46:57 13/03/2019 12:50:02
	hansard heading	Capital Markets: EU Action
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14118
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 12:18:20
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the political agreement reached by the European Parliament and member states on 26 February on the Capital Markets Union, and (2) whether UK investment firms' access to EU markets could be restricted if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14118
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14118
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On Tuesday 26<sup>th</sup> February, European policy-makers reached a political agreement on the Investment Firms Review (IFR) which is part of the Capital Markets Union.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the agreement as it supports a more proportionate regulatory regime, upholding market integrity and financial stability, and which will also benefit the industry and ultimately the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>After the UK’s departure from the EU, EU market access for UK investment firms will be dependent on a positive equivalence determination from the EU. The European Commission has said that in a no deal scenario, it will prioritise financial stability and the EU’s own interests. However, as the Economic Secretary said on 12 February<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>,we can see no reason why the UK and the EU would not be able to find each other equivalent in any scenario. We leave with the same rulebook and both have third country equivalence frameworks to support cross-border activity.</p><p> </p><p>[1] https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-02-12/debates/0689c6cb-2bc5-4e53-a4f7-e2b3ecb2fa8f/DraftEquivalenceDeterminationsForFinancialServicesAndMiscellaneousProvisions(AmendmentEtc)(EUExit)Regulations2019</p><p> </p>
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	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick