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1002274

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report by Ofcom, Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Television, published on 14 September 2017, what assessment they have made of any progress in increasing diversity in this sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom’s annual diversity monitoring report is a key tool in measuring how much progress the industry is making in increasing diversity in the sector. The report, which is attached, can be found here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/121683/diversity-in-TV-2018-report.PDF</p><p> </p><p>Now in its second year, the report makes clear that broadcasters still have much work to do to make their workforces more representative and reduce data gaps so a more accurate picture can be built. The government supports Ofcom’s work and expects broadcasters to voluntarily publish data on all diversity characteristics, not just the ones they are obliged to by law, to ensure that Ofcom is able to produce the most comprehensive reports possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:14:06 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name diversity-in-TV-2018-report.PDF title Diversity & equal opportunities in television 2018
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1002203

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to (1) protect civil society, (2) uphold freedom of expression, and (3) guarantee security for all candidates and voters in the forthcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL11224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Government regularly calls for credible elections to take place in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, met with Foreign Minister She Okitundu in September and encouraged the DRC Government to ensure elections go ahead. The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, also met with Okitundu last month and highlighted the importance of allowing international election observers, in order to build transparency and trust in the electoral process. Since 2015, the UK has spent £6.8 million on increasing accountability and transparency around the elections. We have provided funding for national observation through the Justice and Peace Committee. The UK has funded a Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) report into the Electronic Voting Machines and the WFD provided a list of recommendations to CENI. The British Government will continue to call for independent observation for the December 2018 elections.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11189 HL11190 HL11191 question first answered 15/11/2018 12:14:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1002246

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Afghanistan: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking part in the US’s strategic review of the situation in Afghanistan; and whether any progress has been made in ending Afghanistan’s war since the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan report in July that civilian deaths in Afghanistan for the first six months of 2018 were at a record high.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL11267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government is committed to an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process. Civilian casualties are a tragic result of the ongoing insurgency and of terrorist attacks, including by ISKP. We continue to urge all sides to take all measures possible to avoid civilian casualties. It is vital that the lives of civilians must be protected. A political solution is the only way to achieve lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan and the region. The Afghan Government has shown an impressive commitment to peace. It is time for the Taleban's leaders to show true courage and true leadership and work for peace.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2018 14:49:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1002248

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	China: Uyghurs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last raised concerns over the treatment of the Uighur Muslim population with the government of China.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL11269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and reports of the Chinese Government’s deepening crackdown; including credible reports of re-education camps and widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities.</p><p>During China’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November the UK made a statement which described our concern about the treatment of ethnic minorities in China, including Uyghurs. We also issued a specific recommendation, calling on China to implement the recommendations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Xinjiang, and to allow the UN to monitor the implementation. In addition, we raised our concerns about Xinjiang in our Item 4 statement at the September UN Human Rights Council, and we supported the statement of 26 October by the European External Action Service highlighting concerns about Xinjiang.</p><p>I raised our concerns about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018. The Foreign Secretary also raised our concerns about the region with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China on 30 July 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2018 14:48:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1002271

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Taiwan: INTERPOL
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to secure an observer place for Taiwan at the forthcoming General Assembly of Interpol, and for that country to have access to the I-24/7 global police communications system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL11292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Government believes that the people of Taiwan have a valuable contribution to make towards global issues such as organised crime. Their involvement would, in our view, improve co-operation on issues that pose a risk to the international community, including the United Kingdom and our own people. Although the UK has not made any representations to secure Taiwan’s observer status at INTERPOL this year, we are discussing this issue with international partners, including those countries on the INTERPOL Executive Committee.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2018 14:49:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

1002481

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate an increase in employer contributions for higher education institutions on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme following changes to actuarial valuations in 2019–20; and if so, what estimate they have made of the amount such an increase will represent.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL11322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>For the financial year 2019-20, the changes will be implemented from 1 September 2019 for which the department estimates that £1.1 billion more will need to be put into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme by employers to ensure teachers’ pensions remain generous and attractive to the profession. Of the estimated £1.1 billion, affected higher education institutions are expected to put in £80 million.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/11/2018 15:27:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

998901

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to civil servants from outside London for accommodation when they are required to stay in London as part of their employment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no central government travel, subsistence and expenses (T,S&amp;E) policy, and as such, rates and allowances are delegated for individual departments to decide upon. In setting their rates departments must be adherent with Section 8 of the Civil Service Management Code (CSMC), Jon Thompson's 2010 review of Civil Service expense policies and The Efficiency and Reform Group Business Travel Policy Principles launched on 20 July 2011.</p><p>As there is no cross-government T,S&amp;E policy, there is no centrally held information on the accommodation allowance paid by departments to non-London based civil servants when they are required to stay in London as part of their employment. This information will be held in individual departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/11/2018 13:07:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1002043

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to require schools to provide advice on mental health to pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	188064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Schools will be required to teach mental health as part of the Department’s plans to make health education compulsory. The Government is currently seeking views on the draft guidance and regulations, which will support the new subjects of relationships education in primary, relationships and sex education in secondary, and health education in all schools. The consultation includes questions on what support schools will need to deliver high-quality teaching. The consultation closed on the 7 November. <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/</a>.</p><p>The draft statutory guidance sets out core content that schools will teach. The draft mental health content includes teaching pupils how to recognise and talk about their emotions, how to judge when they or someone they know needs support and prevention, including the benefits of physical exercise.</p><p>Schools will decide what further advice to provide to their pupils. To support schools, the Government will fund the training of a Designated Senior Lead for mental health in every school, to put in place a whole school approach to mental health and well-being. This can cover activities as part of pastoral support and advice for individual pupils with specific needs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 13:11:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1002544

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that school admissions authorities are aware of the guidance to give second highest priority in their over-subscription criteria to children who were previously in state care outside of England.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	188810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>In December 2017 the Department announced that, when the opportunity arises, it intends to amend the School Admissions Code to require admission authorities to give children who were previously in state care outside of England highest priority for admission into school.</p><p> </p><p>Until such time when the relevant changes to the Code can be made, admission authorities have been asked to use their current flexibilities in setting their own admission arrangements to grant such children second highest admissions priority in their oversubscription criteria.</p><p> </p><p>To further encourage admission authorities to make this change, additional advice was issued about this matter to all local authorities, with a request that it is circulated to all own admission authorities in their respective areas in August 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 12:25:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1002559

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students sitting the design and technology GCSE received a grade C or above in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	188903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below provides information on the proportion of pupils entered for design and technology GCSEs[1] in 2016/17 who achieved grade C or above.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of pupils entered <br>who achieved A*-C or above <br>in GCSE in the listed subjects <br>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Electronic Products</p></td><td><p>68.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology:<br> Food Technology</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Graphic Products</p></td><td><p>58.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Resistant Materials</p></td><td><p>58.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology:<br> Systems &amp; Control</p></td><td><p>68.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Textiles Technology</p></td><td><p>72.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Design and Technology[2]</p></td><td><p>58.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Based on GCSE examinations only - excludes equivalents</p><p>[2] Includes Graphics, Motor Vehicle, Studies, Design &amp; Technology, D&amp;T Engineering and D&amp;T Product Design.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 12:34:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley