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1129482

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Security: Cross Border Cooperation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which aspects of the EU's internal security co-operation arrangements would the UK continue to be party to if the UK were to leave the EU without a deal; and what measures they plan to take to address any security issues that may arise following a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL15967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s position remains that leaving with a deal, which includes ambitious internal security arrangements, is in the UK’s best interests. If we leave the EU without a deal, the UK would cease to have access to the EU’s internal security cooperation arrangements upon exit.</p><p>The Home Office continues to work closely with operational partners to ensure readiness for a range of possible exit scenarios in October, including no deal. We are working with these partners to put in place contingency arrangements to transition our cooperation with EU Member States to non-EU channels in a no deal scenario. In the security and law enforcement space, this would include making more use of Interpol, Council of Europe Conventions and other forms of cooperation, such as bilateral channels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/06/2019 13:20:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1129490

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students receiving free school meals (1) are children of working parents, and (2) have also received food parcels from a food bank in the previous 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL15975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible to receive free school meals (FSM), a pupil or their parent must be in receipt of any one of the following listed benefits and must make a claim to the school for FSM:</p><blockquote><p>Income Support</p><p>Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance</p><p>Income-related Employment and Support Allowance</p><p>Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act (1999)</p><p>The guaranteed element of Pension Credit</p><p>Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)</p><p>Working Tax Credit run-on: paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit</p><p>Universal Credit: if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get).</p></blockquote><p> </p><p>We do not collect or hold data on the benefit which has qualified a pupil for FSM, therefore we are unable to identify those in receipt that may be in working households. We also do not collect any data on the number of pupils who may have received a food parcel from a food bank.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes there is a need for more robust statistics in order to better understand the trend in food insecurity. Building a better understanding of household food needs will help ensure we’re targeting support to those who need it most. This is why we have worked with food insecurity experts, the Office for National Statistics, and the Scottish Government to introduce a new set of food security questions in the Family Resources Survey from April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This means that from spring 2021, we will be able to monitor the prevalence and severity of household food insecurity at a national level, and for specific groups to better understand the drivers of food insecurity and identify which groups are most at risk.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/06/2019 11:28:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1129492

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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 steps they will take to ensure that community adult learning providers are included alongside further education colleges in any future national adult education network, following the recommendation in the independent panel report to the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL15977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel’s report forms an important step in the government’s Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will consider the panel’s recommendations carefully and engage with stakeholders before concluding the review at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Adult Education Budget aims to provide adults with the skills and learning that they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or other learning. It enables flexible tailored programmes, which may or may not require a qualification, to be made available to help eligible adults to undertake in learning programmes, build their confidence and enhance their wellbeing. This includes community learning and funding to help learners overcome barriers to learning, such as financial hardship or learning difficulties or disabilities. The department is considering adult skills more widely in preparation for the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL15978 HL15979 HL15980 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:16:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1129493

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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 how they will support adult learning at entry level and pre-qualification level to help those who want to develop the skills and confidence to progress to higher level qualifications, as recommended in the independent panel report to the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL15978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel’s report forms an important step in the government’s Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will consider the panel’s recommendations carefully and engage with stakeholders before concluding the review at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Adult Education Budget aims to provide adults with the skills and learning that they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or other learning. It enables flexible tailored programmes, which may or may not require a qualification, to be made available to help eligible adults to undertake in learning programmes, build their confidence and enhance their wellbeing. This includes community learning and funding to help learners overcome barriers to learning, such as financial hardship or learning difficulties or disabilities. The department is considering adult skills more widely in preparation for the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL15977 HL15979 HL15980 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:16:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1129494

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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 support they (1) make, and (2) plan to make, available to adult learners who wish to study without the intention of obtaining a qualification.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL15979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel’s report forms an important step in the government’s Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will consider the panel’s recommendations carefully and engage with stakeholders before concluding the review at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Adult Education Budget aims to provide adults with the skills and learning that they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or other learning. It enables flexible tailored programmes, which may or may not require a qualification, to be made available to help eligible adults to undertake in learning programmes, build their confidence and enhance their wellbeing. This includes community learning and funding to help learners overcome barriers to learning, such as financial hardship or learning difficulties or disabilities. The department is considering adult skills more widely in preparation for the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL15977 HL15978 HL15980 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:16:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1129495

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their strategy to reduce inequality in education; and how any strategy will include adult community learning providers who already provide support to disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL15980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel’s report forms an important step in the government’s Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will consider the panel’s recommendations carefully and engage with stakeholders before concluding the review at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Adult Education Budget aims to provide adults with the skills and learning that they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or other learning. It enables flexible tailored programmes, which may or may not require a qualification, to be made available to help eligible adults to undertake in learning programmes, build their confidence and enhance their wellbeing. This includes community learning and funding to help learners overcome barriers to learning, such as financial hardship or learning difficulties or disabilities. The department is considering adult skills more widely in preparation for the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL15977 HL15978 HL15979 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:16:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1129505

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Languages: GCSE
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the reduction in the number of pupils taking a modern language GCSE as a result of their school compressing Key Stage 3 into two years and making languages optional after the age of 13.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL15990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Languages are now compulsory at key stage 2, and since the introduction of the English Baccalaureate in 2010, language take-up at GCSE has increased from 40% to 46% last year. Ofqual’s recent provisional data for the summer 2019 exam series showed that overall entries to modern foreign languages (MFL) summer GCSE exams increased by 4% compared to last year.</p><p>Under Ofsted’s new framework, which will be introduced in September, inspectors will be alert to signs of curriculum narrowing at key stage 3. If a school has a shortened key stage 3, inspectors will look to see that the school has made provisions to ensure that pupils still have the opportunity to study a broad range of subjects, commensurate with the national curriculum, in years 7-9.</p><p>The department is supporting schools to increase the number of pupils taking GCSEs in languages through several programmes. These include the £4.8 million MFL pedagogy programme, an undergraduate digi-mentoring scheme, the £10 million Mandarin Excellence Programme, and targeted communications activity at key points in the school year to encourage pupils to study languages.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/06/2019 13:10:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1129510

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Languages: Qualifications
	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 impact of the level of difficulty in examinations and severe grading on the take-up of modern languages at GCSE and A-level.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL15995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Ofqual is the regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. Ofqual is conducting a comprehensive review of grading standards in GCSE French, German and Spanish to see if there is a compelling case for an adjustment to grading standards in these subjects. Ofqual’s review will consider statistical evidence, contextual data including trends in the numbers taking these subjects, and the quality of students’ work through looking at how GCSE grades relate to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Ofqual is also gathering the views of subject experts and other stakeholders. Ofqual is due to report on this work in the autumn.</p><p>Ofqual has examined this issue in relation to grading standards in A level French, German and Spanish (and A level biology, chemistry and physics). Ofqual considered a significant body of evidence – published in 2018 in the form of 2 technical reports – and determined that there was not a compelling case to adjust grading standards in these qualifications. This can be found here and as attached:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inter-subject-comparability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inter-subject-comparability</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/06/2019 13:18:10 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL15995_Inter-subject_comparability_technical_report_science.pdf title HL15995_report
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1129516

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what training and support exists for NHS Estate Managers with respect to managing and monitoring the competence of external facilities maintenance contractors in line with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL16001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 apply to all National Health Service construction and design work and as such are implemented across all capital investment, including the responsibilities of specific professionals employed.</p><p>NHS trusts will have local policy and procedures in place to manage external contractors including their competence.</p><p>Dissemination of information related to the Act and enforcement of it are carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.</p><p>No recent discussions have taken place with the Health Estates and Facilities Management Association or the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management in respect of the Regulations.</p><p>Data is not collected centrally on the costs have been incurred by the NHS in respect of safety breaches by external facilities maintenance contractors or the how many accidents have occurred within the NHS Estate in each of the last five years involving, or caused by, external facilities maintenance contractors whilst carrying out maintenance work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL16002 HL16003 HL16004 HL16005 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:07:18 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1129517

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the implications of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 for Facilities Maintenance contractors working in the NHS Estate are (1) disseminated, and (2) enforced; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of that (a) dissemination, and (b) enforcement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL16002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 apply to all National Health Service construction and design work and as such are implemented across all capital investment, including the responsibilities of specific professionals employed.</p><p>NHS trusts will have local policy and procedures in place to manage external contractors including their competence.</p><p>Dissemination of information related to the Act and enforcement of it are carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.</p><p>No recent discussions have taken place with the Health Estates and Facilities Management Association or the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management in respect of the Regulations.</p><p>Data is not collected centrally on the costs have been incurred by the NHS in respect of safety breaches by external facilities maintenance contractors or the how many accidents have occurred within the NHS Estate in each of the last five years involving, or caused by, external facilities maintenance contractors whilst carrying out maintenance work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL16001 HL16003 HL16004 HL16005 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:07:18 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath