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1195810

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zoroastrianism: Census
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they gave to including Zoroastrianism as a religion in the 2021 census.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL4386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Everyone who wishes to identify as being Jain or Zoroastrian in the 2021 Census will be able to do so, using the write-in option in the religion question, supported online by the new search-as-you-type function. Both the Government and Office for National Statistics recognise the importance of ensuring that everyone who wishes to identify as Jain or Zoroastrian will be able to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL4310 question first answered 21/05/2020 10:43:25 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

426911

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many people were on zero-hours contracts in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 23/11/2015 17:29:47 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL3398.pdf ONS letter.pdf title UKSA attachment
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

166198

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Youth Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the quality of youth services; and what measures they plan to maintain the quality of youth workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL3182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government works closely with national youth organisations to look at ways in which Government can support high quality youth work through our existing programme and policies.</p><p>We are working to offer practical support to the youth sector at a time when local authorities continue to make difficult decisions on how to deliver services. Our support focuses on promoting delivery models for innovative youth services, including mutuals, and better measurement of the impact of youth services on the lives of young people. We also continue to ensure opportunities exists for young people to develop skills and confidence through programmes like National Citizen Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 09/12/2014 13:05:37 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

222701

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Youth Engagement Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 14 August 2014 (HL1625), how many young people from the Gypsy and Traveller communities have benefited from the Youth Engagement Fund.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL5042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Youth Engagement Fund aims to support the most disadvantaged young people in society who are at risk of becoming long term NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). The Fund is being awarded through a competitive bidding process over two stages and we expect to announce the winning bidders in the coming weeks. Programmes will start delivering support to disadvantaged young people soon afterwards.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 02/03/2015 15:11:52 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1256452

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Young People: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what Cabinet-level discussions involving the Prime Minister have taken place in the last year about (1) establishing, and (2) monitoring, cross-Government objectives for supporting young people not on Universal Credit through the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	uin	HL10882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not usually disclosed.</p><p>The Government recognises the significant impact of Covid-19 on young people, particularly the most vulnerable.</p><p>Young people benefit from many of the interventions introduced by the Government to support the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced on 25 November that a specific £16.5m Youth Covid-19 Support Fund will protect the immediate future of grassroots and national youth organisations across the country. The Government has also released £90m from dormant accounts to support charities tackling youth unemployment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 14/12/2020 17:47:36 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

433656

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Faulks on 18 November (HL Deb, col 176), which scientific studies informed the comments that "there is a considerably held view" that the adult brain reaches maturity at age 25, and that "scientific study of the adolescent brain has yet to identify an obvious point at which we can distinguish between adolescent and adults".
	tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
	uin	HL4166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The age of majority is a complex subject and one which requires careful consideration. A range of differing academic views on adolescent brain development exist, for example those set out by Professor Laurence Steinberg or Dr Jay Giedd. In ‘Changing Prisons, Saving Lives - Report of the Independent Review into Self-inflicted Deaths in Custody of 18-24 year olds’ (published in July 2015), the Harris review panel comment that ‘research shows that brain structures continue to mature and develop well into the twenties’<em>(citing ‘White Matter Development in Adolescence: A DTI Study’ by Dr Miya Asato et al).</em></p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/12/2015 18:00:02 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter

445333

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many 18 to 21-year olds in England are (1) in full-time education, and (a) employed, (b) unemployed, and (c) economically inactive, and (2) not in full-time education and (a) employed, (b) unemployed, and (c) economically inactive.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sharp of Guildford
	uin	HL5097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 01/02/2016 16:15:23 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL5097.pdf referral letter.pdf title Referral Letter
	tabling member	2113 label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford

1061380

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice and guidance is available to ministers about answering written parliamentary questions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
	uin	HL13760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions, and details of ministerial responsibilities, can be found on Gov.uk. This guidance states that Ministers must:</p><ol><li>Adhere to the Ministerial Code</li><li>Give relevant information fully, as concisely as possible and in accordance with guidance on disproportionate cost.</li><li>Not omit information sought merely because disclosure could lead to political embarrassment or administrative inconvenience.</li><li>Provide an explanation if it is concluded that information should be withheld.</li><li>Take care to avoid answers which are literally true but likely to give rise to misleading inferences.</li><li>Provide responses to answers as follows:</li></ol><ul><li>Named Day – on the day specified</li><li>Ordinary Written – within 5 working days</li><li>House of Lords Written – within 10 working days</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/02/2019 14:32:12 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1185092

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there have been any changes to the Cabinet Office document Drafting answers to parliamentary questions: guidance since 2 February 2011; and what assessment they have made of the compliance of the Written Answers by Lord True on 11 March (HL2127, HL2128, HL2129, HL2130, HL2131 and HL2132) with this guidance (1) in general, and (2) with specific reference to paragraphs three and five of that document.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL2594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>This Government takes parliamentary accountability very seriously. The Cabinet Office complies with guidance on written Parliamentary Questions. This guidance is regularly reviewed and frequent discussions take place across Whitehall regarding possible improvements in the answering of questions from parliamentarians.</p><p>The information requested in the Parliamentary Questions HL2127, HL2128, HL2129, HL2130, HL2131 and HL2132 remains a policy in development. Parliament will be updated in due course in the usual manner as the policy, and its delivery, progresses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 30/03/2020 12:35:23 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

156523

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what instructions and training notes they provide to officials preparing answers to parliamentary questions; and whether they will publish any such documents.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to written parliamentary questions is provided by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons. This guidance is published on the Gov.uk website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a>. A copy of the guidance is attached to this answer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 01/12/2014 16:18:17 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name drafting-pq-responses.pdf title Drafting Answers Guidance
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird