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1013203

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any final financial settlement with the EU resulting from Brexit will represent the UK's accumulated obligations; and if so, how much the accumulated obligations represent; and whether they will publish a breakdown of those obligations.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL11763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>We have agreed a fair financial settlement with the EU as part of the draft Withdrawal Agreement which reflects the UK paying its share of the outstanding EU commitments made during the period of our membership. Our estimate, based on reasonable assumptions and publically available data, falls within the range of £35bn-£39bn, and the National Audit Office confirmed in April 2018 that these assumptions were reasonable.</p><p>Details of the basis on which that figure was reached can be found in the draft Withdrawal Agreement, published on November 14th, 2018. The Chancellor of the Exchequer also provided details to the Treasury Select Committee in January 2018, including a breakdown of the components of the settlement.</p><p> </p><p><strong><strong></strong><br></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/12/2018 16:53:30 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1013204

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bembridge Harbour
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to appoint an inspector to review the compliance of the current owners Bembridge Harbour, and their related companies, with (1) the Piers and Harbour Order (Bembridge Harbour) Confirmation Act 1963, and (2) the Department for Transport's Ports good governance guide.
	tabling member printed	Lord Whitty
	uin	HL11764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has no plans to appoint any inspector to consider matters relating to Bembridge Harbour. The Department has received correspondence from some stakeholders in respect of the harbour, which is receiving consideration and will be responded to in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 04/12/2018 13:12:02 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2444 label Biography information for Lord Whitty

1013200

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Accountability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 11 July and 20 October (HL9052 and HL10598), when they intend to publish the consultation document on reviewing the school accountability system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL11760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>It was announced on 9 November that the consultation will take place in the New Year.</p><p>The consultation will be focused on considering how schools that might benefit from support can be best identified.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 07/12/2018 12:32:57 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1013201

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Maintained Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new local authority maintained schools have been established since 1 January 2014 as a result of the amalgamation of two or more maintained schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL11761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Since 1 January 2014, 42 new local authority maintained schools have been established. Of these schools, 25 were established as a result of amalgamation.</p><p>The table attached lists the LA maintained schools that have been established since 1 January 2014, alongside the relevant local authority and the reason for establishment. This includes all local authority maintained mainstream provision, but does not include special schools, pupil referral units or LA maintained nursery schools.</p><p>This data was obtained from ‘Get Information about Schools’ (GIAS).[1]</p><p>It has always been possible to establish a new local authority maintained school, in certain circumstances, under section 10 or section 11 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006. Section 10 proposals require the permission of the Secretary of State prior to their publication.</p><p> </p><p>A ‘new school’ may not always be ‘new provision’, and may be replacement provision following the closure of one or more schools. This includes where a school has opened as a result of an amalgation (where two or more existing schools have closed and have been replaced by a new school), where a school changes its religious character, or where independent schools join the state-maintained sector.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The responsibility for updating GIAS is shared between the Department for Education, local authorities and schools, it changes each day as data is removed and uploaded therefore we are unable to guarantee complete accuracy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11762 question first answered 07/12/2018 12:30:46 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL11761_List_of_New_Maintained_Schools_2014-18_bm_RD.pdf title HL11761_List_of_New_Maintained_Schools_2014-18_bm_
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1013202

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Maintained Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which new local authority maintained schools have been established since 1 January 2014 other than by amalgamation; and for each school, (1) what was the relevant local authority, (2) what category of school was established, and (3) what was the reason of the establishment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL11762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Since 1 January 2014, 42 new local authority maintained schools have been established. Of these schools, 25 were established as a result of amalgamation.</p><p>The table attached lists the LA maintained schools that have been established since 1 January 2014, alongside the relevant local authority and the reason for establishment. This includes all local authority maintained mainstream provision, but does not include special schools, pupil referral units or LA maintained nursery schools.</p><p>This data was obtained from ‘Get Information about Schools’ (GIAS).[1]</p><p>It has always been possible to establish a new local authority maintained school, in certain circumstances, under section 10 or section 11 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006. Section 10 proposals require the permission of the Secretary of State prior to their publication.</p><p> </p><p>A ‘new school’ may not always be ‘new provision’, and may be replacement provision following the closure of one or more schools. This includes where a school has opened as a result of an amalgation (where two or more existing schools have closed and have been replaced by a new school), where a school changes its religious character, or where independent schools join the state-maintained sector.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The responsibility for updating GIAS is shared between the Department for Education, local authorities and schools, it changes each day as data is removed and uploaded therefore we are unable to guarantee complete accuracy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11761 question first answered 07/12/2018 12:30:46 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL11761_List_of_New_Maintained_Schools_2014-18_bm_RD.pdf title HL11761_List_of_New_Maintained_Schools_2014-18_bm_
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1013199

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether House of Lords catering services are subject to food hygiene inspections by Westminster Health Authority; and if so, (1) what Food Hygiene Rating each Lords catering outlet achieved at their most recent inspection, and (2) whether outlets are required to display a Food Hygiene Rating Sticker.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL11759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>As registered food premises, the House of Lords catering facilities are subject to inspections from Westminster City Council (WCC). At the last inspection in November 2017, the Environmental Health Officer from WCC Food Safety Team awarded the highest rating of 5 for all House of Lords catering outlets in the Palace of Westminster; Millbank House facilities were inspected in November 2016 and also received a 5 rating. It is a recommendation but not a legal requirement to display the food hygiene rating sticker. The House of Lords rating stickers are currently displayed in the River Restaurant and Millbank House Cafeteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 29/11/2018 11:48:49 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1013193

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those undertaking apprenticeships are from isolated communities, as defined in the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper, published on 14 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
	uin	HL11753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>A definition for ‘isolated communities’ is not available in the Communities Strategy green paper, and as such a percentage of apprenticeship starts for this cohort cannot be provided. However, The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has set an action which builds on the proposal set out in March’s green paper to “use targeted local communications and community ambassadors, including employers, to ensure minority ethnic groups are applying, getting and completing apprenticeships, and that local employers are recruiting apprentices.” The government will respond to the consultation on the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper later this year.</p><p>The department does publish apprenticeship data on under-represented groups, and we have provided apprenticeship starts by a breakdown of detailed ethnicity to provide an alternative categorisation of cohorts which may fall under the ‘isolated communities’ definition. The table below provides apprenticeship starts broken down by detailed ethnicity from August 2017 to April 2018 as first reported for the 2017/18 academic year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Detailed Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>African</p></td><td><p>4,530</p></td><td><p><em>1.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Asian Background</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Black/African/Caribbean Background</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p><em>0.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other ethnic group</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other White Background</p></td><td><p>12,850</p></td><td><p><em>4.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arab</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladeshi</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caribbean</p></td><td><p>2,760</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British</p></td><td><p>239,480</p></td><td><p><em>82.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gypsy or Irish Traveller</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indian</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p><em>1.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irish</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Provided</p></td><td><p>5,070</p></td><td><p><em>1.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistani</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p><em>1.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Asian</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p><em>0.5%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Black African</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Black Caribbean</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 290,470 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>100.0%</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten, whilst ‘*’ indicates a percentage of less that 0.5.</p><p>2) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).</p><p>These figures are published and are available in the further education data library: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/12/2018 12:22:05 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1013194

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help improve the educational attainment of asylum-seeking unaccompanied minors at (1) Key Stage 4 level, and (2) all other key stages.
	tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
	uin	HL11754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are ‘looked-after children’ and local authorities have a duty under the Children Act to promote their education. The government’s statutory guidance ‘Promoting the education of looked-after and previously looked-after children’ attached makes clear that local authorities should have procedures in place to promote and monitor their educational progress. This includes the statutory requirement for local authorities to appoint a Virtual School Head (VSH) to discharge their duty to promote the educational achievement of all looked-after children. The statutory guidance also stresses the importance of providing stability and continuity in education, particularly at Key Stage 4. Looked-after children are one of the groups of pupils that attract Pupil Premium Plus funding. This is additional funding provided to schools to help improve the attainment of looked-after children and close the attainment gap between them and their peers. The VSH monitors how this funding is spent.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has also contributed £1.3 million through the Government’s Controlling Migration Fund over two years, to enable six local authorities to address the education needs of unaccompanied children so that their specific needs can be addressed through their Personal Education Plan. The local authorities are also developing tools and resources to share with all other local authorities through the National Association of Virtual School Headteachers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 07/12/2018 12:28:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Promoting_the_education_of_looked-after_children_and_previously_looked-after_children.pdf title Promoting_the_education_of_looked-after_children
	tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1013195

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they monitor and assess on students studying English as an additional language.
	tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
	uin	HL11755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The department monitors and publishes various sets of data relating to pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools in England who are classed as having English as an additional language (EAL). The most recent statistics on the number of EAL pupils, as identified through the January 2018 school census, are included in the “Schools, pupils and their characteristics” statistical publication, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>Published statistics also show the academic performance of pupils whose first language is other than English in national assessments during year 1 and at the end of key stage 1, which are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018</a>.</p><p>Published statistics collected at the end of key stage 2 are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-revised</a>.</p><p>Published statistics collected at the end of key stage 4 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, data on pupil entries to qualifications in English for speakers of other languages are included in the key stage 4 qualification data that can be downloaded from the school performance tables webpages here: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data</a>.</p><p>The department also publishes data on the number of adults who are accessing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses, based on Individualised Learner Record data supplied by further education providers and can be found in table 6 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data sets and analysis found at the above links contain many tables and documents that we are, therefore, unable to attach.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 07/12/2018 11:50:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1013196

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
	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 effectiveness of the Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents, published on 4 December 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
	uin	HL11756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Working closely with the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company and the National Careers Service, we are making good progress in delivering the commitments in the careers strategy.</p><p>We have created 20 new Careers Hubs, each with a Hub Lead and central hub fund, the majority of which are coordinated by the Local Enterprise Partnership or Combined Authority. We recently announced that we will create a further 20 Careers Hubs, bringing the total to 40. We have also brought in a requirement for all maintained schools to publish information about their careers programme on their website, including the name and contact details of the Careers Leader. Additionally, we have selected 14 high quality training providers to deliver Careers Leaders training. We have offered the first 500 training bursaries to fund Careers Leaders to attend this training and we recently announced new investment to increase our offer to approximately 1400 training bursaries for schools and colleges.</p><p>We have also launched a £2.5 million investment fund to invest in personal guidance for young people and Continuing Professional Development for careers guidance professionals. We have procured a new National Careers Service, which will provide high quality bespoke support for those who need it most, including people with low qualification levels and those with learning difficulties and special educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company recently published their ‘State of the Nation’ report which measures school and college careers programmes in relation to the eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance. This evaluation mentioned that Compass is a free online tool for schools and colleges in England to self-assess against the Gatsby Benchmarks. For the 946 schools that have completed Compass more than once, the average number of benchmarks achieved has increased from 1.9 to 2.9. Approximately 600 schools matched with an Enterprise Adviser and completed Compass in both the period of 2016 to 2017 and the period of 2017 to 2018. For these schools, performance against Benchmark 5 (employer encounters) has increased from approximately 40% to approximately 55%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/12/2018 14:42:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen