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61501

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:41
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:23
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	2
	identifier	HL279
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 15:14:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their commitment to making better apprenticeship data available will involve publishing the retention rate of apprentices as employees by company and by occupational sector.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL279
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL279
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>There are no plans to publish Retention Rate data for Apprenticeships by company name or occupational sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Apprenticeship Evaluation: Learners research report provides high level information on Apprenticeship completers who remain in employment. I attach a copy of the report. A copy of the report is also available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229998/bis-13-1126-apprenticeship-evaluation-learners.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229998/bis-13-1126-apprenticeship-evaluation-learners.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, information on learning outcomes is published on the Further education (FE) choices website to help better inform learner choices, and is available at:</p><p><a href="http://fechoices.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://fechoices.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 25/06/2014 15:14:09 answering member 4210
	creator	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

61565

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:28:27
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:19:37
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Sector Taskforce
	house id	2
	identifier	HL334
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 13:53:36
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 6 May (WA 392), with which organisations representing private tenants the Private Rented Sector Task Force has engaged since its establishment.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL334
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL334
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Private Rented Sector Taskforce work closely with my officials in developing our policies in relation to the private rented sector. Together they engage with a wide range of private sector tenant groups including Shelter, Crisis, Generation Rent and its predecessor the National Private Tenant's Organisation, the National Union of Students, as well as individual private tenant organisations.</p><p> </p> question first answered 25/06/2014 13:53:36 answering member 4205
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

61566

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:28:28
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:19:39
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	2
	identifier	HL335
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 13:52:47
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 6 May (WA 384), when they expect to receive the report of the review being carried out by Social Finance into innovative models of providing temporary accommodation for homeless families.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL335
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL335
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>A final report from Social Finance has been received. The report will be published in due course and I will write to the Noble Lady with a copy when it is available.</p><p> </p> question first answered 25/06/2014 13:52:47 answering member 4205
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

61567

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:28:28
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:19:40
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	2
	identifier	HL336
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 16:21:19
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 10 March (WA 351) on homelessness, how much was awarded to each of the 47 local authorities for preventing homelessness in 2011–12.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL336
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL336
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Under this and the last Administration, the Department for Communities and Local Government has provided grant funding to a number of local authorities to support the provision of advice on preventing homelessness to complement the funding we provide to the voluntary sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The London Borough of Croydon received £1,591,050 in grant in 2010-11 for homelessness prevention, which was intended to support a range of activities including a contribution to the costs of providing homelessness advice to local authorities in London. The payment to Croydon was made under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 (the general power to pay grant to local authorities towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred). The grant was unring-fenced and not subject to any conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As was the position with funding provided to Newham, as set out in the answers to the noble Lady on 13 February 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, column WA165 and of 27 March 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, column WA247, there was no contract either between the Department and the London Borough of Croydon or the Department and Andy Gale.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While departmental officials had discussions with Croydon about how the grant was to be spent, Ministers in this Administration had no involvement with local authorities on commissioning such services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the The Homelessness Revenue Grant Determination 2011-12 (31/1974) dated 1 March 2012 which lists the amount of funding received by 47 local authorities in 2011-12 for homelessness prevention work has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/06/2014 16:21:19 answering member 4205
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

61568

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:28:28
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:19:42
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Croydon
	house id	2
	identifier	HL337
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 16:21:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding was provided to the London Borough of Croydon in 2010–11 to host Andy Gale as a homelessness advisor and what work was required under the terms of that contract.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL337
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL337
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Under this and the last Administration, the Department for Communities and Local Government has provided grant funding to a number of local authorities to support the provision of advice on preventing homelessness to complement the funding we provide to the voluntary sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The London Borough of Croydon received £1,591,050 in grant in 2010-11 for homelessness prevention, which was intended to support a range of activities including a contribution to the costs of providing homelessness advice to local authorities in London. The payment to Croydon was made under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 (the general power to pay grant to local authorities towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred). The grant was unring-fenced and not subject to any conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As was the position with funding provided to Newham, as set out in the answers to the noble Lady on 13 February 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, column WA165 and of 27 March 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, column WA247, there was no contract either between the Department and the London Borough of Croydon or the Department and Andy Gale.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While departmental officials had discussions with Croydon about how the grant was to be spent, Ministers in this Administration had no involvement with local authorities on commissioning such services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the The Homelessness Revenue Grant Determination 2011-12 (31/1974) dated 1 March 2012 which lists the amount of funding received by 47 local authorities in 2011-12 for homelessness prevention work has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/06/2014 16:21:18 answering member 4205
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

62459

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 22:11:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:05
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television Channels: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL397
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:06:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 25 January 2011 (WA 132), what were the final overall installation costs of the Divis transmitter which enables the broadcasting into Northern Ireland of TG4, and of the new low-power television multiplex; what were their annual running costs in the last three years; which government paid what costs; and in which departmental budget they are accounted for.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL397
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL397
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The capital costs for the installation of the analogue transmitter at the Divis site to carry Telefis na Gaeilge (TG4) services are as set out in the reply by Baroness Rawlings on 25 January 2011 (Column WA132). The operational costs of broadcasting TG4 services in analogue from the Divis site were met by Foras na Gaelige. These arrangements ended with digital switchover on 23 October 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Since 23 October 2012, TG4 services in Northern Ireland have been carried on the new Northern Ireland Multiplex. These arrangements were made under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of UK and Ireland in February 2010 which sets out a framework for co-operation on broadcasting issues in Northern Ireland. Under this arrangement, the Northern Ireland Multiplex carries RTE 1 and RTE 2 services as well as TG4. DCMS meets one third costs of the multiplex (including transmission services) with RTE meeting the remaining two thirds of costs. The costs since October 2012 are shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p>2012-13 £149,984.84</p><p>2013-14 £264,211.45</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:06:30 answering member 4161
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

62435

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 22:11:17
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:20:33
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	2
	identifier	HL373
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 13:58:04
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the feasibility of issuing non-gender-specific official documents to people who do not identify as a particular gender.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thornton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL373
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL373
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Under UK law only male or female is recognised as a gender. We recognise that a very small number of people consider themselves to be of neither gender. We are not aware that that results in any specific detriment, and it is not Government policy to identify such people for the purpose of issuing non-gender-specific official documents.</p><p>A specific review on gender markings in the British passport was carried out by Her Majesty's Passport Office, which has been placed in the Library of both Houses. The review concluded that there would be no significant advantages to including a non-gender category along with male and female.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 13:58:04 answering member 2539
	creator	1782 label Biography information for Baroness Thornton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1782 label Biography information for Baroness Thornton

62431

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 22:11:16
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:20:28
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	2
	identifier	HL369
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 13:59:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle employment discrimination amongst transgender people.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL369
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL369
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to advancing equality for transgender people and ending discrimination in the workplace. The Equality Act 2010 provides protection from discrimination because of gender reassignment in employment.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2011 the Government published <em>Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality: Moving Forward</em>; and in December 2011 <em>Advancing transgender equality: a plan for action</em> both of which set out the actions to be taken across Government to enhance equality for transgendered individuals. Actions included the Department for Work and Pensions and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs improving the experiences of transgender people seeking work. These include providing employers with help on employing transgender people and ensuring training is available to Jobcentre Plus staff on the specific challenges faced by transgender people.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 13:59:22 answering member 2539
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

62474

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:17:06
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:14
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Elections
	house id	2
	identifier	HL403
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:07:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what procedures are in place to ensure that members of the armed forces posted overseas receive, and are able to post, postal ballot papers; and whether any members of the armed forces have complained as a result of not being able to do so in each of the last ten years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL403
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL403
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Well established processes are in place to ensure that members of the Armed Forces posted overseas are able to vote in all those elections for which they are eligible. <br><br>The MOD runs an annual information campaign on Electoral Registration which sets out the options for Armed Forces personnel and their families to register to vote. Where Armed Forces personnel are to be posted overseas they are encouraged to appoint a proxy as this removes any doubt about whether a postal vote can be received and returned in time before polls close. Some personnel prefer to cast their own vote and the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 has extended the electoral timetable so that Returning Officers are able to send postal ballot papers out earlier than previously allowed. This will give Armed Forces Personnel more time to receive and return their ballots if they have chosen this option. <br><br>The MOD continues to work with the Electoral Commission and the British Forces Post Office, as it has done for previous elections, to ensure that postal ballot papers are identified and quickly processed through the mail system where operationally possible. <br><br>Information about complaints related to an inability to vote whilst overseas for the last ten years is not held centrally.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:07:52 answering member 3428
	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

62476

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:17:06
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:16
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL405
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:13:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the armed forces are currently posted overseas.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL405
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL405
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>At 1 April 2014 there were approximately 18,070 Regular Armed Forces Personnel stationed overseas. This figure excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists.<br><br><br>Details of the locations by country and breakdown by Service are reported as part of our Quarterly Location Statistics and the latest report is available at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/312590/qls_april_14.pdf<br><br><br>The next quarterly report is due to be published on 21 August 2014.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:13:37 answering member 3428
	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