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61512

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps he will take to facilitate the passage of Private Members' Bills through the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>Practice in recent years is well-established: Private Members' Bills introduced in the House of Lords are offered Second Reading slots in the order in which they receive their First Reading. Second Readings for Private Members' Bills introduced this session have been scheduled on Friday 27 June and Friday 18 July; further Second Readings will be arranged in due course. A ballot to determine the order in which Private Members' Bills receive their First Reading will be introduced from the start of the new Parliament (3rd Report of the Procedure Committee, Session 2013-14).</p><p>For Bills that receive a Second Reading, formal consideration of their remaining stages will be arranged where no amendments are tabled and where the Member in charge so requests. Where Bills receive a Second Reading but require further substantive consideration of amendments, they will be competing for time with Private Members' Bills that are received from the House of Commons and Private Members' Bills introduced in this House that are still awaiting a Second Reading.</p><p>My noble friend the Government Chief Whip will endeavour to facilitate the progress of bills in each of those categories.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hill of Oareford question first answered 25/06/2014 12:18:36 answering member 4144 label Biography information for Lord Hill of Oareford
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

78845

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in schools to improve the mental health of children up to age 16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL1235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On the 16 June 2014 the Department for Education issued new non-statutory guidance for schools and teachers on pupil’s mental health and behaviour. This guidance gives information, guidance and practical tools on how to build resilience and support good mental health. It also helps school staff identify those pupils who may have emerging problems and provides guidance on appropriate routes of support. The guidance is published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition our special educational needs (SEN) reforms are set out in the 0-25 SEN and Disability Code of Practice which is currently before Parliament. This makes it clear that schools should look to identify any underlying mental health needs that pupils have. The Code emphasises the importance of staff development and provides a number of signposts to specific support. This includes further support for teachers and adults working with children and young people, which is available through <a href="http://www.minded.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.minded.org.uk</a>, a website funded by the Department of Health that helps adults identify and support children and young people’s mental health issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/07/2014 12:21:38 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

944903

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Obesity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the role of the designated senior lead on mental health in schools will cover child obesity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL9686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>It will be for schools to decide whether to put a designated senior lead for mental health in place and what responsibilities they should cover. The Government is not introducing new responsibilities and is not planning to stipulate what the role should be.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Colleges’ survey published in 2017 suggested that around half of schools already have a mental health lead in place. The Government will provide all schools with the opportunity to train a lead in how to put in place a whole school approach to mental health. Given the links between obesity and both physical and mental health, whole school approaches can include activity to tackle obesity such as that set out by the Government in the attached document, ‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action’.</p><p> </p><p>The qualitative research accompanying the survey indicates that some schools already include both physical and mental health in such approaches, and make links to the teaching of personal, social, health and economic education. On 19 July, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State launched a consultation on proposals to make health education compulsory in schools. Under these proposals pupils will be taught about the benefits of a healthier lifestyle for both their physical and mental wellbeing. We expect that many schools will choose to make the teaching of health education part of a whole school approach to mental health overseen by a designated senior lead.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/07/2018 14:49:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL9686_Childhood_obesity_a_plan_for_action .pdf title HL9686_Childhood_obesity_a_plan_for_action
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1581393

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Meals: Sugar
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will revise school meal food standards to ensure that guidelines on children's recommended maximum daily sugar intake are displayed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL5125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The standards for school food are set out in the Requirements for School Food Regulations 2014. The Regulations ensure that schools provide children with healthy food and drink options, and make sure that children receive the energy and nutrition they need across the school day. The Standards define the foods and drinks that must be provided, those which are restricted, and those which must not be provided. Foods high in fat, salt and sugar, including high sugar foods and confectionery, are restricted.</p><p>The current standards provide a robust yet flexible framework to ensure that pupils in England continue to receive high-quality and nutritious food, that builds healthy eating habits for life.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 06/02/2023 17:51:09 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1642796

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will change the conditions on which Universal Infant Free School Meal grants are made to ensure that the grants are expended solely on improving the quality of school meals to meet their child obesity targets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL8273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) are funded through a direct grant to schools. To recognise the pressures facing schools, the Department announced an £18 million increase to the per-pupil funding rate for UIFSM to support with costs around food, transport and staff wages.</p><p>UIFSM helps to improve children’s education, boost their health and save parents around £400 a year. There are no plans to change the conditions in which these grants are made. The Department is continuing to review funding in order to ensure that schools continue to be able to provide healthy and nutritious meals in school. The funding for the free school meal (FSM) factor is increasing in line with the latest available GDP deflator forecast when the New Funding Formula (NFF) was published in July 2022.</p><p>Schools receive their provisional allocations for UIFSM in June based on the final allocation of the previous academic year. Schools receive a subsequent allocation of revenue funding in early summer, adjusted either up or down to reflect actual number of meals taken. This is calculated using an average taken from the October and January Censuses.</p><p>Local Authorities can decide whether they should top up the UIFSM allocation from their general maintenance and improvement budgets in the light of local circumstances, as they would do in any other year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/06/2023 16:00:02 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1654944

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	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 His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children eligible for free school meals who are not registered to receive them; and what steps they are taking to encourage registration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL9541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2023 answer text <p>The department does not routinely collect information on the proportion of pupils that would be entitled to a Free School Meal (FSM) but do not make a claim.</p><p>The department wants to ensure as many eligible pupils as possible are claiming their FSM, and to make it simple for schools and local authorities to determine eligibility. To support this, the department provides an Eligibility Checking System to make processes as straightforward as possible. A model registration form has been developed to help schools encourage parents to sign up for FSM. In addition, the department provides guidance to Jobcentre Plus advisers, so that they can make Universal Credit recipients aware that they may also be entitled to wider benefits, including FSM.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 04/08/2023 13:52:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

174927

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions there have been for alcohol sales to those under the age of 18 since the new maximum fine for the offence was introduced; how many such prosecutions resulted in the maximum fine being applied; and how many prosecutions in the same period resulted in fines exceeding the previous maximum.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL4306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Fines imposed in individual cases are entirely a matter for the independent courts within the limits set by Parliament and following any relevant sentencing guidelines. The law requires that the amount of any fine must reflect both the seriousness of the offence and the known financial circumstances of the offender.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service takes the issue of fine enforcement very seriously and is working to ensure that clamping down on fine defaulters is a continued priority nationwide. Over recent years we have overseen improvements to the collection of financial penalties. There was a total of £290m collected against fines and related impositions in 2013/14 which was a record high.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2012 the Government raised the maximum fine for the offence of persistently selling alcohol to a person under the age of 18 from £10,000 to £20,000 in cases where alcohol has been sold twice within a period of three months from the same premises.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against for offences involving sale of alcohol to those under the age of 18 in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013 can be viewed in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>In this time-period, no offender has been sentenced at any court in England and Wales, to the maximum penalty for the offences of persistently selling alcohol to children; of selling alcohol to a person aged under 18 years, or of allowing the sale of alcohol to a person under 18 years.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2012 and December 2013 no offender has received a fine above the previous maximum for the offence of persistently selling alcohol to children.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2014 are planned for publication in Spring 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 04/02/2015 16:31:43 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name HL4306 - Table.doc.xls title Fines Selling alcohol to under 18s
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

619466

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to prohibit powdered and vaporised alcohol in prisons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL2573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>All forms of alcohol are prohibited within prisons. Unauthorised possession of any such item is a disciplinary offence which can result in additional days in prison.</p><p>It is a criminal offence under the Prison Act to convey alcohol into or out of a prison or to pass it to a prisoner.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/11/2016 14:02:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1178499

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sobriety Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the voluntary sector about how they might assist with the roll-out of the alcohol, abstinence and monitoring requirement across England and Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL1635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The legislation required to introduce alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirements in England and Wales is still subject to approval by Parliament. As yet, we have not had any discussions with the voluntary sector about how it could assist. More widely, we are engaged in ongoing dialogue with the voluntary sector around support for offenders with addiction issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/02/2020 14:05:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

46987

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) overall, and (2) age-standardised, deaths from liver disease there have been in (a) England, and (b) each parliamentary constituency, each year since 1997.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL6595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL6595 ONS.pdf title ONS letter 2 file name HL6595 ONS spread sheet.xlsx title ONS spread sheet question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe