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1729592

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Biodiversity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) monitor, and (2) address, non-compliance with biodiversity net gain regulations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>We are working closely with local planning authorities, who are responsible for monitoring and addressing incidents of non-compliance with biodiversity net gain regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Failure to deliver, or attempt to deliver, biodiversity net gain outcomes which are secured with conditions or limitations (subject to which planning permission is granted) can result in enforcement action by the planning authority. Planning authorities have a range of existing planning enforcement tools at their disposal.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has funded the Planning Advisory Service to deliver training and guidance on biodiversity net gain to local planning authorities, ensuring they can competently enforce regulations.</p><p> </p><p>As biodiversity net gain delivery develops, Defra will continue to review the role of guidance in supporting when enforcement action can be taken. Defra will also continue to work with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on any future measures that could support enforcement of BNG and develop the essential housing and infrastructure Britain needs, while safeguarding the environment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:49:22 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1729597

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Private Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of school fees paid in the last year by the Government for UK private education for the children of foreign office officials serving overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
	uin	HL1044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The amount spent by the FCDO on provision of the Continuity in Education Allowance for 494 children in UK schools in the financial year 2023/24 was £14,502,476.00</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 25/09/2024 11:10:39 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1729598

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care on 6 September (HC2283), why they have paused the work of the Child and Young Person Cancer Task force.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	uin	HL1045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The Children and Young People’s Cancer Taskforce was paused so that ministers could assess the work of the taskforce so far and determine how it fitted into the Government’s priorities for the Department. Although the taskforce has been paused, the work carried out to date has been valuable, and remains important to the Department's work. We are committed to progressing work in this area, and are in the process of considering next steps for taking forward the taskforce's work and leadership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 20/09/2024 11:23:37 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1729601

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Farming Recovery Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £50 million extension of the Farming Recovery Fund, announced on 24 May, has been distributed to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>We are acutely aware of the challenges farmers have been facing following the winter storms and the wet weather in late 2023 and early 2024. All eligible farmers that were identified in the original fund from April 2024 have been offered payment. This represents 679 farmers who were paid a total of £2.19 million. We are committed to maintaining food production and supporting thriving farm businesses as well as protecting communities from flooding. More information on the expanded Farming Recovery Fund will be made available soon (following the previous Government’s announcement on this scheme in May).</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 17/09/2024 14:39:30 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729602

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Internal Drainage Boards: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to distribute in full the £75 million of funding to support internal drainage boards announced in February, and if so, by what date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government, and that is why we have launched a Flood Resilience Taskforce. It will provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedness ahead of and after the winter flood season. It met for the first time on 12 September to discuss preparation for the winter ahead.</p><p> </p><p>The Internal Drainage Board (IDB) Fund, announced in February 2024, will support our farmers and rural communities from the impacts of flooding by providing grants to IDBs. The Environment Agency has confirmed Tranche 1 allocations, which provides financial support for storm recovery following the wet weather and flooding during winder 2023/24. They are in the process of making payments to the successful IDBs. We will update the IDBs on Tranche 2 in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:50:16 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729603

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food Supply
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue to publish an annual food security index.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is looking at options to strengthen food security reporting, including the possibility of enhanced annual reporting.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s UK Food Security Report (UKFSR) sets out an analysis of statistics relating to food security. The next edition of the UKFSR will be published later this year, as required by the 2020 Agriculture Act.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:49:47 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729604

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme; and what consideration they have given to the introduction of a similar scheme in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Agriculture is a devolved area, and Wales’s Sustainable Farming Scheme is therefore a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and devolved administration officials meet routinely to share experiences and insight regarding our respective agricultural policies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 18/09/2024 13:38:36 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729606

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the mental health benefits of music education for children; and what plans they have to promote music in the national curriculum for primary schools.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
	uin	HL1072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The government believes that creative subjects like arts, music and drama are important elements of the rounded and enriching education every child deserves to receive. Under this government, the arts and music will no longer be the preserve of a privileged few.</p><p>Music is in the current National Curriculum, which is compulsory in all maintained schools from the age of 5 to 14 years. The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, which will be chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE, and one of the aims is to deliver a broader curriculum so that pupils do not miss out on subjects such as music. When the review has concluded, and subject to Parliament passing the Children’s Wellbeing Bill, the department will require all state-funded schools, including academies and free schools, to follow the National Curriculum.</p><p>The department additionally supports children to learn music through the Music Hubs programme, which supports instrumental teaching in schools, as well as providing continuing professional development for teachers and access to local, regional and national ensembles. In 2022/23, Music Hubs provided support to around 90% of primary schools across England.</p><p>The department has not made a specific assessment of whether promoting music education in the National Curriculum for primary schools would help diminish pressures on the NHS arising from children’s mental health. However, studies show that music education has a wide range of wellbeing benefits for children.</p><p>The government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. The right support should be available to every young person that needs it, which is why the government will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school.</p><p>The government will also be putting in place new Young Futures hubs, including access to mental health support workers, and will recruit an additional 8,500 new mental health staff to treat children and adults.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL1073 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:44:04 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
	tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1729607

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether promoting music education in the national curriculum for primary schools would help diminish pressures on the NHS arising from children’s mental health.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
	uin	HL1073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The government believes that creative subjects like arts, music and drama are important elements of the rounded and enriching education every child deserves to receive. Under this government, the arts and music will no longer be the preserve of a privileged few.</p><p>Music is in the current National Curriculum, which is compulsory in all maintained schools from the age of 5 to 14 years. The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, which will be chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE, and one of the aims is to deliver a broader curriculum so that pupils do not miss out on subjects such as music. When the review has concluded, and subject to Parliament passing the Children’s Wellbeing Bill, the department will require all state-funded schools, including academies and free schools, to follow the National Curriculum.</p><p>The department additionally supports children to learn music through the Music Hubs programme, which supports instrumental teaching in schools, as well as providing continuing professional development for teachers and access to local, regional and national ensembles. In 2022/23, Music Hubs provided support to around 90% of primary schools across England.</p><p>The department has not made a specific assessment of whether promoting music education in the National Curriculum for primary schools would help diminish pressures on the NHS arising from children’s mental health. However, studies show that music education has a wide range of wellbeing benefits for children.</p><p>The government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. The right support should be available to every young person that needs it, which is why the government will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school.</p><p>The government will also be putting in place new Young Futures hubs, including access to mental health support workers, and will recruit an additional 8,500 new mental health staff to treat children and adults.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL1072 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:44:04 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
	tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1729608

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Children: Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they are promoting collaboration between the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care on the rising number of mental health cases among children in primary school; and what meetings Health and Education ministers have had on this topic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
	uin	HL1074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department of Health and Social Care will continue to work closely with colleagues at the Department for Education, as part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, and that supports the mental health needs of children of primary school age.</p><p>We are working with our colleagues at NHS England and the Department for Education to consider options to deliver our commitments to recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across children and adult mental health services, and to introduce a specialist mental health professional in every school, so that mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression, can be identified early on and prevented from developing into more serious conditions in later life. Ministers have not yet met to discuss this particular topic, but there are plans to do so in the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 18/09/2024 09:01:10 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne