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178956

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Professional Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action has been taken to ensure that the proposed Royal College of Teaching does not alienate some teachers with expensive annual membership fees.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the proposed establishment of a new, independent College of Teaching as a positive step towards raising standards and championing the professional status of teaching. However, a key determinant of such a body’s future success will be its independence from Government. For that reason any question of membership costs would be wholly for the new organisation itself to determine. It is clearly important, however, that a new body has broad appeal for teachers and is able to establish a strong membership.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/02/2015 15:53:49 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

178639

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Mesothelioma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 23 January (HL4065), what grant applications were made to the Medical Research Council over the last 10 years for mesothelioma research, including in each case the specific types of grant application; which were successful and which unsuccessful; and what were the applying organisation and the individual values of each successful and unsuccessful grant application.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is in the tables below. I am unable to provide any further details beyond those given here for unsuccessful applications due to the need to maintain the confidentiality of applicants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Successful applications</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Application type</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Principal Investigator / Project Title</p></td><td><p>Research Organisation</p></td><td><p>Amount awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Fellowship</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Dr E K Sage - Genetically Modified Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma</p></td><td><p>University College London</p></td><td><p>£247,617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Fellowship</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Dr M Phillips - The Effect of Tumour Microenvironment on Arginine Deprivation in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma</p></td><td><p>Queen Mary, Univ of London</p></td><td><p>£235,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Fellowship</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Dr C Rooney - Modulating Beta-1 Integrin Activation as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy in Malignant Mesothelioma</p></td><td><p>King's College London</p></td><td><p>£251,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Research Grant</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Professor P Elliott - MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health</p></td><td><p>Imperial College London</p></td><td><p>£992,471</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Unsuccessful applications</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Application type</p></td><td><p>Amount requested</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>Research Grant</p></td><td><p>£207,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>Research Grant</p></td><td><p>£220,285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>Fellowship</p></td><td><p>£1,116,827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>Fellowship</p></td><td><p>£205,561</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>Research Grant</p></td><td><p>£793,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>Fellowship</p></td><td><p>£221,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>Fellowship</p></td><td><p>£134,987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>Research Grant</p></td><td><p>£744,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>Research Grant</p></td><td><p>£404,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>Research Grant</p></td><td><p>£322,217</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 17/02/2015 15:56:28 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

178646

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage more qualified teachers to pursue training in special needs education in order to teach at special schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>Schools are best placed to determine the professional development needs of their staff and it is for them to include the quality of special educational needs (SEN) support within their approach to school improvement and professional development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For our part, the Department for Education is committed to supporting the development of teachers’ skills in meeting SEN. The Department provides support through the National Scholarship Fund for teachers and support staff, which provides funding to undertake postgraduate qualifications and training in supporting children with SEN and disabilities. This year, 556 teachers were part-funded to undertake a wide variety of different SEN and disability courses, mainly at master’s level.</p><p> </p><p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has commissioned 10 teaching schools and their initial teacher training (ITT) partnerships, to initiate, develop and implement innovative additions to their training programmes, to enhance the skills and knowledge of SEN for prospective teachers. The outcomes of these trials will be reported on at the end of next year.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the publication of Sir Andrew Carter Review of ITT on 19 January, the Secretary of State for Education will be appointing an independent working group composed of expert representatives from the sector to develop a framework of core ITT content. We expect the group to consider SEN as part of this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is funding the National Association for Special Educational Needs (Nasen) to deliver leadership and implementation conferences and produce ‘how to’ materials supporting assessment, pupil progress, use of teaching assistants, working with 12 Outstanding schools. The Department has also provided funding to Nasen to set up a new SEND Gateway[1] which was launched in May 2014. This is an online portal offering education professionals free, easy access to high-quality information, resources and training for meeting the needs of children with SEN and disabilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, all ITT programmes train teachers to teach both mainstream pupils and those with SEN. In order to be awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards (‘the Standards’) which include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs, and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them. The Standards apply to all qualified teachers and can be used to underpin teacher training and guide teachers’ ongoing professional development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.sendgateway.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.sendgateway.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/02/2015 15:55:24 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

178662

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the August 2014 Ofsted inspection report which found Buckinghamshire County Council's children's services (particularly in relation to the protection of children) to be "inadequate"; who has been appointed as Buckinghamshire County Council Children's Social Care Adviser; and when it is expected that Buckinghamshire County Council will resume direct responsibility for its children's services.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL4812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>Buckinghamshire County Council continues to be responsible for delivering and improving its own children’s services; the Government has appointed Red Quadrant as an adviser for a period of eighteen months to support it in doing so. The Department for Education’s intervention arrangements will, however, remain in place until the performance of children’s services in Buckinghamshire reaches the required level.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/02/2015 15:54:13 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

178683

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of the Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union to the Department for Education and its associated agencies, broken down by (1) staff time, (2) printing costs, (3) running of engagement events, (4) witness expenses, (5) publicity of the reports, and (6) any and all other associated costs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Prashar
uin	HL4833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>As you will be aware, the Balance of Competences Review concluded in December 2014. It was the most comprehensive analysis of the UK’s relationship with the EU ever undertaken. The Review involved a large number of Departments across Whitehall to produce the 32 reports. The Review was based on the evidence and views received through widespread consultation with interested parties from across society. Across the whole review, Departments received close to 2,300 evidence submissions. The involved Departments also held over 250 events, attended by around 2,100 stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It was important that what is an unprecedented examination of EU membership was done with appropriate time and care. But the Government is also very conscious of the need to ensure value for money in everything that it does.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Costs</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>Staff costs</p><p> </p><p>Between May 2015 to December 2015, the Balance of Competence Review Team in the Department was staffed by the equivalent of one Grade 7 (salary range £49,739 - £58,373). All other work on the Review was allocated, according to need, to existing staff within the Department. Therefore, providing a full breakdown of staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold<em>.</em></p><p> </p></li><li><p>Printing costs</p><p> </p><p>The printing and publication for the Education, Training and Youth report was coordinated centrally, but paid for by the Department. Printing costs for the report were £3,071.16.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Running engagement events</p><p> </p><p>Engagement events in Edinburgh and Brussels cost a total of £1,670.51.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Witness expenses</p><p> </p><p>Across the whole of the Balance of Competences Review witness expenses amounted to approximately £2,255<em>.</em></p><p> </p></li><li><p>Publicity</p><p> </p><p>There was no publicity cost.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>All other associated costs</p><p> </p><p>There were no other associated costs.</p></li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/02/2015 15:55:46 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2476 label Biography information for Baroness Prashar

178707

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average waiting time in accident and emergency departments in each month of the last 12 months in (1) Manchester, (2) Newcastle, (3) Bristol, (4) Birmingham, (5) Plymouth, (6) Harlow, and (7) Canterbury.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL4856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. Information showing the mean and median durations to assessment, treatment and departure for accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments at the hospital providers in the areas requested is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/02/2015 16:27:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL4856 A&E averages.xlsx title A&E Averages
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

178736

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Eritrea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when asylum is granted to Eritrean nationals, it is done after consideration of the human rights situation in that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL4884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>All asylum claims from Eritrean nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights, and taking into account a wide range of reliable and balanced information on the human rights situation in Eritrea.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/02/2015 15:44:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

178362

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of midwives are trained to provide mothers with mental health support.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
uin	HL4750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to giving mothers the support and care they need throughout their pregnancy, birth and after birth. Safety and high quality care for mothers are at the heart of maternity services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Education England’s (HEE) Mandate requires it to build knowledge and competence in perinatal mental health. HEE has developed a proposed set of learning objectives on perinatal mental health for student midwives, and has engaged with the Royal College of Midwives to discuss this proposal and ensure that the curriculum provides midwives with the appropriate level of knowledge and competence in perinatal mental health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To ensure that qualified midwives keep their skills up-to-date with the latest evidence, HEE has developed three e-learning modules in partnership with the Institute of Health Visiting on perinatal mental health, intended for use by midwives, nurses and health visitors. The modules specifically cover perinatal depression and other maternal mental health disorders. HEE plans to develop further e-learning modules for the existing workforce in 2015, to reduce the incidence and impact of postnatal depression through earlier diagnosis, and better intervention and support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE is working with partners to ensure that pre and post registration training in perinatal mental health is provided consistently. This will facilitate staff with specialist skills being available to every birthing unit by 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE are sustaining the record number of midwives entering training this year, and has commissioned 2,563 new Midwifery training places for 2014/15. Between May 2010 and October 2014, the numbers of full-time equivalent midwives have increased by nearly 2,000 and over 6,000 are in training.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/02/2015 16:11:37 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

178363

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Maternity Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the report by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at Oxford University commissioned by the Department of Health will be published; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
uin	HL4751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>The report has been completed and its publication is planned for the end of February 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/02/2015 16:11:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

178382

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HM Treasury will publish the dates, agendas and minutes of any meetings that ministers and officials in that department have had regarding alcohol duty with representatives of (1) the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, (2) the Scotch Whisky Association, (3) the British Beer and Pub Association, (4) Diageo, (5) SAB Miller, and (6) the Portman Group, between 1 April 2014 and 31 January 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL4770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials routinely meet with a wide range of stakeholders as part of the policy development process. HM Treasury routinely publishes details of Ministerial and Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations on its website<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/02/2015 16:00:41 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town