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706874

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date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Agriculture: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the introduction of the revised system of Trailblazer Apprenticeship funding commencing in May, whether they will review the funding allocation for level 2 agricultural apprentices studying at land-based colleges.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL5727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>From May 2017, frameworks in some sector subject areas will incorporate a STEM uplift on the basis that employers were previously more likely to make additional contributions to the costs of training in these areas. We sought evidence on what sector subject areas should be included in the policy for 2017/18, prior to the policy being confirmed last October, and will monitor the market response as the policy takes effect.</p><p> </p><p>We are also moving the market away from frameworks to standards, which are higher quality and more rigorous. We recognise this in the new system by allocating higher funding bands to apprenticeship standards, relative to equivalent frameworks, where appropriate. Over the course of the parliament, we will phase out the current apprenticeship frameworks so that all new apprentices undertake standards. The agriculture sector has good emerging coverage in terms of standards, with land-based engineering already in delivery, and more under development.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5728 question first answered 07/03/2017 12:37:01 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

706875

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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 consideration they have given to re-defining land-based apprenticeships as STEM subjects.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL5728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>From May 2017, frameworks in some sector subject areas will incorporate a STEM uplift on the basis that employers were previously more likely to make additional contributions to the costs of training in these areas. We sought evidence on what sector subject areas should be included in the policy for 2017/18, prior to the policy being confirmed last October, and will monitor the market response as the policy takes effect.</p><p> </p><p>We are also moving the market away from frameworks to standards, which are higher quality and more rigorous. We recognise this in the new system by allocating higher funding bands to apprenticeship standards, relative to equivalent frameworks, where appropriate. Over the course of the parliament, we will phase out the current apprenticeship frameworks so that all new apprentices undertake standards. The agriculture sector has good emerging coverage in terms of standards, with land-based engineering already in delivery, and more under development.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5727 question first answered 07/03/2017 12:37:01 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

706887

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Personal Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when requests for access made by (1) the Border Force, and (2) the police, to (a) the National Pupil Database (NPD), and (b) the new children’s nationality database, will be included in the published NPD list of third-party data requests.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The data collected on children’s nationality is for internal DfE use only and will not be shared with any external organisations. The Department for Education has already made this commitment.</p><p>The Department has also committed to bringing together the range of existing guidance and information on the use of pupil data by other government departments over the coming months. DfE intends that this will provide users with improved access and signposting to supporting information. This will include The Memorandum of Understanding with the Home Office alluded to under (1), and the occasional request of an individual record of data by the police alluded to under (2).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 07/03/2017 12:37:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

706898

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the White Paper <i>Educational Excellence Everywhere</i> (Cm 9230) published in March 2016, which stated that they would review the responsibilities of local authorities in relation to children, including the implications for the role of Director of Children’s Services, what progress has been made on the review, whether someone has been appointed to lead the review, and if so, who.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL5751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the March 2016 White Paper<em>,</em> the Department has been reviewing the role of the Local Authority in education and children’s services. In July 2016 we established an Expert Advisory Board (EAB), chaired by Alan Wood, a former Director of Children’s Services. The EAB met several times through the Summer and Autumn last year. These issues are now being considered as part of the Government’s priorities for the school system and we expect to say more in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 07/03/2017 12:38:40 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

706904

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the average number of rough sleepers in England on each night in 2017; whether that figure has increased since 2010, and if so, by how much; and what strategy they have to tackle rough sleeping in the UK.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The government publishes an annual single night snapshot of rough sleeping in England. This year, we published demographic data on rough sleepers for the first time. This covers gender, age and nationality. The latest statistics (attached) can be found on gov.uk.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/585713/Rough_Sleeping_Autumn_2016_Statistical_Release.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/585713/Rough_Sleeping_Autumn_2016_Statistical_Release.pdf</a></p><p>We overhauled the methodology for counting rough sleepers in 2010, so that now every council has to report the scale of the problem in their area.</p><p>We are taking action to prevent and reduce rough sleeping. We are investing £20 million in 48 projects to help new rough sleepers, or people at imminent risk of sleeping rough, get the support they need. As well as this, we have provided £10 million of funding for eight Social Impact Bonds to provide targeted support for up to 1,200 single homeless people with complex needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/03/2017 17:22:27 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170303 Rough Sleeping Autumn 2016 Statistical Release-- HL5757.pdf title Latest Statistics on Rough Sleeping
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

706315

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the meaning of "referred for urgent help" as used in the response to Recommendation 1 of their response to the <i>Five Year Forward View for Mental Health</i>, published on 9 January.
tabling member printed	Baroness Fall
uin	HL5694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The reference to “referred for urgent help” in the Government’s response to the <em>Five Year Forward View for Mental Health </em>about eating disorders, means people whose clinical presentation, in the judgement of the referring professional, should be seen by services quicker than the four weeks for routine cases.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 07/03/2017 12:35:00 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4561 label Biography information for Baroness Fall

706316

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times a child or young person will need to be referred before receiving treatment, following the introduction of the new access and waiting times standards for children and young people with an eating disorder which come into force in April.
tabling member printed	Baroness Fall
uin	HL5695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The eating disorder referral to treatment standard states that by 2020, 95% of those referred for assessment or treatment for an eating disorder should receive National Institute for Health and Care Excellence concordant treatment within one week for urgent cases and within 4 weeks for every other case, as published in the <em>Access and Waiting Time Standard for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder.</em> Therefore, the expectation will be that by 2020, for the great majority of cases, a child or young person will need to be referred only once to services. A copy of <em>Access and Waiting Time Standard for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder </em>is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 07/03/2017 12:32:59 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name cyp-eating-disorders-access-waiting-time-standard-comm-guid.pdf title Access and Waiting Time Standard for CYP
tabling member	4561 label Biography information for Baroness Fall

706317

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidelines (1) have been, or (2) will be, issued to enable relevant professionals to determine whether a child or young person is in need of treatment under the new access and waiting times standards for children and young people with an eating disorder which come into force in April.
tabling member printed	Baroness Fall
uin	HL5696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The NHS England document <em>Access and Waiting Time Standard for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder </em>contains detailed guidance on establishing and maintaining a community eating disorder service. It contains information on services, pathways and timelines to help health professionals make decisions on the care that children and young people require. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 07/03/2017 12:32:12 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name cyp-eating-disorders-access-waiting-time-standard-comm-guid.pdf title Access and Waiting Time Standard for CYP
tabling member	4561 label Biography information for Baroness Fall

706331

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 recommendations from the expert group on drug-related deaths<i>, </i>published in September 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL5710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the report and its recommendations, which are echoed by those of the Government’s Advisory Council on Drug Misuse. We are committed to preventing avoidable deaths and provide funding to local areas for a range of public health activity.</p><p> </p><p>Recommendations from the expert group on drug-related deaths, published in September 2016, included actions for local and national stakeholders, such as improved treatment provision and provision of naloxone, which has been shown to reduce rates of death due to overdose, and encouraging continued research and investigation into the causes of drug-related deaths.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) is supporting local areas to implement the local recommendations. It has accepted the recommendations for PHE and has a programme of work to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is also leading discussions with relevant organisations on the implementation of the remaining recommendations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 07/03/2017 12:33:42 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

706333

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Green Paper on mental health will be published; and on what areas of mental health policy it will focus.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL5712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>We plan to publish the Green Paper on children’s and young people’s mental health later this year.</p><p>The Green Paper will focus on plans for transforming children’s and young people’s mental health across various settings including schools, universities and local communities.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 07/03/2017 12:35:25 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon