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1109868

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date	04/04/2019
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	Closure Motions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House how many times the closure motion has been moved in the House of Lords in the last 20 years; and on what dates.
tabling member printed	Lord Brabazon of Tara
uin	HL15060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>In the last 20 years the closure motion has been moved in the House of Lords 13 times: on 22 July 1999; 6 October 2003; 17 January 2011; 19 January 2011; 21 October 2011; 31 January 2014; 15 March 2019; and six times on 4 April 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 09/04/2019 15:21:52 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3493 label Biography information for Lord Brabazon of Tara

1109567

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Career Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance opportunities for development and career progression for those employed in the early years education sector.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
uin	HL15036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>In March 2017, we published the attached early years workforce strategy which outlined the government's plans to support employers to attract, retain and develop early years staff to deliver high quality provision: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the strategy we have worked with sector stakeholders to develop criteria for new, more robust level 2 qualifications (to be delivered from September 2019), as well as developing new career pathways information to support careers advice, recruitment and staff development. The career progression map is attached and can be found at: <a href="https://www.cache.org.uk/media/1417/dfe-career-pathway-map-v17.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cache.org.uk/media/1417/dfe-career-pathway-map-v17.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Supported by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, a trailblazer group of employers has just completed a new level 3 apprenticeship standard and another is developing apprenticeships at levels 5 and 6 to provide progression. We remain committed to ensuring there are routes to graduate level qualifications for the early years sector and we support graduates into the sector through our funding of the early years initial teacher training programme, including bursaries and employer incentives.</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting the workforce through an early years professional development programme, which is a £20 million investment in training for the pre-reception early years workforce, to raise quality in settings, targeted to benefit disadvantaged children.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL15036_Workforce_strategy_02-03-2017.pdf title HL15036_Early_Years_Workforce_Strategy 2 file name HL15036_dfe_career_pathway_map.pdf title HL15036_Early_Years_Career_Progression_Map question first answered 09/04/2019 15:27:45 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

1109568

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many early years professionals with a relevant graduate qualification were working in early years education in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, and (4) 2018.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
uin	HL15037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of graduates in the workforce is collected and published every 2 years as part of the ‘Childcare and early years providers survey’. In the period requested we have data for 2016 and 2018:</p><p>Childcare and early years providers survey: 2018, table 15 and attached: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Childcare and early years providers survey: 2016, table 10 and attached: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL15037_HL15038_Table_15_Childcare_and_early_years_providers_survey.xls title HL15037_HL15038_Table_15_Childcare_survey 2 file name HL15037_HL15038_Table_10_Childcare_and_early_years_providers_survey.xls title HL15037_HL15038_Table_10_Childcare_survey grouped question UIN HL15038 question first answered 09/04/2019 15:26:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

1109569

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of those leading early years groups had a relevant graduate qualification in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, and (4) 2018.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
uin	HL15038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of graduates in the workforce is collected and published every 2 years as part of the ‘Childcare and early years providers survey’. In the period requested we have data for 2016 and 2018:</p><p>Childcare and early years providers survey: 2018, table 15 and attached: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Childcare and early years providers survey: 2016, table 10 and attached: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL15037_HL15038_Table_15_Childcare_and_early_years_providers_survey.xls title HL15037_HL15038_Table_15_Childcare_survey 2 file name HL15037_HL15038_Table_10_Childcare_and_early_years_providers_survey.xls title HL15037_HL15038_Table_10_Childcare_survey grouped question UIN HL15037 question first answered 09/04/2019 15:26:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

1109584

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information an asylum seeker needs to provide in order to make an application for asylum.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL15053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>In order for a claim for asylum to be registered, the claimant will need to express a fear of serious harm or persecution that means they cannot return to their own country.</p><p><br>They will be asked to provide, if available, documentation regarding their identity, age, nationality, countries and place(s) of previous residence, previous asylum applications, travel routes and travel documents for both themselves and their dependants. Additional information and documentation that are relevant to the circumstances of the individual may be requested to assist in the decision making process.</p><p>Further information on claiming asylum in the UK can be found at https://www.gov.uk/claim-asylum.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/04/2019 16:24:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1109585

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their process for considering an application for asylum.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL15054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Asylum decision-makers carefully consider protection needs by assessing all available evidence provided by the claimant in the context of published country information.</p><p>They receive extensive training on considering asylum claims and must follow published Home Office policy guidance. Protection is normally granted where a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country of origin is established.</p><p>Those who are found not to need protection are refused but have a right of appeal to the independent courts. Once their appeals rights are exhausted they are required to leave the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/04/2019 16:25:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1109586

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what data is collected and recorded from an asylum seekers' application for asylum.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL15055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and records a broad range of personal and case specific information via electronic systems which varies on a case to case basis depending on which route the application takes. <br>For example, we collect information to help establish identity, including biometrics.</p><p>Other non-electronic information may also be collected and stored by teams and this would be extremely difficult to quantify. For example, information about the reasons why the applicant is claiming asylum could be a record of oral testimony, written statements or other documentary they wish to submit in support of their claim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/04/2019 16:28:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1109587

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
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 Williams of Trafford on 18 February (HL13432), whether they have plans to aggregate the number of people claiming asylum on the grounds of religious persecution.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL15056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The basis of a person’s asylum claim is recorded on their individual Home Office file, but not in a way that can be easily aggregated.</p><p>We do not have any plans to aggregate the number of people claiming asylum on the grounds of religious persecution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/04/2019 16:26:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1109588

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Ministers of Religion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many chaplains of each faith there are in immigration removal centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL15057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The current faith breakdown of full and part time chaplains in the immigration removal estate is 15 Christian (all denominations), 10 Muslim, 5 Hindu, 5 Sikh, 2 Jewish, 2 Jehovah’s Witnesses and 2 Buddhists. Chaplains of other faiths are accessible to detainees across the estate on request.</p><p>Information on detainees’ religious identification, where declared, is held by service providers on their own internal detainee management systems. Current data is available for the following IRCs; Brook House, Tinsley House, Yarl’s Wood and Morton Hall. This data shows that for those detainees who declared their religion, 233 identified as Christian (all denominations), 203 as Muslim, 83 as ‘other religion’, 33 as Buddhist, 29 as Sikh and 18 as Hindu. This is management information which has not been assured to the same standards as official statistics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL15058 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:29:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1109589

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
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 Williams of Trafford on 18 February (HL13421), how many detainees of each recorded faith are held in immigration removal centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL15058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The current faith breakdown of full and part time chaplains in the immigration removal estate is 15 Christian (all denominations), 10 Muslim, 5 Hindu, 5 Sikh, 2 Jewish, 2 Jehovah’s Witnesses and 2 Buddhists. Chaplains of other faiths are accessible to detainees across the estate on request.</p><p>Information on detainees’ religious identification, where declared, is held by service providers on their own internal detainee management systems. Current data is available for the following IRCs; Brook House, Tinsley House, Yarl’s Wood and Morton Hall. This data shows that for those detainees who declared their religion, 233 identified as Christian (all denominations), 203 as Muslim, 83 as ‘other religion’, 33 as Buddhist, 29 as Sikh and 18 as Hindu. This is management information which has not been assured to the same standards as official statistics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL15057 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:29:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig