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1506480

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date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Smestow Academy: Biometrics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Education issuing advice that “live facial recognition technology is not appropriate in schools or colleges”, what assessment they have made of Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton using live face and body scanning in classrooms; and what discussions they have had with the Academy about it.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL2310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and this response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The decision to use biometric technology rests entirely with individual schools and colleges, who must ensure that the use of biometric data complies with all relevant legislation. The department does provide guidance, which makes it clear that schools must comply with the law when implementing biometric technologies, including the Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.</p><p>In July 2022, the department published a revised version of the guidance, ‘Protection of biometric data of children in schools and colleges’, to provide support on the use of automated biometric recognition systems.</p><p>Whilst the department has not held discussions with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the schools in North Ayrshire Council, the department has engaged with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the department’s updated guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2311 question first answered 21/09/2022 15:45:20 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1506481

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Biometrics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the pause on the use of biometric facial recognition systems in schools in North Ayrshire Council to allow the Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate their legality, what discussions they have had with the Information Commissioner’s Office about when they will publish their findings; and why such technology is being rolled out in schools before the findings are published.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL2311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and this response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The decision to use biometric technology rests entirely with individual schools and colleges, who must ensure that the use of biometric data complies with all relevant legislation. The department does provide guidance, which makes it clear that schools must comply with the law when implementing biometric technologies, including the Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.</p><p>In July 2022, the department published a revised version of the guidance, ‘Protection of biometric data of children in schools and colleges’, to provide support on the use of automated biometric recognition systems.</p><p>Whilst the department has not held discussions with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the schools in North Ayrshire Council, the department has engaged with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the department’s updated guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2310 question first answered 21/09/2022 15:45:20 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1505789

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide additional Family Hubs over and above the funding already announced.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The government has announced 75 local authorities that are eligible to receive funding for family hubs. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Although we would like to see family hubs across the country, it is crucial that we now focus on delivering well in the local authorities already selected.</p><p>The investment in family hubs is significant and will have a wide reach across the country to improve outcomes for thousands of babies, children, and families, helping to deliver this government’s levelling up ambitions. We are not starting from zero, many local authorities already provide excellent early years and family support services. The evidence and learning from this investment will help to improve services across England, where they are most needed.</p><p>The department has set up the National Centre for Family Hubs (NCFH), to provide expert advice and guidance to all local authorities, local commissioners, academies, schools and third sector bodies with regards to transforming to family hubs. The NCFH hosts a comprehensive resource library and implementation toolkit to support family hubs providers. This work is supported by disseminating a regular newsletter, a series of learning events, and a community of practice. More information on the NCFH can be found here: <a href="https://www.nationalcentreforfamilyhubs.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nationalcentreforfamilyhubs.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/09/2022 10:54:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1505792

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
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 number of Family Hubs and their efficacy.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The government announced a £301.75 million package to transform services for parents, carers, babies and children in half of the local authorities across England in the autumn 2021 Budget. This package will create a network of family hubs in those areas and builds on the £39.5 million already committed, which includes funding to support a further 12 local authorities to transform services to a family hub model.</p><p>Family hubs are a place-based way of joining up locally in the planning and delivery of family services. They are a local innovation, developed to meet local needs and better support families.</p><p>Through the family hubs programmes, the department will continue to learn and gather insights on family hub provision and their effectiveness. We will be building the evidence base through the evaluation of family hubs, both existing and new models, which will support local authorities with good practice on evaluation, implementation and outcomes of their family hubs services. Additionally, the department will be running behavioural insight projects to ensure take-up of family hub services by underrepresented families and we will also collect data, such as family hubs maturity and outcomes. This will help with developing effective family hubs.</p><p>Further information on the evaluation of family hubs can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-family-hubs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-family-hubs</a>.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/09/2022 10:46:21 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1505794

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Colne Valley
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when HS2 Ltd will cease to be financially liable for public water sources in the Colne Valley and for the replacement of public water supplies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL2268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>As it builds the new railway in the Colne Valley, HS2 Ltd has been working closely with Affinity Water to ensure that there continues to be no interruption to the provision of high-quality drinking water. Working alongside Affinity Water and the Environment Agency (EA), HS2 Ltd has funded a range of protective measures to ensure resilience of public water supply.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/09/2022 14:16:15 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1505795

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the Mitigation Strategy for the impact of HS2 on the natural water resources.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL2269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd’s approach to managing the impact of HS2 on the water environment is set out in a number of published documents, including Information Paper E4: Water Resources and Flood risk.</p><p>The mitigation approach is driven by existing environmental law, Protective Provisions in the Acts which authorise the railway and additional commitments made to Parliament, including the project’s “Environmental Minimum Requirements”. As a result, HS2 Ltd’s contractors are required to fully assess risks to the water environment from all their activities and to mitigate risks through design or other interventions.</p><p>As the regulator for the water environment in England, the Environment Agency reviews those risk assessments and mitigation strategies, and grants approvals to proceed when it is satisfied the risks are suitably managed and adverse impacts are unlikely to occur.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/09/2022 14:20:08 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1505797

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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 and Food Supply: Carbon Dioxide and Fertilisers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to ensure the availability of fertiliser and carbon dioxide to the farming and food sectors following the announcement by CF Fertilisers that they are halting production in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL2271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>It is disappointing that CF Fertilisers has taken the decision to halt ammonia production at Billingham. However, since last autumn the CO2 market’s resilience has improved, with additional imports, further production from existing sources such as anaerobic digestion and bioethanol and better stockpiles. We expect the supply of ammonia (from imports by CF Fertilisers) and production of nitric acid and fertiliser to be unaffected. While the Government continues to examine options for the market to improve resilience over the longer term, we urge industry to do anything it can to meet demand, which is in the best interest of businesses and the public.</p><p> </p><p>National Fertiliser Supplies</p><p> </p><p>CF Fertilisers produces ammonium nitrate fertiliser and nitric acid in the UK at Billingham. The company expects to fulfil all ammonia and nitric acid contracts and all orders of Ammonium Nitrate contracted for delivery in the coming months. The supply and price of these products is a commercial matter for CF Fertilisers, and we expect supply to continue.</p><p> </p><p>While global fertiliser prices have risen, the supply chain providing imports of fertiliser to the UK has remained dynamic. We are continuing to monitor the security and stability of fertiliser and other supply chains and work closely with colleagues across government and devolved administrations as well as industry figures.</p><p> </p><p>Carbon Dioxide Supplies</p><p> </p><p>Defra is working with sector stakeholders to encourage contingency planning and resilience and understand that various CO2 supply companies in the UK are working on or have secured additional CO2 to mitigate shortages. We are confident CO2 stocks are secure for the coming winter.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/09/2022 12:08:03 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1505801

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Calais
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) shortages of UK Border Force staff in Calais, and (2) the impact of any such shortages on delays to entry to the UK; and what (a) plans they have, and (b) timescale they have established, to address any such shortages.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL2275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>We understand it can be frustrating to have to wait to go through the UK border, but the safety and security of the public will always be our number one priority. There are many factors that influence wait times and we continue to work closely with port operators, industry partners and our French counterparts, to ensure officers are deployed flexibly and when required to meet demand and support passengers.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that whilst it may appear that there are shortages of staff when queues form, Border Force resource is deployed not just to carry out essential checks at the border, but also to detect harmful goods and safeguard vulnerable and exploited individuals, which means that at times not all border control points will be open.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 08:57:22 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1505810

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Railway: WiFi
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 availability and reliability of Wi-Fi connectivity on East Midlands Railway Services.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL2284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>East Midlands Railway monitor the level of wi-fi connectivity on their Intercity services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/09/2022 14:21:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1505285

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Hong Kong: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 18940 on Hong Kong: Foreign Nationals, what the statutory regulations are which require employers to carry out Certificates of No Criminal Convictions checks in specified roles in the health and education sectors.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	48396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The statutory regulations that require employers to carry out Certificates of No Criminal Convictions for Hong Kong British Nationals Overseas (BNOs) in the Health sector can be found under the NHS Employers criminal records check standards and in the Education sector under 'Keeping children safe in education' guidance. Both are available online. Further comment on the specifics of these regulations should be directed to the respective departments of Health and Education.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 21/09/2022 16:41:14 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire