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61228

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date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sex and Relationship Education
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 adequacy of sex education in schools for life in the 21st century.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Sex and relationship education (SRE) is compulsory in maintained secondary schools, and academies are expected to provide SRE as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. When teaching SRE, all schools must have regard to the Secretary of State's statutory guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schools are encouraged to develop their SRE practice with the support of specialist organisations and expert professionals who are best placed to provide schools with up-to-date materials and advice on changing technologies that fit within the framework of our sex and relationship education guidance. ‘Sex and relationships education (SRE) for the 21st century', recently published by the PSHE Association, the Sex Education Forum, and Brook addresses changes in technology and legislation since 2000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We believe that headteachers and their staff are best-placed to decide what resources, including help from outside organisations, are needed to support excellent teaching of SRE. We have recently extended the grant funding to the PSHE Association until 2015 and we have commissioned them to develop a set of exemplar case studies of high quality teaching on key issues in PSHE and SRE.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/06/2014 11:06:50 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

61229

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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 what assessment they have made of the resources and support available to teachers to help equip students for adult life.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The national curriculum is just one element in the education of every child that provides pupils with an introduction to the essential knowledge that they need to be educated citizens. It provides an outline of core knowledge around which teachers can develop exciting and stimulating lessons to promote the development of pupils' knowledge, understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Programmes of study for citizenship, which is statutory at key stages 3 and 4, include a clear focus on democracy, government and how laws are upheld and made. For the first time, they include a requirement for pupils to be taught to manage their money well and make sound financial decisions. Citizenship education helps to prepare pupils to play a full and active part in society. In addition, personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education is a non-statutory subject that equips pupils with the knowledge and skills to make safe and informed decisions and to prepare for adult life.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/06/2014 11:07:43 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

60565

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Higher Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the reported increase in complaints from university students about the educational services provided by universities.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As independent and autonomous institutions, higher education institutions are responsible for handling student complaints and appeals. Information on the numbers of complaints handled by each institution is not currently collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We do anticipate that as a result of our higher education reforms students will have higher expectations of their universities and they are right to do so. Evidence from a recent survey of 99 institutions (and 36 students' union representatives) shows that universities are prioritising improvements in the student learning experience, and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-the-student-learning-experience" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-the-student-learning-experience</a></p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA), which provides a service to higher education students who are not satisfied with an institution's final decision on their complaint, recently published its 2013 Annual Report. This includes data on unresolved student complaints in England and Wales and shows a slight fall in the number of these complaints. The OIA considered 1972 unresolved students complaints in 2013 in comparison with 2012 in the previous year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/06/2014 16:48:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

60566

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect vulnerable people from radicalisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Prevent, which is a key strand of the Government's counter-terrorism strategy, aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. The Prevent strategy, which was revised in 2011, now covers all forms of extremism where it creates an environment conducive to terrorism. <br><br>The Prevent strategy has three objectives: respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from those who promote it; prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensuring that they are given appropriate advice and support; and work with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation that we need to address.<br><br>Frontline staff have a significant role to play. We have produced a training tool, ‘Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent' (WRAP), which teaches staff how to recognise people who may be vulnerable to radicalisation and how to refer people who may need support to our Channel programme.<br><br>Channel is a key element of the Prevent strategy, and was rolled out nationally in April 2012. It uses existing collaboration between local authorities, the police, the local community and statutory partners (such as the education and health sectors, social services, children's and youth services, and offender management services), to identify individuals at risk of being drawn into terrorism, assess the nature and extent of that risk; and develop the most appropriate support plan for the individuals concerned.<br><br>Since roll-out, over 2000 Channel referrals have been received, and over 300 people offered support. We are working to increase awareness of Channel, particularly among public sector frontline staff, in order to maximise the number of appropriate referrals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 23/06/2014 11:20:29 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

60567

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Air Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of air pollution on the development of an irregular heartbeat and blood clots in the lung.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>In 2010, the Department's expert advisory Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) published an estimate of the mortality effect in 2008 of long-term exposure to particulate air pollution arising from human activities. The mortality burden for the United Kingdom was estimated as an effect equivalent to nearly 29,000 deaths.</p><p> </p><p>Air pollution has been linked with effects on the cardiovascular system. However, it has not been extensively and consistently linked to an increased risk of developing an irregular heartbeat and there are few studies investigating whether it raises the risk of blood clots in thelung.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/06/2014 11:12:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

60568

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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 their estimate of the availability of beds for accident and emergency patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text Not all patients who attend accident and emergency departments are admitted into hospital and require a bed. In 2013-14, 24% of 21.8 million accident and emergency attendances resulted in an emergency admission. Information is collected every quarter on bed availability and occupancy, including general and acute beds. In 2013-14 there were, on average, 135,964 general and acute beds open overnight, of which 88.0% were occupied. Information is collected every month on critical care bed availability and occupancy. In 2013-14 there were, on average, 4,274 adult and paediatric critical care beds, of which 82.9% were occupied. This information does not separately identify bed availability or occupancy for patients admitted via accident and emergency or any other admission method. answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/06/2014 11:55:36 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick