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621876

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date	26/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Photographs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the deletion from Twitter by the Ministry of Defence of an Army photograph showing a soldier wearing black camouflage cream, what assessment they have made of the extent to which such photographs are racist.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The tweet from 19 October included a photograph of a soldier from the Irish Guards practising camouflage and concealment measures during standard jungle training in Belize. We do not consider these types of photographs to be racist.</p><p>We can see, however, how the tweet consisting of both the photograph and caption may have been misinterpreted. It was immediately removed, and the Department subsequently released an apology for any offence that may have been caused.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/11/2016 17:05:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

621877

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the UK is not represented on the Committee of Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse.
tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
uin	HL2683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK signed the Council of Europe's Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse in 2008.</p><p>The UK is not currently represented on the Committee as we are yet to ratify the Convention. Home Office officials are working with the devolved administrations, overseas territories and Crown dependencies, and leading the work to examine what needs to be done under domestic legislation and in terms of practical arrangements before the whole of the UK can be assessed to be fully compliant and in a position to ratify.</p><p>The Government takes its international commitments very seriously and will only commit to formal ratification when it is absolutely satisfied that the whole of the UK complies with all articles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/11/2016 17:50:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

621878

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether NHS-funded continuing healthcare is available for hospice patients receiving palliative care; and what distinction, if any, is drawn between patients in hospices and those in nursing homes in determining the availability of continuing healthcare.
tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
uin	HL2684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) is not limited by the setting in which the package of support can be offered or by the type of service delivery.</p><p> </p><p>When making decisions about eligibility for NHS CHC there is no distinction drawn between individuals residing in hospices and those in nursing homes.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/11/2016 15:13:07 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

621879

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Timber
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 25 October (HL2459), what figures were used for carbon dioxide emissions from wood, per unit of fuel or per unit of weight, in the emissions from biomass reported as a memo item in Table 1s2 of the background data accompanying the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
uin	HL2685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>In the emissions from biomass reported as a memo item in Table 1s2 of the background data accompanying the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2014, the figures for carbon dioxide emissions from burning one tonne of wood are: 1.055 tonnes for power stations, 1.416 tonnes for domestic combustion and 1.767 tonnes for other industrial combustion.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/11/2016 14:49:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter

621880

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 14 March (HL7000, HL7001 and HL7002), when they expect to publish the outcome of the public consultation, particularly in relation to the issues raised in the 2015 Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Schools Adjudicator.
tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
uin	HL2686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken a consultation on this matter as yet. We are considering possible changes to the admissions system; any changes will be subject to a full statutory process.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 01/11/2016 13:24:25 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

621881

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times over the past 12 months RAF helicopters have flown from Great Britain to Northern Ireland to provide assistance to injured persons.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL2687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>RAF helicopters from the mainland have not been tasked to provide assistance to injured persons in Northern Ireland in the past 12 months. Responsibility for search and rescue activities within or around the United Kingdom now lies with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/11/2016 17:06:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

621882

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times over the past 12 months helicopters have flown from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland to provide assistance to injured persons.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL2688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Helicopters from the Republic of Ireland have been tasked to Northern Ireland 31 times from 1 November 2015 to 31 October 2016.</p><p>These taskings included assistance for both maritime and inland incidents.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 22/11/2016 15:59:02 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

621883

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in the original guidance on the national schools census, schools were asked to collect or ascribe information on the ethnicity of children.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL2689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The DfE has been collecting data about pupils attending schools in England through the School Census for over ten years.</p><p> </p><p>The data is collected termly and supports a number of DfE’s strategic objectives. It is widely used by DfE for the purpose of improving, and promoting, the education or well-being of all pupils in England. For example, data on disadvantaged or special educational needs pupils enable the department to target support to where it is needed most.</p><p> </p><p>Ethnic background data is regarded as sensitive personal data. Parents and pupils have always had the right to refuse to provide this information. From 2011, if a parent or pupil refused to provide this information, schools should record “refused” in their systems rather than recording an ethnic background for that pupil. Up to 2010 the ethnic monitoring guidance provided by the Department permitted the ascription of ethnicity by schools where certain safeguards were met. In 2011 the ability for schools to ascribe the ethnicity for pupils was removed from the guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/11/2016 14:28:15 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

621884

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Ethnic Groups
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 number of schools which ascribed ethnicity to children whose nationality and country of birth details were not filled in by a parent as part of the national schools census; and what steps they have taken to ensure that schools fully understand that this information is not required.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL2690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Schools collect and use data to support the effective day to day running of their school. Schools capture this data within their own management information systems (MIS). They are free to purchase an MIS of their choice and some of the data held in this system is then shared with DfE when legally permitted to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Some MIS contain an option for schools to ascribe ethnicity however this information is not captured by DfE and the Schools Census guidance (May 2016) is clear that parents or pupils may choose to withhold information on nationality, country of birth or ethnicity if they so wish. The guidance also states that there is no requirement for schools to request, or see, documentary evidence such as a passport or birth certificate to ascertain information on nationality and country of birth.</p><p> </p><p>To address any uncertainties regarding how information should be collected, I have placed an information note in the House Libraries.</p><p> </p><p>We are also continuing to work with the sector to consider how we can better support schools in collecting school census data for future rounds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/11/2016 14:41:18 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

621885

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Passports
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 number of schools which have asked for pupils’ passport numbers or expiry dates as part of the national schools census; and what steps they have taken to ensure that schools fully understand that this information is not required.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL2691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education Schools Census guidance (May 2016) clearly states that there is no requirement for schools to request, or see, any documentary evidence such as a passport or birth certificate to ascertain information on nationality and country of birth. Additionally, the guidance states that parents may choose to withhold this information if they so wish.</p><p> </p><p>The School Census does not collect passport numbers or expiry dates, and this information is not collected by the Department. We are aware that some schools collect passport details and hold them on their Management Information Systems. This is something requested by schools themselves – for example for school trips. This is a matter for Management Information System providers and schools.</p><p> </p><p>To address any uncertainties, I have placed an information note in the House Libraries. This note has also been published on the Department’s public website.</p><p> </p><p>We know there has been some confusion and some schools have asked parents for passports or birth certificates. We will work with the sector to consider how we can better support schools in collecting school census data for future rounds.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/11/2016 14:29:43 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven