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823974

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date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide advice and support to schools in order to minimise the burden on those schools of providing good-quality careers advice.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL4724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The department has taken a number of steps to ensure we minimise the burden on schools to provide good quality careers advice.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s careers strategy, published in December 2017, set out a package of support for schools. This includes: investing £4 million into supporting at least 500 schools and colleges to train their careers leader; new careers hubs in areas of most need in the country, backed by £5 million funding; and trialling careers activities in primary schools, backed by £2 million funding.</p><p> </p><p>The department is working closely with The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company (CEC) who will have a broader remit to support schools to deliver all eight Gatsby Benchmarks of good careers provision. From September 2018, a named careers leader should lead the careers programme in every secondary school. The vast majority of schools already have a careers leader and it is a matter for schools to decide whether they wish to take on new hires for this role.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is that the careers leader should have the expertise and influence to co-oridinate the careers programme across all eight Gatsby benchmarks. The department is working with the CEC and the Gatsby Foundation to develop the training for careers leaders. Further details about how schools and colleges can access funding to train their careers leader will be released in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>The department published revised the attached statutory guidance, ‘Careers guidance and access for education and training providers’ in January 2018 which sets out what schools should do to meet the eight Gatsby Benchmarks and the support available for schools. This was developed with input from educational representative bodies.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4728 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:42:32 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL4724 Careers guidance and access for education and training providers.pdf title Careers guidance
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

823975

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to encourage more organisations that pay the apprenticeship levy to use the funds thereby available to them to offer apprenticeships themselves.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL4725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Over 90 per cent of employer PAYE schemes with larger levy declarations (of over £150,000) have registered an account on the apprenticeship service. Feedback from levy payers has shown they plan to increase their demand for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We have made significant changes to the way we build a skilled workforce and in light of this it would be premature to draw definitive conclusions on the basis of the limited data available. We fully expect there to be a period of adjustment while employers decide how to maximise the opportunities these reforms present them.</p><p> </p><p>The department is supporting employers to help them plan their future programmes. This includes account management for over 1,000 of the largest levy-paying employers. We have recently announced initial awards totalling around £485 million to hundreds of providers across the country to offer apprenticeship training to non-levy paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>We are also undertaking a wider range of ongoing communications and engagement activities to encourage the take-up of apprenticeships. A new phase of our communications campaign started on 26 January 2018, to encourage employers to offer high quality apprenticeship opportunities and to promote these to potential apprentices.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4726 HL4727 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:58:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

823976

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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 assessment they have made of the reasons for the falling number of apprenticeship starts, according to the latest published statistics; and what action they plan to take to remedy this.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL4726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Over 90 per cent of employer PAYE schemes with larger levy declarations (of over £150,000) have registered an account on the apprenticeship service. Feedback from levy payers has shown they plan to increase their demand for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We have made significant changes to the way we build a skilled workforce and in light of this it would be premature to draw definitive conclusions on the basis of the limited data available. We fully expect there to be a period of adjustment while employers decide how to maximise the opportunities these reforms present them.</p><p> </p><p>The department is supporting employers to help them plan their future programmes. This includes account management for over 1,000 of the largest levy-paying employers. We have recently announced initial awards totalling around £485 million to hundreds of providers across the country to offer apprenticeship training to non-levy paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>We are also undertaking a wider range of ongoing communications and engagement activities to encourage the take-up of apprenticeships. A new phase of our communications campaign started on 26 January 2018, to encourage employers to offer high quality apprenticeship opportunities and to promote these to potential apprentices.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4725 HL4727 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:58:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

823977

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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 assessment they have made of the progress made towards meeting their target of three million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020; and what further action, if any, they plan to take to achieve that target.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL4727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Over 90 per cent of employer PAYE schemes with larger levy declarations (of over £150,000) have registered an account on the apprenticeship service. Feedback from levy payers has shown they plan to increase their demand for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We have made significant changes to the way we build a skilled workforce and in light of this it would be premature to draw definitive conclusions on the basis of the limited data available. We fully expect there to be a period of adjustment while employers decide how to maximise the opportunities these reforms present them.</p><p> </p><p>The department is supporting employers to help them plan their future programmes. This includes account management for over 1,000 of the largest levy-paying employers. We have recently announced initial awards totalling around £485 million to hundreds of providers across the country to offer apprenticeship training to non-levy paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>We are also undertaking a wider range of ongoing communications and engagement activities to encourage the take-up of apprenticeships. A new phase of our communications campaign started on 26 January 2018, to encourage employers to offer high quality apprenticeship opportunities and to promote these to potential apprentices.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4725 HL4726 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:58:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

823978

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they envisage that the funding committed for careers leaders in their new careers strategy will be allocated to schools; what schools will be able to use that funding for; and whether schools will be (1) expected, and (2) permitted, to take on new hires for these roles.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL4728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The department has taken a number of steps to ensure we minimise the burden on schools to provide good quality careers advice.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s careers strategy, published in December 2017, set out a package of support for schools. This includes: investing £4 million into supporting at least 500 schools and colleges to train their careers leader; new careers hubs in areas of most need in the country, backed by £5 million funding; and trialling careers activities in primary schools, backed by £2 million funding.</p><p> </p><p>The department is working closely with The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company (CEC) who will have a broader remit to support schools to deliver all eight Gatsby Benchmarks of good careers provision. From September 2018, a named careers leader should lead the careers programme in every secondary school. The vast majority of schools already have a careers leader and it is a matter for schools to decide whether they wish to take on new hires for this role.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is that the careers leader should have the expertise and influence to co-oridinate the careers programme across all eight Gatsby benchmarks. The department is working with the CEC and the Gatsby Foundation to develop the training for careers leaders. Further details about how schools and colleges can access funding to train their careers leader will be released in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>The department published revised the attached statutory guidance, ‘Careers guidance and access for education and training providers’ in January 2018 which sets out what schools should do to meet the eight Gatsby Benchmarks and the support available for schools. This was developed with input from educational representative bodies.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4724 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:42:33 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL4724 Careers guidance and access for education and training providers.pdf title Careers guidance
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

823981

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from the Burma Human Rights Network of the discovery of mass graves of Rohingya in Inn Din village, Southern Maungdaw Township, and of BBC Burma reports that witnesses in Kanyin Tan village, southern Maungdaw Township, who reported that 28 bodies of Rohingya civilians had been discovered in a local cemetery.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are greatly concerned by the discovery of mass graves in Inn Din village and note the acknowledgement by the Burmese military of their responsibility.</p><p>This is the first instance of the Burmese military admitting to wrongdoing in the violence in Rakhine state that has taken place since 25 August 2017. The Burmese military has committed to take action and we strongly urge them to follow an independent, due legal process and be transparent about the prosecution of the perpetrators. The Burmese authorities should also condemn such extrajudicial acts unequivocally. These cases underline the need for a full, credible and independent investigation into all reports of violence, including those reported in Kanyin Tan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/01/2018 16:16:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

823982

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Press Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the authorities in Burma concerning the arrest of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo along with five villagers from Inn Din village whom they had interviewed.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Burma raised with the Burmese authorities our concerns about the treatment of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo in the hours after their arrest on 12 December. The Foreign Secretary publicly expressed his concerns on 14 December, and called for respect for freedom of speech and media freedoms. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific called for the two journalists' release on 15 December, whilst attending the UN Security Council in New York.</p><p>The British Embassy issued a statement expressing deep concern following the charging of the journalists by the Burmese authorities on 10 January, at a court session attended by a member of the Embassy's staff. The British Ambassador reiterated this concern in his meeting the following day with the Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor.</p><p>The UK will continue to take a close interest in this case and make representations as required.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/01/2018 16:20:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

823984

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when Ministers first met with representatives of Carillion to discuss the implications of that company's financial position.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL4733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Departmental officials meet strategic suppliers to Government on a regular and ongoing basis. In respect of ministerial meetings, in October 2017 the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice met representatives of Carillion to discuss justice-related contracts during which the company’s financial position was discussed among other issues.</p><p>As a routine, departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK, including those with representatives from companies such as Carillion. Cabinet Office returns can be viewed using the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 27/02/2018 17:59:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

823988

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Fisheries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what quantity of fish and fish products was (1) imported from, and (2) exported to, (a) the EU, and (b) elsewhere, in 2016; and what tonnages of quotas have been sold by the UK fishing industry to fishermen based in other EU member states to allow them to fish within UK waters.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2016, the UK imported 252,000 tonnes of fish and fish preparations (excluding products such as oils, meals and flours) from EU member states (worth £1,044 million), and exported 324,000 tonnes of fish to EU member states (worth £1,165 million).</p><p> </p><p>The UK imported 479,000 tonnes of fish and fish preparations (excluding products such as oils, meals and flours) from the rest of the world, including the EFTA countries (worth £2,029 million) and exported 117,000 tonnes (worth £475 million).</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the UK’s trade in fish products can be found in the Marine Management Organisation’s UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2016 at GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Sales of fish quotas allocated to member states are not permitted either between national governments or the fishing industries. However, quota can be exchanged for quota from another member state through international quota swaps. While these can be initiated by the fishing industries themselves, they are approved and enacted by the fishery administrations within each member state. In 2016, a total of 42077.9 tonnes of UK fishing quota was swapped out to other member states in exchange for 51321.3 tonnes of fishing quota coming in to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>UK quota is linked to the vessels it is allocated to. Some UK registered vessels are foreign-owned. All UK registered vessels, including foreign-owned vessels, which catch quota stocks must meet “economic link” requirements. The aim of these is to make sure that the UK gains genuine economic benefits from UK quota. They require, for example, most of a vessel’s landings to be in the UK, most crew members to be UK resident or for other benefits to accrue to UK coastal communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/01/2018 16:54:09 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

823993

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to set out the criteria, and tests they undertake, by which Parole Board psychologists and psychiatrists determine that a sex offender is fit for release.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Where the release of a prisoner is at the discretion of the Parole Board, the panel must apply the statutory release test which requires the Board to be ‘satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that a prisoner should be confined’.</p><p> </p><p>Parole panels comprise one or more members according to the needs and complexity of the case. Some, but not all, Parole Board panels include a psychologist member of the Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>At an oral hearing, the parole panel will hear evidence and witnesses may include a prison psychologist and/or an independent psychologist.</p><p> </p><p>Psychologist members of the Parole Board do not undertake psychological assessment of prisoners nor do they give evidence to the parole panel. They sit in the same capacity as other members of the panel to assess the risk of serious harm to the public. The panel must determine whether the public would be at risk of further serious violent or sexual offending if the prisoner were to be released. Psychologist members have professional knowledge of psychology to assist the panel in considering the psychological assessment that forms part of the broad range of evidence before the panel.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL4741 question first answered 31/01/2018 14:43:19 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra