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967511

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Advice and Care Trust
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Catholic Prison Advice and Care Trust in the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the work of that charity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL9999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We have a longstanding relationship with the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT), and we recognise the crucial role that they, and other Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations, carry out in supporting offenders and delivering rehabilitative services. I am pleased to note, too, that PACT have recently been awarded the contract for the provision of family engagement services for the female estate.</p><p>We will continue to engage with PACT as we take forward Lord Farmer’s recommendations as part of our wider prison reform agenda.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967507

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Turkey: British Nationals Abroad
	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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 August (HL9596), whether ministers have discussed with their counterparts the conditions under which British nationals are held in Turkish jails; and whether any complaints have been raised by them over the way Turkish nationals in British jails have been treated in the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL9996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>No Ministerial level discussions have taken place with their counterparts on the conditions of Turkish prisons where British nationals are held. As mentioned on 1 August, a detained British national can contact our Embassy with any concerns about prison conditions and impact on their welfare. Consular staff will then raise these concerns directly with the appropriate authorities. We are not aware of any complaints raised by the Turkish authorities in the past five years with regards to the treatment of Turkish nationals in British jails.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:08:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967484

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Turkey: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress made by the Council of Europe’s project on improving the effectiveness of investigation of allegations of ill-treatment and combatting impunity in Turkey.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL9976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The project was launched in January this year and will run until mid-2019. While the UK is thoroughly supportive of the project it is too early to gauge progress. We will continue to monitor the activities of the project, which include workshops, training and mentoring, and to encourage the implementers to meet their objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:09:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

967451

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Families
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Department for Education policies have been assessed against the Family Test; and whether they will publish any such assessments.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL9947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for departments and officials on how the Family Test should be applied when formulating policy and my department follows that guidance, which is attached and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-test-assessing-the-impact-of-policies-on-families" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-test-assessing-the-impact-of-policies-on-families</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold a central record of the amount of policies assessed against the Family Test as it is an integral part of the policy making process. It is applied in a proportionate way in the development of all new policy in line with the Family Test guidance. As a result potential impacts of policy on family functioning and relationships have been identified and brought to the attention of Ministers where appropriate, and as part of the normal process of agreeing policy.</p><p>We have published assessments of the impact on families on a number of occasions when legislation was introduced to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Childcare Act 2016 assessment can be found attached and also at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-bill-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-bill-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>The Education and Adoption Act 2016 assessment can be found attached and also at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-and-adoption-bill-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-and-adoption-bill-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 assessment has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and can also be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/528005/bis-16-295-he-research-bill-detailed-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/528005/bis-16-295-he-research-bill-detailed-impact-assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Children &amp; Social Work Act 2017 assessment has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and can also be found at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA16-008.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA16-008.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Family Test Guidance.pdf title Family_Test_Guidance 2 file name Childcare_Bill_Impact_Assessment.pdf title Childcare_Impact_Bill_Assessment 3 file name Education_and_adoption_bill_impact_assessment.pdf title Education_and_adoption_bill_impact_assessment question first answered 18/09/2018 15:29:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

967427

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual percentage change in the number of teaching hours for (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography at key stage 3 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL9926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 3 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 7, 8 and 9.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 3 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9925 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9925_HL9926_Hours_by_subject_KS3.pdf title Hl9925_HL9926_Hours_by_subject_KS3
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

967426

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hours of (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama,( 4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography were taught at key stage 3 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL9925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 3 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 7, 8 and 9.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 3 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9926 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9925_HL9926_Hours_by_subject_KS3.pdf title Hl9925_HL9926_Hours_by_subject_KS3
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

967424

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual percentage change in the number of teaching hours for (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography at key stage 4 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL9923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 4 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 10 and 11.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 4 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has also been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9922 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4.pdf title Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

967423

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hours of (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography were taught at key stage 4 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL9922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 4 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 10 and 11.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 4 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has also been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9923 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4.pdf title Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

967417

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to require local authorities seeking to place looked-after children outside their own area to consult the local authority where a placement is being sought.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL9917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Children’s Homes and Looked After Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2013 placed additional duties on local authorities seeking to place children out of the authority’s area.</p><p>Under the amended regulations, any decision to place a child outside of the local authority’s area must be approved by a nominated officer, or, if that placement is a distant one, by the Director of Children’s Services. The regulations further require that when considering making a distant placement, the responsible authority consults with the host authority, and shares information including the child’s care plan.</p><p>It should also be noted that local authorities do place looked-after children in boarding schools from time to time, where it is considered in the child’s best interests. Boarding schools, by their nature, can be outside the responsible local authority’s geographic area.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/09/2018 15:30:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

967415

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional primary legislation will be required prior to 29 March 2019 in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL9915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2018 answer text <p>We are continuing to put the legislative building blocks in place to deliver our exit, whatever the outcome of the negotiations, including in the unlikely event that a deal cannot be agreed.</p><p>We will introduce further exit legislation as necessary to ensure that we have the right legal frameworks to implement our withdrawal from, and future relationship with, the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/09/2018 14:21:46 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

967414

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Stephen Port
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria were used in the assessment of legal aid support to families involved in the inquests covering the deaths of the victims of Stephen Port.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL9914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is not aware of having received any applications to date for public funding for representation at an inquest from the families of the victims of Stephen Port.</p><p> </p><p>When assessing such applications in general, the Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) must have regard to the Lord Chancellor’s guidance set out under section 4(3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offender’s Act (LASPO) 2012. The criteria applied by the Legal Aid Agency are outlined under Section 10 of LASPO. The DLAC must also determine whether an applicant meets the financial eligibility test as provided in the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013, or decide whether to waive financial eligibility and/or contribution to costs in whole or in part, as well as satisfy the merits criteria set out in the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013.</p><p> </p><p>An application for legal aid may be submitted to the LAA in order for such a determination to be made.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

967413

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many instances of crowdfunding to cover the cost of legal representation for families involved in inquests have taken place in the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL9913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is aware that there have been instances of crowdfunding to cover the cost of legal representation at inquest proceedings, for example at the inquests into the deaths of those who died in the Birmingham pub bombings and the inquests of the victims of Stephen Port, but the Department does not routinely collect information on instances of crowdfunding.</p><p>We are currently undertaking a review of the provision of legal aid for inquests, due to be published by the end of the year alongside the wider review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:48:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

967405

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	UK Permanent Representation to the EU: Official Residences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the cost, extent and purpose of the current refurbishment of the residence of the UK's Permanent Representative to the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL9906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>There is no current refurbishment of the UK Permanent Representative to the European Union’s Residence in Brussels. We are, however, currently undertaking routine maintenance to the front of the building.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:30:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

967403

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Turkey: Detainees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of persons held in detention in Turkey have been raised with the government of Turkey as a result of discussions and decisions taken by the EU member states acting in political co-operation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL9905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>We closely coordinate our approach to human rights-related work in Turkey with EU and other likeminded countries, such as Canada and Switzerland. We do not reveal details of all the cases we have collectively raised. We will continue to cooperate with our partners in this important field.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:08:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

967402

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Turkey: Detainees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use when deciding which cases of persons in detention to raise with the government of Turkey.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL9904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>As explained in HL9056, when deciding which specific detention cases to raise with the Turkish authorities we examine each on a case by case basis, noting the nature of the charge and length of detention. This year we have raised several cases, mainly concerning human rights defenders and journalists. We will continue to engage with the Turkish authorities on these important human rights concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:11:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

967401

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Turkey: Detainees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 26 July (HL9469), how many separate cases of detention in Turkey have been raised with the government of Turkey; and on how many occasions each of those cases of detention have been raised.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL9903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>We do not reveal details of all the cases we have raised with the Turkish authorities nor the frequency with which we have raised them. However we will continue to raise key human rights issues, including individual cases where appropriate and in accordance with the criteria outlined in HL9904 with Turkey.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

967552

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Somalia: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what inquiries, if any, they have made concerning the use of rehabilitation centres in Somalia to which British Somali children are being sent; and what activities are offered in those centres.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL10034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>​Her Majesty’s Government advises against all travel to Somalia, except for the cities of Hargeisa and Berbera. The British Embassy in Mogadishu and the British Office in Hargeisa are currently unable to provide consular assistance in Somalia or Somaliland. The UK’s ability to offer consular support to British Nationals in Somalia or Somaliland or establish with certainty the activities undertaken in “rehabilitation centres” is therefore extremely limited. However the High Commission in Nairobi has in the past provided limited consular assistance, including to those who had previously attended “rehabilitation centres&quot;.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:29:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

967537

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
	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 Agnew of Oulton on 25 July (HL9666), who were the recipients of Education and Skills Funding Agency contracts for the training of apprentices; what was the value of each such contract; and which awardees subcontract such training, either wholly or partially.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
	uin	HL10021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) does not currently monitor or collect information on the size of employers supported by contracts awarded for apprenticeship training by these contracts.</p><p>The ESFA is currently reviewing the scope of information collected, with a view to including information about employers supported by contracts in future data collection.</p><p>The ESFA currently contracts with 713 training providers for an overall value of £562 million. Further details of these training providers is attached. These contracts run from January 2018 to March 2019, and support apprenticeship delivery for 16 to 18 year olds and adult learners.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL10016 question first answered 19/09/2018 15:52:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL10016_HL10021_non-levy_procured_contracts.xls title HL10016_HL10021_non-levy_procured_contracts
	tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

967536

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
	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 Agnew of Oulton on 25 July (HL9666), what percentage of contracts for the training of apprentices, by number and by value, has been awarded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to organisations which subcontract such training.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
	uin	HL10020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is in the process of collating subcontractor data from providers awarded apprenticeship contracts. The ESFA will publish in due course an updated list of subcontractors on the GOV.UK website that are contracted to deliver over £100,000 of adult education and training per year by the providers it funds.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 19/09/2018 15:52:31 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

967535

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
	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 Agnew of Oulton on 25 July (HL9666), why they do not collect information on what percentage of the value of Education and Skills Funding Agency contracts for the training of apprentices is retained by awardee organisations which subcontract such training.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
	uin	HL10019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) does not hold information to indicate the percentage of funding retained by a provider when subcontracting these particular contracts. Instead, awardee organisations are required through the ESFA’s funding rules to have an up-to-date written agreement in place with each employer that sets out the apprenticeship training that the provider will directly deliver and the amount of funding the provider will retain for this delivery. In addition, the agreement must outline the apprenticeship training that each subcontractor will contribute to the employer’s apprenticeship programme and the amount of funding the provider will pay to the subcontractor for this delivery.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/09/2018 15:44:18 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

967533

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
	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 Agnew of Oulton on 25 July (HL9666), how they assess the suitability for Education and Skills Funding Agency contracts for the training of apprentices of organisations which subcontract all or part of such training.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
	uin	HL10018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The procurement of contracts for the delivery of non-levy apprenticeship training was conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Contracts were awarded on the basis of an Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) assessment of information supplied by providers against a defined set of criteria set out in the invitation to tender.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA, through its funding rules, requires awarded organisations to directly deliver some of the apprenticeship training associated with the apprenticeship programme of each employer they are working with. The volume of training that the awarded organisation delivers must have some substance and not be a token amount.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/09/2018 15:43:57 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

967532

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
	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 Agnew of Oulton on 25 July (HL9666), what mechanisms they use or intend to use to ensure that subcontractors to awardees of Education and Skills Funding Agency contracts for the training of apprentices are capable of delivering training of the appropriate quality and do deliver such training.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
	uin	HL10017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>We understand this question to refer to non-levy apprenticeship procured contracts. Under these contracts delivery started from 1 January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) requires all providers that subcontract to comply with its apprenticeship funding rules (attached). These rules include that providers must carry out due diligence checks on potential subcontractors. In addition, they must not use the delivery subcontractor that they assess is unsuitable, or whose quality of delivery is demonstrably inadequate.</p><p>Providers must manage and monitor all of their subcontractors to make sure that high quality delivery is taking place which meets the funding rules. This includes carrying out a regular and substantial programme of quality-assurance checks on the apprenticeship training and on-programme assessment provided by subcontractors.</p><p>The ESFA also requires all subcontractors with aggregate apprenticeship delivery of over £100,000 per year to successfully apply to its register of apprenticeship training providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/09/2018 15:44:09 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL10017_Apprenticeship_funding_rules.pdf title HL10017_Apprenticeship_funding_rules
	tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

967531

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
	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 Agnew of Oulton on 25 July (HL9666), why they do not monitor or collect information on the size of employers supported by contracts awarded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency for apprentice training.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
	uin	HL10016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) does not currently monitor or collect information on the size of employers supported by contracts awarded for apprenticeship training by these contracts.</p><p>The ESFA is currently reviewing the scope of information collected, with a view to including information about employers supported by contracts in future data collection.</p><p>The ESFA currently contracts with 713 training providers for an overall value of £562 million. Further details of these training providers is attached. These contracts run from January 2018 to March 2019, and support apprenticeship delivery for 16 to 18 year olds and adult learners.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL10021 question first answered 19/09/2018 15:52:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL10016_HL10021_non-levy_procured_contracts.xls title HL10016_HL10021_non-levy_procured_contracts
	tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

967530

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Gaza: Israel
	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 government of Israel about the destruction of the Said al-Mishal Cultural Centre and Theatre by the Israel Defence Forces on 9 August; and what plans, if any, they have to contribute to its rebuilding.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL10015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>​We have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities. We have no plans to contribute to its rebuilding.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:28:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

967527

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Public Spaces Protection Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances, to whom, and to what extent, is legal aid available to challenge public spaces protection orders under the statutory appeal procedure provided in section 66 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL10013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We have made sure that legal aid continues to be available in the most serious cases, for example where people’s life, liberty, or housing is at stake or where their children may be taken into care.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid is available for the making, varying, discharging and appealing of certain Protection Orders where there is a real risk to an individual’s life or liberty.</p><p> </p><p>Challenges to Public Space Protection Orders do not currently fall within the scope of the legal aid scheme. However, individuals may apply for Exceptional Case Funding where failure to provide legal aid would breach, or risk breaching, the European Convention on Human Rights or enforceable EU law, subject to statutory tests of means and merits.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:39 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser