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592870

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date	03/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
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 1 August (HL1311), whether they intend to publish the response to the consultation on Sure Start; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer Lord Beecham to my Written Answer on 13 September to HL1466. The Prime Minister has been clear that tackling poverty and disadvantage, and delivering real social reform, will be a priority for this Government. We will consider future policy on children’s centres as part of this. We will provide further detail in due course and will make clear how stakeholders and members of the public can contribute.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:56:30 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

592871

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
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 Bourne of Aberystwyth on 19 September (HL1467), how much they will pay Ecorys for the production of their report evaluating the Troubled Families Programme; and whether that fee will be reduced in the light of the reported problems with methodology and the consequent delay in the completion and publication of that report.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The evaluation, published on 17 October<em>, </em>comprises several different strands including longitudinal case studies in twenty local authorities, in-depth longitudinal research with families, a face-to-face survey of over 800 families, an impact study using national administrative datasets, the development of a cost savings calculator for local authorities, and a local monitoring system for all local authorities to record family problems. The total value of these strands amount to £1.16 Million (0.2 per cent of the total programme budget).</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/10/2016 10:48:14 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

592873

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in developing a new formula for school funding; and when the new formula will be applied.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>In July, the Secretary of State committed to introduce national funding formulae for schools and high needs from financial year 2018-19. We are considering the options carefully, taking into account the need to give schools and local authorities stability, and the importance of getting these historic reforms right. We will set out detailed proposals later in the autumn, and make decisions early next year, for the new system to be in place from April 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:57:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

592883

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cider: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the current duty structure for cider in the light of their statement that alcohol duties should be directly proportional to alcohol content.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL2009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Current rules require that cider duty is structured in bands according to the strength of the product.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to keep all taxes under review, and in that context is considering the views of stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/10/2016 15:50:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

592887

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
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 Anelay of St Johns on 25 July (HL1170), who is responsible for arranging the promised meeting to brief members of the House on the airport at St Helena, and when it is expected to be held.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL2013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID are holding a briefing meeting for all interested peers on St Helena airport on 25 October, between 13:00 and 14:00 in Room 10a (House of Lords). Invitations were issued on 5 October.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/10/2016 16:44:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

592888

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what compensation claims have been received by the government of St Helena as a result of the delay in opening the airport to commercial traffic, and how those claims are being dealt with.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL2014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>As far as we are aware, the St Helena Government has not received any claims for compensation following the identification of wind shear at St Helena Airport.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/10/2016 16:44:10 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

592889

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have ever considered using drones to monitor Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit border with the Republic of Ireland and the European Union; whether they have any plans to do so; and if not, whether they intend explicitly to rule it out.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL2015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangement pre-dates the EU and leaders in Ireland and the United Kingdom, including the Northern Ireland Executive have been unequivocal - all want to protect this arrangement.</p><p>To date the use of drones has not been considered as a method of monitoring the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland post-Brexit. Indeed regulation in the UK does not permit the use of drones beyond line of sight . Discussions between the Taoiseach and the Prime Minister have underlined their desire to work together to find a creative and innovative solution and to maintain the closest possible relationship following the UK’s exit from the EU.</p><p>We will continue the high level of collaboration with Ireland on the future of the CTA once the UK has left the EU, avoiding the imposition of fixed immigration controls and being clear that there will be no immediate changes to our practices surrounding the CTA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/10/2016 16:16:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

592898

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
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 what consideration they have given to allowing the parents of children born prematurely to nominate their child’s due date, rather than the actual date of birth, when applying for school places.
tabling member printed	Baroness Humphreys
uin	HL2024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We have announced our intention to support summer born children by allowing them to delay entry to the reception year until they are five and for those children to remain with that cohort as they progress through school.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this work we are giving careful consideration to how we can best implement any new arrangements we might put in place, and how we can best support premature children into school.</p><p> </p><p>We want to support these children in the best way we can, however, it is important that we take the time to consider the wider impact of any policy changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:24:30 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4300 label Biography information for Baroness Humphreys

592899

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
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	Natural Gas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people living in communities of 150 residents or more in the UK have no access to mains gas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Humphreys
uin	HL2025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Estimates for communities and residents are not available. However, published estimates for the number of households in Great Britain not connected to the gas network are available at Lower Super Output Area level in the attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 18/10/2016 11:43:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name Copy of LSOA_estimates_of_households_not_connected_to_the_gas_network_2014_published_Jan_2016.xlsx title Copy of LSOA estimates 2014
tabling member	4300 label Biography information for Baroness Humphreys

592900

registered interest
date	03/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of children born between (1) 1 September and 30 April, and (2) 1 May and 31 August, were admitted to academy schools in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Humphreys
uin	HL2026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The department does not hold a dataset which contains both a child’s date of birth and the type of school they attend. The amount of data linkage across datasets for separate years that would be required to answer the question would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:25:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4300 label Biography information for Baroness Humphreys