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1149926

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date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Languages
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 Bates on 30 October 2018 (HL10805), whether their review of language capability and skills throughout the Department for International Development's resourcing and employee lifecycles has been completed; whether they intend to publish that review; and if so, where.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The review of language capability and skills through our programme and employee lifecycles has not yet been completed. We are not currently planning to publish the review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/10/2019 16:05:50 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1149928

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
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 the finding in the report by Translators Without Borders The Language Lesson: What we’ve learned about communicating with Rohingya Refugees, published in November 2018, that international aid workers have over-estimated the number of people who understand Rakhine and Burmese which has exacerbated the exclusion of Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh; and what assessment they have made of the impact of such estimates on their co-funded project in Myanmar.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK supports the overall recommendations in the “The Language Lesson” report, which was co-funded by DFID. Since the report was published, access to reliable information has improved according to the latest GroundTruth Solutions survey with Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar. As a follow-up to the report, DFID has supported Translators Without Borders to undertake an innovative Myanmar/Bangladesh cross-border study to examine the Rohingya language in-depth and analyse how language barriers impact access to services and intercommunal relations in Rakhine State and Cox’s Bazar.</p><p> </p><p>DFID will consider with relevant implementing partners how the findings can inform future programme and policy development. DFID has funded Translators Without Borders to engage with humanitarian actors to raise understanding of the language barriers to address needs of Rohingya. This has included training of interpreters, field workers, surveyors and management staff, and the production and dissemination of a glossary of key humanitarian terms in Rohingya language.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/10/2019 16:06:25 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1149929

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: English Baccalaureate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to drop their targets for the uptake of modern foreign languages as part of the English Baccalaureate; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Following the decision by the previous government in 2004 to make modern foreign languages non-compulsory at Key Stage 4, uptake at GCSE for languages decreased significantly.</p><p> </p><p>We want more pupils to study languages, which unlock huge opportunities in life. That is why we made languages compulsory at Key Stage 2, and included them as part of the English Baccalaureate set of subjects. Under the current government, the decline has reversed and the proportion of pupils taking languages has risen from 40% in 2010 to 47% in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>However, we know there is more to do. That is why we are investing millions of pounds in a range of programmes, including the MFL pedagogy pilot, a digi-mentoring scheme, and the Mandarin Excellence Programme. We will continue to listen to stakeholders and review other ways to improve take up of these important subjects, including but not limited to German.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL22 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:46:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1149931

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Agriculture Flat Rate Scheme is applied equally across the UK; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme is applied equally across the whole of the UK under the terms of the VAT Act 1994, section 54 and the VAT Regulations 1995, regulations 202-211.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 17:07:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1149932

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
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 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Shields and Sons Partnerships v HMRC [2017] C262-16 that found that HMRC cannot exclude farming businesses from the Agriculture Flat Rate Scheme; and what estimate they have made of the number of farms in Northern Ireland which (1) were, and (2) are still, excluded.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC have accepted the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling and subsequent Upper Tribunal decision in the Shields &amp; Sons Partnership case and are exploring options to ensure the rules regarding eligibility for the Agricultural Flat Rate scheme are clear, precise and objective for businesses and not open to abuse.</p><p> </p><p>From 2008 to 2018 there have been a total of 70 known exclusions (refusal of entry into the scheme or subsequent removal from the scheme) of businesses in Northern Ireland from the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme. HMRC are unable to provide an estimate of businesses that are still excluded as some of these businesses may have since registered for VAT.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are based on management information and have not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p>Figures are not available for the period covering 1993-2007.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 17:12:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1149934

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in regard to the Shields & Sons Partnership v HMRC [2017] C262-16 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC have been actively engaging with stakeholders across the agricultural sector to explore options to ensure the rules regarding eligibility for the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme are clear, precise and objective for businesses and not open to abuse.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 17:07:29 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1149935

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Essential Tremor: Magnetic Resonance Imagers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the funding of MRI treatment of essential tremor following the recommendation by NICE for its use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Golding
uin	HL146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published interventional procedure (IP) guidance on the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound as a treatment for essential tremor in June 2018. A copy of <em>Unilateral MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treatment-resistant essential tremor</em> is attached.</p><p>NICE concluded that the evidence on the safety of unilateral MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treatment-resistant essential tremor raises no major safety concerns. However, current evidence on its efficacy is limited in quantity. Therefore, this procedure should not be used unless there are special arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit or research.</p><p>IP guidance looks at procedures used for diagnosis or treatment. It considers if they are safe and work well enough for wider use in the National Health Service. Whilst compliance with IP guidance is not mandatory, it is considered best clinical practice for the NHS to take it into account.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/10/2019 10:19:11 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name MRI-essential-tremor.pdf title MRI-essential-tremor
tabling member	281 label Biography information for Baroness Golding

1149937

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Companies: Burma
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 British Chambers of Commerce about their members' business with Burmese military-owned companies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Officials in the Department for International Trade have advised the British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar to consider business relationships with Myanmar partners carefully and carry out appropriate due diligence. This message has also been conveyed by the UK’s Ambassador to Myanmar.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 13:21:39 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1149938

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to their statistics and reports on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019, published on 26 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up every part of the UK - unemployment is down 1.2 million since 2010 while wages continue to rise at their fastest in over a decade. We’re supporting families with their cost of living and providing more support to the most deprived authorities, which now have a spending power 16% higher per home than the least deprived. For those who need extra support, the UK Government spends over £95 billion a year, including for those who are on a low income. <br> <br>Following our departure from the EU, we will create the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), a programme of investment designed to tackle inequalities between communities by raising productivity.</p><p>The Government recently announced 100 places which will be invited to develop proposals for our £3.6 billion Towns Fund - 45 of these places are in the Northern Powerhouse and 30 in the Midlands Engine, demonstrating our commitment to the whole country. The fund will deliver transformative investment in transport, digital, skills and culture in order to boost productivity and sustainably raise living standards in towns across the country.</p><p><br>The Chancellor confirmed in August that the National Infrastructure Strategy will be published in Autumn 2019. The Strategy will set out the Government’s plans to deliver a step change in infrastructure investment to support the UK economy, as well as providing a formal response to the NIC’s National Infrastructure Assessment. As part of his Spending Round speech, the Chancellor set out his ambitions to deliver an infrastructure revolution, which included a commitment to use increased infrastructure investment to support growth and productivity across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/10/2019 14:01:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1149940

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect the interests of children of European citizens who are resident in the UK in the event of Brexit taking place (1) with, and (2) without, a deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we will protect the rights of EEA citizens resident in the UK before Brexit and their family members, regardless of whether we leave the European Union on 31 October with or without a deal. This includes the rights of EEA citizen children and of non-EEA national children of EEA citizens.</p><p>The EU Settlement Scheme will continue to operate as now for those resident here before Brexit and they will have until at least 31 December 2020 to apply for UK immigration status under the scheme. That status will enable them to continue to live in the UK and enjoy the same access to benefits and services as now.</p><p>Applications under the EU Settlement Scheme can be made by children, or by a parent or legal guardian applying on their behalf, and can be based on the child’s own residence in the UK or in line with that of a parent applying under the scheme. We are paying particular attention to how we communicate the EU Settlement Scheme to children and are undertaking research in partnership with the University of Liverpool to develop age-appropriate communications materials. We are also working with a range of children’s rights organisations to benefit from their insight and use their networks to ensure wide access to these materials.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/10/2019 17:21:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves