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1603356

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date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), what is their timeline for the (1) development, and (2) delivery, of the model to deliver prison education when current contract arrangements for the Prison Education Framework end.
tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
uin	HL6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>We are creating a Prisoner Education Service (PES) that will ensure prisoners improve skills such as literacy and numeracy, acquire relevant vocational qualifications, and access employment and training opportunities on release. We have already begun making investments including through the recruitment of new Heads of Education Skills and Work and Neurodiversity Support leads in prisons. We are also working with employers to improve skills training and deliver apprenticeships for prisoners.</p><p>New successor contracts to the current Prison Education Framework (PEF) arrangements will be an important part of PES. Early development of the successor contracts commenced back in April 2022 with a period of initial market consultation involving input from stakeholders and potential suppliers, to help shape thinking on the new procurement and contracting arrangements that will improve performance, quality learner engagement and value for money.</p><p>Additional market warming sessions were held in November 2022 and February 2023, with further feedback gathered. The procurement process for new successor contracts is due to commence in summer 2023. Contracts are due to be awarded to successful bidders in autumn 2024 and are expected to go live in April 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 27/03/2023 13:56:56 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1434990

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Vacancies
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 reported national shortage of bus drivers; and what plans they have to address any such shortage.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>My Department continues to work closely with the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) to gather regular information. This allows us to analyse and assess, the current staffing levels and recruitment pipeline in the bus sector; informing the Department about the extent of the shortages across the country. To address the issue, the DVSA have provisioned up to 50,000 more test slots each year enabling more prospective bus drivers to take their tests. Additional measures to boost testing capacity include the ongoing recruitment of new vocational examiners, with additional Defence Driving Examiners from the MOD trained and redeployed to conduct civilian tests with the DVSA.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/03/2022 11:27:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1219727

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disease Control: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many officials from the Ministry of Defence were members of the Biological Security Strategy Governance Board in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, and (3) 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence’s representation on the Biological Security Strategy Governance Board consists of either one or two representatives, depending on the meeting agenda. This has not changed since 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2020 16:39:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

862943

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Golan Heights: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minster of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on 5 March (HC130079), whether they will now make an assessment of the implications of Israel’s plans to hold local elections in the Golan Heights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the Israel’s plans to hold local elections in the Golan Heights. The UK considers the Golan Heights to be Occupied Territory and we call on Israel as the occupying power to uphold its obligations under international law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 16:38:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

714771

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which professional bodies the civil service seeks support to discharge procurement responsibilities, broken down by department.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Government works with a number of professional bodies to discharge its procurement and commercial activities, principally the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) and the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM).</p><p> </p><p>A detailed breakdown of departments’ dealings with these organisations is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/04/2017 16:14:06 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

454641

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Primates: Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the review of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates will commence, and what is the proposed timetable for that review.
tabling member printed	Lord Dholakia
uin	HL6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The review of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates is expected to commence this year with a view to recommendations being made within a year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 02/03/2016 16:12:22 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2685 label Biography information for Lord Dholakia

45742

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the independence of the judiciary in Egypt.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>The new Egyptian constitution, adopted in January 2014, states that the judicial system is independent, and allows the judiciary its own budget, and to appoint the Prosecutor General and members of the Supreme Constitutional Court. We do however have some concerns over recent judicial decisions, including the sentencing to death of 529 people in Minya on 24 March. Reports that many of the defendants were tried in their absence and may not have been represented properly are deeply troubling. We have been urging the Egyptian authorities to ensure that the rights of defendants are fully respected in all cases.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry