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1304199

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Reorganisation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to divide Her Majesty’s Treasury into (1) a department for economic and industrial policy, and (2) a ministry of finance; and if they have no such plans, whether they have any plans to change the structure of Her Majesty's Treasury.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL14359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to divide the Treasury. The only significant structural change planned, as announced at the Budget, is the establishment of an economic campus in Darlington. The campus is expected to include at least 750 roles from across the Treasury, the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/03/2021 14:40:09 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1304206

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Turing Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of students likely to make use of the Turing scheme each year from its launch until 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL14366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Turing Scheme will be backed by £110 million to support international projects and activities during the 2021/22 academic year. This will provide funding for around 35,000 students in universities, colleges, and schools to go on placements and exchanges overseas, a similar number as under Erasmus+.</p><p>This was set out in a one year Spending Review, but the government has a clear aim to use this scheme as part of our long-term ambitions for a Global Britain. The benefits of the exchanges will be assessed and used to build on the scheme. Funding decisions for subsequent years will be subject to future spending reviews.</p><p>Grants available through the Turing Scheme are comparable with Erasmus+ for the most part, but there is also new support available for disadvantaged students and students with special educational needs and disabilities which was not available through Erasmus+. All participating students will receive grants dependent on their destination country to contribute towards their cost of living. The grant support available under the Turing Scheme is currently slightly higher than that under Erasmus+. Under the Turing Scheme, we will provide a grant of £335–£380 per month, plus a disadvantaged supplement of £110 per month. With Erasmus+, under current exchange rates, students received a grant equivalent to £315–£360, with a disadvantaged supplement of £100. Students can continue to apply for student finance.</p><p>For schools and colleges, all participants will receive travel funding, whereas Erasmus+ only provided travel support to higher education participants who travelled to Partner Countries, which was around only 3% of UK participants. With the Turing Scheme, we are introducing funding for travel costs for disadvantaged higher education students to all destinations. Additionally, we are providing funding for visas, passports, and related travel insurance for disadvantaged participants in all sectors.</p><p>For participants with special educational needs and disabilities, the scheme will fund up to 100% of actual costs for support directly related to their additional needs, as Erasmus+ did, with the new addition of preparatory visits for staff to carry out risk assessments and ensure their students will be able to access and take part in all elements of a placement equally. More information on funding available can be found at: <a href="http://www.turing-scheme.org.uk" target="_blank">www.turing-scheme.org.uk</a>.</p><p>For all students participating in the Turing Scheme, we expect tuition fees to be waived by host institutions, as under Erasmus+. This is a matter for individual institutions to agree, and something that universities do as a matter of course when they form exchange partnerships with international providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL14367 question first answered 26/03/2021 14:19:10 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1304207

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Turing Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the financial aid available through the Turing scheme compares to that available through the Erasmus+ scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL14367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Turing Scheme will be backed by £110 million to support international projects and activities during the 2021/22 academic year. This will provide funding for around 35,000 students in universities, colleges, and schools to go on placements and exchanges overseas, a similar number as under Erasmus+.</p><p>This was set out in a one year Spending Review, but the government has a clear aim to use this scheme as part of our long-term ambitions for a Global Britain. The benefits of the exchanges will be assessed and used to build on the scheme. Funding decisions for subsequent years will be subject to future spending reviews.</p><p>Grants available through the Turing Scheme are comparable with Erasmus+ for the most part, but there is also new support available for disadvantaged students and students with special educational needs and disabilities which was not available through Erasmus+. All participating students will receive grants dependent on their destination country to contribute towards their cost of living. The grant support available under the Turing Scheme is currently slightly higher than that under Erasmus+. Under the Turing Scheme, we will provide a grant of £335–£380 per month, plus a disadvantaged supplement of £110 per month. With Erasmus+, under current exchange rates, students received a grant equivalent to £315–£360, with a disadvantaged supplement of £100. Students can continue to apply for student finance.</p><p>For schools and colleges, all participants will receive travel funding, whereas Erasmus+ only provided travel support to higher education participants who travelled to Partner Countries, which was around only 3% of UK participants. With the Turing Scheme, we are introducing funding for travel costs for disadvantaged higher education students to all destinations. Additionally, we are providing funding for visas, passports, and related travel insurance for disadvantaged participants in all sectors.</p><p>For participants with special educational needs and disabilities, the scheme will fund up to 100% of actual costs for support directly related to their additional needs, as Erasmus+ did, with the new addition of preparatory visits for staff to carry out risk assessments and ensure their students will be able to access and take part in all elements of a placement equally. More information on funding available can be found at: <a href="http://www.turing-scheme.org.uk" target="_blank">www.turing-scheme.org.uk</a>.</p><p>For all students participating in the Turing Scheme, we expect tuition fees to be waived by host institutions, as under Erasmus+. This is a matter for individual institutions to agree, and something that universities do as a matter of course when they form exchange partnerships with international providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL14366 question first answered 26/03/2021 14:19:10 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1304212

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability and Terminal Illnesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what definitions they use for the purpose of assessing health and welfare needs for (1) severe disability, (2) long-term disability, and (3) terminal illness.
tabling member printed	Baroness Browning
uin	HL14372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>Other than the definition for people who are terminally ill, there is no common definition used for assessing health and welfare needs. What is meant by “severe disability” and/or “long-term disability” will be specific to the benefits or schemes which apply them and could be defined in the legislation applicable and/or the guidance available. The definition of whether a person is “terminally ill” is that they “suffer from a progressive disease and their death in consequence of that disease can reasonably be expected within 6 months.”</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 25/03/2021 14:59:22 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	236 label Biography information for Baroness Browning

1303613

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	NHS: Procurement
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 potential impact on the principles of (1) transparency, and (2) accountability, of their proposed changes to NHS Procurement in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hooper
uin	HL14314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>NHS England is currently consulting on the proposal for a new provider selection regime. The central requirement of the proposed new regime is that arrangements for the delivery of healthcare services must be made in a transparent way, in the best interests of patients, taxpayers and the population. All other procurement will continue to be subject to Cabinet Office procurement processes.</p><p>The proposed new provider selection regime will set out overarching requirements in relation to the competitive tender exercise - for example, that it must be transparent and fair. NHS England’s consultation seeks views on the proposed key criteria to be considered when decision makers are running a competitive tender to ensure that services are arranged in the best interest of patients, taxpayers and the population. The proposal will include steps that decision-making bodies can take to manage conflicts of interest when arranging services. We will also develop a broader conflict of interest policy in relation to integrated care systems to address this issue specifically.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL14315 HL14316 question first answered 26/03/2021 12:35:35 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2005 label Biography information for Baroness Hooper

1303614

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	NHS: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend their proposals for the reform of NHS procurement in England so that, once a decision in principle to proceed to a competitive tender has been made, the procurement rules are the same as those applicable to the rest of the public sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hooper
uin	HL14315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>NHS England is currently consulting on the proposal for a new provider selection regime. The central requirement of the proposed new regime is that arrangements for the delivery of healthcare services must be made in a transparent way, in the best interests of patients, taxpayers and the population. All other procurement will continue to be subject to Cabinet Office procurement processes.</p><p>The proposed new provider selection regime will set out overarching requirements in relation to the competitive tender exercise - for example, that it must be transparent and fair. NHS England’s consultation seeks views on the proposed key criteria to be considered when decision makers are running a competitive tender to ensure that services are arranged in the best interest of patients, taxpayers and the population. The proposal will include steps that decision-making bodies can take to manage conflicts of interest when arranging services. We will also develop a broader conflict of interest policy in relation to integrated care systems to address this issue specifically.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL14314 HL14316 question first answered 26/03/2021 12:35:35 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2005 label Biography information for Baroness Hooper

1303615

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	NHS: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the proposed reform of procurement by the NHS in England will (1) prevent, and (2) address, conflicts of interest within integrated care systems in which providers and commissioners are working together.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hooper
uin	HL14316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>NHS England is currently consulting on the proposal for a new provider selection regime. The central requirement of the proposed new regime is that arrangements for the delivery of healthcare services must be made in a transparent way, in the best interests of patients, taxpayers and the population. All other procurement will continue to be subject to Cabinet Office procurement processes.</p><p>The proposed new provider selection regime will set out overarching requirements in relation to the competitive tender exercise - for example, that it must be transparent and fair. NHS England’s consultation seeks views on the proposed key criteria to be considered when decision makers are running a competitive tender to ensure that services are arranged in the best interest of patients, taxpayers and the population. The proposal will include steps that decision-making bodies can take to manage conflicts of interest when arranging services. We will also develop a broader conflict of interest policy in relation to integrated care systems to address this issue specifically.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL14314 HL14315 question first answered 26/03/2021 12:35:35 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2005 label Biography information for Baroness Hooper

1303617

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Care Homes: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the remit of the Healthcare Safety Investigative Branch to conduct overarching, independent investigations into patient safety concerns in residential care homes in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) conducts independent investigations of patient safety concerns in National Health Service-funded care across England. Currently, it can investigate patient safety concerns in care homes if the patient’s care is NHS-funded and meets the HSIB’s criteria for its national investigations. There are also plans in place to amend the NHS Health and Care Bill to extend the HSIB’s remit to identify and address patient safety risks in the provision of NHS services and other healthcare services in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/03/2021 12:26:26 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1303618

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Care Homes: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which national body or agency is responsible for conducting overarching, independent investigations into patient safety concerns in residential care homes in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) can investigate individual safety concerns in care homes if the patient’s care is National Health Service-funded and the referral meets their investigation criteria.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) monitors, inspects and regulate services to ensure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety, while the local authority takes the lead in safeguarding cases. As part of this, the CQC inspects and rates residential care homes and nursing homes, which includes assessing how safe care homes are and taking action to protect people from harm and to hold those responsible for poor care to account. There are cases where both agencies may be involved. Complaints can also be investigated by the Health and Safety Executive, Health Service Ombudsman or Local Government Ombudsman.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/03/2021 12:28:06 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1303621

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Office for Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the (1) numbers, (2) names, and (3) countries of origin, of (a) businesses, and (b) investors, the Office for Investment has met with since it was launched in 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Lennie
uin	HL14322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Investment was launched in November 2020 as a small, agile team with the convening power to corral an all of government approach to unblocking barriers for the most high-impact, high-value investors and turning the UK’s investment aspirations into investable propositions.</p><p> </p><p>The Office is working closely with the Department for International Trade’s Posts and Regions as well as other relevant government departments, to identify and secure major investment into the UK demonstrating the government’s ambition to be the best place in the world for investors.</p><p> </p><p>The Office is pursuing investment opportunities that represent the greatest strategic value to the UK economy, and which align with the government’s priorities on levelling up and net zero. Inward investment is integral to the UK’s post-COVID response.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel grouped question UIN HL14323 HL14324 question first answered 22/03/2021 11:56:54 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4338 label Biography information for Lord Lennie