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967522

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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: Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum have accessed exceptional case funding for legal aid in each year since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>(HL10008) A total of 57 Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) Immigration cases have been granted to applicants under the age of 18 who were described as ‘unaccompanied or separated’ children.</p><p> </p><p>(HL10101) This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL10101 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:34:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967523

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Timetables
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and what percentage, of the members of the panel investigating the causes of the Thameslink 2018 timetable problems have been or are members of (1) the Board of the Office for Rail and Road, and (2) the boards of other companies or bodies whose roles will be assessed by the panel; which companies or bodies whose roles will be assessed are represented on the panel; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any membership of those boards by members of the panel on the (a) the independence, and (b) the appearance of independence of the panel.
tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
uin	HL10009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>One member of the expert panel of four independent advisers supporting the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR’s) independent inquiry into the May 2018 timetable disruption is currently a non-executive member of ORR’s board and one panel member was a previous executive member of ORR’s board (until 2013). No other panel members are or have been a member of a board whose roles are being assessed by the inquiry, and no other companies whose roles will be assessed are represented on the panel.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the ORR is the independent regulator for the rail sector. As a public body independent of government, the ORR is answerable to Parliament. It is established by statute, and operates under a legislative framework that assures its independence from both government and the rail companies it regulates. The government has asked the ORR to conduct this inquiry within this framework, which assures the independence of this work. As a result, Her Majesty’s Government is content that there is no adverse impact from the limited board memberships referred to above on the independence of the inquiry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/09/2018 11:36:20 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

967524

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations and companies the Minister of State for Transport (1) has met, and (2) is scheduled to meet in connection with his responsibility for rail industrial relations this year; when he saw any organisations and companies in that capacity; and when he is due to see any organisations and companies in that capacity.
tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
uin	HL10010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Further to the Written Answer to HL9184, specific ministerial responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. In addition, day to day responsibility for industrial relations and disputes in the rail sector lie with the individual employers, such as transport operators and trades unions. The Minister of State for Transport has no formal role in this relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Minister often meets with officials to discuss policy areas relating to rail industrial relations and receives regular weekly updates on industrial relations disputes. Also, when the Minister meets the industry’s employers, part of that engagement may include an update on their plans for improving industrial relations. In addition, where there are industry-wide questions that could benefit from engagement with trade unions then, where appropriate, the Minister may seek discussion with them. For example, invitations to meet with the Minister have been extended to ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite to discuss the development of an approach for the rail industry to move towards adopting CPI as the inflation measure for industry costs and fare rises. As at 6 September, the Department for Transport has not received any positive responses to these invitations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10011 HL10012 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:35:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

967525

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the Minister of State for Transport’s time so far this year has been spent in connection with his responsibility for rail industrial relations.
tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
uin	HL10011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Further to the Written Answer to HL9184, specific ministerial responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. In addition, day to day responsibility for industrial relations and disputes in the rail sector lie with the individual employers, such as transport operators and trades unions. The Minister of State for Transport has no formal role in this relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Minister often meets with officials to discuss policy areas relating to rail industrial relations and receives regular weekly updates on industrial relations disputes. Also, when the Minister meets the industry’s employers, part of that engagement may include an update on their plans for improving industrial relations. In addition, where there are industry-wide questions that could benefit from engagement with trade unions then, where appropriate, the Minister may seek discussion with them. For example, invitations to meet with the Minister have been extended to ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite to discuss the development of an approach for the rail industry to move towards adopting CPI as the inflation measure for industry costs and fare rises. As at 6 September, the Department for Transport has not received any positive responses to these invitations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10010 HL10012 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:35:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

967526

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 12 July (HL9184) refers only to disputes between a transport operator and a union; and what the responsibilities of the Minister of State for Transport in connection with rail industrial relations comprise other than involvement in disputes.
tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
uin	HL10012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Further to the Written Answer to HL9184, specific ministerial responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. In addition, day to day responsibility for industrial relations and disputes in the rail sector lie with the individual employers, such as transport operators and trades unions. The Minister of State for Transport has no formal role in this relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Minister often meets with officials to discuss policy areas relating to rail industrial relations and receives regular weekly updates on industrial relations disputes. Also, when the Minister meets the industry’s employers, part of that engagement may include an update on their plans for improving industrial relations. In addition, where there are industry-wide questions that could benefit from engagement with trade unions then, where appropriate, the Minister may seek discussion with them. For example, invitations to meet with the Minister have been extended to ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite to discuss the development of an approach for the rail industry to move towards adopting CPI as the inflation measure for industry costs and fare rises. As at 6 September, the Department for Transport has not received any positive responses to these invitations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10010 HL10011 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:35:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

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

967529

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commission for Countering Extremism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the (1) work programme, (2) remit, and (3) terms of reference, of any studies by the Commission for Countering-Extremism.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government published a Written Ministerial Statement (HLWS527) and Charter for the Commission for Countering Extremism on gov.uk in March 2018. They confirm the Commission’s purpose, remit, accountabilities, and early outputs. In its first year the Commission will:</p><ul><li>engage widely and openly on extremism and our core, shared values across the public sector, communities, civil society, families and legal and academic experts;</li><li>publish a study into the threat we face from extremism and the current response; and,</li><li>advise ministers on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and the appointment of further commissioners.</li></ul><p>This advice is expected in March 2019.The Charter also confirms that the Commission is a transparent organisation operating independently from Government. The Commission will determine the content of its reports, the recommendations it makes to Government and its public statements, including the timing of these, independently.</p><p>The detail of when the Commission will publish the terms of reference for its study is a matter for the Commission but we understand it will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/09/2018 13:31:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

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

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

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