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1588003

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date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, given that over £600 million of unused Apprenticeship Levy funding has been returned to the Treasury, when they intend to review that levy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy is an important part of the government’s reforms to create a high-quality, employer-led apprenticeships system, and it supports employers of all sizes to invest in high-quality apprenticeship training. The government does not currently have any plans to review the apprenticeship levy.</p><p>Whilst the department has seen some underspends in the apprenticeships budget in previous years, this will not always be the case. In the 2021/22 financial year the total spend on apprenticeships was £2,455 million against the budget of £2,466 million, meaning that 99.6% of the apprenticeships budget was spent. It is therefore important that the apprenticeships budget remains ring-fenced to support the demand from employers for high-quality apprenticeships training.</p><p>The government is increasing apprenticeship funding to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year and is continuing to improve the apprenticeships system to support more employers and apprentices to benefit from apprenticeships. The department has created flexible training models, like flexi-job and accelerated apprenticeships, to make apprenticeships accessible for all sectors. We have also improved the transfer system to make it easier for levy paying employers to find other employers who wish to take on new apprentices with transferred funds. Additionally, we are working with training providers to simplify the apprenticeship system through our “You said, we did” programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 07/03/2023 14:10:01 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1417806

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	Poverty
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 Joseph Rowntree Foundation report UK Poverty 2022: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK, published on 18 January; and what steps they plan to take, if any, in response to the case for "co-ordinated commitment, effort and action on the intersecting issues and challenges" identified in the report in order to address "deep and persistent poverty" in the UK.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>The poverty statistics included in the Joseph Rowntree Trust’s report cover the period to 2019/20 and therefore do not help us to understand how low-income households have fared over the last two financial years. The data shows that in 2019/20, household incomes saw their strongest annual growth for nearly 20 years, and that 700,000 fewer people, including 100,000 fewer children, were in absolute poverty before housing costs compared with 2010.</p><p>The Government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to tackling poverty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 11/02/2022 14:12:00 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1204226

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which Environmental Land Management tests and trials have included access provisions or schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>To support the development of Environmental Land Management (ELM), the Government is undertaking a number of tests and trials, working with farmers and land managers to co-design the new schemes. These tests and trials will help us to assess how the scheme could work in a real life environment. Three of our tests and trials look at issues concerning access.</p><p><strong>1. The Trails Trust, <em>How to incentivise green infrastructure access and biodiversity creation</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>The Trails Trust will work with 50 farmers and land managers in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to explore the barriers and potential solutions to creating, upgrading and maintaining infrastructure networks. The test will look at the willingness of farmers and land managers to create, enhance and maintain access across different acreages and land uses. The test will also explore the valuation of incentives that landowners would require to implement access rights along specified routes. The test is due to conclude at the end of June 2021.</p><p><strong>2. Kent Downs AONB, <em>Enhancing access opportunities</em>, as part of the NAAONBs (National Association of AONBs) submission</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This proposal was submitted by the NAAONB on behalf of 12 individual AONBs, one of which included the Kent Downs AONB. The Kent Downs AONB’s test is working with two farmers/land manager groups to identify the barriers to access to landscapes and nature and co-develop a template of practical ways through which ELM can support better and more diverse access. Local trusted experts will work with farmers and land managers and their representative organisations to explore existing best practice; experts in access health and wellbeing will be involved to assess benefits and barriers. The test is due to complete by March 2021.</p><p><strong>3. South Downs National Park Authority, <em>South Downs and the Land App</em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>South Downs National Park Authority is working with the Land App, a GIS mapping system developed for farmers, to collate maps and data about their holding in one user-friendly place. The proposal will work with farmers from the South Downs farm clusters and use the Land App and the data it holds to evaluate and plan the delivery of public goods at a landscape (cluster or part cluster) scale. This includes working with the Winchester Downs Cluster group who will focus on public access issues and opportunities. The test is due to complete by mid-July 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/06/2020 15:40:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

846807

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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 Trade: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, with regard to lobbying in relation to any future UK–US trade deal, whether they will disclose (1) the names of all those lobbying Her Majesty's Government, (2) the form and timing of such lobbying, and (3) the subjects covered by those lobbyists.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Trade White Paper, ‘Preparing for our Future UK Trade Policy’, the UK is committed to a transparent approach to international trade. We have invited views on the UK’s approach to future trade agreements, including our future trade relationship with the US, and engagement with stakeholders is ongoing as they continue to feed into our policy development.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that protecting the NHS is of the utmost importance. Nothing in our future trade agreements, including with the US, will prevent the UK from regulating in the pursuit of legitimate public policy objectives such as the NHS. As we leave the EU, the UK will continue to ensure that rigorous protections for the NHS are included in all trade agreements it is party to.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL5768 HL5770 question first answered 08/03/2018 17:47:40 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

707546

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with reference to the daily living activity 3 of the Personal Independence Payment assessment, how many people have scored points on descriptors c, d, e or f for (1) new claims, and (2) Disability Living Allowance reassessments, (a) before, and (b) since, November 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The table below give statistics on the number of people who scored on descriptors c, d, e or f on Activity 3 of their assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for both new claimants and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessments from April 2013 to 8<sup>th</sup> September 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 – Number of PIP claimants who scored on descriptor c, d, e or f on Activity 3 of their PIP assessment</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number scoring c, d, e or f on Activity 3</p></td><td><p>April 2013 to 8 September 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New claims</p></td><td><p>71,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DLA Reassessments</p></td><td><p>19,210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Data beyond September 2016 is not readily available.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/03/2017 14:46:42 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

449687

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Undocumented Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to better inform all landlords of the new rules that oblige them to check new tenants’ immigration status.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has undertaken a proactive engagement and communications campaign to raise awareness about the roll out of the scheme. This has involved private rented sector engagement, media engagement and the distribution of communications materials across a range of Government and partner channels. We are continuing direct engagement with the private rented sector through a consultative panel, chaired by the Immigration Minister and Lord Best, which includes housing experts and homelessness charities. The Home Office has also undertaken a programme of engagement including training events for all local authorities and presentations at sector conferences.</p><p>The panel has helped to shape the communications strategy for the scheme and has collaborated on communications tactics and methods. The Home Office has collaborated with the panel to produce various communications materials which have been shared with the sector and published on GOV.UK. Since October 2015, there has been an increase in web traffic to Right to Rent guidance on GOV.UK with over 80,000 unique views of key pages.</p><p>The Home Office will continue proactive engagement and communications activity in the months ahead to ensure landlords and tenants are aware of the materials and guidance available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2016 09:58:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

227448

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Jerusalem: Internally Displaced People
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 concerning its recent demolition of a European Union-funded shelter for displaced people on Mount Scopus, in north-east Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, but have been monitoring developments and are concerned. The Jerusalem municipality has said it demolished the structure because it was constructed on land which had been designated for a national park. We had previously lobbied against the land being redesignated in this manner.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:59:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

41678

registered interest
date	05/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions have been brought in the last 10 years under sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E and 29F of the Public Order Act 1986 and under sections 31 and 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Public Order Act 1986 and Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in England and Wales, from 2004 to 2012 (latest data available) can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings statistics for the year 2013 are planned to be published by the Ministry of Justice in May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL5770 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name HL5769 5770 - Lord Lester.XLS title HL5769 & 5770 table refered to in answer.
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill