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1359063

registered interest
date	14/10/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Times of Sittings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment they have made of the (1) safety, and (2) wellbeing, of (a) members, and (b) members of staff, particularly women, leaving the House of Lords late to travel home on occasions when it sits later than 10pm.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Parliament benefits from a significant layered security and policing presence, and is within the Government Secure Zone which also has a substantial policing footprint strengthened by additional protective and deterrent measures. Personal security advice is available for all Members and staff, and the Director of Security for Parliament is content to meet with any Members who wish to discuss specific concerns. In respect of staff of the Administration, their safety and wellbeing is important and a late night transport policy provides taxis home for those who are required to work beyond 10.40pm. The House Administration keeps issues of staff safety under constant review, engaging with work place equality networks and others to ensure staff concerns are heard.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/10/2021 15:41:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1358973

registered interest
date	13/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new homes were provided for social rent by (1) councils, and (2) housing associations, in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing of a variety of tenures so that we can support a range of people in different circumstances and stages in their lives. We’re investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. Since 2010, we’ve delivered over 542,400 new affordable homes, including over 382,300 affordable homes for rent, of which over 149,400 homes for social rent.</p><p>The table below shows the number of new social rent homes delivered in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 by provider. The figures include both new build and acquisitions of existing dwellings for affordable housing.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Private Registered Providers</p></td><td><p>Non-registered Providers</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>All</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,457</p></td><td><p>4,599</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td><p>6,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1,746</p></td><td><p>4,001</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>6,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1,765</p></td><td><p>4,231</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>575</p></td><td><p>6,644</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/10/2021 14:56:10 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1358974

registered interest
date	13/10/2021
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	Housing Benefit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was paid in housing benefit to (1) tenants of private landlords, (2) tenants of housing associations, (3) councils, in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>For the information requested on Housing Benefit expenditure this is available in the benefit expenditure and caseload tables produced by the department, the latest of which was published on gov.uk in March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>For the tenure types requested, we advise that Local Authority Tenants (Rent Rebate) figures are suitable for (3) councils, Registered Social Landlord Tenants are suitable for (2) housing associations, and Private Rented Sector tenants are suitable for (1) private landlords.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Housing benefits expenditure £ million, nominal terms </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>By Tenure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Local Authority Tenants (Rent Rebate)</p></td><td><p>5,485</p></td><td><p>5,178</p></td><td><p>4,788</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Registered Social Landlord Tenants</p></td><td><p>9,107</p></td><td><p>8,681</p></td><td><p>7,967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Private Rented Sector tenants</p></td><td><p>7,709</p></td><td><p>6,871</p></td><td><p>5,609</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Does not include expenditure on the housing element of Universal Credit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/10/2021 16:45:16 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1358975

registered interest
date	13/10/2021
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	Housing Benefit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average level of housing benefit paid to people renting (1) one bedroom, (2) two bedroom, (3) three bedroom, and (4) four bedroom, accommodation in the (a) private, (b) housing association, and (c) council, sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>For the information requested on the average level of Housing Benefit in Great Britain paid by bedroom number and tenure, the following averages have been produced using departmental administrative data, the latest of which is from May 2021.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of Bedrooms</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented</p></td><td><p>£526</p></td><td><p>£549</p></td><td><p>£606</p></td><td><p>£788</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Rented Sector Housing Association</p></td><td><p>£552</p></td><td><p>£407</p></td><td><p>£414</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>£372</p></td><td><p>£353</p></td><td><p>£367</p></td><td><p>£419</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Does not include those in Private Rented Shared Accommodation.</p><p>2) Does not include those on housing element of Universal Credit.</p><p>3) Figures for 2+ bedrooms allow for Reduction in Spare Room Subsidy where appropriate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/10/2021 16:49:12 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1358976

registered interest
date	13/10/2021
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	Teachers: Mesothelioma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths caused by mesothelioma were recorded for (1) teachers, and (2) teaching support staff, in England in each year between 2017 and 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The number of mesothelioma deaths occurring in England in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 (the latest year for which figures are available) where the last occupation of the deceased was recorded as a teacher or member of teaching support staff is shown in the table below.</p><p>The figures include only deaths occurring at ages below 75 years, those ages for which occupation is reliably recorded on death certificates in England. These deaths will be largely due to past asbestos exposures which occurred before the tightening of controls.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teachers</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teaching Support Staff</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: “Teachers” includes all deaths where the last occupation was given as Standard Occupational Classification 2010 minor group code 231: Teaching and Educational Professionals; “Teaching support staff” includes those with unit group codes 6125: Teaching assistants, and 6126: Educational support assistants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 29/10/2021 13:39:58 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1358916

registered interest
date	12/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Derelict Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the total number of Brownfield sites available for use in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>My Department's analysis of data from local authority websites, including brownfield land registers, suggests that there are over 28,000 hectares of developable brownfield land across England, enough for at least a million dwellings. It should be noted, however, that brownfield land registers record only a subset of brownfield land: only that which is regarded as being suitable for housing and where certain criteria have been met. <br> <br> The most relevant and up-to-date statistics published by the department are its Land use in England 2018 figures, which are available (attached) in several spreadsheets at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-land-use" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-land-use. </a> These tables include regional breakdowns.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/10/2021 11:40:55 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name Land_Use_in_England__2018_-_Live_Tables - HL3038.xlsx title Land Use live table
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1358917

registered interest
date	12/10/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: Young People
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 Callanan on 21 September (HL2514) regarding anti-loitering devices known as Mosquito devices, what requirements must be met before they are installed.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The safety of acoustic anti-loitering devices, commonly known as Mosquito devices, is regulated by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 and other product specific laws, such as the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations. These provide a baseline of safety for applicable products, requiring that only safe products, in their normal or reasonably foreseeable usage, can be placed on the market.</p><p>The laws place obligations on producers, manufacturers, importers and distributors to ensure consumers are provided with safety information including instructions for assembly, installation and maintenance.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/10/2021 14:50:54 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1356048

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Reviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to complete their review of special educational needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The special educational needs and disability (SEND) review was set up to improve the outcomes for children and young people with SEND, with a focus on targeting and distributing resources in a way that best ensures children’s needs are met quickly and effectively.</p><p>The department is working with a range of partners including children and young people with SEND, the Children’s Commissioner, parents and carers, system leaders, SEND sector organisations, representatives from educational establishments and many others.</p><p>Proposals are being developed and we will consult publicly on them. We are not yet in a position to provide a firm date for publication of proposals but are looking to do so as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 23/09/2021 09:52:44 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1356049

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
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 (1) affordability, and (2) availability, of childcare.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting families with the cost of childcare, which is why the government has made an unprecedented investment in childcare over the past decade.</p><p>We have spent over £3.5 billion in each of the past three years on our early education entitlements and the government continues to support families with their childcare costs. The universal 15 hours entitlement, available for every three and four year old, can save parents up to £2,500 per year, and eligible working parents can apply for an additional 15 hours free childcare which can save them up to £5,000 if they use the full 30 hours. 30 hours free childcare was introduced in England in September 2017 and is an entitlement for working parents of three and four year olds, benefitting nearly 330,000 in January 2021.</p><p>In addition to the free early education entitlements, the government offers Tax-Free Childcare for children from 0-11 years old, or up to 16 if disabled. This scheme means that for every £8 parents pay their provider via an online account, the government will pay £2 – up to a maximum contribution of £2,000 per child each year, or £4,000 if disabled. 308,000 families used Tax-Free Childcare for 364,000 children in June 2021.</p><p>Parents may also benefit from Universal Credit. Working parents on a low income can get up to 85% of their childcare costs for children under 16 reimbursed through Universal Credit Childcare. This is subject to a monthly limit of £646 for one child or £1,108 for two or more children, payable in arrears.</p><p>Last November, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced a £44 million investment for 2021 to 2022, for local authorities to increase hourly rates paid to childcare providers for the government’s free childcare entitlement offers.</p><p>With regard to the availability of childcare, national data published by Ofsted shows that there were 72,000 childcare providers registered with them on 31 March 2021, a dip of 4%, or 3,300, since 31 August 2020. The data also shows that of that number, 2,800 were childminders or home child carers and not nurseries. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-providers-and-inspections-as-at-31-march-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-providers-and-inspections-as-at-31-march-2021</a>.</p><p>That data also shows that numbers of ‘childcare settings on non-domestic premises’, which is the Ofsted description of nurseries which are not based in schools, have remained fairly stable over time, with a drop of just 1% since 31 August 2015 and a decrease of 2%, or 400, between 31 August 2020 and 31 March 2021.</p><p>Ofsted data currently shows that the number of places available to parents seeking childcare has remained broadly stable since August 2015. Additionally, the majority of eligible children aged two, three and four, have continued to access free childcare, despite the challenges faced throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. In a recent survey by Ipsos MORI in July 2021, only 6% of parents whose child was not receiving formal childcare said they would like to use formal childcare but have not been able to find a suitable provider. This is only approximately 2% of all parents.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 23/09/2021 09:53:01 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1356050

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	History: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Black history is a mandatory part of the curriculum in all schools, including those which are not required to teach the National Curriculum.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>The department is committed to an inclusive education system which recognises and embraces diversity. We support all pupils and students in tackling racism and to have the knowledge and tools to do so.</p><p>The government believes that all children and young people should acquire a firm grasp of history, including how different events and periods relate to each other. That is why it is compulsory for maintained schools from key stages 1 to 3, and why academies are expected to teach a curriculum which is as broad and ambitious as the national curriculum. This expectation is set out in the Ofsted school inspection handbook, as part of their education inspection framework introduced in September 2019.</p><p>The national curriculum is a framework setting out the content of what the department expects schools to cover in each subject. The curriculum does not set out how curriculum subjects, or topics within the subjects, should be taught. The department believes teachers should be able to use their own knowledge and expertise to determine how they teach their pupils, and to make choices about what they teach.</p><p>As part of a broad and balanced curriculum, pupils should be taught about different societies, and how different groups have contributed to the development of Britain, and this can include the voices and experience of Black people. The flexibility within the history curriculum means that there is the opportunity for teachers to teach about Black history across the spectrum of themes and eras set out in the curriculum. For example, at key stage 1, schools can teach about the lives of key Black historical figures such as Mary Seacole, Rosa Parks, or others. At key stage 3, schools can cover the development and end of the British Empire and Britain’s transatlantic slave trade, its effects and eventual abolition. The teaching of Black history need not be limited to these examples. There is scope to include Black history and experience in other national curriculum subjects such as English and citizenship, and in the non-statutory subject personal, social, health and economics (PSHE) education.</p><p>It is positive that teachers and schools are responding directly to the renewed attention on history teaching to ensure knowledge-based subject teaching. More history teachers reflected commitments in the most recent survey of history teachers by the Historical Association to develop more content in their teaching on Black and diverse histories. This change will provide pupils with more breadth and depth in their understanding of history.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 28/09/2021 14:58:36 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey