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1197770

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Finance
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 impact on funding for (1) medical faculties, and (2) the teaching of STEM subjects, at higher education institutions of any fall in the amount of funding received by cross-subsidisation from students of arts and humanities subjects due to a decrease in the numbers of any such students. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>In light of COVID-19, we have carefully assessed the challenges the sector is facing and brought forward a comprehensive support package for higher education providers and students in order to stabilise the admissions system and ease pressures on universities’ finances. This included confirming universities’ eligibility to apply for the government financial support schemes and bringing forward £100 million of research funding and an estimated £2.6 billion worth of tuition fee payments for providers. The government continues to prioritise science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects and medicine.</p><p>Additionally, the government continues to contribute teaching grant funding to support the delivery of priority activity, including for high-cost subjects. High-cost subject funding is due to total £690 million for 2020-21 and it is targeted at many STEM courses, as well as medicine. Very high-cost STEM subject funding is due to be £24 million for 2020-21.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 02/06/2020 15:28:46 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1195213

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Research: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any (1) immediate, and (2) future estimated, decrease in income for universities from international students; what assessment they have made of the impact of any such decrease on universities' ability to maintain research capacity; and what plans they have to review the (a) timing, and (b) relevance, of the Research Excellence Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>In the 2018/19 academic year, tuition fees from international students at UK higher education providers accounted for around £6.9bn of sector income. The Government recognises that the COVID-19 outbreak will have an unparalleled impact on all elements of the global and UK economy. The higher education sector, including student recruitment, is no exception. We have been working closely with the sector to monitor the likely impacts of COVID-19, on international student numbers, including restrictions on travel.</p><p>We are working with the sector to assess the potential implications for university research sustainability. In order to support this, we have established a joint BEIS/DfE Ministerial Taskforce on University Research and Knowledge Exchange Sustainability to engage with university sector experts, Devolved Administration and research funders to identify and assess risks of impacts, and to consider approaches to help manage these. The aim is to sustain the university research base and its capability to contribute effectively to UK society and economy in the recovery and beyond.</p><p>The Research Excellence Framework is operated jointly by the 4 UK HE Funding Bodies, who have recently gathered views on the revised timings for the REF. The Funding Bodies intend to report on the outcome and next steps by the end of May. The role of the REF in identifying and supporting research excellence with impact remains fundamental to maintaining the quality and capability of the university research base and its contribution to UK economy and society.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/05/2020 15:40:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1195214

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Research: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the research sustainability taskforce is expected to publish its recommendations; and what assessment that taskforce has made of the impact of any decrease in income from international students on the ability of higher education institutions to conduct research. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Taskforce was announced on 4 May. It was created to advise Government on the urgent decisions needed to ensure the university research sector emerges from the pandemic able to contribute to UK society and the economy in the recovery and beyond. It will not produce formal recommendations to government. It will advise government as it seeks to address challenges to the sustainability of university research and knowledge exchange arising from COVID-19 including loss of income from international students.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/05/2020 13:20:03 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1191954

registered interest
date	30/04/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to develop a national COVID-19 test and tracing system; how that system will operate; how that system will be held accountable for its work; and what will be the role of local Directors of Public Health and related professionals.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>We are developing a new test and trace programme which will bring together an app, expanded web and phone-based contact tracing, and swab testing for those with potential COVID-19 symptoms.</p><p>If someone installs the National Health Service COVID-19 app, it will start logging the distance between their phone and other phones nearby that also have the app installed. It measures this distance using a form of Bluetooth that is less energy hungry than normal Bluetooth. This log of proximity information will be stored securely on the person’s phone. If a person becomes unwell with symptoms of COVID-19, they can report this to the NHS via the app which will mean that other app users who have come into significant contact with that person over the previous few days can be alerted and provided with advice if appropriate.</p><p>The first phase of the app rollout is taking place on the Isle of Wight. This will ensure the app is functioning as expected and will help us to see how it works best alongside the web and phone-based systems and to ensure that it dovetails with the testing programme.</p><p>Ministers are accountable to Parliament for the Department’s response to COVID-19, including the test and trace programme.</p><p>Directors of Public Health and their teams will be key to the local delivery of the test and trace programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 11/05/2020 11:10:07 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1187906

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Occupational Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to invest in NHS occupational health services; and whether any such plans include procurement from private sector providers which have capacity to provide services.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL2920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2020 answer text <p>Occupational health services are vitally important in keeping people healthy and safe in the workplace. The command paper, <em>Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability</em>, committed to setting out a clear strategy for the future occupational health market reform. Following the <em>Health is everyone’s business</em> consultation published in July 2019, an upcoming response will outline future occupational health strategy.</p><p>The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is very important. As part of the NHS People Plan, we plan to set out a comprehensive package of support that all NHS staff can expect to receive from their employer, including rapid access to occupational health services. Publication of the final NHS People Plan has been deferred to allow the NHS to provide maximum operational effort to COVID-19 response. However, we have commissioned the NHS to urgently put in place a package of support for NHS staff during COVID-19 response.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 14/04/2020 15:44:21 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1174438

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Orders of Merit or Companions of Honour have been awarded in the last 25 years to those resident at the time in (1) London, and (2) Yorkshire.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>Honours are bestowed on merit. However a key aim of the honours system is to make it more equitable and better representative of the whole of the UK.</p><p>In the last 25 years there have been 84 recipients of the Companion of Honour. We do not collect the information requested, nor do we collect information on recipients of Order of Merit, as this is within the personal gift of The Sovereign.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/02/2020 17:53:21 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1175336

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 20 January (HL106), how many people received a CBE or higher honour in the New Year Honours List 2020 in each of (1) the regions in England, and (2) the nations of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made in recent years to improve diversity in the honours system. For example, we now consistently see around half of awards overall going to women, and in the New Year 2020 Honours List, 44% of senior honours went to women. Around 10% of awards go to recipients from a BAME background. We welcome more nominations from under-represented regions and we are running a programme of regional events to promote the system in those areas most under-represented.</p><p> </p><p>Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at CBE level or higher on the New Year Honours List 2020 can be found below. Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>REGION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NUMBER OF NY20 RECIPIENTS AT CBE AND ABOVE </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PERCENTAGE OF NY20 RECIPIENTS AT CBE AND ABOVE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PERCENTAGE OF UK POPULATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST MIDLANDS</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LONDON</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>47.4%</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH EAST</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTHERN IRELAND</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH WEST</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCOTLAND</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH EAST</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>20.5%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH WEST</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WALES</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST MIDLANDS</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/02/2020 12:11:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1175170

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress, if any, they have made on establishing the membership, methodology and timescale of the review into the funding of special needs education for children in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>​​In September 2019 the government announced a review of the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>The SEND review is internal to the government. The review considers how the system can work best for all families whilst ensuring quality provision is more consistently available and improve child outcomes whilst improving value for money. The government recently called for evidence on the effectiveness of current arrangements to fund schools to support SEND pupils, and officials will consider this evidence alongside the review.</p><p> </p><p>Our officials are working closely with stakeholders. There are 3 independent advisers on the cross-government steering group: Tony McArdle, Lead Commissioner in Northamptonshire County Council, former Education Endowment Fund Chair Sir Kevan Collins and Anne Heavey, National Director of Whole School SEND. We will provide an update on progress with the review and our plans for further engagement shortly.​</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/02/2020 17:39:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1169250

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many honours were awarded in the New Year Honours List to people in (1) London, and (2) each English city region that has a mayor, per head of population of that city or region.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients on the New Year Honours List 2020 can be found below. Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region is not captured, as we are not able to break down the data in that way.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>REGION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NUMBER OF NY20 RECIPIENTS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PERCENTAGE OF NY20 LIST</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PERCENTAGE OF UK POPULATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>7.7%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST MIDLANDS</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LONDON</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>25.0%</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH EAST</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTHERN IRELAND</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>8.6%</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH WEST</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCOTLAND</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>8.1%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH EAST</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH WEST</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WALES</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST MIDLANDS</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL107 question first answered 20/01/2020 17:49:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1169251

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of each category of honours were awarded in the New Year Honours List to people in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, (3) Northern Ireland, and (4) each of the regions of England, as a (a) number, and (b) percentage, of that country or region's population.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients on the New Year Honours List 2020 can be found below. Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region is not captured, as we are not able to break down the data in that way.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>REGION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NUMBER OF NY20 RECIPIENTS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PERCENTAGE OF NY20 LIST</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PERCENTAGE OF UK POPULATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>7.7%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST MIDLANDS</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LONDON</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>25.0%</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH EAST</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTHERN IRELAND</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>8.6%</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH WEST</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCOTLAND</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>8.1%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH EAST</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH WEST</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WALES</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST MIDLANDS</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL106 question first answered 20/01/2020 17:49:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett