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date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Protective Clothing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to research findings that COVID-19 is transmitted in aerosols, leading the governments of Japan, Taiwan, Italy, Spain and France to insist on mask wearing inside classrooms, what assessment they have made of making masks mandatory in UK schools, as advised by the WHO; whether they plan to introduce such measures; and if not, whether they can provide the scientific advice for not doing so.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL8651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>At each stage of the department’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, we have listened to the latest medical and scientific advice, and if we think that the guidance should be revised based on further evidence then we will not hesitate to act swiftly and decisively.</p><p>On 21 August, the World Health Organisation published a new statement advising that “children aged 12 and over should wear a mask under the same condition as adults, in particular when they cannot guarantee at least a 1-metre distance from others and there is widespread transmission in the area”. As a result, the department has revised its guidance on face coverings in schools and colleges, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-in-education/face-coverings-in-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-in-education/face-coverings-in-education</a>.</p><p>As the guidance outlines, in areas of national government intervention, face coverings should be worn by staff, visitors and pupils in secondary schools when moving around indoors, such as in corridors or communal areas where social distancing is difficult to maintain. Otherwise, all schools, including primary schools, have the discretion to require the use of face coverings by adults and pupils in year 7 and above in indoor communal areas where social distancing cannot be safely managed. Children in primary school do not need to wear a face covering.</p><p>Based on current evidence, and in light of the mitigating measures that schools are already putting in place, face coverings will not be necessary in the classroom. Face coverings would have a negative impact on teaching and their use in the classroom should be avoided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 13/10/2020 17:00:12 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1189707

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Floods: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made to assist people whose houses were damaged by recent flooding and are now required to remain in those houses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and what further steps they intend to take to mitigate any future difficulties experienced by such people.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL3225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>To assist households impacted by the February severe weather incidents, the Government activated the Flood Recovery Framework, a comprehensive package of support measures to support local recovery.</p><p>This package includes the Community Recovery Grant, a one-off £500 hardship grant, available to eligible flooded households. Those households are also able to receive a 100% Council Tax rebate (for a minimum of three months); rebates will apply to the flooded property and any temporary accommodation those households are required to move into. In addition, the DEFRA sponsored Property Flood Resilience scheme makes available grants of up to £5,000 to eligible flooded households to improve the resilience of those properties against future flooding incidents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 05/05/2020 15:18:32 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1189708

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the names of the members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies that have been providing them with advice on the COVID-19 pandemic; whether they intend to publish the minutes of the meetings of that Group since 14 January; and if so, where they intend to publish those minutes.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL3226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>SAGE is not a membership body. HMG has not published the names of SAGE participants in line with advice from the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure and standard procedure for COBR meetings, to which SAGE gives advice.</p><p>HMG will be publishing the names of those participants, who give their consent to this, in the coming days. This will allow for transparency on who is contributing to the science advice being given to the Government.</p><p>In line with its usual approach, HMG will publish the minutes of relevant SAGE meetings once SAGE stops convening on this emergency. In addition, the evidence which has been used to inform SAGE advice will be published in the coming weeks where appropriate. Papers relating to SAGE will be published on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 05/05/2020 16:05:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1183480

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which minister Highways England is accountable to; what mechanisms are in place to scrutinise that organisation’s performance; how that performance is judged; when that organisation’s performance in the south west of England was last evaluated; and what plans they have, if any, to review that organisation’s licence.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL2383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Highways England is accountable to the Secretary of State for Transport. The Secretary of State’s requirements of Highways England are set out in Road Investment Strategies which sets the Department’s long-term vision for the strategic road network. The Department has just announced the second Road Investment Strategy which will run from 2020 to 2025. The Road Investment Strategy includes a set of Key Performance Indicators against which Highways England is measured. Subsequently, Highways England will publish its Delivery Plan to set out in detail how the Road Investment Strategy will be delivered on the ground.</p><p>The Office for Road and Rail act as Highways Monitor to ensure that Highways England delivers its major programme of investment and other performance commitments. The Office for Road and Rail publishes an Annual Report on Highways England's performance and delivery of its investment plan after each financial year. Highways England’s record is measured as a result of its performance nationally. This regular reporting covers all regions of England.</p><p>Performance meetings with Highways England are conducted on at least a monthly basis by both Department officials and Transport Ministers in addition to day by day informal contacts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/03/2020 12:09:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1183481

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what role Highways England has in delivering (1) the UK’s Industrial Strategy, and (2) the National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL2384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Highways England manages the strategic road network that has a vital role in moving people and goods nationwide. It is exploring the impacts that technology will have on use of the network, in line with the grand challenge of the Future of Mobility identified in the Industrial Strategy. It is obliged to act in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/03/2020 12:10:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1183482

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their infrastructure priorities for the south west of England.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL2385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Infrastructure is a top priority for the Government, essential for jobs, growth, and supporting a high quality of life. Over the next five years the public sector will invest more than half a trillion pounds in the UK’s future prosperity, including investing in infrastructure across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>For example, as part of the second Road Investment Strategy, the Government will spend £2.7bn between 2020 and 2025 in the South West. This will help to build the A303 Stonehenge and the A417 Air Balloon. The South West will also benefit from its share of £5 billion to support the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband in the most difficult to reach 20% of the country, and of £510 million to support the Shared Rural Network to extend 4G mobile coverage cross the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will further publish a National Infrastructure Strategy, setting out the Government’s long-term ambitions for economic infrastructure.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 23/03/2020 16:44:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1183483

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	M5
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop the M5 as a growth corridor; and whether they have asked the National Infrastructure Commission to consider such a proposal.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL2386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Government has no plans at present to develop the M5 as a growth corridor. However, this strategic corridor is important for the economies of the Midlands Engine and the Western Gateway.</p><p>We have supported growth through a number of key projects which include: the recent announcement of £219million Housing Infrastructure Fund to improve Junction 10 in Gloucestershire; £12.19million Local Growth Funding to improve the junction 25 at Taunton; and also the creation of 2 Enterprise Zones, Gravity at junction 23 near Bridgwater and at the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone at junction 29.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 23/03/2020 16:30:45 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1183484

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many holding directions Highways England have issued, broken down per English region, for each year since 2017; (2) the estimated costs of such delays, broken down per English region, for each year since 2017; and (3) what estimate they have made of the numbers of new homes and new jobs that have been delayed as a result of such directions.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL2387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Holding directions is a phrase used to describe where Highways England responds to a planning application with a recommendation of non-approval for a defined period.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018/19 497 (12.7% of the total) responses made by Highways England were recommendations of non-approval for a defined period.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18 502 (12.3%) of responses made by Highways England were recommendations of non-approval for a defined period.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016/17 322 (8.5%) of responses made by Highways England were recommendations of non-approval for a defined period.</p><p> </p><p>A regional breakdown of these figures is unavailable.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England’s 2019/20 figures will be available in June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England has not made an assessment of any costs attributable to delays or on the numbers of homes or jobs which may have been delayed as a result of holding recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The safe operation of the Strategic Road Network is Highways England’s primary concern in responding to planning applications. As such, Highways England has a responsibility to properly evaluate the consequences of proposed developments on the safe and effective operation of its strategic road network. Highways England will comprehensively investigate all evidence to understand the effect proposed developments could have on safety and the performance of the network for all road users. Not infrequently this work will take longer than the statutory deadlines set for Highways England to respond to the planning application consultation. In such circumstances, rather than issue a recommendation of non-approval, Highways England will issue a time limited recommendation of non-approval allowing liaison and negotiation on the development of a viable transport assessment (and solution) whilst keeping the application ‘live’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Highways England is committed to supporting and enabling growth; its Growth &amp; Housing designated fund has committed some £90million to 28 schemes worth almost £250million, that will enable delivery of up to 45,000 new homes and 44,000 new employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/03/2020 12:08:15 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1183485

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Highways England has been successful in delivering the Road Investment Strategy; and, where such schemes supposed to be delivered under the Strategy have not been completed, whether the numbers holding directions have increased as a result.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL2388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy period will end on the 31st March 2020. The Office for Road and Rail will report on the first Road Investment Strategy shortly after that date. The Secretary of State for Transport will also provide a report to Parliament as required by the Infrastructure Act (2015).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/03/2020 16:00:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1036939

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Trade Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House how many days of committee stage she estimates will be required for the Trade Bill; and when she anticipates the committee stage being completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL12581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>So far three of an anticipated four days have been scheduled and advertised (21, 23 and 30 January). The remaining day will be rescheduled as a day had to be set aside for the House to have a further debate under section 13 of the EU (Withdrawal) Act which is now scheduled for 28 January. The progress of all business is, as always, in the hands of the House. But the Usual Channels have agreed to those dates on the assumption that they should allow Committee Stage to be completed inside four days and the Usual Channels are working to get the remaining day scheduled within the first week of February.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 21/01/2019 15:59:23 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman