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1565251

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date	09/01/2023
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	Doctors: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many doctors from overseas first registered in England in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of those doctors came from EU or EEA countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL4560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the number of doctors from overseas who first registered in England in each of the last 10 years or what percentage of those doctors came from EU or EEA countries. The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent regulator of all medical doctors practising in the UK, and all doctors must register with them and hold a licence to practise to work in the UK. The GMC maintains data on medical practitioners registered with them.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 17/01/2023 12:03:40 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1565252

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Medicine: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many medical school places were available in England in each of the last 10 years; and how many applications were made on average per place.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL4561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of entrants to undergraduate medicine courses in England from 2012 to 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>Entrants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>6,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>7,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>8,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>8,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>7,630</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Office for Students Medical and Dental Students Survey (2012-2022)</p><p> </p><p>Note: 2022 entrants are based on initial figures and are likely to change.</p><p> </p><p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service records the number of unique applicants and acceptances to undergraduate medical courses. Based upon this data, there has been an average of 3.2 applicants for each accepted place from 2011 to 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 18/01/2023 12:33:03 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1565253

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Doctors: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they give to doctor-patient ratios which are significantly below those in UK when recruiting international medical graduates from low-income countries outside the EU and EEA.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL4562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>International recruitment of medical graduates is guided by the ‘Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England’, available in an online-only format. The code aligns with the latest advice from the World Health Organisation, preventing active recruitment from countries with the most pressing health and social care workforce challenges, including those with low healthcare worker density.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 19/01/2023 14:34:09 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1520873

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Property: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) number, and (2) percentage, of properties were sold in each of the Council Tax bands in (a) 2004, and (b) the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL2476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of domestic properties sold by council tax band.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 24/10/2022 11:14:31 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1466063

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Citizenship: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to revise the inspection criteria for Citizenship Education with Ofsted; and what plans they have to publish (1) any correspondence, or (2) the minutes of meetings, with Ofsted, including of any meeting that took place on 15 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to the answer I gave on 25 April 2022 to question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-04-07/hl7809" target="_blank">HL7809</a>.</p><p>The government has now responded to the recommendations outlined within ‘The Ties that Bind: Citizenship and Civic Engagement in the 21st Century Follow-up report’, including the recommendations relating to the inspection of citizenship education.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/06/2022 11:48:15 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1457031

registered interest
date	07/04/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Citizenship: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to revise the inspection criteria for citizenship education with Ofsted; and what plans they have to publish (1) any correspondence, or (2) minutes of meetings (including the meeting on 15 March,) with Ofsted.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL7809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Ofsted, as a separate government department and independent inspectorate, is responsible for the criteria in its inspection framework and handbooks.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 February, Ofsted wrote to the Chair of the House of Lords Liaison Committee, Lord Gardiner of Kimble, setting out its inspection approach regarding citizenship education. The letter is available at: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/9100/documents/159384/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/9100/documents/159384/default/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department has subsequently discussed this matter with Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. The Chief Inspector has confirmed that citizenship education forms a significant, but proportionate, part of school inspections. There are no plans to publish correspondence or minutes relating to discussions on this matter. The government will respond in due course to ‘The Ties that Bind: Citizenship and Civic Engagement in the 21st Century Follow-up report’, which includes recommendations relating to the inspection of citizenship education.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/04/2022 10:58:41 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1433413

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Cabinet Committees: Regional Planning and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the proposed (1) name, (2) terms of reference, (3) membership, and (4) frequency of meetings, of the Cabinet Committee to be set up under the plans in the Levelling Up White Paper.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL6250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The terms of reference for the Domestic and Economic (Levelling Up) Cabinet Committee are: ‘To set direction for place-based strategies and embed levelling up within government policy and delivery’. The membership of the Committee comprises: the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; the Chief Secretary to the Treasury; and, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution. Other Ministers are invited according to the agenda.</p><p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they meet, is not normally shared publicly.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/03/2022 14:49:49 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1405017

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
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	Public Footpaths: Rights of Way
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 Benyon on 27 July 2021 (HL1956), what progress has been made by officials in reviewing the deferral of the cut-off date for the registration of historic rights of way.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL5578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>As set out in my answer of 27 July 2021 the Government intends to lay legislation as soon as reasonably practicable including the relevant provisions in the Deregulation Act 2015. Deferring the 2026 cut-off date for registration of historic rights of way is still under consideration.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL5579 question first answered 03/02/2022 16:24:55 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1405018

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
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	Rights of Way
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will set a date for the commencement of the provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 which relate to public rights of way.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL5579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>As set out in my answer of 27 July 2021 the Government intends to lay legislation as soon as reasonably practicable including the relevant provisions in the Deregulation Act 2015. Deferring the 2026 cut-off date for registration of historic rights of way is still under consideration.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL5578 question first answered 03/02/2022 16:24:55 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1405019

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
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	Public Footpaths: Rights of Way
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 negative consequences for the existing public rights of way network arising from ending the cross-compliance requirement that recipients of Direct Payments keep paths open and accessible.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL5580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>Clear arrangements are already in place through the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to allow for the establishment, recording and appeal of rights of way to agreed standards, and local authorities have responsibility for their maintenance. Local authorities will continue to receive funding through the Revenue Support Grant for their various rights of way duties.</p><p>We will continue to pay for access and engagement through our existing environmental land management schemes and we will consider how to maintain investment in these areas as part of future schemes. Our ongoing commitment is visible through other funds and activities including through the Nature for Climate Fund, the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, our Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme and through Countryside Stewardship.</p><p>Alongside this ongoing support, as we continue to develop our new schemes throughout the transition and into the future, contact is being maintained with a range of stakeholders that represent a variety of interests including access, as well as with end users to determine the specific land management actions that will be paid for under our new schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 04/02/2022 14:15:25 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts