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692695

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date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they are giving to school headteachers and governors who are notifying parents that they need to make voluntary financial contributions to help offset higher operational and employment costs and real-terms reductions in public funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL5508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department has published advice for head teachers to help ensure their charging policies comply with the law. The advice accurately reflects the terms of the Education Act 1996.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Charging for School Activities’ advice states schools can ask for voluntary contributions for the benefit of the school or any school activities. When schools request voluntary contributions they should not pressurise parents into paying and must make clear to parents there is no obligation to make any contribution.</p><p> </p><p>The advice also states that no child should be excluded from an activity simply because their parents are unwilling or unable to pay.</p><p> </p><p>The core schools budget has been protected in real terms since 2010, with school funding at its highest level on record at more than £40bn in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to provide support for schools to help them use their funding in the most cost effective ways, including improving the way they buy goods and services, so‎ they get the best possible value.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/03/2017 14:20:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

685352

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Prime Minister's Lancaster House speech on 17 January, in which areas of the UK has net EU migration "put pressure on public services, like schools, and stretched infrastructure, especially housing".
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL5256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a report based on 2011 census data, on the changing levels of the non-UK born population in every local area, available at: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/articles/internationalmigrantsinenglandandwales/2012-12-11#tab-Local-geography-of-non-UK-born-and-non-UK-nationals" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/articles/internationalmigrantsinenglandandwales/2012-12-11#tab-Local-geography-of-non-UK-born-and-non-UK-nationals</a>)</p><p>The Home Office also published a research report ‘The Social and Public Service Impacts of International Migration at the Local Level’ (July 2013) which shows the local authorities that have been particularly affected by international migration, including migration from the European Union Member States. This is available at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210324/horr72.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210324/horr72.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name International Migrants in England and Wales 2011 (3).pdf title International Migrants in England and Wales: 2011 2 file name International Migration at the Local Level .pdf title International Migration at the Local Level question first answered 21/02/2017 16:42:29 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

678216

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sickle Cell Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why adult sufferers from sickle cell anaemia who could benefit from stem cell treatment are not able to receive such treatment under the NHS when child sufferers can; and whether they are considering changing this policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL4945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>Decisions related to the provision of stem cell transplantation are an operational matter for NHS England. Stem cell transplants for sickle cell disease in adults are not routinely commissioned by NHS England. Whilst stem cell transplants can be effective for some carefully selected patients, stem cell transplantation can also lead to a number of complications, some of which can be severe and life threatening.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissioning policy for stem cell transplants is kept under review in the light of the latest clinical evidence. The National Institute for Health Research is currently inviting research proposals for a multicentre randomised control trial to address the clinical and cost effectiveness of stem cell transplantation in adults with severe sickle cell disease. Evidence from this trial will inform NHS England commissioning policy related to stem cell transplants in adults with sickle cell disease.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/02/2017 14:24:56 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

678217

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to respond to the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Steel and Metal Related Industries <i>Steel 2020: Forging a future for the British Steel Industry</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL4946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The All Party Parliamentary Group on Steel and Metal Related Industries has written to us with a copy of this report. We appreciate the time and work that has gone into this document which puts forward interesting points and recommendations. These align with the key objectives industry has asked of Government, and we have made good progress in delivering energy cost relief – paying £133m to the steel sector - EU emissions regulations, tackling the dumping of steel in the EU, reforming procurement guidelines and publishing a pipeline of procurement opportunities for the steel sector. Our goal is to work with the UK steel sector to create the right environment for investment and growth. We will continue to engage with the All Party Group as we seek to find a long-term viable solution for the industry.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/02/2017 12:40:18 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

651820

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Nissan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, before submitting notice of intention to leave the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, they will publish the terms of the support and assurances given to Nissan relating to the continuation of their operations in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL3802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the statement I made to the House on this matter on 31 October 2016, Official Report<em>, </em>Volume 776.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/12/2016 15:01:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name Nissan_ Sunderland - Hansard Online (P).pdf title Hansard - Nissan statement
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

651821

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Supreme Court: Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied that, in co-operation with the Metropolitan Police, they have made adequate arrangements to safeguard public order and security in the vicinity of the Supreme Court when members of the Court are giving attention to, and announcing their judgement upon, the issues relating to the notification of the intention to leave the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL3803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The role of the police in managing demonstrations is to preserve the peace, to uphold the law and to prevent the commission of offences. Police tactics and decisions on how to achieve these objectives are a matter for the independent operational judgement of chief officers of police.</p><p>The Metropolitan Police Service has a proportionate policing plan in place to maintain public order in the vicinity of the Supreme Court for the duration of the hearing of the Article 50 case.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/12/2016 12:10:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

651822

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Lord Chancellor
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend the Oath of Office of the Lord Chancellor to "defend the independence of the judiciary" as contained in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL3804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to amend the Oath.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/12/2016 16:37:49 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

622462

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Illustrious
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the willingness of a group of investors to purchase and refurbish HMS Illustrious so that it can become a museum in the UK, whether they will now suspend the sale and removal of the ship so that it is not broken up for scrap and instead, in keeping with the Government statement of September 2012, "preserved intact as a lasting tribute to service personnel who served" on HMS Illustrious, HMS Invincible and HMS Ark Royal.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL2783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>Following an open competition a contract to recycle the vessel was awarded to Leyal Ship Recycling Ltd on 23 August 2016. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) subsequently received an outline proposal from a business consortium to purchase the former HMS ILLUSTRIOUS as a heritage asset. However, it has not been taken forward.</p><p> </p><p>HMS ILLUSTRIOUS is now the property of Leyal Ship Recycling Ltd and to cancel the sale agreement at this late stage would result in significant financial cost to the MOD.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/11/2016 15:24:34 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

521016

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fire Resistant Materials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they received from the former Mayor of London, Mr Johnson, about the 2013 conclusions of the Report on Air Pollution in London, which he commissioned but did not publish in full; when any such information was received; and what response they made, if any.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The Mayor is responsible for air quality standards in London. The Mayor provides the framework and guidance which London boroughs use to review and improve air quality within their areas. Officials have found no evidence that information about the specific report referred to was shared with Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/06/2016 11:36:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

518734

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions for failure by employers to pay the National Minimum Wage have been undertaken since the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 came into force; what plans they have to improve the legal enforcement of the National Minimum Wage; and when those improvements will come into effect.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL28
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Act there have been 9 prosecutions for NMW offences.</p><p> </p><p>However, prosecutions are not necessarily the best approach in most cases. Criminal sanctions against companies mean that employees – the ultimate beneficiaries of enforcing the NMW – end up waiting longer for their lost earnings to be paid back.</p><p> </p><p>From April this year we increased the civil penalties incurred by non-compliant workers to 200% of the arrears owed to the worker, up to a maximum of £20,000 per worker – having recently increased the penalty cap from £5,000 per employer. We have also increased the enforcement budget for the National Minimum and Living Wage to £20 million for this year, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16. The additional funds will be used to bolster HMRC’s resources through an increase in the number of compliance officers available to investigate NMW abuses, as well as to conduct risk-based enforcement in sectors or areas where there is a higher risk of workers not being paid the legal minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>We will also continue to publically name and shame eligible employers in Government press notices. We expect this tobe a deterrent to employers who would otherwise be tempted not to pay the NMW, but also an incentive for all employers to make sure that they are consistent with the law.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/06/2016 14:28:09 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock