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714925

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date	29/03/2017
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	Horses: Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the new Code of Practice for the keeping of equines.
tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
uin	HL6413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>We are currently aiming to lay the updated statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids before Parliament before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Equine Sector Council for their assistance and expertise in updating the code.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/04/2017 16:29:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

714927

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War I: Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regulations apply to the preservation of King's Colours laid up across the country after the First World War.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL6415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>There are no regulations which apply to the preservation of King's Colours laid up across the country after the First World War. Service Battalion Colours, once laid up, are intended to remain where deposited in perpetuity. When deemed completely disintegrated, the remains are to be buried with the staff, lion and crown colour pole mount, in consecrated ground without any marking.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6416 question first answered 04/04/2017 14:21:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

714928

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War I: Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what exceptions have been made to the application of the regulations that apply to the preservation of King's Colours laid up after the First World War.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL6416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>There are no regulations which apply to the preservation of King's Colours laid up across the country after the First World War. Service Battalion Colours, once laid up, are intended to remain where deposited in perpetuity. When deemed completely disintegrated, the remains are to be buried with the staff, lion and crown colour pole mount, in consecrated ground without any marking.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6415 question first answered 04/04/2017 14:21:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

714936

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Libraries: Publications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that the number of textbooks and library books available in maintained schools is not reduced, and that that number is not reduced in comparison to the number of books available in private schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL6423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>We want all schools to have the resources they need, and through our careful management of the economy we have been able to protect the core schools budget in real terms. School funding is now at its highest level on record at more than £40bn in 2016-17 - and that is set to rise, as pupil numbers rise over the next two years, to £42 billion by 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>We agree that high quality textbooks are important in delivering high quality education. Schools are best placed to determine appropriate teaching resources which they fund from within their budgets. We do not collect detailed information on the purchase of books in schools.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that school libraries play a key role in encouraging young people to read for pleasure. We believe that it should be for schools to decide whether to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 05/04/2017 11:00:06 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

714943

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the position paper published by the Gambling Commission in March concerning online gambling using virtual in-game currencies, whether they will take further steps to protect children from being exposed to such gambling.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>Where online gambling using virtual in-game currencies is offered to British consumers located in Britain, a Gambling Commission license is required and licensing requirements to protect children and the vulnerable must be met including measures to prevent underage gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission has a range of enforcement powers available. In February 2017, following a prosecution brought by the Gambling Commission, two Directors of Game Gold Tradings Limited, a company which operated as FutGalaxy.com (an unlicensed gambling website) entered guilty pleas to offences under the Gambling Act 2005.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps this issue under review will not hesitate to take action if it is needed to protect young people from gambling-related harm.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/04/2017 12:31:30 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

714944

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the position paper by the Gambling Commission published in March drawing attention to the risk of users of social casino games transitioning to real money gambling, whether they will take steps to restrict children’s access to social casino games.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>Social gaming is already covered by existing consumer protection legislation and other regulatory bodies. Evidence of the transition from social games to real money gambling is limited, however the Gambling Commission continue to monitor participation in social casino games. The Gambling Commission position paper, published in March 2017, concluded that there is not a persuasive case to pursue further regulatory intervention in social gaming.</p><p>The Government expects the social casino industry to adopt a socially responsible approach and awareness of potential harm.</p><p> </p><p>Government will not hesitate to take action if it is needed to protect young people from gambling-related harm.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/04/2017 12:32:23 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

714952

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many further education colleges rated (1) good, or (2) outstanding, by Ofsted were not included on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers announced on 14 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>More than 1,700 providers made it onto the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (the Register) in the first round – three quarters of those who applied – including 173 FE colleges. There were no further education colleges rated outstanding by Ofsted that were not included, however seventeen colleges that were rated good overall by Ofsted were not included on the basis that they failed to meet the broader set of criteria against which all applicants were assessed. To ensure excellence for apprenticeship provision we cannot compromise on our commitment to rigorous quality tests for apprenticeship training.</p><p>We have already re-opened the Register for new applications and to allow those who were unsuccessful to reapply. We will announce the results by the end of May. We have provided detailed feedback to providers who were not successful in their initial application, to help them understand what they need to do to be successful in the future.</p><p>The new Register opens up the current apprenticeship market to wider competition. We have sought to encourage new providers to come forward who do not have a tradition of delivering apprenticeships. There are 451 organisations that we consider to have no previous history of delivering apprenticeships. These include Universities, charities, public sector bodies, employers and other private/commercial providers. This will give employers a wider choice of providers and create a broader range of training for individual apprentices to benefit from.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6439 HL6440 question first answered 04/04/2017 14:26:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

714953

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to assist those further education colleges which were not included on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers announced on 14 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>More than 1,700 providers made it onto the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (the Register) in the first round – three quarters of those who applied – including 173 FE colleges. There were no further education colleges rated outstanding by Ofsted that were not included, however seventeen colleges that were rated good overall by Ofsted were not included on the basis that they failed to meet the broader set of criteria against which all applicants were assessed. To ensure excellence for apprenticeship provision we cannot compromise on our commitment to rigorous quality tests for apprenticeship training.</p><p>We have already re-opened the Register for new applications and to allow those who were unsuccessful to reapply. We will announce the results by the end of May. We have provided detailed feedback to providers who were not successful in their initial application, to help them understand what they need to do to be successful in the future.</p><p>The new Register opens up the current apprenticeship market to wider competition. We have sought to encourage new providers to come forward who do not have a tradition of delivering apprenticeships. There are 451 organisations that we consider to have no previous history of delivering apprenticeships. These include Universities, charities, public sector bodies, employers and other private/commercial providers. This will give employers a wider choice of providers and create a broader range of training for individual apprentices to benefit from.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6438 HL6440 question first answered 04/04/2017 14:26:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

714954

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many training providers with no previous history of delivering apprenticeships were included on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers announced on 14 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>More than 1,700 providers made it onto the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (the Register) in the first round – three quarters of those who applied – including 173 FE colleges. There were no further education colleges rated outstanding by Ofsted that were not included, however seventeen colleges that were rated good overall by Ofsted were not included on the basis that they failed to meet the broader set of criteria against which all applicants were assessed. To ensure excellence for apprenticeship provision we cannot compromise on our commitment to rigorous quality tests for apprenticeship training.</p><p>We have already re-opened the Register for new applications and to allow those who were unsuccessful to reapply. We will announce the results by the end of May. We have provided detailed feedback to providers who were not successful in their initial application, to help them understand what they need to do to be successful in the future.</p><p>The new Register opens up the current apprenticeship market to wider competition. We have sought to encourage new providers to come forward who do not have a tradition of delivering apprenticeships. There are 451 organisations that we consider to have no previous history of delivering apprenticeships. These include Universities, charities, public sector bodies, employers and other private/commercial providers. This will give employers a wider choice of providers and create a broader range of training for individual apprentices to benefit from.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6438 HL6439 question first answered 04/04/2017 14:26:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

714968

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of RAF pilots who already possess private pilot’s licences on joining the service.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
uin	HL6452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held. The RAF does not record extra-curricular qualifications held by entrants into the RAF.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 03/04/2017 14:47:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3733 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington