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1722384

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the calculation, published by the National Education Union, on 9 November 2023, that there is a shortfall of almost 4000 qualified teachers of modern foreign languages, based on the Department for Education's School Workforce Census of subject specialist teachers with a post A-level qualification in their English Baccalaureate subject.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2024 answer text <p>High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education and there are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England. Nevertheless, the department knows that there is further to go to get more teachers into certain subjects, including modern foreign languages. This is why the department will recruit 6,500 new expert teachers and focus its support on subjects where it is needed most. The department will support areas that face recruitment challenges and tackle retention issues.</p><p> </p><p>The department already has in place a range of measures specifically for modern foreign languages. This includes bursaries of £25,000 and scholarships of £27,000 for French, Spanish and German. The total initial teacher training (ITT) financial incentives package for the 2024/25 recruitment cycle is worth up to £196 million, which is a £15 million increase on the last cycle.</p><p> </p><p>The department reviews bursaries each year before deciding the offer for trainees starting ITT the following academic year. In doing this, the department takes account of several factors including historic recruitment, forecast economic conditions, and teacher supply need in each subject. The department will continue to review the way bursaries are allocated to ensure it is supporting teacher sufficiency and spending money where it is needed most.</p><p> </p><p>As well as working to recruit the best languages graduates domestically, the department is supporting recruitment of skilled graduates from overseas. The department’s ITT bursaries and scholarships are available to all non-UK trainees in languages. This means that for the 2024/25 academic year, international language trainees are eligible for bursaries worth £25,000 and scholarships worth £27,000. An international relocation payment is also available for non-UK teachers of languages starting in the 2024/25 academic year and is worth up to £10,000.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also committed to tackling retention and has made available a range of resources to help address teacher workload and wellbeing and support schools to introduce flexible working practices. The department’s ‘Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff’ service, developed alongside school leaders, includes a workload reduction toolkit to support schools to identify opportunities to cut excessive workload. It also includes the education staff wellbeing charter, which sets out commitments from the government, Ofsted, schools, and colleges to protect and promote the wellbeing of staff so that teachers not only remain in the profession, but thrive in it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL216 question first answered 08/08/2024 13:02:42 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1722385

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the bursary for trainee modern foreign language teachers from £25,000 to £28,000, in line with the bursaries available for science, technology and mathematics subjects.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2024 answer text <p>High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education and there are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England. Nevertheless, the department knows that there is further to go to get more teachers into certain subjects, including modern foreign languages. This is why the department will recruit 6,500 new expert teachers and focus its support on subjects where it is needed most. The department will support areas that face recruitment challenges and tackle retention issues.</p><p> </p><p>The department already has in place a range of measures specifically for modern foreign languages. This includes bursaries of £25,000 and scholarships of £27,000 for French, Spanish and German. The total initial teacher training (ITT) financial incentives package for the 2024/25 recruitment cycle is worth up to £196 million, which is a £15 million increase on the last cycle.</p><p> </p><p>The department reviews bursaries each year before deciding the offer for trainees starting ITT the following academic year. In doing this, the department takes account of several factors including historic recruitment, forecast economic conditions, and teacher supply need in each subject. The department will continue to review the way bursaries are allocated to ensure it is supporting teacher sufficiency and spending money where it is needed most.</p><p> </p><p>As well as working to recruit the best languages graduates domestically, the department is supporting recruitment of skilled graduates from overseas. The department’s ITT bursaries and scholarships are available to all non-UK trainees in languages. This means that for the 2024/25 academic year, international language trainees are eligible for bursaries worth £25,000 and scholarships worth £27,000. An international relocation payment is also available for non-UK teachers of languages starting in the 2024/25 academic year and is worth up to £10,000.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also committed to tackling retention and has made available a range of resources to help address teacher workload and wellbeing and support schools to introduce flexible working practices. The department’s ‘Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff’ service, developed alongside school leaders, includes a workload reduction toolkit to support schools to identify opportunities to cut excessive workload. It also includes the education staff wellbeing charter, which sets out commitments from the government, Ofsted, schools, and colleges to protect and promote the wellbeing of staff so that teachers not only remain in the profession, but thrive in it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL215 question first answered 08/08/2024 13:02:42 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1722386

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 12 January 2022 (HL Deb cols 1151–2), when the Ministry of Justice's independent review of the qualifications and experience required of spoken word interpreters in HM Courts and Tribunal Service will be completed, and when it will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>We have been considering the findings of the independent review to help inform the development of new tender specifications. This is a complex process and covers a wide range of agencies within the Ministry of Justice. We will, of course, publish the outcome of the review once the tendering process is complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 31/07/2024 15:51:30 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1722231

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Translation Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the invitation to tender for the next contract to provide spoken word translation and interpreting services for HM Courts and Tribunals Service will be issued.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice’s invitation to tender for the new spoken word services contract is expected to be published in the autumn, subject to completion of approvals processes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 29/07/2024 11:24:17 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1722232

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the public consultation on the proposed amendments to the Victims' Code under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 has been launched; and if not, when this will happen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>A public consultation on a new Victims’ Code has not been launched. We will be carefully considering the implementation of measures under the Victims and Prisoners Act, including the measure to publicly consult on and issue a new Victims’ Code.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 29/07/2024 10:51:03 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1722233

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Health Services: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they will elicit views on the NHS Constitution consultation from people whose first language is not English, especially those who are high users of NHS services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2024 answer text <p>A review of the NHS Constitution was announced in October 2023. The standard consultation closed in June 2024, with the easy-read consultation on the NHS Constitution closing in July 2024. The Department acknowledges the limits of both publishing a consultation in online-only formats and solely in English.</p><p>The Department published an easy-read version, with the simplified language making the information more accessible for a broader audience, supporting those whose first language is not English to access and respond to the consultation.</p><p>The Department is committed to engagement with the public in the future and continuously improving our approach for future consultations and strategies. If any further review of the NHS Constitution takes place, ensuring communication through an accessible format for people, including those for whom English may not be their first language, will be considered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 09/08/2024 13:43:47 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1721246

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the eligibility criteria for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme to allow visas for the UK to be issued to those who were employed indirectly as well as directly to work for UK government departments or armed forces.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL26
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/08/2024 answer text <p>The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme already provides resettlement routes within the existing criteria for those formerly employed, directly or indirectly, by the UK Government. There are no current plans to widen the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme’s full eligibility criteria can be found via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>The new team of Ministers have made ARAP an early priority for the Department, to tackle problems which have been faced with processing ARAP applications and ensure the scheme delivers on our commitments to those brave Afghans who worked in support of UK objectives in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Coaker question first answered 15/08/2024 13:21:28 answering member 360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker attachment 1 file name Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.pdf title Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1721247

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made towards a UN Security Council Resolution on the protection of civilian interpreters working in conflict zones.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL27
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolution 2730 adopted during protection of civilians week in May 2024 which reaffirms parties' obligations under international law to protect all humanitarian personnel as well as humanitarian premises and assets. This includes civilian interpreters working in conflict zones.</p><p>The resolution highlights the critical role of national and locally recruited humanitarian personnel in conducting humanitarian activities during armed conflict and the risks they face. It also establishes a regular reporting mechanism to highlight the safety and security of all humanitarian personnel at the Security Council and provide recommendations on measures to protect and enhance the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and ensure accountability.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 31/07/2024 10:47:01 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1715457

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Health Services: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the public consultation on updating the NHS constitution, published on 30 April, is available in languages other than English, and if so, in which languages.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL4270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting people from all backgrounds in accessing the NHS Constitution consultation, in part by ensuring the consultation is well publicised and reaches multiple audiences, including those whose first language is not English.</p><p>While there are no plans to publish the consultation in additional languages, the Department is working at pace to publish an easy-read version. The simplified language will make the information more accessible for a broader audience, which may support those whose first language is not English, to access and respond to the consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4271 question first answered 08/05/2024 14:50:04 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1715458

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Health Services: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the public consultation on updating the NHS constitution is brought to the attention of individuals whose first language is not English.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL4271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting people from all backgrounds in accessing the NHS Constitution consultation, in part by ensuring the consultation is well publicised and reaches multiple audiences, including those whose first language is not English.</p><p>While there are no plans to publish the consultation in additional languages, the Department is working at pace to publish an easy-read version. The simplified language will make the information more accessible for a broader audience, which may support those whose first language is not English, to access and respond to the consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4270 question first answered 08/05/2024 14:50:04 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins