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100632

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they make of (1) the case for improved commuter services from Manchester to Clitheroe, (2) the case for improved commuter services from Manchester to Burnley, and (3) the case for restoring the rail link from Manchester to Rawtenstall.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has recently concluded a consultation on the future of the Northern and TransPennine Express rail franchises. We are currently analysing the responses and considering options for the specifications for these franchises, including those between Manchester and Clitheroe and Manchester and Burnley, which we expect to publish in the Invitations to Tender for both franchises in December this year.</p><p> </p><p>The case for restoring the rail link from Bury to Rawtenstall (part of the East Lancashire heritage railway) is being considered as part of the A56/M66 Haslingden/Rawtenstall to Manchester gateway study to be carried out by Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/11/2014 13:46:15 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

1187947

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Older People: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they plan to provide to charities and the voluntary sector to protect elderly people from being attacked in their homes by people who gain entrance on false pretences, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2020 answer text <p>Public safety and protecting the most vulnerable people in society from coronavirus is this government’s top priority. The Government has prepared ‘how to help safely’ guidance on Gov.uk to advise individuals and charities how they can help those isolating - including friends, family members and neighbours. This guidance is also accessible for the new Covid Mutual Aid groups that have been set up in response to the crisis. These pages have been accessed over 174,000 times since publication.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Genuine volunteers have been instructed not to enter people’s homes, unless deemed essential. We advise that vulnerable people take general precautions such as asking for ID, not sharing financial details and, if in doubt, do not engage and report serious suspicious behaviour to the police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/04/2020 11:04:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

1187948

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Remote Education
	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 the provision of online tuition adequately educates those children and young people, particularly those who live in poverty or who are otherwise vulnerable, who are not in school due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2020 answer text <p>Since Friday 20 March, schools have been closed except for children of critical workers and vulnerable children. Attending school can be a protective factor, which is why vulnerable children are eligible for continued provision.</p><p>We recognise that many schools have already shared resources for children who are at home, and are grateful for this.</p><p>We are working with the BBC and other partners to provide access and support directly to parents, including online resources they can access for their children at home, and my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has announced a package of high-quality resources:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-support-for-schools-and-parents-to-help-cope-with-coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-support-for-schools-and-parents-to-help-cope-with-coronavirus</a>.</p><p>We will consider accessibility throughout the development of any advice, and ask that schools do the same.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 08/04/2020 12:29:47 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

1484934

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pastoral Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, (1) how levels of satisfaction with the armed forces’ pastoral support services are measured, (2) whether they will publish the results, and (3) whether armed forces personnel are asked if they wish to receive non-religious pastoral care.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL1351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Military Chaplains are professionally qualified to provide pastoral care to everyone, regardless of philosophy or faith background. Service personnel who do not wish to talk to a Chaplain are encouraged to seek support from a variety of alternative sources, which can be facilitated by the Chaplain. This includes their Chain of Command, through the Services' professional social workers, medical staff and welfare staff. Mutual support is also available via the various staff networks, including the Humanist and Non Religious in Defence (HAND) Network.</p><p> </p><p>The publicly available annual Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey shows that, of those who have used chaplaincy support provided by their Service, satisfaction with the service has ranged between 61% and 65%. Dissatisfaction levels have been consistently low, recorded at either 4% or 5%, with the remaining 30% to 35% of respondents having a neutral stance on the service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/07/2022 15:53:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

1489056

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ministers of Religion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which professional qualifications relating to non-religious world views such as humanism are undertaken by the Armed Forces Chaplaincy; and which body accredits any such qualifications.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL1744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>All military Chaplains are accredited by Defence-endorsed sending churches or faith authorities which have committed their Chaplains to appreciate and understand the world views of all personnel irrespective of faith background. The vast majority of Chaplains are, additionally, university graduates whose professional studies will have included study of world views from a variety of spectrums, including humanism. Exact content will vary by institution, and is accredited by the relevant university, or institution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/07/2022 14:50:52 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

1491763

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pastoral Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 13 July (HL1351), what proportion of those using chaplaincy provided by their service identified as non-religious; what reasons were given for dissatisfaction with or a neutral stance towards the service received; what steps have been taken to improve the service in response to the 30-40 per cent of respondents who declared themselves either neutral towards or dissatisfied with the service they had received; and what resources, including funded posts comparable to religious chaplaincy, are provided to the various staff networks, including the Humanist And Non-religious in Defence Network, to provide support to those Service personnel who do not wish to talk to a Chaplain.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2022 answer text <p>Information regarding how many users of the chaplaincy identified as non-religious is not held. Data regarding any protected characteristics of individuals seeking confidential pastoral support is not normally recorded, nor will they necessarily even arise or be disclosed unless they have a direct bearing upon the issues at hand.</p><p> </p><p>Where dissatisfaction or a neutral stance is expressed in the Armed Forces Continuous Attitudes Survey (AFCAS), the specific reasoning behind each survey response is not recorded. AFCAS does not go into that level of detail, however, local evaluations in-Unit routinely show high levels of satisfaction with the teaching and pastoral care that chaplaincy provides.</p><p> </p><p>Neutral responses with the AFCAS survey are often in effect a “not applicable (N/A)” response. In this case the respondents are not likely to have sought direct support from the chaplaincy in the time frame of the AFCAS survey. As they are unlikely to have accessed or used the service provided, there are no specific measures targeting improvement for this cohort of respondents. <br> <br> Information regarding a breakdown of resources comparing the chaplaincy to the various staff networks that provide support to Service personnel is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The question of the religion, belief, or any other protected characteristics of an individual in contact with chaplaincy has absolutely no bearing on priority of access for pastoral support. Pastoral support is delivered according to need and open to all.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL2030 question first answered 04/08/2022 15:02:35 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

1491764

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pastoral Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the service provided to armed forces personnel by the chaplaincy is prioritised according to the religion or belief of the individual seeking pastoral support.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2022 answer text <p>Information regarding how many users of the chaplaincy identified as non-religious is not held. Data regarding any protected characteristics of individuals seeking confidential pastoral support is not normally recorded, nor will they necessarily even arise or be disclosed unless they have a direct bearing upon the issues at hand.</p><p> </p><p>Where dissatisfaction or a neutral stance is expressed in the Armed Forces Continuous Attitudes Survey (AFCAS), the specific reasoning behind each survey response is not recorded. AFCAS does not go into that level of detail, however, local evaluations in-Unit routinely show high levels of satisfaction with the teaching and pastoral care that chaplaincy provides.</p><p> </p><p>Neutral responses with the AFCAS survey are often in effect a “not applicable (N/A)” response. In this case the respondents are not likely to have sought direct support from the chaplaincy in the time frame of the AFCAS survey. As they are unlikely to have accessed or used the service provided, there are no specific measures targeting improvement for this cohort of respondents. <br> <br> Information regarding a breakdown of resources comparing the chaplaincy to the various staff networks that provide support to Service personnel is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The question of the religion, belief, or any other protected characteristics of an individual in contact with chaplaincy has absolutely no bearing on priority of access for pastoral support. Pastoral support is delivered according to need and open to all.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL2029 question first answered 04/08/2022 15:02:35 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

444442

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Premium
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why pupils not attending school due to health needs are not entitled to the pupil premium.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL4993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>This Government is determined that all children, regardless of their circumstances, should receive a good education. Where a child of compulsory school age would not receive suitable education due to health needs, local authorities have a duty to ensure that alternative arrangements are put in place. Local authorities are funded to make these arrangements through their high needs budgets.</p><p>The pupil premium is additional funding that recognises the further barriers to educational achievement faced by disadvantaged pupils. Disadvantaged pupils who are unable to attend school because of health needs continue to attract the pupil premium. The premium is paid to all state funded schools with eligible pupils, including special schools, special academies, pupil referral units and alternative provision academies. Where eligible pupils are recorded on the alternative provision census as receiving other forms of alternative provision then the pupil premium is paid to the local authority. Information about pupil premium funding arrangements can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/01/2016 14:18:56 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

444443

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding exists to provide early years education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL4994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department funds local authorities for high needs provision through the Dedicated Schools Grant. Local authorities have reported that they are planning to spend £11.62 million from this grant on children in their early years and £72.48 million on hospital education. Local authorities are able to allocate some of this funding to children who cannot attend school because of health needs.</p><p /> <p>We are not able to provide a response with an amount allocated specifically to these children as the needs of children varies amongst different local authorities, and therefore it is right that decision making on allocation of funding for special educational needs and disabilities is made at a local level.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/01/2016 15:20:52 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

444444

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Referral Units
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pupils in Pupil Referral Units are reintegrated into mainstream education annually, and what support is available for that to happen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL4995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>Every child, including those who have been excluded, should receive a good quality education to allow them to achieve their full potential. Information on the number of pupils in pupil referral units (PRUs) reintegrated into mainstream education annually is not readily available and it could only be determined at a disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p>PRUs and other alternative providers should work with commissioners to develop a clearly defined set of objectives for each pupil’s time in alternative provision and their reintegration into mainstream education. Progress against these objectives should be frequently monitored and assessed to ensure that pupils’ needs are being addressed and they return to mainstream school when they are ready. An appropriate package of support should be in place to assist in the reintegration process.</p><br /><p>The Department has published statutory guidance in 2013 on alternative provision with clearly defined objectives for commissioners of PRUs and alternative provision (AP) to support pupils back into school after an alternative education placement. A copy has been attached to this answer.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 27/01/2016 17:20:33 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL4995 attachment.pdf title Alternative Provision guidance
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen