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1132303

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Inter-Ministerial Group on Family support from Conception to Age Two to report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group is considering how the Government can improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years (conception to age 2) family support and identify gaps in available provision. The group will make recommendations to Secretaries of State in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/06/2019 11:26:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132304

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total budget of the Department for Work and Pensions for reducing parental conflict for 2019–20.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Reducing Parental Conflict programme was announced in April 2017 as part of <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families. </em>In the financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19, DWP spent approximately £21m on reducing parental conflict. Forecast spend for 2019/20 is £14.11m.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2017, DWP funded services which provided support for couples to improve their relationships, although these contracts were not specifically focused on <em>parental </em>conflict. £25m was spent on relationship support services between April 2014 and March 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL16374 question first answered 27/06/2019 15:45:50 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132305

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have allocated to reducing parental conflict in the last five years; and how much of that funding they have spent to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Reducing Parental Conflict programme was announced in April 2017 as part of <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families. </em>In the financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19, DWP spent approximately £21m on reducing parental conflict. Forecast spend for 2019/20 is £14.11m.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2017, DWP funded services which provided support for couples to improve their relationships, although these contracts were not specifically focused on <em>parental </em>conflict. £25m was spent on relationship support services between April 2014 and March 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL16373 question first answered 27/06/2019 15:45:50 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132306

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they plan to provide to departments other than the Department for Work and Pensions for the purpose of reducing parental conflict in (1) in 2019–20, and (2) over the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>In addition to DWP’s £39m Reducing Parental Conflict programme, the government provides funding to other departments that can contribute to a reduction in parental conflict, including a £6m joint DHSC/DWP package of measures to support children living with alcohol-dependent parents, the Public Health Grant to local authorities (£3.13bn in 2019/20) to funds public health services, such as treatment, prevention and reducing harm from alcohol and drug misuse in adults, and the MHCLG led Troubled Families programme (£200m in 2019/20).</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, over the course of this Parliament, the Government is spending £100 million to support victims and survivors of violence against women and girls.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on future funding for reducing parental conflict will be made in the round at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/06/2019 12:56:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132307

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Peers: Writs of Summons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many writs of summons were sent to Peers in (1) each region of England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Following the dissolution of Parliament for the General Election in 2017, a total of 823 writs of summons were sent to Peers in the UK and Northern<br>Ireland.</p><p>Information on the number of writs issued by region is no longer held by the Crown Office, which is responsible for issuing the writs. Writs are issued to Preferred contact addresses provided by Peers to the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 28/06/2019 13:47:36 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132308

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords Composition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the current gender composition of the House of Lords broken down by member's (1) country, and (2) region, of origin.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The House of Lords is currently made up of 585 male and 215 female members; we do not hold data on the country or region of origin of members.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 24/06/2019 15:38:36 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

515902

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Centres
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent on Children’s Centres since June 2010, (1) in total, and (2) in each financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL7968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Between April 2010 and March 2015 the total spent on children’s centres was £5.2 bn.</p><p>Local authorities must meet their statutory duties on children’s centres from funding that currently forms part of the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Business Rates Retention Scheme.</p><p>Since April 2010, local authorities have reported spending on children’s centres through an annual return to the Department of Education (Section 251 returns; available on GOV.UK).</p><p>There will be variation in the way local authorities deliver their services, which may not be captured in within this data. In addition, other government funding, including that for public health, adult skills training and troubled families may also be used locally to support services delivered wholly, or in part, through children’s centres again this will not be included in this data.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/05/2016 14:50:26 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

515903

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether professionals who work with children, such as social workers and teachers, are legally required to leave their professions if they continue to live, or resume living, with a convicted sex offender to whom they are married, or with whom they have had children who are no longer minors, after that offender has served a custodial or community sentence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL7969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Arrangements within the Childcare Act 2006 and the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009 disqualify a person from providing, working in, or managing childcare provision on the grounds that a person in their household has committed a relevant offence. A number of the qualifying offences are of a sexual nature.</p><p>A person disqualified from working in any childcare setting for these reasons is able to apply to Ofsted for a waiver against disqualification. Where a waiver is granted the disqualified person is permitted to work in childcare.</p><p>The Department publishes guidance (attached) to assist schools, childcare providers and those working in childcare and help them understand the arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL7969 Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.pdf title Disqualification under the childcare act 2006 2 file name HL7969 Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.pdf title Statutory framework for the early years foundation question first answered 10/05/2016 14:57:12 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

709519

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of the care system for looked-after children in England and Wales for each year from 2006 to 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL5926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Since April 2010, local authorities in England have reported spending on children looked after through an annual return to the department (Section 251 returns; available on GOV.UK).</p><p><strong>Local authority net current expenditure on children looked after in England: 2005-2006 to 2015-2016 (£, billions)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2005-2006</p></td><td><p>2006-2007</p></td><td><p>2007-2008</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>2015-2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Section 251 returns <br> Note: 2011-12 and 2012-13 figures are not directly comparable due to changes in the categories included between the two years.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, spending on social work directly involved with the care of children and with the commissioning of services for children is captured separately within the Section 251 collection. It is not possible to separate out expenditure for social work related to children looked after only.</p><p>The department does not hold this information for Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 21/03/2017 16:43:45 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

709520

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sexually Transmitted Infections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of treating sexually transmitted diseases in England for each year from 2006 to 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL5927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Data prior to 2013 is not held in the format requested. The following table shows actual local authority public health budget spend on sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment from 2013/14 to 2014/15. Data on spend from 2015/16 onwards will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Public health service: Sexual health services - STI testing and treatment (prescribed function)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£ (£'000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Final Revenue Outturn 2013/14</p></td><td><p>382,455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Final Revenue Outturn 2014/15</p></td><td><p>379,245</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data on the costs of treating sexually transmitted diseases are not collected by age group.</p><p> </p><p>There is additional National Health Service expenditure on sexual health through primary and secondary care services, however these figures cannot be provided on a comparable basis with the data on public health expenditure.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5928 question first answered 22/03/2017 12:21:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer