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967458

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/09/2018
	date	04/09/2018
	date tabled	04/09/2018
	ddp created	04/09/2018 20:32:44
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	04/09/2018 20:37:02 18/09/2018 14:41:06
	hansard heading	Rugby School
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9953
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/09/2018 14:09:20
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions ministers and officials have had, if any, with Rugby School about withdrawing from the key stage five performance table rankings.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL9953
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9953
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The list of independent schools which are included in the 16-18 performance tables for 2010 and 2017 are attached in Annex A. This list was generated from the published school performance tables data which can be found at: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have had no discussions with Rugby School about reports of their wish to withdraw from the 16-18 performance tables.</p><p> </p><p>There is no process by which independent or state-funded schools can ask to withdraw from performance tables. Performance tables are an important way of providing information to parents and the wider public about school and college performance.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

967457

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/09/2018
	date	04/09/2018
	date tabled	04/09/2018
	ddp created	04/09/2018 20:32:42
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	04/09/2018 20:36:59 18/09/2018 14:41:04
	hansard heading	Private Education: Standards
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9952
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/09/2018 14:09:20
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which independent schools participated in the 2010 and 2017 key stage five performance table rankings.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL9952
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9952
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The list of independent schools which are included in the 16-18 performance tables for 2010 and 2017 are attached in Annex A. This list was generated from the published school performance tables data which can be found at: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have had no discussions with Rugby School about reports of their wish to withdraw from the 16-18 performance tables.</p><p> </p><p>There is no process by which independent or state-funded schools can ask to withdraw from performance tables. Performance tables are an important way of providing information to parents and the wider public about school and college performance.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1124632

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/05/2019
	date	02/05/2019
	date tabled	02/05/2019
	ddp created	02/05/2019 19:06:31
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	02/05/2019 19:15:24 13/05/2019 17:22:02
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15500
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 16:50:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals have received compensation or redress from the Student Loans Company as a result of wrongful decisions under its approach to combatting fraud.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15500
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15500
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) carries out investigations where fraud is suspected, as well as sample checks to identify possible fraud. The SLC accesses a wide range of publicly available information for the purposes of verifying a customer’s eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, and this may include publicly available social media content. The SLC only accesses information that is in the public domain; it does not use information sourced from social media in isolation to make a determination on a case; and it does not conduct ongoing monitoring or surveillance of students’ social media.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC provides a privacy notice to all students during their application for finance, which is also available on the SLC’s website. This notice sets out how students’ personal information is processed and used by the company, including that both the information provided by the student during their application and publicly available information, such as that on social media and other public platforms, may be used to detect, investigate and prevent crime including fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC is also in the final stages of drafting a social media acceptable use policy, which covers all aspects of the company’s social media use. This policy is due to be published on the SLC’s website next month.</p><p> </p><p>The policy covers any publicly available social media platform. Currently, the SLC accesses publicly available content on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.</p><p> </p><p>The policy will be reviewed at least annually or more often if business requirements, legislation, or regulations change.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018-19, the SLC investigated 3,829 cases in relation to potential application fraud (out of a total of 2.8 million applicants and students). A further 5,289 cases were investigated in relation to repayment evasion (out of a total 5.7 million repayers). As part of the process for both preventing application fraud and eliminating repayment evasion, investigators may review publicly available information, such as that on social media and other public platforms. This does not occur in every investigation.</p><p> </p><p>To date in financial year (FY) 2019-20, and in FY 2018-19, no individuals received compensation or redress from the SLC as a result of wrongful decisions by the SLC's Counter Fraud Team. In FY 2017-18, one individual received an ex-gratia payment of £100.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1124631

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/05/2019
	date	02/05/2019
	date tabled	02/05/2019
	ddp created	02/05/2019 19:06:28
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	02/05/2019 19:15:22 13/05/2019 17:22:03
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15499
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 16:50:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals' social media accounts the Student Loans Company has surveilled as part of its approach to combatting fraud.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15499
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15499
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) carries out investigations where fraud is suspected, as well as sample checks to identify possible fraud. The SLC accesses a wide range of publicly available information for the purposes of verifying a customer’s eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, and this may include publicly available social media content. The SLC only accesses information that is in the public domain; it does not use information sourced from social media in isolation to make a determination on a case; and it does not conduct ongoing monitoring or surveillance of students’ social media.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC provides a privacy notice to all students during their application for finance, which is also available on the SLC’s website. This notice sets out how students’ personal information is processed and used by the company, including that both the information provided by the student during their application and publicly available information, such as that on social media and other public platforms, may be used to detect, investigate and prevent crime including fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC is also in the final stages of drafting a social media acceptable use policy, which covers all aspects of the company’s social media use. This policy is due to be published on the SLC’s website next month.</p><p> </p><p>The policy covers any publicly available social media platform. Currently, the SLC accesses publicly available content on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.</p><p> </p><p>The policy will be reviewed at least annually or more often if business requirements, legislation, or regulations change.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018-19, the SLC investigated 3,829 cases in relation to potential application fraud (out of a total of 2.8 million applicants and students). A further 5,289 cases were investigated in relation to repayment evasion (out of a total 5.7 million repayers). As part of the process for both preventing application fraud and eliminating repayment evasion, investigators may review publicly available information, such as that on social media and other public platforms. This does not occur in every investigation.</p><p> </p><p>To date in financial year (FY) 2019-20, and in FY 2018-19, no individuals received compensation or redress from the SLC as a result of wrongful decisions by the SLC's Counter Fraud Team. In FY 2017-18, one individual received an ex-gratia payment of £100.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1124630

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/05/2019
	date	02/05/2019
	date tabled	02/05/2019
	ddp created	02/05/2019 19:06:26
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	02/05/2019 19:15:19 13/05/2019 17:22:05
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15498
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 16:50:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what is the current policy of the Student Loans Company on the surveillance of students’ social media; (2) whether any such policy is publicly available; (3) which social media platforms may fall under this policy; and (4) what measures are in place to oversee this policy.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15498
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15498
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) carries out investigations where fraud is suspected, as well as sample checks to identify possible fraud. The SLC accesses a wide range of publicly available information for the purposes of verifying a customer’s eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, and this may include publicly available social media content. The SLC only accesses information that is in the public domain; it does not use information sourced from social media in isolation to make a determination on a case; and it does not conduct ongoing monitoring or surveillance of students’ social media.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC provides a privacy notice to all students during their application for finance, which is also available on the SLC’s website. This notice sets out how students’ personal information is processed and used by the company, including that both the information provided by the student during their application and publicly available information, such as that on social media and other public platforms, may be used to detect, investigate and prevent crime including fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC is also in the final stages of drafting a social media acceptable use policy, which covers all aspects of the company’s social media use. This policy is due to be published on the SLC’s website next month.</p><p> </p><p>The policy covers any publicly available social media platform. Currently, the SLC accesses publicly available content on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.</p><p> </p><p>The policy will be reviewed at least annually or more often if business requirements, legislation, or regulations change.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018-19, the SLC investigated 3,829 cases in relation to potential application fraud (out of a total of 2.8 million applicants and students). A further 5,289 cases were investigated in relation to repayment evasion (out of a total 5.7 million repayers). As part of the process for both preventing application fraud and eliminating repayment evasion, investigators may review publicly available information, such as that on social media and other public platforms. This does not occur in every investigation.</p><p> </p><p>To date in financial year (FY) 2019-20, and in FY 2018-19, no individuals received compensation or redress from the SLC as a result of wrongful decisions by the SLC's Counter Fraud Team. In FY 2017-18, one individual received an ex-gratia payment of £100.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1110132

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:25
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:29 23/04/2019 16:14:03
	hansard heading	Veterans: Complaints
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15100
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:42:48
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide (1) support, and (2) funding, for veterans who find themselves subject to complaints relating to when they served in the armed forces.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15100
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15100
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Veterans facing criminal allegations relating to their service in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan are provided with fully funded legal representation, for as long as it is necessary. In addition, the Ministry of Defence is committed to providing high quality welfare and pastoral support to all those veterans affected by historic investigations. Veterans can access this support through the Veterans Welfare Service, part of Veterans UK, on 0808 1914 2 18.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1110131

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:24
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	09/04/2019 15:00:28 23/04/2019 16:16:06
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15099
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:44:05
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to legislate to give members of the armed forces full access to employment tribunals.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15099
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15099
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Members of the Armed Forces have access to employment tribunals concerning a claim under the Equality Act 2010 in connection with certain allegations of discrimination. An employment tribunal will normally wait for the service complaints process to be finished before hearing any case. We have no current plans to broaden these provisions.</p><p>If a Service person has a valid grievance on any other matter relating to their service in the Armed Forces, they may make a service complaint and seek redress. The role of the Service Complaints Ombudsman was created to give complainants who are not satisfied with the outcome or handling of their complaint an independent route to addressing their concerns and to increase the level of independent oversight.</p><p>In certain circumstances, if the complainant remains unhappy with either the decision of the Ministry of Defence or the Ombudsman, they may also challenge those decisions by way of Judicial Review.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1110130

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:23
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:25 23/04/2019 16:14:06
	hansard heading	Service Complaints Ombudsman: Powers
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15098
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:42:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to strengthen the powers of the Service Complaints Ombudsman and, in particular, to make the Ombudsman’s recommendations legally binding.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15098
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15098
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The powers of the Service Complaints Ombudsman were subject to extensive consideration during the passage of The Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Act 2015. We have no current plans to change those powers.</p><p>As I have stated in my previous answer to the noble Lady's Question HL5618 on 6 March 2018, recommendations made by the Ombudsman are not legally binding, but they do have considerable weight. The expectation is that the Services will follow recommendations made by the Ombudsman, unless there are good, cogent and defensible reasons not to do so.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1059192

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 22:04:29
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 22:05:41 25/02/2019 12:34:02
	hansard heading	T-levels
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13581
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/02/2019 12:02:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they plan to offer to students who qualify for free school meals and who are undertaking T-Levels to help them meet their food costs during work placements.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13581
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13581
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The department is keen for students not to be prevented from undertaking T level industry placements due to travel and subsistence costs.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing significant funding to help education providers to put in place the infrastructure needed to deliver high quality industry placements in preparation for T levels. This funding can be used to support the students’ travel and subsistence costs. In addition to this, providers are receiving additional discretionary bursary funding of just under £2.5 million in 2018-19 to support students’ access to industry placements and other associated costs. We have recently announced further funding for 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Where students are eligible to receive Further Education Free Meals, providers must make sure that students are provided with a meal on days when they are off-site as part of their study programme. This responsibility will apply to industry placements. We have also advised that employers may also support students with their travel and subsistence costs if they wish.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1059191

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 22:04:28
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 22:05:38 25/02/2019 12:34:03
	hansard heading	T-levels
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13580
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/02/2019 12:02:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they plan to offer to students undertaking T-Levels to help them meet the cost of transport to work placements.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13580
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13580
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The department is keen for students not to be prevented from undertaking T level industry placements due to travel and subsistence costs.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing significant funding to help education providers to put in place the infrastructure needed to deliver high quality industry placements in preparation for T levels. This funding can be used to support the students’ travel and subsistence costs. In addition to this, providers are receiving additional discretionary bursary funding of just under £2.5 million in 2018-19 to support students’ access to industry placements and other associated costs. We have recently announced further funding for 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Where students are eligible to receive Further Education Free Meals, providers must make sure that students are provided with a meal on days when they are off-site as part of their study programme. This responsibility will apply to industry placements. We have also advised that employers may also support students with their travel and subsistence costs if they wish.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal