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1131461

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Voluntary Work
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Police Support Volunteers there were working for police forces in England and Wales in each year from 2014 to 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL16255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police support volunteers working for each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.</p><p>The latest published figures, representing the picture as at 30 September 2018, can be accessed in ‘Table 7’ of the accompanying data tables here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2018</a></p><p><br>Data on the number of police support volunteers in England and Wales as at 31 March 2019 are due to be published on 18 July 2019.</p><p><br>The Home Office has only collected data on police support volunteers since March 2018. Data for previous years are not held.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Police Workforce Sept 18 Tables.xlsx title Police Workforce Tables - 2018 2 file name police-workforce-sep18-hosb0219.pdf title Police Workforce - Report 2018 question first answered 25/06/2019 16:55:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1178515

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mayor of the West Midlands
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to place the functions of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner under the control of the West Midlands Metro Mayor.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up the powers of combined authority mayors. In the West Midlands, this includes the option of a transfer of PCC functions to the Mayor. The consent of the Combined Authority, each of the constituent councils of the Combined Authority and the Mayor are legal requirements for a transfer of functions to take place. The views of the PCC are a factor in any consideration.</p><p>The current Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, is supportive of combining both roles. However, this step has been blocked by Labour Group leaders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/02/2020 17:31:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1189382

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff who are currently working in the NHS in England are on a Tier 2 visa that is due to expire before 1 October 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate or publish the information requested. The published statistics relating to Tier 2 are available on the GOV.UK website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/05/2020 16:44:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1189384

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care workers in England are currently working on a Tier 2 visa that is due to expire before 1 October 2020
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Whilst some senior and managerial roles as well as other health professionals, including nurses, working within the care system may be eligible to apply under Tier 2, care workers, including senior care workers, do not currently meet the required skill level to qualify for this route.</p><p>Under the UK's Points-Based Immigration system we will expand the skills threshold to jobs at Regulated Qualification Framework level 3 and above.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/05/2020 16:46:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1189385

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care workers in England are currently working on a family reunion visa that is due to expire before 1 October 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>We are extremely grateful for the vital contributions of medical professionals during these unprecedented times, however the information requested on care workers currently on a family reunion visa is not collated or published by the Home Office.</p><p>Individuals who enter the UK under family reunion have the right to work, but are under no obligation to inform the Home Office if they enter into employment after they arrive.</p><p>The Home Office published data on Family Reunion visa grants can be found here ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of on Family Reunion visas granted to family members of refugees, broken down by nationality, sex and age are published in tables Fam_D01 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/05/2020 16:46:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1176926

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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	Film
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the support provided by the BBC for film production in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The BBC makes an important contribution to film in the UK. The BBC Board is responsible for ensuring the BBC meets the requirements set in the Charter and Framework Agreement, including those on support for film production.</p><p> </p><p>The British Film Institute releases information on <a href="https://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-public-investment-in-film-in-the-uk-2019-09-10-v1.pdf" target="_blank">Public Investment in Film in the UK</a> and the financial contribution of organisations including the BBC. In 2017/18, BBC Films contributed £11.3m to the public funding available for UK film production.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 17/02/2020 12:44:11 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name bfi-public-investment-in-film-in-the-uk-2019-09-10-v1.pdf title BFI: Public Investment in Film in the UK
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1142450

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve mobile signal connectivity in rural areas.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL17524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>Improving mobile coverage in rural areas is a priority for the Government, and we want the UK to have high-quality mobile coverage where people live, work and travel. We are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK, as well as providing an uninterrupted mobile signal on all major roads, and we are considering all of the options available to facilitate this.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to consider their proposal for a Shared Rural Network. Their proposal is still being developed and my department looks forward to hearing more about the industry’s potential solution to the issue of rural mobile coverage.</p><p> </p><p>My department also welcomes the current proposals set out in Ofcom’s consultation on awarding the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz spectrum bands to improve coverage, which aims to deliver two MNOs to 90% geographic mobile coverage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/08/2019 12:14:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1175391

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Theatres
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to regional theatres in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Government funding for arts organisations and individuals is provided through our arm’s length body, Arts Council England (ACE). In the past five years, ACE has invested over £650 million in theatres in England, of which almost £400 million was to theatres outside of London. Theatres across England have also benefited from the introduction of the Theatre Tax Relief (TTR), which is helping to support the increase of theatre productions, especially via touring. Since the introduction of the TTR in 2014, £208 million has been paid out relating to 2,520 claims, which represents 8,395 productions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/02/2020 11:21:41 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1175392

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Football: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to women’s football.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>We are determined to encourage more women and girls to get active, something we set out in our sport strategy, Sporting Future. Football is a popular choice for women and girls to get active: it is the second most popular team sport in terms of participation for adult women, and the top ranked team sport in terms of participation for girls. It is also growing in appeal for spectators with a record total audience of 28.1 million tuning in to watch the BBC coverage of last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup.</p><p>Through our national sports council, Sport England, the government is investing £24.6m in The Football Association over the course of 2016-21 for its work on grassroots participation, the football talent pathway, and coaching programmes. Within this, there is no specific ring-fencing of funding between men's and women's programmes, apart from £2.6m which is specifically reserved for women and girls talent programmes.</p><p>Sport England has also awarded The FA £544,500 to date to deliver The FA FIVES national promotion programme, a mass participation five a side football competition linked to EURO 2020. Its aim is to provide opportunities throughout England for men and women to take part in a fun, friendly football event.</p><p>Separately, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport invested £18m in football facilities through the Football Foundation in each of 2017, 2018 and 2019. It is not possible to separate out the investment amounts by gender.</p><p>The Government has also committed to investing £550m into grassroots football facilities, for all ages and genders, over the next 10 years to support plans to bid for the 2030 Men’s FIFA Football World Cup.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/02/2020 11:28:15 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1175393

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Football
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to non-league football
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all levels of football including non-league. We have an established partnership with the Football Association and the Premier League focused on investment into community facilities, the Government contributing £18m each year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The three-way partnership sees a combined £70m go to new facilities delivered by the Football Foundation charity each year. The charity has coverage across the country with funding reaching 98% of all local authorities and boroughs in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has also committed to investing £550m into grassroots football facilities, for all ages and genders, over the next 10 years to support plans to bid for the 2030 Men’s FIFA Football World Cup.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/02/2020 11:13:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley