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1466073

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Burglary: South West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the conviction rate for burglaries in (1) Gloucestershire, (2) Somerset, (3) Devon, and (4) Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, over the next three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Burglary is a terrible crime which can have a long-lasting impact on victims. The CPS is committed to bringing robust prosecutions against offenders who commit the offence of burglary and works with the police to ensure that the strongest possible evidence is put before the court. In 2020-21, the CPS prosecuted 8,703 cases of burglary with a conviction rate of 87.4%. CPS South West, which covers the above regions, had a conviction rate of 91.2%, which is above the national average.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 06/06/2022 16:15:02 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1487776

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education broke the Ministerial Code by raising her middle finger to a crowd outside Downing Street on 7 July.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The government recognises how important professional conduct, ethical standards and appropriate behaviour are in setting a good example for our children and young people. My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, is similarly clear that MPs and those in government should be held to the highest standards.</p><p>My hon. Friend, the Minister for Skills, Further and Higher Education has acknowledged that she should have shown more composure and regrets that her behaviour fell short of expected standards on this occasion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/07/2022 11:33:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1488592

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: 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 the article 'News & campaigns' in the Incorporated Society of Musicians July/August 2022 music journal; and what assessment they have made of the concerns expressed in that article that the Schools White Paper "suggests a possible narrowing of focus away from creative subjects such as music".
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>The department is grateful to the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) for providing us with a copy of this issue of the Music Journal, which we understand is normally made available solely to its members.</p><p>Whilst the department acknowledges that there are challenges to delivering high quality music education in every school, schools the length and breadth of the country are doing just that. The White Paper is clear that ‘as part of a richer school week, all children should be entitled to take part in sport, music and cultural opportunities and that these opportunities are an essential part of a broad and ambitious curriculum’, a point that the ISM itself acknowledged in its response to the White Paper.</p><p>The department was pleased to note that the ISM has welcomed the refreshed National Plan for Music Education, which we published in June 2022 and in particular its restatement of the importance of music as an essential part of a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 26/07/2022 13:26:23 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1488593

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: Higher 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 the article 'News & campaigns' in the Incorporated Society of Musicians July/August 2022 music journal; and what assessment they have made of the concerns expressed in that article that proposals to reform Higher Education courses "will cause particular harm to arts courses, as well as damaging the government's own levelling-up agenda".
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The higher education (HE) reforms, to which the Incorporated Society of Musicians article refers, were subject to consultation earlier this year. The consultation outlined proposals for controls to prevent the growth of low-quality courses with poor outcomes and sought views on what was a fair and appropriate level at which to potentially set a minimum eligibility requirement for access to student finance for degree-level study. The consultation period has now concluded and we are considering the views submitted. The government will respond in due course.</p><p>The article concentrates on the government’s proposal to prevent the growth of low-quality courses. If implemented, all areas of HE would be considered, including creative arts, humanities, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses, to inform an assessment of which provision offers the best outcomes. Our focus would be on courses which are of the lowest quality. Supporting students onto high-quality HE courses, that will offer them good outcomes, ensures that students, of all backgrounds, are not misdirected or encouraged towards courses that are unlikely to provide high-quality outcomes and good value for money. This will support levelling up.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/07/2022 15:49:28 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1490065

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Shipping: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the uptake of maritime qualifications in (1) schools, and (2) colleges.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>Provision is already available for both those under 16 in a school setting seeking to understand more about the industry, and for post-16 students studying at level 2 and 3, who may be seeking to undertake a qualification to progress into an apprenticeship or into employment and wish to take a qualification which will involve a work-based setting.</p><p>There are around 40 qualifications focusing on aspects of maritime studies approved for funding for young people and adults, some of which are available only to adults. Others are available to those of school age or in further education. There are 12 apprenticeship standards in this sector approved for delivery, including Maritime Mechanical and Electrical Mechanic, Marine Surveyor, and Seafarer.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is supporting schools and colleges to embed best practice in the delivery of careers information, advice, and guidance, so young people are aware of the full range of training and careers available to them and have access to a broad range of employers and workplaces, including those in the maritime sector. This will be delivered through the national roll-out of Career Hubs, Careers Leaders training, and the Enterprise Adviser Network.</p><p>The department has recently established the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce (UKSST). This group is made up of representatives from across industry, trade unions, and training providers. It will look to address skills barriers in the sector by utilising and catalysing existing skills provisions. As part of this, existing provision will be reviewed to see how it can best meet the present skills demand and future needs. UKSST’s work will be driven by the needs of stakeholders from across the sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/08/2022 14:20:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1464618

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to dispose of offices currently (1) owned by, (2) leased to, or (3) vacated by, civil service departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government Estate Strategy 2018 set out our goals for better use of the estate. This included reducing the number of office buildings in which central government operates and a long-term ambition to reduce the number of offices within London (from over 65 in 2018) to no more than 20, enabled by our Places for Growth programme to relocate civil service roles from the Capital to across the UK. A new Government Property Strategy is being prepared, which continues to focus on consolidating the government estate. It is the aim of the government to critically review and seize opportunities to break a lease or dispose of a property, where possible and appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Each civil service department is required to develop and maintain a strategic asset management plan which sets out their occupational needs. Summary plans are usually published on gov.uk; publication was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic but is planned to resume this financial reporting year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 06/06/2022 15:27:22 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1487774

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Redundancy Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what payments will be made to each of the ministers who recently resigned from the Government; and whether they have plans to introduce legislation to make employers liable for similar payments to those who voluntarily resign from the (1) public, and (2) private, sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the provisions of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, a former minister only becomes entitled to a severance payment in the event that they are not appointed to another relevant office within three weeks of stepping down.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The provision of severance payments is set out in legislation, passed by Parliament, that has been applied by successive administrations over a significant period. Severance pay reflects the unpredictable nature of ministerial office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/07/2022 13:19:50 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1490873

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish quarterly lists of the identified benefits arising from the UK’s departure from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>We will not be publishing quarterly lists of the identified benefits. Outside the European Union, Parliament is now able to take advantage of a whole host of regulatory opportunities, spanning from agriculture to financial services, and immigration reform to improved medical regulations. The government has legislated to deliver many of these benefits already.</p><p>On 22 June 2022, we published an interactive dashboard cataloguing over 2,400 pieces of retained EU law (REUL), spanning across 300 unique policy areas. The Brexit Freedoms Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech, will strengthen the Government’s ability to amend, repeal and replace REUL and will support the Government’s ambition to ensure that, now that we have left the EU, the UK can be the “best regulated economy in the world” and move away from the EU’s obsolete “one size fits all” regulatory model.</p><p>To ensure that the public knows how much EU-derived law there is on the UK statute book and how much progress the Government is making to reform it, we will be updating the catalogue of REUL on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/08/2022 11:57:18 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1464620

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2022
	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	Food Banks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many food banks (1) are operating in England, and (2) were set up in each year since 2010; and what assessment they have made of the factors which led to food banks being established.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in their operation. There is no consistent and accurate measure of food bank usage at a national level.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 06/06/2022 16:46:05 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1464621

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2022
	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	Food Banks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce measures in the current parliament to eliminate the need for food banks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in their operation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes. We will spend over £242bn through the welfare system in 2022/23 including £108bn on people of working age and over £134 billion on pensioners. Of the total amount, around £64 billion will be spent on supporting disabled people and people with health conditions in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We understand the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and have taken action to support and help families worth over £22 billion in 2022-23. The recently announced package of support worth £15 billion to help households with rising energy bills, brings total government support to £37 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also providing an additional £500 million from October to help households with the cost of essentials, bringing the total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England, £421m will be used to extend the Household Support Fund (October 2022 – March 2023). At least a third of the extension funding (£140m) will be spent on pensioners and at least another third (£140m) will be spent on families with children.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 07/06/2022 11:14:15 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham