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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-03-06more like thismore than 2014-03-06
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are currently employed for more than 50 per cent of their working week to support the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education in his role as Accounting Officer; and what are their job titles. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL5808 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-03-19more like thismore than 2014-03-19
star this property answer text <p>A large proportion of the staff who work in the Department for Education support the Permanent Secretary in his role as Accounting Officer.</p><p>The information requested about those who do so for more than 50% of their working week is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2014-03-19T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-03-19T12:00:00.00Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-03-17more like thismore than 2014-03-17
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Education and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL6034 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-03-27more like thismore than 2014-03-27
star this property answer text <p>The Department for Education uses a range of feedback mechanisms across policy and delivery work to improve the experience of users and customers. Feedback is commissioned by the relevant teams; there is no central coordination of this activity. To collect details of this would incur disproportionate cost. The Department's management board considers papers covering the range of the Department's responsibilities, which reflect the results of the Department's feedback mechanisms.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2014-03-27T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-03-27T12:00:00.00Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this
44879
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-03-25more like thismore than 2014-03-25
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department for Education to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL6282 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-04-03more like thismore than 2014-04-03
star this property answer text <p>The Department for Education's financial position is reviewed every month by the Department's Management Committee.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2014-04-03T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-03T12:00:00.00Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
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4286
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this
50251
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star this property date less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Department for Education. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL6969 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-14more like thismore than 2014-05-14
star this property answer text <p>A number of officials across the Department are involved with producing, analysing and using management information that is relevant to their areas of responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2014-05-14T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-14T12:00:00.00Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this
747996
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star this property date less than 2017-07-04more like thismore than 2017-07-04
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Be Real Campaign’s research that 52 per cent of secondary school pupils regularly worry about their physical appearance; and whether they will consider promoting Be Real’s Body Confidence Toolkit for Schools in all schools in England. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL450 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
star this property answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the work of Be Real, and provided initial funding to launch its website. Caroline Dinenage, the previous Minister for Women and Equalities, met with Be Real following the launch of their toolkit, to thank them for their important work and discuss how we can best support young people’s body image.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015 the Government funded the PSHE Association to develop and publish key standards on teaching about body image in schools, which I referred to in my previous answer. That includes a list of resources on body image that have been accredited by the PSHE Association, and the Be Real body confidence toolkit has received that accreditation and so is included within the key standards resource. The PSHE Association is a trusted source for teachers and schools, and I am confident that this is an important way to support the promotion of the Be Real resource to schools.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2017-07-19T16:07:42.63Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-19T16:07:42.63Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this
747997
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star this property date less than 2017-07-04more like thismore than 2017-07-04
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government whether the Government Equalities Office’s Body Confidence Campaign has undertaken any activities since its 2015 progress report; and whether any future activities are planned. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL451 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
star this property answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office (GEO) continues to address the important issue of body image as part of its work to support young people’s media literacy, resilience, healthy relationships and healthy self-image. In 2015, the GEO funded the PSHE Association to develop key standards on teaching about body image in schools, and this resource has been used and valued by many teachers. It has been updated and is still available on the PSHE Association website.</p><p>The GEO also funded Media Smart, the advertising industry’s educational charity, to develop film-based resources for pupils in Key Stage 2 on the issue of body image in advertising. This resource was launched in 2016 and continues to be used and valued within schools.</p><p>The GEO has also addressed concerns about the very low weight of some fashion models. The previous Minister for Women and Equalities, Caroline Dinenage, hosted a roundtable for fashion models to hear their experience and concerns, and met with the British Fashion Council (BFC) to discuss what could be done to support models’ health and wellbeing. As a consequence, the BFC developed improved advice for models and agencies which is available on its website. The BFC also runs The Model Zone as a part of London Fashion Week, to support models’ wellbeing.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2017-07-18T14:26:17.01Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-18T14:26:17.01Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this
790406
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star this property date less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Sick Leave more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many days were lost through sickness absence in each of the past five years (1) at the Student Loans Company, (2) at the Department for Education, and (3) for the average UK worker. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL3316 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-11-30more like thismore than 2017-11-30
star this property answer text <p>The number of days that are lost through sickness absence for the Student Loans Company (SLC) and the Department for Education are set out in the attached document.</p><p> </p><p>The data for the financial year 2017/18, in the attached table, shows that the number of days lost from April to October has reduced by 26% from 2016/17. This decrease can be contributed to the introduction of a new Attendance Management Policy from August 2017 which has seen the days lost each month reduce by over 30%.</p><p> </p><p>Even with seasonal variation in sickness levels, we would expect the reduction in days lost to still remain at 26% due to the continued attention paid to sickness absence within SLC. If this reduction was maintained until the end of the 2017/18 financial year we would see the average number of days lost per employee reduce to less than 12 days.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics holds data on sickness absences for the average UK worker, which is available on their website.</p>
star this property answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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less than 2017-11-30T16:31:23.547Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-30T16:31:23.547Z
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star this property label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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star this property file name HL3316 - Sickness Absence for SLC and DfE - 201117.docx more like this
unstar this property title Sickness Absence for SLC and DfE more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Student Loans Company more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what reviews or audits of the Student Loans Company have been undertaken in the past five years; and what companies or individuals were employed to carry out those activities. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL3314 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-11-30more like thismore than 2017-11-30
star this property answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) is subject to a rigorous programme of internal and external audits through the Government Internal Audit Agency, its external auditor KPMG, and the National Audit Office (NAO). In addition, the NAO have undertaken a number of specific reviews pertaining to SLC, such as the report into Student Loan Repayments published in November 2013 and Alternative Higher Education Providers in October 2017 (see attached reports). The SLC is also within the scope of a number of Parliamentary Committees, including the Education Select Committee and the Public Accounts Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The reports are published at the following addresses:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/student-loan-repayments/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/student-loan-repayments/</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/follow-up-on-alternative-higher-education-providers/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/follow-up-on-alternative-higher-education-providers/</a>.</p>
star this property answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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star this property file name HL3314 - Student Loan Repayments - 201117.pdf more like this
unstar this property title Student Loan Repayments more like this
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star this property file name HL3314 - Follow up on alternative Higher Education Providers - 201117.pdf more like this
unstar this property title Follow up on alternative Higher Education Provider more like this
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less than 2017-11-30T16:51:30.447Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-30T16:51:30.447Z
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star this property label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this
790405
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star this property date less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Steve Lamey more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many formal complaints they received about Steve Lamey while he was Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company; how many of those complaints were upheld; and what investigations were carried out into Steve Lamey's performance as Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL3315 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-11-30more like thismore than 2017-11-30
star this property answer text <p>Two whistleblowers raised separate allegations about Steve Lamey whilst he was Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company (SLC). Two separate independent investigations were put in place to investigate these allegations.</p><p> </p><p>The allegations raised against Steve Lamey were fully considered by SLC as his employer, in line with established SLC processes. For reasons of confidentiality there are no plans to make public the investigation reports or the detailed findings they contain.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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less than 2017-11-30T16:34:30.013Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-30T16:34:30.013Z
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star this property label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Student Loans Company more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) performance, (2) management, and (3) governance, of the Student Loans Company; and what plans they have to review the Student Loans Company’s performance and governance structures. more like this
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Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
star this property uin HL3313 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-11-30more like thismore than 2017-11-30
star this property answer text <p>Student Loans Company’s (SLC) performance remains strong, with customer satisfaction rates for applicants currently stable at around 85%, and for borrowers in repayment at around 72%. In this academic year, SLC has processed over 1.4 million applications for student funding, and has paid out approximately £2.5 billion in maintenance funding and £2 billion in tuition fee payments to providers.</p><p> </p><p>SLC services around 1.8 million applications per year, responds to 4.5 million phone calls from borrowers and has over 6 million repaying or due to repay customers with loans totalling more than £100 billion. In addition, it has delivered a range of new products on time and successfully. This includes Post Graduate Loans and simplified Advanced Learner Loans. SLC has demonstrated significant improvements in its operational performance over the last 6 years, and last year the Company received complaints about its service from fewer than 0.1% of its customers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the performance of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is reviewed regularly by the chairman, and annually by the responsible minister. Following the recent termination of the CEO’s contract, the SLC Board, in consultation with its shareholders, has acted swiftly to appoint Peter Lauener, currently Chief Executive of the Education and Standards Funding Agency, and Institute for Apprenticeships, as Interim CEO from Monday 27 November.</p><p> </p><p>SLC’s governance performance and management is kept continually under review to ensure learners and their sponsors receive the high quality service they expect.</p>
star this property answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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less than 2017-11-30T17:09:00.937Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-30T17:09:00.937Z
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star this property label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn more like this