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1330179

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Opening Hours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of all secondary schools in England extending the teaching day by 30 minutes in 2021–22.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The next stage of the Government's long term recovery plan will include a review of time spent in school and 16-19 further education colleges, and the impact this could have on helping children and young people to catch up.</p><p>This review will consider a wide range of evidence on the use of time in schools and 16-19 colleges, including costs. The findings of the review will be set out later in the year to inform the Spending Review. This is a potentially significant change to existing arrangements, and we plan to work closely with teachers, parents, and children to review the evidence and understand their views.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 17/06/2021 14:03:31 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1330180

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teaching Methods: Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many disadvantaged students they have funded personal tutoring for since March 2020; and (1) in what subjects, and (2) at what level, such tutoring has been provided.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>In summer 2020 a £1 billion catch up package was announced to help to tackle the impact of lost teaching time as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, including a £350 million National Tutoring Programme (NTP) for disadvantaged students.</p><p>The NTP programme for 5–16-year-olds has two pillars:</p><ul><li>Schools can access high quality, subsidised tuition support from approved Tuition Partners</li><li>Schools in the most disadvantaged areas have been supported to employ in house Academic Mentors to provide tuition to their pupils</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition to the 5-16 programme, the government made available up to £96 million to support small group tuition for 16–19-year-olds, which is delivered through the 16-19 tuition fund, and £9 million to support the improvement of early language skills in reception classes this academic year.</p><p>Schools can choose from a variety of tuition models through Tuition Partners, including online, face-to-face, small-group and one-to-one tuition, dependent on the needs of pupils. Tuition is available in English, Mathematics, humanities, modern foreign languages, and science for secondary pupils, and literacy, numeracy, and science for primary aged pupils.</p><p>Since the launch of the NTP in November 2020, over 232,000 pupils have been enrolled to receive tutoring from over 5,400 schools. Our ambition is to offer tuition to 250,000 pupils. Of those enrolled, over 173,000 have already commenced tutoring.</p><p>The department estimates that over 400,000 young people will have been eligible for tuition through the 16-19 tuition fund in academic year 2020/21. The 16-19 tuition fund enables further education colleges and sixth forms, including independent training providers, to arrange one-to-one and small group tuition for disadvantaged students whose education has been disrupted because of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>In February 2021, the department announced a £700 million plan to continue to support young people to catch up on lost education, including an £83 million expansion of the NTP for 5–16-year-olds. This brings the total funding for the next academic year to £215 million. We also announced an additional £102 million to extend the 16-19 tuition fund for next academic year.</p><p>As part of the education recovery plan announced on 2 June<strong>, </strong>the department shared plans to invest additional funding to help further expand tuition support. This includes:</p><ul><li>£218 million of new funding to be directed to the Tuition Partner and Academic Mentor pillars of the NTP. This is in addition to the £215 million already announced to be invested in the academic year 2021/22</li><li>£579 million of funding will be provided to schools to develop localised school-led tutoring provision using new or existing school staff. This will work alongside the NTP offer and will see tutors directly employed by schools</li><li>£222 million to fund an extension to the 16-19 tuition fund for two further years from academic year 2022/23.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL700 question first answered 16/06/2021 16:46:42 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1330182

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teaching Methods: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on personal tutoring for students since March 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>In summer 2020 a £1 billion catch up package was announced to help to tackle the impact of lost teaching time as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, including a £350 million National Tutoring Programme (NTP) for disadvantaged students.</p><p>The NTP programme for 5–16-year-olds has two pillars:</p><ul><li>Schools can access high quality, subsidised tuition support from approved Tuition Partners</li><li>Schools in the most disadvantaged areas have been supported to employ in house Academic Mentors to provide tuition to their pupils</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition to the 5-16 programme, the government made available up to £96 million to support small group tuition for 16–19-year-olds, which is delivered through the 16-19 tuition fund, and £9 million to support the improvement of early language skills in reception classes this academic year.</p><p>Schools can choose from a variety of tuition models through Tuition Partners, including online, face-to-face, small-group and one-to-one tuition, dependent on the needs of pupils. Tuition is available in English, Mathematics, humanities, modern foreign languages, and science for secondary pupils, and literacy, numeracy, and science for primary aged pupils.</p><p>Since the launch of the NTP in November 2020, over 232,000 pupils have been enrolled to receive tutoring from over 5,400 schools. Our ambition is to offer tuition to 250,000 pupils. Of those enrolled, over 173,000 have already commenced tutoring.</p><p>The department estimates that over 400,000 young people will have been eligible for tuition through the 16-19 tuition fund in academic year 2020/21. The 16-19 tuition fund enables further education colleges and sixth forms, including independent training providers, to arrange one-to-one and small group tuition for disadvantaged students whose education has been disrupted because of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>In February 2021, the department announced a £700 million plan to continue to support young people to catch up on lost education, including an £83 million expansion of the NTP for 5–16-year-olds. This brings the total funding for the next academic year to £215 million. We also announced an additional £102 million to extend the 16-19 tuition fund for next academic year.</p><p>As part of the education recovery plan announced on 2 June<strong>, </strong>the department shared plans to invest additional funding to help further expand tuition support. This includes:</p><ul><li>£218 million of new funding to be directed to the Tuition Partner and Academic Mentor pillars of the NTP. This is in addition to the £215 million already announced to be invested in the academic year 2021/22</li><li>£579 million of funding will be provided to schools to develop localised school-led tutoring provision using new or existing school staff. This will work alongside the NTP offer and will see tutors directly employed by schools</li><li>£222 million to fund an extension to the 16-19 tuition fund for two further years from academic year 2022/23.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL699 question first answered 16/06/2021 16:46:42 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1330183

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their Great British Railway white paper (CP423), published on 20 May, what annual savings they expect to make in respect of (1) delay attribution, (2) franchise agreements, (3) key train requirements, (4) ticketing and settlement agreements, (5) any other benefits.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>One of the major benefits of bringing the railways together will be to reduce fragmented decision-making. Great British Railways will be able to make substantial net savings without detriment to service or fare levels by reducing duplication, interface costs and complexity. This will include better planning of track and infrastructure works and many other operations currently subject to negotiation between Network Rail and train operating companies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/06/2021 15:47:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1330185

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their Great British Railway white paper (CP423), published on 20 May, how will their plan incentivise train operators to improve their services; and what is their estimate of the costs of (1) preparing, and (2) managing, agreements with train operators.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>New Passenger Service Contracts will be designed to cut through the complexity and cost of procuring passenger services, open up more effective competition and attract new bidders.</p><p> </p><p>They will be a mix of both commuter and long-distance services with mixed incentives to reflect the different risks and commercial opportunities to reflect the regional divisions in Great British Railways.</p><p> </p><p>All Passenger Service Contracts will incentivise operators to run reliable, competitive, high-quality services and grow passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to launch initial competitions for Passenger Service Contracts by the time the emergency recovery agreements end in 2022. Further detail on how the new contracts will be managed will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/06/2021 15:37:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1330186

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Fares and Timetables
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their Great British Railway white paper (CP423), published on 20 May, what role they see for private sector open access operators in the new structure for the passenger railway; and who will decide (1) whether such operators will be permitted, (2) the timetable to which they will operate, and (3) the fares they can charge.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Establishing Great British Railways will enable open access operators to benefit from national co-ordination and new safeguards.</p><p> </p><p>The government will consult and work with partners, including open access operators, on the development and implementation of a new rules-based access system, underpinned by legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail and Road will also act as an appeals body for operators. It will be able to direct Great British Railways to change its decision where it has not applied its track access and charging policies fairly.</p><p> </p><p>New and existing open access services will be able to operate in the future. As now they will be able to apply for train paths and set their own fares.</p><p>We will make an announcement on next steps in relation to how GBR manages the infrastructure including the processes it will undertake when making access decisions in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/06/2021 15:34:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1330188

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terms of the Levelling Up Fund allow for the direct award of contracts without competitive tender for (1) harbour alterations, (2) the purchase of new vessels, (3) the ownership of new vessels, (4) the operation of passenger and freight maritime services, and (5) other maritime works; and if so, what are the circumstances in which such contracts may be awarded without competitive tender.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>It is for local areas to decide what bids they submit into the Levelling Up Fund, but any investment from the Fund must be compliant with the UK’s obligations on subsidy control (or State Aid in Northern Ireland) and other relevant procurement legislation and regulations. This will be tested as part of the appraisal process and monitored thereafter.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/06/2021 15:31:01 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1330189

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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	Reclaim Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) guidance, or (2) directions, they have given to the Reclaim Fund about the priorities for the allocation of its funding; and what, if any, requirements that organisation must observe in the allocation of funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>Reclaim Fund Ltd is the Dormant Assets Scheme’s administrator. It is responsible for managing dormant assets in case of customer reclaims, transferring surplus funds to The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). TNLCF is the named distributor of dormant assets funding, responsible for apportioning the surplus money among the four nations to be spent on social or environmental purposes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS’ Secretary of State issues high level policy directions to TNLCF on the allocation of the English portion of this funding. It is directed to three social and environmental causes: youth, financial inclusion and social investment. These restrictions are currently set in primary legislation. To date, the funding has been directed to four independent organisations in England: Big Society Capital, Access – The Foundation for Social Investment, Fair4All Finance, and the Youth Futures Foundation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Funding must fulfill the additionality principle, support the three defined causes and be distributed for initiatives in England. Beyond these requirements, the four specialist spend organisations are free to determine the most appropriate way to deliver against their objectives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 15/06/2021 15:57:21 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1330191

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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	Reclaim Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the funding distributed by the Reclaim Fund has been spent in each region of England by each of the organisations funded by the Reclaim Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>Reclaim Fund Ltd is the Dormant Assets Scheme’s administrator. It is responsible for managing dormant assets and transferring surplus funds to The National Lottery Community Fund, the named distributor of dormant assets funding. Funds must be spent on social or environmental purposes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Dormant assets funding is not central government money and there is no central bidding process for accessing it. In England, funding is currently distributed to four specialist organisations who work across the areas of youth, financial inclusion and social investment. These organisations are independent from the government, and are not required to report to the government on geographical distribution of funding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Funding must fulfill the additionality principle, support the three defined causes and be distributed for initiatives in England. Beyond this, the four specialist spend organisations are free to determine the most appropriate way to deliver against their objectives. This includes geographical distribution of any organisations which may apply to them for funding. The organisations themselves are responsible for managing any such applications, including the geographical distribution of their work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL713 question first answered 15/06/2021 15:56:36 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1330192

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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	Reclaim Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the process for organisations applying for funding from the Reclaim Fund; whether organisations are required to set out in their applications the geographical regions in which any funding will be spent; and whether details of those applications will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>Reclaim Fund Ltd is the Dormant Assets Scheme’s administrator. It is responsible for managing dormant assets and transferring surplus funds to The National Lottery Community Fund, the named distributor of dormant assets funding. Funds must be spent on social or environmental purposes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Dormant assets funding is not central government money and there is no central bidding process for accessing it. In England, funding is currently distributed to four specialist organisations who work across the areas of youth, financial inclusion and social investment. These organisations are independent from the government, and are not required to report to the government on geographical distribution of funding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Funding must fulfill the additionality principle, support the three defined causes and be distributed for initiatives in England. Beyond this, the four specialist spend organisations are free to determine the most appropriate way to deliver against their objectives. This includes geographical distribution of any organisations which may apply to them for funding. The organisations themselves are responsible for managing any such applications, including the geographical distribution of their work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL712 question first answered 15/06/2021 15:56:36 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett