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1550110

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date	08/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the Migration Advisory Committee will report its recommendations to change the shortage occupation list (SAL).
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL4133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to review the Shortage Occupation List, however the review is currently paused.</p><p>The Home Office is working closely with the Migration Advisory Committee in considering their workplan, in light of other migration issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 21/12/2022 17:01:57 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1550111

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Employment Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist people of working age who are economically inactive due to illness back into employment.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL4134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>The government has a longstanding programme supporting disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in work. This programme includes employment support programmes for disabled people and people with health conditions facing additional barriers into employment and interventions designed to minimise the risk of ill-health related job-loss. These programmes are accessible to the economically inactive and those at risk of falling into economic inactivity, including due to illness.</p><p>Long-term sickness is now the most common reason for being economically inactive, rising 3.5 percentage points in the last 3 years to a total of 2.5 million people. It is the biggest factor in the rise in economic inactivity since the start of the pandemic.</p><p>The 50-64 age group make up the largest proportion of those who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness. The government provides additional support to individuals aged 50 and over, in recognition of the additional challenges they may face re-joining the labour market.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 21/12/2022 11:20:10 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1550112

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Garden Communities: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in delivering their policy of creating new garden cities in England; when they expect the builds to be completed; and how many dwellings will be created.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL4135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Garden Communities Programme is supporting 47 locally led Garden Communities (12 Garden Towns and 35 Garden Villages) to deliver over 320,000 homes by 2050. The programme has awarded c.£58 million of capacity support funding to assist places in delivering against their proposals, plus c.£12 million funding to help deliver infrastructure to unlock homes. As of December 2021, local authorities report that over 33,000 homes have been completed across 17 projects supported by the programme.</p><p>As well as homes, we expect the programme to support the delivery of over 200 schools, c.68 health and care centres, almost 200,000 jobs, green infrastructure and over 150 community facilities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 19/12/2022 16:22:10 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1550114

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 7 December (HL3687) concerning guidance issued by a staff network in the HM Prison and Probation Service, whether that guidance has now been withdrawn; and what steps they are taking to ensure guidance is not issued which does not comply with departmental policies and legal responsibilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The document in question was produced by a staff network. It was not Government guidance. The content was not cleared by the Ministry of Justice, does not reflect departmental policy and should not have been shared. It will not be further disseminated.</p><p>His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is reviewing its Employee Networks Protocol. This review will strengthen the process for ensuring that all information and materials communicated comply with our policies and legal responsibilities. This will include a review of sign-off procedures for nationally distributed employee network communications. HMPPS will also provide further communications training for its network leads. We remain committed to promoting diversity and awareness and maintaining robust professional standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/12/2022 13:00:29 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1550115

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Unpaid Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the impact of the change to the criteria for access to the Cabinet Office's Summer Diversity Internship Programme; and what consultation was undertaken.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Fast Stream and Emerging Talent (FSET) have introduced a new Summer Internship Programme (SIP) and in doing so broadened the eligibility criteria so that people from all backgrounds can now apply for internship opportunities - thus acknowledging a wider definition of diversity in line with the CS D&amp;I Strategy. The separate eligibility strand for disabled applicants has been removed based on consistent performance evidence showing that disabled applicants have a higher success rate than non-disabled applicants for the Fast Stream. Nevertheless disabled applicants are still able and encouraged to apply to the SIP. Eligibility for the Fast Stream graduate programme is not affected in terms of disability.</p><p>This decision, in respect to disability, was based on a substantial internal review of disability outcomes for the Fast Stream graduate programme (for which the internship is a feeder scheme). An equality impact assessment was completed also based on the review. Due to changes to our selection process and associated performance of those with a disability and strong inclusive brand we anticipate there will be minimal impact.</p><p>The review highlighted that disabled candidates at Fast Stream selection no longer demonstrated under-representation, as was previously the case. There has been strong disability representation at the Fast Stream appointment stage - at 25.5% in 2021 and 22.7% in 2022, against a higher education (HESA) university population benchmark of 17.1%.</p><p>In respect to consultation, we have liaised on this decision with Fast Stream scheme holders, SIP SPOCs, Government Legal and the CS Inclusive Practice team.</p><p>We previously removed the SDIP disability strand in 2011 when representation exceeded our benchmark.</p><p>We will continually monitor outcomes to ensure an inclusive, fair and evidence based approach for all centrally coordinated early talent programmes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/12/2022 14:36:36 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1550116

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Patents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support they provide SMEs seeking to obtain patent protection in (1) the UK, and (2) in other countries; whether they will extend the Enterprise Investment Scheme so that it includes support with patent costs; and whether they will amend the UK Innovate grant so that it supports international coverage for patents.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL4143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) provides guidance and support on protection for patents in the UK and abroad through free digital resources; webinars and events, alongside assistance through the network of Patent Libraries and Business and IP Centres. The IPO also partners with Innovate UK Edge to provide intensive, specialist-led support to help innovative SMEs identify, manage and protect their IP at home and abroad, including through financial grants. This complements other available Innovate UK grant funding of up to £7,500 for patenting costs supporting both UK and international coverage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The knowledge intensive definition for the Enterprise Investment Scheme already includes intellectual property which covers patents.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/12/2022 13:22:48 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1550117

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Crime Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Home Office Introducing Public Health Measures Impact Assessment 2019, published on 4 July 2019, which found that the Cardiff Model for violence reduction would cut the costs of violence by £858 million over 10 years if five per cent of Community Service Partnerships implemented it, what plans they have to extend its use throughout (1) England, and (2) Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL4144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Cardiff Model is a multi-agency approach to violence prevention that relies on the strategic use of information and data from health and law enforcement services to improve policing and community violence prevention initiatives. The Government recognises the benefits of using the Cardiff Model to tackle serious violence and have adopted the approach across a number of policies and projects.</p><p>For example, the Serious Violence Duty will commence on the 31<sup>st</sup> January 2023 and will be rolled out across England and Wales. Introduced through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, the Serious Violence Duty will require a range of specified authorities, such as the police, local government, youth offending teams, health and probation services, to work collaboratively, sharing data and information to analyse the local problem, and put in place a strategy to prevent and reduce serious violence within their local communities, through existing partnership structures where possible.</p><p>The proactive sharing of data between health and law enforcement, as set out in the Cardiff Model, has also been adopted and built upon by our Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) who also seek to incorporate data from wider multi-agency partners to generate new insights into violent crime trends and drivers. As of this financial year, we now have 20 VRUs operating in the 20 police force areas worst affected by serious violence. Effective data sharing is a key priority for VRUs, and the Home Office closely monitors progress against this.</p><p>The Government also encourages all Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) to meet the expectation to work with local hospitals to implement the sharing of appropriate health data to tackle serious violence, as detailed in the 2018 Serious Violence Strategy for England and Wales.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/12/2022 13:01:03 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1550118

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Independent Reporting Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the latest report of the Independent Reporting Commission, published on 7 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-12-07/hcws422" target="_blank">written statement</a> made by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 7 December with regard to the <a href="https://www.ircommission.org/sites/irc/files/IRC%20Fifth%20Report%20-%20Web%20Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">fifth report</a> of the Independent Reporting Commission. As noted in that statement, the report highlights progress in a number of areas, including disruptions to paramilitary groups as a result of operations by the Paramilitary Crime Task Force, the downward trend in some aspects of paramilitary activity demonstrated by PSNI security statistics, and the reduction in the Northern Ireland-related Terrorism threat level from SEVERE to SUBSTANTIAL.</p><p> </p><p>Yet the report also notes that the problem of paramilitarism is enduring. A number of incidents in recent weeks have demonstrated the callous disregard that paramilitary groups, or those who claim affiliation with them, have for public safety, and the harm and disruption they continue to cause to the communities they often claim to represent.</p><p> </p><p>Paramilitarism was never justified in the past, and cannot be justified today. It needs to end for good. It is clear that a sustained effort is required here over the long term to tackle the enduring problem of paramilitarism. We remain committed to delivering our vision of a safer, more secure Northern Ireland and to working with partners to support efforts against the enduring threat and harms posed to communities by terrorist and paramilitary groups.</p><p> </p><p>Political leadership from across the political spectrum in Northern Ireland is essential to ensure it remains clear there is no place for paramilitarism. The lack of a functioning Executive inhibits Northern Ireland Departments from taking a strategic, cross-cutting approach to tackling paramilitarism in partnership with the PSNI and the wider public sector. It remains the Northern Ireland Office’s top priority to rectify the present situation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 20/12/2022 15:33:37 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1550119

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much it has cost so far to defend the legal case brought against them that argue that the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland breaches the Acts of Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>As at 15 December 2022, the Government has spent £114,691.00 on fees associated with the legal challenges of Clifford Peeples and Jim Allister and others. This does not include the work done in relation to the Supreme Court process, as these fees have not yet been processed.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 20/12/2022 15:34:34 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1550120

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many children subject to No Recourse to Public Funds conditions are in receipt of 15 hours a week of free early education available to disadvantaged three and four year-olds, but would be eligible for the 30 hour entitlement if not subject to NRPF.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL4147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>All parents are eligible to claim up to 570 hours of free early education per year, which is usually taken as 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year. This is available to all three and four-year olds, regardless of family circumstances, including those whose families have no recourse to public funds (NRPF).</p><p>Working parents of three and four-year-olds may also be eligible for an additional 15 hours of free childcare, also known as 30 hours free childcare, subject to both minimum and maximum earnings thresholds. Parents must earn the equivalent of 16 hours a week at the national minimum/living wage, currently just over £7,900 per year, and their adjusted net income must be under £100,000.</p><p>In a two-parent family both parents must meet these thresholds, unless one partner receives certain benefits (Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Carer’s Allowance or contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance). In a single-parent household the single parent must meet the threshold. Parents with NRPF are not eligible for this entitlement.</p><p>The department does not hold data on the number of children whose parents have NRPF who are currently taking up the universal 15 hour early education entitlement. This means it is not possible to ascertain how many would be eligible for the extended 30 hour entitlement were they not subject to NRPF.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/12/2022 16:53:05 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham