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1647749

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date	26/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Uganda: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a safe educational environment at the Lhubiriha Secondary School in Uganda after reports that many schools in that region are too afraid to open following the recent attack.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK condemns the attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School that took place on 16 June. The Minister of State for Africa and Development issued a tweet on 17 June sending his condolences to those affected. Those responsible must be brought to justice. We are aware of reports that some schools have since closed due to fears of further attacks. The British High Commission in Kampala remains in close touch with the Ugandan authorities who are responsible for the security of schools.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/07/2023 15:25:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1647750

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Islamic State: Sexual Offences
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 March (HL5827), how many of the 32 individuals convicted of terrorism offenses were investigated for sexual violence against Yazidi women and children.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Over 32 individuals have been convicted of terrorism offences in British courts after previously travelling to the Iraq/Syria theatre of conflict as Daesh fighters. We hold no information on how many of those were investigated for sexual violence against Yazidi women and children.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/07/2023 15:24:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1647752

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many students enrolled at Further Education Colleges at the ages of 14 and 15 in the years (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, (5) 2022, and (6) 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL8743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The number of students enrolled at further education colleges of academic aged[1] 14 and 15 in the 2017/18 to 2022/23 academic years[2] were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Number of students aged 14 and 15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>4,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>4,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>3,956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>4,532</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>[1] Age as of 31 August in the relevant academic year.</p><p>[2] Complete data for the academic year 2022/2023 is not available yet. This data is as of 1 May 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/07/2023 12:34:45 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1647753

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the closure of three flight schools this year, what further financial protection they intend to give trainee pilots from UK flight school failures.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL8744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Responsibility for regulating flying training in the UK rests with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA’s approval of a flying school or training establishment as an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) are designed to provide confidence that they are able to perform their operations safely. However, as the CAA does not regulate the ongoing financial viability of flying schools or clubs, approval to conduct flight training does not imply any certification of financial stability. I have asked my officials to engage with the CAA to consider this in more detail.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL8745 question first answered 03/07/2023 16:23:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1647754

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how, if at all, they intend to improve the financial regulation of UK flight schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL8745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Responsibility for regulating flying training in the UK rests with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA’s approval of a flying school or training establishment as an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) are designed to provide confidence that they are able to perform their operations safely. However, as the CAA does not regulate the ongoing financial viability of flying schools or clubs, approval to conduct flight training does not imply any certification of financial stability. I have asked my officials to engage with the CAA to consider this in more detail.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL8744 question first answered 03/07/2023 16:23:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1647756

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Health Hazards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made, if any, of the safety of vaping; and what action they propose in consequence.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL8746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s assessment of the safety of vaping are based upon a series of evidence reviews commissioned over the past several years. The most recent and final in the series, the 2022 Nicotine Vaping in England report, was published in September 2022. 'A copy of Nicotine vaping in England 2022 report' has been placed in the Library due to the size of the data.</p><p>The report focuses predominantly on the potential health risks of vaping and concludes that in the short and medium term, vaping poses a small fraction of the risks of smoking, but that vaping is not risk-free, particularly for people who have never smoked. The report carried out reviews on biomarkers of exposure to nicotine and potential toxicants; biomarkers of potential harm to health cutting across several diseases, including cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases; biomarkers specifically associated with cancer, respiratory, cardiovascular or other health outcomes; poisonings; fires and explosions; nicotine and flavours.</p><p>The Government only recommends regulated vaping products to help adult smokers to quit smoking and vapes should not be used by people under 18 year olds or non-smokers.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 10/07/2023 16:10:53 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1647757

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in dealing with compensation claims by Windrush victims.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL8747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The victims of the Windrush scandal suffered terrible injustices, and this Government remains steadfast in our commitment to do everything in our power to right the wrongs. We are determined to ensure everyone who was affected receives every penny of the compensation to which they are entitled. We are making significant progress towards achieving this aim, and we have now paid or offered more than £75 million in compensation as at the end of May 2023. Over 66% of claims received by the end of May 2023 have had a final decision.</p><p>Since its launch, the Home Office has continued to listen and respond to feedback from affected communities and stakeholders about how the Scheme operates and its accessibility. The changes we made to the Scheme in December 2020 and August 2022, mean people receive significantly more money more quickly. Last year we published redesigned claim forms and refreshed casework guidance, with the aim of reducing the time taken to process claims and improving individuals’ experiences of applying to the Scheme. We also made changes to the Homelessness category and created a new category, ‘Living Costs’, to compensate close family members for certain contributions to a primary claimant’s living costs. These significant and positive policy changes were made following consultation with claimants and stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 10/07/2023 16:47:57 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1647759

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Children: Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether comparative data is kept on the average height and/or weight of children aged 5 in the UK as compared to other countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL8748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held from other countries. Height and weight measurements are collected in England from approximately 500,000 children per year in reception year, aged four to five years old, as part of the National Child Measurement Programme. The collection started in 2006/07 and the latest available data is for 2021/22. Additionally, measured height and weight of children has been collected in the Health Survey for England for 1995 to 2019.</p><p>Data is collected in Scotland and Wales in both an annual child measurement programme and annual health survey, and in the health survey Northern Ireland. However, no data is published for height and weight that is comparable to the data published for England.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 03/07/2023 12:30:44 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1647760

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the levels of youth unemployment in the most recent period for which data are available.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL8749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>Please see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of Derby</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London SW1A 0PW</p><p>27 June 2023</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Bishop,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what are the levels of youth unemployment in the most recent period for which data are available (<strong>HL8749</strong>).</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of youth unemployment are available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). These estimates are published each month in our <em>A06 SA: Educational status and labour market status for people aged from 16 to 24 (seasonally adjusted)</em> dataset [1] .</p><p> </p><p>The latest data available, covering the period February to April 2023, estimates the number of unemployed people aged 16 to 24 years at 465,000 (10.9%).</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p> </p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/educationalstatusandlabourmarketstatusforpeopleagedfrom16to24seasonallyadjusteda06sa" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/educationalstatusandlabourmarketstatusforpeopleagedfrom16to24seasonallyadjusteda06sa</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/07/2023 10:56:57 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL8749 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	4714 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

1647761

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Boarding Schools: Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing additional resources to fund places for looked after children to boarding schools; and what assessment they have made, of any, of any benefits such children could gain from that process.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL8750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The department launched the Broadening Educational Pathways programme in 2020 to increase the role of the independent and state-funded boarding sector in the education of looked-after children. The Royal National Children’s Springboard Foundation was appointed as a delivery partner, providing a placement brokerage service to ensure children are placed in schools best suited to support their educational attainment and personal wellbeing. In the ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ implementation strategy, the department committed to further expansion of the programme and has subsequently extended the contract until September 2024 to further open up educational opportunities in boarding schools to even more children in and on the edge of care.</p><p>The department will continue, over the course of the contract, to work in partnership with the Royal National Children’s Springboard Foundation to understand the benefits to the children and young people placed by the programme, including the findings of formal research they have commissioned, from the University of Nottingham, on the outcomes for looked-after and vulnerable children attending boarding schools.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/07/2023 12:36:08 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton