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1745564

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how their Department defines strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 06/12/2024 14:01:24 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1743691

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Economics: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the study of economics.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>Qualifications in economics are available for schools to offer at GCSE and A level. Schools are free to decide which qualifications they will offer in each subject they teach. As part of their duty to teach a broad and balanced curriculum, schools are expected to offer a range of subject options to help meet the aspirations of all pupils.</p><p>The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE. It will seek to refresh the curriculum to ensure it is cutting edge, fit for purpose and meeting the needs of children and young people to support their future life and work.</p><p>The terms of reference for the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review is attached and can also be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d196b7d107658faec7e3db/Curriculum_and_assessment_review_-_aims_terms_of_reference_and_working_principles.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d196b7d107658faec7e3db/Curriculum_and_assessment_review_-_aims_terms_of_reference_and_working_principles.pdf</a>.</p><p>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 06/12/2024 13:56:44 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern attachment 1 file name Curriculum and assessment review - terms of reference.pdf title HL2772 attachment
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1743659

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve English language proficiency amongst those with English as a second language.
	tabling member printed	Lord Gilbert of Panteg
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>Schools are allocated funding through the English as an additional language factor in the national funding formula which they can draw on to support pupils. This directs funding to schools (worth £590 per eligible primary pupil and £1,585 per eligible secondary pupil) based on the number of pupils on roll who are classed as having a first language other than English and who have started in the state-funded education system in England in the last three years. Schools are responsible for ensuring that all pupils can access the full curriculum and have flexibility in how they spend their overall budgets to put appropriate support provision in place. No recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of this approach for pupils with a first language other than English. However, the government will keep the matter under review.</p><p>In addition, the government supports adults aged 19 and over in England who are non-native speakers to access English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) provision, funded through the adult skills fund (ASF). Currently, approximately 60% of the ASF is devolved to nine Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and delegated to the Mayor of London acting through the Greater London Authority. These authorities are responsible for the provision of adult education and allocation of the ASF in their local areas. The Education and Skills Funding Agency is responsible for the remaining ASF in non-devolved areas where colleges and training providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their ASF to meet the needs of their communities.</p><p>In non-devolved skills areas, individuals aged 19 and over, including refugees, those granted humanitarian protection and asylum seekers, can be fully funded or co-funded to study ESOL depending on their employment status and salary, and provided they meet the residency criteria set out in the ASF Funding and Performance Management Rules.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 06/12/2024 13:56:03 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
	tabling member	4543 label Biography information for Lord Gilbert of Panteg

1745057

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Community Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to promote community cohesion.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made £15 million available to the places most severely affected by the violent disorder of the summer through the Community Recovery Fund. Officials from my department have also carried out an extensive engagement process with these places to understand and address the underlying causes of the unrest.</p><p>This Government is determined to take a long-term, strategic approach to building social cohesion. This is a priority and I have stood up a cross-government Communities &amp; Recovery Steering Group to oversee this work.</p><p>This Government is committed to ensuring that communities across Britain are safe, resilient, and united.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 06/12/2024 13:56:00 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1743670

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Training: Environment Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to retrain the workforce to ensure that the UK has the right skills in the right areas to transition to a low-carbon economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Knight of Weymouth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>Skills is a devolved matter. This response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The government is committed to the UK becoming a Clean Energy Superpower, achieving clean power by 2030 and net zero carbon emissions by 2050.</p><p>The government is working to ensure that the current and future skills system in England supports workers to retrain for the low carbon economy. This includes the new growth and skills offer, which will prioritise investment that supports economic growth, increases opportunity, better meets employers’ skills needs, and increases investment in skills shortage areas. The Autumn Budget 2024 announced an investment of £40 million to help deliver new foundation and shorter apprenticeships in key sectors, an additional £300 million for our further education (FE) sector, as well as £300 million of capital funding for FE condition, to support the development of the skills the country needs.</p><p>Over 40 of the occupational standards that underpin technical education in England are directly supportive of the clean energy industry. Others support insulation and energy efficiency in construction.</p><p>The government is committed to delivering the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, which will launch in the 2026/27 academic year for courses starting from January 2027. This will broaden access to high-quality, flexible education and training by providing funding for full courses as well as modules of high-value courses. Skills Bootcamps are available to support the workforce to gain new skills, including skills for the low carbon economy.</p><p>Skills England is a new national body which will bring together key partners to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all the regions and create a shared national ambition to boost England’s skills. It will provide authoritative assessments of skills needs; ensure a comprehensive suite of apprenticeships, training, and technical qualifications; and work with devolved areas and regional organisations to ensure skills needs are met. Skills England will work closely with the Office for Clean Energy Jobs at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which has been set up with a focus on developing a skilled workforce in core energy and net zero sectors. Skills England published its first report in September, highlighting the skills needed to support targets on net zero, the Clean Energy Mission and UK targets for environmental improvements.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has designated employer representative bodies (ERBs) to lead Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) across England. Education and training providers must have regard to the LSIP when making decisions on provision that may be relevant to the skills, capabilities or expertise required now or in the future in their area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 06/12/2024 13:55:10 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
	tabling member	4160 label Biography information for Lord Knight of Weymouth

1745345

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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: Equality and Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the independent review into the role of employers in creating and maintaining healthy and inclusive workplaces will have proper regard to the proposals in the Disability Employment Charter.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>We are shortly going to launch “Keep Britain Working”, an independent review into the role of UK employers in reducing health-related inactivity and to promote healthy and inclusive workplaces, led by the former Chair of John Lewis, Sir Charlie Mayfield. Sir Charlie Mayfield is recognised and respected in the business community and is ideally placed to engage with employers, businesses, disabled people and their representative organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In appointing Sir Charlie Mayfield as the Lead Reviewer, we have taken due regard to the Nolan principles, and the Terms of Engagement for this review will commit the chair to conducting their appointment by these principles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will work closely with the lead reviewer to ensure appropriate stakeholders are engaged as the review progresses. We are looking to engage a broad range of stakeholders across the country, including employers, employees across various sectors, clinical practitioners, and lived experience. An expert panel will be established following the results of the discovery phase, and will be supported by a diverse range of external stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The review will give appropriate consideration to proposals from all stakeholders, including the Disability Employment Charter.</p><p> </p><p>We want to work alongside employers, disabled people, and people with long-term health conditions to understand this problem, and do our part to support them. We will work to strengthen these relationships and trust, and welcome any insights that are shared through this review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to this independent review, the department is working to establish a disability panel to consult disabled people as part of our wider efforts to ensure that the views and voices of disabled people are put at the heart of the design and delivery of our reforms. Once established, the panel will be engaged on the independent review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock grouped question UIN HL3013 HL3014 HL3015 question first answered 06/12/2024 13:53:47 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1745344

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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: Equality and Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what methods they plan to employ to engage with disabled people and people with long-term health conditions and their representative organisations in developing the independent review into the role of employers in creating and maintaining healthy and inclusive workplaces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>We are shortly going to launch “Keep Britain Working”, an independent review into the role of UK employers in reducing health-related inactivity and to promote healthy and inclusive workplaces, led by the former Chair of John Lewis, Sir Charlie Mayfield. Sir Charlie Mayfield is recognised and respected in the business community and is ideally placed to engage with employers, businesses, disabled people and their representative organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In appointing Sir Charlie Mayfield as the Lead Reviewer, we have taken due regard to the Nolan principles, and the Terms of Engagement for this review will commit the chair to conducting their appointment by these principles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will work closely with the lead reviewer to ensure appropriate stakeholders are engaged as the review progresses. We are looking to engage a broad range of stakeholders across the country, including employers, employees across various sectors, clinical practitioners, and lived experience. An expert panel will be established following the results of the discovery phase, and will be supported by a diverse range of external stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The review will give appropriate consideration to proposals from all stakeholders, including the Disability Employment Charter.</p><p> </p><p>We want to work alongside employers, disabled people, and people with long-term health conditions to understand this problem, and do our part to support them. We will work to strengthen these relationships and trust, and welcome any insights that are shared through this review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to this independent review, the department is working to establish a disability panel to consult disabled people as part of our wider efforts to ensure that the views and voices of disabled people are put at the heart of the design and delivery of our reforms. Once established, the panel will be engaged on the independent review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock grouped question UIN HL3013 HL3014 HL3016 question first answered 06/12/2024 13:53:47 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1745343

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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: Equality and Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the independent review into the role of employers in creating and maintaining healthy and inclusive workplaces will be chaired by a disabled person; whether their appointment process will be subject to the Nolan principles; and what proportion of the review panel will be disabled.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>We are shortly going to launch “Keep Britain Working”, an independent review into the role of UK employers in reducing health-related inactivity and to promote healthy and inclusive workplaces, led by the former Chair of John Lewis, Sir Charlie Mayfield. Sir Charlie Mayfield is recognised and respected in the business community and is ideally placed to engage with employers, businesses, disabled people and their representative organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In appointing Sir Charlie Mayfield as the Lead Reviewer, we have taken due regard to the Nolan principles, and the Terms of Engagement for this review will commit the chair to conducting their appointment by these principles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will work closely with the lead reviewer to ensure appropriate stakeholders are engaged as the review progresses. We are looking to engage a broad range of stakeholders across the country, including employers, employees across various sectors, clinical practitioners, and lived experience. An expert panel will be established following the results of the discovery phase, and will be supported by a diverse range of external stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The review will give appropriate consideration to proposals from all stakeholders, including the Disability Employment Charter.</p><p> </p><p>We want to work alongside employers, disabled people, and people with long-term health conditions to understand this problem, and do our part to support them. We will work to strengthen these relationships and trust, and welcome any insights that are shared through this review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to this independent review, the department is working to establish a disability panel to consult disabled people as part of our wider efforts to ensure that the views and voices of disabled people are put at the heart of the design and delivery of our reforms. Once established, the panel will be engaged on the independent review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock grouped question UIN HL3013 HL3015 HL3016 question first answered 06/12/2024 13:53:47 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1745342

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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: Equality and Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to commence the independent review into the role of employers in creating and maintaining healthy and inclusive workplaces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>We are shortly going to launch “Keep Britain Working”, an independent review into the role of UK employers in reducing health-related inactivity and to promote healthy and inclusive workplaces, led by the former Chair of John Lewis, Sir Charlie Mayfield. Sir Charlie Mayfield is recognised and respected in the business community and is ideally placed to engage with employers, businesses, disabled people and their representative organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In appointing Sir Charlie Mayfield as the Lead Reviewer, we have taken due regard to the Nolan principles, and the Terms of Engagement for this review will commit the chair to conducting their appointment by these principles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will work closely with the lead reviewer to ensure appropriate stakeholders are engaged as the review progresses. We are looking to engage a broad range of stakeholders across the country, including employers, employees across various sectors, clinical practitioners, and lived experience. An expert panel will be established following the results of the discovery phase, and will be supported by a diverse range of external stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The review will give appropriate consideration to proposals from all stakeholders, including the Disability Employment Charter.</p><p> </p><p>We want to work alongside employers, disabled people, and people with long-term health conditions to understand this problem, and do our part to support them. We will work to strengthen these relationships and trust, and welcome any insights that are shared through this review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to this independent review, the department is working to establish a disability panel to consult disabled people as part of our wider efforts to ensure that the views and voices of disabled people are put at the heart of the design and delivery of our reforms. Once established, the panel will be engaged on the independent review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock grouped question UIN HL3014 HL3015 HL3016 question first answered 06/12/2024 13:53:47 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1744967

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Listed Buildings: VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce VAT on work to maintain and repair listed properties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to reduce the VAT charged on work to maintain and repair listed properties.</p><p> </p><p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is the UK’s second largest tax forecast to raise £171 billion in 2024/25. Taxation is a vital source of revenue that helps to fund vital public services.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence suggests that businesses only partially pass on any savings from lower VAT rates. In some cases, reliefs do not represent good value for money, as there is no guarantee that savings will be passed on to consumers.</p><p> </p><p>To preserve heritage, restorative work carried out on listed buildings previously benefited from a zero rate of VAT. However, this relief was abolished in 2012, as it was primarily used to carry out extension work unnecessary for heritage purposes. Withdrawing this relief simplified VAT rules and also removed the scope for error when categorising construction work as either alteration or repair.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport administer the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. This provides grants towards VAT paid on repairs and maintenance to the nation's listed places of worship.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all tax policy under review, and any decisions on tax policy will be announced at fiscal events in the context of the overall public finances.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 06/12/2024 13:52:27 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Lord Mackinlay of Richborough