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1797776

registered interest
date	28/04/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
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 rising number of people aged 16 to 24 currently not in education, employment or training; and what steps they are taking to increase the number of young people entering education or employment.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The government is determined to break down barriers to opportunity for all our young people and transform their life chances.</p><p>Almost one in seven 16 to 24 year-olds in England and the UK are not in education, employment or training (NEET). This number is too high, and the department is taking the action needed to tackle this issue.</p><p>In the ‘Get Britain Working’ white paper, the government set out its commitment to establish a Youth Guarantee of support to access training, an apprenticeship, or to find work for all 18 to 21 year-olds. £45 million has been allocated to Youth Guarantee Trailblazers to develop the Youth Guarantee. The Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions will be working with strategic authorities in initially eight areas, including Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, East Midlands, Liverpool City Region, West of England, West Midlands, Tees Valley and two London areas.</p><p>The Youth Guarantee builds on entitlements that young people have to participate in education and training up to age 18. Local authorities have statutory duties to support young people into education and training, including identifying and helping those who are currently NEET. The department has also recently published guidance to help local authorities identify young people at an increased risk of becoming NEET, based on characteristics such as a learning difficulty or disability, or poor school attendance so they can be given extra support.</p><p>In addition, new foundation apprenticeships will give more young people a foot in the door at the start of their working lives. They will help bridge the gap between employers with skills shortages and those young people not currently engaging with apprenticeships through the existing routes and offers. The first foundation apprenticeships will be available in the construction sector from August, and to support these opportunities, employers will receive £2,000 for every construction foundation apprentice they take on and retain in the industry.</p><p>The Department for Education will also offer two weeks’ worth of work experience for every young person and better careers advice at school, and has also created a new body, Skills England, to deliver national, regional and local skills needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 22/05/2025 09:15:47 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1798658

registered interest
date	29/04/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Breakfast Clubs: School Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether milk will be provided to pupils who attend breakfast clubs at schools participating in the free breakfast club scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL7043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Milk is an excellent food for children’s growth and development, which is why the department includes milk within its healthy breakfast examples for the newly launched early adopter breakfast clubs.</p><p>The school food standards require lower fat or lactose reduced milk to be available to children who want it during school hours, which includes any time during a school session or a break between sessions. Section 512ZB (3) of the Education Act 1996 sets out the requirement that milk must be provided free of charge to pupils eligible for free school meals.</p><p>Any milk provided during breakfast clubs does not substitute for current provision of free or subsidised mid-morning milk, as breakfast clubs take place before the start of the school day.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL7044 question first answered 22/05/2025 09:17:16 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1798659

registered interest
date	29/04/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Breakfast Clubs: School Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether provision of milk as part of the free breakfast club scheme will substitute for current provision of free or subsidised mid-morning milk.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL7044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Milk is an excellent food for children’s growth and development, which is why the department includes milk within its healthy breakfast examples for the newly launched early adopter breakfast clubs.</p><p>The school food standards require lower fat or lactose reduced milk to be available to children who want it during school hours, which includes any time during a school session or a break between sessions. Section 512ZB (3) of the Education Act 1996 sets out the requirement that milk must be provided free of charge to pupils eligible for free school meals.</p><p>Any milk provided during breakfast clubs does not substitute for current provision of free or subsidised mid-morning milk, as breakfast clubs take place before the start of the school day.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL7043 question first answered 22/05/2025 09:17:16 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1798670

registered interest
date	29/04/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School: Uniforms
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 projected saving per pupil as a result of the proposed changes to school uniform requirements under the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL7045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Too many families still tell the government that the cost of school uniform remains a financial burden. That is why we are legislating to limit the number of expensive branded items of uniform and physical education kit that schools can require.</p><p>Based on previous department surveys of parents, we estimate that the aggregate savings of the new limit on compulsory branded items to parents with children in primary school is around £21 million per year, and for those with children in secondary school is around £52 million per year. We estimate that some families will save over £50 per child on the back to school shop.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 22/05/2025 09:16:27 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1798865

registered interest
date	30/04/2025
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025, whether her Department plans to amend its policy on the use of women only spaces in its buildings by transgender women.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	49311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The Supreme Court ruling made it clear that the provision of single-sex spaces is on the basis of biological sex. Providers should note and follow the ruling.</p><p>It is important that we ensure dignity and respect for all. Trans people should have access to services they need, but in keeping with the ruling.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is developing its updated statutory Code of Practice to support service providers. Ministers will consider the EHRC’s updated draft once they have submitted it following further work in light of this ruling.</p><p>The Government is considering the implications of the Court’s judgment, including what this means for Government buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 22/05/2025 14:33:08 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1799079

registered interest
date	30/04/2025
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	Ophthalmic Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to (a) improve value for money, (b) prevent profiteering, (c) remove conflicts of interest in referral practices and (d) otherwise improve (i) oversight and (ii) regulation of private companies delivering NHS-funded eye care.
tabling member constituency	Boston and Skegness
tabling member printed	Richard Tice
uin	49595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>All National Health Service patients must receive safe and high-quality care, whether being treated by private providers or directly by the NHS. While the independent sector has a role to play in tackling the waiting list backlog, we will not tolerate any overpriced or sub-par care. We will also not tolerate any distortion of patient choice, and the recently published Partnership Agreement between NHS England and the Independent Healthcare Providers Network commits to ending incentives that can lead to this, supporting equal access and genuine choice for all patients. We are now working together to deliver on this.</p><p>Improving value for money is a priority across all NHS pathways, not just in eyecare. This has been emphasised in various documents such as the Provider Selection Regime, the NHS Standard Contract and most importantly the Independent Sector Agreement, published in January 2025.</p><p>NHS-funded eye care is funded based on national prices and funded equitably across all providers with no opportunities to gain increased payment; prices are adjusted each year to reflect expected improvements in efficiency and are set to cover costs but not margins.</p><p>To prevent profiteering, providers are paid based on national prices, based in turn on the average cost of providing the service and adjusted to reflect the complexity of the procedure and the patient. This ensures that the provider is appropriately reimbursed, and they do not make excess profits by targeting the simplest cases.</p><p>NHS England expects all its providers to support patient choice and to act in accordance with the Law, with Good Practice and this is supported by the requirements of the NHS Standard Contract, the NHS Provider License, the General Ophthalmic Services contract and the Law itself. The NHS Standard Contract gives a useful overview of the Provider Selection Regime, which are the regulations the NHS must adhere to when commissioning health care services, including conflict of interest declarations.</p><p>Finally, private companies are commissioned and managed by integrated care boards under the terms of the NHS Standard Contract which applies the same standards of oversight and regulation as are applied to NHS providers.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 22/05/2025 12:48:14 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5161

1799238

registered interest
date	30/04/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a national register for foster carers, matching that of social workers, to improve the safeguarding of children.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
uin	HL7078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The department is considering the possible benefits and costs of a national register of foster carers as part of our wider work in reforming the children’s social care sector. There are a range of proposals for such a register, all of which require careful consideration.</p><p>The national minimum standards for fostering sets out a clear minimum expectation that all “foster carers should receive at least the national minimum allowance for the child, plus any necessary agreed expenses”.</p><p>In January 2025, we shared information about how to report underpayment of the national minimum allowance to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) for investigation. The LGSCO have reassured us that they will investigate any reports of underpayment raised with them and ensure action is taken to rectify this.</p><p>Fees paid to foster carers are not determined by the government. Instead, fostering services set their own rates based on various factors, such as the skills of the foster carer and the level of support the child requires. The department currently has no plans to carry out a comprehensive review of foster care fees. We encourage local authorities to work together to develop consistent regional offers of financial support to foster carers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL7079 HL7080 question first answered 22/05/2025 09:14:18 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4290 label Biography information for Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon

1799240

registered interest
date	30/04/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to monitor the national minimum allowance for foster carers and ensure that all local authorities pay at least these rates.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
uin	HL7079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The department is considering the possible benefits and costs of a national register of foster carers as part of our wider work in reforming the children’s social care sector. There are a range of proposals for such a register, all of which require careful consideration.</p><p>The national minimum standards for fostering sets out a clear minimum expectation that all “foster carers should receive at least the national minimum allowance for the child, plus any necessary agreed expenses”.</p><p>In January 2025, we shared information about how to report underpayment of the national minimum allowance to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) for investigation. The LGSCO have reassured us that they will investigate any reports of underpayment raised with them and ensure action is taken to rectify this.</p><p>Fees paid to foster carers are not determined by the government. Instead, fostering services set their own rates based on various factors, such as the skills of the foster carer and the level of support the child requires. The department currently has no plans to carry out a comprehensive review of foster care fees. We encourage local authorities to work together to develop consistent regional offers of financial support to foster carers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL7078 HL7080 question first answered 22/05/2025 09:14:18 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4290 label Biography information for Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon

1799242

registered interest
date	30/04/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out a comprehensive review of foster carer fees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
uin	HL7080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The department is considering the possible benefits and costs of a national register of foster carers as part of our wider work in reforming the children’s social care sector. There are a range of proposals for such a register, all of which require careful consideration.</p><p>The national minimum standards for fostering sets out a clear minimum expectation that all “foster carers should receive at least the national minimum allowance for the child, plus any necessary agreed expenses”.</p><p>In January 2025, we shared information about how to report underpayment of the national minimum allowance to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) for investigation. The LGSCO have reassured us that they will investigate any reports of underpayment raised with them and ensure action is taken to rectify this.</p><p>Fees paid to foster carers are not determined by the government. Instead, fostering services set their own rates based on various factors, such as the skills of the foster carer and the level of support the child requires. The department currently has no plans to carry out a comprehensive review of foster care fees. We encourage local authorities to work together to develop consistent regional offers of financial support to foster carers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL7078 HL7079 question first answered 22/05/2025 09:14:18 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4290 label Biography information for Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon

1799869

registered interest
date	06/05/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister plans to respond to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament on its Iran Report, sent to him on 27 March 2025.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	50047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The government will respond to the ISC regarding publication of its report on Iran in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 22/05/2025 16:03:32 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis