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hansard heading Mental Health Services: Long Covid more like this
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answer text <p>NHS England launched its online ‘Your COVID Recovery’ service to expand access to COVID-19 rehabilitation treatments for those who had the virus but are still experiencing difficulties, including mental health issues. This includes advice on how to manage fear and anxiety, coping with frustration and tips on how to look after your wellbeing.</p><p>National Health Service mental health services have remained open for business throughout this time and have deployed innovative digital tools to provide ongoing support, including for people experiencing mental ill health as a result of the long-term effects of a COVID-19 infection.</p><p>The Chief Executive of NHS England wrote to NHS organisations on 31 July setting out the third phase of the NHS response to COVID-19. This includes that the 24 hours a day, seven days a week crisis helplines established by all NHS mental health services during the pandemic should be retained.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T15:00:25.667Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T15:00:25.667Z
answering member
1481
label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
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answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
answering member
1481
label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
1235718
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-17more like thismore than 2020-09-17
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Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Cycling more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of campaigns to encourage people to cycle more; and what support they are giving to teach adults to ride a bike. more like this
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley more like this
uin HL8243 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Government supports various campaigns to encourage people to cycle more, including the Big Bike Revival programme delivered by Cycling UK, and local programmes delivered by local authorities under the Department’s £20 million per annum Access Fund. The effectiveness of these and other campaigns is considered in the first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Report to Parliament published in February 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every adult and child who wants it can be trained how to ride a bicycle safely. This builds on our manifesto commitment to offer Bikeability training to all schoolchildren. This year, the Department’s Bikeability funding has enabled 28 local authorities to offer adult cycle training, and £235,000 of it will go towards family cycle training. The Department has also provided £2 million to Transport for London to support adult cycle training in the capital, and its Access Fund has allowed 16 local authorities to provide adult cycle training in their areas.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on future funding for campaigns and Bikeability will be a matter for the Spending Review in the autumn.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T12:26:01.893Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T12:26:01.893Z
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4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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4303
label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley more like this
1233928
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-14more like thismore than 2020-09-14
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Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Apprentices: Young People more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research by the Learning and Work Institute, published on 27 August, that suggested young people have lost apprenticeship opportunities at a faster rate than any other age group. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL8091 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>On 27 August we published our latest data on apprenticeship starts. There were 53,530 apprenticeship starts reported to date between 23 March, when restrictions were announced, and 31 July. This is just over half of the equivalent figure of 101,300 for this period last year – a reduction of 47%. Considering these statistics, the Learning and Work Institute highlighted the challenges that young people, particularly 16 to 18-year-olds, face in the current labour market.</p><p>We are aware that young people are likely to be disproportionately affected by the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak and are working across government to help young people continue to develop the skills they will need for the future.</p><p>Through our ‘Plan for Jobs’ a total of £1.6 billion is to be invested in scaling up employment support schemes, training and apprenticeships.</p><p>To help support employers to offer new apprenticeships, employers are now able to claim £2,000 for every new apprentice they hire under the age of 25, in recognition of the particular impacts of COVID-19 on the employment prospects of young people.</p><p>We have introduced flexibilities to enable apprentices of all ages to continue to train during the outbreak, and we encourage employers to take advantage of these flexibilities and the new payments to offer new opportunities.</p><p>To help young people progress onto an apprenticeship or other employment we are tripling the scale of our traineeship programme. We have also announced £101 million for a brand new offer to give 18- and 19-year-old school and college leavers the opportunity to study high value level 2 and 3 courses when there are not employment opportunities available to them.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Berridge more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T10:33:58.103Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T10:33:58.103Z
answering member
4218
label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1234743
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-15more like thismore than 2020-09-15
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Employment more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent report by Culture Shift, Maintaining Workplace culture in a rapidly changing environment, published on 11 September. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL8164 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Remote working is more appropriate for some roles and sectors than others, which is why we have been consistent in making the distinction between those who can and those who cannot work from home as part of our COVID-19 guidance. We also appreciate that the appropriateness of remote working depends on an individual’s personal circumstances and remote working environment.</p><p>The Government has committed to consulting on making flexible working the default and we will use this consultation to consider the lessons learned from COVID-19. The consultation will consider flexible working in all its forms – it is not just about where people work, but also when they work and their associated working patterns.</p><p>On the report’s wider observations around problematic behaviour in the workplace, the government is already seeking to address these issues. Last year we held a consultation to ensure that laws to protect people from sexual harassment at work are operating effectively – and at the start of this year we ran a nationally-representative survey that will further develop our understanding of the problem and its extent.</p><p>We are also supporting the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s work to develop a statutory Code of Practice on sexual harassment and harassment in the workplace, which will be based on the technical guidance they published in January.</p>
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T10:59:03.93Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T10:59:03.93Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1233926
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-14more like thismore than 2020-09-14
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Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Higher Education: Internet more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase access to online learning for all university students. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL8089 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The government is aware of the disproportionate impact that the COVID-19 outbreak will have on some students and it has already been working closely with the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator of registered higher education providers in England, so higher education providers can draw upon existing funding to provide hardship funds and to support disadvantaged students affected by COVID-19.</p><p>As a result of this flexibility, providers were able to use OfS student premium funding worth around £23 million per month for April to July this year. From August, providers have also been able to use £256 million for the current academic year towards student hardship funds, including for the purchase of IT equipment. We have also allocated £100 million to support remote education, which has enabled the provision of routers and laptops to vulnerable students, prioritising care-leavers, including those at university.</p><p>We expect that higher education providers will be open for the autumn term, combining online teaching and in-person tuition in ways that they consider appropriate and in line with public health advice. On 10 September, the government issued updated guidance to the higher education sector on reopening campuses and buildings.</p><p>The government’s expectation is that quality and academic standards must be maintained, and the OfS has made it clear that all higher education providers must continue to comply with registration conditions relating to quality and standards, which set out requirements to ensure that courses are high quality, that students are supported and achieve good outcomes, and that standards are protected.</p><p>The OfS has published information and guidance for providers and students, and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has also published a series of guides to support providers to secure academic standards and to support student achievement during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State of Education, has commissioned Sir Michael Barber, the Chairman of the OfS, to lead a review to consider how to enhance the quality of digital teaching and learning and the opportunities that digital education presents for universities in the medium and long term. The review is expected to report in spring 2021 and will also explore how higher education institutions can ensure that all students have access to a high-quality digital teaching and learning experience.</p>
answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T10:33:02.213Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T10:33:02.213Z
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label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay more like this
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1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1234766
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-15more like thismore than 2020-09-15
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Trade Associations: Coronavirus more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what support and advice they have provided (1) to chambers of commerce, and (2) trade associations, during the COVID-19 pandemic. more like this
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Viscount Waverley more like this
uin HL8170 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has held frequent calls with major business representative organisations. Other engagement includes the Secretary of State’s recent industry roundtables on Economic Recovery. The BEIS ministerial team continues to use these opportunities to assure the effectiveness of Government’s responses to the COVID-19 outbreak and to ensure a safe return to work across the whole UK economy as quickly as possible.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T11:05:39.293Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T11:05:39.293Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
1744
label Biography information for Viscount Waverley more like this
1234765
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-15more like thismore than 2020-09-15
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Trade Associations more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a complete list of all (1) chambers of commerce, and (2) trade associations, registered in the UK; and whether the list of trade associations includes identifying each such association by sector. more like this
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Viscount Waverley more like this
uin HL8169 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>We do not hold a list of all the Chambers of Commerce, however the majority of Chambers are affiliated to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). A list of those Chambers can be found on the BCC’s website.</p><p>A list of all UK trade associations is not available from official sources. There is no compulsory requirement to register a trade association anywhere, unless it is a company limited by guarantee in which case the organisation must register with Companies House in order to comply with statutory company law<em>.</em></p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T12:46:32.35Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T12:46:32.35Z
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4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
1744
label Biography information for Viscount Waverley more like this
1235831
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-18more like thismore than 2020-09-18
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Mauritian Wildlife Foundation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 17 September (HL7786), whether the reference in that answer to emergency support having been provided to the Mauritian Wildlife Fund should have been to the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. more like this
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
uin HL8275 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>I thank the Noble Lord for highlighting this error to me.</p><p>A correction has now been made to question HL7785 and HL7786 to correctly identify the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation in my previous replies</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T12:58:16.343Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T12:58:16.343Z
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label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
1235703
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-17more like thismore than 2020-09-17
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Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading High Speed 2 Line more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Network Rail on 16 September that they are reviewing every scheme in the rail network enhancements pipeline to test their viability and business case, whether they are subjecting HS2 to the same review process. more like this
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Lord Berkeley more like this
uin HL8228 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The programme was comprehensively reset in February 2020 with a revised budget and schedule. The Department published the Full Business Case for Phase One in April and authorised the start of construction.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T12:26:41.037Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T12:26:41.037Z
answering member
4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
3526
label Biography information for Lord Berkeley more like this
1235133
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-16more like thismore than 2020-09-16
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Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to employees of sectors that are not able to fully reopen. more like this
tabling member constituency Midlothian more like this
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Owen Thompson more like this
uin 91096 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>It would be challenging to target the CJRS to specific sectors in a fair and deliverable way, and it may not be the case that this is the most effective or sensible way to provide longer-term support for those sectors most affected by coronavirus. It would also be difficult to target the CJRS at specific sectors without creating distortion, particularly as some firms work across multiple sectors. Specific firms may benefit from other measures including the Small Business Grant Fund and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme. It is the case that some firms will be affected by coronavirus for longer than others and the Government will continue to keep the situation under review.</p><p> </p><p>This week the Government published its Winter Economy Plan, a targeted package of measures to support jobs and business through the winter months. As part of that Plan, the Job Support Scheme will support viable businesses who are facing lower demand due to COVID-19 to keep their employees in work and attached to the workforce.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire more like this
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
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less than 2020-09-25T12:59:03.597Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-25T12:59:03.597Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Owen Thompson more like this