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1662226

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
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	Tobacco: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what checks, paperwork or monitoring will be introduced with respect to the movement of the goods covered by the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL10355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>It is a requirement in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 that heated tobacco products to be sold on the Northern Ireland market are notified on the European Union’s Common Entry Gateway six months before they are placed on the Northern Ireland market. A fee is payable to notify.</p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in the Department of Health and Social Care in England manages notifications for tobacco products in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and publishes a list of compliant products notified on the GOV.UK website in an online-only format. The last list was published on 9 August 2023.</p><p>Heated tobacco products moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland to be sold on the Northern Ireland market will need to compliant with the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 from 23 October 2023. Each district council in Northern Ireland will monitor and enforce the new requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 27/09/2023 14:04:40 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1660642

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	China: Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether China should be specified under the ‘enhanced tier’ of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL10120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>As the Deputy Prime Minister stated during the Security Update on 11 September, it remains an absolute priority for the government to take all necessary steps to protect the United Kingdom from any foreign state activity which seeks to undermine our national security, prosperity and democratic values.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, the Government passed the National Security Act 2023, which provides for the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), a two-tier scheme which will enable transparency of foreign influence in UK politics and provide greater assurance around the activities of specified foreign powers or foreign power-controlled entities.</p><p> </p><p>In implementing the scheme, the Government is considering where greater scrutiny is needed through the enhanced tier to protect the safety or interests of the UK. As the Deputy Prime Minister stated, the Government is currently reviewing the foreign powers who should be specified on the enhanced tier but will not make any announcements in respect of this, until it has gone through all the proper processes.</p><p>Work is ongoing to deliver the scheme, including establishing a Scheme Management Unit and supporting IT and developing relevant guidance. A public consultation on guidance for the scheme is currently live on gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/foreign-influence-registration-scheme-draft-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/foreign-influence-registration-scheme-draft-guidance</a></p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 27/09/2023 11:55:13 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name Consultation_Document_-_Guidance_on_the_Foreign_Influence_Registration_Scheme.pdf title Guidance on the Foreign Influence Reg. Scheme
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1661471

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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	Scottish Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks of the Cabinet Secretary in evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution on 18 July, what action they have taken to review the position of the Scottish Minister for Independence and the team of civil servants who currently support him.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL10232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>I am aware that the Cabinet Secretary, Simon Case, has stated that he is considering this matter.</p><p>All civil servants must abide by the Civil Service Code and the law, and that applies to civil servants working for the Scottish Government.</p><p>People expect their Governments to be fully focused on the issues which matter most to them: driving down inflation, growing our economy and maintaining the UK’s energy security by making Britain more energy independent.</p> answering member printed Lord Evans of Rainow question first answered 27/09/2023 10:49:22 answering member 4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1661487

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Energy: Ports
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 current shore power capacity at ports in the UK; and what will be the percentage expansion of capacity required by 2050 to achieve their net zero targets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL10269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the sector on opportunities to deploy additional shore power and other infrastructure. The Government is considering shore power within the wider context of net zero ports and will launch a call for evidence in due course. This will gather further information on future electricity grid capacity needs to support additional infrastructure, including shore power.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 September, the government announced £29.5m of R&amp;D funding for shore power projects at the Port of Aberdeen, Atlantic and Peninsula’s Falmouth Port and Portsmouth International Port under the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure competition. These projects will help to reduce emissions at these locations in the short term and will also provide valuable evidence over the multi-year demonstration period to inform future policy and regulation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/09/2023 10:15:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1660683

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation relating to cybersecurity practices and offences.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL10163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government keeps the UK’s cyber legislation under regular review to ensure that it can be used to tackle new and emerging threats. The UK’s regulatory framework for cyber resilience is a mixture of: sector-based regulation such the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018; thematic regulation such as the Data Protection Act 2018; and criminal legislation such as the Computer Misuse Act 1990.</p><p>The Government has undertaken several amendments to legislation to ensure it keeps pace with the evolving cyber threat, including updating the Computer Misuse Act in 2015 and updating the Network and Information Systems Regulations (2018) in 2020.</p><p>In 2022 the Government published proposals to make changes to the Network and Information Systems Regulations and these will be implemented as soon as Parliamentary time allows. The government has also carried out a review of the Computer Misuse Act and is currently considering whether to bring forward legislative proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 27/09/2023 09:43:49 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1660693

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Religious Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have figures on the number of places of worship open in the UK.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
uin	HL10137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The Registrar General for England and Wales has a statutory duty to maintain a list of all places of worship in England and Wales which is available for the public to view on Places of worship registered for marriage - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) <em> </em></p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 27/09/2023 09:42:50 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name Places_recorded_by_the_Registrar_General_under_the_provisions_of_the_Places_of_Worship_Registration_Act_1855_.xlsx title Places of worship registered for marriage
tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol

1660734

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that whether a school provides SEND education is taken into account in her Department's assessment of that school's attainment data.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	199600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>When making decisions about the creation, consolidation and growth of academy trusts, the Regions Group team within the Department will always consider the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), both in decisions about mainstream schools and in decisions about special schools or alternative provision (AP) schools.</p><p>Pupils with SEND are included in school performance data because schools are accountable for the outcomes of all of their pupils, in line with the overarching principle of fair inclusion for all pupils, whatever their background or characteristics.</p><p>Information about a school’s cohort is shown in performance tables, alongside its progress and attainment data. This includes information about the proportion of pupils in a school with an Education, Health and Care Plan and those with SEN support, compared to national averages. The school performance tables service also indicates when a mainstream school has a SEN unit or resourced provision.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/09/2023 15:43:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1660463

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support given by local authority social services departments to children who have a parent in prison.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	199343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ (2018) sets out local areas’ responsibilities to provide support and services. It highlights dependent children of imprisoned parents as a cohort which practitioners should be particularly aware of and provide appropriate needs-based advice and support where needed. Ofsted is responsible for assessing the performance of children’s social care services delivered by local authorities.</p><p>Our ambition is for every family to receive the right support, at the right time. In ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’, the department outlined the strategy for whole system reform, including family help, which will provide effective and intensive support to any family facing significant challenges.</p><p>Prison Mother and Baby Units Admission Boards must be in receipt of a Children’s Services assessment in order to facilitate a Board. Every assessment by a social worker should reflect children’s needs within their family and community context, which would include taking account of a parent being in prison. These children’s circumstances vary considerably and therefore local agencies are best placed to determine what support is needed whether early help, statutory social care services, or support for other needs such as mental health.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 199341 199342 question first answered 26/09/2023 15:42:46 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1660462

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Local Government Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support given by local authorities for children who have a parent in prison.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	199342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ (2018) sets out local areas’ responsibilities to provide support and services. It highlights dependent children of imprisoned parents as a cohort which practitioners should be particularly aware of and provide appropriate needs-based advice and support where needed. Ofsted is responsible for assessing the performance of children’s social care services delivered by local authorities.</p><p>Our ambition is for every family to receive the right support, at the right time. In ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’, the department outlined the strategy for whole system reform, including family help, which will provide effective and intensive support to any family facing significant challenges.</p><p>Prison Mother and Baby Units Admission Boards must be in receipt of a Children’s Services assessment in order to facilitate a Board. Every assessment by a social worker should reflect children’s needs within their family and community context, which would include taking account of a parent being in prison. These children’s circumstances vary considerably and therefore local agencies are best placed to determine what support is needed whether early help, statutory social care services, or support for other needs such as mental health.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 199341 199343 question first answered 26/09/2023 15:42:46 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1660461

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Prisoners: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for children of people in prison.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	199341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ (2018) sets out local areas’ responsibilities to provide support and services. It highlights dependent children of imprisoned parents as a cohort which practitioners should be particularly aware of and provide appropriate needs-based advice and support where needed. Ofsted is responsible for assessing the performance of children’s social care services delivered by local authorities.</p><p>Our ambition is for every family to receive the right support, at the right time. In ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’, the department outlined the strategy for whole system reform, including family help, which will provide effective and intensive support to any family facing significant challenges.</p><p>Prison Mother and Baby Units Admission Boards must be in receipt of a Children’s Services assessment in order to facilitate a Board. Every assessment by a social worker should reflect children’s needs within their family and community context, which would include taking account of a parent being in prison. These children’s circumstances vary considerably and therefore local agencies are best placed to determine what support is needed whether early help, statutory social care services, or support for other needs such as mental health.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 199342 199343 question first answered 26/09/2023 15:42:45 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury