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1602993

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what facility they provide for sibling family reunion in the UK for long-term residents of Ukraine who do not have Ukrainian citizenship, and who are therefore not entitled to nomination by the UNHCR under present arrangements for refugees from that country, in circumstances where the individual has fled to a third country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Non-Ukrainian nationals who were resident in Ukraine prior to the invasion are eligible for the Ukraine Family Scheme or Homes for Ukraine Scheme if they are the immediate family members of Ukrainians who are also benefiting from those schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 31/03/2023 13:15:48 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1603369

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Parental Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 8 March (HL Deb col 793), where she stated that "the number of couples taking up shared parental leave and pay is increasing year on year; last year it was at 13,000", what was the total number of claimants of Statutory Shared Parental Pay in each year since 2015–16, broken down by gender.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Information provided by employers to HM Revenue and Customs show the number of individuals in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP). This data provides a broad indication of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) take-up but does not include anyone taking unpaid Shared Parental Leave.</p><p>Table 1: Individuals in receipt of ShPP by gender, 2015/16 to 2021/22</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year (April to March)</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>No. of individuals in receipt of ShPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>Men</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>5,100</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>8,500</p></td><td><p>10,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>9,900</p></td><td><p>12,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td><td><p>11,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td><td><p>9,800</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li><em>Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</em></li><li><em>Figures are based on the total number of individuals in a given year, irrespective of when the payment first started. Some individuals will be counted across two years.</em></li><li><em>For 2015-16, those receiving Additional Statutory Paternity Pay cannot be distinguished from those claiming ShPP.</em></li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 31/03/2023 13:17:42 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1603402

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Parental Leave and Parental Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 8 March (HL Deb col 793), when they expect to publish (1) the report of the evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme that they initiated in early 2018, and (2) the findings of the Parental Rights Study 2019.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Evaluating Shared Parental Leave and Pay is an important part of the policymaking process. As part of the evaluation, we commissioned surveys which asked about a range of parental leave and pay entitlements as well as about Shared Parental Leave specifically. We are currently considering this information and will publish our findings in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay. We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 31/03/2023 13:17:57 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1605036

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	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	International Relations: Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world, published on 13 March, what steps they will take to ensure that women and women's voices are included in their work to meet the new goal contained in that paper "to manage the risks of miscalculation and escalation between major powers".
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The Integrated Review Refresh 2023 sets out the priority the UK places on providing women and girls with the freedom they need to succeed. We launched our fifth Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan (2023-2027) in February which outlines in more detail our work to reduce the global impact of conflicts on women and girls, by ensuring our foreign, defence and security policy, diplomatic efforts and international development work to address their needs. The WPS National Action Plan responds to the new global context, reflecting on Ukraine and Afghanistan. It champions women's full, equal and meaningful participation in peace processes; we know that mediation efforts, conflict prevention and resolution more broadly are more successful when they are inclusive.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/03/2023 13:51:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1605039

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people entered the National Referral Mechanism in January and February of (1) 2022, and (2) 2023; and of those, how many received reasonable grounds decisions.
	tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the (NRM). The 2022 statistics can be found here;</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1139171/modern-slavery-national-referral-mechanism-and-duty-to-notify-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2022.ods Data for Q1 2023 is due for publication on 04/05/2023. The data shows the number of NRM referrals received each quarter and the number of reasonable grounds decisions made each quarter regardless of when the referral was received.</p><p>Further disaggregated data is published via the UK Data Service.</p><p>The disaggregated data shows the year and quarter in which an NRM referral was received and the year and quarter in which a reasonable grounds decision was made.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 31/03/2023 12:06:13 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name modern-slavery-national-referral-mechanism-and-duty-to-notify-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2022.xlsx title Data for Q1 2023
	tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1605059

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Finance
	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 capacity challenges the childcare sector will face in implementing the increase in childcare provision as announced in the Spring Budget on 15 March; and what financial support they will provide to help the sector meet these capacity challenges.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>In the Spring Budget announcement of 15 March 2023, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced transformative reforms to childcare for parents, children, and the economy. By 2027/28, the government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education, helping working families with their childcare costs. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.</p><p>Our reforms include:</p><ul><li>Providing over £4.1 billion by 2027/28 to fund 30 hours of free childcare for children over the age of nine months.</li><li>Investing £204 million from September 2023, rising to £288 million in 2024/25 to uplift the rates for existing entitlements.</li><li>Increasing the supply of wraparound care through £289 million start up funding.</li><li>Attracting more people to childminding through an up to £7.2 million start up grant fund.</li><li>Giving providers more flexibility by changing staff-to-child ratios to 1:5 for two year olds in England.</li><li>Launching a consultation on further measures to support reform of the childcare market, to explore further flexibilities for providers.</li></ul><p>The department regularly survey a representative sample of over 10,000 providers to gain insights into how they run their provision and the challenges they face. We also regularly survey over 6,000 parents to understand their usage of childcare.</p><p>This data was used to inform our methodology and the uplift required to meet the pressures providers face, and to evaluate the impact this will have on settings, staff and the sufficiency of childcare.</p><p>The department will work closely with local authorities, providers and the sector to identify what needs to be in place to support the expansion in childcare provision including capital requirements as well as workforce, and will share further details in due course.</p><p>We are also ensuring a phased implementation of the expansion to the 30 hours offer to allow the sector to develop the necessary capacity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 31/03/2023 14:01:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1605060

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Staff
	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 level of expansion of the childcare sector workforce necessary to implement the expansion of childcare provision as announced in the Spring Budget on 15 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The department regularly survey a representative sample of over 10,000 childcare providers to gain insights into how they run their provision and the challenges that they face. This includes data on the workforce. This survey can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-provider-survey/2022" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-provider-survey/2022</a>. The department also regularly survey over 6,000 parents to understand their usage of childcare, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2021</a>.</p><p>This data was used to inform our methodology and the uplift required to meet the pressures that providers face, and to evaluate the impact this will have on early years settings, early years staff and the sufficiency of childcare. The department is planning to share further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 31/03/2023 14:02:49 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1605343

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: T-levels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of entrants for T Level examinations in 2022 were studying in FE colleges.
	tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The department does not have available data on how many students sat T Level assessments in 2022 at institutional level. The department expects T Levels to be included in school and college performance tables from 2024 which should include student numbers.</p><p>Of the 164 providers that are currently delivering T Levels, 105 are Further Education (FE) colleges. The department has selected a relatively small number of high performing providers for the first years of T Level delivery to ensure T Levels are high quality courses from the very start.</p><p>The number of FE providers delivering T Levels is increasing year on year, and the department expects student numbers to grow significantly over the next few years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 31/03/2023 13:52:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1605397

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the impact of defining 'defect' in the Developer Remediation Contract, published on 17 February, differently from 'relevant defect', in the Building Safety Act 2022; and what effect this will have on ensuring buildings are adequately remediated.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The definition of 'Defect' in the developer remediation contract and the definition of 'Relevant Defect' in the Building Safety Act were drafted for different purposes.</p><p>The definition of 'Relevant Defect' in the Building Safety Act 2022 is used in relation to a wider range of actors, defect types and circumstances.</p><p>The definition of 'Defect' in the developer remediation contract was drafted to match the wording of a public pledge signed by 49 developers. Under the developer pledge and the contract which codifies the pledge commitments, developers commit to addressing life-critical fire safety defects arising from the original design, construction or refurbishment of the building, and to do so in line with relevant standards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 31/03/2023 12:58:00 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1606107

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making on the tendering process for the Consolidated Online Retail Solution to deliver advanced rail retailing in the 15 months since the Prior Information Notice was formally issued on 15 December 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Plan for Rail, we recognise that the current multitude of train company websites with different standards of service is confusing to passengers. We are continuing to review the best way to address this and are working closely with the rail sector to do this.</p><p> </p><p>We will also open up railway data and systems, whilst lowering barriers to entry for the industry. For ticketing, that means a more competitive retail market and we welcome new players to spur more innovation and give passengers the services they need.</p><p> </p><p>Further updates on rail retailing proposals will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL6669 HL6670 question first answered 31/03/2023 13:13:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley