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1729655

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 has been delayed to 2025; and what changes have been made to the timetable for the National Procurement Policy Statement in the light of changes to government policy on procurement since the general election.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that public procurement supports delivery of its missions. The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) which sets out the Government’s strategic policy priorities for public procurement is an essential element of the Procurement Act, and it is crucial that the new regime commences with a statutory NPPS aligned to the new Government’s priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Work will now begin on a new NPPS, helping to create a mission-led procurement regime which builds on the transformative powers within the Act, and which meets the challenge of applying the full potential of public procurement to deliver value for money, economic growth and social value. This work will be completed by February and therefore, Ministers have taken the decision to delay the commencement of the new regime until the new NPPS is in place. I am confident that this extra time will allow for a more seamless transition, ensuring a smoother and more effective implementation process for both contracting authorities and suppliers. The NPPS laid by the previous administration, and which would have come into force with the Act, will be withdrawn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross grouped question UIN HL1067 question first answered 04/10/2024 09:36:49 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1729656

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what changes they intend to make to current Government policy on procurement, including in relation to (1) social value requirements, (2) conditions relating to trade unions, and (3) conditions relating to equality, diversity and inclusion requirements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that public procurement supports delivery of its missions. The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) which sets out the Government’s strategic policy priorities for public procurement is an essential element of the Procurement Act, and it is crucial that the new regime commences with a statutory NPPS aligned to the new Government’s priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Work will now begin on a new NPPS, helping to create a mission-led procurement regime which builds on the transformative powers within the Act, and which meets the challenge of applying the full potential of public procurement to deliver value for money, economic growth and social value. This work will be completed by February and therefore, Ministers have taken the decision to delay the commencement of the new regime until the new NPPS is in place. I am confident that this extra time will allow for a more seamless transition, ensuring a smoother and more effective implementation process for both contracting authorities and suppliers. The NPPS laid by the previous administration, and which would have come into force with the Act, will be withdrawn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross grouped question UIN HL1066 question first answered 04/10/2024 09:36:49 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1729687

registered interest
date	13/09/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sinn Féin
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) meetings, and (2) phone or video calls, the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff has had with representatives of Sinn Fein since the general election.
tabling member printed	Lord Caine
uin	HL1104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2024 answer text <p>Special advisers are required to abide by the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers at all times and are required to make declarations in line with published transparency guidance. Under the guidance, which was also in place for the previous Administration, details of meetings between special advisers and the devolved governments or political parties are not disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 04/10/2024 09:34:58 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine

1729599

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Child Cancer Awareness Month
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what activities they have carried out to support Child Cancer Awareness Month.
tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
uin	HL1046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to helping the NHS diagnose cancer on time, diagnose it earlier and treat it faster so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases. We are also committed to improving patients’ experience across the system. This includes children and young people cancer and their families.</p><p>The Department is currently reviewing the work of the Children and Young People’s Cancer Taskforce and are in the process of considering next steps for taking forward the Taskforce's work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 03/10/2024 12:11:42 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1729636

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	NHS Trusts: Stonewall
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the policy of (1) the Department of Health and Social Care, and (2) NHS England, on payments for Stonewall membership for NHS trusts, including the Workplace Equality Index gold award; and what assessment they have made of whether those policies are compatible with Government policy following the Cass Review.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL1032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England do not have national policies relating to Stonewall membership for National Health Service trusts, and support NHS trusts in defining the appropriate policies to support equality, diversity, and inclusion, to align with the Government's Health Mission and priorities. As a consequence, there have been no assessments following the Cass Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 03/10/2024 12:11:54 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1726203

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Republic of Ireland: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the strength of the British/Irish relationship.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Adam Jogee
uin	3485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to the Tánaiste Micheál Martin on 5 July when he set out how the government was looking forward to resetting the bilateral relationship with Ireland. He looks forward to visiting Dublin in the near future, as do I, which I made clear to my Irish counterpart - Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill - when we spoke on 2 September. The Prime Minister hosted the Taoiseach at Chequers in July where they agreed to a UK-Ireland Summit in early 2025; they met again in Dublin on 7 September to agree priorities for the Summit. Ireland is the UK's nearest neighbour and sixth largest trading partner, and we are committed to ensuring UK/Ireland relations continue to go from strength to strength.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 03/10/2024 09:16:08 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	5168

1727996

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what apprenticeship budget was set for the Department for Education in the 2022–23 financial year; and what proportion of that was spent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2024 answer text <p>The English apprenticeships budget for the 2022/23 financial year was £2,554 million. The total spend was £2,458 million meaning that 96% of the English apprenticeships budget was spent in the 2022/23 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2022/23 financial year, 69% of the overall apprenticeships spend was spent on apprenticeships for levy paying employers and 29% was spent on apprenticeships for non-levy paying employers. This includes the spend on COVID-19 incentive payments made to employers recruiting new apprentices between August 2020 and January 2022. The remaining 2% was spent on the costs of running the apprenticeships programme.</p><p> </p><p>31% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new apprenticeship starts and 62% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprentices that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>22% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new starts in levy paying employers and 43% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprenticeships in levy paying employers that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>9% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new starts in non-levy paying employers and 18% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprenticeships in non-levy paying employers that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Details of annual apprenticeships spend for the 2023/24 financial year is set out in the department’s annual report and accounts, which was published in July 2024 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL921 HL922 question first answered 03/10/2024 11:10:42 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

1727997

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the Department for Education's 2022–23 apprenticeship spend applied to (1) levy-payers, and (2) non levy-payers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2024 answer text <p>The English apprenticeships budget for the 2022/23 financial year was £2,554 million. The total spend was £2,458 million meaning that 96% of the English apprenticeships budget was spent in the 2022/23 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2022/23 financial year, 69% of the overall apprenticeships spend was spent on apprenticeships for levy paying employers and 29% was spent on apprenticeships for non-levy paying employers. This includes the spend on COVID-19 incentive payments made to employers recruiting new apprentices between August 2020 and January 2022. The remaining 2% was spent on the costs of running the apprenticeships programme.</p><p> </p><p>31% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new apprenticeship starts and 62% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprentices that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>22% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new starts in levy paying employers and 43% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprenticeships in levy paying employers that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>9% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new starts in non-levy paying employers and 18% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprenticeships in non-levy paying employers that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Details of annual apprenticeships spend for the 2023/24 financial year is set out in the department’s annual report and accounts, which was published in July 2024 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL920 HL922 question first answered 03/10/2024 11:10:42 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

1727998

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the Department for Education's 2022–23 apprenticeship spend applied to new starts; and what proportion to ongoing costs for apprentices already in training, both (1) overall, and for (2) levy-payers and non-levy-payers separately.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2024 answer text <p>The English apprenticeships budget for the 2022/23 financial year was £2,554 million. The total spend was £2,458 million meaning that 96% of the English apprenticeships budget was spent in the 2022/23 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2022/23 financial year, 69% of the overall apprenticeships spend was spent on apprenticeships for levy paying employers and 29% was spent on apprenticeships for non-levy paying employers. This includes the spend on COVID-19 incentive payments made to employers recruiting new apprentices between August 2020 and January 2022. The remaining 2% was spent on the costs of running the apprenticeships programme.</p><p> </p><p>31% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new apprenticeship starts and 62% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprentices that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>22% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new starts in levy paying employers and 43% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprenticeships in levy paying employers that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>9% of the department’s apprenticeships spend for the 2022/23 financial year supported new starts in non-levy paying employers and 18% was spent on the ongoing costs of apprenticeships in non-levy paying employers that had started in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Details of annual apprenticeships spend for the 2023/24 financial year is set out in the department’s annual report and accounts, which was published in July 2024 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL920 HL921 question first answered 03/10/2024 11:10:42 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

1728722

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Civil Engineering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which further education establishments in England provide courses which include instruction in the construction of tunnels for the use of railway or road traffic.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2024 answer text <p>It is for providers to determine what courses to deliver based on employer and learner demand. Statistics are published on sector subject area, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-and-skills" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-and-skills</a>. The department does not hold information on which institutions are providing provision covering the construction of tunnels for the use of railway or road traffic.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 03/10/2024 13:55:33 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling