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1699278

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Sanctions: Local Government and Public Bodies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any representations from allies at ministerial or ambassadorial level about specific boycotts undertaken by UK local authorities or other public bodies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
	uin	HL3661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is concerned by instances of local authorities and other public bodies pursuing boycotts and divestment activity. These campaigns can undermine community cohesion and are often inconsistent with UK Government foreign policy. Complete details of representations are not held centrally, but we are not aware of representations about specific boycotts from such sources.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/04/2024 10:36:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1699279

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 19 February (HL2185), whether they plan to undertake a detailed review of the teaching of financial literacy in Denmark, Norway and Sweden with a view to updating the mathematics national curriculum.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cruddas
	uin	HL3662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The department has no plans to undertake a detailed review of the teaching of financial literacy in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The department continues to work closely with HM Treasury and the Money and Pensions Service to monitor the evidence base for financial education to understand what works and what further support schools may need.</p><p>In order to provide stability for schools and to enable them to remain focused on raising standards of literacy and numeracy and recovery from the pandemic, the government has committed to making no changes to the national curriculum for the remainder of the Parliament.</p><p>The current mathematics curriculum in England already provides young people with the mathematical knowledge that underpins their ability to make important financial decisions. Mathematics is compulsory in maintained schools and academies must teach a broad and balanced curriculum, including mathematics. Since 2014, the department has reformed the mathematics curriculum and examinations system, bringing teaching practice from high-performing jurisdictions from across East Asia to primary and secondary schools in England.</p><p>International comparison studies of school-aged pupils show that England performs above the international averages for mathematics for all age groups. Before the pandemic, England achieved its highest ever mathematics score in the 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study international test for year five pupils.</p><p>Ofsted’s latest mathematical subject report in 2023 stated that primary mathematics education has seen &quot;a resounding, positive shift&quot; with curriculum sitting &quot;at the heart of leaders' decisions and actions&quot;, whilst secondary mathematics education has seen &quot;notable improvements&quot; in curriculum guidance and professional development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/04/2024 12:47:44 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4907 label Biography information for Lord Cruddas

1699280

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 19 February (HL2185), what proportion of (1) primary, and (2) secondary, schools the Maths Hubs’ Teaching for Mastery programme has reached in the light of the targets mentioned in the Answer to reach 75 per cent of primary schools and 65 per cent of secondary schools by 2025.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cruddas
	uin	HL3663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>As of February 2024, 69.7% of open primary schools (11,680) and 57.7% of open secondary schools (1,970) have participated in at least one year of the Teaching for Mastery Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/04/2024 12:48:04 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4907 label Biography information for Lord Cruddas

1699281

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 19 February (HL2185), what steps they are taking to ensure financial literacy education is actually reaching the most disadvantaged students.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cruddas
	uin	HL3664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>It is crucial that all pupils are equipped with the knowledge and tools to manage their finances well in later life. That is why financial education is embedded in the national curriculum for mathematics at key stages 1 to 4, and in citizenship at key stages 3 and 4.</p><p>The national curriculum is compulsory for maintained schools, but all schools are measured by Ofsted on having a broad and balanced curriculum which is comparable to the national curriculum. As with other aspects of the curriculum, schools can choose how to teach financial education and they can tailor what they teach to make sure all pupils are taught what they need to know.</p><p>The Levelling Up White Paper identified 55 Education Investment Areas where the department will implement a package of measures to drive school improvement and accelerate progress towards the department’s 2030 ambition that 90% of pupils meet the expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of primary school and that the average mathematics and English GCSE grade increases to a 5.</p><p>There is a range of financial education support for schools. For example, Oak National Academy, an Arm’s Length Body, has published its initial mathematics resources, with the full curriculum available by this autumn. As part of this, Oak is exploring including additional lessons in real life mathematics. Secondary citizenship resources will become available from autumn 2024 and will be complete by autumn 2025. The Money and Pensions Service has published guidance for schools and there is specialist support for fraud and tax education from the Home Office and HMRC respectively.</p><p>The department also works closely with the Money and Pensions Service which exists to help people make the most of their money and pensions, particularly those most in need and those most vulnerable to financial insecurity. The Money and Pensions Service has invested £1.1 million in financial education programmes to support children and young people in vulnerable circumstances and has published guidance to help children and young people's services to embed financial wellbeing into the services they offer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/04/2024 12:48:37 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4907 label Biography information for Lord Cruddas

1699282

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest available data on the number and percentage of students who left school after their A-levels to go into work; and what percentage of them received (1) 100 UCAS points or above in their A-levels, and (2) 150 UCAS points or above in their A-levels.
	tabling member printed	Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell
	uin	HL3669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes information on the sustained destinations of students after 16-18 study, broken down by the level at which they studied. The table below gives the latest data on the number and percentage of students who were deemed to be at the end of 16-18 study in 2020/21 (2021 leavers) and their sustained destination in the 2021/22 academic year.</p><p><br> This is for students studying at level 3 and the number and percentage that went on to sustain an employment destination.</p><p> </p><p>The destinations data does not include information on students’ A level results or UCAS points. However, over three quarters of students who studied an approved level 3 qualification completed A Levels.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sustained employment destinations of level 3 students from state-funded mainstream schools and colleges in England for the 2020/21 cohort of 16-18 leavers.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22 destination year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of level 3 students completing 16-18 study</strong></p></td><td><p>288,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of level 3 students with a sustained employment destination</strong></p></td><td><p>61,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of level 3 students with a sustained employment destination</strong></p></td><td><p>21.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li>Sustained employment destination: in order to count as a sustained destination, the student must have six months of continuous employment activity between October and March in 2021/22.</li><li>The way the department decides when a student is at the end of 16 to 18 study has changed for the 2020/21 (2021 leavers) and comparisons to previous cohorts should be treated with extreme caution.</li><li>Total state-funded mainstream schools and colleges covers all state-funded mainstream schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges, sixth-forms and other further education sector colleges. Excludes alternative provision, special schools, other government department funded colleges and independent schools.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/04/2024 15:16:29 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	5008 label Biography information for Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell

1699283

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters: Accidents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will release the documents relating to the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL3674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers given by my Right Honourable Friend, The Minister for Defence People and Families, in the other place on 26 February 2024 (UIN 13866) and on 15 March 2024 (UIN 17490).</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 09/04/2024 09:53:52 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto attachment 1 file name Chinook Helicopters Accidents.docx title Chinook Helicopters
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1699284

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Investment and Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any examples in the past five years of higher education institutions succumbing to pressure from student unions to undertake boycott divestment and sanction actions in relation to their investment and procurement decisions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	uin	HL3680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the BDS Movement has taken credit for divestments from Israeli companies carried out by universities following pressure from student campaigns. For example, the BDS Movement took credit for divestments from Israeli military suppliers by the University of Manchester in 2020 and procurement decisions by King’s College London and Southampton University. The Government is also aware of recent examples of student unions passing motions to lobby their universities to boycott and divest from Israeli companies, including for example Manchester University Student Union in 2022 and Warwick University Student Union in 2023. There are concerns that these campaigns can damage community cohesion and legitimise antisemitism. There are also examples overseas of the BDS Movement pressing universities to boycott or divest from Israeli companies for example in Norway or the United States of America. The Bill rightly applies to universities and higher education providers to prevent them succumbing to student union pressure in the future and to tackle this type of divisive activity on campuses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3681 question first answered 12/04/2024 10:38:21 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1699285

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Investment and Procurement
	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 risk that higher education institutions succumb to pressure from student unions to undertake boycott divestment and sanction actions in relation to their investment and procurement decisions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	uin	HL3681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the BDS Movement has taken credit for divestments from Israeli companies carried out by universities following pressure from student campaigns. For example, the BDS Movement took credit for divestments from Israeli military suppliers by the University of Manchester in 2020 and procurement decisions by King’s College London and Southampton University. The Government is also aware of recent examples of student unions passing motions to lobby their universities to boycott and divest from Israeli companies, including for example Manchester University Student Union in 2022 and Warwick University Student Union in 2023. There are concerns that these campaigns can damage community cohesion and legitimise antisemitism. There are also examples overseas of the BDS Movement pressing universities to boycott or divest from Israeli companies for example in Norway or the United States of America. The Bill rightly applies to universities and higher education providers to prevent them succumbing to student union pressure in the future and to tackle this type of divisive activity on campuses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3680 question first answered 12/04/2024 10:38:21 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1699286

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Rights of Way: Islands
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why Natural England has not used its power to apply to the Secretary of State for creation orders to be made to create rights of way to inaccessible islands of public access land, under section 58 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL3682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>By default, the power to create new public rights of way to reach open access land sits with local highway and access authorities, for use in any particular case where they consider there is a need for such a way and that making an order is expedient. The local authority is normally best placed to make these judgements in the light of all the local circumstances on the ground. We are aware though that the original mapping exercise under the 2000 Act focused on capturing areas as open country or registered common land, rather than on whether there was any legal way for members of the public to reach mapped areas in order to enjoy open-air recreation on them. We also recognised in a previous answer on 17 January that not all downland was mapped satisfactorily under the original exercise, and it appears that inaccessible ‘islands’ occur especially on that land type at present. Natural England will consider both issues when reviewing the open access maps. We have committed to ensuring that these are reviewed by the statutory deadline of 1 January 2031.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 08/04/2024 15:10:42 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1699287

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Edward Heath
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 26 March (HL3210), when they anticipate that officials will complete their work and that a decision will be taken by ministers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL3683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>As per my response on 26<sup>th</sup> March, I will return to the House in due course after receiving advice from officials on the considerations of whether the type of review of Operation Conifer the noble Lord and colleagues call for is necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 11/04/2024 12:40:02 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden