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717793

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date	04/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 March (HL5826), what messaging applications are specifically approved for use on Cabinet Office-issued official smartphones issued to Ministers and Civil Servants; whether they will publish the acceptable use guidelines and departmental records management policy; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The departmental records policy, which is in line with the requirements set out in the Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice and the Civil Service Code, is currently subject to its annual review and, in the interests of transparency, will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In the interests of departmental security, the Cabinet Office does not publish details of applications that are authorised for use on Government smartphones.</p><p> </p><p>Guidelines on use of social media have been published on GOV.UK and can be found at the following: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-media-guidance-for-civil-servants/social-media-guidance-for-civil-servants</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/04/2017 15:38:33 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

717272

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they assess the risk of terrorist attacks in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL6573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre produces regular detailed assessments of the international terrorist threat to both the UK and its interests abroad, which inform the UK’s threat levels. Information on the UK’s threat levels is available online.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government assesses the most significant risks facing the UK over the next five years, including terrorism, through the National Risk Assessment (NRA). The National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, the public version of the NRA (copy attached), is available online and has been placed in the House of Lords Library. This in turn helps Government and emergency responders to prepare for and respond to potential incidents.</p><p> </p><p>In order to assess the risk of a terrorist attack, Government works with the intelligence community to gather information about the intent and capability of potential adversaries. Together with information about potential targets, this enables the Government to assess how plausible an attack might be and what effects it may have.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/04/2017 15:43:30 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name 20150331_2015-NRR-WA_Final.pdf title National Risk Register
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

715504

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students enrolled at universities in England are citizens of other EU countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Cooper of Windrush
uin	HL6465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2017 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students enrolled at UK higher education institutions (HEIs).</p><p>The latest available statistics published by HESA refer to the 2015/16 academic year and, to the nearest five, show that there were 98,460 enrolments at English HEIs by students domiciled in other EU countries prior to their studies.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 13/04/2017 13:29:13 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4327 label Biography information for Lord Cooper of Windrush

714930

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Inflation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to harmonise the various indices used to calculate inflation.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL6417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and will place a copy of their letter in the House library.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/04/2017 15:45:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name PQHL6417.pdf title UKSA Response to HL6417
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

714282

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of methods of recovery of student loans from overseas students.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL6303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company publishes an annual statistical first release on student loans in England that provides statistics on loan outlays, repayment of loans and borrower activity. The latest release is attached.</p><p>In addition to this, in February 2016 the Department published a Joint Repayment Strategy which includes an assessment of actions to trace borrowers and to recover loans where avoidance or evasion is identified. This publication isalso attached.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Debt_and_repayment_statistics_England_2016.xlsx title Debt_and_repayment_statistics_England_2016 2 file name Student-loan-repayment-for-sustainable-higher-education-strategy-February-2016.pdf title Student-loan-repayment-sustainable-higher-educatio question first answered 30/03/2017 17:01:30 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

712593

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education and Research Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which consultancies or associated companies were retained to advise on any part of the reforms introduced in the Higher Education and Research Bill; what briefs were provided to those companies; and what fees were agreed.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL6188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>No consultancies were retained in the preparation of the reforms or to provide advice on the reforms during the passage of the Higher Education and Research Bill. Some consultancy advice has been sought on specific areas to support the implementation of the Bill, including the provision of expert HR advice to support the ministerial appointments and advice on the IT requirements for the new Office for Students. Advice was also commissioned from Deloitte to undertake preliminary organisational design work ahead of the establishment of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/03/2017 16:38:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

712594

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education and Research Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish all research and consultancy reports prepared by consultancies or associated companies on any aspect of the preparation of reforms introduced by the Higher Education and Research Bill in the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL6189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The policy work that underpinned the reforms introduced by the Higher Education and Research Bill (HER Bill) was largely undertaken by civil servants and drew on previous published material including, for example, the Gaskell Review that was prepared for Universities UK. This material was referenced in the Green Paper published in October 2015 and again in the White Paper in May 2016 that preceded the introduction of the HER Bill.</p><p>BEIS commissioned Deloitte to undertake preliminary organisational design work ahead of the establishment of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), working with BEIS, the UKRI Interim Chair and senior leaders from the existing Partner Organisations which will form UKRI. The brief was to set out high level organisation design principles, assumptions and options for UKRI consistent with the framework set out by the White Paper and the HER Bill. The work was completed in October 2016 as preliminary specialist advice for BEIS officials and ministers to inform further organisational design work being carried out within BEIS and hence it is not planned to publish the commissioned report.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/03/2017 16:37:56 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

711610

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the advice given to higher education providers regarding widening participation, and the minimum threshold qualifications that students are required to have before being accepted on a degree course.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Higher education institutions are independent and autonomous. As autonomous organisations, higher education providers are responsible for their own admissions policies and procedures. Decisions on who to admit are a matter for individual institutions, and the Government does not have the right to intervene in these internal processes. Higher education providers are best placed to determine their entry requirements, and to decide who has the ability and the potential to succeed on a particular course.</p><p>Providers wishing to charge above the basic fee amount must have an access agreement, agreed by the independent Director for Fair Access, which sets out the measures they will put in place to support access to, and participation in, higher education by disadvantaged students and under-represented groups. The Director for Fair Access issues annual guidance to institutions on strategic priorities for access agreements. The Director for Fair Access must have regard to guidance issued by the Government setting out its expectations on the areas that institutions should focus on. In 2017/18, institutions plan to spend £833 million through their access agreements.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/03/2017 14:48:32 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

709142

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been a decline in the number of student applications from other EU countries to UK universities since June 2016.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publish data on the number of applications by the 15 January deadline. Data for the 2017 application cycle shows there were 187,470 applications from EU domiciled applicants, which is above the 157,170 applications made in 2010, but lower than the 202,250 applications in 2016. Note that UCAS data covers applications to full-time undergraduate courses only.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Applications to UK providers from EU domiciled applicants by the 15 January deadline.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>157,170</p></td><td><p>177,300</p></td><td><p>157,890</p></td><td><p>166,620</p></td><td><p>176,560</p></td><td><p>190,330</p></td><td><p>202,250</p></td><td><p>187,470</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/03/2017 16:53:43 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

683636

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms are in place to support and safeguard a student if the private college they attend goes into liquidation.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>Private providers of higher education must meet robust financial sustainability standards in order to be designated for student support. Providers that have not been trading for three years must submit a plan to ensure that students can achieve their academic outcomes if they are unable to fully deliver their course.</p><p>In cases of significant financial failure where a private provider goes into administration, the department may grant temporary designation to the new owners to protect the student interest and to allow students to complete their studies.</p><p>The UK quality code for higher education sets out the responsibility of degree awarding bodies when providers delivering their courses become insolvent, cease trading or the agreement is terminated. Degree awarding bodies ensure that adequate contingency plans are in place against these possibilities, but where they occur, a range of solutions may be possible for ensuring that students who wish to complete their course can do so.</p><p>The Higher Education and Research Bill will ensure that in future the Office for Students (OfS) has the necessary powers to require student protection plans are in place for all approved and approved (fee cap) providers, and to intervene if there are signs that quality in any HE institution is failing. The OfS will take a ‘risk based’ approach to student protection, ensuring that the level of protection required in the plan is proportionate to each provider. It is intended that the OfS will monitor the financial health of institutions, alongside other potential ‘triggers’, and will require student protection measures to be implemented whenever there is a risk to student’s continuity of study. We expect these student protection plans to be available to all students, and to set out the protections students can expect if a course closes, or in the rare instance where an institution decides to exit the market.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/02/2017 14:58:36 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey