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535887

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	RMS St Helena
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the planned schedule for RMS St Helena for the next 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL1166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The current planned schedule for the RMS St Helena up to June 2017, which is available on the official RMS St Helena website, is attached for the convenience of the Noble Lord.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/08/2016 14:14:57 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name PQ HL1166.docx title PQ HL1166
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

535905

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Postgraduate Education: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many postgraduate students in England were enrolled in two-year masters’ degree courses in (1) 2009–10, (2) 2010–11, (3) 2011–12, (4) 2012–13, (5) 2013–14, (6) 2014–15, and (7) 2015–16.
tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
uin	HL1183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>Information on enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions is collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), and the latest academic year for which data are available is 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) is the classification of subjects used by HESA. The specific breakdown of subjects requested is not available using the JACS classification, so a breakdown of the Creative Arts and Design category has been provided as an alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The government is for the first time introducing a new £10,000 master’s loan to support those wishing to progress into postgraduate study.</p><p> </p><p>First year enrolments<sup>1</sup> to two-year masters<sup>2</sup> degree courses in Creative Arts and Design subjects. English<sup>3</sup> Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Academic years 2009/10 to 2014/15:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine art</p></td><td><p>625</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>695</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design studies</p></td><td><p>1,025</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>1,225</p></td><td><p>1,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drama</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dance</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cinematics &amp; photography</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crafts</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imaginative writing</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Others in creative arts &amp; design</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (Creative arts &amp; design)</p></td><td><p>3,425</p></td><td><p>3,515</p></td><td><p>3,595</p></td><td><p>3,745</p></td><td><p>3,750</p></td><td><p>3,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (all subjects)</p></td><td><p>39,200</p></td><td><p>32,995</p></td><td><p>35,475</p></td><td><p>33,630</p></td><td><p>32,885</p></td><td><p>33,965</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: BIS analysis of the HESA Student Record</p><p>Note: All figures are rounded to the nearest 5.</p><ol><li><p>Figures are Full-Person-Equivalents (FPE), so if someone is jointly studying Fine art and Design studies, they would count as 0.5 FPE within each category.</p></li><li><p>Figures relate to students with an expected study length of less than or equal to two years, but more than one year.</p></li><li><p>For consistency across years, the Open University is counted as an English HEI.</p></li></ol> answering member printed Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL1184 question first answered 03/08/2016 15:59:54 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

535906

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Postgraduate Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many postgraduate students in England were enrolled in two-year masters’ degree courses to study (1) applied art and design, (2) art and design, (3) drama, (4) media, film or TV, (5) music, (6) dance, (7) performing arts, and (8) design and technology, in (a) 2009–10, (b) 2010–11, (c) 2011–12, (d) 2012–13, (e) 2013–14, (f) 2014–15, and (g) 2015–16.
tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
uin	HL1184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>Information on enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions is collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), and the latest academic year for which data are available is 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) is the classification of subjects used by HESA. The specific breakdown of subjects requested is not available using the JACS classification, so a breakdown of the Creative Arts and Design category has been provided as an alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The government is for the first time introducing a new £10,000 master’s loan to support those wishing to progress into postgraduate study.</p><p> </p><p>First year enrolments<sup>1</sup> to two-year masters<sup>2</sup> degree courses in Creative Arts and Design subjects. English<sup>3</sup> Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Academic years 2009/10 to 2014/15:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine art</p></td><td><p>625</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>695</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design studies</p></td><td><p>1,025</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>1,225</p></td><td><p>1,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drama</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dance</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cinematics &amp; photography</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crafts</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imaginative writing</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Others in creative arts &amp; design</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (Creative arts &amp; design)</p></td><td><p>3,425</p></td><td><p>3,515</p></td><td><p>3,595</p></td><td><p>3,745</p></td><td><p>3,750</p></td><td><p>3,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (all subjects)</p></td><td><p>39,200</p></td><td><p>32,995</p></td><td><p>35,475</p></td><td><p>33,630</p></td><td><p>32,885</p></td><td><p>33,965</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: BIS analysis of the HESA Student Record</p><p>Note: All figures are rounded to the nearest 5.</p><ol><li><p>Figures are Full-Person-Equivalents (FPE), so if someone is jointly studying Fine art and Design studies, they would count as 0.5 FPE within each category.</p></li><li><p>Figures relate to students with an expected study length of less than or equal to two years, but more than one year.</p></li><li><p>For consistency across years, the Open University is counted as an English HEI.</p></li></ol> answering member printed Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL1183 question first answered 03/08/2016 15:59:54 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

535914

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Office for Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to include a dedicated place for a student representative on the Board of the Office for Students, and if so what arrangements they plan to make to ensure that that member has a democratic mandate from the students they represent.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>Schedule 1 of the Higher Education and Research Bill requires the Office for Students (OfS) to consider the desirability of including members with experience of representing or promoting the interests of individual students, or students generally in higher education.</p><p> </p><p>The appointment of OfS members will be made by the Secretary of State in accordance with the standard guidelines on public appointments, ensuring fair and open competition.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 15:50:41 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

535929

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 30 June (HL759), in which areas of reform in Turkey they believe there has been "significant backsliding".
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government has stressed to the Government of Turkey the importance of freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and the independence of the judiciary. In meetings with the Turkish Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and others during a recent visit to Turkey the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Sir Alan Duncan) emphasised the UK's unequivocal condemnation of the coup attempt and our support for Turkey's democratic institutions. The Minister of State also emphasised the need for Turkey to respect human rights and the rule of law and urged continued focus on the Daesh threat, emphasising the need to protect British tourists.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/08/2016 15:14:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

536104

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of student loan borrowers who took out their loan after 2012 who have read the contract terms contained in a separate online document.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	42641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>All borrowers applying for support must sign a declaration to confirm that they have read and understood the terms and conditions that apply to their loans.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/08/2016 13:25:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

536105

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted an (a) impact and (b) equality assessment of the effect that freezing the student repayment threshold at £21,000 for five years will have on (i) low-income, (ii) women, (iii) BAME and (iv) disabled graduates; whether she plans to amend that threshold; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	42642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>The Department carried out an Equality Analysis in November 2015, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479559/bis-15-635-freezing-student-loan-repayment-threshold-equality-analysis.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479559/bis-15-635-freezing-student-loan-repayment-threshold-equality-analysis.pdf</a>. We have already announced that the threshold will be frozen for five years from April 2016, and it will be reviewed for April 2021, and we have no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/08/2016 13:24:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

536107

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to alter the terms and conditions of student loans for existing borrowers.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	42643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>My department has no current plans to alter the terms and conditions of student loans for existing borrowers.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/08/2016 13:23:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

536108

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to ensure that companies do not offset the costs of paying the new minimum wage by reducing rates of pay for (a) some workers and (b) night and weekend working.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	42658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>We recognise that employers will respond to the National Living Wage in a variety of ways depending on their circumstances, but the Government does not consider it acceptable for companies to use it as an excuse to cut staff benefits.</p><p> </p><p>In a growing economy, the National Living Wage should represent an opportunity to invest in talented staff and improve productivity. Employers need to ensure their pay and reward packages are competitive to retain and develop the people they need for their business.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 06:33:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

536121

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has received on the potential merits of requiring search engines to change their algorithms to reduce the visibility of illegal streaming websites.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My noble Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, chairs regular roundtable meetings between the UK’s leading search engine providers, representatives of the music and film industries, and government officials.</p><p> </p><p>Since the instigation of these roundtables, Google, Yahoo! and Bing have all taken steps to reduce the prominence of copyright infringing websites in their search results. These steps have included algorithm changes as well as changes to the autocomplete suggestions offered to users.</p><p> </p><p>The discussions are supported by research undertaken by OFCOM which has shown a decrease in the prominence of the most infringing websites (as measured by the number of notifications Google have received about infringing content for those sites).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:53:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams