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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Recycling more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult on (1) policy, and (2) legislative changes, to help establish a circular economy in the UK. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL6955 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2023-04-04more like thismore than 2023-04-04
answer text <p>The Resources and Waste Strategy 2018 set out our plans to minimise waste, promote resource efficiency and move towards a circular economy. We want to prolong the lives of the materials and goods that we use and move society away from the inefficient ‘linear’ economic model of ‘take, make, use, throw’.</p><p> </p><p>Turning to activities at the top of the waste hierarchy, waste prevention and reuse have significant benefits both environmentally and economically through value retention, jobs growth and potential money saving for consumers. Our ambition is reflected in the upcoming document, Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste (MRMW), which will constitute the new Waste Prevention Programme for England.</p><p> </p><p>Through the landmark Environment Act 2021, the Government is delivering on commitments in the Resources and Waste Strategy bringing in a wide range of relevant reforms. Government has already consulted on a number of reforms including a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers, Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging and consistent recycling collections for every household and business in England.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to collaborate with the UKRI-funded National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) programme to strengthen our evidence base on resource efficiency initiatives and will consider options to further formalise productive cross-government policy making and joined-up strategy to support resource-efficient circular economy business models in industry. This work will build on existing industry partnerships, cross-government research, and the work of the newly created Energy Efficiency Taskforce.</p><p> </p><p>Additional policy development and legislative change to support the transition to a more resource efficient and circular economy is being taken forward across Government.</p>
answering member printed Lord Benyon more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-04-04T15:36:29.993Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-04T15:36:29.993Z
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1547
label Biography information for Lord Benyon more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
1608446
registered interest false more like this
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answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Training more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what programmes they have in place to support the retraining of workers to enable them to access work in new sectors. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL6956 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2023-04-06more like thismore than 2023-04-06
answer text <p>The government is investing £3.8 billion more in further education and skills over this Parliament. The department’s skills reforms provide a ladder of opportunity that enables young people and adults to attain good jobs, retrain, and progress in their careers or different careers.</p><p>In the 2023 Spring Budget, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced a new initiative called Returnerships. This programme is designed to raise awareness of three different skills pathways, apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps, and sector-based work academies programmes. This will provide a clear route back into work and encourage employers to hire older workers.</p><p>Apprenticeships are available for everyone over the age of 16, from those starting their career, to experienced workers looking to upskill or retrain in a new profession. There are high-quality apprenticeship routes into more than 660 occupations, from entry to expert roles.</p><p>As part of our investment in re-skilling and up-skilling opportunities to ensure adults, at any age, can upskill to reach their potential, transforming lives, Skills Bootcamps were introduced at the end of 2020. They deliver short, free, flexible training courses, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills, with an offer of a job interview with an employer on completion.</p><p>Skills Bootcamps are still a relatively new training offer, but they are already delivering positive outcomes for adult learners and employers, and are available right across the country. Following the recent Budget announcement, the department will target making 64,000 training places a year available by the 2024/25 financial year to ensure that learners across all areas of the country can access Skills Bootcamps.</p><p>We have also introduced the Free Courses for Jobs scheme, which gives eligible adults in England without an existing full level 3 qualification or who are unemployed or meet the low wage criteria, the chance to access over 400 Level 3 qualifications for free.</p><p>The offer has seen over 35,000 enrolments reported between April 2021 and October 2022. This means that enrolments are 82% higher for adults without a full level 3 compared uptake of the same qualifications in 2018/19.</p><p>We are continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), with an investment of £1.34 billion in the 2022/23 academic year. The AEB fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship, or further learning.</p><p>The National Careers Service provides free, up-to-date, impartial information, advice and guidance on careers, skills, and the labour market in England. It offers intensive support for low skilled adults without a qualification at level 3, as one of six priority groups for the Service. Professionally qualified careers advisers can support customers to explore the range of learning routes to determine the best route for them and to develop a careers action plan.</p><p>Community-based National Careers Service contractors are co-located in most Jobcentre Plus offices, as well as a range of other community settings. They work closely with work coaches at a local level, encouraging work coaches to refer customers in need of careers advice and guidance to the Service.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Barran more like this
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less than 2023-04-06T12:58:50.84Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-06T12:58:50.84Z
answering member
4703
label Biography information for Baroness Barran more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
1608447
registered interest false more like this
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept id 215 more like this
answering dept short name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept sort name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
hansard heading Energy: Buildings more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that older buildings, which may be subject to stricter planning regulations, can become energy neutral. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL6957 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2023-04-13more like thismore than 2023-04-13
answer text <p>There is no “one-size-fits-all&quot; approach to tackle the UK’s diverse building stock. Changes need to be sensitive to the character, appearance and specific characteristics of a listed building</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance has been published for minimum energy efficiency standards for carrying out building work to existing homes (Part L1B of the Building Regulations), including guidance for listed buildings.</p><p> </p><p>Work is currently ongoing to meet the commitment in the British Energy Security Strategy to review the planning barriers households face when installing energy efficiency measures in conservation areas and listed buildings.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
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less than 2023-04-13T14:11:04.32Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-13T14:11:04.32Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter