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1723118

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Attendance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that Traveller families understand what the term "mobile child" means, as used in the statutory guidance Working together to improve school attendance, published on 29 February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024 and accompanying statutory guidance ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ use the term ‘mobile child’ to describe a child of compulsory school age who has no fixed abode and whose parent is engaged in a trade or business that requires them to move from place to place. This is a new term, but covers the same children as section 444(6) of the Education Act 1996.</p><p> </p><p>Parents of mobile children have longstanding protection in attendance law and guidance, including how absence is recorded in the register, but feedback from parents, schools and local authorities suggested inconsistency in how these are applied. The term ‘mobile child’ is intended to clarify that the provisions are for all pupils who meet the definition as set out in regulation 3 of the 2024 Pupil Registration Regulations (and the statutory guidance) and that they concern the child’s mobility rather than ethnicity.</p><p> </p><p>A draft of the new Regulations and guidance was subject to full public consultation in 2022 and training has been provided both to schools and local authorities to improve consistency and support implementation. The department will continue to monitor feedback on implementation during the 2024/25 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL282 HL283 HL285 question first answered 05/08/2024 13:15:13 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1670152

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases involving allegations of parental alienation or alienating behaviours have been heard in private law family proceedings in each of the past five years; and how many findings of parental alienation or alienating behaviours were made in those proceedings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Transfers of residency orders, incidences of findings of child sexual abuse in private law proceedings, and cases involving allegations of parental alienation or alienating behaviours are not recorded centrally. Such information could only be obtained by analysis of individual case files at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the term “parental alienation”: as part of his judgment in the case of <em>Re C</em>, the President of the Family Division outlined that most family judges regard the label of “parental alienation”, and the idea that it “may be a diagnosable syndrome” as being “unhelpful”. He noted that instead the courts should focus on identifying any specific “alienating behaviours”.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL282 HL283 question first answered 30/11/2023 12:10:01 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1462932

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have they made of the impact of the policy set out in the SEND review which makes mediation mandatory before allowing families to go to the SEND tribunal, on levels of (1) stress, and (2) administration, for families with disabled children.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Review, parents and carers told us how lengthy, stressful, and often expensive, the tribunal process can be.</p><p>The department’s proposals set out in the SEND and Alternative Provision Green Paper, which is subject to consultation, seek to enable issues to be resolved earlier and improve relationships locally by strengthening mediation, including consulting on making it mandatory.</p><p>In the current system, in most cases, families must secure a mediation certificate before registering an appeal with the tribunal, but they do not have to participate in the mediation itself. If the parent or young person does decide to proceed with mediation, then the local authority must ensure that it arranges for mediation between it and the child's parent or young person within 30 days.</p><p>Waiting for a SEND tribunal hearing can take significantly longer. The tribunal has a performance measure that 75% of appeals should be brought to a hearing and the decision issued within 22 weeks.</p><p>Mediation is effective in most cases. In 2021, 74% of mediation cases were settled without the need to progress to a tribunal. Mediation is free of charge for families.</p><p>The department will make sure there is appropriate support available to parents to help them understand the mediation process and how best to engage with it. Parents will still be able to go to a tribunal if necessary.</p><p>The green paper is now out for public consultation on its proposals until 22 July.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 30/05/2022 15:43:15 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1314983

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
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	Coronavirus: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were tested for COVID-19 during the surge testing in Lambeth and Wandsworth in April.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>During the surge testing in April, 77,481 people were tested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/06/2021 12:50:54 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

1170137

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Wind Power: Dorset
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 viability of the Navitus Bay wind farm site.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>It is for developers to come forward with proposals for potential locations of generating stations including offshore windfarms.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change assessed an application for development consent for a wind farm on the Navitus Bay wind farm site in 2015. The Secretary of State issued a decision on 11 September 2015 refusing the grant of development consent for the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind farm.</p><p> </p><p>The decision was in line with the recommendation of the Planning Inspectorate, which examined a wide range of issues related to the potential benefits and impacts of the project in reaching its conclusion. The Secretary of State’s decision letter sets out her consideration of those issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL285 question first answered 22/01/2020 16:57:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1151647

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for passengers to be compensated for journeys made on Pacer trains which are still in service on the Northern franchise after the start of 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The rail industry has no scheme whereby passengers are compensated on the basis of the quality of the rolling stock provided for each journey they undertake.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/11/2019 13:07:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

746653

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority concerning the recent reported deaths of three babies in Gaza after the Palestinian Authority refused to grant permits for them to be treated in Israel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>​While we have not raised this specific issue with the Palestinian Authority (PA), our Consul-General to Jerusalem has raised our concerns recently with the PA over the situation in Gaza. We continue to press both the Government of Israel and the Government of Egypt to take measures that will help relieve the humanitarian suffering of those in Gaza. We have concerns about the difficulties facing Gazans in need of medical treatment.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2017 14:27:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

521035

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide emergency funding from the international aid budget to help Sri Lankan citizens affected by the recent floods and landslides.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK provides substantial funding to international NGOs and UN agencies, enabling them to respond to disasters around the world, including Sri Lanka. This includes the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which was established by the UN and other leading donors to enable rapid emergency response. The CERF is doing an assessment of the situation following the rainfall and landslips in Sri Lanka. The UK, along with other leading donors, will provide support as required through this coordinated response mechanism.</p><p>The UK is the biggest contributor to the CERF, having provided in excess of $855m in the last 10 years. The UK also provides funding to the European Union humanitarian agency (ECHO) which is also undertaking an assessment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 08/06/2016 14:05:31 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

348512

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, if any, to bring the parties to the conflict in South Sudan together; and what lessons have been learned from previous failures.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text We regularly engage with both parties to the conflict to press them to end the conflict and secure peace. Most recently the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge), wrote to the South Sudanese Foreign Minister on 8 June calling on the Government of South Sudan to end the fighting and re-engage in peace talks. The failure of the parties to reach agreement in previous peace talks emphasises the need for consistent and united international pressure. We are in discussions with our partners on how the recently created UN sanctions mechanism can be best be used to force the parties to return to negotiations. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/06/2015 16:40:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

61506

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to recover records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review of Departmental record keeping ordered by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is ongoing.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials continue to seek information on use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) for the years 1987 to 1997. This includes contact with other Government Departments where relevant material might be held.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/06/2014 14:34:16 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey