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788269

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date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of foster children in England who are excluded from the entitlement to 15 additional hours of free childcare per week.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>As of March 2017, there were 3,030 three and four year olds looked after in foster care and subsequently excluded from receiving the 15 additional hours of free childcare. However, we do not know how many children in foster care would access the additional hours if the eligibility criteria were applied to fostering households. No estimate has therefore been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/11/2017 17:04:22 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

788270

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the provision of 15 additional hours of free childcare under the Childcare Act 2016 to foster children in England; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Foster carers play a vital role in supporting some of our most vulnerable children and it’s vital that they are given effective support.</p><p> </p><p>That’s why children in foster care are already entitled to the universal 15 hours’ free childcare and foster carers also receive funding and support for the care of their foster child, including a national minimum allowance, and favourable treatment in the tax and benefits system.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the first term of the 30 hours’ free childcare offer and we will continue to keep the policy and how it works for families, including those fostering, under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/11/2017 17:02:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

788292

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, since 2010, how many House of Lords ministers have been appointed to their posts prior to their introduction to the House of Lords; and, of those who are no longer ministers, what was the average length of their tenure in ministerial office.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL3084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, nine ministers have been appointed to their posts prior to their introduction to the House of Lords. Of those who are no longer House of Lords Ministers, the average length of tenure in ministerial office was 23 months.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 27/11/2017 17:04:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

788305

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the eligibility of Anguilla to receive aid and assistance following recent hurricane damage.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL3097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has argued for flexibility in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) rules for how donors respond to catastrophic humanitarian crises, such as the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean, and recognition of the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States. As a result, in October 2017 the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) agreed on the need to create a new mechanism to re-admit countries that had graduated from ODA eligibility back to the list of ODA-eligible countries if their Gross National Income per capita falls below the High Income Country threshold. In addition, members of the DAC have agreed to establish a process which could allow previous ODA recipients to receive short-term ODA support in the event of catastrophic humanitarian crises. Anguilla was an ODA recipient until 2014 and is assessed by the World Bank to be a High Income Country.</p><p>The destructive force of hurricane Irma was unprecedented, leaving Anguilla damaged extensively. As part of our response the UK has delivered more than 220 tonnes of aid to the island. To support the reconstruction effort the UK has launched a Private Sector Task Force, headed by William Bullard, to identify private sector support and investment, and provide a public-private forum for engagement on building back better in Anguilla as well as other Caribbean Overseas Territories.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2017 16:12:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

788315

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
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 contribution made by the Fairtrade movement to improving the lives of people employed in the supply chains of Fairtrade products.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK government is a strong supporter of the Fairtrade movement, which plays an important role in helping producers around the world improve their lives by ensuring that farmers receive fair prices for their products, workers receive better wages and by making agricultural practices more sustainable. Fairtrade provides a minimum price for sales, as well as a premium, and certifies smallholder and plantation supply chains, as well as extractives such as gold. More than 1.65 million farmers and workers worldwide have benefitted from being part of Fairtrade certified producer organisations<strong>.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2017 16:17:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

788331

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disabled people are aware of their rights at work.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Equality and Human Rights Commission is the body tasked with promoting equality in routes into work, fair treatment at work and fair opportunities for progression. It was established by the Equality Act and is an office of the Government Equalities Office within the Department for Education reporting to the Minister for Women and Equalities. Its strategic plan to deliver its objectives, including promoting equality in routes into work, can be found attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident Scheme focuses on the role of employers, who have a crucial role to play in ensuring disabled people are recruited, retained and developed in their careers.</p><p>Disability Confident is about creating a movement for change and involves business talking to business, with disability confident employers sharing their evidence and experiences with other employers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 27/11/2017 16:37:33 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL 3123 HR Strategic Plan.pdf title Strategic Plan
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

788340

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mandarin Language: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 2 November (HL2292), which schools have participated in the Mandarin Excellence Programme so far and which of them are state schools and which are private.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL3132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The schools listed below have participated in the Mandarin Excellence Programme so far. They are all state schools.</p><p><strong>Year one 2016/17: </strong></p><p>Alexandra Park School, London</p><p>Anglo European School, Ingateston</p><p>Beths Grammar School, Bexley</p><p>Bohunt School, Liphook</p><p>Dartford Grammar School, Dartford</p><p>Finham Park School, Coventry</p><p>Fortismere School, London</p><p>Gumley House Convent School, Isleworth</p><p>Homewood School &amp; Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden</p><p>Kingsford Community School, London</p><p>Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall</p><p>St Joseph's College, London</p><p>St Mary Magdalene Academy, London</p><p>Upton Hall School FCJ, Upton, Wirral</p><p> </p><p><strong>Year two 2017/18:</strong></p><p>All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield</p><p>Bay House School, Gosport</p><p>Bohunt Worthing, Worthing</p><p>Christ’s College Finchley, London</p><p>Christopher Whitehead Language College &amp; Sixth Form, Worcester</p><p>Cowley International College, Saint Helens</p><p>Didcot Girls' School, Didcot</p><p>Evelyn Grace Academy, London</p><p>Finham Park 2, Coventry</p><p>Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading</p><p>Hove Park, Hove</p><p>Ingleby Manor Free School &amp; Sixth Form, Stockton-on-Tees</p><p>Lambeth Academy, London</p><p>Lyng Hall, Coventry</p><p>Mayfield Grammar School, Kent</p><p>Melbourn Village College, Cambridge</p><p>Queen Mary’s High School, Walsall</p><p>Shevington High School, Wigan</p><p>St Catherine’s College, Eastbourne</p><p>St Gregory's, Bath</p><p>The Crossley Heath School, Halifax</p><p>Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington</p><p>UCL Academy, London</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/11/2017 16:58:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

788363

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why it was necessary to employ 11,000 additional civil servants to deliver Brexit; and whether they will publish a detailed breakdown of their deployment.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>We do not recognise the figure of 11,000. The whole of Government is preparing for the UK to make an orderly and successful exit from the European Union, and we are equipping ourselves with the right people and the right skills across Government to make this happen. Whilst workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each department to determine based on their individual operational and policy requirements, the Civil Service constantly reviews its capabilities in order to deliver the Government’s commitment to leave the EU and get the very best deal for the UK. Civil Service HR is working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to support departments, functions and professions in continuing to develop plans to address their emerging capacity and capability requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 27/11/2017 17:05:31 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

788369

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Greenwich School of Management
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has raised any concerns about the validation of degrees offered by Greenwich School of Management.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) investigates concerns about standards, quality and the information that providers make available in relation to their higher education provision. Where QAA identifies evidence of systemic concerns these issues may be investigated through a focused concerns investigation, a Higher Education Review (Alternative Provider) (HER (AP)) or a provider’s annual quality monitoring visit.</p><p> </p><p>QAA does not disclose the names of providers that are currently the subject of QAA concerns activity, or the nature or those concerns but, where these lead to a concerns investigation, the outcomes from this activity will be published on the QAA website once QAA has concluded its investigations.</p><p> </p><p>Following concerns received by the Department in May 2015, including around the management of the college's relationship with its awarding body, QAA initiated a full investigation into Greenwich School of Management. This took place from 21 to 22 September 2015. Attached is the QAA’s report and statement on these concerns. This is published on the QAA website and can be found at: <a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews-and-reports/provider?UKPRN=10007937#.Wg8JlWxLHZs" target="_blank">http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews-and-reports/provider?UKPRN=10007937#.Wg8JlWxLHZs</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department takes allegations of fraud and malpractice extremely seriously and we are grateful to BBC Panorama for bringing the allegations against Greenwich School of Management to our attention. Working with stakeholders, we will take robust action where abuses of the system are evident.</p><p> </p><p>Through the HER (AP) process, QAA also routinely considers how validation arrangements are effectively managed and overseen by the degree-awarding body, ensuring that robust processes are in place to secure the quality of student learning opportunities, irrespective of where these take place or who provides them.</p><p> </p><p>An outcomes report from the Greenwich School of Management’s recent HER (AP) is due to be published in December 2017.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL3161 - Attachment 1 - Institutional Review GSM Statement - 231117.mht.docx title Institutional Review GSM Statement 2 file name HL3161 - Attachment 2 - Institutional Review GSM Report - 231117.pdf title Institutional Review GSM Report question first answered 27/11/2017 16:46:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey