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1309223

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Young People: Coronavirus
	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 briefing paper by the UCL Institute of Education The darkest hour? New evidence of the learning experiences, well-being and expectations of youth during the third national lockdown in the UK, published on 2 April; and what steps they are taking to increase the acquisition of work skills through education.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p><strong>Education Recovery</strong></p><p>Many young people have lost a significant amount of learning during the COVID-19 outbreak. We recognise the importance of supporting this group of young people to help them catch up. This is especially critical for those young people moving from school into further education. We introduced catch-up funding to support those disadvantaged 16-19 students whose studies have been disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, allocating up to £96 million to provide small group tutoring activity. We have extended this with further investment of £102 million into the 2021/22 academic year.</p><p>We are investing a further £102 million to continue the 16-19 Tuition Fund in the 2021/22 academic year. As a result, hundreds of thousands of young people will be eligible for valuable tuition to help them recover lost learning caused by COVID-19-related disruption. Within the eligible cohort, providers will have discretion to target those students who need support most. As further evidence emerges, we will consider if refinements to eligibility for future funding are needed to maximise its value and impact in providing catch-up support for 16-19 students.</p><p><strong>Wellbeing &amp; Disadvantage</strong></p><p>Further education (FE) providers provide mental health support to students in their wrap around, pastoral offer. This includes a number of initiatives supported by the Department for Education, including the ‘Wellbeing for Education Return’ - an £8 million scheme funding expert advisers and training in every local authority area to support wellbeing recovery as children and young people returned to school and FE from September 2020 and the £5.4million College Collaboration Fund helping colleges to develop new ways to support student and staff mental health and wellbeing, details of which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/college-collaboration-fund-ccf-projects/resources-college-collaboration-fund-ccf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/college-collaboration-fund-ccf-projects/resources-college-collaboration-fund-ccf</a>.</p><p>As part of the £350 million tutoring support funding announced in June 2020, we made available a one-off, ring-fenced 16-19 Tuition Fund of up to £96 million for the academic year 2020/21.  The 16-19 Tuition Fund is specifically for FE and sixth form colleges, school sixth forms and other providers of 16-19 education, to support disadvantaged students.</p><p><strong>Skills</strong></p><p>The ‘Skills for Jobs’ White Paper, published in January 2021, sets out our blueprint to reform post-16 education and training. It is focused on giving people the skills they need, in a way that suits them, so they can get great jobs in sectors the economy needs and boost this country’s productivity.</p><p>A range of provision is already available for young people aged 16 to 24 to equip them with the skills and experience they need to progress, including Traineeships, which provide unemployed young people with employability training, work experience and English and Maths.</p><p>We have also launched T Levels, which are a high-quality technical alternative to A levels. With longer teaching hours and a meaningful industry placement of minimum 45 days, employer-designed T Levels will be excellent preparation for skilled work or further training.</p><p>We recognise the vital role that further education plays in supporting our labour market and productivity, as well preparing young people for higher education.</p><p>Through the Plan for Jobs, we are investing £1.6 billion to scale up employment support schemes and training to ensure young people have the skills and training to go on to high quality, secure and fulfilling employment. This funding is delivering real change on the ground, including through the new Kickstart scheme providing six-month jobs for young people furthest from the labour market, incentive payments for employers taking on new apprentices; the largest ever expansion in Traineeships; and considerable growth in the number of sector-based work academy programme placements to enable unemployed individuals to acquire the skills needed for local jobs.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced £375 million for the National Skills Fund at Spending Review in November 2020. This includes £95 million funding for a new level 3 adult offer and £43 million for Skills Bootcamps, as part of the Lifetime Skills Guarantee. Currently, adults between the ages of 19 to 23 are eligible for full funding for their first full level 3, which is equivalent to an advanced technical certificate or diploma, or two full A levels. From April 2021 any adult aged 24 and over who is looking to achieve their first full level 3 will be able to access a fully funded course which will give them new skills and greater prospects in the labour market.</p><p>We have also introduced Skills Bootcamps, which are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer. Skills Bootcamps have the potential to transform the skills landscape for adults and employers. Skills Bootcamps are open to all adults aged 19 or over, who are either in work or recently unemployed.</p><p><strong>Higher Education</strong></p><p>For students in higher education (HE), following the review announced in the Roadmap of when all higher education students can return to in-person teaching, the government confirms that remaining students on non-practical courses should return to in-person teaching alongside step 3 of the Roadmap which will be no earlier than 17 May.</p><p>We understand the difficulty that this further delay will create for students and their families, as well as providers and staff both financially and in terms of mental wellbeing. The government is making a further £15 million of additional student hardship funding available for this academic year 2020/21.</p><p>In total we have made an additional £85 million of funding available for student hardship. This is on top of the £256 million of government funded student premium funding already available to HE providers to draw on towards student hardship funds for this academic year 2020/21. Alongside this, we have worked with the Office for Students to launch the online mental health platform Student Space, worth up to £3 million, in addition to the £15 million we have asked them to allocate to student mental health initiatives next year<em>.</em></p><p>Education and skills lie at the heart of our national mission as we recover from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. It is critical, not only for this generation of young people, but also for the economic and social health of the nation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 28/04/2021 11:01:08 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1309222

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Greater London
	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 impact of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the level of trade experienced by businesses based in London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>On 13 April, the Office for National Statistics released the latest statistics on EU-UK trade which show a welcome growth in the value of trade with the EU, with goods exports close to the average 2020 level.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of traders and hauliers have adapted well, and our focus now is on making sure that any business that is still facing challenges gets the support they need to trade effectively with the EU. We are continuing to monitor and assess the situation, including any potential change in trade patterns.</p><p> </p><p>As the Office for National Statistics notes, it is premature to make any firm judgments on the long term impacts of our new trading relationship with the EU, especially with the pandemic still ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Frost question first answered 28/04/2021 10:44:37 answering member 4879 label Biography information for Lord Frost
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1309217

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	UK City of Culture: Coventry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Coventry City Council about Coventry's designation as the 2021 UK City of Culture; and what support they have (1) provided, and (2) plan to provide, to that Council for the duration of Coventry being the City of Culture.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>DCMS liaise regularly with Coventry City Council and The Coventry Trust as they are preparing for their tenure as UK City of Culture 2021. This government has already committed over £18.5 million to support Coventry, which includes the recent announcement of £3.5m additional funding which will be used to prepare enhanced covid-19 safety and hygiene methods and provide reassurance to audiences. This government remains committed to working with Coventry City Council and The Coventry Trust to provide continued support throughout 2021 and 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/04/2021 13:43:08 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach

1309177

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Tigray: Sudan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of UK aid to the Tigray region is being distributed in Sudan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The conflict in Tigray has had significant consequences and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, as well as impacting those that were already in need of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia and Sudan. Over 62,000 people have crossed from Ethiopia to Sudan as a result of the conflict (an additional 7,179 people have arrived in Blue Nile State as the result of separate conflict in the Benishangul Gurmuz region of Ethiopia).</p><p>During his visit to Khartoum in January, the Foreign Secretary commended Sudan's leaders for their efforts to press for a peaceful resolution to the situation and support to refugees entering Sudan from Ethiopia. The UK has provided £6.1 million in funding to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the Danish Refugee Council to address urgent needs arising from the Tigray crisis in Sudan. This additional funding is separate to the £15.4 million support specifically provided to help those affected by the conflict who are in Ethiopia.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/04/2021 15:19:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1309184

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Taiwan: World Health Assembly
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to work with international partners to ensure that Taiwan is included at the forthcoming World Health Assembly on 24 May, and (2) to sanction any official of the government of China who attempts to exclude Taiwan from that Assembly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK has been consistently clear that it supports Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organisations where statehood is not a prerequisite. This includes at the WHA, where Taiwan can make a valuable contribution. We remain in regular contact with our closest partners and the Taiwanese authorities, and continue to work to find a constructive solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/04/2021 15:21:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1309206

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	St Vincent and the Grenadines: Volcanoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what urgent steps they are taking in response to the volcanic eruptions in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>We are monitoring the situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines closely and our thoughts are with those affected by the eruptions.</p><p>To address immediate needs, on 12 April we pledged an initial £200,000 to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to help address the humanitarian impact of the eruptions. Urgently needed technical experts will support relief efforts on the ground, support emergency telecommunications, and restore critical lifeline facilities, such as water, health, agriculture and electricity. We have provided technical advice from the UK Government Office of Science (GO Science) and the British Geological Survey on how to deal with the significant ash fall (including on its impact on livestock).</p><p>The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) have allocated $1m in response to the eruptions in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The UK is a longstanding supporter of the CERF. In 2020, the UK was one of the largest donors to the Fund, providing £66m ($88.6m) to support responses to humanitarian need across the globe.</p><p>Finally the UK is also a contributor to the International Federation of the Red Cross Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) which has allocated funding of some £209,000 to the St Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross response.</p><p>I spoke to the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines and his High Commissioner to the UK on 14 April. I discussed initial and ongoing UK support for the recovery following the volcanic eruption.</p><p>We will continue to work with CDEMA and other appropriate agencies to scope further UK support following assessment of needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/04/2021 15:22:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1309207

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	St Vincent and the Grenadines: Volcanoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how, and through which channels, they have coordinated the international response to the volcanic eruptions in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK has pledged an initial £200,000 to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), which is directly supporting the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) of St Vincent and the Grenadines, to help address the humanitarian impact of the eruptions. Urgently needed technical experts will also support relief efforts on the ground, support emergency telecommunications, and restore critical lifeline facilities, such as water, health, agriculture and electricity.</p><p>The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) have allocated $1m in response to the eruptions in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The UK is a longstanding supporter of the CERF. In 2020, the UK was one of the largest donors to the Fund, providing £66m ($88.6m) to support responses to humanitarian need across the globe.</p><p>The UK is also a contributor to the International Federation of the Red Cross Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) which has allocated funding of some £209,000 to the St Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross response.</p><p>We will continue to work with CDEMA, the UN Agencies, and Red Cross Societies to provide further support if required<em>.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/04/2021 15:22:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1309208

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	St Vincent and the Grenadines: Volcanoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they have (1) offered, and (2) provided, to engineers in St Vincent and the Grenadines to help with (a) the restoration of water and electricity supplies, and (b) the construction of shelters for evacuees, following the volcanic eruptions.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>We are monitoring the situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines closely and our thoughts are with those affected by the eruptions.</p><p>Urgently needed technical experts will support relief efforts on the ground, support emergency telecommunications, and restore critical lifeline facilities, such as water, health, agriculture and electricity. UK funding of £200,000 to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is helping fund such work. We will continue to work with CDEMA the UN Agencies, and Red Cross Societies to provide further support if required.</p><p>The UK stands ready to extend further technical support to St Vincent and the Grenadines as it grapples with the longer-term impacts of the eruptions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/04/2021 13:10:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1309209

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	St Vincent and the Grenadines: Volcanoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) humanitarian assistance, and (2) emergency supplies, they have provided to St Vincent and the Grenadines following the volcanic eruptions.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>We are monitoring the situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines closely and our thoughts are with those affected by the eruptions.</p><p>To address immediate needs, on 12 April we pledged an initial £200,000 to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to help address the humanitarian impact of the eruptions. Urgently needed technical experts will support relief efforts on the ground, support emergency telecommunications, and restore critical lifeline facilities, such as water, health, agriculture and electricity. We have provided technical advice from the UK Government Office of Science (GO Science) and the British Geological Survey on how to deal with the significant ash fall (including on its impact on livestock).</p><p>The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) have allocated $1m in response to the eruptions in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The UK is a longstanding supporter of the CERF. In 2020, the UK was one of the largest donors to the Fund, providing £66m ($88.6m) to support responses to humanitarian need across the globe.</p><p>Finally the UK is also a contributor to the International Federation of the Red Cross Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) which has allocated funding of some £209,000 to the St Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross response.</p><p>We will continue to work with CDEMA and other appropriate agencies to scope further UK support following assessment of needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/04/2021 13:10:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1309210

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	St Vincent and the Grenadines: Volcanoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with non-governmental organisations and churches in St Vincent and the Grenadines which are supporting evacuees following the volcanic eruptions.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK is a contributor to the International Federation of the Red Cross Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) which has allocated funding of some £209,000 to the St Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross response.</p><p>I spoke to the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines and his High Commissioner to the UK on 14 April. I discussed initial and ongoing UK support for the recovery following the volcanic eruption.</p><p>We will continue to work in partnership with the authorities and our trusted humanitarian partners, including the Red Cross Societies and UN Agencies, to ensure that the basic needs of the affected communities are met.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/04/2021 13:07:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich