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1227711

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date	22/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Remittances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount in remittances sent abroad from the UK in (1) 2018, and (2) 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL7160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>Based on available data it is estimated that the UK sent remittances overseas in 2018 totalling $10.4 billion and that in 2019 the estimated total of remittances sent overseas from the UK was $10.5 billion. Recognising the importance of remittance flows to developing countries, the UK, together with the Swiss government, launched a Call to Action in May to highlight and address the significant predicted fall in remittances caused by the COVID-19 crisis. We are working hard to improve the flow of remittances by improving price transparency, supporting digitisation and working across Government to address issues of money transfer operators de-risking.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 05/08/2020 12:57:28 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1227731

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Leisure: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to work with local authorities to provide additional leisure facilities, especially for young people, in areas of high unemployment following the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity facilities play a crucial role in supporting adults and children to be active. Swimming pools, indoor gyms and leisure centres (including sports halls) should now be able to reopen. These facilities will be able to offer on-site services to customers, provided they are COVID-secure and follow Government guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England have announced a £195 million package of support to help community clubs through this crisis. It recently boosted its Community Emergency Fund by a further £15 million to meet the demand, taking the total up to £210 million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The income scheme announced on Thursday 2 July by the Secretary of State for Local Government, aims to support local authorities who have incurred irrecoverable loss of income from sales, fees and charge which they had reasonably budgeted for. Further guidance will follow on the principle of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, allocating £4.3bn of support for spending pressures, including £3.7bn of un-ringfenced grants and the £600m Infection Control Fund.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 03/08/2020 12:09:16 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1227735

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the research from University College London, published on 20 July, which suggests that teenage boys have more ambitious aims regarding higher education which contributes towards the gender pay gap.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to transforming the lives of children and young people so that they can go as far as their hard work and talent will take them, regardless of their background or where they live. Nowhere is this more important than in how our young people are educated and prepared for a successful future. This is why the government has set out an ambitious agenda and made record investments in opportunities for all young people in this country.</p><p>The government wants to ensure that all post-16 students can make an informed choice between high-quality options that support progression, whatever their attainment or aspirations. This includes access to higher education so that university places are available to those who are qualified by ability and attainment to pursue them and who wish to do so, alongside other high-quality options such as further education and apprenticeships. Through the Careers Strategy, we have laid out foundations which aim to develop children’s ambitions. Careers guidance is vital in helping to develop talent and opportunities so that people have the skills that we need and that employers require.</p><p>In 2017, we introduced regulations requiring large employers to publish the differences in average salaries and bonuses for men and women. The national gender pay gap is at a record low of 17.3% - down from 17.8% in 2018. The full-time gender gap is at a near record low of 8.9%.</p><p>We continue to encourage employers to take action to provide equal opportunities for men and women in the workplace but also recognise that employers are facing unprecedented uncertainty and pressure due to the COVID-19 outbreak.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 04/08/2020 11:04:45 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1227114

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Libya: IRA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the findings of the Special Representative on UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA terrorism.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>Ministers have now received the Special Representative's Scoping Report. We remain committed to ensuring the report receives the required Government time and resource. This has been challenging whilst the Government's main effort has been focussed on our response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The issue of UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA terrorism remains important to Her Majesty's Government. Government ministers will consider the report in detail in due course, including whether to publish any elements of it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/08/2020 14:49:44 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1227137

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they have given to deaf children and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2020 answer text <p>During the COVID-19 outbreak, the department published guidance on online education resources for home learning, including support for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which are available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources</a>.</p><p>To support the hard work of schools in delivering remote education, in April, the Oak National Academy was launched. 40 teachers from leading schools across England formed this brand-new enterprise which provides 180 video lessons each week, across a broad range of subjects from maths to art to languages, for every year group from Reception through to year 10. Oak also launched a specialist curriculum for children and young people with SEND on 4 May, available here:<br> <a href="https://classroom.thenational.academy/specialist#subjects" target="_blank">https://classroom.thenational.academy/specialist#subjects</a>.</p><p>The government has announced £1 billion of funding to support children and young people to catch up on missed schooling. This is made up of £650 million to be shared across all state-funded mainstream schools, special schools, and alternative provision over the 2020-21 academic year, and a National Tutoring Programme, worth £350 million to provide additional, targeted support for disadvantaged children and young people.</p><p>The universal £650 million catch-up premium funding recognises that all pupils, irrespective of their background or location, have lost time in education. Whilst school leaders will decide how it is used, the intention is that this money will be spent on the most effective interventions.</p><p>On Monday 20 July, we announced more details about how the funding will be distributed to schools. This confirmed that a primary school of 200 pupils will receive £16,000 while a secondary school of 1,000 pupils will receive £80,000. Special schools, alternative provision and hospital schools will be funded at 3 times the rate of mainstream schools for the 2020-21 academic year.</p><p>All schools should use their catch-up premium funding as a single total from which to prioritise support for all pupils, including children with SEND or children who have education, health and care plans, according to their need.</p><p>This year, we are also providing £780 million of additional high needs funding across England for children with the most complex SEND. We are providing a further £730 million in 2021-22, which will bring the total high needs budget to over £8 billion. This is in addition to the catch-up premium funding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL7112 question first answered 04/08/2020 09:35:42 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1226164

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Roma Holocaust Memorial Day
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>Every year we honour the memory of the Roma and Sinti population murdered by the Nazi's at the annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations on 27 January. The 2nd of August marks the liquidation of the Gypsy Family camp' at Auschwitz-Birkenau and this year due to the restrictions on gatherings brought about by the Covid -19 pandemic we will be honouring the memory of the Roma and Sinti men, women and children murdered by the Nazi's on social media.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 31/07/2020 13:42:00 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1226166

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about their plans to restore Crown Preference in insolvency proceedings from December.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reforms to HMRC’s preferential creditor status <em>will not</em> restore Crown Preference. The Government has taken a proportionate approach, applying changes only to taxes paid in good faith by employees and customers, but held temporarily by the business, including Pay as You Earn (PAYE) Income Tax and VAT. Since reforms were announced at Budget 2018, officials and interested parties have maintained productive and fruitful discussion. The Government held a formal consultation between February and May 2019, seeking views from businesses, lenders and insolvency practitioners. Having balanced the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer and other creditors, the Government believes these reforms take a fair and proportionate approach. This measure was legislated for in Finance Act 2020, to take effect from 1 December.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 28/07/2020 15:44:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1226168

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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: Protective Clothing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the manufacture of personal protective equipment in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Lord Deighton is leading the Government’s effort to unleash the potential of British industry to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) for the health and social care sectors. This will maximise opportunities for United Kingdom-based companies to fulfil orders of PPE.</p><p>We are building up UK manufacturing with signed contracts to manufacture and supply over three billion items of PPE through UK-based manufacturers, including facemasks, visors, gowns and aprons.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/08/2020 11:20:25 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1226185

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take action to protect diagnosed diabetics returning to work in the hospitality industry from the risk of COVID-19 infection.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>It is for each business to carry out its own risk assessment, in consultation with their workers, to inform the actions they should take to reduce the risks of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published guidance – specifically, section 3.1 ‘Protecting people who are at higher risk’ – to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These guides cover a range of working environments and are available on the Government’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Nothing in this guidance affects employers’ existing responsibilities under employment and equalities legislation. Employers therefore need to bear in mind the particular needs of different groups or individuals, and make sure that the steps they take to address the risk of COVID-19 do not unjustifiably impact on some groups compared with others.</p><p> </p><p>The safer workplaces guidance provides information to employers on how best to meet these responsibilities in the context of COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:04:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1226203

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nitrous Oxide: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have died from inhaling nitrous oxide.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p>Dear Lord Kennedy,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people have died from inhaling nitrous oxide <strong>(HL7033)</strong>.</p><p>In March 2018 we published a report providing the number of deaths related to volatile substance abuse and helium in England, Wales and Scotland[1]. This report describes trends in deaths involving volatile substances registered between 2001 and 2016 in Great Britain. Please see table 1 below for data where types of volatile substance are mentioned on the death certificate from the March 2018 publication. We would recommend referring to the report, where possible, due to the complexity of the methodology surrounding the use of coroner’s text to identify relevant deaths.</p><p>Following the March 2018 publication, we published ad-hoc requests from members of the public, which include: the number of deaths in England and Wales involving nitrogen and nitrous oxide 2001-2016[2]; and deaths where nitrous oxide was mentioned on the death certificate 1993-2017[3]. Please note, published figures differ across these datasets due to the methodology used and the differing definitions of nitrous oxide deaths.</p><p>We intend to publish an update of the volatile substance report and accompanying datasets later this year. This is dependent on resource due to the current pandemic.</p><p>Yours sincerely</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of deaths related to volatile substance abuse, where types of volatile substance mentioned on the death certificate, England and Wales, deaths registered in 2001 to 2016<strong>[4]</strong><strong>[5]</strong><strong>[6]</strong><strong>[7]</strong><strong>[8]</strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Registration Year</p></td><td><p>Nitrogen related deaths</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsrelatedtovolatilesubstancesandheliumingreatbritain/latest" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsrelatedtovolatilesubstancesandheliumingreatbritain/latest</a></p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/008203deathsinvolvingnitrogenandnitrousoxideinenglandandwales2001to2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/008203deathsinvolvingnitrogenandnitrousoxideinenglandandwales2001to2016</a></p><p>[3]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/009096drugrelateddeathsinvolvingnitrousoxideinenglandandwales1993to2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/009096drugrelateddeathsinvolvingnitrousoxideinenglandandwales1993to2017</a></p><p>[4]Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth revision (ICD-10) codes.</p><p>[5]Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.</p><p>[6]Figures are for deaths registered rather than occurring in each calendar year.</p><p>[7]Specific substances included in each category, details are available in the published dataset.</p><p>[8]Counts total to more than the total number of VSA deaths, because more than one substance group can be involved in a single death.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 27/07/2020 10:46:54 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark