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520582

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	East Coast Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to extend VAT zero-rating to building work in independent schools that do not charge VAT on school fees and are therefore not registered for VAT.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The construction of a new building is normally subject to the standard rate of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>However, the construction of buildings that are either designed as a dwelling, to be used solely for a relevant residential purpose, or to be used solely for a relevant charitable purpose may be zero-rated for VAT.</p><p> </p><p>This relief is available to eligible consumers and businesses regardless of their VAT registration status.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 26/05/2016 16:35:59 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

520587

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	John Downey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Keen of Elie on 11 May (HLWS694) regarding the increasing threat from dissident Irish republicans, what plans they have to establish a means for liaising more regularly and effectively with members of both Houses of Parliament from Northern Ireland on such matters.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>A number of established mechanisms already exist for the purpose of communicating the threat from Northern Ireland-related terrorism to both Houses. These include the biannual written security statements to Parliament setting out details on threat levels, oral and written Parliamentary questions, meetings of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and briefing meetings with Peers and MPs. It is also open to MPs and Noble Lords to use procedures of both Houses to raise these matters and hold ministers to account.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 26/05/2016 15:06:21 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

519545

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Indonesia: Religious Freedom
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 mental and other health services that will be needed to assist the unaccompanied children who will be brought to the UK from refugee camps (1) in Europe, and (2) outside Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been operating resettlement schemes for many years and we already have established and effective networks to accommodate and support resettled people. The increase in numbers will require an expansion of current networks and the impact on local communities and infrastructure will need to be managed carefully. That is why we are working with a wide range of partners to ensure that people are integrated sensitively into local communities and that we have the right support in place for unaccompanied refugee children who arrive in the UK from Europe whilst ensuring we fulfil our obligations to children who are already in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance, <em>Statutory Guidance on Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked After Children</em>, sets out the health duties for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and NHS England. The guidance sets out that local authorities and the National Health Service should take account any particular needs of the child, including if they are unaccompanied asylum seekers. This guidance is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there are a range of health care professionals, for example youth workers and teachers, who deliver interventions and support for children and young people with mental health conditions, clinical need should be determined by a specialist initial assessment in line with guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p><p> </p><p>Local areas have published Local Transformation Plans that set out how mental health services will be delivered for their population. As part of their plans, local areas were asked to set out how they planned to meet the needs of more vulnerable groups, including unaccompanied refugee and asylum seeking children (UASC).</p><p> </p><p>NHS England ensures that all commissioners of health services have appropriate arrangements and resources in place to meet the physical, emotional and mental health needs of looked-after children, including UASC. They will work with local commissioners to raise awareness of the Resettlement Programme and highlight the additional numbers of children who will require their attention and support.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about the resources needed to meet the mental health and other health needs of all children and young people, including UASC, are taken at a local level by CCGs. This may include decisions to recruit additional staff where necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL112 HL113 question first answered 26/05/2016 16:40:56 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL110 promoting_health_of_looked_after_children.pdf title Statutory Guidance Promoting Health Children
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

519547

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 arrival of unaccompanied children from refugee camps (1) in Europe, and (2) outside Europe, on waiting lists for mental and other health services.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been operating resettlement schemes for many years and we already have established and effective networks to accommodate and support resettled people. The increase in numbers will require an expansion of current networks and the impact on local communities and infrastructure will need to be managed carefully. That is why we are working with a wide range of partners to ensure that people are integrated sensitively into local communities and that we have the right support in place for unaccompanied refugee children who arrive in the UK from Europe whilst ensuring we fulfil our obligations to children who are already in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance, <em>Statutory Guidance on Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked After Children</em>, sets out the health duties for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and NHS England. The guidance sets out that local authorities and the National Health Service should take account any particular needs of the child, including if they are unaccompanied asylum seekers. This guidance is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there are a range of health care professionals, for example youth workers and teachers, who deliver interventions and support for children and young people with mental health conditions, clinical need should be determined by a specialist initial assessment in line with guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p><p> </p><p>Local areas have published Local Transformation Plans that set out how mental health services will be delivered for their population. As part of their plans, local areas were asked to set out how they planned to meet the needs of more vulnerable groups, including unaccompanied refugee and asylum seeking children (UASC).</p><p> </p><p>NHS England ensures that all commissioners of health services have appropriate arrangements and resources in place to meet the physical, emotional and mental health needs of looked-after children, including UASC. They will work with local commissioners to raise awareness of the Resettlement Programme and highlight the additional numbers of children who will require their attention and support.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about the resources needed to meet the mental health and other health needs of all children and young people, including UASC, are taken at a local level by CCGs. This may include decisions to recruit additional staff where necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL110 HL113 question first answered 26/05/2016 16:40:56 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL110 promoting_health_of_looked_after_children.pdf title Statutory Guidance Promoting Health Children
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

519548

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tristan da Cunha: Storms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many additional staff are being recruited to attend to and treat unaccompanied children coming to the UK from refugee camps (1) in Europe, and (2) outside Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been operating resettlement schemes for many years and we already have established and effective networks to accommodate and support resettled people. The increase in numbers will require an expansion of current networks and the impact on local communities and infrastructure will need to be managed carefully. That is why we are working with a wide range of partners to ensure that people are integrated sensitively into local communities and that we have the right support in place for unaccompanied refugee children who arrive in the UK from Europe whilst ensuring we fulfil our obligations to children who are already in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance, <em>Statutory Guidance on Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked After Children</em>, sets out the health duties for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and NHS England. The guidance sets out that local authorities and the National Health Service should take account any particular needs of the child, including if they are unaccompanied asylum seekers. This guidance is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there are a range of health care professionals, for example youth workers and teachers, who deliver interventions and support for children and young people with mental health conditions, clinical need should be determined by a specialist initial assessment in line with guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p><p> </p><p>Local areas have published Local Transformation Plans that set out how mental health services will be delivered for their population. As part of their plans, local areas were asked to set out how they planned to meet the needs of more vulnerable groups, including unaccompanied refugee and asylum seeking children (UASC).</p><p> </p><p>NHS England ensures that all commissioners of health services have appropriate arrangements and resources in place to meet the physical, emotional and mental health needs of looked-after children, including UASC. They will work with local commissioners to raise awareness of the Resettlement Programme and highlight the additional numbers of children who will require their attention and support.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about the resources needed to meet the mental health and other health needs of all children and young people, including UASC, are taken at a local level by CCGs. This may include decisions to recruit additional staff where necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL110 HL112 question first answered 26/05/2016 16:40:56 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL110 promoting_health_of_looked_after_children.pdf title Statutory Guidance Promoting Health Children
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

519550

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Procurement
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 Nash on 10 May (HL8227), how many allegations of fraud in respect of academies and free schools there were in (1) 2013–14, and (2) 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>As stated in the answer to PQ HL8227, the Education Funding Agency does not classify allegations into fraud or other forms of irregularity until they have been investigated. The number of fraud allegations cannot therefore be isolated from other allegations of irregularity.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/05/2016 15:03:18 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

519551

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken during the last 12 months in respect of the Perry Beeches academy chain.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>During the last 12 months the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has investigated Perry Beeches The Academy Trust and found serious weaknesses in financial management and governance. The investigations resulted in the EFA issuing the trust with a Financial Notice to Improve (FNtI) on 8 March 2016, which is attached and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-notice-to-improve-perry-beeches-the-academy-trust" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-notice-to-improve-perry-beeches-the-academy-trust</a></p><p> </p><p>The EFA also published two investigation reports into the trust which are published on GOV.UK. The first report, ‘<em>Financial management and governance review: Perry Beeches The Academy Trust</em>’ is attached and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-management-and-governance-review-perry-beeches-the-academy-trust" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-management-and-governance-review-perry-beeches-the-academy-trust</a>.</p><p>The second report, ‘<em>Investigation report: Perry Beeches The Academy Trust.</em>’ is attached and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-report-perry-beeches-the-academy-trust" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-report-perry-beeches-the-academy-trust</a> <strong><br> <br> </strong></p><p>We will continue to monitor the trust’s progress towards meeting the requirements set out in the FNtI and if we do not see significant improvement we will not hesitate to take further action. This is one of the key strengths of free schools and academies – when we spot failure we can take far swifter action than would happen in other schools.</p><p> </p><p>Perry Beeches IV (a secondary free school, for children aged 11-19 years, which opened in September 2014) and Perry Beeches V (an all through free school, for children aged 4-19 years, which opened in September 2015) have received routine visits from Department for Education advisers to monitor educational performance and provide support. Perry Beeches III (a secondary free school, for children aged 11-19 years, which opened in September 2013) has received more extensive education adviser support because it was placed in special measures in May 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL116 attachment I.pdf title Financial_Notice_to_Improve_Perry_Beeches 2 file name Hl116 attachment II.pdf title Financial_management_and_governance_review 3 file name HL116 attachment III.pdf title Investigation_report_Perry_Beeches question first answered 26/05/2016 15:05:37 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

519552

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish all of the responses received by the review relating to secondary ticketing required by section 94 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government plans to publish responses to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/05/2016 15:48:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

519553

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will lay the report relating to secondary ticketing before Parliament on the same date that it is published, and not later than Thursday 26 May, in accordance with section 94 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon Friends, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport laid the report today.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/05/2016 15:48:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

519554

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	European Rail Traffic Management System
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what enforcement action local weights and measures authorities in Great Britain have undertaken under Chapter 15 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 since it came into force on 27 May 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/05/2016 15:47:59 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town