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date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the publication in November of the Social Mobility Commission report, State of the Nation 2017: Social Mobility in Great Britain, what steps they intend to take to ensure that every person has the opportunity to build a good life for themselves, regardless of their family background.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL3809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the Social Mobility Commission’s 2017 State of the Nation report, which draws important attention to how the family and the community you were born in can disproportionately shape your educational and career outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling social mobility is one of the department’s priorities. We want all young people, regardless of their background or where they grow up, to get the best start in life and have every chance to go as far as their talents and ambition will take them.</p><p> </p><p>We are putting more money into the early years than ever before, spending a record £6 billion per year on childcare and early education support by 2019/20. 1.9 million more children are in good or outstanding schools than in 2010, and the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has narrowed since we introduced the Pupil Premium in 2011 – now worth around £2.5 billion per year. We will introduce T levels with first teaching in September 2020; young pupils from disadvantaged areas are entering universities at record rates; and we are investing over £70 million this year to support young people and adults to get high quality careers provision.</p><p> </p><p>We know that there is more to do, and we are focusing on areas of the country with the greatest challenges and fewest opportunities, including investing £72 million in 12 Opportunity Areas.</p><p> </p><p>‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’, published on 14 December 2017, is the department’s national strategy for tackling social mobility through education. It sets out our key ambitions to improve outcomes at every life phase and across the whole country to ensure opportunity for everyone. ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’, attached, can also be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-social-mobility-through-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-social-mobility-through-education</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 19/12/2017 14:12:37 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Social_Mobility_Action_Plan_-_for_printing.pdf title HL3809 Attachment
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

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date	05/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the level of household debt, the rate at which it is increasing, and the multiple it represents of annual household income.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL3809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>In Q2 2016 household debt relative to income fell to 142%, down from its peak of 160 percent in Q1 2008. Unsecured debt as a proportion of household income was 39 per cent in Q2 2016, down from a peak of 44 percent in Q1 2007. The government recognises that there is more to be done to help those in problem debt. The Money Advice Service (MAS), an arms-length body of the Treasury coordinates the provision of publicly-funded free to client debt advice. In 2015-2016 MAS had a £75m budget and in that financial year made 300,000 money guidance sessions and 380,000 debt advice sessions available to consumers<strong>. </strong>In October 2016 the government announced plans to bring publicly-funded debt advice, money guidance, and pensions guidance together in a single guidance body, responsible for providing impartial, free-to-client guidance and for promoting financial capability.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we have created the independent Financial Policy Committee within the Bank of England, to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole, including in relation to household debt, are identified, monitored and effectively addressed.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 12/12/2016 15:11:50 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

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date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
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 evidence on which the current emphasis by NHS Choices on low-fat products or unsaturated fats in dietary advice for people with diabetes, or who are pre-diabetic, is based.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) advocates a healthy balanced diet for all based on the eatwell plate; the national healthy eating guide. The eatwell plate shows for a healthy balanced diet people should try to eat plenty of starchy foods, fruit and vegetables, some milk, dairy, meat, fish and other non-dairy sources of protein and only small amounts of food and drinks high in fat and/or sugar.</p><br /><p>The Government takes a whole population approach to healthy eating, and therefore does not provide specific dietary advice to individuals with medical needs. It is recommended for anyone with a medical condition who is in search of dietary advice to consult their local general practitioner or a dietician.</p><br /><p>In July 2015, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) published its report on Carbohydrates and Health, a review of the latest evidence on dietary carbohydrates and health. SACN recommended reducing sugar consumption, increasing fibre consumption and minimising consumption of sugars-sweetened drinks. A copy of Carbohydrates and Health is attached.</p><br /><p>Following publication, advice on what constitutes a healthy balanced diet, for the general population, which includes those with diabetes, was updated to reflect SACN’s recommendations. As part of this, PHE is undertaking a review of the eatwell plate; the refreshed resource will be launched in early 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3810 question first answered 07/12/2015 14:41:46 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name SACN_Carbohydrates_and_Health_July_2015.pdf title Carbohydrates and Health
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath