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864492

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Exclusions Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terms of reference for the Timpson Review on the rising number of exclusions in schools have been set; and if so, what they are.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The government has announced an externally led review of exclusions which will be led by the former Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward Timpson. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this affects all pupils, but in particular why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. This includes pupils from certain ethnic groups; pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years; pupils with special educational needs; looked after children; and children in need.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of reference for the exclusions review is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 15:59:33 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name A_Review_of_School_Exclusion-terms_of_reference HL6393.pdf title Terms of reference for the exclusions review
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864493

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Exclusions Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Timpson Review will (1) clarify the numbers of children being excluded because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, and (2) identify what help is being given to such children and their families in schools that do not exclude them.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Exclusions can only be issued for disciplinary reasons. It is unlawful to exclude for a non-disciplinary reason. For example, it would be unlawful to exclude a pupil simply because they have additional needs or a disability that the school feels it is unable to meet.</p><p> </p><p>The annual data on exclusions includes the numbers of children excluded for disciplinary reasons by type of special educational need, including those with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The exclusions review will explore exclusions practice and implications for pupil groups disproportionately represented in the national statistics. The review considers how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils. In particular, it will consider why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. It will also seek to identify best practice which can be shared across the system.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 16:59:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864494

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what personal data of children who are excluded is routinely collected in regard to their home backgrounds; and in particular, whether those children live with both parents, and what other close relationships with adults they have.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on excluded pupils is collected from schools via the school census data collection. The department does not routinely collect information about a child’s living arrangements, nor does it collect information on a child’s relationship with their parents or other adults.</p><p>The department does collect the home address and certain other characteristic information that will provide some insight into the home background of individual children. This includes information concerning: whether the pupil would be eligible for free school meals or other funding streams (including early years pupil premium and disability access fund); whether the pupil is a service child; and whether the pupil has left care in England and Wales through either adoption, a special guardianship order, a residence order or a child arrangement order.</p><p>A robust approvals panel and other controls are in place to ensure that our data is safely guarded and used only in legal, secure and ethical ways.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 16:38:10 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864495

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children are in special schools primarily because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The department publishes the number and proportion of pupils with special educational needs, including the type of need and type of school in the annual ‘Special educational needs in England’ statistical release, which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The type of need ‘Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties’ was removed in 2015 and ‘Social Emotional and Mental Health’ was added as a new type of need. Under the new categorisation, 13,493 children were in Special Schools as of the department’s last statistical release, in 2017. This new category is not expected to be treated as a direct replacement, therefore direct comparison is not advised.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched a review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils, but in particular why some groups of children (including those with special education needs) are more likely to be excluded from school. Views and evidence can be submitted via the call for evidence which is open until 6 May.</p><p>We have also set out our vision for transforming the education provided to those who would not otherwise receive it, including because they have been excluded from school. ‘Creating opportunity for all: our vision for alternative provision’, which is attached, sets out our plans to ensure that children in alternative provision receive consistently high-quality education so that they can achieve their potential, and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL6397 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:58:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL6396 HL6397 attachment.pdf title Creating opportunity for all
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864496

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children have a statement of special educational needs or an education health and care plan primarily because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The department publishes the number and proportion of pupils with special educational needs, including the type of need and type of school in the annual ‘Special educational needs in England’ statistical release, which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The type of need ‘Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties’ was removed in 2015 and ‘Social Emotional and Mental Health’ was added as a new type of need. Under the new categorisation, 13,493 children were in Special Schools as of the department’s last statistical release, in 2017. This new category is not expected to be treated as a direct replacement, therefore direct comparison is not advised.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched a review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils, but in particular why some groups of children (including those with special education needs) are more likely to be excluded from school. Views and evidence can be submitted via the call for evidence which is open until 6 May.</p><p>We have also set out our vision for transforming the education provided to those who would not otherwise receive it, including because they have been excluded from school. ‘Creating opportunity for all: our vision for alternative provision’, which is attached, sets out our plans to ensure that children in alternative provision receive consistently high-quality education so that they can achieve their potential, and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL6396 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:58:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL6396 HL6397 attachment.pdf title Creating opportunity for all
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864497

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase (1) the number of opportunities for children to be active outdoors during the school day, and (2) the range of activities available to them when outdoors; and whether such plans include the introduction of active mile schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grey-Thompson
uin	HL6398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, over £600 million of ring-fenced funding has been invested in primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013. The government doubled the premium to £320 million per year from September 2017, using revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. The premium should be used to develop or add to the PE and sport activities that a school already offers to provide more opportunities for their pupils to be active throughout the school day.</p><p>We know that schools across the country have signed up to an active mile programme. The Daily Mile’s website reports that over 900 schools in England are signed up to The Daily Mile. Active Miles can help pupils to achieve the 60 active minutes each day recommended by the UK chief medical officers. They are simple, inclusive and can successfully engage the least active children in physical activity. In December 2017, the department brought together active mile providers to discuss opportunities to engage more schools to take part in active mile initiatives</p><p> </p><p>Sport England supports children and young people in England by ensuring there is a good sports and activity offer before and after the school day. This includes investing £28 million into Satellite Clubs between 2017-2021. Satellite Clubs provide opportunities to take part regularly in sport and activity through the creation of enjoyable, appealing and convenient opportunities for young people that are based around their needs.</p><p> </p><p>The government also continues to invest around £17.5 million per annum in the School Games, an Olympic/Paralympic style competition, so that all children and young people, particularly those who are currently least active or from under-represented groups, have the best opportunities to engage in sport and physical activity. Inclusive sports formats are included to provide opportunities for disabled pupils and those with special educational needs to participate.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 16:13:50 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3862 label Biography information for Baroness Grey-Thompson

864498

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Jerusalem and West Bank: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the government of Israel about arrests, treatment in custody, detentions, and trials of young Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem; and what was the result of those representations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We continue to make representations to the Israeli authorities about the situation for Palestinian children in Israeli military detention. The Minister for the Middle East most recently raised this matter with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 27 February. We have also offered to arrange expert-to-expert discussions focussed on addressing the sensitive issue of children in detention with the Israeli Government. This offer remains in place and we hope Israel will take us up on it.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/03/2018 11:18:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

864499

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to discuss with the government of Israel ways of preventing violations of the human rights of young people in the Occupied Territories, with full consideration as to the best interests of the child, reduced plea bargaining, suspended and community sentences, the use of civilian judges or magistrates, the improvement of court translation services, and the introduction of restorative justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Government of Israel, including the situation for young people. We funded and facilitated the independent report ‘Children in Military Custody’ by leading British lawyers and have urged Israel to implement the recommendations made in the report. British Ministers and our Ambassador in Tel Aviv have spoken and written to both the Israeli Justice Minister and the Israeli Attorney General to urge Israel to take action on the report. Specifically, we advocate the mandatory use of audio-visual recording of interrogations of minors, a reduction in the use of single hand ties, alternatives to night arrests and for the Israeli authorities to inform detainees more consistently of their legal rights. We are also concerned by the continued transfer of Palestinian child and adult detainees to prisons inside Israel in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/03/2018 11:16:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

864500

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Food: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to remain a member of the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed; and what discussions they have had to ensure that food safety is not compromised on the day the UK departs the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is negotiating our exit from the European Union, and our new relationship with the EU should aim for the freest possible trade in goods and services between the United Kingdom and the EU.</p><p>The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed enables the management of food and feed safety risks, providing early alerts of health or food contamination issues across the EU. At present this enables the UK to respond quickly to serious risks to public health relating to food and animal feed. The Government is considering potential membership of the EU Rapid Alert System for food and feed as part of a range of options for the management of notification of food and feed safety risks once we have left the EU.</p><p>Leaving the EU will not change the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) top priority, which is to ensure that UK food remains safe and is what it says it is. The FSA is already working hard to ensure that the high standard of food safety and consumer protection we enjoy in this country is maintained when the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p>There are several vital food safety functions currently undertaken in the EU that will need to be undertaken in the UK after EU exit. For example, the food safety risk management decisions that are currently managed in Europe, and setting risk-based standards and controls to make sure that food remains safe, whether imported or produced here. The FSA has a critical role in meeting these new requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/03/2018 11:25:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

864501

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Food: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guarantees they have given to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that (1) the FSA will have the resources to audit the performance of local authority enforcements officers, and (2) local authorities will have the resources to adequately inspect private commercial third party assurance providers on food safety, as proposed in the FSA report, Regulating our Future.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government has not given any guarantees regarding the resources of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) beyond the settlement for the current spending period. Within that settlement and for future budgets it is incumbent upon the FSA to decide how to allocate its resources to ensure that it has effective oversight of local authority performance.</p><p> </p><p>Under the FSA’s Regulating Our Future plans, local authorities will not be required to inspect private third party commercial assurance providers, instead the FSA will set the standards that all regulated private assurance providers will have to meet, not just third party assurance providers. The food industry will be required to demonstrate to the FSA that the assurance meets these standards and in addition the FSA will be putting robust arrangements in place to verify that the sources of assurance meet the standards on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/03/2018 11:27:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch