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registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 12 February (HLWS103), when they will publish (1) the terms of reference for the review of children's social care, (2) the name of the chair of the review, and (3) the date on which the review will begin.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL4959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The urgent local and national response to COVID-19 has delayed launching the Care Review. The government is committed to undertaking the review at the earliest opportunity. The review will be bold, broad and independently led, taking a fundamental look across children’s social care, with the aim of better supporting, protecting and improving the outcomes of vulnerable children and young people.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 15/06/2020 12:18:13 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1196897

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Commissioner for England: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the provisions of the Family Test are used as a guide in the appointment of a new Children's Commissioner for England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL4608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The primary function of the Children’s Commissioner for England is promoting and protecting the rights of children in England and by extension of that, the Commissioner has a part to play in issues that affect families. This is a key role for protecting children’s rights, particularly the most vulnerable, and the recruitment of a new Commissioner is a priority for the government.</p><p>Whilst the Family Test is primarily a tool to prompt policymakers to consider potential impacts on family functioning and relationships in a more holistic way, various considerations will be taken into account as part of the appointment process of identifying the most appropriate person to take on the role of the new Children’s Commissioner, which is a Significant Public Appointment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 02/06/2020 12:40:36 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1196917

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Families: Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what evaluation has taken place of projects funded by the Department for Work and Pensions Reducing Parental Conflict Programme; and when a final evaluation of the programme will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL4628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The evaluation of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme is ongoing and a final research report will be published in 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 02/06/2020 15:54:38 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1196918

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Families: Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the Department for Work and Pensions Reducing Parental Conflict Programme beyond 2021.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL4629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Reducing Parental Conflict Programme is providing crucial support to families, particularly those who may be under increased pressure due to COVID-19. We are working with our local delivery partners to ensure that programme delivery continues during the period of social distancing restrictions, being flexible and innovative in ways that we can reach families that require support. Partners are continuing to make progress in embedding a focus on parental conflict in local services across all local authority areas in England. Decisions on taking forward the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme will be taken by the Department in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 02/06/2020 15:56:55 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1195947

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
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	Iran: Arms Trade
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 expiration of the UN conventional arms embargo on Iran in October on human rights advocates in the country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL4493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), a reciprocal deal that lifts sanctions in exchange for tough nuclear limits. Iran has broken the nuclear limits in the JCPoA and we are working to bring Iran back into compliance through the deal's Dispute Resolution Mechanism.</p><p>UNSCR 2231, which underpins the JCPoA, includes a number of clauses designed to allow sanctions to expire on fixed dates: the UN conventional arms embargo is due to expire in October 2020. The EU arms embargo and UN ballistic missile restrictions will remain in place until 2023. We are consulting partners on the broader implications of arms embargo expiry for Iran as well as the region, and encourage all states to implement national export control best practice.</p><p>Separate to sanctions in place under the JCPoA, there is an EU Iran human rights sanctions regime. It consists of asset freezes and travel bans on certain individuals and entities involved in human rights violations; and trade restrictions on specified goods and technology which may be used to repress the civilian population of Iran, and on specified goods and technology which may be used for interception and monitoring services in Iran. These EU trade restrictions do not have an expiry date.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/05/2020 13:30:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1195948

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iran: Arms Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure British dual-use exports to Iran will not be deployed for non-civilian purposes following the expiration of the UN conventional arms embargo in October.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL4494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>Although the UN conventional arms embargo is due to expire in October 2020, the EU arms embargo will remain in place until October 2023 and is binding on the United Kingdom until the end of the transition period, at which point our sanctions on exports to Iran will come into force.</p><p>Dual-use exports not prohibited under the Iran sanctions are subject to the normal export licensing process and currently assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 26/05/2020 14:02:35 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1195215

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Syria: Proscribed Organisations
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 number of people in Idlib who belong to an armed group that has been proscribed (1) by the UK Government, and (2) under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL4218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>Given the complex and evolving situation on the ground, it is difficult to accurately assess the number of persons belonging to proscribed armed groups in Idlib, Syria. We estimate there may be around 19,000-25,000 persons belonging to proscribed armed groups in total, of which the majority (approximately 12,000-15,000) belong to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. We estimate Huras Al Din and the Turkistan Islamic Party each have around 3,500-5,000 members. There are also likely to be small numbers of individuals aligned to Daesh. The estimated total number of persons belonging to proscribed armed groups represents less than one percent of the approximately three million people living in Idlib.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/05/2020 10:48:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1182452

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as part of the review of the children’s care system, they will work jointly with the Local Government Association, councils, and care providers, to increase the transparency of children’s social care costs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL2154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>In a Written Ministerial Statement on 12 February, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced that the care review would be independently led, with a broad and bold scope to support a fundamental look across children’s social care. We continue to develop the review and are committed to undertaking it at the earliest opportunity. This includes considering the review’s scope, which will be developed alongside the independent leadership of the review. We will confirm this in due course. The Written Ministerial Statement is attached and is also available at the following link: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-02-12/HCWS110/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-02-12/HCWS110/</a>.</p><p>We anticipate that the review will engage with a wide range of stakeholders including those involved with delivering local services and those with experience of using them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 17/03/2020 16:59:18 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1182453

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
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 report commissioned by the Local Government Association Profit making and risk in independent children's social care placement providers, published in January.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL2155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The government is clear that the needs of the child are paramount when making decisions about care placements. The child’s safety, suitability and the quality of a child’s placement in care is our priority. As at 31 March and 31 August 2019, 92% of Independent Fostering Agencies and 82% of the active and inspected private children’s homes were judged good or outstanding by Ofsted. We believe that a mix of provision can provide quality and increase placement options for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The government is taking action to support local authorities in the provision of high quality social care. This includes investing part of our £200 million Children’s Social Care Innovation programme in three projects to improve the supply of placements, and investing an extra £1 billion of new funding for adult and children’s social care to support local authorities meet the rising demand and protect the most vulnerable in society. We have also committed to reviewing the system, so children receive the best possible care.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 19/03/2020 16:34:29 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1175224

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a national bus strategy; and if so, when any such strategy will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>On 30 September 2019, the Government announced that it will be committing to the UK’s first-ever long-term bus strategy and funding settlement. The strategy will focus on the needs of passengers and set out how Government, both local and national, and the private sector will come together to meet the needs of local communities. This long-term vision for buses will be accompanied by a long-term funding commitment.</p><p>The Government expects to consult on the strategy later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/02/2020 14:14:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton