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1013185

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date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Compact for Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to sign the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Morocco on 10 December; whether they have consulted other EU Member States on signing the Compact; and whether they intend to seek the views of Parliament before committing themselves to a decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL11745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Well-managed migration is in everyone’s interests. But uncontrolled migration erodes public confidence, damages economies, and places those on the move in situations of intense vulnerability. The UK is taking significant steps to tackle uncontrolled migration by:</p><ul><li>Addressing the root causes of migration, through our targeted assistance for livelihoods, healthcare, education and economic development</li><li>Tackling modern slavery and organised immigration crime</li><li>Supporting enhanced border management</li><li>Providing critical humanitarian support and protection for vulnerable migrants, as well as offering voluntary return and vital reintegration support to those wishing to return home</li><li>Supporting refugees to stay in a first safe country through our humanitarian and development work in Africa, the Middle East and Asia</li></ul><p>The Global Compact for Migration is one way in which we are working to ensure that UK migration priorities are embedded throughout the international system. It is a step forward in international co-operation to tackle irregular migration and helpful framework to help us deliver our commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>The Compact is not legally binding. Instead, it creates a framework that will allow countries to work together to make migration more beneficial for everyone. It protects every State’s right to determine its own immigration policies, including in areas such as asylum, border controls and returns of illegal migrants.</p><p>We have worked closely with our EU colleagues throughout the process and will continue to do so as we approach the intergovernmental launch event in Marrakesh. My colleague the Rt Hon. Alistair Burt MP recently spoke to the APPGs on Migration and Refugees about the Migration Compact.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/12/2018 14:45:33 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1013188

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Compact for Migration
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 UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; and whether they intend to sign the Compact.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL11748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Well-managed migration is in everyone’s interests. But uncontrolled migration erodes public confidence, damages economies, and places those on the move in situations of intense vulnerability. The UK is taking significant steps to tackle uncontrolled migration by:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Addressing the root causes of migration, through our targeted assistance for livelihoods, healthcare, education and economic development</li><li>Tackling modern slavery and organised immigration crime</li><li>Supporting enhanced border management</li><li>Providing critical humanitarian support and protection for vulnerable migrants, as well as offering voluntary return and vital reintegration support to those wishing to return home</li><li>Supporting refugees to stay in a first safe country through our humanitarian and development work in Africa, the Middle East and Asia</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Global Compact for Migration is one way in which we are working to ensure that UK migration priorities are embedded throughout the international system. It is a step forward in international co-operation to tackle irregular migration and helpful framework to help us deliver our commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Compact is not legally binding. Instead, it creates a framework that will allow countries to work together to make migration more beneficial for everyone. It protects every State’s right to determine its own immigration policies, including in areas such as asylum, border controls and returns of illegal migrants.</p><p> </p><p>We have worked closely with our EU colleagues throughout the process and will continue to do so as we approach the intergovernmental launch event in Marrakesh. My colleague the Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP recently spoke to the APPGs on Migration and Refugees about the Migration Compact.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/12/2018 14:44:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1013189

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Gambling: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specialist treatment is available to children with gambling problems, in particular to support any associated mental health issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL11749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all those identified as suffering from problems with gambling. Dedicated treatment for gambling disorders is commissioned by GambleAware who fund the National Gambling Helpline and commission a national network of treatment services, mostly through GamCare, which are locally accessible across Great Britain and are available to people of any age, including young people. Children with gambling problems can also access treatment in primary and secondary care, which includes specialised mental health services.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/12/2018 14:22:18 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

1013190

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Dental Health: Antibiotics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many antibiotic prescriptions were issued by general dental practitioners in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL11750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of prescriptions for all antimicrobials, including antibiotics, issued by general dental practitioners is only available for the complete years of 2016 and 2017. In these years 3,198,411 and 2,977,302 National Health Service prescriptions were issued respectively.</p><p> </p><p>From 2013 to 2017, the trend of antimicrobial prescriptions continued to decrease by 24.8%. The number of daily defined doses of antimicrobials per 1,000 inhabitants per day prescribed by dentists was 0.19 in 2013 and 0.16 in 2016; with an 8.3% decrease from 2016 to 2017. In the previous five years the proportions of daily defined doses of antibiotics issued by general dental practitioners out of all prescriptions, from hospital inpatients and outpatients, general medical practitioners and other community practitioners, were 4.8% in 2013, 4.8% in 2014, 4.5% in 2015, 4.6% in 2016, 5.2% in 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11751 question first answered 04/12/2018 14:22:45 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

1013191

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Dental Health: Antibiotics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of all antibiotic prescriptions in England were issued by general dental practitioners in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL11751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of prescriptions for all antimicrobials, including antibiotics, issued by general dental practitioners is only available for the complete years of 2016 and 2017. In these years 3,198,411 and 2,977,302 National Health Service prescriptions were issued respectively.</p><p> </p><p>From 2013 to 2017, the trend of antimicrobial prescriptions continued to decrease by 24.8%. The number of daily defined doses of antimicrobials per 1,000 inhabitants per day prescribed by dentists was 0.19 in 2013 and 0.16 in 2016; with an 8.3% decrease from 2016 to 2017. In the previous five years the proportions of daily defined doses of antibiotics issued by general dental practitioners out of all prescriptions, from hospital inpatients and outpatients, general medical practitioners and other community practitioners, were 4.8% in 2013, 4.8% in 2014, 4.5% in 2015, 4.6% in 2016, 5.2% in 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11750 question first answered 04/12/2018 14:22:45 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

1013192

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Allergies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the results of research carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority into allergen exposure in aircraft cabins; if so, when; and what plans they have to address severe allergic reactions on aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL11752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority has undertaken an evidence review of passenger exposure to peanuts and tree nut allergens on airlines to establish the scientific evidence for the risks, and to identify what mitigation measures, if any, would be appropriate on the basis of the evidence. The report is due to be published before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>In its forthcoming Aviation Strategy green paper, the government is proposing a policy to provide consistent standards for allergy sufferers to make certain that consumers know what to expect when they fly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2018 12:39:19 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1013193

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those undertaking apprenticeships are from isolated communities, as defined in the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper, published on 14 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL11753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>A definition for ‘isolated communities’ is not available in the Communities Strategy green paper, and as such a percentage of apprenticeship starts for this cohort cannot be provided. However, The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has set an action which builds on the proposal set out in March’s green paper to “use targeted local communications and community ambassadors, including employers, to ensure minority ethnic groups are applying, getting and completing apprenticeships, and that local employers are recruiting apprentices.” The government will respond to the consultation on the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper later this year.</p><p>The department does publish apprenticeship data on under-represented groups, and we have provided apprenticeship starts by a breakdown of detailed ethnicity to provide an alternative categorisation of cohorts which may fall under the ‘isolated communities’ definition. The table below provides apprenticeship starts broken down by detailed ethnicity from August 2017 to April 2018 as first reported for the 2017/18 academic year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Detailed Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>African</p></td><td><p>4,530</p></td><td><p><em>1.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Asian Background</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Black/African/Caribbean Background</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p><em>0.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other ethnic group</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other White Background</p></td><td><p>12,850</p></td><td><p><em>4.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arab</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladeshi</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caribbean</p></td><td><p>2,760</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British</p></td><td><p>239,480</p></td><td><p><em>82.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gypsy or Irish Traveller</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indian</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p><em>1.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irish</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Provided</p></td><td><p>5,070</p></td><td><p><em>1.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistani</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p><em>1.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Asian</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p><em>0.5%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Black African</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Black Caribbean</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 290,470 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>100.0%</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten, whilst ‘*’ indicates a percentage of less that 0.5.</p><p>2) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).</p><p>These figures are published and are available in the further education data library: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/12/2018 12:22:05 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1013194

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help improve the educational attainment of asylum-seeking unaccompanied minors at (1) Key Stage 4 level, and (2) all other key stages.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL11754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are ‘looked-after children’ and local authorities have a duty under the Children Act to promote their education. The government’s statutory guidance ‘Promoting the education of looked-after and previously looked-after children’ attached makes clear that local authorities should have procedures in place to promote and monitor their educational progress. This includes the statutory requirement for local authorities to appoint a Virtual School Head (VSH) to discharge their duty to promote the educational achievement of all looked-after children. The statutory guidance also stresses the importance of providing stability and continuity in education, particularly at Key Stage 4. Looked-after children are one of the groups of pupils that attract Pupil Premium Plus funding. This is additional funding provided to schools to help improve the attainment of looked-after children and close the attainment gap between them and their peers. The VSH monitors how this funding is spent.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has also contributed £1.3 million through the Government’s Controlling Migration Fund over two years, to enable six local authorities to address the education needs of unaccompanied children so that their specific needs can be addressed through their Personal Education Plan. The local authorities are also developing tools and resources to share with all other local authorities through the National Association of Virtual School Headteachers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 07/12/2018 12:28:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Promoting_the_education_of_looked-after_children_and_previously_looked-after_children.pdf title Promoting_the_education_of_looked-after_children
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1013195

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they monitor and assess on students studying English as an additional language.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL11755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The department monitors and publishes various sets of data relating to pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools in England who are classed as having English as an additional language (EAL). The most recent statistics on the number of EAL pupils, as identified through the January 2018 school census, are included in the “Schools, pupils and their characteristics” statistical publication, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>Published statistics also show the academic performance of pupils whose first language is other than English in national assessments during year 1 and at the end of key stage 1, which are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018</a>.</p><p>Published statistics collected at the end of key stage 2 are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-revised</a>.</p><p>Published statistics collected at the end of key stage 4 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, data on pupil entries to qualifications in English for speakers of other languages are included in the key stage 4 qualification data that can be downloaded from the school performance tables webpages here: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data</a>.</p><p>The department also publishes data on the number of adults who are accessing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses, based on Individualised Learner Record data supplied by further education providers and can be found in table 6 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data sets and analysis found at the above links contain many tables and documents that we are, therefore, unable to attach.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 07/12/2018 11:50:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1013196

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
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 effectiveness of the Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents, published on 4 December 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL11756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Working closely with the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company and the National Careers Service, we are making good progress in delivering the commitments in the careers strategy.</p><p>We have created 20 new Careers Hubs, each with a Hub Lead and central hub fund, the majority of which are coordinated by the Local Enterprise Partnership or Combined Authority. We recently announced that we will create a further 20 Careers Hubs, bringing the total to 40. We have also brought in a requirement for all maintained schools to publish information about their careers programme on their website, including the name and contact details of the Careers Leader. Additionally, we have selected 14 high quality training providers to deliver Careers Leaders training. We have offered the first 500 training bursaries to fund Careers Leaders to attend this training and we recently announced new investment to increase our offer to approximately 1400 training bursaries for schools and colleges.</p><p>We have also launched a £2.5 million investment fund to invest in personal guidance for young people and Continuing Professional Development for careers guidance professionals. We have procured a new National Careers Service, which will provide high quality bespoke support for those who need it most, including people with low qualification levels and those with learning difficulties and special educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company recently published their ‘State of the Nation’ report which measures school and college careers programmes in relation to the eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance. This evaluation mentioned that Compass is a free online tool for schools and colleges in England to self-assess against the Gatsby Benchmarks. For the 946 schools that have completed Compass more than once, the average number of benchmarks achieved has increased from 1.9 to 2.9. Approximately 600 schools matched with an Enterprise Adviser and completed Compass in both the period of 2016 to 2017 and the period of 2017 to 2018. For these schools, performance against Benchmark 5 (employer encounters) has increased from approximately 40% to approximately 55%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/12/2018 14:42:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen