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628223

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date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	University Technical Colleges
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 university technical colleges on improving the supply of British workers with high quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills, and in reducing the skills shortages experienced by UK businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL2958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We know that university technical colleges (UTCs) can be a popular choice with young people who want to follow a technical curriculum and we anticipate that as UTCs become more established and more young people choose to attend them, they will help to meet the needs of our science, technology and engineering industries. At full capacity, the UTCs currently open or in development will offer around 35,000 places for young people to help them gain skills for the world of work.</p><p> </p><p>The UTC programme is relatively new and the destination data we hold is limited. Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 destination data for all schools is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-ks4-and-ks5-pupils-2015-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-ks4-and-ks5-pupils-2015-provisional</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/11/2016 12:22:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

628270

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in developing their policy on fracking, whether they have taken into account the number of earthquakes which measured 3.0 on the Richter Scale in Oklahoma and other places in the US where fracking has been carried out.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>We have ensured that strong controls are in place to mitigate seismic risks. Operators in the UK must avoid hydraulically fracturing near faults, and must monitor seismic activity before, during and after operations. Operations will halt if seismic activity exceeds a magnitude of 0.5 or greater on the Richter scale, and the pressure of fluid in the well will be reduced immediately.</p><p>Studies in the United States<sup>(1)</sup> have shown that most induced seismicity is caused by re-injection of waste and produced waters from oil and gas operations, both conventional and unconventional. Re-injection of waste and produced waters will not be permitted from shale gas wells in the UK.</p><p><em>(1) </em><em>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/induced/myths.php</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/11/2016 15:53:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

627550

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the diversion to Vancouver on 25 October of BA flight 286 from San Francisco to London after crew members become unwell, and in the light of reports that the cabin air was contaminated, whether British passengers on that flight are entitled to medical screening to ascertain whether they have been affected; and if so, where they should apply to receive that screening.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL2926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>All passengers on BA Flight 286 disembarked from the aircraft safely, however crew members attended various hospitals in Vancouver, as a precaution.</p><p> </p><p>It is not clear what the cause of the crew's symptoms was, however the incident was reported to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).</p><p> </p><p>If passengers are unwell they should seek medical attention, but no special arrangements are in place for medical screening.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Passenger and crew safety is of paramount importance. The Department for Transport and the CAA are constantly working to enhance safety standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/11/2016 13:39:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

627554

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Inspections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of buses and coaches are checked between annual inspections by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in order to ensure that they remain compliant with the law.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL2930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The current Great Britain (GB) Public Service Vehicles (PSV) fleet of buses and coaches is approximately 80,000. In 2015/16 the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) examined 8,485 GB vehicles for roadworthiness. This represents around 10.6% of the fleet seen between annual test. Further, DVSA examined 5,161 GB vehicles for traffic offences in the same period. This represents around 6.4% of the fleet</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/11/2016 15:25:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

627557

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the introduction of different-sex civil partnerships on the Isle of Man, they intend to issue a consultation on extending civil partnerships to different-sex couples in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL2933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has already carried out a consultation on the future of civil partnerships in 2014, and has no plans to carry out another consultation on this issue.</p><p>Following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, we carried out a full review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, which included a thorough public consultation on potential changes to civil partnership. Views were invited on three options: abolishing civil partnerships; phasing them out; or extending them to opposite sex couples.</p><p> </p><p>The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. A majority of respondents to the consultation were against extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples and a significant number of stakeholders thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnerships until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known. Given the lack of any consensus, the Government has no current plans to make changes to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/11/2016 15:21:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

627564

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether county councils are required to pass on to registered and approved providers 100 per cent of government funding allocated for childcare.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL2939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Funding for the early years entitlement is underpinned by the School and Early Years Finance Regulations. Local authorities receive funding from central Government to deliver the early years entitlements through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), which also includes the budgets for schools and high needs. The current regulations do not require local authorities to pass on all early years funding to their providers. Local authorities, in consultation with their Schools Forum, are responsible for deciding how best to distribute the funding across their locality. The current regulations do allow local authorities to hold back some funding from the DSG for central services.</p><p> </p><p>However, when the two year old entitlement was introduced there was an expectation for local authorities to pass all available funding to providers for delivering two year old places.</p><p> </p><p>Under the early years funding reform proposals on which we recently consulted, there will be a requirement for local authorities to pass on at least 93% (in 2017-18) and 95% (thereafter) of their early years budget directly to providers for delivering the three and four year old entitlement. We are currently considering responses to the consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/11/2016 15:19:22 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

627567

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, should childcare providers be unable to meet the costs of providing the 30 hours free OFSTED-approved childcare service from September 2017, what plans there are to ensure that alternative services are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL2942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is making a record-level of investment in early years to ensure that childcare providers receive sufficient funding to deliver the 30-hour entitlement. This includes increasing spending on the free entitlements by over £1 billion per year by 2019-20 and providing £300 million per year from 2017-18 for a significant increase to the rate paid for the two, three- and four-year-old entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that the childcare market will respond to meet the additional demand for places generated by the extension of the free entitlement. The market has already demonstrated that it is able to respond through the roll-out of the entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds introduced in the last Parliament. In January 2016, over 166,000 two-year-olds benefitted from the funded early education, with over 20,000 providers delivering it.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/11/2016 15:23:08 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

627574

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Greater London
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 on London's traffic of the introduction of cycle superhighways.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London, and cycle superhighways and their impact on traffic flows in the capital are entirely a matter for him.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/11/2016 15:22:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

627576

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that future air strike missions against land targets in Syria or Iraq, in which RAF aircraft are involved, have had their targets independently verified and approved in advance by British military personnel.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL2950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>RAF strikes are approved through a strict assessment process undertaken by British military, policy and legal advisers. All the available information is considered in accordance with strict targeting criteria to ensure compliance with UK and international laws and UK Rules of Engagement. The authorisation to conduct a strike is only given when this process is complete and the conditions for the release of weapons are met.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/11/2016 15:23:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

627579

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
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 Prior of Brampton on 4 April 2016 (HL7324), what are the updated figures for 2015–16 for the table showing the sums collected from and paid to EU governments for medical treatment of EU and UK citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL2953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department, on behalf of the United Kingdom Government, reimburses other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under European Union law, irrespective of nationality. In the same way, other EEA countries and Switzerland reimburse the UK for the cost of the National Health Service providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland.</p><p>Figures for 2015-16 are provided in the attached table.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/11/2016 17:50:13 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Resource Outturn Totals.pdf title HL2953 table attachment
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford