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1601537

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date	06/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many government department employees or subcontractors have made disclosures and/or allegations of wrongdoing in the last three years; and of those, (1) how many did so using a formal whistleblowing procedure, and (2) how many claims were (a) formally investigated, and (b) upheld.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>We are made aware by departments annually, who also report on behalf of their agencies, of cases raised formally through whistleblowing procedures.</p><p>In 2019/20, 383 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 33 cases.</p><p>In 2020/21, 245 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 13 cases.</p><p>In 2021/22, 311 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 30 cases.</p><p>We do not ask departments for reports of informal cases.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/03/2023 12:39:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1422161

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Bureaucracy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the reduction of bureaucracy in international trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>Through the Export Strategy, the Department is working across government to identify areas where we can reduce the regulatory burden, including through initiatives like the Single Trade Window which will create a single gateway for all data from traders into government. This streamlining of how businesses interact with the UK border will ease the business burden through efficiency and cost savings.</p><p>The Export Support Service provides a single point of entry for advice and support for businesses who export or wish to do so to Europe, and the Export Academy offers training on the nature of exporting such as Preferential Tariffs.</p><p>In the last financial year, we resolved over 200 barriers across 74 countries. And we have secured trade deals with 70 countries plus the EU, these deals covered trade worth £772 billion in 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 08/03/2022 16:19:18 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1218136

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will provide details about how local authorities and charities can access the £105 million funding announced for addressing homelessness.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>Nearly 15,000 vulnerable people have been housed in emergency accommodation, including hotels, since the start of the COVID-19 emergency , according to returns from local authorities. This includes people coming in directly from the streets, people previously housed in shared night shelters and people who have become vulnerable to rough sleeping during the pandemic.</p><p>The 24 June announcement that we are providing local authorities with a further £105 million to enable them to best support those placed into emergency accommodation during the pandemic reflects our commitment to ensure that as few of these people return to the streets as possible. With this included, the overall amount of Government funding specifically spent on rough sleeping and homelessness this year is over half a billion pounds.</p><p>We are currently working to finalise the process by which local areas can access this funding as quickly as possible. With various streams of funding becoming available, we want to ensure that the process for local areas to set out their plans for next steps and recovery is coherent and focussed on both short and long-term outcomes for rough sleepers. Further information on the process to allocate funding will be developed with partners and published in due course.</p><p>Further information on the process to allocate funding will be developed with partners and published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 08/07/2020 13:38:42 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

857607

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Torpedoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is planned for UK P8 aircraft to use the US Mark 54 torpedo in place of the UK Stingray; what the cost of new weapon stocks will be; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of the US Mark 54 torpedo on the holdings of Stingray and any upgrade programme.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The urgency to establish a Maritime Patrol Aircraft capability led to the decision to procure the P8 aircraft 'off the shelf' with associated weapons fit via a Foreign Military Sales agreement with the US Government. This includes the US Mark 54 torpedo. I am withholding the cost of US Mark 54 torpedo stocks as disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces, but its use will not impact on Sting Ray torpedo holdings. No decision has yet been made on the long-term future of Sting Ray.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/03/2018 12:02:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

712584

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 2 February (HC Deb, col 1226), to which local councils the Minister of State for Exiting the European Union has sent invitations to discuss Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is seeking to engage local councils as we exit the European Union. The leaders of local government associations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were invited and met with the Minister of State for Exiting the European Union on 21 February. The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has committed to meeting combined authority mayors once they are elected in May and further ministerial engagement with councils is planned after the May local government elections.<br><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 05/04/2017 15:58:28 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

452278

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what policies they intend to implement in recognition of the contribution of the first 1,000 days of a child’s life to its subsequent academic and other attainment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jowell
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made clear in his speech on 11 January 2016, the government understands the importance of those first crucial years of life and that we need to get parenting and the early years right if we are to improve children’s life chances. The government will be publishing a Life Chances strategy in the spring which will set out a comprehensive plan to fight disadvantage and extend opportunity, including policies to give children the best start in life.</p><p>The government is already implementing a range of policies which recognise the contribution of the first 1001 days of a child’s life to its subsequent academic and other attainment, which are detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>Healthy Child Programme</p><p>The evidence based Healthy Child Programme is the universal service offered to every family. Delivered by health visitors, the programme centres on a series of screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, and information and guidance to support families of children aged 0-5 years. Since October 2015 there have been five mandated child development reviews, to provide a national standard format to ensure universal coverage and ongoing improvements in public health. Effective implementation of the Healthy Child Programme should lead to readiness for school and improved learning.</p><p> </p><p>Best Start in Life programme</p><p>One of Public Health England’s (PHE) national priorities is to ensure that every child has the best start in life, so that they are ready to learn at age two and ready for school at five. The Best Start in Life programme provides national leadership to support local areas to take a whole system approach to commission and provide evidence based services and interventions which improve child health outcomes and reduce inequalities. PHE also has has also published a range of professional guidance for best practice to support families in the first 1001 days.</p><p> </p><p>Integrated Review (IR)</p><p>In 2013, DfE ran a joint Integrated Review pilot with the Department of Health (DH) which focused on two-year-olds in registered childcare settings. This was to test out the most effective way of undertaking the early years progress check with the universal DH Healthy Child Programme and providing parents with a holistic review of their child’s development. In 2015, we provided funding to support the roll out of the IR by all local authorities in England. We are currently piloting the second phase of the IR with eight local authority pilot areas to test different local models of how early years practitioners can collaborate with health professionals to identify parents of two year-olds not in registered childcare settings, so that their children can also benefit from an Integrated Review.</p><p> </p><p>Early Learning for Two Year Olds</p><p>There is a strong body of evidence that shows good quality childcare and pre-school provision, especially from age two and upwards, has positive benefits on children’s all round attainment and behaviour. For this reason the government introduced the early learning for two-year-olds programme in September 2013 for 130,000 of the most disadvantaged children in England. In September 2014, the programme was later expanded to 260,000 of the most disadvantaged children in England. The programme is becoming increasingly popular amongst eligible parents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/02/2016 17:19:08 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	159 label Biography information for Baroness Jowell

44230

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it will be possible for drivers who are on specified drugs as medication to carry some form of identification so that they are not prosecuted under the new drug-driving legislation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government published the summary of responses to the consultations on its proposed drugs and limits to be specified in regulations on 27 March 2014, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations</a>. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new offence includes a statutory defence for any driver who may have a specified drug in their body over the specified limit if they have been lawfully prescribed it and have taken it in accordance with the advice of a healthcare professional.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation response also sets out further action which the Government proposes to take in relation to those patients who may be driving after being prescribed or supplied medicines that include the controlled drugs we propose to specify in forthcoming regulations. This action includes amending Patient Information Leaflets and the Summary of Product Characteristics for medicines which are affected; asking the DVLA to inform patients who report medical conditions to them of the new offence, where the patients may be affected; providing guidance to healthcare professionals and patient groups on the new offence; and writing to the National Roads Policing lead for roads policing to make them aware of the impact of the offence on patients taking medication. This will ensure that the delivery of healthcare is not compromised.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The above publication also refers to the evaluation contract the Government has in place to monitor the effectiveness of the new offence, which will include if there is any impact on those driving on affected medicines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL6177 HL6178 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton