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172975

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date	12/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest figures available for the number of men and women teachers in primary and secondary schools in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides the full-time equivalent (FTE)[1] and head count numbers[1] of male and female teachers[2] in service in publicly funded primary and secondary schools in England, November 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Education matters in Wales are a responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Head Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Primary</strong>[3] [4]</p></td><td><p>209,850</p></td><td><p>242,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>30,580</p></td><td><p>32,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>179,160</p></td><td><p>209,770</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Secondary</strong>[4]</p></td><td><p>213,460</p></td><td><p>232,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>81,060</p></td><td><p>84,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>132,230</p></td><td><p>147,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 teachers.</p><p>[2] Includes qualified and unqualified teachers.</p><p>[3] Includes local authority maintained nursery schools.</p><p>[4] Includes gender unknown.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 16/01/2015 13:50:42 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

172978

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review their policy of right to buy in the light of the continued shortages of social housing to rent.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enabling social tenants to achieve their aspiration for home ownership where this is the right option for them.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to ensuring that affordable rented housing is available to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Over £600 million has been generated from additional Right to Buy sales since the policy was reinvigorated, and this is being recycled directly into providing new affordable homes for rent.</p><p><br><br>Since April 2010, this Government has delivered 217,000 affordable homes, and council housebuilding is at its highest rate for 23 years.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/01/2015 15:50:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

173002

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Privy Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total size of the Privy Council on (1) 1 May 1997, (2) 1 May 2010, and (3) 1 January 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p><strong>The information is set out in the table below. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Privy Counsellors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1st May 1997</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>423</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1st May 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>554</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1st January 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>639</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 15/01/2015 15:25:46 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

173018

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 January 2012 (HL14630), 30 January 2012 (HL14978), 10 July 2014 (HL828) and 28 July 2014 (HL1115), what were the relevant figures for the awards of Knighthoods and Damehoods in the 2015 New Year honours lists.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL4090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested concerning the number of honours recipients described as holding the title of Professor in the New Year 2015 honours list at Knighthood/Damehood levels is in the public domain at <a href="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.london-gazette.co.uk</a>. Percentages are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of recipients at Knight/Dame</p></td><td><p>Number of Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td><td><p>Percentage of Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2015</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 15/01/2015 16:18:08 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

172687

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have yet to respond to the application submitted on 25 October 2013 by the person whose Home Office reference is A1342128 for indefinite leave to remain under the settlement protection route.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL4007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases and has obligations in law to protect this information. Applications for indefinite leave to remain need to meet the requirements set out in the Immigration Rules.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/01/2015 15:03:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

172692

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the United Kingdom's gas supply comes through Ukraine; and whether they are satisfied about the security of this supply.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL4012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Due to the interconnected nature of the European gas system, it is possible that some gas feeds through to the UK via Ukraine. Nevertheless, we estimate that these are small volumes, likely less than 1 per cent of total imports.</p><p>Since the gas agreement between Russia and Ukraine signed on the 31 October we assess the risk to the UK and Europe’s energy supply is low and we have no grounds at present to expect a disruption to gas transiting the Ukraine. Ukraine has proved through the gas dispute to date to be a reliable transit state. The UK and other EU Member states have reiterated that existing contracts for gas supply from Russia to the European Union need to be respected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 15/01/2015 16:33:42 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

172693

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scottish Parliament
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the status of the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Commission chaired by Lord Smith of Kelvin delivered a cross party agreement on further devolution to Scotland on 27 November 2014. The Government has committed to producing draft clauses by 25 January 2015. Individual parties have made commitments to introduce legislation to Parliament following the General Election in May 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 15/01/2015 12:14:35 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

172694

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Welsh Assembly accountable to Parliament for the taxpayers’ money provided to these institutions to enable them to run public services in their respective regions.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The roles and responsibilities of the Government and the devolved administrations are explained in various provisions made in the devolution Acts, as well as in non-statutory publications setting out the relationship.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in HM Treasury’s ‘<em>Statement of Funding Policy</em>’,</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>‘the devolved administrations will be fully accountable for the proper control and management of their public expenditure allocation and for securing economy, efficiency and value for money through scrutiny by the relevant Parliament or Assemblies and the detailed accountability and audit procedures listed in the Devolution Acts.’ (3.2.5)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s commitment to the integrity and autonomy of the devolved administrations is outlined in the ‘<em>Devolution: memorandum of understanding and supplementary agreement</em>’:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>‘The United Kingdom Parliament retains the absolute right to debate, enquire into or make representations about devolved matters. It is ultimately for Parliament to decide what use to make of that power, but the UK Government will encourage the UK Parliament to bear in mind the primary responsibility of devolved legislatures and administrations in these fields and to recognise that it is a consequence of Parliament’s decision to devolve certain matters that Parliament itself will in future be more restricted in its field of operation.’</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/01/2015 17:30:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

172699

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the position taken by the government of Spain that Gibraltar should be excluded from the proposed European Union legislation Single European Sky Two+.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Gibraltar continues to be included in the scope of existing Single European Sky II (SESII) legislation, as it should be under the Treaties of the European Union.　 At the Transport Council on 5 December, the Government took a very firm position making it clear to the European Commission and Italian Presidency that Spain’s attempts to exclude Gibraltar airport from the proposed Single European Sky Two+ proposals were unacceptable to the UK and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Robert Goodwill walked out of Council to protest this approach.　 The Government will continue to oppose Spain’s attempts to exclude Gibraltar airport from future aviation legislation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 15/01/2015 12:20:40 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

172700

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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	Bahrain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 16 December 2014 (HL3617), what are the names and sentences of those imprisoned in Bahrain.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Due to consular confidentiality, any information about British nationals detained abroad cannot be released without the express written permission of the individuals concerned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:27:26 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten