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224979

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
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 Wallace of Saltaire on 24 February (HL4934), what direct voter registration work the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are undertaking, or planning to undertake, with schools, further education colleges, apprentice and trainee providers and universities in advance of the 2015 General Election registration deadline on 20 April 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Citizenship education is in the revised national curriculum, taught from September 2014. At key stage 4, pupils should be taught the different electoral systems in and beyond the United Kingdom and about the actions citizens can take in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing £530,000 to encourage students to register to vote to be shared by the NUS, Sixth Form Colleges Association, Active Citizens FE and the National Association of Managers of Student Services. This is the latest in a series of measures in this Parliament to maximise student registration. Additionally, a national competition for student unions to find the best ideas to get students to register to vote will be run by the National Union of Students (NUS).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 16/03/2015 16:43:43 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

224980

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many job vacancies within the House of Lords were advertised on the parliamentary website in 2014; and what proportion of posts filled were available to external candidates.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Between 1 January and 31 December 2014 the House of Lords Administration advertised 81 job vacancies on either the intranet (for internal vacancies) or the parliamentary website (for external vacancies). All external vacancies were open to internal applicants. Of the 81 job vacancies advertised, 42 (51.85%) were advertised to external candidates on the parliamentary website. In many cases, externally advertised vacancies were also uploaded onto job boards and specialist websites.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 17/03/2015 17:14:22 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

224229

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to subsidising school uniforms for school pupils eligible for free school meals.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has issued guidance for all schools on the need to give high priority to cost considerations when setting their uniform. The guidance emphasises the importance of ensuring that the uniform is widely available and affordable for all parents.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities and academies have discretion within their budgets to provide school clothing grants or offer other help with the cost of school clothing in cases of financial hardship. We also encourage individual schools to consider running their own schemes to provide assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The school uniform guidance is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 06/03/2015 13:49:59 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

224230

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Headteachers
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 numbers of head teachers leaving academies in 2014, and of the reasons for this.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not appoint headteachers directly and has not made an assessment of the number of headteachers leaving academies in 2014, or of the reasons for this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In November 2013, the headteacher vacancy rates in primary and secondary academies in England were 0.1% and 0.3% respectively. Information about 2014 headteacher vacancy rates was collected as part of the November 2014 School Workforce Census and will be published in July 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/03/2015 16:22:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

224231

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Headteachers: Qualifications
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 requirement in Scotland for head teachers to take a master's qualification; and whether they plan to implement this requirement in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Excellent school leadership, together with high-quality teaching and learning, is key to the Government’s plan for education. Professional development for school leaders, to support and develop excellent leadership, is therefore very important to this Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) has existed for over a decade in England. This qualification helps school leaders close to headship to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence valuable for headship. All the NPQH materials are written and delivered at master’s level and carry Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) Scheme points towards a full master’s degree. Headteachers are not required to undertake NPQH. There are no current plans to make it a mandatory qualification.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the response to the ‘workload challenge’, the Government committed to a review of the current provision of leadership training and development opportunities for school leaders, including the current coaching and mentoring offer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/03/2015 16:23:15 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

224232

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support universities to provide bursaries for students experiencing difficulty in meeting living expenses.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>As autonomous and independent organisations, Universities are responsible for planning and implementing their bursary and hardship schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Universities wishing to charge above the basic fee (£6,000 for full time students. £4,500 for part time students) must agree an access agreement with the Office for Fair Access. In access agreements, universities set out what more they will do to support students from disadvantaged and under-represented groups. This includes the outreach they will undertake, and the measures to support student retention and success, including bursaries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From this year, funding that used to be delivered through the Access to Learning Fund (ALF) has been incorporated into the Student Opportunity Fund allocation provided to universities by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. This year £366m was provided to universities and colleges through the allocation. Universities may use the allocation to alleviate hardship for both undergraduate and postgraduate home students.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2015 13:56:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

223870

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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	Parks: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role they take in respect of the sale of local park land by councils; and whether the requirements in the Localism Act 2011 enable such sales to be prevented.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>My Department has no specific role in relation to council-owned park land. My answer of 29 January 2015, HL4224, outlined the broader legal framework for the disposal of property assets by local authorities. The sale of park land is not something we have encouraged – rather, councils should be disposing of brownfield land and redundant buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The Localism Act 2011 has introduced a Community Right to Bid, and parks and green spaces are good examples of sites that could be nominated as an asset of community value.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has also introduced a new local planning designation for local green spaces. This could be designated by a local planning authority in its Local Plan or by a local neighbourhood through a neighbourhood plan. This could include park land.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, local elections provide a mechanism for decisions and policies of councils to be challenged by local residents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/03/2015 16:24:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

223871

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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	Sefton Park
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had any discussion with Liverpool City Council about the sale of Liverpool Sefton Park Meadows land.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has received a request to call in a planning application for residential dwellings at land off Park Avenue, Mossley Hill, Liverpool. I understand that this is generally referred to as Sefton Park Meadows.</p><p> </p><p><br> <br> The application is still under consideration by Liverpool City Council and it is not the policy of the Government to intervene at such an early stage in the process. In the meantime it would be inappropriate of me to comment on the application as it may come before the Secretary of State in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/03/2015 12:50:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

223873

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether the gratuities paid for food and drink by Members of the House of Lords on debit and credit card are directly paid to the service staff; and if so, how.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>All Catering and Retail Services staff, with the exception of staff grade A and above, receive a share of gratuities and function service charges, including those paid on debit and credit cards. The formula for working out the share for each permanent member of staff is based on contracted hours. Gratuities are distributed three times a year through payroll after deductions for National Insurance and income tax. A proportion of gratuities and function service charges is paid to zero hour staff (none of whom has a contractual exclusivity clause) split on a pro-rata basis according to the number of hours they have worked.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 12/03/2015 16:05:46 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

223876

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Europe
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 new application process to European universities; what consideration they have given to how attractive the lack of tuition fees at European universities might seem to young people in the United Kingdom; what consideration they have given to the possible consequences of such competition on Scottish universities; and what financial incentives they will give British students to either completely or partially study for degrees in Britain or return to the United Kingdom to work after graduation.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for UCAS, (University and Colleges Admissions Service) as a body formed by the universities themselves independent from the Government. UCAS have said that the new service will provide extra choice for students and UCAS' rigorous scrutiny of European Universities applying to use the service will ensure they demonstrate that they meet equivalent standards to those in the UK. Many home students already choose to study abroad by applying directly to particular universities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data from UCAS for 2014 showed that applications to higher education in England are at an all-time high. Record numbers of students were accepted for entry: for the first time ever over half a million applicants were placed in higher education. The percentage of 18 year olds who were accepted for entry to higher education in England is the highest ever at 30.4%.<br> <br></p><p> </p><p>The consequences for Scottish universities are matters for the Scottish parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/03/2015 16:14:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey