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1655110

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Strikes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with universities about the marking of students’ examination and assessment papers given the current industrial action by university staff; and whether they plan to require universities to reimburse students whose papers have not been marked.
tabling member printed	Lord Bailey of Paddington
uin	HL9673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2023 answer text <p>It is hugely disappointing that students, many of whom have already suffered during the pandemic, are facing further disruption and uncertainty. It is imperative that higher education (HE) institutions continue to do everything within their powers to protect the interests of their students.</p><p>While the department plays no formal role in such disputes, we are concerned about the potential impact of the marking and assessment boycott on students, particularly those who are graduating and looking to enter the jobs market or progress to further study.</p><p>The department understands that the vast majority of students will remain unaffected by the industrial action and, in most cases, will receive their full results on time and progress and/or graduate as normal.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education has held discussions with the Russell Group, Universities UK and the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) to better understand the boycott’s impact on students and the actions institutions are taking to minimise disruption. He has also written to the Russell Group and Universities UK, encouraging them to continue to do everything within their powers to protect the interests of students during this phase of industrial action.</p><p>HE institutions are working on minimising the disruption to their students in a variety of ways, including reallocating marking to other staff members and hiring external markers. Many HE institutions can award degrees when they have enough evidence of a student’s prior attainment to do so. Others will be able to assign provisional grades to students to allow them to progress, and, once all papers have been marked, most institutions will award degree classifications that either remain as provisionally assigned or are uplifted to reflect the student’s achievements.</p><p>On 12 June 2023, the Office for Students (OfS) wrote to institutions affected by the boycott to reiterate its expectations in relation to its conditions of registration. The OfS will continue to monitor this ongoing situation through their normal regulatory mechanisms and have published guidance to students on their rights during industrial action. This guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-students/student-rights-and-welfare/student-guide-to-industrial-action/" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-students/student-rights-and-welfare/student-guide-to-industrial-action/</a>.</p><p>Students who have complaints about their HE experience should contact their institution in the first instance. Students in England and Wales may also raise a complaint with the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), which was set up to provide an alternative to the courts and is free of charge to students. Depending on the complaint, the OIA may recommend that compensation be awarded. Whilst compensating students for disruption is the responsibility of HE institutions, the OIA expects institutions to comply with their recommendations. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.oiahe.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.oiahe.org.uk/</a>.</p><p>The department will continue to engage with the HE sector over the coming weeks to help better understand the boycott’s impact on students and we hope an agreement between UCEA and University and College Union can be reached that delivers good value for students, staff and universities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/08/2023 15:54:53 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4987 label Biography information for Lord Bailey of Paddington

1655111

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Clothing: Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of garment recycling offered by retailers; and what regulations and checks of compliance apply to such services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>As announced in the Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste programme on July 28th, we will develop and consult on policy options for reducing textiles waste, including requiring businesses over a certain size to provide a customer take back systems for used textiles.</p><p> </p><p>There is anecdotal evidence that garment recycling schemes can be effective, and we will assess this further as we develop the new policies. As these are voluntary initiatives, there are currently no regulations and checks of compliance that apply to the retailers.</p><p> </p><p>The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) produced a guide for businesses on setting up takeback schemes, funded in part by Defra: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwrap.org.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2021-02%2FRetailer-clothing-take-back-guide-Feb21.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqtransfers%40defra.gov.uk%7C8972244c76524860feef08db8f507469%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638261347925610001%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bGVrviFcsyGxtEZGz95j4npi%2Fyo9Ne%2BVuFRw4ejrQAA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Retailer-clothing-take-back-guide-Feb21.pdf (wrap.org.uk)</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/07/2023 11:49:25 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name Retailer-clothing-take-back-guide-Feb21.pdf title guide for businesses on setting up takeback scheme
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1655114

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Delivery Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of available compensation measures for Royal Mail customers who have experienced problems receiving deliveries; and what plans they have to publicise those compensation measures to members of the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL9678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2023 answer text <p>Royal Mail is a private business. The Government does not have a role in the commercial or operational decisions of Royal Mail.</p><p>As the Universal Service Provider, Ofcom requires Royal Mail to provide fair and reasonable remedies and redress in respect of delays to deliveries under its universal service obligation.</p><p>Under Section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000, Royal Mail is required to publish its terms and conditions, including compensation policies, for certain products and services on its website.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 28/07/2023 13:36:48 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1655115

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fires: Temperature
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of preparedness to deal with bush fires in hot weather.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL9679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office works closely with other departments and key stakeholders including Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities to mitigate the risk of wildfire as set out in the Wildfire Framework for England. The framework can be found at Wildfire Framework for England | Fire England.</p><p>Each Fire and Rescue Authority is required to plan for the foreseeable risks in their area, through their Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP), having regard to other key local responders, the top local and national risks, and the communities which they serve.</p><p>The government recognises the risk that wildfire presents for landscapes and communities and recently wrote to Local Resilience Forums to share lessons and recommendations from the recent 2022 wildfire season. Further actions are set out in the third National Adaptation Plan, which was recently published: Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The Home Office maintains regular engagement with National Bodies including the National Fire Chiefs Council and England and Wales Wildfire Forum to monitor and review sector led improvements to wildfire response and mitigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 01/08/2023 14:39:22 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name Understanding Climate Adaptation and the Third NAP 3.pdf title Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3)
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1655116

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Paramedical Staff: Prescriptions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 24 July (HL9391), whether the legislation needed to enable prescribing of controlled drugs by paramedic independent prescribers is capable of being made by statutory instrument; and if so, what is the reason for their delay in making it.
tabling member printed	Lord Butler of Brockwell
uin	HL9680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>I reaffirm that the Government intends to legislate to enable prescribing of controlled drugs by paramedic independent prescribers alongside other changes relating to use of controlled drugs in healthcare by podiatrists, therapeutic radiographer independent prescribers, and those acting under Patient Group Directions.</p><p>The changes are capable of being made by a Statutory Instrument and we will bring forward legislation as soon as possible, but this will remain subject to Parliamentary procedure.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 01/08/2023 15:17:16 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3337 label Biography information for Lord Butler of Brockwell

1655119

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
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	Neural Tube Defects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many babies born in England between January 2012 and December 2022 had neural tube defects; and how many pregnancies were terminated in that period because of neural tube defects.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL9683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2023 answer text <p>In the period January 2012 to December 2021, there were 8,052 mentions of congenital malformations of the nervous system under Ground E abortions for residents of England and Wales within both nations. Information on neural tube defects is published by number of mentions rather than number of pregnancies terminated, and it is possible for a pregnancy to have more than one neural tube defect. Data for January to December 2022 is not yet available and is due to be published in January 2024.</p><p>Data from the National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service shows that between 2015 and 2021, there were 3,124 babies born in England who had neural tube defects.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 02/08/2023 12:20:36 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1655122

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to appoint an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL9686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>The role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) as set out in the 2015 Modern Slavery Act is to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking offences and the identification of victims.</p><p>The Home Secretary recognises the importance of the IASC and had launched a new open competition to recruit for this role on the 23 February 2023, the process for which is now at an advanced stage.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 01/08/2023 15:20:43 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1655124

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government on what date they expect the EU will bring into force ETIAS (the European Travel Information and Authorisation System) and the EES (Entry / Exit System); what progress has been made in preparation for physical arrangements for crossing the border with EU Member States under these systems; and what agreement for these the Government has reached with the Police aux Frontières.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL9688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>The EU Justice and Home Affairs Committee will meet on 19<sup>th</sup> October to agree a timeline for EES and ETIAS implementation. HMG are working towards EES implementation in late 2024. ETIAS was originally expected to go live six months after EES, but we await confirmation of this in October.</p><p>The Government is engaging both the European Commission and French Government through officials holding routine technical meetings to understand and influence the implementation plans of the new system. This includes working with port owners and operators to understand and support their plans to mitigate EES and ETIAS impacts at the border. HMG’s focus is on the juxtaposed locations of Dover, St Pancras and Eurotunnel as the EES processes there will take place before departure from the UK.</p><p>We have recently received agreement in principle from the French Ministry of Interior to proceed with a proposal to relocate the coach facility at the port of Dover to enable EES, ETIAS and border control checks to take place in one location.</p><p>However, it is ultimately for EU Member States and port owners and operators to implement the new system.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 31/07/2023 12:00:52 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1655132

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
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 His Majesty's Government how many immigrants arrived in the UK (1) legally, and (2) illegally, in each calendar year since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL9700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes the following data on gov.uk:</p><p>Data on visas granted are published in table Vis_D02 of the ‘Immigration System Statistics release’. These statistics refer to the number of visas granted, and do not necessarily reflect the number of arrivals from long-term immigrants.</p><p>Data on asylum seekers and refugees resettled in the UK can be found in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Immigration System Statistics release’. Data on detected irregular arrivals to the UK is published in table Irr_01 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK summary tables’. These statistics should not be used to infer the size of the irregular population in the UK, nor the total number of people entering the UK irregularly.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 31/07/2023 12:02:02 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name asylum-applications-datasets-mar-2023 (3) Asy_D01 and Asy_D02.xlsx title tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1655133

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many seasonal agricultural workers there have been in 2023 so far through the seasonal agricultural workers scheme; and from which countries those workers originated.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL9701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Seasonal Worker visas by nationality in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C683281e45b934212498108db8dc4f3e6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638259649256589311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w7nVRpdorp2IdYYTqvoRyZkaFL2CeBIYCa5EHqzLAxI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the outcomes of Seasonal Worker visas are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fmanaged-migration-datasets%23entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C683281e45b934212498108db8dc4f3e6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638259649256589311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O5scVWHhS%2FWurUAvcOdieWaFbY0uTTeMrSy0UNrMDRQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">detailed entry clearance visas dataset</a>. Selecting ‘Seasonal Worker (previously Tier 5)’ from the visa type subgroup filter will output data on Seasonal Worker visas. Nationality and time frames can also be filtered. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates up to the end of March 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023 Q1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Work</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55,928</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72,842</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70,154</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>77,562</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110,675</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123,068</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111,708</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>142,320</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Investor, business development and talent</p></td><td><p>1,421</p></td><td><p>1,959</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td><td><p>1,153</p></td><td><p>2,284</p></td><td><p>2,323</p></td><td><p>2,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other work visas and exemptions</p></td><td><p>8,216</p></td><td><p>8,465</p></td><td><p>6,367</p></td><td><p>5,011</p></td><td><p>10,340</p></td><td><p>7,428</p></td><td><p>6,188</p></td><td><p>5,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Worker</p></td><td><p>18,024</p></td><td><p>15,258</p></td><td><p>13,051</p></td><td><p>13,837</p></td><td><p>30,380</p></td><td><p>17,893</p></td><td><p>10,548</p></td><td><p>17,559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worker</p></td><td><p>28,267</p></td><td><p>47,160</p></td><td><p>49,237</p></td><td><p>57,150</p></td><td><p>68,802</p></td><td><p>95,463</p></td><td><p>92,649</p></td><td><p>116,668</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is important to note that the Seasonal Worker visa includes mostly horticultural workers, but also includes a small number of poultry workers.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fsearch%2Fresearch-and-statistics%3Fkeywords%3Dimmigration%26content_store_document_type%3Dupcoming_statistics%26organisations%255B%255D%3Dhome-office%26order%3Drelevance&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C683281e45b934212498108db8dc4f3e6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638259649256589311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=71n7sAe6XM%2FuWdU2rBz2Ws9a5Z6d5MjXciuAOcqNWvc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 31/07/2023 12:34:14 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann