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date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Technology: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in conjunction with employers, to increase diversity within the UK technology sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing diversity within the technology sector. We do this by working with external organisations and employers, and highly value this collaboration to overcome current barriers. We are also improving diversity in the cyber security sector through the National Cyber Strategy. This focuses particularly on attracting more woman and girls to the cyber profession, and includes the CyberFirst Girls Competition which saw over 12,500 girls (aged 12-13) take part this year alone.</p><p> </p><p>We have supported the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) since 2017, a not-for-profit organisation that provides measurement and insights into diversity through its work with over 700 organisations and across 42 industry sectors, representing 160,000 people in UK technology roles. This year, we also commissioned Color in Tech to deliver research exploring what works for attracting and retaining ethnically diverse talent within the technology sector. The data was used to create a best practice toolkit for employers to build an inclusive workplace environment.</p><p> </p><p>HMG supports diverse entrepreneurs through the £12m Digital Growth Grant, delivered by Barclays Eagle Labs to support startups across the UK. In addition to a range of accelerator programmes, mentorship and educational materials funded by the grant, Barclays Eagle Labs and specialist partners are running growth programmes targeted specifically at female founders and black founders. Among the grant’s primary objectives is that at least 35% of all entrepreneurs supported by the programme will come from diverse backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the £30 million AI and Data Science Conversion Course programme was established to address the lack of diversity and supply of talent in the UK AI labour market. It is funding up to 3000 scholarships for students from backgrounds underrepresented in the tech industry. We are working with industry to co-fund these scholarships - for every one scholarship that industry funds, the government will fund an additional three across the programme. The Digital Skills Council is also harnessing industry efforts to support further action on digital upskilling and improve the diversity of the digital workforce.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 04/12/2023 17:50:58 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1464858

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how are the (1) Isles of Scilly, and (2) Lundy Island, accommodated in the Levelling Up agenda.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>As highlighted in the Levelling Up White Paper, the Government’s central mission is to spread opportunity more equally across the country and bring left behind communities up to the level of more prosperous areas.</p><p>The South West is already benefiting from investments to boost living standards, spread opportunity, restore local pride, and empower local leaders, which includes:</p><ul><li>Investments through the <strong>Levelling Up Fund </strong>in the Isles of Scilly for key projects, including the upgrade of ferries;</li><li><strong>£200 million</strong> for the British Business Bank to provide a new fund for the South West, building on the success of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund;</li></ul><ul><li>Allocations for the <strong>£2.6 billion UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF),</strong> empowering local communities to invest in their priorities and build pride in place;</li><li>The establishment of <strong>three Institutes of Technology</strong> covering the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly and Heart of South West LEP areas.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 08/06/2022 15:46:48 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1316949

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Job Entry Targeted Support
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have taken part in the Job Entry: Targeted Support scheme since it was launched on 5 October 2020; and how many of those have returned to permanent employment.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2021 answer text <p>Up to the end of April 2021 there have been 94,560 starts on the Job Entry: Targeted Support (JETS) scheme in England and Wales (launched 5 October 2020), and 3,800 starts on the scheme in Scotland (launched 25 January 2021).</p><p> </p><p>So far there have been 12,665 job outcomes in England and Wales and 160 job outcomes in Scotland (a job outcome is defined as when an individual achieves £1000 cumulative earnings within eight months of starting). It should be noted that JETS provides support for up to six months and many people who have started on the scheme will not yet have had time to achieve a job outcome.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 03/06/2021 09:20:16 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1171171

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Lands and Estates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money was raised by the Crown Estates in each of the last five years; and how any such money was spent.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Estate publishes its Integrated Annual Report and Accounts each year. The latest Report for the year 2018-19 is available on The Crown Estate’s website.[1].</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the 2018-19 Report, the net revenue profit The Crown Estate has generated in each of the past five years, are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2018-19 = £343.5 million;</p><p>2017-18 = £329.4 million;</p><p>2016-17 = £328.8 million;</p><p>2015-16 = £304.1 million; and</p><p>2014-15 = £285.1 million.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate generates valuable revenue for the Exchequer, and over the past ten years, the business has returned a total of £2.8 billion into the Consolidated Fund, contributing to vital public services such as the NHS and policing.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/en-gb/our-business/2019-annual-report/" target="_blank">https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/en-gb/our-business/2019-annual-report/</a></p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 28/01/2020 12:12:38 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1156562

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) benefits, and (2) tax credits, related to childcare and other child-related costs, broken down by each payment, in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The profile of spending on the Childcare Element of Universal Credit in 2018/19 was £100 million<sup>1</sup>. As the volume of claimants with children on legacy benefits decreases as they move to Universal Credit, spending on childcare will increase accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>Spending on child-related benefits administered by HMRC are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Child Tax Credit (excluding childcare element)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£18.0 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Free Childcare <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£117 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Child Benefit <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£11.5 billion</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>The Universal Credit spending is derived from internal DWP models, and costs have been rounded to the nearest £100 million.</li><li>Total Child Tax Credits comes from HMRC 2018-19 Annual Report and Accounts. This is reduced by an estimate of the value that relates to the childcare element which is subject to a degree of uncertainty.</li><li>From HMRC Receipts statistics.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 05/11/2019 13:04:37 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

747988

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support victim-centred accountability arrangements within the UN, to ensure that peace-keepers found guilty of sexual abuse are punished.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK fully supports the UN Secretary-General's zero tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by peacekeepers and his new approach to prioritise victims. The UK has made it a priority to tackle the abhorrent actions of these individuals which we unequivocally condemn. Where allegations are made against troops, the country that provided those troops must carry out investigations promptly, transparently and report their findings to the UN. The UK has provided £2 million of funding to the UN to implement the Secretary General's programme of action on prevention, enforcement and remedial action of SEA. We provide training on this issue to our own peacekeepers and to other countries who contribute peacekeepers. Furthermore since the inception of the office of the UN's Special Co-ordinator on Improving the UN's Response to SEA, we have provided funding to support its work.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/07/2017 15:56:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd