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1717203

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money (1) was raised by the apprenticeships levy, and (2) was passed onto the devolved nations from levy receipts, in each financial year since 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Monthly receipts data for the Apprenticeship Levy is published by HM Revenue and Customs in their Tax and NIC Receipts publication which can be found online[1] at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a></p><p>While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. From FY2017-18 to FY2019-20, the devolved administrations received a population share of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s apprenticeship Levy forecast. Beyond 2019-20, the devolved administrations received funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending. The Block Grant Transparency publication which is available on GOV.UK sets out all Barnett consequentials generated at both departmental and programme level. It is for the devolved administrations to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes.</p><p> </p><p>[1] HM Revenue &amp; Customs (2024), <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2024 11:42:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1669373

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Candidates: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to restore funding to enable parliamentary candidates with a disability to contest the general election on equal terms.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to increasing representation of disabled people in elected office. Earlier this year, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work wrote to political parties represented in the House of Commons to seek support in ensuring that disabled candidates and people in elected office have the support they require.</p><p>The Government has been clear that political parties have a responsibility to support disabled candidates.</p><p>The UK Government Disability Action Plan consultation did include a proposal to review funding of elected office support and explore the merits of a long-term funding solution. The responses to this consultation are currently being analysed with a response to be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gascoigne question first answered 27/11/2023 17:19:58 answering member 4986 label Biography information for Lord Gascoigne
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1587267

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanism has been proposed to select backbench peers for attendance at the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on 6 May.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL5639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>A number of tickets have been made available for members of the House of Lords to attend the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort. These have been split between the different parties and groups in the House of Lords, with this split agreed by all parties and groups who will distribute the tickets to peers.</p><p>There will be other opportunities for peers to be involved with the Coronation, outside of attending the Coronation service, both on the day itself and in the preceding weeks. These opportunities will be allocated on the same basis with tickets split across all parties and groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 21/03/2023 15:37:56 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1504700

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the 20,000 individuals who crossed the channel in small boats in order to seek asylum from the beginning of 2022 have been identified as being Albanian citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL2072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on irregular migration, including the nationalities of those arriving by small boat on gov.uk.</p><p>12,747 people crossed the Channel by small boat in the first six months of this year, and 17% of those were declared as Albanian nationals.</p><p>Figures on irregular migration to the UK up to the end of September 2022 will be published on 24 November 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’ on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 10:37:14 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1504701

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated annual cost of the new dual system which requires Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service to further review the Parole Board's recommendation for release of prisoners, including (1) the 21-day waiting period, and (2) the subsequent delay whilst the further confirmation is provided to the appropriate prison and probation staff for subsequent release.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL2073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>In July 2019 changes were made to the Parole Board Rules to permit the Secretary of State for Justice or the prisoner to apply to the Parole Board for reconsideration of a decision either to release or not release a parole-eligible prisoner. The changes mean that a decision is not final but only provisional for 21 days after the decision is first issued, to allow for the Secretary of State or the prisoner to apply for reconsideration, where they consider that the decision is irrational or was reached in a procedurally-flawed manner. The availability of the reconsideration mechanism has not introduced significant delays or associated additional costs to the release process. HMPPS does not suspend planning for the release of these prisoners during the reconsideration period.</p><p>The Public Protection Group, a part of HMPPS, set up a team to administer the review of Parole Board release decisions following the introduction of the reconsideration mechanism. The team reviews around 1,700 decisions a year, the annual cost of the team is c£580k.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/09/2022 13:41:54 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1471560

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of private companies using internet addresses suggesting those sites are linked to the government, such as GovNet.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL1078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Government departments have a set of processes in place to tackle fraudulent websites set up by private companies, for example sites purporting to be government using government-type domains. The nature of the action depends on the type of site and can include asking the domain registrar to suspend the domain, reporting to Action Fraud or National Trading Standards or reaching out directly to organisations concerned to tell them to stop using misleading branding or information. In some cases, we work with the Government Legal Department to take direct legal action.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Some sites, although potentially misleading, are able to operate within legal boundaries. In these cases, we work to ensure that government services are correctly listed and rank highly in search engine results. This helps to ensure that they are easy for people to find and identify as government services. Where misleading websites have paid for prominent positioning in search results, we also raise this with the relevant search engine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 23/06/2022 16:08:23 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1470441

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Airports: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for individuals beginning work at airports and requiring airside clearance, what is the average time between the point the individual is offered the job to the point where such clearance is granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>I should advise that National Security Vetting (NSV) undertaken by Her Majesty’s Government, remains separate from concurrent industry background checks. Background checks as conducted by industry can take between 12 and 14 weeks to complete. The Department for Transport (DfT) has implemented changes to help reduce these industry timescales utilising HMRC data to support reference checks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office acts as a service provider for NSV clearances only. For national security reasons I am unable to share processing times for security clearances. However, I can advise that United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) expedite all NSV cases for the aviation industry, in response to operational challenges currently impacting the aviation sector. Security checks for the aviation sector are being processed in a timely manner with no current delays.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 23/06/2022 12:30:00 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1435368

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshoring: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Penn on 21 February (HL6023 and HL6024), what impact analysis was undertaken by HM Treasury on the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on income tax and national insurance receipts prior to the enactment of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL6410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>HMRC did not undertake any analysis of the impact of the enactment of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 on Income Tax and National Insurance contribution receipts.</p><p> </p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement has no effect on the arrangements to protect individuals and businesses from double taxation where the same income or gains are taxable in both countries. The UK has bilateral double taxation agreements with all EU Member States, which continue to apply now that the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement applies the EU Regulations on social security coordination to individuals in a ‘cross-border situation’ involving the UK and the EU at the end of the transition period, ensuring that they continue to pay social security contributions into one country’s scheme at a time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 07/03/2022 14:31:34 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1434440

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Kaspersky: National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the risk posed to national security by using products supplied by the Russian cyber security business Kaspersky.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL6336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), as the UK’s cyber security authority, frequently publishes advice to help individuals and organisations make informed, risk based decisions on the provider they use.</p><p>In 2017, the NCSC published specific guidance on managing the risk of cloud-enabled products - <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncsc.gov.uk%2Fblog-post%2Fmanaging-supply-chain-risk-cloud-enabled-products&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cncscparliament%40ncsc.gov.uk%7C814f7f6ae74f47074a0908d9facb6f5b%7C14aa5744ece1474ea2d734f46dda64a1%7C0%7C0%7C637816573910898689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=hSC1EFqyjtABBd2216abBEws1cJ14U24li%2FcazePBHU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/managing-supply-chain-risk-cloud-enabled-products</a> - and in particular recommended that audio visual equipment sourced from Russian companies should not be used on government systems dealing with national security matters.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 09/03/2022 12:11:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1416146

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Prisoners: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals sentenced to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) since 2005 died whilst serving their sentence in a secure hospital; and what were the causes of death in each case.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL5612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 03/02/2022 12:07:30 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett