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732105

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities have sent representatives over the last five years to attend courses or to obtain advice on preparation for major crises at the Cabinet Office's Emergency Planning College at Easingwold in North Yorkshire.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Between January 2012 and June 2017 a total of 350 local authorities from across the UK received training from the Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College.</p><p> </p><p>Of those 350 local authorities whose staff or members attended any EPC course, representatives from 298 local authorities undertook training in the specific area of crisis and emergency management.</p><p> </p><p>The table below disaggregated the headline figures by devolved nation:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Between 2012-2017 the number of Local Authorities who sent delegate(s) on any EPC Curriculum Course</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>of which related to EPC Crisis &amp; Emergency Management training courses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>350</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>298</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 29/06/2017 16:28:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

746622

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which higher education providers failed to attain at least a Bronze award in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>All higher education providers in the UK must meet rigorous national quality requirements for higher education. The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) measures excellence in addition to these requirements and is voluntary; therefore all participating providers received at least a Bronze award.</p><p> </p><p>As TEF is voluntary, if a provider has no TEF award this does not necessarily signify a lack of quality, as it may have decided not to take part.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 06/07/2017 12:56:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

62803

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Georgia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they will take at the NATO summit in Wales regarding proposals to give Georgia a Membership Action Plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The agenda for the NATO Summit in Wales, including on enlargement issues, is still under discussion within the Alliance. The UK recognises the significant progress that Georgia has made on its path to membership, including holding three free and fair elections since October 2012, and their contributions to NATO operations, including the International Security Assistance Force. We encourage Georgia to continue to make progress on reform, including strengthening the rule of law and judicial independence.</p><p>Decisions on next steps for Georgia will be taken by NATO on the basis of consensus amongst all Alliance members.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 12:44:59 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

65836

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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 what percentage of those in each of the six-monthly honours lists who have been awarded Knighthoods over the last five years were styled Professor.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested concerning the number of honours recipients in the last five years at knighthood level described as holding the title of professor can be found in The London Gazette at <a href="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.london-gazette.co.uk</a>.</p><p>The percentage of recipients meeting the criteria in each honours list is as follows.</p><p><strong>Knighthoods and damehoods</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Honours List</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recipients at that level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recipients described as professor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of recipients at that level</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1991</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1991</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1992</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1992</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1993</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1993</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1994</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1994</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1995</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1995</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1996</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1996</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1997</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1997</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1998</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1998</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1999</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1999</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2000</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2000</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2001</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2001</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2002</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2002</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2003</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2003</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2004</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2004</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2005</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2005</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2006</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2006</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2007</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2007</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2008</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2008</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2009</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2009</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2010</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2010</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2011</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2011</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY2012</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p>1373</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>CBE</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Honours List</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recipients at that level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recipients described as professor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of recipients at that level</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1991</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1991</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1992</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1992</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1993</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1993</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1994</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1994</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1995</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1995</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1996</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1996</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1997</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1997</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1998</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1998</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 1999</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 1999</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2000</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2000</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2001</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2001</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2002</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2002</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2003</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2003</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2004</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2004</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2005</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2005</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2006</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2006</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2007</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2007</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2008</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2008</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2009</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2009</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2010</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2010</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2011</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2011</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY2012</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p>4413</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 10/07/2014 13:28:02 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

47449

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 Kramer on 3 April (WA 228), on railway franchises, whether they will now answer the original question.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to support the opening of rail markets across the European Union. In the context of the East Coast re-franchising competition, the UK Government has not made representations to the French Government in respect of passenger franchises on the French rail network.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

50277

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 Kramer on 6 May (WA 366), whether they will now answer the question which was put.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Each month the Department for Transport's Executive Committee receives a summary of the forecast expenditure against budget as part of a Management Information Pack and a commentary in which any significant forecast variances to individual budgets are described and explained. Information at the detailed level is reviewed by each budget holder and Finance Business Partner to ensure that the Department for Transport remains within its control totals and each budget holder remains within their budget. Where forecasts indicate a possible breach of Treasury control totals, this is reported to the Executive Committee every month until the issue is resolved. There were two potential forecast overspends which were at risk of breaching control totals. These issues were highlighted to the Executive Committee three times in 2013-14 until the issues were resolved.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not have a prescribed percentage for any forecast overspend to be tabled at the Board or Executive Committee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

50275

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
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 Bates on 6 May (WA 365), whether they will now answer the question which was put.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID's Executive Management Committee review year-to-date and forecast expenditure against budgets each month through a monthly Management Information report.</p><p>There is no formal cost overrun percentage threshold that triggers a review of specific budgets. The EMC does however examine potential material overspending each month that represents a significant risk to the DFID's overall Resource and Capital budgets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

44929

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
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 Freud on 24 March (WA 74), which, if any, department investigates the issues about nutrition asked about in the original question; and whether that department will answer the original question.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government does not collect nutrition and health data in the way described.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

65203

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	European Union
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 Freud on 30 June (WA 213), whether they will respond to Lord Stoddart of Swindon's question about ever-closer union.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>The Written Answer by Lord Freud on 30 June (WA 213) referred to the business of the 19 June Council meeting. The noble Lord may be interested to note that the concept of ever closer union was covered in the 26/27 June European Council conclusions which stated that “the European Council noted that the concept of ever closer union allows for different paths of integration for different countries, allowing those that want to deepen integration to move ahead, while respecting the wish of those who do not want to deepen any further”. I also refer the noble Lord to the Prime Minister's Statement to the House of 30 June regarding the European Council.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 10/07/2014 13:29:47 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

45753

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
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 Nash on 26 March (WA 121), whether other Departments hold the data requested in the question; and whether they will now answer the question originally put.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to report annually on the numbers of children in need who have a disability (as defined by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010) as part of the Children in Need Census data collection. These data are collected under section 83 of the Children Act 1989 by the Department for Education. As part of this collection, local authorities report on the number of children with disabilities who are subject to child protection investigations under section 47 of the Children Act 1989. However, it is not possible to separately identify those with chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis.</p><p> </p><p>The number of children in need with a disability is published in ‘Characteristics of Children in Need', and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling