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1698308

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date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following statistics published on 21 March showing that the percentage of young carers who missed at least ten per cent of school is almost twice as high as that for pupils without caring responsibilities, what steps they are taking to improve the (1) identification of, and (2) support for, young carers in schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL3612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2024 answer text <p>Young carers make an enormous contribution by caring for their loved ones. The department wants to ensure young carers are supported in their education and can take advantage of opportunities beyond their caring responsibilities.</p><p>The department introduced The Young Carers (Needs Assessments) Regulations in 2015. This is an assessment of needs, conducted by the local authority which must consider whether it is appropriate or excessive for the child or young person to provide care for the person in question, in light of the young carer’s needs and wishes. It also helps to determine whether the care which the young carer provides, or intends to provide, impacts on the young carer’s well-being, education and development.</p><p>The department added young carers to the annual school census in 2023 for the first time and identified 38,983 young carers, raising their visibility in the school system and allowing schools to better identify and support their young carers. This is providing the department with strong evidence on both the numbers of young carers and their educational outcomes. This also provides an annual data collection to establish long-term trends.</p><p>As this is a new data collection, the department expects the quality of the data returns to improve over time as the collection becomes established. All schools (except nursery schools) must send this information as part of the spring school census. However, the recording and handling of the information is at the school’s discretion. 79% of schools recorded no young carers in 2023.</p><p>The department recognises that absence is often a symptom of other problems. The department has a comprehensive support-first strategy to improve attendance, which includes:</p><ul><li>Stronger expectations of schools, trusts and local authorities to work together to tackle absence, which is set out in guidance that will become statutory in August 2024.</li><li>An attendance data tool allowing early identification and intervention of pupils at risk of persistent absence, which will become mandatory from September 2024.</li><li>The Attendance Action Alliance of system leaders who are working to remove barriers to attendance.</li><li>Appointing Rob Tarn as the new national attendance ambassador to work with school leaders to champion attendance as well as ten expert Attendance Advisers to support local authorities and trusts.</li><li>Expanding the department’s attendance mentor pilot from 5 to 15 areas from September, backed by an additional £15 million and reaching 10,000 children.</li><li>Doubling the number of lead attendance hubs, bringing the total to 32 which will see nearly 2,000 schools supported to tackle persistent absence.</li><li>A national communications campaign aimed to highlight the benefits of attendance and target preventable odd days of absence linked to mild illness, mild anxiety and term-time holidays.</li></ul><p>The department is also building a system of family help by reforming children’s social care. The £45 million Families First for Children Pathfinder programme is testing how multi-disciplinary family help teams can improve the support that children, families and young carers receive.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/04/2024 11:06:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1543846

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the £6.6bn energy efficiency measures announced in the autumn statement on 17 November includes funding for Scotland and Wales; and if so, as part of which programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL3612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Energy Efficiency is a devolved policy, but a national priority. The Government will work closely with devolved administrations as the Taskforce is established, drawing on experience across the UK to meet our national ambition to reduce demand. Further details on allocation of additional funding will follow in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 05/12/2022 17:15:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1365291

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in the last six months to make it easier for railways to replace trips made by Heavy Goods Vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Government remains committed to unlocking the benefits rail freight can deliver, including its role in supporting resilient supply chains. Working alongside Network Rail (NR) and Freight Operating Companies (FOCs), we have taken several urgent steps to increase rail freight capacity to help reduce pressure on HGV driver shortages over the last six months.</p><p> </p><p>NR has recently increased the number of train paths available from Felixstowe Port by addressing level crossing risks and made additional paths available from Liverpool Port and London Gateway. NR and FOCs are currently running longer and heavier freight trains, and we are exploring with them whether there is scope to increase this to ensure that capacity is maximised, as well as increase the flow of rail freight on key routes from major ports. Work remains ongoing to secure further opportunities for this.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the £8.3 million upgrade of the ‘Bootle Branch’ railway line serving the Port of Liverpool was completed in September 2021. The 400-metre section of track will allow for an increase from one, to two trains, per hour in each direction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/11/2021 12:18:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1191432

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
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	Chloroquine: Shortages
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 shortage of the drug Chloroquine.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with industry, the National Health Service and others in the supply chain to help ensure patients can access the medicines they need, including chloroquine, and precautions are in place to reduce the likelihood of future shortages.</p><p>Chloroquine is not currently licensed to treat COVID-19 related symptoms or prevent infection. Clinical trials are being established to test chloroquine as an agent in the treatment of COVID-19. Supplies of chloroquine for patients that are using this medicine for its licensed indications can be accessed through usual routes. The company has experienced a significant increase in demand recently, so are working with their wholesalers to manage orders and are working hard to make further stocks available. In addition, there is an export ban in place to protect United Kingdom stocks of chloroquine that are intended for UK patients.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 04/05/2020 16:11:14 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

795210

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which statutory instruments in force relating to the responsibilities of the Home Office are derived wholly, or in part, from EU legislation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL3612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information centrally on which statutory instruments relating to the responsibilities of the Home Office are derived wholly or in part from EU legislation.</p><p>For the purposes of exiting the EU, Government departments have been analysing the UK statute book and directly applicable EU law in their areas of responsibility to enable an assessment of the scale of the changes needed. This is likely to include the repeal, but also the amendment, of provisions in Acts but we are not in a position to give a sense of scale at this time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/12/2017 17:45:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

646594

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether ministers or officials met (1) Ignatius Aphrem II, the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, or (2) Mr Salih Muslim Muhammad, co-leader of the Democratic Union Party in Syria, during their recent visits to London; and if so, what they discussed.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>No Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers met Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II or Mr Salih Muslim Muhammad during their recent visits to London. Officials attended public events at which the individuals spoke but did not engage in dialogue in either instance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 07/12/2016 15:32:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

428889

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what systems they have in place to monitor the use of military equipment licensed for export to Saudi Arabia to establish whether or not that equipment has been used to violate international humanitarian law in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>The British Government monitors the situation in Yemen closely, including reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). We take these reports very seriously. We have raised our concerns with the Saudi Arabian authorities, who have provided assurances to us that they are complying with IHL. We continue to engage with them on those assurances, and we urge all sides to investigate such incidents fully. The Ministry of Defence continues to monitor alleged incidents internally, using available information, which in turn informs our overall assessment of IHL compliance in Yemen. We are offering Saudi Arabia advice and training to demonstrate best practice and to help ensure continued compliance with International Humanitarian Law.</p><p>With respect to UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia, all applications for strategic export control licences for military and dual-use goods are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the Criteria), in a manner consistent with the UK’s international obligations. A licence will not be issued for export of items to any country if to do so would be inconsistent with any mandatory provision of the Criteria, including where we assess there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of IHL.</p><p>The Government is satisfied that extant licences for Saudi Arabia are compliant with the Criteria. Our export licensing system allows us to respond to changed circumstances and new information as and when necessary. The principle of responsible export controls is fundamental for the Government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/11/2015 15:42:00 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

169326

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether new money has been provided from the contingency funds of HM Treasury or the Ministry of Defence to run the second aircraft carrier or whether the Royal Navy has been told to do so within present funding boundaries.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The cost associated with the operation of a second aircraft carrier is the subject of future planning rounds.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 16/12/2014 17:28:42 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead