Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish the Department for International Development's global nutrition position paper.
Answered by Lord Bates
The nutrition position paper is being updated to reflect the priorities set out in the Multilateral and Bilateral Development Reviews. It is anticipated that we will publish this paper in spring 2017.
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to integrate UK-funded health and nutrition programmes in (1) Malawi, (2) Pakistan, and (3) India.
Answered by Lord Bates
DFID Malawi is designing a new health and nutrition approach.
DFID has supported integrated health and nutrition services in Pakistan since 2013 and in India since 2007. This will remain a focus for DFID Pakistan, whilst DFID India’s support for health and nutrition ended in March 2016.
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many apprenticeship placements have been advertised as part-time in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Nash
Information on whether an apprenticeship has been advertised as part time is not collected centrally. Apprenticeships can be advertised in many ways, including on the GOV.UK website.
Apprenticeships are full-time jobs; therefore an apprentice should work at least 30 hours per week. In exceptional circumstances, such as where the apprentice has caring responsibilities, a minimum of 16 hours per week may be agreed between the apprentice and the employer. In circumstances where the apprentice works fewer than 30 hours per week, the duration of the apprenticeship must be extended in proportion so that the minimum duration requirements are still met.
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) female, and (2) male, single parents have (a) started, and (b) completed, apprenticeships in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Nash
Information on whether an apprenticeship is undertaken by a single parent is not centrally collected.
The table below shows apprenticeship starts by gender, 2010/11 to 2014/15:
| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | |||||
Starts | % of total | Starts | % of total | Starts | % of total | Starts | % of total | Starts | % of total | |
Female | 245,990 | 53.8% | 276,220 | 53.1% | 279,000 | 54.7% | 232,940 | 52.9% | 264,750 | 53.0% |
Male | 211,220 | 46.2% | 244,360 | 46.9% | 231,210 | 45.3% | 207,480 | 47.1% | 235,140 | 47.0% |
Total | 457,200 | 100.0% | 520,600 | 100.0% | 510,200 | 100.0% | 440,400 | 100.0% | 499,900 | 100.0% |
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) female, and (2) male, single parents earn less than the median average income.
Answered by Lord Freud
Estimates for the numbers of female and male single parents who earn less than the median average income are shown in the table below:
Millions, 2014/15, United Kingdom | |
| Below 2014/15 median household income |
Number of female Lone Parents in work: | 0.8 |
Number of male Lone Parents in work: | 0.1 |
Average income is defined as the median equivalised net household income, where median income divides the population of individuals, when ranked by income, into two equal sized groups.
These statistics are based on Households Below Average Income analysis.
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people who are classed as having a disability have been (1) deported, and (2) detained for immigration purposes, in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The information requested is not held by the department.
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to enable those on apprenticeships to claim 30 hours of free childcare under the Childcare Act 2016.
Answered by Lord Nash
Parents on apprenticeships with three- and four-year-olds are eligible for 30 hours of free childcare under the Childcare Act 2016 in the same way as other working households. They will need to be earning the equivalent of 16 hours work per week at the apprentice national minimum wage rate.
The national minimum wage rates are set out at the GOV.UK website.
Apprentices will need to meet the other eligibility criteria in addition to the minimum earnings requirement in order to qualify. The key eligibility criteria are set out in a policy statement issued in December 2015, which is attached to this answer.
We will set out the eligibility criteria in more detail in forthcoming regulations, and these will be subject to affirmative debates in both Houses.
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, of the people previously claiming Disability Living Allowance at the higher component of (1) mobility, or (2) care, how many have been assessed for (a) the higher rate, or (b) the standard rate, of (i) the mobility component, or (ii) the daily living component, of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in each year since PIP was introduced.
Answered by Lord Freud
The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) registrations, clearances and claims in payment for both new claims and reassessed claims (for those previously in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA)) is published on Gov.UK.
In particular, breakdowns of reassessed claims in payment by type and rate of awards can be found from Stat-Xplore, which is a tool for exploring DWP’s statistics.
The Department does not have verified data on the number of DLA claimants who have had their award changed as a result of the move to PIP. We intend to provide more detailed breakdowns of DLA to PIP reassessment outcomes in due course. The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity.
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the Universal Credit claimants currently in rent arrears did not have a record of being behind with their payments before moving to Universal Credit.
Answered by Lord Freud
The Department holds a range of information relating to Universal Credit and housing but do not hold the information you have requested.
Asked by: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many council tenants in receipt of Universal Credit were in rent arrears in (1) 2014, and (2) 2015; and how many are currently in arrears.
Answered by Lord Freud
The Department holds a range of information relating to Universal Credit and housing but do not hold the information you have requested.